AREA SPORTS BRIEFS: Port Angeles Youth Wrestling Club practices underway, registration ongoing through end of month

Forks Blue and Gold Game dinner tickets available

Registration still open for PA youth wrestling

PORT ANGELES — Port Angeles Wrestling Club’s youth wrestling program for boys and girls in kindergarten through eighth grade is underway and accepting registration through the end of the month.

Port Angeles High School wrestling coach Rob Gale oversees the program and said 72 athletes were out for the first practice last week — the highest turnout he’s seen in his 15 years as a coach.

Practices will continue until Feb. 19.

All skill levels are welcome to participate in the program, which practices twice a week (with an additional two days of practice for an advanced/competitive group).

The fee is $80 per wrestler with families of three or more eligible for discounts. Scholarships also are available if needed. Advanced/competitive wrestlers are $120.

Fees include a PAWC T-shirt and a USA Wrestling registration card.

Practices are held in the Port Angeles High School gym’s wrestling room.

Wrestlers in kindergarten through third grade practice from 6 p.m. to 7:15 p.m. Mondays and Wednesdays.

Those in fourth through eighth grade practice from 6:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. Mondays and Wednesdays.

The advanced/competitive group meet for an additional practice from 6 p.m. to 7 p.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays.

Wrestling coaches are Dyllan Snavely, Chris Myers, Brian Cristion, JR Flores, Toby Abrams and Steve Anderson.

For more information, contact Rob Gale at 360-461-1284 or rgale@portangelesschools.org.

Blue and Gold dinner

FORKS — The Forks Spartans boys and girls basketball teams will hold their Spartan Blue and Gold Scrimmage and Spaghetti Dinner fundraiser Tuesday.

The spaghetti dinner will be held in the foyer outside the gymnasium with doors opening at 5:30 p.m.

The girls game will be played at 6 p.m., with the boys following at 7 p.m.

Tickets are available from Forks boys and girls basketball players or at the door with a $10 donation.

Proceeds from the event will be donated to longtime Spartans coach Scott Justus.

PAHS alumni game

PORT ANGELES — Players are sought for a Port Angeles High School Alumni Basketball Game planned for Nov. 29.

The game will be held at the high school gym from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m.

The cost is $5 to play and proceeds will support the Roughrider boys basketball program.

For more information, contact head coach Kasey Ulin at 360-640-1845 or email knowlimit10@hotmail.com.

Peninsula Daily News

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