Sequim’s Velarde in All-Star Game
YAKIMA — Sequim senior Gavin Velarde has been selected to play in the Class 2A/1A/B All-State Football Game in June.
The game will be held at Earl Barden Field at East Valley High School in Yakima at 1 p.m. Saturday, June 23.
In his final season, Velarde caught 39 passes for 652 yards and eight touchdowns. He also ran for 123 yards and two more scores and intercepted three passes on defense.
Velarde is Sequim’s all-time career leader in receptions (135), receiving yards (2,331) and receiving touchdowns (28).
The receiver also ran for 778 career rushing yards and 14 TDs on 125 carries. He returned seven kickoffs for touchdowns and one punt return.
Defensively, he returned five interceptions for touchdowns in his career.
Velarde is selling game tickets and program advertisements for the All-State contest.
For more information, email velardegavin23@gmail.com.
Forks’ Dahlgren competes in college
LYNCHBURG, Va. — Forks’ Jack Dahlgren contributed to Grays Harbor College’s ninth-place finish at the National Collegiate Wrestling Association Duals Championship last weekend at Liberty University.
After opening with losses to host Liberty, 48-7, and Maryland-Baltimore County, 35-24, the Chokers downed Washington State, 43-16, Maine, 48-11, and Toledo 33-19.
The 197-pound Dahlgren recorded the most impressive win against Maine, according to Grays Harbor coach Phillip Pine. The fomer Forks standout convincingly beat two-time All-American River Robertson, 9-2.
He also earned a first-round pin of Maryland-Baltimore County’s Timothy Carter at 1:14 and fell in a 14-3 major decision while wrestling up at the 235-pound class against Liberty’s Austin Amos.
A freshman, Dahlgren is ranked third nationally in his weight class.
Sequim’s McMullin fares well
SEATTLE — Sequim’s Jasmine McMullin placed third and posted an NCAA Division II provisional-qualifying mark in the triple jump as Western Washington University added nine marks to the school’s top 10 record books during the season-opening UW Preview earlier this month.
McMullin, a senior for the Vikings and a 2013 Sequim graduate, was the top Division II placer among 18 competitors with a leap of 39-4 1/2 feet in the triple jump to record a provisional-qualifying mark.
She won the triple jump at the GNAC Indoor Championships in 2015 and 2016, and was an All-American in the triple jump during 2016. Her personal-best mark of 12.22 meters (40-1 ¼) is the indoor school record.
“It was good to see her do that,” Western head coach Pee Wee Halsell said of McMullin’s performance. “She was very consistent right around the 12-meter mark with her jumps, so that was good to see.”
Sequim’s Gavin Velarde
