SAMMAMISH — Bothell quarterback Johnny Hekker’s smile stretched from here to Bellevue as he stammered through a string of gibberish. Then he finally found the right words to describe the night. For ...

BOTHELL – The Bothell Cougars, ranked No. 2 in Class 4A football, thrashed Eastlake 42-6 Thursday night in a Kingco 4A game at Pop Keeney Stadium. Bart Ward led the Cougars with 206 yards rushing on ...

Bothell's Taya Corosdale poured in 28 points to lead the Cougars over Eastlake 61-47 and claim its first KingCo 4A championship since 1997. "We stood in our gym yesterday and looked at the plaques on ...

When I spoke with third-year Eastlake coach Gene Dales last Tuesday, he recalled how the Wolves lost two years ago to Skyline in the regular-season finale that decided KingCo 4A. Then, last season, ...

Eastlake beat Bothell 22-19 for the first time in 14 years at the Wolves' season opener and handed the defending state champs their first loss in over a season. "We can set a tone for our season," ...

BOTHELL -- According to the scoreboard clock at Pop Keeney Stadium, Bothell running back Bart Ward can run 79 yards in about 13 seconds -- give or take a few ticks for jukes, jives and the like. "The ...

Every year, Bothell High School football coach Tom Bainter knows one of the biggest hills to climb all season is in the 4A KingCo. Bainter knows to even get to a league championship game is tough. To ...

The KingCo 4A football title may be decided this weekend, when top-ranked Bothell travels to Eastlake. Both teams are undefeated in six games and average more than 40 points a game. But Eastlake coach ...