Sports Quarterly May 2015

Open Up to Sizzling Summer Sports Action
It’s been an action-packed sports season so far! The Everett Silvertips kept us cheering
throughout their season and against Spokane and Portland during the WHL playoffs.
More “adrenaline rushes” are expected this summer as baseball, lacrosse, soccer,
triathlons, beach volleyball, and other athletes and teams come to Snohomish County
seeking athletic glory.
Snohomish’s Bottega Fitness Park is the place for beach volleyball as it hosts the AVP
Next Zone 3 Series for five weekends. The top men’s and women’s teams will win a
main draw seed in the AVP Manhattan Beach Open in southern California.
Fast soccer play comes to Snohomish County this summer. Teams from west of the
Mississippi are expected to compete on Snohomish’s Stocker Soccer Fields in the U.S.
Youth Soccer Region IV Presidents Cup. Local soccer clubs will also host their soccer
tournaments that will bring hundreds of teams to the area.
The MSNM National Championship, a NCAA-certified girls’ basketball tournament,
comes back for a second consecutive year. It’s a thrill to have NCAA women’s basketball
coaches in Snohomish County!
Get ready for home-run batting action as girls’ fast pitch teams compete in the NSA
Western World Series.
The Everett Cup signals the start of baseball season when Everett AquaSox and Everett
Merchants play at Everett Memorial Stadium.
Let’s not forget three upcoming lacrosse tournaments, several triathlons ranging in
distances and styles, and so much more.
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We’re also celebrating athletic achievement this year:
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Everett Community College Hall of Fame Awards Banquet, June 3. Purchase
tickets now.
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Snohomish County Sports Hall of Fame Banquet, Sept. 16. Become a sponsor today.
And next April, join with the world to watch future Olympic gold medalists at the Pacific
Rim Gymnastics Championship at XFINITY Arena at Everett!
Come out and cheer on your favorite athlete or team.
Open Up to Limitless Excitement!
Tammy
Tammy Dunn
Sports Development Manager
Baseball & Softball
First Pitch: Everett Merchants Baseball
On June 16, the annual Everett Memorial Cup game kicks off the Everett Merchants’
baseball season when they face the Everett AquaSox at Everett Memorial Stadium.
This Pacific Coast League team, composed of college players wanting to continue
playing throughout the summer, plays teams from Seattle, Vancouver, Burnaby, and
Alaska.
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The team plays at Everett Memorial Stadium when the AquaSox are out of town.
Visit www.EverettMerchantsBaseball.com for game schedule, admission price, and more
information.
Batter Up: Get Your AquaSox Tickets Now!
With a new group of young players, the Everett
AquaSox are ready for action. The minor league
baseball season starts on Thursday, June 18 at
Everett Memorial Stadium. The AquaSox will
take on the Eugene Emeralds.
Season tickets, mini-plan ticket packages, and
single game tickets are now on sale.
Enjoy a variety of special and unique promotions
such as post-game fireworks, Military
Appreciation Sundays, Half Price Mondays, Star
Wars Night, and Pink at the Park auction to
benefit Providence Comprehensive Breast
Center.
Visit AquaSox.com for game schedule, tickets,
and more information.
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75 Teams Vie for Championships, May 23-25
Triple Crown Sports Memorial Baseball Tournament will bring 75
baseball teams composed of 10 through 18 year olds to
compete over Memorial Day weekend.
Now in its eleventh year, the tourney will be played at Sky
River Park in Monroe, Archbishop Murphy High School in
Everett, Tambark Creek Park in Mill Creek, and other ball fields
in King County.
Register your team today!
NSA Girls Fast Pitch Western World Series, July 15-18
Approximately 125 girls’ fast pitch teams from
California, Oregon, Nevada, Washington, and British
Columbia will come to compete for top honors.
Games will be played over three days at Sky River
Park in Monroe, Marysville-Pilchuck High School in
Marysville, and Phil Johnson Ball Fields in
Lynnwood. The first day of play will be pool play
followed by the championship rounds, beginning late
Friday afternoon.
Coupons and swag items from local businesses are
welcome for the athletes’ welcome bags. Contact
Aaron Wilson, [email protected] or
(425) 348-5802 ext. 109 for more information.
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Basketball
Triple Crown’s MSNM National Championship, July 10-13
MSNM National Championships, a NCAA-certified basketball event and hosted by Triple
Crown Sports, returns for another exciting year.
With the huge success of this girls’ basketball tourney last year, organizers are
expecting more than 125 teams. In 2014, teams from California, Colorado, Hawaii,
Montana, Oregon, Texas, Washington, and provinces in Canada competed in the
four-day tournament.
More than 100 collegiate coaches from NCAA Division I - III, National Association of
Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA), community colleges, and junior colleges from across
the United States will attend and observe the basketball players.
Register your team today!
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Football
Women’s Pro Football Season Underway
The hard-hitting full-tackle play of
Everett Reign is well underway in the
team’s 2015 season.
Reign is the premier women’s football
team for Snohomish and Skagit
counties and plays NFL-style 11-on11 tackle football against teams across
the country as well as regional teams in
Seattle, Tacoma, and Portland.
The last home game of the season is
Saturday, May 30 and will be played at
Everett Memorial Football Stadium.
Don’t miss a single second of the
action - purchase your tickets now!
Gymnastics
Pacific Rim Gymnastics Championships Return in 2016
Everett will again play host to more than 300 of the world’s best gymnasts when they
compete in the 2016 Pacific Rim Gymnastics Championships at the XFINITY Arena at
Everett, April 8-10, 2016.
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In 2012, Everett hosted the three-day biennial
international event that featured the top gymnasts from the
Pac Rim countries including Australia, Canada, China,
Japan, Korea, Mexico, New Zealand, Philippines, Russia,
and the United States. Several Americans went on to win
medals at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London.
“The 2012 Pac Rim Championships in Everett was one of the most successful ever
held,” said Steve Penny, president of USA Gymnastics. “The way the local
community, civic leaders, facilities and the gymnastics family worked together to stage
a great event put Everett at the top of our potential site list when we were awarded the
event for 2016. We are looking forward to a repeat performance next year.”
The three-day event is expected to feature athletes from more than 14 countries,
including Canada, China, Japan, Russia, and the United States, competing in men’s
and women’s gymnastics, rhythmic gymnastics, and trampoline.
The 2012 Pac Rim medalists included several Olympic medalists:
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Gabrielle Douglas, Kyla Ross and Jordyn Wieber, members of the gold-medal
winning 2012 U.S. women’s gymnastics team
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Rosannagh MacLennan, Canadian 2012 Olympic gold medalist in trampoline for
Canada
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Karen Cockburn, Canadian 2012 Olympic silver medalist in synchronized
trampoline (with MacLennan)
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Olympians who medaled at the Pac Rim Championships in 2012 include:
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Jake Dalton and Sam Mikulak of the USA, men’s gymnastics
Julie Zetlin of the USA and Janine Murray of Australia, rhythmic gymnastics
Steven Gluckstein and Savannah Vinsant of the USA, Jason Burnett of Canada,
Blake Gaudry of Australia, and Victoria Voronina of Russia, trampoline
The tentative schedule is:
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April 8 – men’s and rhythmic gymnastics
April 9 – women’s and rhythmic gymnastics;
April 10 – men’s and women’s gymnastics, and trampoline.
NBC Sports will televise the championships.
Tickets will go on sale later this year. For more information, go to www.USAGym.org/events.
Hockey
Silvertips Take WHL U.S. Division Championship
Congratulations to the Everett Silvertips Hockey who won the US Division for the 201415 hockey season, their first since 2007. The team skated hard and fast in the last three
weeks of the regular season play to claim the top seed in the WHL Hockey playoffs. They
finished the season 43-20-3-6.
The team also scored its first post-season win since 2007 when it beat the Spokane
Chiefs in a 4-2 series. Two of the games went into double overtime.
The 2015-16 season will start in September.
For more information, visit www.EverettSilvertips.com.
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Lacrosse
Harvey Cup Boys Lacrosse Tournament, June 6 & 7
An estimated 20 boys’ teams in the 3/4, 5/6 and 7/8 divisions are expected to compete
in this tourney at Harvey Field and hosted by the Snohomish Lacrosse Club.
For more information visit www.SnoLAX.com.
Tyler Luca Invitational, June 13
The Edmonds Eagles lacrosse club
will host this outdoor short field box
lacrosse tourney at Lynnwood High
School. Box lacrosse is played with
six players per team including
goalie, on a smaller field, and with a
fast pace due to its 20-minute game
time.
Go to the tournament web page for
team registration and more
information.
Battle of Bothell Lacrosse Tournament, June 19-21 & 26-28
This tourney draws about 85 boys’ teams over two weekends in June. The U13 and U15
teams will compete June 19-21 and the U11 and U18 teams will play June 26-28.
The Battle of Bothell is a national qualifier for the Dick’s Sporting Goods Tournament of
Championship to be held in December in Wesley Chapel, Florida.
To register your team or for more information go to www.BattleofBothell.com.
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8th Annual Cascade Cup, July 24-26
This tourney is one of the premier girls’
middle school and high school lacrosse
tournaments in Washington State. Hosted
by the Snohomish Lacrosse Club, the 30team tournament is played at the Harvey
Fields in Snohomish. Teams travel from
around the region including California,
Idaho, Oregon, Washington, and British
Columbia.
To register your team or for more
information go to www.CascadeCupLAX.org.
Soccer
Volunteers Needed for US Youth Soccer Region IV Presidents Cup,
June 9-14
A total of 120 boys’ and girls’ U11-U18
teams from west of the Mississippi will
attend the five-day tournament. Top teams in
their divisions qualify for the US Youth
Soccer National Presidents Cup held in
Kansas in July 2015.
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Washington Youth Soccer and Snohomish Youth Soccer Club are seeking volunteers for
this important youth soccer tournament. A variety of volunteer positions are available
including course marshals, team check-in/registration, and goody bag stuffing.
For more information visit regioniv.usyouthsoccer.org/presidentscup/.
GOAL! SYC to Host 3 Tourneys
The Snohomish Youth Soccer Club will be hosting its
popular summer tournaments at Stocker Fields:
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Snohomish United Invitational, June 19-21. Boys’
and girls’ teams in divisions U11 to U18 are
invited to register and compete.
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Kla Ha Ya Days Adult Soccer Tournament, July
18-20. The tourney is one of the only a handful
of adult soccer tournaments in Snohomish County.
After tourney play, stay for the festivities of Kla Ha
Ya Days in downtown Snohomish.
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Snohomish Bigfoot Tournament, Aug. 13-16.
More than 300 boys’ and girls’ U11 to U18
teams are expected to compete.
To register your team, go to
www.SnohomishYouthSoccer.org.
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Strawberry Classic, July 31-Aug. 2
The Pilchuck Soccer Alliance will host this popular boys’
and girls’ U10-U18 tourney at Klein Fields and 152nd
Street Soccer Fields in Marysville.
Team registration is now open.
Sky River Soccer Tournament, Aug. 21-23
The Sky River Soccer Club welcomes boys’ and girls’
U10 through U19 teams for championship play at
Fairfield County Park in Monroe.
Register your soccer team now.
Triathlon
Elite Cup, CAMTRI Junior, & Aquathlon Set for TriMonroe, June 21
The City of Monroe is preparing to welcome
300 young triathletes and their families
to the USA Triathlon Youth Elite Cup and
CAMTRI Junior American Cup at Lake Tye
Park.
TriMonroe is one of only four venues in the
U.S. offering youth – ages 13 through 19
– the chance to qualify for the USAT Youth
Elite or Junior Elite National
Championships in West Chester, Ohio
July 31-Aug. 2. The Elite racing format is
draft-legal, the same used in the Olympics
and the ITU World Triathlon Series.
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A free clinic is offered Friday afternoon for youth and juniors who have little or no draft
legal racing experience.
New in 2015 is a sprint distance Aquathlon, composed of a 750-meter swim and 2.5K
run. Open to all ages, the event will also give youth and swim teams the opportunity to
experience multisport racing.
The race courses are spectator-friendly so all are welcome to come and cheer on these
future Olympians. First race starts at 7:30 a.m.
To register and for more information go to www.TriMonroe.com.
Volunteers Needed!
To make this important race a success for the young
athletes, volunteers are needed to help in a variety of
capacities: race set-up, finish line, aid stations, course
monitors, body marking, and more.
Go to www.TriMonroe.com/volunteer for more
information and to sign up.
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Lake Tye Triathlon, Aug. 8
The triathlon welcomes athletes of all ages and experience
levels with its flat and fast courses and competitive options:
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NEW: Collegiate division – competition among college
teams
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Sprint & Olympic-distance races for age-group athletes
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Youth race – for kids six to 15 years old & age specific
distances
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Awards to top three finishers in each age group
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Commemorative medal to all finishers
The collegiate division will start the day at 8 a.m. followed by the Olympic and Sprint
waves. The kids’ triathlon starts at 11 a.m.
Participants will enjoy post-race raffle prizes and a pancake breakfast ($5 for
spectators).
Go to www.LakeTyeTri.com to sign up and for more information.
IRONMAN 70.3 Lake Stevens, Aug. 16
Professional and age group triathletes from around the world will compete to qualify for
the IRONMAN 70.3 World Championships in Austria.
Athletes will begin with a 1.2-mile swim from the public boat launch in downtown Lake
Stevens. The moderately hilly 56-mile bike course traverses some of the most
beautiful terrain in the Pacific Northwest. The race finishes with a run that goes beyond
the downtown area and into the surrounding community.
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The event is also a regional IRONMAN TriClub
Championship race where triathletes who are
members of a triathlon club or team earn bonus
points for their club towards the prestigious
IRONMAN TriClub Annual Podium Award.
Relay teams of two or three athletes are welcome!
It’s a great way to experience an IRONMAN
triathlon so form your team, challenge a few more,
and sign up.
Go to the IRONMAN 70.3 Lake Stevens website to
register and for more information.
Volleyball
AVP Next Series Zone 3 Debuts, May 16
The 2015 AVPNext Zone 3 beach volleyball series will take place at Bottega Fitness
Park outside Snohomish.
AVPNext is the official developmental program of the AVP Pro Beach Volleyball Tour. It
serves as the exclusive “qualification circuit” for elite amateur players to earn AVP
qualification points, a national ranking, and entry into AVP main draws.
The men’s and women’s series champions of this year’s Zone 3 Series will receive
coveted main draw bids in the AVP Manhattan Beach Open Aug. 14-16 in southern
California. The five-event series expects to attract the best up and coming beach
volleyball players from Washington, Oregon, Idaho, Montana and Northern California.
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“Being able to award a main draw bid in the
Manhattan Beach Open is a really big deal,”
said Mati Bishop, the event’s promoter.
He said all of the best players have won the
Manhattan Beach Open including Olympic
gold medalists Misty May-Treanor, Kerri Walsh
Jennings, and Karch Kiraly.
“We are very excited to get the AVPNext series
underway in the Pacific Northwest,” said
Abbey McNamara, AVPNet director. “Snohomish County has proven to be at the
forefront of developing the young beach volleyball player and the AVPNext series gives
those athletes an opportunity to get started on the pipeline to playing at the highest
level of competition in the AVP Tour.”
While to most it seems unlikely that Snohomish County could turn into a beach
volleyball hotbed, the series is timed perfectly to match unprecedented growth in the
sport of beach volleyball.
“Beach (volleyball) is growing faster than any other part of the volleyball community,”
Bishop said.
Beach volleyball is the fastest growing emerging sport in NCAA history. The sport has
experienced double-digit growth each year in the amount of participation through the
USA Volleyball Junior Beach Tour.
For a complete AVPNext Zone 3 schedule and more information go to www.AVPNW.com.
For more information about junior volleyball go to www.BeachVBC.com.
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Honoring Athletic Achievements
2015 EvCC Athletic Hall of Fame Induction Dinner, June 3
Everett Community College will honor five
athletes, one coach, and two teams into
its Athletic Hall of Fame:
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Athletes: Shawn Frank, Linda
Livingston, Chad McGuire, Shawna
Schooley, & Tony Softli
Coach: Jim Elsner
Teams: 1964 Men’s Tennis & 2009
Women’s Cross Country
The Everett Community College Athletic Hall of Fame will be held at the Everett
Community College Student Fitness Center. Doors open at 5:30 p.m. and dinner at 6
p.m. Tickets are priced at $50 for adults and $25 for youth.
Buy your tickets now for a special evening to honor these people for their achievement
in athletics.
2015 Snohomish County Sports Hall of Fame, Sept. 16
The Snohomish County Sports Hall of Fame committee will announce the 2015
Induction Class in June and then host a banquet on Wednesday, Sept. 16, at the
Edward D. Hansen Conference Center in Everett. Social hour and silent auction begins
at 5:30 pm. Dinner starts at 6:30 pm with the Awards starting around 7 pm.
The Herald Man and Woman of the Year in Sports Award and the second annual
Collegiate Male and Female Athlete in Sports will also be honored.
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Buy Tickets, Become a Sponsor Today
Tickets for the dinner are $65 per person, table sponsors are $600 per table (dinner for
10), and a variety of sponsorship levels are available.
Sponsorships are also available for individuals and businesses alike. Contact Jorge de la
Torre, Sponsor Chair, at [email protected].
For more information, go to www.snohomish.org/sports/sports-hall-of-fame.
Other Sports Activities
Parks departments throughout Snohomish County offer a variety of kids programs to
keep children active throughout the spring and summer.
For more information on the various sports and activity programs including summer
camps, day hikes, and sports leagues, check out these parks and recreation
departments:
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Everett Parks and Recreation
Edmonds Parks and Recreation
Lynnwood Parks and Recreation
Marysville Parks and Recreation
Monroe Parks and Recreation
Mountlake Terrace Parks and Recreation
Snohomish County Parks and Recreation
In addition, Boys and Girls Clubs of Snohomish County and YMCA of Snohomish County
offer activities and sports programs for the youth throughout the year.
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Everett Rowing Association, Lake Stevens Rowing Club, and North Cascades Rowing
offer year round rowing programs for both adults and juniors.
Calling Volunteers!
We are always seeking people and groups who are
interested in volunteering at sporting events. Many
of our 2015 sporting event organizers need help
from the local community to make the event
successful and enjoyable for participants. Sports
and community go hand in hand. We all love sports
whether we compete, watch or cheer on the team!
Join the sports community as a volunteer today by
contacting Aaron Wilson, sports sales and events
coordinator, at [email protected] or
425-348-5802, x109.
Event Sponsorship Opportunities!
Interested in being a sponsor to a sporting event? There are many opportunities for
businesses and individuals to be partners with a sporting event Snohomish County is
hosting. Sponsorship may include in-kind donations of products and services and cash
contributions.
Become an event sponsor today by contacting Tammy Dunn, sports development
manager, at [email protected], or 425-348-5802, x102.
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About the Snohomish County Sports Commission
The Snohomish County Sports Commission works to enhance the county’s economy
and way of life for its residents by attracting diverse regional, national and international
athletic events to the area – making Snohomish County a premier sports destination for
youth, amateur and professional athletics and outdoor sports.
SCSC Team Members:
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Tammy Dunn, Sports Development Manager, 425-348-5802 x102,
[email protected]
Anthony Brenneman, Sports Sales Manager, 425-348-5802 x107,
[email protected]
Aaron Wilson, Sports Sales and Events Coordinator, 425-348-5802 x109,
[email protected]
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