Sports briefs — July 26, 2023

Published 1:30 am Wednesday, July 26, 2023

Columbia competes at amateur title tourney

Adam Columbia, Sequim High School graduate, competed at the 121st Pacific Northwest Golf Association Men’s Amateur Championship at the Home Course in DuPont and Chambers Bay in University Place.

Columbia missed the tourney’ cut after two days, finishing at 23-over-par (167).

Now a Lakewood resident, Columbia qualified with his performance in the Washington State Amateur in late June at the Wine Valley Golf and Country Club in Walla Walla.

First held in 1899, the PNGA Men’s Amateur is one of the oldest amateur golf championships in the world. Tiger Woods is one of the previous winners of the event.

Register to ride or volunteer at Tour de Lavender

It’s time to register to ride of to lend a hand at the annual Tour de Lavender bike event, set for 8 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 5.

The Tour includes Metric Century Ride and Family Fun Ride options.

Register at tourdelavender.com.

Event organizers are also seeking volunteers, who receive a Tour de Lavender T-shirt and lunch for their efforts. Among the volunteer opportunities are positions for serving at the pizza and beer garden at the Sequim Boys & Girls Club, and at lavender farms to hand out snacks and water, and clean up. Register to volunteer at bikesignup.com/Race/Volunteer/WA/Sequim/TourdeLavender.

The largest fundraiser for the Olympic Discovery Trail, the event traditionally generates more than $30,000.

Sequim youth football, cheer seeking sponsors

Sequim Wolf Pack Youth Football and Cheer is seeking sponsors to cover team expenses. The program is seeking funding for equipment, equipment reconditioning and scholarships for underprivileged children this season.

Sponsorship levels include:

Alpha Wolf — $2,500 and above. Includes logo. on tunnel, signed football by league team, league photo, shirt, shirt advertisement, acknowledgement on website and programs at home games.

Wolf Pack — $1,000 to $1,999.99. Includes a signed football by league team of your choice, league photo, shirt, shirt advertisement, acknowledgment on website and programs at all home games

Wolf Pup — $999.99 and below. League photo, shirt, shirt advertisement, acknowledgment on website and programs at all home games.

Sponsors also can advertise on the Sequim Wolf Pack Utility Trailer. Square footage is $50 per square foot with the maximum space available is 3 feet by 4 feet, for a total of $600. A business logo will be added to the program’s utility trailer that will be at all Sequim Wolf Pack games and other events.

Contributions and gifts are fully tax deductible. Make all checks payable to Sequim Wolf Pack. Sponsorship payments can be mailed to PO BOX 1858, Sequim, WA 98382.

Soccer referee training

Youth soccer referees are needed around the North Olympic Peninsula and the state.

All referees must be registered with the U.S. Soccer Federation through the Washington State Referee Committee and complete a two-step process.

First, potential refs must take an online course and pass a test at WAReferees.org. Click on “I want to be a referee” and follow the directions.

The second step is to attend a field clinic. A field clinic is set at the Agnew Soccer Fields from 9 a.m.-1 p.m. on Saturday, Aug. 5. The online course must be completed before attending the clinic.

Once both steps are complete, referees can work around the state and register with the Washington Officials Association, which governs high school officials.

For more information, email to pasoccer@gmail.com.