Here’s a rundown on some of the sports-related community events taking place in the North Whidbey area.
Car wash
The American Legion baseball team will hold a car wash Saturday, June 12, from 10 a.m. until 3 p.m. at the Bayshore branch of Whidbey Island Bank.
Fifth/sixth grade girls basketball
The Oak Harbor Cats fifth/sixth-grade girls basketball team placed fifth out of eight teams in a tournament in Burlington last month.
The Cats fell in the first game to the Southside Crush 14-11, then dropped a 25-32 decision to the EBC Thunder.
In game three the Cats faced the Crush again, this time winning 30-13. The offense was paced by Payge Duerre, Julie Jansen, Rosie Mooki, Deja Bunch and Hannah Knoll.
The Cats dropped games four and five to the UBA Lightning (15-9) and Stanwood (20-14).
Tips and Sips golf program
Whidbey Golf and Country Club is again offering its “Tips and Sips” program every Tuesday in June starting at 5 p.m.
This program is open to the public for golfers who want to improve their game, lower their handicap and meet some new playing partners.
The program consists of a one-hour group lesson with WG&CC professionals and a one-hour social with snacks and beverage of your choice. The cost is $20 per session.
Reservations are appreciated but not required and can be made through the pro shop by calling 360-675-5490, ext. 1.
Free fishing
Each year, thousands of Washingtonians go fishing – legally – without a license. How? By taking advantage of Free Fishing Weekend, scheduled June 12-13.
During those two days, no license will be required to fish or gather shellfish in any waters open to fishing in Washington state. Also, no vehicle use permit will be required during Free Fishing Weekend to park at any of the 600 water-access sites maintained by the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife.
In addition, anglers will not need a Two Pole Endorsement to fish with two poles on thousands of lakes statewide, nor will they need a Columbia River Salmon and Steelhead Endorsement, otherwise required to fish for salmon and steelhead in the Columbia River and its tributaries.
While no licenses are required on Free Fishing Weekend, other rules such as size limits, bag limits and closures will still be in effect. Anglers will also be required to complete a catch record card for any salmon, steelhead or sturgeon they catch.
Catch record cards and Fishing in Washington 2010/2011 sportfishing rules pamphlets are available free at hundreds of sporting goods stores and other license dealers throughout the state. See http://wdfw.wa.gov/lic/vendors/vendors.htm on the WDFW website to locate a license dealer.
The sportfishing rules pamphlet also is available on WDFW’s website at http://wdfw.wa.gov/fishing/regulations.
Girls basketball camp
The Wildcat girls basketball camp will be June 21 to 24 at the Oak Harbor High School gymnasium.
The camp will run from 8 to 9:30 a.m. for those entering third through the seventh grade, and from 9:30 to 11:45 for those entering eighth through the 12th grade.
The cost is $40 and it will guarantee a T-shirt if registered by Wednesday, June 16.
The camp is under the direction of new Oak Harbor High School girls basketball coach Trisha Clayville and her players.
Clayville said, “This camp is for girls of all skill levels, and is a great way to have fun and stay active.”
For more information, contact Clayville at 509-951-3499 or twieber@ohsd.net
Boys hoop camp
The Wildcat Summer Hoop Camp for boys is now taking registrations.
The basketball camp at Oak Harbor High School will run June 22-24 and July 6-8 from noon to 1 p.m. each day. The cost is $40 for all six days.
Information about the girls summer camp will be released soon.
For more information or to get registration forms, contact Justin Ronning at jronning@ohsd.net or Mike Washington at mwashington@ohsd.net.
Swim lessons
For the 51st year, the Coupeville Lions Club will provide swimming lessons for children ages 4 and older at the Admirals’ Cove pool south of Coupeville.
The Lions’ Learn-to-Swim lessons will run weekdays June 21 through June 30.
Lessons are 30 minutes each and are scheduled from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Cost for the session is $25 per child, due at registration.
Families of previously enrolled swimmers have been sent a registration form so they can register by mail. Mailed-in registrations will be processed in the order received.
Telephone registrations are being accepted at 678-6782.
Information is also available at www.coupevillelions.org or by calling Lion Cindy Van Dyk at 678-6782.
Football tickets
Tickets for the East-West all-star football game in Everett Saturday, June 26 at 1 p.m. are now available.
The $7 tickets can be purchased through Oak Harbor’s Nick Rouser, who will be playing in the game. Contact Rouser at k.rouser@comcast.net.
Junior golf camp
A junior golf camp will be offered by the Whidbey Golf and Country Club June 28 to 30 from 1 to 3 p.m.
A barbeque will follow the last day of the camp.
The cost is $75 per child and $10 per extra barbeque.
Contact WG&CC at 675-5400, ext. 1.
Boat registrations
In Washington state, all boat registrations expire on June 30.
Owners of boats and watercraft received a postcard in April informing them DOL won’t mail paper renewal reminders for boats and other watercraft anymore because the funding used to print and mail them was eliminated. The postcard invited these owners to sign up online at dol.wa.gov to receive renewal reminders by email.
DOL will send out boat and watercraft email renewal reminders to those who signed up for them on June 9. To receive one of these reminders, boat owners have to sign up at the DOL website no later than June 8.
Boat registrations can be renewed online and in person at a neighborhood vehicle licensing office. Those who choose to renew in an office should make sure to note the registration number on the bow of the boat or watercraft and take that information to the office.
Adult volleyball
Adult recreational volleyball is being offered at the Coupeville Middle School gym from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. through July 19.
The fee is $30; register at swparks.org.
For more information, contact Heather Kortuem at hrkortuemn@hotmail.com.
Summer PE camp
Looking for fun activities to keep the kids busy this summer, then check out the Oak Harbor PE Summer Camp offered at Crescent Harbor Elementary July 19-23.
The camp is open to grades one through five and will run from 9 a.m. until 4 p.m. each day.
For more information, visit the camp Web site at www.pesummercamps.org. For other information, email pesc@pesummercamps.org or Justin Ronning at jronning@ohsd.net.
Whidbey Island Running Club
The Whidbey Island Running Club, sponsored by the North Whidbey Park and Recreation Department, is looking for interested runners to train for the spring/summer track season of the USA Track and Field Junior Olympics.
Interested participants can contact the John Vanderzicht Memorial Pool at 675-7665 or head coach Catie Rodeheffer at 279-2196 to get information on practice times and locations.
Interested parties can also visit team practices Mondays and Fridays from 4 to 5 p.m. at Fort Nugent Park. The first two practices are free.
North Whidbey Aquatic Club
The North Whidbey Aquatic Club (NWAC) is a competitive swimming program of the North Whidbey Park and Recreation District. It includes swimmers of all abilities and ages from 6 through college. Tryouts occur Mondays, Tuesdays and Thursdays at the city pool from 4:45 to 5:30 p.m. New swimmers should be able to swim a length of the pool in freestyle and backstroke. The first two weeks are free. For more information, please call the pool (765-7665) to speak with Head Coach Neil Romney or view the team’s Web site at www.teamunify.com/pnswznwac.
Whidbey News-Times sports photos found on line
Sports photographs taken by Jim Woolbright for the Whidbey News-Times are available online for everyone to view and download.
Woolbright’s photos can be found at gallery.me.com/jameswoolbright.
Woolbright generally takes over 100 photographs of the events he attends and would like everyone to have access. He said, “I am a sort of give-the-families-what-they-want kind of guy.”
