66 |May 2016 |WESTSOUND GUIDE BASEBALL Seahawksfans get pumped up on the ferry ride to Seattle Mariners: Safeco Field, May- CenturyLink Field in downtownSeattle. October,www.mariners.com, Tacoma Rainiers(AAA): CheneySta- dium, April-September,www.tacomarai- niers.com Kitsap Bluejackets(West Coast League): 1200 Fairgrounds Road, Bremerton, June-August, www.blue- jacketbaseball.com
BASKETBALL Seattle Storm (WNBA): KeyArena, May- September,storm.wnba.com Kitsap Admirals (ABA): November-Feb- ruary,www.kitsapadmirals.com
FOOTBALL Seattle Seahawks(NFL): CenturyLink Field, September-February,www. seahawks.com
SOCCER Seattle Sounders(MLS): Century Link Field, March-November,www.sounder- sfc.com Kitsap Pumas SC (PDL): Gordon Field, April-July,www.kitsapsoccerclub.com
1967 This is 12th Man (and Woman) country,evident every fall Sunday and by the Seahawkssig- nage that dotshomes and business across West Sound. And who can argue with Rus- sell Wilson and companyafter aSuper Bowl win, another near miss, and high hopes fora return in 2017. West Sound fans areconnected to the Hawks via Washington StateFerries, with Sunday morning boatspacked to downtownSeattle’s Century Link Stadium. Fans herealso flock to Pioneer Squarefor Clink’sother tenant, the Seattle Sounders, and the next door Seattle Marinersthrough the summer.Hoops fans havethe Seattle Storm just afew blocksto the north, and college fans find their wayto Montlake — nowvia light rail from downtown Seattle forUniversity of Washington athletics. Thereare closer venues as well, with several Kitsap-based teams playing in leagues just shyofthe majors. The Kitsap Pumas Soccer Club has established itself as aperennial win- ner at Gordon Field at the Kitsap Fairgrounds, and the Kitsap Bluejacketskeep wood-bat baseball aliveinthe 11-team West Coast League, playing on sunnyevenings at the The South Kitsap High football team practices in 1967. South Kitsap now Fairgrounds all summer.The Kitsap Admirals playsonone of the nicest fields in arethe region’shardwood team, nowinits the state, after aconstruction project thirdseason of ABA basketball. to updateJoe Albi Stadium and Kit- sap Bank Field in Port Orchard.