Port Angeles Swim Club records fall
WENATCHEE — Fifteen Port Angeles Swim Club records fell when club members competed recently at the Alcoa Starlight Open long-course swim meet.
Tristin Butler, 16, broke four club records in his age group. Butler set club marks in the 100-, 200-, 400- and 800-meter freestyle.
Cameron Butler, 14, set six new record: the 200 backstroke, 200 free, 100 and 200 breaststroke, the 100 butterfly and the 400 individual medley.
Kenzie Johnson, 13, notched a new club record in the 800 freestyle.
Nadia Cole, 13, not only took first place in both the 100 and 200 breaststroke, her times broke club records in both events and qualified her for the championship meet at the end of this month.
Carter Juskevich, 17, set a new mark in the 100 breast.
John Macias, 18, broke the club record for his age group in the 400 free.
Cristion honored
DUBUQUE, Iowa — Port Angeles High School graduate Nathan Cristion was honored by the University of Dubuque.
Cristion, a wrestler, received the 2015 University of Dubuque Spartan Academic Achievement Award, which goes to athletes who have a 3.0 or higher cumulative GPA.
As a senior for the Spartans, Cristion went 11-13 with nine pins in the 197/285-pound weight class. He opened the season with pins in four of his first five matches.
Port Angeles football coach Bret Curtis told the Peninsula Daily News sports staff last month that Cristion will be part of the Roughriders’ coaching staff this season.
Tennis clinics
PORT ANGELES — Port Angeles High School boys tennis coach Gil Stockton is offering a free clinic for middle school and high school boys who want to learn more about the game.
The clinic runs through Friday at the Port Angeles High School tennis courts.
The clinic for seventh- and eighth-graders runs from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. each day, and 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. for those in high school.
Players should bring sunscreen, hats and water with them to the clinic.
For more information, contact Stockton at gmstockton@wavecable.com.
Football officials needed
PORT ANGELES — The North Olympic Football Officials Association is seeking new football officials for this fall.
“If you ever thought about refereeing high school and below football games, now is the time,” the association’s assigning secretary Mike Wilson said in a news release.
“Refereeing is a great way to stay involved with the sport and get some good exercise.”
The North Olympic Football Officials Association an orientation and beginners clinic Tuesday, August 4, at 7 p.m., in the meeting rooms of Vern Burton Community Center in Port Angeles.
This is the association’s only rookie clinic and is designed give brand new candidates a taste of what is involved in beginning to officiate football.
For more information, phone Wilson at 360-808-3076.
