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Kent Memorial Park tennis courts. Ben Ray / The Reporter

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Top 10 free pickleball and tennis courts in South King County

Here are some free places to get outside and enjoy the sun while playing pickleball or tennis.

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Islanders arrive for the inaugural Foss Miller Memorial All-Comers Track Meet at Vashon High School.

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All-comers track meet honors Foss Miller’s legacy

More than 50 competitors, ranging in age from 3 to 70, gathered Thursday, July 2, at the Vashon…

Fans hoist scarves as the march to Seattle Stadium continued. Ben Ray / The Reporter

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USA eliminated at hands of Belgium in final game at Seattle Stadium

The peak of US soccer fandom came to an end in Seattle in the cities final World Cup…

Fans squeeze in at Legacy Square. Ben Ray / The Reporter

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Fans pack Legacy Square to root on the USMNT

Renton’s community park brought hundreds of people to watch the World Cup.

Antonee Robinson (5) and Folarin Balogun (20) are instrumental for the USMNT, but both are on yellow cards heading into the World Cup group finale. (Troy Wayrynen / Imagn Images)

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World Cup crowds smash records across Seattle

In nearly every category of transportation, records were broken.

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Vashon crews qualify for national stage

The Vashon Island Rowing Club (VIRC) has been celebrating some strong finishes and gearing up for the USRowing…

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Back Row: Conor Delcamp, Caeden Miller, Ryland Knodt, August Kampmeier, Felix Cobb-Maigetter, Wylder Dodson, Gavin Keenan, Jeff Nelson, Owen Coley, Colt Holloway.
Front Row: Isaac Newcomb, Pierce Fowler, Sevie Giller, Mason Haynes, Fynn Holloway, Quill Tegenfeldt-Pfohman, Evanan Shrestha, Avery Maclean, Lewis Thompson, Finn Kennan, Oskar Cobb-Maigetter.
The Vashon Pirates celebrate their state championship win with fans May 30 at Federal Way Memorial Stadium.

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PIRATES SOCCER BRINGS STATE TITLE HOME

There was no drama, no late heroics, and no need for a comeback. The Vashon Pirates simply showed…

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Vashon’s Lena Puz (pink jersey) races toward a second-place finish in the 100-meter hurdles at the WIAA 1A State Track and Field Championships in Yakima. The Cornell-bound senior broke her own school record with a time of 15.19 seconds and finished her career with three state podium finishes.

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Lena Puz ends historic Vashon career with three state podiums

Lena Puz spent four years rewriting the Vashon record books. On May 28-30 in Yakima, she wrote the…

Senior Emily Harrington looks at add to her list of accolades at the WIAA 1B/2B/1A State Track and Field Championships in Yakima May 28-30. Harrington won district championships in the 800-meter and 1,600-meter races and heads to state as the school record holder for both events.

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Seven Pirates set sights on Track Field championships in Yakima

Vashon’s track and field season is headed east with momentum. After a strong showing at the 1A District…

Senior midfielders Quill Tegenfeldt-Pfohman (front) and Avery MacLean helped control the tempo during the Vashon Pirates 3-1 win over Cascade Christian in the District 3 championship on May 14. The Pirates will host second-round and quarterfinal games in the 1A state tournament this weekend.

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Vashon boys soccer wins district title, eyes state run

Vashon boys soccer coach John Thomas doesn’t envy the teams preparing to face the Pirates in the WIAA…

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Vashon High School golfers.

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Vashon golfers cap season at district tournament

May 6 was a cool and breezy Wednesday afternoon as six boys and one girl from Vashon High…

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Jacob Plihal.

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Jacob Plihal to lead Team USA at Lenny Peters Cup

Vashon islander and 2024 Olympian Jacob Plihal will lead Team USA at the Lenny Peters Cup on April…

Jen Verharen. (Courtesy Photo)

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Islander inducted into Pony Club Academy

Longtime islander Jen Verharen, a nationally respected equestrian professional, was recently inducted into the United States Pony Club…