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SHS football
tryouts set
Tryouts and practices for Sequim High School football starts at 1 p.m. on Wednesday, Aug. 19 at the high school practice fields, 601 N.S equim Ave.
Players need a completed physical form.
Sign-up and registration forms are available at the main high school office Aug. 17-19.
For more information, call 582-3600.
New community
tennis times set
Open tennis play in Port Angeles has new times.
At 5 p.m. Wednesdays is community tennis time at the Peninsula College tennis courts, 1502 E. Lauridsen Blvd.
At 9:30 a.m. Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays, play is open at Erickson Park on Race Street.
At noon, community play is open at Port Angeles High School, 304 E. Park Ave.
Auburn golfer gets ace
Don Lapinski of Auburn sank a hole-in-one at The Cedars at Dungeness golf course on Aug. 4. Lapinski used an 8-iron to drive the fourth hole's 150 yards for his first ace. Three other golfers from Auburn witnessed the feat.
Chace, Goodman get aces on same day
Golfers at The Cedars at Dungeness saw two hole-in-one shots last Saturday.
Ken Chace and Carol Goodman each sank aces on Saturday, Aug. 8.
Goodman used a 7-iron to drive the 105-yard hole No. 11. It was her fourth lifetime hole-in-one. Gill Goodman of Sequim and Paul and Teresa Goodman of Bellevue witnessed the effort.
Chace got his third lifetime hole-in-one using a 9-iron to drive the 123-yard eighth hole. Marlene Erickson of Sequim, Mark and Susan Mielke of Tacoma and Gary and Maureen Koss of Richmond, N.C., witnessed Chace's shot.
Pirate tryouts
set for Friday
Tryouts for Peninsula College's fall soccer squad are set for 8-10 a.m., 2-4 p.m. and 6-8 p.m. on Friday, Aug. 14, at the college soccer fields, 1502 E. Lauridsen Blvd.
An informational meeting for the upcoming season and tryout is scheduled for 4 p.m. on Thursday, Aug. 13, also at the fields.
For more information, call Pirate coach Andrew Chapman at 417-6410.
SkyRidge hosts annual 'Cougar' tourney
The eighth-annual North Olympic Cougar Golf Tournament is slated for a 1 p.m. start on Sunday, Aug. 30, at SkyRidge Golf Course, 7015 Old Olympic Highway.
Hosted by the North Olympic Peninsula Alumni Association, Washington State University Alumni Association and SkyRidge, the tourney cost is $50 per person. The fee includes lunch, golfing, range balls, prizes and KPs. Honey pots are $20 extra; carts are $12 per seat.
National 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.
Wolfpups football opens fall 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.
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.
Orientations run through Aug. 27.
SHS cross country washes cars for funds
Sequim High School cross country team members host a car wash from 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 22 at Chase Bank, formerly Washington Mutual Bank, 680 W. Washington St.
The event raises fund for traveling to a competition in Seaside, Ore., later this year.
For more information, call 683-7944.
tryouts set
Tryouts and practices for Sequim High School football starts at 1 p.m. on Wednesday, Aug. 19 at the high school practice fields, 601 N.S equim Ave.
Players need a completed physical form.
Sign-up and registration forms are available at the main high school office Aug. 17-19.
For more information, call 582-3600.
New community
tennis times set
Open tennis play in Port Angeles has new times.
At 5 p.m. Wednesdays is community tennis time at the Peninsula College tennis courts, 1502 E. Lauridsen Blvd.
At 9:30 a.m. Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays, play is open at Erickson Park on Race Street.
At noon, community play is open at Port Angeles High School, 304 E. Park Ave.
Auburn golfer gets ace
Don Lapinski of Auburn sank a hole-in-one at The Cedars at Dungeness golf course on Aug. 4. Lapinski used an 8-iron to drive the fourth hole's 150 yards for his first ace. Three other golfers from Auburn witnessed the feat.
Chace, Goodman get aces on same day
Golfers at The Cedars at Dungeness saw two hole-in-one shots last Saturday.
Ken Chace and Carol Goodman each sank aces on Saturday, Aug. 8.
Goodman used a 7-iron to drive the 105-yard hole No. 11. It was her fourth lifetime hole-in-one. Gill Goodman of Sequim and Paul and Teresa Goodman of Bellevue witnessed the effort.
Chace got his third lifetime hole-in-one using a 9-iron to drive the 123-yard eighth hole. Marlene Erickson of Sequim, Mark and Susan Mielke of Tacoma and Gary and Maureen Koss of Richmond, N.C., witnessed Chace's shot.
Pirate tryouts
set for Friday
Tryouts for Peninsula College's fall soccer squad are set for 8-10 a.m., 2-4 p.m. and 6-8 p.m. on Friday, Aug. 14, at the college soccer fields, 1502 E. Lauridsen Blvd.
An informational meeting for the upcoming season and tryout is scheduled for 4 p.m. on Thursday, Aug. 13, also at the fields.
For more information, call Pirate coach Andrew Chapman at 417-6410.
SkyRidge hosts annual 'Cougar' tourney
The eighth-annual North Olympic Cougar Golf Tournament is slated for a 1 p.m. start on Sunday, Aug. 30, at SkyRidge Golf Course, 7015 Old Olympic Highway.
Hosted by the North Olympic Peninsula Alumni Association, Washington State University Alumni Association and SkyRidge, the tourney cost is $50 per person. The fee includes lunch, golfing, range balls, prizes and KPs. Honey pots are $20 extra; carts are $12 per seat.
National 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.
Wolfpups football opens fall 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.
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.
Orientations run through Aug. 27.
SHS cross country washes cars for funds
Sequim High School cross country team members host a car wash from 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 22 at Chase Bank, formerly Washington Mutual Bank, 680 W. Washington St.
The event raises fund for traveling to a competition in Seaside, Ore., later this year.
For more information, call 683-7944.
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