SEQUIM — The inaugural Great Northwest Duathlon and 5K run/walk will be held in Sequim on Sunday, Aug. 14.
A duathlon is a run-bike-run endurance race.
The event will begin with a 5-kilometer run through the roads and trails of the Dungeness Recreation Area.
Participants then complete a 21.6-mile bicycle ride through the Dungeness Valley before finishing with another 5K run.
A 5-kilometer run/walk through Dungeness Recreation Area also is planned for all ages and ability levels.
Registration for the duathlon is $65 for individuals, and $35 per person for teams of three or more through July 31, and $75 and $40 from Aug. 1 until race day.
Duathlon participants must be at least 12 years old.
The cost of the 5K run/walk is $25 per person through July 31, and $30 thereafter.
Youth ages 16 and younger will receive a $10 discount on the 5K run/walk entry fee.
All entries will receive a commemorative T-shirt.
To sign up for either event, visit regtorace.com/event/154.
Packet pickup will be held the morning of the race beginning at 7 a.m. at 72 Lotzgesell Road.
For more information, phone Kraig Kyllo at 360-775-9213 or email kskyllo@yahoo.com.
Wilder ousted
QUIINCY — Wilder Baseball Club’s promising 3-0 start fizzled out with a pair of tough losses at the 16-18U Senior Babe Ruth Regional Tournament.
The area team lost out on a spot in Sunday’s championship game when it dropped its winners bracket contest 10-5 to Rural Baseball Inc. of Lewis County.
Facing the prospect of having to win three games in a day, Wilder was edged 5-4 by Grays Harbor Longshore in the consolation semifinals.
Grays Harbor went on to top RBI 8-4 and 14-7 to clinch a spot at the 16-18U Senior Babe Ruth World Series in Ephrata.
Cutters end strong
BURLINGTON — Having lost their first two contests to be eliminated from championship contention at the American Legion AA State Tournament, the Olympic Crosscutters could have rolled over in their final pool play game.
Instead, the Cutters slugged out a 14-10 win against Lake Stevens on Monday to wrap their season on a positive note.
Olympic opened with a seven-run first inning and grew its lead to 11-2 before withstanding Lake Stevens’ eight-run fourth inning.
But Cutters’ reliever Jake Sparks came on and allowed no runs on no hits in his 3 1/3 innings of work and Olympic’s offense added three insurances runs.
Chimacum hitters had good stat lines at the plate.
Matt Bainbridge was 2 for 4 with a double, two stolen bases, three runs and three RBIs.
Logan Shaw had two hits, including a double, drove in a pair of runs and scored three times.
Sequim’s Justin Porter tripled, scored twice and brought in two more runs for the Cutters.
Crosscutters 14, Lake Stevens 10
Crosscutters 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 — 14 14 3
Lake Stevens 0 1 1 8 0 0 0 — 10 8 4
WP- Sparks; LP- Simpson
Pitching Statistics
Crosscutters: D. Bradow 2 IP, 2 H, ER, BB, K; L. Dotson 1 2/3 IP, 6 H, 9 R, 2 ER, K; Sparks 3 1/3 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 3 BB, K.
Lake Stevens: LaPierre 1/3 IP, 2 H, 6 R, 4 ER, BB; Gordon 1 2/3 IP, 6 H, 3 R, 2 ER; Simpson 5 IP, 6 H, 5 R, 3 ER, 4 BB, 3 K.
Hitting Statistics
Crosscutters: Bainbridge 2-4, 2B, 2 SB, 3 R, 4 RBI; Shaw 2-4, 2 2B, 3 R, 2 RBI; L. Dotson 2-5, 3B, 3 R, RBI; Porter 2-3, 2 BB, 3B, 2 R, 2 RBI; B. Bradow 1-2, RBI; D. Bradow 2-3, BB, R.
Lake Stevens: Mistler 1-4, 2B, R, 3 RBI; Matheius 3-4, 3B, 2 RBI; Miller 2-4, 2 R, RBI.
