Final Four Friday

The high school baseball season comes to a close this weekend, with the State championships being played at all levels. The 3A and 4A semi-finals and championship rounds will be played at Safeco Field. In the 4A, the Newport Knights are the lone KingCo representative - they will take on top-ranked Richland at 4:00 pm. The night cap is between Puyallup and Tahoma, who knocked off LW and Issaquah respectively to reach the final four. The losers will play at 1:00 pm Saturday in the 4A third place game, with the 4A state championship scheduled for 7:00 pm.