PC soccer coaches headed to California

Cale Rodriguez, head coach of Peninsula College’s men’s soccer team, accepted an assistant coaching position at Cal State-Irvine on Jan. 20.

PC athletic director Rick Ross reports that Rodriguez and fiancée Dana De Vaughn, PC women’s team assistant coach, were slated to leave the area early this week.

“We will begin a national search to fill those two positions in February,” Ross said.

Under Rodriguez, the Pirates were North Region champs in 2016 and he was named regional Coach of the Year. PC earned a national ranking during the season and went 16-0-3 but lost in an NWAC tournament quarterfinal match to Tacoma.

In 2015, Rodriguez’s first year, the Pirates knocked off Spokane 4-3 to win the NWAC championship. It was the Pirates’ fourth NWAC title in six years.

Sign up for soccer

Spring soccer registration is now open for the 2017 season. Go to www.sequimjuniorsoccer.com for more information.

The Cedars hosts ‘Polar Bear’ tourney

The Cedars at Dungeness will have its 24th Annual Polar Bear Championship on Jan. 28-29. Year after year this event continues to be one of the more competitive winter events around. Players travel from all over Western Washington to participate.

There will be a professional flight and three amateur flights. A practice round has a tentative 9:30 a.m. start on Friday, Jan. 27. Play on Saturday and Sunday begins with a shotgun play beginning at 9 a.m. The sign-up deadline is Jan. 23.

If you have any questions regarding the event, call the pro shop or email Garrett Smithson at ggsmithson@ 7cedarsresort.com.