PA Elite won the 5th grade girls basketball championship over the weekend at the annual Port Angeles Parks and Recreation Martin Luther King Jr. Tournament. Team members and coaches are, back row from left, Coach Dustin Clark, Kennedy Ronglein, Lindsay Smith, Leah Flanagan, Becca Manson, Clare Bowechop, Coach Ryan Smith and front, Teanna Clark, Shyanne Hunter, Qwaapeys Greene and Brooklyn Johnson.

PA Elite won the 5th grade girls basketball championship over the weekend at the annual Port Angeles Parks and Recreation Martin Luther King Jr. Tournament. Team members and coaches are, back row from left, Coach Dustin Clark, Kennedy Ronglein, Lindsay Smith, Leah Flanagan, Becca Manson, Clare Bowechop, Coach Ryan Smith and front, Teanna Clark, Shyanne Hunter, Qwaapeys Greene and Brooklyn Johnson.

AREA SPORTS BRIEFS: PA Elite win tourney; Elwha Bridge run set; Port Angeles Rams play Saturday; Pirates host casino night fundraiser

Elwha Bridge run coming up in February

PORT ANGELES — The Elwha River Bridge 5K/10K, the first race in the five race Run the Peninsula series, will be held Saturday, Feb. 2.

Runners and walkers will begin at the Lower Elwha Bridge west of Port Angeles and follow an out-and-back course east along the Olympic Discovery Trail.

The event will begin at 9:30 a.m.

There is no parking at the start/finish area.

Shuttles will be provided to all participants and spectators from Lower Elwha Food & Fuel. Participants also can be dropped off on the west side of the bridge.

Registration is available at tinyurl.com/PDN-ElwhaBridgeRun.

Rams back Saturday

EVERETT — The Port Angeles Rams are still seeking their initial American Basketball Association win after falling 103-85 to the Seattle Mountaineers over the weekend.

Abraham Venkse paced the Rams with 30 points, eight rebounds and five assists.

Mike Janis scored 21 points and had seven rebounds and three assists for Port Angeles.

The Rams (0-2) host the Tacoma Kings at Peninsula College at 6 p.m. Saturday.

Fans are encouraged to bring change to the game to donate to support the United Way of Clallam County.

PC Casino Night

BLYN — Tickets are still available for the 2019 Pirate Casino Night, Peninsula College Athletics’ annual signature fundraising event for athletic scholarships, set for 5:30 p.m. Friday, Feb. 15, at 7 Cedars Casino in Blyn.

The event features a buffet dinner, silent auction, live auction, a student-athlete speaker, games and entertainment. The evening’s events are followed by music and dancing to the band Mr. Pink.

“This is the one night that our community can really make a difference in the lives of our student athletes,” said Rick Ross, Associate Dean for Athletics and Student Life.

Last year’s event raised about $40,000 toward scholarships and the college is on target to reach that number again this year, event organizers say. The event has sold out the past two years and organizers recommend reserving seats early.

Tickets are $90 each or $720 for a table of eight. For more information or to reserve a seat, contact Donald Rollman at drollman@pencol.edu.

Peninsula Daily News

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