(June 30 – August 21)
All levels of golfers welcome, islanders and visitors alike! A fun-filled day of golf, food, friends and prizes galore including round trip airline tickets to anywhere in the US and a timeshare vacation! Net proceeds will be donated to the San Juan Preservation Trust specifically to maintain the trails and beauty of Turtleback Mountain.
High school varsity girls basketball coach, Terry Moran-Hodge, and girls from the varsity squad will lead a basketball camp July 7-9 (3:00-5:00) for girls entering grades 5-9. There will be individual and group instruction. Girls will learn how to play Viking style basketball. Scrimmaging will be separated into two groups. This camp is for players who would like to play on middle school, junior varsity, and varsity teams as will as girls who do not plan to play on a team and would like to learn skills and have fun. This is an opportunity to learn from varsity players, meet the coach early in your career, and make an impression. All levels of players are welcome. The cost of the camp ($45) includes a camp t-shirt. Pre-registration is encouraged although girls may register on the day of the camp. Funds generated will go towards the girls basketball program. Full and partial scholarships are available by calling the Orcas Rec. Program office (376-5339). Registration forms are available the public library, on line at www.orcasrec.org, and at the Rec. Program office in the Senior Center.
Children and youth ages 7-18 are invited for a giant game of Capture the Flag at Buck Park, July 4 from 10-noon There will also be egg toss, relay races, Egg-on-a-Spoon Race, and other fun outdoor games.
On Saturday June 28 from 1:30 to 3:30 p.m., the Orcas Radio Control Aircraft Society (ORCAS) will host a “Kid Build and Fly” event on their flying field at the north end of Mt. Baker Road.
Sam Parish and Barrett North competed in the Men’s Lightweight 2x (double) rowing event at the U.S. Rowing Youth National Championship in Cincinnati, Ohio from June 13 to 15.
Orcas Island Rowing Association (OIRA) is offering adult rowing classes taught by head coach Tina Brown, who is an Olympic rower and has coached extensively both at the college and junior level.
Sports updates and announcements from around Orcas Island.
Eight members of the Orcas Island girls’ varsity fastpitch softball team and two players on the Viking boys’ baseball team have been named to post-season All-league teams.
J.M Kendall of Bass Pro Newswire wrote rencently:
The red and white bobber bobbed on the surface of the small pond. Although it was still early in the day, summer insects buzzed and whirred in the warm, still air. My tee shirt clung damply to my back and my pony tail itched. But, my eyes were glued to the bobber until they were almost crossed.
Then it happened. The unmistakable ‘plop’ of the bobber going under and the slight tug on my line that meant I had a fish. I was six, it was summer, and I was fishing with my mom. What could be better?
Lopez Island High School Athletic Director Larry Berg said recently, “This was quite a year – winning league championships in football, volleyball, boys basketball, girls golf, and boys track; going to the State playoffs in volleyball, boys basketball, girls track, boys track, and girls golf; winning the District special sportsmanship award girls basketball; and being the State Academic Champions in girls golf with special academic awards for boys golf, boys track, and girls track.”
The Orcas Island Recreation Program is looking for four teams for this summer’s softball league. Adult softball will be held on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 5:50 to 7:30 p.m. at Buck Park startng July 1.
