Area Sports by Michael Dashiell

Chainsaw guy — Port Angeles native Branden Sirguy competes in the stock saw discipline in the 2011 Stihl Timbersports Series U.S. Championship. Sirguy and other Stihl competitors will be featured on the Stihl Timbersports Series Dec. 18 and Dec. 24 on ESPN2. Show times include: Dec. 18, U.S. Championship qualifying round (fifth place); 10 a.m., Dec. 24, U.S. Relay Championship (first place); 10:30 a.m., U.S. Championship (sixth place); and 11:30 a.m., World Relay Championship (third place). Photo courtesy of Stihl Timbersports