AREA SPORTS: Operation Uplift golf tournament June 9 at The Cedars at Dungeness

BMX league for beginners starts Monday

Operation Uplift golf tourney set June 9 at Cedars

SEQUIM — Registration is underway and sponsorships are available ahead of The Operation Uplift Tournament at The Cedars at Dungeness Golf Course on June 9.

The four-person scramble format event raises funds to benefit Operation Uplift, a Port Angeles-based support group for cancer survivors. No handicap is required.

Registration begins at 11:30 a.m. ahead of the 1 p.m. shotgun start.

Entry fees are $100 and includes green fees, cart, KP contest, range balls, prizes and the awards dinner after the tournament.

Sponsorship levels include Hot Pink ($1,000); Pink Up Pink ($750); Peach ($500) and Lavender ($200).

To register, call 360-683-6344 or visit

Pinch, Hit & Run

PORT ANGELES — Registration is underway for a Major League Baseball Pitch, Hit & Run contest hosted by the Port Angeles Lefties on June 24.

Group testing will begin at 10 a.m. at Civic Field.

Boys and girls ages 7-14 as of November 2024 are eligible to participate in a series of baseball and softball drills with the goal of earning the most points in their age group and advancing to compete in the Seattle Mariners team championship.

Winners at the Mariners stage advance to the national finals at the World Series.

The contest is free.

To register, https://tinyurl.com/PDN-PinchHitRun24.

BMX beginners

PORT ANGELES — A beginners-only spring league season set to start Monday and continue for five Monday evenings from 5:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. through July 1.

League tuition is $149 per kid and includes five weeks of instruction and racing, a league jersey, personalized number plate, loaner bike and helmet (when available) plus a season-end award and pizza party.

To register, visit http://lincolnparkbmxleague.com.

Pool, YMCA closed

PORT TOWNSEND — The YMCA of Jefferson County and Mountain View Pool is closed through at least Saturday due to a maintenance issue that has caused a lack of running water at the facility.

Lifeguard classes

SEQUIM — Two lifeguard certification courses will be hosted by the YMCA of Sequim this summer.

The courses includes two online systems, classroom training and pool sessions.

Pre-class swim workouts are available for anyone who needs to improve their swim skills.

Completion of the class will provide a Lifeguard Certification plus CPR, First Aid, AED and Emergency Oxygen certifications.

Registration is open through June 8 for the first session, set June 21-23 and 29-30.

Registration is open through July 20 for the second session, set Aug. 3-4, 10-11 and 17.

Students must be age 16 by the final day of class, complete the swim test by the registration date and the online learning system by the first day of training.

The cost is $75 and to register, visit https://tinyurl.com/PDN-Lifeguard24 or call 360-477-4381.

For more information, email aquatics@olympicpeninsulaymca.org.

Peninsula Daily News

More in Sports

Port Angeles’ Edward Gillespie competes in the 100 breaststroke at the Swimvitational at the Olympic Aquatic Center in Silverdale. (Linda Adams)
BOYS SWIMMING: Roughriders third at Swimvitational

The Port Angeles boys swim team traveled to the Olympic… Continue reading

Morgan Politika, Port Angeles girls basketball.
ATHLETE OF THE WEEK: Morgan Politika, Port Angeles girls basketball

There’s a lot of players who have helped the Port Angeles girls… Continue reading

PREP WRESTLING: Port Angeles boys third at WIAA Matman

The Port Angeles boys wrestling squad finished third at the… Continue reading

Peninsula College’s Haley Ostrander led the Pirates in scoring Saturday with 16 points against Edmonds. (Jay Cline/Peninsula College)
COLLEGE BASKETBALL: Peninsula women extend streak to 44 games

The Peninsula College women’s basketball team used a suffocating… Continue reading

Sequim wolves
BOYS BASKETBALL ROUNDUP: Port Angeles romps over North Mason

Sequim holds off Kingston comeback attempt

GIRLS BASKETBALL ROUNDUP: Port Angeles, Sequim extend winning streaks

Riders five straight and Wolves four straight

Seattle Seahawks Tyrice Knight (48), Ernest Jones IV (13) and Leonard Williams (99) celebrate during Seattle's 41-6 NFC divisional playoff victory over the San Francisco 49ers at Lumen Field on Saturday night. (Getty Images)
NFL PLAYOFFS: Yes, the Seahawks really are this good

In a back corner of the locker room, Patrick O’Connell… Continue reading

FRIDAY’S PREP SCORES: Port Angeles, Sequim boys and girls all win Friday

Friday’s Prep Basketball Scores Look for updates on these games during the… Continue reading

Chase Gunnell/State Department of Fish and Wildlife 
An angler casts for winter steelhead while fishing an undisclosed river on the Olympic Peninsula.
OUTDOORS: Olympic Peninsula steelhead shake off potential federal Endangered Species Act listing

STATE AND TRIBAL co-managers, steelhead anglers and West End residents can all… Continue reading

PREPS: Franich leads Port Angeles bowlers past Sequim

Leilah Franich had a big day and helped the… Continue reading

PREP SWIMMING: Denburg adds 4th state qualifying time as Riders swamp North Kitsap

Port Angeles swimmers posted 14 personal-best times, won 10 events,… Continue reading