AREA SPORTS: Deer Run 5K on Naval Magazine Indian Island set Saturday

Chance to run or walk on closed Naval base

Deer Run 5K on Indian Island base set Saturday

PORT HADLOCK — Naval Magazine Indian Island will host the installation’s annual Deer Run 5K and 1-mile fun run on Saturday.

The race will have a 1-mile paved course near the waterfront, where strollers are permitted, and a 5K course on an unpaved route through a forested area and along the waterfront, where strollers are not permitted. Dogs are not allowed on the installation, with the exception of licensed service animals.

Participants will be able to enter Indian Island’s main gate, across Flagler Road from Indian Island County Park, starting at 8:30 a.m. Drivers will be directed to a checkpoint for vehicle inspection and identity verification. A valid form of identification, such as a driver’s license or other state- or federal-issued identification with a picture, is required for entry and registration. Visitor parking will be available on base.

Same-day registration is $10 and will begin at 8:30 a.m. Base entry and registration will close at 9:30 a.m., and the race will start at 10 a.m.

The top three male and female participants will receive awards. A limited supply of race T-shirts will be available for purchase for $20 with a credit card or exact change only, while sizes and quantities are available.

Visitors to Indian Island are subject to inspection due to the installation’s security posture.

Mud drags at fair

PORT TOWNSEND — Mud drags will help close out the Jefferson County Fair on Sunday.

Jeff. Co. 4×4 club will oversee racing at the fair, 4907 Landes St.

Gates will open at 8 a.m. with registration closing at 10:30 a.m. and racing at 11 a.m.

A drivers’ meeting will be held at 10:45 a.m.

Classes include 4, 6, 8, Open, SXS, Lap Sitters and Kids quads.

Entries are $30 per class.

Paid admission to the Jefferson County Fair is required to attend.

For more information, https://tinyurl.com/PDN-MudDrags24.

Junior soccer benefit

SEQUIM — A charity golf tournament benefitting Sequim Junior Soccer is set Saturday at Sunland Golf Club.

Steve Nichols’ first Sink It For Soccer, a four-person scramble format event, will benefit the area youth soccer club.

The cost is $75 per player, $45 for Sunland members, and includes lunch.

Tee-off is set for 9 a.m.

There will be net and gross payouts, and mulligans and throws will be available for purchase.

A split-the-pot raffle also will be held.

To register, call Sunland’s pro shop at 360-683-6800.

Soccer swap Monday

SEQUIM — Sequim Junior Soccer will hold its annual Soccer Swap at the Albert Haller Playfields, 500 N. Blake Ave., Monday at 4 p.m.

The public can bring outgrown soccer gear and swap for a pair of cleats, shin guards or other soccer gear that fits.

EJLL golf tourney

PORT TOWNSEND — East Jefferson Little League will host its third annual golf tournament at Discovery Bay Golf Club on Aug. 17.

The four-person scramble format event will tee off with a 9 a.m. shotgun start.

Registration is $100 per person and includes golf and lunch.

Carts are available for $30. To reserve, call the pro shop at 360-385-0704.

To register or sponsor the event, call Kara Rogers at 360-301-3276.

Peninsula Daily News

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