PORT ANGELES — The Olympic Peninsula Rowing Association held its beach sprint regatta at Hollywood Beach this weekend, with Noah Oberly winning three handicap races in the men’s solo boat event.
Beach sprint is a unique event in which competitors have to sprint on the beach to their boat, row a short distance, then return and run back to the finish line.
Oberly won his first race in 3 minutes, 16.11 seconds, with a 3.2-second handicap. He won his second in 2:44.36, also with a 3.2-second handicap. He won a third race in 2:49.69 with a 2.9-second handicap.
Two OPRA five-person teams also competed — one of Ann Patterson, Leggy Helms-DeYoung, Danielle Woodhouse, Alex Francis and Kadence Greul and the other of Owen Jin Standerwick, Eaglevalley Zuniga, Quinn Peterson, Kai Erskine and Christeal Milburn.
There were a total of 37 races in five events. Competitors came from the Puget Sound area and Nanaimo, B.C.
Babe Ruth fundraiser
AGNEW — The North Olympic 13U Babe Ruth team is raising funds at the Agnew Grocery and online to help pay for its trip to the Babe Ruth 13U World Series in Jamestown, N.Y.
Team members will be at the Agnew Grocery from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. today to sell raffle tickets and sign autographs.
There is also a GoFundMe to help the team with travel expenses at https://gofund.me/be409c95. The team is seeking $50,000 and has already raised $12,548.
The North Olympic 13U qualified for the Babe Ruth World Series by winning the Pacific Northwest Regionals earlier this month. The event will begin Aug. 16 and North Olympic will be the Pacific Northwest squad.
The North Olympic 13U club is playing in the Babe Ruth World Series in Jamestown, N.Y., beginning Aug. 16 and is holding a fundraiser at Agnew Grocery from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. today to help pay for travel expenses. (OJBR)
