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Running & Races · Adult & Rec
Jack Bradley was the overall winner of Aug. 18’s 34th-annual Crescent City Triathlon and Duathlon. There were 136 total participants in the two events this year, up from 117 last year. The triathlon featured three events: swimming 500 yards indoors at the Fred Endert Municipal Pool; biking 12 miles;…
August 21, 2019
Rodeo · Adult & Rec
The Redwood Coast Rodeo had a brand new look this year as the Coastal Farm and Ranch Challenge of Champions Tour, based out of Oregon, made its debut at the Del Norte County Fair on Saturday. “We decided that we needed a change because we were having a hard time getting the riders to come up,” said…
August 10, 2019
Fishing & Hunting · Adult & Rec
It has been a good week for sport fishermen on both sides of the California-Oregon border as the tuna have moved in about as close to shore as they ever come, lots of California halibut have been biting on the beaches, and bottomfish has remained consistent as usual. Surf perch are also plentiful in…
August 10, 2019
Fishing & Hunting · Adult & Rec
There are lots of options for anglers on the ocean on the Wild Rivers Coast. It has been another good week for bottomfishing with sport fishermen hauling in lots of rockfish and lingcod from Gold Beach all the way south to Crescent City. There have still been some salmon caught on the ocean in…
August 3, 2019
Running & Races · Adult & Rec
The Crescent City Triathlon will be back for its 35th year this summer, scheduled to take place on Aug. 18 in Beachfront Park and along Crescent City’s coast on Pebble Beach Drive. As always, the event includes an adult sprint triathlon and duathlon. Adult relay teams are also encouraged. The adult…
August 3, 2019
Fishing & Hunting · Adult & Rec
Fishing has slowed some this week on the Wild Rivers Coast. Although the week closed with some rough weather that limited ocean anglers, the Pacific halibut bite seemed to slow down even before things got bumpy. There have been a few salmon caught on both sides of the border this week, however.…
July 27, 2019
Golf · Adult & Rec
Last Wednesday was a good day for a pair of golfers at Kings Valley Golf Course with two hole-in-ones shot on the same day. Josh Fitzhugh knocked in a hole-in-one on hole nine, and Dan Buson put the ball in the cup off of his tee shot on hole two. The two hole-in-one shots were the first in a little…
July 23, 2019
Fishing & Hunting · Adult & Rec
As winds have picked up on the ocean late in the week, bringing sportfishermen back to shore, local rivers have started to pick up steam. Although fishing is still a little on the slow side anglers have reported a slight increase in catches from the Rogue Bay. Meanwhile the Chinook salmon have…
July 20, 2019
Softball · Adult & Rec
COED LEAGUE W L Wolf Pack 4 0 Rev-em-Up 3 0 Meat N Melons 3 0 Wild River 3 1 Edward Jones 2 0 Hurley Timber Falling 2 1 Stick to the Plan 2 2 Menudo Sunday 1 2 Hits-N-Hurts 1 2 Sutter Scrubs 1 2 Green Machine 1 2 Crusaders …
July 20, 2019
Rodeo · Adult & Rec
After 58 years of cowboys and cowgirls strutting their stuff, the Orick Rodeo hasn’t lost a step, although this year’s event did feature a few bumps and bruises. Here’s a rundown of results from the California Cowboys Professional Rodeo Association. Calf Roping ($695.60) In the calf roping, or…
July 17, 2019
Fishing & Hunting · Adult & Rec
Although there have been some salmon caught to the north in the Rogue Bay as well as on the Upper Klamath River, the best fishing on the Wild Rivers Coast is still the ocean. The bottomfish have been biting on both sides of the California-Oregon boarder this week, especially rockfish. Meanwhile, up…
July 13, 2019
Softball · Adult & Rec
The Del Norte Recreation Department’s annual slowpitch softball leagues kicked off play this week at Pyke Field. A total of 13 coed teams have signed up to compete this summer to go along with eight mens teams. The men’s league games are scheduled for Monday’s and Wednesdays through Aug. 14 while…
July 13, 2019
Running & Races · Adult & Rec
The annual Fourth of July Fun Run/Walk drew quite the crowd this year. In fact, it may have been the most ever with 132 participants signed up and 127 crossing the finishline. “It was a very successful run,” said race organizer Ralph Hirt. “I don’t have exact records but we may be one or two over…
July 6, 2019
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