Sports Briefs: Federal Way soccer players rolling in the early season
Published 11:53 am Tuesday, September 9, 2008
By CASEY OLSON
The Mirror
Several Federal Way school district graduates are currently excelling on the college soccer field, including a pair at Concordia University in Portland, Ore. Decatur graduate Jenna Peterson and Todd Beamer grad Brittany Orr have both started matches as freshman at Concordia. Peterson has started four of the school’s five matches and has two shots on goal and Orr has started two matches and has one goal. Concordia is currently 4-0-1 on the season.
Also excelling is 2008 Thomas Jefferson graduate Sara Byrne, who is currently playing at Eastern Washington University. Byrne has started all four Eastern matches and has collected one assist. Eastern is currently 0-3-1 on the season.
Former Todd Beamer High School soccer player Nicole Peterson is currently playing her freshman season at Seton Hall University in New Jersey. Peterson is a defender and has played in all four of Seton Hall’s matches this season, getting off one shot on goal. The Pirates are currently 2-2-0 on the season. Federal Way High School graduate Briana D’Aguiar is currently playing at Southern Oregon University.
• The King County Aquatic Center is hosting a water safety instructor course that runs from Sept. 6-27. The classes run Mondays, Wednesdays and Saturdays. On Saturdays, the classes are from 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. and from 3 to 6 p.m. on Monday and Wednesdays.
Students must be 16 years of age by Sept. 27, pass a pre-course skills test and possess either a FIT certification or an American Red Cross Instructor Authorization. For more details, call (206) 296-4444 or (253) 927-5173.
• It’s that time of year when celebrities converge on Cheney Stadium, all in the name of raising funds for a great cause.
On Sept. 21, Tacoma Rainiers co-Owner, Nick Lachey, will once again headline the Multicare Celebrity Softball Game presented by Windermere Professional Partners, which will help raise money for the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) at Tacoma General Hospital. Last year, a weekend of events helped raise more than $750,000 for the NICU and MultiCare Health Foundation.
“I’m excited to get back up to Cheney Stadium and once again, take part in the Celebrity Softball Game,” said Lachey. “This is always a great event and besides having loads of fun, we’re hoping to raise a lot of money for a great cause.”
Fans will have a chance to catch Lachey, fellow celebrities, and local media representatives that Sunday morning at 10:30 a.m. when the softball game kicks-off. Among the celebrities currently signed up for the game are Vanessa Minnillo, Cris Judd, Jeff Nelson, and Aimee Wright.
Tickets to the softball game are already available online (TacomaRainiers.com and TacomaCelebrityWeekend.org) as well as at the Cheney Stadium Box Office until Sept. 1.
Box Seats (which include a barbecue, parking and designated seat in field/row box) are available for $40. General admission tickets can be purchased for $15.
• The Federal Way School District sign program is entering its second year. Advertising banners may be placed at Federal Way Memorial Field or in secondary schools. Each banner costs $500. For more information, contact Greg Flynn at gflynn@fwps or call (253) 945-5575.
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