announced that Costco Wholesale would occupy of the property. Construction started on the Costco in July 2014 and opened on October 1st 2015. Athletics Lynnwood has a variety of different sports teams, playing in the Wesco Conference South 3A division. Lynnwood's traditional rival in athletics is Mountlake Terrace High School, although they do have crosstown rivalries with division rivals Meadowdale High School and Edmonds Woodway High School. Football The Lynnwood football team had a historic losing streak in the state of Washington. In 2016 the team made their first state playoff appearance since 1995 when they defeated Garfield High School (Seattle) in a shootout 63-45 before losing in the next round. Girls Basketball Lynnwood girls basketball has reached the state tournament multiple times since the 2012-13 season. In the 2014-15 season, the basketball team claimed their first ever state title when they beat Cleveland High School by a score of 54–42 in the Tacoma Dome. State championships Girls basketball: 2014 Track and field: 1991, 1994, 2016 Notable alumni Randy Couture - retired professional mixed martial artist, former UFC Light Heavyweight and Heavyweight Champion Mikayla Pivec - professional basketball player WNBA Ijeoma Oluo - Writer, Social Critic Orlondo Steinauer - retired CFL player Brett Mitchell - Conductor and music director of the Colorado Symphony Katie Thurston - Contestant on Season 25 of The Bachelor, Lead of Season 17 of The Bachelorette Jennifer Goeckel - Paralympian, wheelchair athlete, U.S. Paralympic Track & Field 2008, 2004 See also Edmonds School District References External links Lynnwood High School official website Edmonds School District official website High schools in Snohomish County, Washington Lynnwood, Washington Public high schools in Washington (state) Educational institutions established in 1970 1970 establishments in Washington (state)