Sabine Pullins can often be spotted running on Joint Base Lewis-McChord. The Army spouse is more than likely training for an ultra marathon, a marathon, a half marathon, or any other type of distance race.
McChord Field’s Western Air Defense Sector flag football team just wanted to earn some respect from its Joint Base Lewis-McChord -based Army rival.
I hate to run.
American professional wrestler Madison Rayne has toured several U.S. military installations to meet and greet servicemembers and sign autographs.
Fantasy lights tour
Sports gurus say offense wins games, but defense wins championships. The 2011 Puget Sound Classic, an annual flag-football showdown between Soldiers and Sailors in the region, was somewhere between a game and a championship. This was the year Navy learned that defense wins these games too.
Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 508th Military Police Battalion flag football team’s roster took some hits this year.
U.S. Air Force Academy, Colo. — The Air Force Academy will take on the University of Toledo from the Mid-American Conference in the 2011 Military Bowl Presented by Northrop Grumman, Wednesday, Dec. 28, at 1:30 p.m. Pacific Time in RFK Stadium in Washington, D.C. This will mark the first meeting between the schools.
Valerie Alston knows everything there is to know about the game of softball.
Seattle land and sea
Seattle land and sea
When Spencer Fodczuk was presented with an opportunity to change his life, he committed to the challenge. And he did not let up.
In today’s joint-service culture, Army green and Navy blue might not be as competitive as they once were ... unless you add a football.
Who knew dividing an Army unit could actually bring it closer together?
BREMERTON, Wash. — Army traveled to Bremerton Naval Station Nov. 12 to take on Navy’s finest for the 13th annual Army vs. Navy Commanders Cup Rugby Championship. Within two minutes of the opening kickoff Army scored on its first try of the match and never looked back, winning 70-7.
Point D Zoo lights Dec. 3: $10. Take a stroll as the Point Defiance Zoo comes aglow with more than a half-million lights, Dec. 3. Animal exhibits include the Rocky Shores, Arctic Tundra, Red Wolves and Asian Forest Sanctuary.
To get in the spirit of the holidays, Malia Bush thought it would be fun to compete in a Turkey Trot race with her boyfriend, Chris Crawford.
Comedy icon Rodney Dangerfield once said he “went to a fight and a hockey game broke out.” If he’d somehow worked in a respectful nod to American servicemembers past and present, he would have wrapped up Friday night at the ShoWare Center in Kent perfectly. The Seattle Thunderbirds saluted three 17th Fires Brigade Soldiers and others during a mid-season tussle with the Tri-City Americans during military appreciation night hosted by the Western Hockey League club.
Snow is in the forecast and the Northwest Adventure Center is bracing for the storm. As most Cascade ski areas opened last weekend, the NAC is getting equipment rentals ready and trip itineraries finalized.
PHOENIX — Ryan Newman came from the rear of the field to claim a fifth-place finish in Sunday’s Kobalt Tools 500k Sprint Cup race at Phoenix International Raceway.
Bike rain forest trail
SEATTLE — When the SeaGals decided last year to wear combat boots as part of their uniform for the Seattle Seahawks’ Military Appreciation Day, Tifny Regan knew it would be an emotional game for her. When she opened the box containing a new pair of combat boots, Regan gasped in surprise.
While many Soldiers and Families left Joint Base Lewis-McChord for the long Veterans Day weekend, some stayed close to home.
SEATTLE — It would only take one screw-up and Master Sgt. Traci Williams would hear it from thousands of veterans attending Sunday’s Seattle Seahawks game at CenturyLink Field.
Hike High Rock Lookout
OLYMPIA — Brooklyn versus Harlem would typically lead to an epic battle for New York City supremacy for Doug Levien, but on Saturday night, the Brooklyn native put his cross-town rivalry aside to play the Harlem Ambassadors in a friendly basketball game to raise money for scholarships and local charities.
Teenagers must be at least 16 to lift weights unsupervised at a fitness center on Joint Base Lewis-McChord. For 13 to 15 year old teens, they must have an adult present in the weight room.
TUKWILA — Some Families get together on the weekends to watch football or catch up over dinner. The Eaton Family gets together on the weekends to put together care packages to send to deployed Soldiers of the 2nd Battalion, 75th Ranger Regiment.
FALCON STADIUM, Colo. — In Air Force’s battle to keep the Commander-in-Chief’s trophy, Army drew first blood — and second, and if not for a few big plays on defense, the Black Knights would also have drawn third, fourth and fifth blood.
Horseback riding
