Kyle Coston, of Blaine, doesn’t dwell on how much work is yet to be done on his basketball training facility located at 4906 Graveline Road in Ferndale. Nor has he decided to wait before beginning to teach the skills that he used to lead Portland State to consecutive NCAA tournament appearances.

Summer league softball began for the Blaine Force at Bender fields in Lynden on July 21.

Blaine middle school student Tanner Reid just celebrated his 13th birthday on July 8. However, he may have gotten his best present the next day at Deming Speedway.

Luke Ridnour’s first dip in the waters of free agency got lost in what has been called the “Summer of LaBron” but the seven year veteran point guard has ended a month of speculation about his future.

The return of starting quarterback Mark Simmons from an early season injury has meant that Bellingham Bulldogs tailback and former Western Washington University star Brett Hart has seen a reduction in offensive touches since the season opener.