Greg Nance and David Perry both won four events, while Margaret Hayes, Annika Thornburg, Julia Wiggins, Riley Meidell, Aidan Driggers, Andrew Kenny, and Corey Dunn were all three-time winners on Monday’s All-comers Track Meet at Woodward Intermediate School. The Joggers Mile produced an unprecedented four-way tie for first place, with Sam Sellers, Michael Sydor, Heidi Washenberger and John Washenberger all finishing one second off their predicted times. Ideal conditions once again produced a turnout of nearly 200. The series continues on Mondays through the end of August.
The Bainbridge Island Little League 11-12-year-old softball All-Stars traveled five hours across the state to the home of the Washington state Little League softball tournament hosted by Walla Walla Little League last weekend. Bainbridge participated in the tournament with nine other teams from across the state.
With the recent success of the all-comers meets and the Go Run! program, it seemed like only a matter of time before a cross country program was established.
Greg Nance won four events at Monday’s All-comers Track Meet at Woodward Middle School, while Margaret Hayes, Elana Dorsey, Kelsey Trapp, Haley Brandt-Erichsen, Andrew Kenny, and Carlo Ruggiero were all triple winners. Ideal conditions brought a turnout of nearly 200 participants. The meets continue through August 25.
GIG HARBOR – The Bainbridge Gold 10-11 year-old baseball All-Stars did their best to make it to state.
PORT ORCHARD – Everything was going right for Bainbridge Majors All-Star manager Greg Wellbrock and his team Thursday.
Even his family benefited when his daughter Victoria took home $180 from the fundraiser raffle pot.
“That was a good sign,” he said.
The Bainbridge Majors All-Stars did their part to make things go their way by scoring 36 runs in three days as they defeated South Kitsap Southern 12-4 in the Little League District 2 championship game in Port Orchard.
Olivia Driggers, Carly Tizzano, Andrew Kenny, and Ben Galbraith all won three events at Monday’s inaugural all-comers track meet.
Bainbridge Majors softball coach Melanie Edenholm suggested one minor adjustment to the batters against Sequim’s starting pitcher.
It paid off big time.
Bainbridge batted around in the fourth inning to score nine runs, rallying from a 3-0 deficit to defeat Sequim 11-5 in the Little League District 2 championship game at Snider Park in Poulsbo Monday night.
POUSLBO – Just like the thunderstorm that passed through, the Bainbridge Majors softball All-Stars struck hard and fast against the East Jefferson/South Jefferson/Port Townsend All-Stars Wednesday, defeating them 12-1 in five innings at Snider Park in Poulsbo.
The South Kitsap Babe Ruth All-Stars kept the Bainbridge All-Stars from knocking the ball around on Sunday like they did on Friday, defeating them 16-4 and 13-5 to win the District 8 title at Battle Point Park.
The Bainbridge Majors baseball All-Stars kicked off district play with two big wins in the Little League District tournament at Art Mikelsen Field in Port Orchard over the weekend.
For those baseball fans dismayed with the escapades of the Seattle Mariners – they of the 28-50 record at press-time – can take a trip back to yesteryear with the “Grand Old Game,” an exhibition baseball game played on the Fourth of July.
Put on by the Bainbridge Historical Baseball Society, this year’s contest takes place at the baseball field at Bainbridge High School at 9 a.m. and pits the Bainbridge Reds “All-Stars” against the Winslow “Homestead” Grays.
It was a year to remember for the Bainbridge fastpitch team this season.
The Spartans defeated Holy Names for the first time in recent memory as they raced through the regular season losing just one game and won its first Metro League Mountain Division title.
