PORT ANGELES — Port Angeles Parks and Recreation and the Lincoln Park BMX Association in conjunction with USA BMX will host the 2022 DK Northwest Gold Cup Finals on Sept. 16-18.
The competition will begin at 5 p.m. on Friday and include participants of all ages. Both event parking and spectator entry is free. Food will be available at the site.
The three-day competition is expected to bring 1,500 riders to the track and up to 5,000 visitors to the Port Angeles area.
The success of other local events, including the Big Hurt, Northwest Cup, North Olympic Discovery Marathon and Ride the Hurricane, and that of the Lincoln Park BMX Association, has paved the way for this event to be held locally, according to organizers.
“Currently, the BMX Track is rated No. 1 of 11 in Washington State, No. 4 of 116 in the western region, and No. 8 of 305 in North America,” says Lincoln Park BMX Track Operator Sean Coleman.
“I speak for both the City and Lincoln Park BMX when I say that we are honored to host this exciting event and look forward to seeing over 1,000 participants, including many of our own local racers, at the BMX track this September,” said Corey Delikat, city parks and recreation director.
For more information, including event schedule and registration, people can go online at www.tinyurl.com/ BMXGoldCup2022. Cost is $35.
Local riders qualify
PORT ANGELES — This weekend, several riders from the Lincoln Park BMX track in Port Angeles traveled to Spokane to compete in the Washington State BMX finals, earning their state plates and the privilege to compete in the Pacific Northwest Gold Cup finals to be held in Port Angeles Sept. 16-18.
Olympic Peninsula riders qualifying for the Gold Cup finals include:
Cholena Morrison, Port Angeles, fourth, 17-20 intermediate; third, 17-20 women’s cruiser.
Trinity Gather, Sequim, first, 17-20 women’s cruiser; second, 17-20 girls expert.
Bradan Gray, PA, second, 9 cruiser; fifth, 9 expert.
Bennett Gray, PA, third, 7 & under cruiser.
Cash Coleman, PA, third, 16 expert.
Kameron Langdon, PA, first, 8 cruiser; third 8 expert.
Mason Wilcox-Olton, PA, second, 7 expert; first, 7 & under cruiser.
Jackson Beal, Port Townsend, second, 15 cruiser; fourth, 15 expert.
Makaylie Underwood, PA, second, 12 girls expert.
Kylin Weitz, PA, second, 10 & under girls cruiser; second, 9 girls expert.
Teyah Elfoson-Cross, PA, third, 10 & under girls cruiser.
Nyah Langdon, PA, fourth, 11 novice; second, 11 girls cruiser.
Logan Gray, PA, fifth, 6 Intermediate.
Christian Snavely, Sequim, third, 14 novice.
Caleb Underwood, PA, eighth, 14 Intermediate.
Toby Kreider Jr., PA, seventh, 14 intermediate.
Ryan Albin Jr., PA, second, 15 intermediate.
Gabriel Granum, PA, first, 16 intermediate.
Prep volleyball
CHIMACUM — The Crescent volleyball team beat East Jefferson 3-1 (25-14, 12-25 25-16, 25-17) on Tuesday in the season opener for both teams. Crescent served 90 percent with four players — Naomii Sprague, Kaylen Mason, Ashley Lium and Payton Fieldsend — serving 100 percent, said coach Kimber Sprague. Jocy Kazlauskas had 10 assists, two tips and two pushes and Mason had two tips, four kills and three pushes.
The Forks volleyball team also beat Neah Bay 3-2.
