VANCOUVER, Wash. — Members of the Olympic Peninsula Rowing Association recently competed in their final regatta of the season, the U.S. Rowing Northwest District Championships.

The association’s Women’s Youth 4x+ crew of Emily Sirguy, Claire Tyson, Lisa Martin, Angelica Kennedy and coxswain Daniel Weaver pulled away from the back of the pack about 500 meters in to the 2,000-meter race, rowing fast in a heavy, borrowed boat to finish third.

The Novice Boys 4x+ team of Cyras Mills, Zach Gavin, Tyler Turner, Vince Pavlak and Claire Tyson raced in the fastest heat of the day and missed out on advancing by seconds after practicing together just once.

All of the association’s 1x rowers (Nathan Mishler, Aidan Feingold, Daniel Weaver, Jake McGovern and Maria England) posted personal records, with England winning her heat to advance to the finals.

Veronica Kennedy bested her time in the Lightweight 1x final by more than two minutes compared to 2016.

England competed in the novice single competing against tough competitors, even though she has had little practice time in such a challenging boat and is still learning to balance. She was in medal position in the last 200 meters when she tried to increase her stroke rate and flipped.

Olympic Peninsula Rowing will race in several summer regattas and host summer camp programs.

For more information, visit www.oprarowing.org.

GOAT sign-ups

PORT ANGELES — Registration is now open for the Great Olympic Adventure Trail Run (GOAT Run), a point-to-point trail marathon and half marathon on a route that traverses Kelly Ridge between the Olympic National Park and the Strait of Juan de Fuca.

The event will be held Saturday, Sept. 16.

The full marathon follows the entire length of the Olympic Adventure Trail on 21-plus miles of single track and about 4 miles of gravel logging road and finishes with less than a mile of paved road to get to the finish line at Lake Crescent in Olympic National park.

For more information or to register, visit www.greatoatrun.org

In you are interested in sponsoring or volunteering for the event, contact Lorrie Mittmann, race director, at olympicadventuretrail@gmail.com.

Quilcene all-league

QUILCENE — Quilcene junior Andy Johnston was selected SeaTac League Baseball MVP in voting by league coaches.

Johnston is joined on the all-league team by first-team selection Ben Bruner and second-team pick Robert Comstock III.

Macedo is MVP

QUILCENE — Quilcene catcher Erin Macedo was voted SeaTac League Softball MVP in ballotting of league coaches.

Macedo hit .649 with six homers and 44 RBI on the season.

Three Rangers made first-team all league: pitcher Bailey Kieffer, Allison Jones and Madison Coffey.

Two Quilcene players were second-team picks: senior Alexis Gray and freshman Abby Weller.

Rangers coach Mark Thompson was voted Coach of the Year after leading Quilcene to league and district titles and a second-place finish at the Class 1B state tournament, the best fastpitch finish in school history.

Third Trolls run

SEQUIM — You can register now for the third annual Valley of the Trolls Run that will be held on Aug. 19 in the Troll Haven Bandy Farm area.

You can register at www.regtorace.com/event/183. There will be a half marathon, a 10K and a 5K. All finishers will receiver a t-shirt and a medal.

In addition, there is a challenge to Port Angeles, Sequim, Forks Port Townsend and Chimacum. The town with the most runners will get a donation to their local track and field team.

For more information, call 360-385-2291 or 206-779-2979.

Peninsula Daily News