These Lincoln Park BMX racers raised $5,500 for the Race for Life fundraisers. From left are George Williams, Bradan Gray, track operator Sean Coleman, Zebastian Ferrier-Dixon, Kristopher Giffin, Bennett Gray, Wayne Goldsbary, Orion Hedin, Andy Goldsbary, Cash Coleman and Kylin Weitz. (Courtesy photo)

These Lincoln Park BMX racers raised $5,500 for the Race for Life fundraisers. From left are George Williams, Bradan Gray, track operator Sean Coleman, Zebastian Ferrier-Dixon, Kristopher Giffin, Bennett Gray, Wayne Goldsbary, Orion Hedin, Andy Goldsbary, Cash Coleman and Kylin Weitz. (Courtesy photo)

AREA SPORTS BRIEFS: Lincoln Park BMX raises over $6,700; NPFC wins against Harbor Force 2

Wilder Sr. loses close game against Bellingham Post No. 7

Peninsula Daily News

PORT ANGELES — Lincoln Park BMX raised more than $6,700 during its Race for Life Fundraiser on Sunday.

Race for Life proceeds support the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society. The total puts the Lincoln Park BMX as the fourth-highest fundraising track in the nation.

Racers George Williams, Sean Coleman, Bradan Gray, Zebastian Ferrier-Dixon, Kristopher Giffin, Wayne Goldsbary, Orion Hedin, Andy Goldsbary, Cash Coleman and top fundraiser Kylin Weitz raised $5,500 of the total.

Wilder Senior loses close game

BELLINGHAM — Wilder Sr.’s bats continue to be active, but they gave up three runs in the bottom of the seventh to drop their fourth straight, 10-9, to Bellingham Post No. 7 on Sunday.

Wilder managed 11 hits in the see-saw affair that saw five lead changes. Entering the seventh inning, the game was tied 7-7. Wilder Sr. scored two runs in the top of the seventh, but gave up three runs, two of them unearned, in the bottom of the inning.

Logan Olson had a great game, going 4-for-4 at the plate with a double, a walk, a run scored, two runs driven in and two stolen bases.

John Vaara was 2-for-4 at the plate with a double, two runs scored, an RBI and a stolen base, while Jacob Felton was 2-for-5 with a run scored and two RBIs. Conner Bear had a double, a run scored and an RBI, while Michael Grubb scored two runs and stole two bases.

Trey Baysinger pitched the ninth and took the loss.

Wilder Sr. (2-3 in league) played a doubleheader Sunday against Post No. 7 in Bellingham. They next play in the Garrettson Tournament in Yakima beginning on Thursday, then get ready to host the Dick Brown Memorial Tournament at Civic Field July 1-4.

Wilder Jr. lost a pair of doubleheaders on the road this weekend. They lost two close games 4-3 and 6-5 to Stanwood on Saturday and 8-3 to Blaine and 11-3 to Lynden on Sunday.

Wilder Jr. is off to play in the Brent Edwards Tournament in Selah beginning on Thursday. They return to play a series of home games at Volunteer Field at July 2, 3 and 4.

Bellingham 10, Wilder Sr. 9

WSr. 2 1 0 2 2 0 2 — 9 11 4

Bell. 3 2 0 0 1 1 3 — 10 12 4

WP: White. LP: Baysinger.

Pitching

Bell. — Moorlag 4.2 IP, 6 H, 4 ER, 6 BB, 2 K; White 2.1 IP, 5 H, 2 ER, 3 BB, 3 K.

Wilder Sr. — Grubb 5 IP, 9 H, 5 ER, BB, 2 K; Woods 0.2 IP ER, 2 BB; Baysinger IP, ER, 4 BB.

Hitting

Bell. — VanDiest 2-3, HR, 2 R, 2 RBI, 2 BB; Pennock 2-4, 2 R; White 2-4, Brookes 1-4, 2 RBI; Frere 1-3, 2 R.

Wilder Sr. — Olson 4-4, 2B, R, 2 RBI, BB, 2 SB; Vaara 2-4, 2B, 2 R, RBI; Hall 2-4, R; Felton 2-5 R, 2 RBI; Bear 1-4 2B, R, RBI; Grubb 0-3, 2 R, BB, HBP, 2 SB.

Northern Peninsula Football Club wins

GIG HARBOR — The Northern Peninsula Football Club got back on the winning track with a 5-2 win on the road Sunday against Harbor Force 2.

The win keeps the fledgling Port Townsend-based elite soccer team in second place in the Western Washington Premier League 2. The NPFC gets another crack at unbeaten first-place team Seattle Umoja in Port Townsend on July 25.

Scoring goals for NPFC were Orion Weinblatt, Joost Besijn and David Rowe in the first half to take a 3-0 lead into the break.

Silas DeWyse scored a goal for NPFC on a header off a corner kick to make it 4-0.

In the second half, Harbor Force 2 rallied with a pair of goals. One came on a penalty kick and the team scored another goal on a corner.

Ryan Tolbert put the game out of reach with a goal in the 90th minute for NPFC.

The NPFC (4-1-2) next plays at Gala FC in Arlington on Sunday. This is a team the Olympic Peninsula club beat 4-1 in May.

NPFC has scheduled a couple of nonleague friendlies. The first will be July 3 at Albert Haller field in Sequim against a Seattle U-19 select team. Team manager Besijn said another friendly will be played at Memorial Field in Port Townsend on July 10, though an opponent has not been picked yet.

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