PT soccer players sign to play in college

PORT TOWNSEND — Recent Port Townsend High School graduates Zach Dempsey and Owen Scanlon have both signed to continue their soccer careers at the collegiate level.

Dempsey will play for Linfield College in McMinnville, Ore,. and Scanlon for the Evergreen State College in Olympia.

Port Townsend head coach Robert Cantley described Scanlon, who played as a center back in defense for the Redhawks, as the “heart of our defense, which was by far the best we have had for a few years with only 14 goals conceded.”

“Despite his small size he was frequently the last-ditch defender keeping opponents away from goal, frequently ending games with several knocks and bruises from his heroic efforts,” Cantley said.

Dempsey was a captain and midfielder for Port Townsend.

“Always at the heart of play, seeking the ball, looking to win it back,” Cantley said. “A leader by example, [Dempsey] registered three goals and three assists.”

Bat boys/girls needed

PORT ANGELES — The Port Angeles Lefties, Fors Financial Consulting and the Olympic Medical Center Foundation are looking for two bat boys/girls for each of the remaining home games on the Lefties schedule.

Interested persons can go to the OMC Foundation website and click on the “Lefties Bat Boy/Girl” tab or go to https://www.omhf.org/Lefties-bat-boy-girl.

Fors Financial will provide a Lefties T-shirt for each applicant, who must be at least eight years old. In addition to free entry for each bat boy or bat girl, the Lefties will provide two complimentary tickets for accompanying adults. The cost to sign up is $50, with 100 percent of the money going toward the OMC Pediatrics Clinic through the OMC Foundation.

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