CONNOR’S PICKS
Boys soccer: Sehome at Squalicum
7 p.m., Monday, April 22, Squalicum High School
Bellingham’s trio of soccer teams are, once again, the best teams in the Northwest Conference.
This match in particular has huge league title implications, as both Sehome (11-0-0, 7-0-0 NWC) and Squalicum (8-3-0, 6-0-0 NWC) are yet to log a loss or tie in NWC play. Sehome has won 12 straight going back to last season, and the Mariners recently shut out rival Bellingham.
Squalicum’s only losses are to Sehome (non-league play in third game of the season), Class 4A Lake Stevens and 3A Mount Vernon. The Storm have been outscored 9-6 in those losses — falling by just one goal in each.
If this match ends in a tie, the league title will remain wide open. But if one team wins, it could propel them to a championship.
WWU: Men’s and women’s golf at GNAC Championships
All day, April 22–23, Coeur d’Alene Resort (Idaho)
Last season, Western Washington University’s golf teams turned in vastly different performances at the Great Northwest Athletic Conference Championships.
The men’s team was in first place after day two, finishing second out of five teams after a team playoff with Simon Fraser University. Western’s women’s team finished fourth overall. Both of Western’s golf teams last won a GNAC title in 2022.
This season, both programs are ranked second in the GNAC standings. Junior Seth King is the highest-ranked Vikings golfer ahead of the first postseason tournament, as he is currently fourth among GNAC men’s golfers with a 73.3 average this season.
Fellow junior Ryan Ho is sixth in the conference (73.5), while sophomore Peter Dionne-Yahr is tied for seventh (73.6).
On the women’s side, sophomore Emma Worgum leads Western with her 76.5 average and sixth-place ranking. Sophomore Lauren Lee is tied for ninth (78).
WWU/Recreation: Men’s and women’s track and field at Ralph Vernacchia Invitational
All day, Saturday, April 27, Civic Stadium
This is the only open home meet for Western track and field all season, making it a special annual occasion locally.
Club athletes are welcome at the event for those who want to compete against the best the GNAC has to offer. Last year, double-digit collegiate teams were present as well as eight clubs.
The Vikings will go straight from this meet to the GNAC Multi Championships April 29–30, also hosted at Civic Stadium. However, that’s a closed collegiate-only meet.
FULL CALENDAR
Friday, April 19
Baseball
Sehome at Burlington-Edison, 4 p.m.
Lynden at Meridian, 4 p.m.
Bellingham at Lynden Christian, 4:30 p.m.
Ferndale at Mount Baker, 4:30 p.m.
Lakewood at Nooksack Valley, 4:30 p.m.
Blaine at Squalicum, 6:45 p.m.
Fastpitch Softball
Squalicum at Meridian, 4 p.m.
Lynden at Cedarcrest, 4 p.m.
Coupeville at Blaine, 4 p.m.
Lakewood at Mount Baker, 4:30 p.m.
Boys soccer
Mount Vernon at Sehome, 7 p.m.
Girls tennis
Northwest Conference 2A Doubles Tournament, 4 p.m., at Sehome High School
WWU
Softball at Central Washington, Noon and 2:30 p.m.
MLB
Seattle Mariners at Colorado Rockies, 5:40 p.m.
Saturday, April 20
Baseball
Lynnwood at Ferndale, Noon
Fastpitch Softball
Lynden Christian at Blaine, Noon
Lynden at Lake Washington, Noon
Boys soccer
Squalicum at Anacortes, Noon
South Whidbey at Nooksack Valley, 1 p.m.
Ferndale at Oak Harbor, 2 p.m.
Track and field
Squalicum at Viking Classic, Noon, at Lake Stevens
Girls tennis
Northwest Conference 2A Doubles Tournament, 4 p.m., at Sehome High School
WWU
Track and Field at Central Washington Wildcat Invitational, all day
Softball at Central Washington, Noon and 2:30 p.m.
Men’s soccer exhibition at Seattle University, 7 p.m.
MLB
Seattle Mariners at Colorado Rockies, 5:10 p.m.
Recreation
Earth Day Community Work Party at Squalicum Creek, 9 a.m., Squalicum Creek re-route site
Rebound Families 5K Fundraiser, 10 a.m., Lake Padden
Sunday, April 21
MLB
Seattle Mariners at Colorado Rockies, 12:10 p.m.
Recreation
Spring Naturalist Series: Botany and Nature Awareness, 1 p.m., 1201 1/2 Dupont St., Bellingham
Monday, April 22
Fastpitch Softball
Blaine at Anacortes, 4 p.m.
Nooksack Valley at Mount Vernon, 4:30 p.m.
Lynden at Sehome, 4:30 p.m.
Ferndale at Lynden Christian, 4:30 p.m.
Bellingham at Mount Baker, 4:30 p.m.
Boys soccer
Ferndale at Nooksack Valley, 4:30 p.m.
Blaine at Lynden Christian, 4:30 p.m.
Mount Baker at Meridian, 7 p.m.
Sehome at Squalicum, 7 p.m.
Boys golf
Bellingham, Lynden, Mount Baker, Sehome, 3 p.m., Lake Padden Golf Course
Girls tennis
Ferndale at Mount Vernon, 4 p.m.
WWU
Men’s and women’s golf at GNAC Championships, all day, Coeur d’Alene Resort (Idaho)
Tuesday, April 23
Baseball
Lynden Christian at Mount Vernon, 4 p.m.
Squalicum at Lynden, 4 p.m.
Meridian at Ferndale, 4 p.m.
Lakewood at Blaine, 4:30 p.m.
Mount Baker at Sehome, 4:30 p.m.
Oak Harbor at Nooksack Valley, 4:30 p.m.
Bellingham at Sedro-Woolley, 6:30 p.m.
Fastpitch Softball
Oak Harbor at Meridian, 4 p.m.
Lakewood at Squalicum, 6:30 p.m.
Boys soccer
Lynden at Bellingham, 7 p.m.
Girls golf
Bellingham, Blaine, Ferndale, Lynden, Lynden Christian, Meridian, Mount Baker, Nooksack Valley, Sehome, Squalicum at NWC League Meet, 2 p.m., at Whidbey Golf Club
Girls tennis
Lynden at Squalicum, 4 p.m.
Blaine at Mount Vernon, 4 p.m.
Oak Harbor at Ferndale, 4 p.m.
Bellingham at Sehome, 4:30 p.m.
WWU
Men’s and women’s golf at GNAC Championships, all day, Coeur d’Alene Resort (Idaho)
MLB
Seattle Mariners at Texas Rangers, 5:05 p.m.
Wednesday, April 24
Fastpitch Softball
Anacortes at Lynden, 4 p.m.
Mount Vernon at Blaine, 4 p.m.
Sehome at Ferndale, 4 p.m.
Mount Baker at Sedro-Woolley, 4:30 p.m.
Burlington-Edison at Nooksack Valey, 4:30 p.m.
Boys soccer
Lynden Christian at Meridian, 7 p.m.
Nooksack Valley at Blaine, 7 p.m.
Track and field
Mount Baker, Squalicum, 4 p.m., Civic Stadium
Meridian, Sehome at Lynden Christian, 4 p.m.
Girls tennis
Lynden at Sehome, 4:30 p.m.
MLB
Seattle Mariners at Texas Rangers, 5:05 p.m.
Thursday, April 25
Baseball
Sehome at Meridian, 4 p.m.
Lynden at Lakewood, 4 p.m.
Blaine at Oak Harbor, 4 p.m.
Sedro-Woolley at Lynden Christian, 4:30 p.m.
Anacortes at Mount Baker, 4:30 p.m.
Nooksack Valley at Bellingham, 6:30 p.m.
Ferndale at Squalicum, 6:45 p.m.
Fastpitch Softball
Lynden Christian at Lakewood, 4 p.m.
Squalicum at Oak Harbor, 4 p.m.
Meridian at Bellingham, 6 p.m.
Boys soccer
Anacortes at Lynden, 3:15 p.m.
Squalicum at Sedro-Woolley, 7 p.m.
Ferndale at Lakewood, 7 p.m.
Burlington-Edison at Bellingham, 7 p.m.
Boys golf
Blaine, Ferndale, Lynden Christian, Meridian, Nooksack Valley, Squalicum, 3 p.m., Loomis Trail Golf Course
Track and field
Ferndale, Nooksack Valley at Lynden, 4 p.m.
Squalicum at Blaine, 4 p.m.
Girls tennis
Anacortes at Lynden, 4 p.m.
Sehome at Lakewood, 4 p.m.
Ferndale at Blaine, 4 p.m.
Burlington-Edison at Bellingham, 4 p.m., at Western Washington University
Squalicum at Oak Harbor, 4 p.m.
MLB
Seattle Mariners at Texas Rangers, 11:35 a.m.
Recreation
Birdwatching at American Camp, 7 a.m., San Juan Island
Gentle Yoga Workshops, 6 p.m., 2214 Electric Ave., Bellingham
Friday, April 26
Baseball
Oak Harbor at Lynden, 4 p.m.
Lynden Christian at Burlington-Edison, 4 p.m.
Ferndale at Lakewood, 4 p.m.
Bellingham at Blaine, 4:30 p.m.
Meridian at Anacortes, 4:30 p.m.
Mount Vernon at Mount Baker, 4:30 p.m.
Squalicum at Sehome, 7 p.m.
Fastpitch Softball
Blaine at Burlington-Edison, 4 p.m.
Sedro-Woolley at Meridian, 4 p.m.
Lynden at Mount Vernon, 4:30 p.m.
Nooksack Valley at Mount Baker, 4:30 p.m.
Ferndale at Anacortes, 6 p.m.
Boys soccer
Meridian at Nooksack Valley, 6:30 p.m.
WWU
Softball at Western Oregon, Noon and 2:30 p.m.
MLB
Arizona Diamondbacks at Seattle Mariners, 6:40 p.m.
Recreation
BC Backyard Ultra, 8 a.m., Salmon Arm, British Columbia
Saturday, April 27
Baseball
Burlington-Edison at Ferndale, 1 p.m.
Fastpitch Softball
Sehome at Lynden Christian, 1 p.m.
Bellingham at Squalicum, 6:30 p.m.
Boys soccer
Ferndale at Mount Vernon, 12 p.m.
Lynden at Sedro-Woolley, 1 p.m.
Bellingham at Squalicum, 1 p.m.
Burlington-Edison at Sehome, 1 p.m.
Track and field
Bellingham, Blaine, Meridian, Mount Baker, Nooksack Valley, Sehome Squalicum at Lakewood, 10 a.m.
WWU
Men’s and women’s track and field at Ralph Vernacchia Invitational, all day, at Civic Stadium
Women’s rowing at WIRA Championships, all day, at Gold River, California
Softball at Western Oregon, 1 and 3:30 p.m.
MLB
Arizona Diamondbacks at Seattle Mariners, 6:40 p.m.
Recreation
Orcas Island 50-Miler/Marathon/Half, 5 a.m., at Camp Moran Environmental Learning Center
Mermaids in Birch Bay, 10 a.m., at Birch Bay State Park
Chuckanut Bay Shoreline Exploration, 1 p.m., at Chuckanut Pocket Estuary
Sunday, April 28
WWU
Women’s rowing at WIRA Championships, all day, at Gold River, California
MLB
Arizona Diamondbacks at Seattle Mariners, 1:10 p.m.
CDN’s sports calendar is published online Thursdays and in print Fridays. To submit an event for consideration, email connorbenintendi@cascadiadaily.com. News Producer Eric Trent compiled the featured listings.
Connor J. Benintendi is CDN’s sports editor; reach him at connorbenintendi@cascadiadaily.com; 360-922-3090 ext. 104.
