PORT ANGELES — The games contested Saturday may be friendly exhibitions but Wally Sigmar Field will be the site of a rumble Saturday during a Peninsula College-hosted soccer showcase.
The fourth annual Rumble in the Rainforest soccer exhibition features some of the best soccer talent in Western Washington, including the Peninsula Pirates men and women.
The Rumble benefits the Peninsula College athletic program.
The event, featuring six hour-long games, kicks off Saturday at 10 a.m. at Wally Sigmar Field with a match between the Peninsula College men’s team and St. Martin’s University.
That will be followed by a game between the Peninsula women’s squad and Saint Martin’s at 11:15 a.m.
At 12:30 p.m., the Peninsula men will face off against Olympic Force SC.
St. Martin’s takes on the Force women at 1:45 p.m.
At 3 p.m., the St. Martin’s men face the Force, and the Peninsula women will wrap the day’s play with a game against the Force women.
There also will be food and drink options from Next Door Gastropub and the Pirate Cove Café, available at the field.
Admission is $10 for those 18 and older and $5 for ages 7 to 17 ($2.50 if wearing an academy or area club soccer jersey) and seniors and current members of the military. Kids 6 and under get in free.
A family of five or more is $30.
Admission includes in/out privileges throughout the day.
No outside food or beverages are allowed.
Team information
The Peninsula College women’s and men’s teams are powerhouse programs in the Northwest Athletic Conference.
They play their regular season in the fall and are allowed a short exhibition season each spring.
The Pirate men won the NWAC championship last season under first-year head coach Cale Rodriguez.
The Peninsula women advanced to the NWAC semifinals last year guided by two-time NWAC champion head coach Kanyon Anderson.
The Peninsula men and women are the first NWAC programs from the same school to win back-to-back championships, having done so in 2012 and 2013.
■ The Saint Martin’s men’s and women’s teams participate in the NCAA’s Great Northwest Athletic Conference at the Division II level. The Saints placed sixth in GNAC men’s soccer last fall, while the women finished ninth.
■ Olympic Force SC is a semi-pro club based in Bremerton. The Force women play in the Northwest Premier League and the men play in the Evergreen Premier League.
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Sports reporter Michael Carman can be contacted at 360-452-2345, ext. 57050 or at mcarman@peninsuladailynews.com.
