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The Puget Sound Tomahawks face the River City Jaguars from Beaverton, Ore., tonight and Saturday in Nor-Pac Junior A League hockey at the Bremerton Ice Skating Arena. Both games start at 7:30 p.m. and will streamed live by Scott Capestany at this site.

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It’s been a long-standing attitude for Tara Kirk Sell to give back to the community that had supported her swimming career.
The time to do that came today when the Bremerton Schools Foundation accepted her $25,000 endowment for the Bremerton Olympian Endowment — specifically dedicated to funding elementary school swim programs in the Bremerton School District.
“We’re very thrilled,” said Mark Hughes, board member of the BSF on Friday.
Kirk Sell hopes the endowment will motivate other athletes to reach for their goals — including Olympic dreams — as well as keep children safe by learning how to swim and by keeping children active and healthy.
Kirk Sell, who now lives in Baltimore with her husband, Greg, said she was glad to have the funds available to give back to her hometown — and maybe inspire another Olympian or two.
“I wanted to take the opportunity to give back to my community,” she said. “Bremerton has been so supportive.”
Kirk Sell was a member of the 2004 U.S. swim team, along with younger sister, Dana. Kirk Sell won a silver medal as part of the 400 medley relay.
A more detailed story on the endowment is upcoming early next week.

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Here’s how many minutes Marvin Williams can expect this season. … Here’s what Hawks fans can expect this season. Marvin said his team is hunting for a championship. … Here’s a blogger, who says that Marvin may lose his “lobster claws” nickname this season.

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Paul Bagala from Kingston earned the starting job at quarterback for Dakota State University, which lost its opener 21-20 to Minnesota Morris on Saturday in Madison, S.D.

Bagala had an 8-yard TD run in the loss for Dakota State, an NAIA school that plays in the Dakota Athletic Confernece. Minnesota Morris is a NCAA D-3 school.

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Soccer
Seattle Pacific: Forward Brandi Hamre (So., Central Kitsap) has one goal and one assist for the defending NCAA Division II champions and No. 1-ranked Falcons. Hamre leads SPU in shots taken with 18. SPU hosts Grand Canyon tonight at Interbay Stadium in Seattle.
Western Washington: Forward Justin Moore (Fr., South Kitsap) has made two starts and appeared in all four games for the Vikings (2-2). Moore, who helped South win a Class 4A state championship and was Narrows League co-MVP, has taken 10 shots and has one assist. … Kelly Cates (So., North Kitsap/Southern Oregon) has played in four games for Western (1-2-1). Cates transferred to WWU from Southern Oregon.
Central Washington: Defender Alexandria Washburn (Fr., Central Kitsap) has made three starts for the Wildcats (2-4-0). C.J. Balstad (So., South Kitsap) is a backup goalkeeper.
Eastern Washington: Morgan O’Friel (Sr., Central Kitsap) is a midfielder for the Eagles (1-3). O’Friel returns after missing last season with an injury.
Washington: Midfielder Dylan Tucker-Gangnes (So., Bainbridge) started 15 games and was third on the team with 12 points as freshman. The midfielder has yet to play this year for the Huskies (1-2).
Whitworth: Travis Gutierrez (Jr., South Kitsap) is a starting midfielder for the Pirates. (1-0-1). … Candyce Eaton (Jr., Kingston) is a defender for the Whitworth women (2-0).
Eastern Oregon: Defender Jennifer Smalley (So., Bremerton) starts for the Mountaineers (2-0).

Cross Country
Central Washington: Shannon Vreeland (Sr., South Kitsap) is a three-year letter winner for the Wildcats.
Eastern Washington: Cody Bradwell (So., North Kitsap) is back for his second season with the Eagles.

Football
Eastern Washington: Defensive tackle Renard Williams (So., South Kitsap) had four tackles, two for losses, in a 35-14 win over Western Oregon. The 6-2, 300-pounder started seven games at nose tackle a year ago as a redshirt freshman. … Ryan Forney (Sr., Central Kitsap) is a returning starting guard for the Eagles, who play at No. 12 California on Saturday. Forney’s a three-time All-Big Sky Academic team member.
Central Washington: Tight end/linebacker Evan Tidball (Fr., North Kitsap) is the only local player on the Wildcats’ roster. No. 9 CWU hosts Texas A&M on Saturday at 1 p.m.
Eastern Oregon: Howie McDonald (Fr., Central Kitsap) is a backup linebacker for the Mountaineers. He was in on five tackles in a 32-28 loss to Southern Oregon last week. Jared Moore (Fr., South Kitsap) is a backup defensive back.
Puget Sound: Running back Brad DeShano (Fr., North Kitsap) and Cameron Salley (Fr., Central Kitsap) play for the Loggers, who open the season Saturday at home against Pomona-Pitzer.
Pacific Lutheran: Andy Sturza (Sr., North Kitsap) is a starting outsider linebacker for the Lutes, who open on Saturday against St. Olaf at Rogers Stadium in Puyallup.

Rowing
Washington: The following athletes are on the UW’s crew roster: Bridget Claycomb (So., North Mason), who rowed on the novice boat a year ago; Birgitte Gingold (Fr., Bainbridge); Madeline Olanie (Fr., Bainbridge) and Erica Knutzen (Fr., South Kitsap).

Volleyball
Washington: Kelcey Dunaway (Fr., Bainbridge) is a middle blocker for the No. 3 Huskies, who are 6-0 and have won their first two tournaments. The 6-foot-2 Dunaway was a redshirt last season.
George Mason: Danielle Cook (Fr., North Mason) is a middle blocker for the Patriots (5-2). She’s played in three games off the bench.
George Washington: Former state 3A MVP Hannah Stuart (Jr., Bainbridge) has played in all six games for the Colonials (3-3). The outside hitter scored 158.5 points on 138 kills and 266 digs while playing in 114 of GW’s 115 sets as a sophomore.
Whitman: Katie Richards (Jr., North Kitsap) is a returning setter for the Missionaries.

Note
Please e-mail names of other local athletes participating in college athletics to sunsports@kitsapsun.com.
Kitsap Sun Staff

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A couple months ago, 2009 North Kitsap grad Taylor Chisholm was all ready to take his football talents to the University of British Columbia.

So what’s Chisholm doing enrolled at Central Washington, ready to try to walk on for the Wildcats?

I talked with Taylor’s father, NK boys basketball Tony Chisholm, tonight and got the story.

According to Tony Chisholm, UBC didn’t have a room for Taylor when he went to camp earlier this month, and the school basically presented Taylor with two options: go join a fraternity, or rent a house/apartment off-campus with other players.

Tony Chisholm said his son, who saw some time with the first team during camp, had no interest in joining a frat, and Taylor’s family wasn’t about to folk over money for an apartment considering they’d already put a deposit down to cover Taylor’s room and board at the school.

So instead of dealing with the headache in a foreign country, Taylor Chisholm decided to come home, enroll at CWU and give it his best shot with the Wildcats. Former NK tight end Evan Tidball is already on the roster, while former NK quarterback Kevin Stringer, like Chisholm, will attempt to walk on.

“Things happen for a reason,” Tony Chisholm said.

—Jeff Graham

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The unlimited hydroplane circuit hits the water this weekend in Evansville, Ind. This is the final race of the season in the U.S. The teams will finish the season in Qatar in November.
South Kitsap grad Dave Villwock has won 10 of the last 12 races in Evansville. You can read about that here.

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PGA Tour golfer Troy Kelly, a Central Kitsap graduate, and Belfair’s Bud McKay, who drives hydros, will be the guests on Kevin Mac’s ISPN Sports Show this weekend. 

The show airs from 10 a.m. to noon on Saturday at ispnsports.com.

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A bit of surprising news today out of the Kitsap Soccer Club….

John Wedge will not be returning to the sidelines next year as head coach of the Kitsap Pumas.
The club issued a release Tuesday night indicating that Wedge’s contract would not be renewed.
Wedge sent an e-mail to his players following the team’s quarterfinal loss to Ventura County on July 31 indicating wouldn’t be back.
“From the tone, he was surprised and obviously disappointed,” reserve goalkeeper Liviu Bird said.
Midfielder Leon Abravanel said the email was unexpected.
“It was a very crazy time for it to happen,” Abravanel said. “The season just ended.”
Starting goalkeeper Dustyn Brim didn’t learn of Wedge’s exit until last night.
“John was a fantastic coach,” Brim said. “That’s all I can say about it.”
Messages left on Wedge’s cell phone were not returned Tuesday. The release from the club did not say why Wedge would not be returning.
Hired by the first-year club in February, Wedge led the Pumas to a 13-2-3 record. Before joining Kitsap, he served as the director of the Bainbridge Island Soccer Academy and regional director for the Washington State Youth Soccer Association.

I’ll have a more substantial story ready for Thursday’s paper…

—Jeff Graham

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