High school state basketball tournaments will expand to 12 teams beginning this season, the Washington Interscholastic Activities Association announced on Monday. The change means only four teams will be eliminated during round-of-16 games at regional sites. For the first time, the WIAA Basketball Format Committee will use a rating system to seed teams that qualify for the regional round of 16. Four games involving seeds 1-8 will determine byes into the quarterfinal round of the state tournament.
Sections: u.s.
Topics: Washington Clark County Vancouver
RELATED ARTICLES
- New building for Pacific Northwest National Lab campus
RICHLAND — The federal government’s Pacific Northwest National Laboratory will build a new $90 million energy sciences research building on its Richland campus. A contract to design and construct the building has been awarded to a Houston-based team of Harvey Cleary Builders and Kirksey Architecture. The Tri-City Herald says the facility will cover 110,000 to 145,000 square feet. More - ‘Scumbag’ comment gets juror removed in Pasco double-murder trial. Judge says it’s not her fault
PASCO, Wa. — A relative of a Pasco homicide victim, who phoned a juror last week, admitted calling the accused killer a “scumbag” during the brief telephone conversation. The relative was tracked down and interviewed by a defense investigator on Friday after the juror in Hector Orozco Jr.’s double-murder trial told court officials about the phone call. On Tuesday, attorney Daniel Stovern renewed his claim of jury tampering based on the conversation between “Juror No. More - New trial starts for 2 charged in homeless camp killing
SEATTLE — A new trial has started for brothers accused of fatally shooting two people and wounding three others at the Seattle homeless encampment known as the Jungle. The Seattle Times reports James and Jerome Taafulisia are being tried for again on murder and assault charges in connection with the Jan. More - Woman sues Home Depot for $1.5M after termination
BEND, Ore. — A Bend Paralympic athlete is suing Home Depot for $1.5 million, claiming the company did not consider her disability when it fired her in 2017. The Bulletin reports in a complaint filed Tuesday in Deschutes County Circuit Court, Barbara Buchan claims that after suffering a concussion in a fall at work, management fired her for keeping $11 worth of presentation materials in her vehicle overnight. More - 1 dead in Burien fire
BURIEN — A woman was found dead and a second was injured as fire burned an apartment building in Burien. KOMO reports that firefighters arrived at the Forest View Apartments around 6 p.m. Tuesday to find flames burning on at least three floors. About two dozen people from seven affected apartments are receiving assistance from the Red Cross. More
BING NEWS:
- Is Rivers Casino Portsmouth bringing in out-of-state visitors?
Rivers Casino Portsmouth said roughly 36 percent of people come from outside the region. It generated $250 million in revenue its first year of business, which meant $15 million in taxes to the city.
05/11/2024 - 11:54 am | View Link - Cair Paravel's Fay reaches goal, Hayden's Blaser, Luke find 'connection' in state tennis
Cair Paravel's Drew Fay led the Topeka-area in Saturday's state tennis tournament. See the rest of the results from state tournament action.
05/11/2024 - 11:47 am | View Link - 'I'm grateful and proud:' No. 6 Ball State falls to No. 1 Miami in MAC Championship title game
The No. 6 Cardinals fell to the No. 1 Redhawks 8-0 in the MAC title game. It's the farthest the Cardinals have advanced in the tournament since 2015.
05/11/2024 - 11:28 am | View Link - Minnesota's new state flag is flying high on this year's Statehood Day
Saturday is Minnesota Statehood Day, celebrating our state's admittance to the union as the 32nd state 166 years ago. But this year's celebration has an extra bit of history to it. It marks the first ...
05/11/2024 - 11:21 am | View Link - Former Michigan State starting OL transferring to Alabama
The former Michigan State redshirt junior starting right guard announced his transfer commitment to Alabama via social media on Saturday. That reunites him with offensive line coach Chris Kapilovic, ...
05/11/2024 - 8:56 am | View Link - More
Welcome to Wopular
Wopular is an
online newspaper rack,
giving you a summary view of the top headlines from the top news sites.
Senh Duong (Founder)
Wopular,
MWB,
RottenTomatoes
MoviesWithButter : Our Sister Site
- "Expendables 4" Starts Shooting This Fall, Says Randy Couture at the Arnold Sports Festival more
- “Expendables 4” Gets Funding Interest from “Ip Man 3” Financier more
- "Ip Man 3" Distributor Suspected of Box Office Fraud, Parent Company Loses $200M in Market Cap more
- Yen Targets "Ip Man 4" for 2018 Release; Discusses Film with Director, Producer more
- "Ip Man 3" Shatters Expectations with $72M Opening [China Box Office] more