CORVALLIS, Ore. — Port Angeles High School graduate Jack Gladfelter set a Corban University cross-country record and was named the Cascade Collegiate Conference Runner of the Week for the week of Aug. 26-Sept. 1.
With his performance, Gladfelter led the No. 22-ranked Corban men’s cross-country team to the first CCC Team of the Week honor in team history.
Gladfelter became the lead runner the Warriors needed to climb the leaderboards on among an NCAA D-I and D-III field at the Linfield Harrier Classic on Aug. 31 . He was consistent, clocking in at eighth and sixth out of the 141-runner field during the 2K and 4K splits, respectively, before eventually finishing seventh with a personal-best run.
Robert Swoboda set the Corban 6K program record last year at 8:29.00 in the same race. Gladfelter was not only able to shave 38 seconds from his own time in 2023, but also managed beat Swoboda’s mark with a time of 18 minutes, 28.13 seconds. This was the fastest 6K time ran among all men’s competitors within the conference this past week. Five of the six runners ahead of Gladfelter were from NCAA Div. I schools Portland and Portland State. Corban is an NAIA school based in Salem, Ore.
Gladfelter and the Warriors will next be in action on Sept. 20 at the Rose City Golf Club in Portland, Ore., where runners from the entire conference will be in attendance for the 2024 CCC Preview meet, hosted by Multnomah.
Gladfelter graduated in 2022 from Port Angeles High School, where he qualified for state in both track and field and cross country. He finished third in the state in cross country in 2022 and fifth in state in the 1,600 and 3,200, also in 2022.
Kiwanis hosts benefit
PORT TOWNSEND — The 28th Port Townsend Kiwanis Charity Golf Tournament will be held Saturday at Port Townsend Golf Course at Camas Prarie Park.
Registration begins at 9 a.m. with a 10 a.m. shotgun start.
The entry fee is $75 and supports youth scholarships and activities in Jefferson County.
Prizes for first and second places, closest to the pin and longest putt will be held.
A bucket of range balls, raffle entry and lunch also is included in the fee.
To register, phone Rita Hubbard at 360-301-1104 or David Crozier at 360-531-0557 or email porttownsendkiwanis @gmail.com.
PA firewood raffle
PORT ANGELES — The Port Angeles boys basketball team is holding its annual firewood fundraiser, raffling off three separate cords of split 16- to 18-inch maple firewood.
The drawing and delivery (within 10 miles of Port Angeles) is set Sept. 21.
Tickets are available through Sept. 20 and are $5 per ticket, five for $20 or 15 for $40 and are available by calling/texting head coach Kasey Ulin at 360-640-1845 or by contacting a Roughriders basketball player.
People need to provide name, contact number and address on each raffle ticket for contact purposes.
Rivals golf fundraiser
PORT TOWNSEND — A two-person, nine-hole scramble tournament to benefit the East Jefferson Rivals boys and girls golf teams will be held Sunday.
The event is set for Port Townsend Golf Course at Camas Prairie Park with a 10 a.m. shotgun start.
Breakfast is included in the entry fee and begins at 8 a.m., with registration following at 8:30 a.m.
The cost is $50 per player. Prizes for first through third places, closest to the pin and long drive will be awarded.
Register at the course or contact boys coach Jeff Heistand at jhazmar@hotmail.com or girls coach Lisa Corbit at lisa_corbit@csd49.org.
Hole-in-one
SEQUIM — Cedars at Dungeness reported a hole-in-one on Monday by Cary W. Richardson of Sequim on hole 17, a Par 3, 140-yard hole. He used a 4 Hybrid club and a Wilson Staff ball. It was witnessed by Rich Abriani of Port Angeles and Mike Bartsuh of Sequim.
Francis loses no-hitter
TORONTO — Twice in one month, Blue Jays starter Bowden Francis carried a no-hitter into the ninth inning. And twice, a leadoff home run thwarted his chance at history.
After Francis fell three outs short of a no-hitter against the Los Angeles Angels last month when Taylor Ward homered to begin the ninth inning, the Blue Jays starter had a chance at a re-do Wednesday against the New York Mets.
The 28-year-old right-hander had no-hit the Mets through eight innings, despite only striking out one batter while throwing 108 pitches. With the Blue Jays leading 1-0, Francis had the daunting task of facing the top of the Mets order in the ninth if he wanted to etch his name in the history books and become only the second-ever Blue Jays pitcher to throw a no-hitter, after Dave Stieb.
Against Mets leadoff man Francisco Lindor, Francis got ahead 0-2, but a third-pitch 92-mph fastball caught too much of the middle of the plate and the Mets shortstop didn’t miss, launching a game-tying solo home run into right field that elicited groans from the 29,399 Blue Jays fans in the stands. But despite missing out on a no-hitter after being so close yet again, Francis walked off to a standing ovation from the Toronto faithful.
After Lindor tied the game, the Mets blew it open, scoring six runs in the ninth to author a dramatic — and meaningful — 6-2 comeback win, especially considering how they performed through eight innings. The win keeps the Mets in playoff position, sitting a half-game up on the Atlanta Braves for the National League’s third wild-card spot, with the Braves due to play the Washington Nationals on Wednesday evening.
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