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Founder More bleachers for Buc Field of rowing clubs dies By KIPP ROBERTSON
krobertson@northkitsapherald. com
William B. Richards INDIANOLA — An Indianola resident who helped form Kitsap’s two rowing clubs died Jan. 9. William B. Richards died of a heart attack while working out on a rowing machine. Richards co-founded the Bainbridge Island Rowing Club in 2001. In 2011, he founded the Kitsap Rowing Association. Richards’ work with rowing in Kitsap followed a career in jour nalism, which included reporting for The Bill Richards Washington Post during the Watergate era, National Geographic, Wall Street Journal, and Seattle Post-Intelligencer. Richards, his wife Rebecca Slattery and business partner Louisa Brown managed Persephone Farm. The farm is 13 acres, and grows and sells vegetables and flowers. A celebration of Richards’ life will be held Feb. 1 at 5 p.m. in the Indianola Clubhouse. The celebration is open to the public. The family prefers donations in Richards’ memory to Kitsap Rowing Association (www.kitsaprowing.org) or Bainbridge Island Farmers Market Association, P.O. Box 10225, Bainbridge Island, WA 98110.
KINGSTON — There won’t be as many people forced to stand or find their own seating at Buc Field in the near future. The North Kitsap School Board unanimously approved Jan. 23 a project to expand bleacher seating on the west side of the field. The seating will be expanded by 10 rows. It will add approximately 275 seats. The project is expected to cost an estimated $63,881. The district will hire SiteLines Park Equipment. The money for the project is being paid for by the district and the Kingston Athletic Booster Club. The district will pay $18,881. The Athletic Booster Club and Associated Student Body will pay $45,000.
The North Kitsap School District, the Athletic Booster Club and Associated Student Body will spend an estimated $63,881 on more seating at Buc Field. Kipp Robertson / Herald The expanded seating is the result of months of discussion around building a press box at Buc Field. Because of the cost, the board eventually voted against the press box project. Because the seating falls within the school board’s verbal promise to the Boosters to add to Buc Field, it was OK’d.
Though not always the case, attendance at Buc Field gets pretty high. The 2013 Homecoming football game generated 605 ticket sales. The most-sold tickets in one night in 2012 was 517. In 2011, the most-sold tickets in one night was about 700.
Sports Schedules KINGSTON Feb. 1: Wrestling at All Corners Tourney, 9:30 a.m. Gymnastics against North Kitsap, 6 p.m. Feb. 4: Boys swimming at League Invite, 3:30 p.m. Boys basketball at North Mason, 5:15 p.m., varsity 7 p.m. Girls basketball hosts North Mason, JV 5:15 p.m., varsity 7 p.m. Feb. 7: Boys basketball hosts Kingston, JV 4:45 p.m., varsity 8 p.m. Girls basketball hosts Kingston, JV 3:15 p.m., varsity 6:15 p.m.
Wrestling at Sub-districts (PA). NORTH KITSAP Jan. 31: Boys basketball at Port Townsend, C-team 3:30 p.m., JV 5:15 p.m., varsity 7 p.m. Girls basketball hosts Port Townsend, JV 5:15 p.m., varsity 7 p.m. Feb. 4: C-team girls basketball hosts Olympic, 3:30 p.m. Boys basketball hosts Sequim, JV 5:15 p.m., varsity 7 p.m. Girls basketball at Sequim, JV 5:15 p.m., varsity 7 p.m. Feb. 6: C-team girls basketball hosts Peninsula, 7 p.m.
Feb. 7: Boys basketball hosts Kingston, JV 4:45 p.m., varsity 8 p.m. Girls basketball hosts Kingston, JV 3:15 p.m., varsity 6:15 p.m.
CONTACT US: Have a story idea? Contact Sports Reporter Kipp Robertson, (360) 779-4464; or email krobertson@northkitsapherald.com.
Bucs on a roll KINGSTON — The Kingston Buccaneers girls varsity team, now on a four-game win streak, leaped ahead of the Olympic Trojans and Sequim Wolves in the standings after a 61-50 win over the Trojans, Jan. 28. The Bucs (10-3) now stand alone in second place in the Olympic League, two games behind the Port Angeles Roughriders (12-1). With three games left in the regular season for the Bucs, it’s unlikely they will catch the Riders, who are in position for the league title. The Bucs would need to win three more, and for the Riders to lose three, in order to take the title. On paper, the most difficult opponent left for the Riders are the Wolves (8-4). Though they may not have the title this season, the Bucs are in good position to take the No. 2 seed in the district playoffs. If they are able to hold onto second, the Bucs will earn a first-round bye and play Feb. 19 in the second round.
POULSBO — Earlybird registration for North Kitsap Babe Ruth starts Feb. 1. Babe Ruth will have two divisions this season: the 13-year-old division, and 1415-year-old division. Cost is $145. Teams will be about 12 players. All games are at Snider fields.
To sign up, go to www. nkbaberuth.org and click on the registration link. Call Babe Ruth President Tom Brooke for more information, 360-697-1777.
Beginner league wrestling starts February POULSBO — The Kingston Wrestling Academy is registering for its KWA Little Monsters Beginner Wrestling
Vikes just below district seeding POULSBO — With four games left in the regular season, the North Kitsap Vikings need to win. The Vikes (7-5) are fifth in conference, one game behind the Olympic Trojans (8-4) and Sequim Wolves (8-4). With the league sending four teams to the district playoffs, the Vikes need some late-season victories. The Vikes host Port Townsend Jan. 31, then play the Wolves, Bucs, and Trojans. If the Vikes can earn a few wins and knock the Trojans or Wolves down to fifth, they will be guaranteed a playoff berth. The last time the Vikes played the Wolves, Jan. 7, they lost 34-31. The Vikes lost to the Bucs 63-61 on Jan. 10. And they lost 53-43 to the Trojans, Jan. 13. However, the Vikes were on a win streak Jan. 15-24, defeating Bremerton, Klahowya and North Mason, which have three of the four worst records this season. — Kipp Robertson
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