SPORTSTDNpreps.com |THURSDAY, AUGUST 13, 2015 |Section D SUBMIT STORY IDEAS: sports@tdn.com SPORTS EDITOR: MEG WOCHNICK mwochnick@tdn.com | 360-577-2528Rick McCorklerickmc@tdn.com After playing in state champi-onship games in basketball and softball at Toutle Lake, Bailey Hockett struggled deciding which sports shed play in college, and which school shed attend.Not ready to give up both bas-ketball and softball, that made Lower Columbia College, a place she can continue to play both, the ideal fit for Hockett.Its close to home, she said. I can play both sports, and I know a lot of the players on both teams.I liked what I saw.A middle infielder in soft-ball, Hockett was a three-time all-Central 2B League pick. As a senior, she hit .432 with four home runs, seven doubles and 26 RBIs. In basketball, the 5-foot-10 Hockett was a two-time all-league pick who averaged 11.5 points, 7.2 rebounds, 4.6 assists and 3.8 steals as a senior while leading the Ducks to a fourth-place finish at state last season.Every Toutle Lake kid weve ever had here has turned out great for us, and we want to keep that lineage going, LCC womens basketball coach Chad Meadors said. She comes from a great family, and its great to have an-other Hockett at LCC. Hopefully well get one more one day.Hocketts older sister, Breezy, completed her second season with the LCC softball team earlier this year. Her younger sister, Britzy, is an incoming junior at TL.ORIOLES 0 MARINERS 3N N-Hockett to play two sports at LCCToutle Lake star has experience playing in multiple state title gamesTim BoothAssociated Press RENTON Russell Okung is often asked to go it alone. Its the nature of his position as the Seattle Seahawks left tackle.So perhaps it should be no surprise that Okung is venturing out on his own when it comes to handling the details of his foot-ball future.Okung, the first draft pick made by Pete Carroll and John Schneider in 2010, is entering the final season of his rookie contract. and instead of relying on an agent to handle any future contract negotiations, whether with the Seahawks or another franchise, Okung is going to handle the proceedings himself.I wasnt necessarily the first guy to do it and I hope Im not the last either. I do want this to be memorable, Okung said. If you remember anything, remember Seattle won a Super Bowl and remember I did this. That I wanted to take the reins of my life and make the decisions as well.Okung first wrote about his decision in The Players Tribune before the start of training camp. Seahawks Okung going at it aloneHeading into final year of rookie contract, lineman handling proceedings soloLCC SEAHAWKS TRAINING CAMPMatt PentzThe Seattle Times SEATTLE Mariners right-hander Hisashi Iwakuma started to feel it when Kyle Seager made a running catch in foul territory down the line, when the third baseman hustled toward the stands and doubled back to acrobatically record the first out of the ninth inning.Iwakuma had never thrown a no-hitter; he said hed never even taken one past the fifth inning. Yet here he was, two outs away. The crowd of 25,661 at Safeco Field were on their feet, cheers reverberating off the bottom of the closed roof.An inkling of doubt crept back into Iwakumas mind when Orioles hitter Gerardo Parra laced a pitch toward the left-center-field gap, but the Mariners Austin Jackson got an immediate read on the ball and caught it for the final out. The celebration began before the ball reached his glove.Iwakuma threw the fifth no-hitter in Mariners history Wednesday, walking three and striking out seven Orioles as Seattle won the series with a 3-0 victory.When I was young, when I first signed, I said to myself, One day it would be nice to throw a no-hitter, Iwakuma said through interpreter Antony Suzuki. Today, Im very happy I accomplished it, but it was just taking one hitter at a time that got this to become true.Seattle manager Lloyd McClendon was more crass: Im just glad its over with, he joked, because I had to pee since the fifth inning.Hisashi Iwakuma (7 Ks, 3 BBs) tosses fifth no-hitter in Seattle Mariners history; ALs first in nearly three yearsPhotos by The Associated Press Seattle Mariners pitcher Hisashi Iwakuma is mobbed by teammates, including catcher Jesus Sucre, after Iwakuma threw a no-hitter in the Mariners 3-0 win Wednesday at Safeco Field. Iwakuma struck out seven and walked three in his first-career no-hitter and complete game.Hisashi Iwakuma threw the Mariners first no-hitter since Felix Hernandezs perfect game on Aug. 15, 2012. Said manager Lloyd McClendon: He was going pretty good, and as it went along, you realized that this (a no-hitter) could happen.In Good CompanyHisashi Iwakuma threw the fifth no-hitter in Seattle Mariners history on Wednesday. All five no-hitters have been thrown in Seattle. June 2, 1990: Randy Johnson (2-0 vs. Detroit)April 22, 1993: Chris Bosio (7-0 vs. Boston)June 8, 2012: Kevin Millwood, Charlie Furbush, Stephen Pryor, Brandon League, Tom Wilhelmson (1-0 vs. Los Angeles Dodgers)Aug. 15, 2012: Felix Hernandez* (1-0 vs Tampa Bay)Aug. 12, 2015: Hisashi Iwakuma (3-0 vs. Baltimore)* perfect gameIwakuma / D2Seahawks / D4 Hockett / D4John Markon, The Daily News Bailey Hockett of Toutle Lake drives a pitch into the outfield during a Southwest 2B District Tournament win over Pe Ell/Willapa Valley. Hockett will play both softball and basketball at LCC.