No, not that bar.
I’m talking about the Kitsap County Bremerton Athletic
Roundtable.
There was a smorgasbord of news spewed during a lengthy meeting on
Wednesday evening at the Cloverleaf Sports Bar & Grille.
Some of the things you could have learned:
* I hesitate to write this because it hasn’t been confirmed, but it
was said that Central Kitsap boys basketball coach Tim Fryer
announced his resignation at the Cougars’ season-ending banquet.
We’ll try to track this down.
* Kitsap Sports Council director Ben Pecora announced earlier in
the day that the Olympic Peninsula Premier Invitational Cup youth
soccer tournament would be held July 17-20 at the Kitsap County
Fairgrounds. Pecora, Westsound FC president Todd Lincoln and
District IV president Laurie Myers made a presentation at the BAR,
which will be an active supporter of the event. They expect around
60 teams this year, but that number could triple in a few years,
said Lincoln.
* Robin Waite has a lot of challenges ahead of him, but he told the
crowd that he plans to open a 6,000-seat outdoor soccer facility in
Poulsbo in 2009. The team now known as the Seattle Sounders, the
defending United Soccer League Division I champions, will be the
occupants. Waite has applied to the USL to bring the Poulsbo
Sounders (or Kitsap Sounders, or whatever) to this side of Puget
Sound. Waite’s still has a lot of major issues to overcome, but is
hopeful that Poulsbo city planners will be able to give him the
go-ahead to build the privately-financed stadium by August. He’s
estimated that it’ll cost him $2.5-3 million to build it.
* Scott Eklund, who works for Scout.com (Dawgman.com is part of
that internet site), offered some insight on dealing with high
school recruits. Ecklund’s a graduate of Bremerton Christian (now
called King’s West). Starting in March, he said he’ll be spending
most of his weekends through June attending camps and combines
throughout the west coast, analyzing and getting to know prospects
and their families. He noted that the Huskies have already offered
Skyline quarterback Jake Heaps, who will only be a junior next
fall. Heaps threw for 3,094 yards as a sophomore, leading Skyline
to a state 3A championship.
* Scott Alexander, director of golf at Gold Mountain, confirmed
that his course will host the 2011 U.S. Junior Amateur, but he was
at the meeting to promote the upcoming NCAA West Regionals that
will be held on the Olympic Course, May 15-17. Alexander is hoping
for big galleries, which will help in his efforts to bring the NCAA
Championships in 2012 or 2013. Even though there’s no cost,
Alexander will have tickets available for fans, which will make
them eligible for raffles held during the three-day event.
* Rick Smith, general manager of the Kitsap BlueJackets, said the
fourth-year West Coast Collegiate Baseball League team is gearing
up for another season. Tyler Owens (Central Kitsap, Green River CC)
and Aaron Johnson (Central Kitsap, Citadel) are the only two locals
on the roster right now. Olympic College baseball coach Ryan Parker
will join Matt Acker’s coaching staff. Parker’s Rangers will host
Acker’s Gators on Saturday at Legion Field as the community college
baseball season kicks off. Smith said the BlueJackets are in need
of host families. If interested, call 479-0123 or go to
kitsapbluejackets.com.
* The BAR also recognized student athletes from Olympic High (Kelly
Fitzgerald, swimming, and Bryan Deszell, baseball) and North Kitsap
High (Matt Cordell, wrestling, and Ashley Tobin, softball).
