Here’s a rundown on some of the sports-related community events taking place in the North Whidbey area.
Phay finishes 12th
Oak Harbor’s David Phay placed 12th in the Washington Open golf tournament this week at Bellevue’s Glendale Country Club.
Phay, the Whidbey Golf and Country Club pro, finished with a three-day total of 213, 10 strokes behind Blaine’s Jeff Coston who won his fourth Open.
Tennis coaching lessons
Adults and high-school students can learn to be tennis coaches at the Quickstart Tennis Workshop Saturday, May 29, from 11 a.m. until 2:30 p.m. at the Sumner Park on Regatta Drive in Oak Harbor.
The workshop, sponsored by the Whidbey Island Tennis Association, “will give you what you need” to be an instructor at the this summer’s youth program.
The program will be for youngsters 5- to 10-years-old and will include five or six morning sessions from July 6 through July 30.
To register or get more information, email Cady at witaoh@comcast.net or call 675-5409.
Sports physicals
The Oak Harbor Wildcat Booster Club’s annual sports physical night will be Thursday, May 27, from 5 until 7 p.m. at Wildcat-Memorial Stadium.
The cost is $30 per athlete or $60 per family.
Students must be accompanied by a parent and should bring tennis shoes.
The physical is for middle school and high school sports programs.
Local physicians volunteer their time and do an extensive physical.
Proceeds benefit Oak Harbor High School athletic programs.
For more information, call the Oak Harbor High School athletic office at 279-5708.
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.
In-person registration for new and returning swimmers will be 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Monday, May 24, at the Coupeville Library, 788 NW Alexander St.
Telephone registrations will be accepted beginning May 25
at 678-6782, but persons will have a better chance of getting the class/time they want if they register in person.
Information is also available at www.coupevillelions.org or by calling Lion Cindy Van Dyk at 678-6782.
WG&CC Invitational
The Whidbey Golf and Country Golf is gearing up for its biggest event of the year, the Men’s Invitational May 28, 29 and 30.
Oak Harbor’s Eric McCardle is expected to return to defend his title. His former high-school teammate Phil Reedy should be one of the top challengers, according to WG&CC pro Dave Phay.
The tournament will have three handicap divisions and a senior division.
May 28 will feature a complimentary practice round and optional horse race.
May 29 will have the first round as well as long-drive, chipping and break-the-glass contests.
May 30 the leading foursome will tee-off last in the final round.
For information about the tournament, call 675-5490, ext. 1.
Course to open
The Holmes Harbor Golf Course should reopen by Memorial Day, according to Todd Bitts, president of the Holmes Harbor Recreational Association.
Bitts said they had hoped to reopen the course by May 17, but the process is more “complicated and time consuming than originally envisioned.”
The course was closed March 15 by the owners, Holmes Harbor Community Partners LLC, because of financial problems. The Holmes Harbor Sewer District is in the process of purchasing the course.
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.
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.
Adult sailing class
Beginning adult sailing lessons will be offered on Tuesday and Thursday evenings 5:30 to 8 p.m. for three weeks starting May 25 at the Oak Harbor Marina as part of the Oak Harbor Youth Sailing program.
Participants (16 years or older) will learn how to sail on 14-foot Lido sailboats. They will also learn basics of rigging the boat, steering techniques, sailing rules, trimming sails, racing rules and boating safety. The cost of the three-week session is $200.
Registration is on a first come, first served basis. Interested adults can register by sending a check to OHYS, P.O. Box 2876, Oak Harbor.
Registration forms and class information can be downloaded by going to the Web site at www.ohyouthsailing.org. For more information, email kbskubi@whidbey.net.
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.
Summer 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.
Soccer tournament
The Fort Nugent fields will be home to Oak Harbor’s sixth Annual Rock On! 3v3 Soccer Tournament Memorial Day weekend.
North Whidbey Soccer Club is hosting this event and expects up to 100 teams to participate.
Spokesman River Powers said, “The 3v3 soccer game is one of the fastest and most exciting games around, providing plenty of action for the athlete as well as the spectator.”
Each game consists of two 12-minute halves with no stoppages of play (subs on the fly). The playing field is 30 yards wide by 40 yards long with a no-play zone in front of the goal instead of a goalie.
In addition to the thrilling 3v3 competition, the Rock On! will also offer the fast-moving game of Goalie Wars. Goalie Wars is played by two players on a short field, each trying to score as many goals as possible upon the opposing player while simultaneously defending his/her own goal.
The game is played in two- or three-minute halves (depending on the age group) with a one-minute half-time. Goalies attempt to score by punting, throwing, kicking, drop kicking, heading or rolling the ball.
Registration in the Rock On! 3v3 Soccer Tournament is open to age divisions U8 through U18. For their $125 registration fee, teams are guaranteed three games and generous goodies bags for each player. The registration deadline is May 20.
For additional information, check out the North Whidbey Soccer Club Web site (nwhidbeysoccer.org), or contact the tournament directors: River Powers at riverpowers@yahoo.com/360-929-2097, or Lori Stewart at loristew@verizon.net/360-679-4799.
The North Whidbey Soccer Club is also providing a limited number of free vendor spots for youth athletic teams and youth clubs who are interested in conducting fundraising for their organization during the tournament. Contact Stewart for information.
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.”
