Cobb races NYC half-marathon
Mikey Cobb, former Sequim High prep standout, placed in the top 50 at the 2019 United Airlines NYC Half Marathon in New York City on March 17.
Cobb, 21, completed the 13.1-mile course in 1:11:02, good for 47th out of 24,641 competitors and ninth out of 439 runners in his age group (20-24).
Cobb won the Lake Samish 6.5-mile run in Bellingham on Jan. 13 and plans to run the North Olympic Discovery Marathon in Sequim/Port Angeles in June.
Anderson selected NWAC Coach of Year
Kanyon Anderson, the winningest coach in the history of Northwest Athletic Conference women’s soccer, was named 2018 NWAC Coach of the Year last week.
It is the third time Anderson, who last November won his fourth NWAC championship, has been named NWAC Coach of the Year (he won the award in 2011 and 2016).
Anderson was hired to launch women’s soccer at Peninsula College in 2010, and since placing second in the league that year, he’s won a league title each year since. PC’s women went on to win NWAC titles in 2012, 2013, 2016 and 2018.
Women’s hoops league to start in PA
The Port Angeles Parks & Recreation women’s basketball league starts in early April, with a registration deadline of March 29.
Cost is $400 per team and is open to women ages 16 and older. Players without a team can get on a “free agent” list. The season lasts six weeks.
For more information, call Dan at 360-417-4557.
Torres-Benito signs on at Sac State
Peninsula College sophomore Shantel Torres-Benito signed a national letter of intent last week to continue her soccer career with the Division I Sacramento State Hornets.
The forward out of Waipahu, Hawaii, joins the Hornet women’s soccer team in the fall. Sacramento State plays in the Big Sky Conference.
“Shantel has been a great player for us for two years,” Peninsula head coach Kanyon Anderson said. “She is very fast and dangerous on the ball, but her defending is what makes her even more valuable in my opinion. Her intelligence and work rate on the defensive side of the ball are huge reasons why we were able to win tough games in the playoffs.”
North of Falcon meeting set in Sequim
The Puget Sound Anglers-North Olympic Peninsula Chapter will sponsor the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife’s North of Falcon meeting from 6:30-9 p.m. Thursday, March 21, at Trinity United Methodist Church, 100 S. Blake Ave., in lieu of its regular meeting. This is the annual meeting held by WDFW to discuss with the public the data regarding salmon season setting for the upcoming year. The interested fishing public is encouraged to attend. Biologists will be on hand to answer questions.
Adult soccer league set
The Port Angeles Parks & Recreation Department and Peninsula College host an adult coed soccer league that starts April 14. Cost is $55 per player. Individual players will be placed on teams on an “as needed” basis. For more information, call Dan at 360-417-4557.
Anglers can keep two
Thanks to some healthy numbers, local and visiting anglers can keep two salmon daily in Marine Area 6, the east Juan de Fuca Strait area.
State officials made the rule change last week after seeing preliminary estimates that indicate anglers have harvested 34 percent of the winter season hatchery chinook salmon through March 10.
The rule change went into effect March 15.
For more information, anglers should consult the 2018-2019 Washington Sports Fishing Rules pamphlet, available online at wdfw.wa.gov/fishing/regulations. Anglers can check state website at wdfw.wa.gov/fishing/reports_plants.html for the latest information on marine areas that are managed to a quota or guideline.
