Vancouver Victory FC recorded its first Western Indoor Soccer League victory on Saturday, a 5-2 win over the host Snohomish Skyhawks at the Snohomish Soccer Dome.
Zak Naylor and Jerson Mejia scored two goals apiece and Samir Vejo also scored for the Victory.
The Victory lost top scorer Jared Brace to a broken leg in the match. Starting goalkeeper Arne Niermann left the match with a hand injury. Zach Morris made his debut with the Victory in place of Niermann.
Morris, a 17-year-old Camas resident, allowed one goal in the second half to help Vancouver secure its first win.
The Victory (1-4) are idle until Jan. 16 when they visit the Tacoma Stars Reserves. Vancouver’s next home match is at 7 p.m. Jan. 23 against Bellingham United at Clark County Indoor.
Local fitness competition is this weekend
The third CrossFit Fort Vancouver Championships will take place Saturday and Sunday at the Clark County Event Center at the Clark County Fairgrounds in Ridgefield.
The event staged by CrossFit Fort Vancouver is not affiliated with CrossFit, Inc. It will feature athletes who have had success in regional CrossFit events and who have competed at the annual CrossFit Games. Athletes will compete as two-person teams, with 16 men’s teams and 16-women’s teams participating. The teams will compete in seven different workouts over the two days.
The competition is scheduled to run 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. on Saturday. On Sunday, the first event involves swimming and will be held at the Clark County Family YMCA. The remaining events will take place at the Clark County Event Center from 11 a.m. to 3:45 p.m.
Tickets cost $20 per day or $33 for a two-day pass with a discount for members of the military. To purchase tickets or learn more about the competition, visit www.cfvchampionship.com.
Hangover Run results listed
Results from the Clark County Running Club’s annual Hangover Run are in the Community Sports Scoreboard. A total of 118 runners completed the 3-mile run on New Year’s Day along the Salmon Creek Community Park Trail.
Oscar Bauman, 43, finished in 15 minutes and 15 seconds, 2 seconds in front of Jesse McChesney. Pam McKinney, 47, and Kaitlyn McKinney, 21, finished in 21:44 and were the first females to the finish line.
Next on the Clark County Running Club calendar is a Saturday run along Lacamas Lake on the Heritage Trail. Participants may choose to run 3, 7 or 10 miles. For details, visit ccrunningclub.org.
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