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Donald Watts, 31, a former high-school state player of the year and a standout guard for the University of Washington, has been named boys basketball coach at West Seattle High School.
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"Sideline Smitty" answers readers' questions about high-school sports and tries to do it in an entertaining fashion. Topics range from history and rules to parent issues and coaching issues, with controversy, humor and trivia thrown in. The column runs Tuesdays.
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Thursday, May 8
Prep roundup | Top-ranked Eastside Catholic stunned
SPSL 4A track | Defending 800 champ Selvar on time
WIAA/Seattle Times state athletes of the week
Notebook: Perseverance of Newport baseball team being tested
Track and Field | Clark tops 15 feet for Bainbridge
Track and field state leaders through May 6
Wednesday's detailed prep golf results
Wednesday's detailed prep lacrosse results
Wednesday's detailed prep tennis results
Wednesday's detailed prep track and field results
Wednesday, May 7
Prep Notebook | Bainbridge selects basketball coach from Spokane school
Prep Baseball | Marysville-Pilchuck surprises Snohomish for state baseball trip
Prep Baseball Roundup | No. 2 Redmond bags state-tournament spot
Prep Soccer Roundup | Tyler Bjork has hat trick as Juanita wins trip to state
Prep baseball state rankings
Tuesday's detailed prep golf results
Tuesday's detailed prep lacrosse results
Tuesday's detailed prep tennis results
Tuesday, May 6
Bear Creek star Kimi Pohlman picks softball over defending track titles
Lean draft for state players figures to bulk up in next cycle | Sideline Smitty
Prep Roundup | Eric Holpainen hits 3 homers for O'Dea
Flashback | Ron Jackson makes his move to help aid South Africa
Stars of the week
Monday's detailed prep golf results
Monday's detailed prep lacrosse results
Monday's detailed prep tennis results
Sunday, May 4
High school | Lake Washington boys soccer ousts Garfield in overtime
Saturday's detailed prep track and field results
Saturday, May 3
High schools | Cleveland High basketball coach quits
Prep baseball | Kentlake takes SPSL baseball crown
Friday's detailed prep golf results
Friday's detailed prep lacrosse results
Friday's detailed prep tennis results
Friday's detailed prep track and field results
Friday, May 2
Prep roundup | Issaquah goes 16-0 in KingCo
Thursday's detailed prep golf results
Thursday's detailed prep lacrosse results
Thursday's detailed prep tennis results
Thursday's detailed prep track and field results
Thursday, May 1
Prep roundup: Seattle Prep caps 16-0 Metro League tennis season for outgoing coach
WIAA/Seattle Times state athletes of the week
Wednesday's detailed prep golf results
Wednesday's detailed prep lacrosse results
Wednesday's detailed prep tennis results
Wednesday's detailed prep track and field results
Wednesday, April 30
Stars of the week | Snohomish County sports
Prep Roundup | Graham's three home runs, seven RBI jolt No. 7 Kentlake
Preps Notebook | Kickoff events have Hawaiian flavor
Tuesday's detailed prep track and field results
Track and field state and local leaders
Tuesday's detailed prep golf results
Tuesday's detailed prep lacrosse results
Tuesday's detailed prep tennis results
Tuesday, April 29
Former high school pitcher hopes rules are changed to protect young arms
Overused arms possible within state high-school rules
What we learned this spring: how to be cool | Sideline Smitty
Prep Roundup | Eastside Catholic hands top-ranked Blanchet first baseball defeat
Eastside stars of the week
Stars of the week
Monday's detailed prep golf results
Monday's detailed prep lacrosse results
Monday's detailed prep tennis results