SPORTS NEWS BRIEFS

Sequim’s Lenora Stern powers her way to a pair of gold medals at the 2009 National Veterans Wheelchair Games in Spokane last week. Stern, pictured here taking first in the Power Chair 200, also took home a gold in motorized rally, a silver medal in bowling (ramp hand controls) and a bronze in air guns (quad with assistance). Stern now boasts 18 medals from the Wheelchair Games, 15 of them gold, since 2004. Photo courtesy of the United States Department of Veterans Affairs



Wagner solid for Apple Sox

Former Sequim High School baseball standout Chad Wagner is 3-0 with a 1.32 earned-run average in six starts (as of July 20) for the Wenatchee Applesox, a wood-bat summer collegiate league.

Wagner is holding opponents to a .228 batting average while striking out 26 batters. In 41 innings he’s given up just five extra base hits and seven walks.

On July 18, he held the Spokane RiverHawks to just one run on four hits in a 4-1 Applesox win.

Wagner graduated from Sequim High School in 2006 and pitches for the University of Hawaii-Pacific Sea Warriors.


SARC offers free circuit training

The Sequim Aquatic Recreation Center is offering a free circuit room orientation this summer at 9 a.m. on Tuesdays and Thursdays.

Preregistration is required; maximum enrollment is six.

Participants must be at least 16 years old and may register by calling SARC at 683-3344, x16. 

The first orientation is July 14 and they run through Aug. 27.


Saundra Kent tennis tourney set

The Peninsula Tennis Club hosts the 24th-annual Saundra Kent Memorial Tennis tournament, scheduled for two weekends this summer.

The weekend of July 31-Aug. 2 features singles and super senior doubles( 62 years and older). The weekend of Aug. 7-9 features for men’s, women’s and mixed doubles.

The first round matches begin at 5:30 p.m. on July 31 and Aug. 7.

The tournament is at Erickson Park Courts at 4th and Race streets in Port Angeles.

Cost is $20 per event for tennis club members, $25 per event for non-members. Funds raised go for college scholarships that are awarded to deserving local high school tennis players.

Entry deadline is July 25. Entry forms are available at www.olypen.com/peninsulatennisclub.

Tournament directors are Ralph and Chris Anderson.

For more information, call 460-2588.


Robin Hill fun run set

A five-kilometer fun run/walk is scheduled for 6 p.m. Tuesday, July 28, at Robin Hill Park.

The race requires no participation fee; no awards are given.

Runners and walkers are asked to meet in the Pinnell Road parking lot.

For more information, call Dave Elger at 775-8666 or contact by e-mail at elgerdh@gmail.com.

 
Open trail event set

The Wild Angels 4-H Horse Club of Jefferson County is hosting an open competitive trail trial at 10 a.m. Saturday, July 25.

The competition is held at property off Discovery Road between Highway 20 (Four Corners Road) and Discovery Golf Club in Port Townsend. There will be signs out to direct participants to a horse trailer parking area and trails.

The trail trial consists of a variety of obstacles; riders are scored on how well they and their horse negotiate each obstacle.

Early bird pricing is $20 per person for entry forms postmarked by July 17. Cost after July 17, including day of competition, is $25.

Awards are presented shortly after the last rider finishes the course. Concessions will be available.

Entry forms are available at most feed and tack stores, and the Washington State University Extension in Port Hadlock.

For more information or entry forms, call Marian Gilliland at 385-6313 or 301-5433.


SHS cross country hosts car washes

Sequim High School cross country team members are hosting a pair of car washes this summer to raise funds for a competition in Seaside, Ore.

The first car wash is from 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Saturday, July 25. The second is from 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 22.

Both car washes are at Chase Bank, formerly Washington Mutual Bank, 680 W. Washington St.

For more information, call 683-7944.


Parks offer free weekend

A walk in the park is free for one August weekend for anyone visiting national parks across the country, including Olympic National Park.

All 391 national parks offer free admission this Saturday and Sunday, Aug. 15-16.

The entrance fee waiver does not affect fees for activities such as camping, reservations, tours, or concessions.

To plan a national park adventure, visit www.nps.gov, and mark your calendar for the next fee-free weekend, August 15-16. For a list of family fun activities this summer visit www.nps.gov/pub_aff/parks2009/index.htm. Or take a look at the weekly feature Experience America’s Best Idea This Summer: National Park Getaways at www.nps.gov/getaways.


Coaching clinic set for August

Peninsula College is home to the Port Angeles Youth Soccer Club coaching clinic for E licenses this August.

The camp is slated for 8 a.m.-6 p.m. Aug. 23 and 5-9 p.m. Aug. 24 and 25.

The camp is at the college soccer fields, 1502 E. Lauridsen Blvd.

Cost is $25 per participant

This Washington State Youth Soccer Association course focuses on coaching points and the teaching of technique, with an introduction to the Principles of Play (attack and defense.) The “E” course also provides elementary information on the management and preparation of a team. Coaches will be asked to play.

Participants need to bring pencil, paper, water, cleats, shin guards and a ball.

Applications and money must be received by Aug. 18; the camp has just 32 spots.

For more information, call Christina Bunch at 417-3831 or e-mail to: pasoccer@msn.com.


‘Junkyard’ volleyball camp set for July

The Sequim Junkyard Dawgs Volleyball camp is scheduled for 9 a.m.-4 p.m. on July 28-31 at the Sequim High School gymnasium, 601 N. Sequim Ave.

The camp is open to Sequim players entering grades 9-12 this fall; a few spaces remain and are to be filled on a first-come, first-paid basis. Players from other schools may register after July 10.

Middle-school players may register and participate if camp organizers receive at least nine registrants of those grade levels (6-8).
Cost is $205.

Bill Neville, former coach for the University of Washington Husky volleyball team and 1984 gold medal-winning U.S. men’s Olympic team, runs the camp. He is the National Commissioner of Coaching Education for USA Volleyball.

For more information, contact SHS coach Jennie Webber (457-5622 or jheilman@olypen.com) or assistant coach Nancy LeBlanc (683-1089).


Rowing group gives on-water lessons

The Olympic Peninsula Rowing Association and the Clallam County Family YMCA offer on-water rowing lessons from 10-11:30 a.m. on Saturdays from the association’s boathouse at 1431 Ediz Hook.

The program is on-the-water rowing for those ages 16 and older, using eight-seat shells with sweep rowing.

Anyone wishing to participate with the rowing club must take a five-week session, set for Aug. 22-Sept. 19. 

Preregistration is required. Cost is $60 for YMCA members or $120 for nonmembers.

Participants also need a certified Red Cross float test before being allowed to get into boats.

Experienced rowers and coxswains are asked to help set the boats to enable novices to get their oar blades in and out of the water cleanly.

For more information, see www.ccfymca.org.


Sequim Wolves host summer football camp

The Sequim High School athletic department hosts a youth football camp, open to students entering grades 1-8.

The camp is scheduled for 9 a.m.-noon, Aug. 3-6, meeting at the Sequim Middle School gymnasium, 301 W. Hendrickson Road.

Required equipment includes outdoor shoes and clothing for play outside.

Cost is $45 per athlete; the fee includes a camp T-shirt and a football.

The camp features instruction by a staff from Sequim High School. The focus is on football skills, development and team-building principles. A “Punt, Pass & Kick” competition is scheduled along with daily flag football games.

For more information, call 683-1748.


NFL Flag opens registration for fall league

The Sequim NFL Flag fall league is open to boys and girls of ages 6-12.

The co-ed league with multiple age divisions runs from Sept. 3-Nov. 2 with games at the Sequim High School playfields, 601 N. Sequim Ave., during afternoons.

Register and pay online at www.sequimnfl-flag.com through July 30. Late registrants may have to pay a late fee.

Cost is $35 for Boys & Girls Club members; nonmembers pay an $8 seasonal membership fee.

Required equipment includes a mouth guard and cleats.

The league also is seeking volunteers to coach teams, referee games, help with field/equipment, be team parents, etc.

For more information, call 461-4466 or e-mail to: bstevenson@hacc-housing.org.


Wolfpups football opens registration

Wolfpups Football and Cheerleading are accepting registrations for the fall 2009 season online at www.go-wolfpups.com.

Wolfpups is the youth football and cheer program for Sequim youths.

For more information, visit the Web site, call 683-5513 or e-mail to: info@go-wolfpups.com.


P.C. soccer camp set

The Peninsula College soccer fields at 1502 E. Lauridsen Blvd. are the site of a soccer camp for youths 8-14 years of age from Aug. 3-7.

The camp meets 9 a.m.-3 p.m. each day. Cost is $99.

Registration closes July 31. Sign up at www.portangelessoccer.com.


Girls teen soccer camp set for August

A soccer camp for girls ages 13-19 is scheduled for 9 a.m.-5 p.m. on Aug. 8 and 11 a.m.-5 p.m. on Aug. 9 at the Peninsula College soccer fields, 1502 E. Lauridsen Blvd., Port Angeles.

The camp focuses on conditioning, technical development and tactical decision-making skills. Participants are urged to bring cleats, shin guards, paper, pencil and lunch. Some time is
spent in a classroom and the camp features a one-hour lunch break each day.

Cost is $85 per player. Andrew Chapman, Peninsula College’s men’s soccer head coach, organizes the camp.

For more information, call Chapman at 417-6410 or by e-mail, andrewc@pcadmin.ctc.edu.