SPORTS BRIEFS: Tryouts set for fast pitch select team

PORT ANGELES — Tryouts for all positions for the 2017-18 16 and under Port Angeles Fast Pitch select team will be held from noon to 2 p.m. Sunday at the Lincoln Park fields on West Lauridsen Boulevard in Port Angeles.

The team is looking for committed competitive athletes 13 to 16 years old that are willing to work hard and have fun. For further information please contact Warren Stevens at 360-460-4731.

Big Hurt update

PORT ANGELES — The deadline for getting T-shirts for registering for the the Big Hurt has passed, but registration will stay open until Sept. 22, the day before the race. The race is having a “no t-shirt sale” with a 20 percent discount from the entry fee for registering for Iron Division or Team Division. Use the code NOTSHIRT to get the discount.

The course has also been updated. The mountain bike leg has moved back to the Foothills trail system from the Dry Hill trail system. The route earlier had been moved to Dry Hill because of a pending logging operation, but race organizers just received word that the Foothills trails system will remain open until Oct. 1. The course will be essentially the same as the past two years.

Register at www.bighurtpa.com/registration/.

Washington No. 7

Washington moved up one spot to No. 7 in the Associated Press college football poll after beating Rutgers 30-14 Friday.

Meanwhile, Washington State moved up to No. 20 from No. 24 after beating Montana State 31-0.

Florida State slipped from No. 3 to No. 10 after losing to Alabama and losing quarterback Deondre Francois to a season-ending injury.

The Crimson Tide is No. 1 again, securing 60 of 61 first-place votes. USC dropped two spots to No. 6 after struggling to beat Western Michigan.

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