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Grant Fisher surges past Abdihamid Nur to win men’s 5,000 at Olympic trials
EUGENE — Grant Fisher outdueled Abdihamid Nur on the home straight in an epic finish of the men’s 5,000 meters Sunday on a warm, breezy day at the U.S. Olympic trials. Fisher and Nur broke away from the pack over the last four laps, and the two traded the lead on the final lap. As they barreled down the home straight before an excited crowd of 12,243, Fisher had the lead. Nur pulled even, and Fisher used a last surge to cross the line first.
Nikki Hiltz blazes to Olympic trials victory in women’s 1,500
EUGENE — Nikki Hiltz came scooting off the final curve and down the home straight to win the women’s 1,500 meters Sunday in the U.S. Olympic trials at Hayward Field. Hiltz crossed the finish line in a meet-record 3 minutes, 55.33 seconds, breaking the record of 3:58.03 set by Elle St. Pierre in 2021.
Officiating Applications Now Open for 2024 WFTDA Global Championship
Applications are now open for Officials who wish to officiate the 2024 WFTDA Global Championships, taking place November 1-3, 2024 in Portland, Oregon, USA. The eligibility requirements for Tournament officials have been updated for 2024:. Eligibility will be determined from the date applications close. Sanctioned and/or regulation games in the...
North Clark Little League Softball punches ticket to Washington State Little League tournament
North Clark Little League’s majors softball team earned a trip to the Washington Little League Softball tournament in Redmond, which began Monday, July 1. The all-star team of tweens, 11-
Summer baseball: Riverpigs fall in tournament opener
Despite leading for 99 percent of the game, the RBI Riverpigs had victory snatched away as the Vancouver Mavericks pulled out a 9-8 thriller in the first round of the Dylan Baker Memorial Tournament on Friday at Woodland High School. For much of the game, it was nip-and-tuck. RBI jumped...
Summer baseball: Dirtbags break out bats in pair of wins
Fueled by early offense and taking advantage of errors, the RBI Dirtbags secured a shootout win over the Clark County Mavericks 12-11 on Thursday at Castle Rock High School. Then on Friday, the Dirtbags pummeled the Centralia Jungle Cats 16-4 in seven innings. Against Clark County, a six-run bottom of...
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