Whitewater club opens

Miss watching Olympic swimming? Come try it yourself at Whitewater Aquatics.

The new season opened Sept. 8, with swimmers from age 6 and up are still welcome to join and have coach Greg or coach Casey take their swimming skills to a higher level.

Whitewater is a non-profit swim club run by parents. Members are encouraged to be involved in team activities such as swim meets, banquets, pool parties, Friday night swim games and community projects such as the annual Burien 5K run.

Whitewater focuses on developing the swimmer, but are also committed to fostering a team environment where everyone supports everyone.

If your kids have caught Michael Phelps fever, drop by Evergreen Pool and talk to one of the coaches on deck, or contact us through our website www.whitewater.com.

Frank Moore elected

Frank Moore of Beverly Park has been elected to the Greater Seattle Bowling Hall of Fame. Moore, 65, was nominated by Doug Harrell, owner of Magic Lanes in White Center, will be inducted into the Hall of Fame in April 2009. Frank was elected in the category of Meritorious Service.

Moore’s service to bowling has been through his work with youth bowling. He has been a director of the Greater Seattle Youth Bowling Association for many years. He is currently the vice president of that association.

He is the director of youth tournament bowling and has been since 1988. He has run the youth bowling program at Magic Lanes since 1978. That program routinely fills the 24 lanes at Magic year after year. He regularly spends four days a week coaching, plus running the programs on Saturdays, and traveling through the area for tournaments, consultations and assisting youth programs elsewhere.

Moore was also elected to the Washington State Bowling proprietors Hall of Fame in 2003.

Aside from directing the youth program, he is noted throughout the bowling community as an outstanding coach. The GSBA noted in his election that when Moore “brings bowlers that he has coached to a tournament, watch out! Those bowlers can flat out bowl.”

Moore is a native of Montana and attended the Air Force Academy on a baseball scholarship. He took up bowling after he left the Academy in 1966. In addition to working with youth, he is a fine bowler in his own right with several 300 games to his credit, a 24-year span when he bowled in the Naational, being a league secretary and bowling in several leagues.

Moore emphasizes that the activities with youth go beyond just bowling. An annual picnic is held with some 200 to 300 participaing. A scholarship fund is part of the activity, with $20,000 raised at Magic in the last six years. The kids are involved in fund raising activities for local charitable activities also.

Fall signups begin

Fall 2008 youth soccer registration is now open. The West Highline Soccer Club serves 900-plus youth (boys and girls) from ages 5-18. Register on-line at www.westhighlinesoccer.com and click on the registration link. Volunteers for coaching positions can also register. Make sure to view our Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ’s) section.

Also read about the club sponsored “UK Socca Summer Camp,” plus other local camps, referee clinics and coaches clinics on the website.

Pro instruction offered

Local tennis professional Steve Walters again offers area tennis lessons at outdoor locations this summer. Walters, certified Pro 1 by the United States Professional Tennis Association since 1986, has coached at some of the world’s top tennis resorts and academies in Florida, California, Texas and Canada. Also he traveled on the men’s professional tour, including the 1988 U.S. Open, as a traveling coach for world-ranked pros and nationally-ranked juniors.

As a player, Walters has been ranked No. 1 in the Pacific Northwest in men’s doubles (2002) and also in mixed doubles (1985).

Walters can be reached for junior or adult lessons at (206) 244-5852 or at swalterstennis@yahoo.com.

DeOliveira scores four

Mount Rainier graduate Emerson DeOliveira scored four points for Seattle University in a recent 4-2 win over Chico State.

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