Sports Digest

Scott Bergstrom, Mariah Rawding and Matthew Bergstrom, swimming for the Hood River Valley Swim Team, were among nine HRVST swimmers to complete the Big Wave decathlon portion of the Camas WaveRiders' Invitational Swim Meet.

Scott Bergstrom, 13, of Snowden won five of his 10 events and clocked 10 Oregon state `A' meet qualifying times and five personal records (PRs).

Rawding, 12, of Husum logged four second-place finishes, four thirds, a fourth and a fifth during her 10 swims. She finished the competition with eight PRs and five `A' times.

Matt Bergstrom, 11, was victorious in two events and placed in the top nine in seven others. Moreover, he tallied four `A' times and five PRs.

Other highlights for HRVST swimmers included a first-place effort by Erika Winner, 11, Home Valley, in the girls 11-12 400-yard individual medley; and three PRs and three Oregon `B' meet qualifying times for Aidan Trummel, 9, White Salmon.

Sailing:

The Columbia Gorge Racing Association (CGRA) invites all sailors to come to the Cascade Locks Marina this Saturday for a sail and a barbecue lunch. The free-of-charge event will run from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., with the barbecue starting at 11 a.m.

A number of sailboats will be available to the public, and their skippers will be on hand to give rides on the Columbia River to want-to-be sailors. Small, 7-foot Optimist and Bic dinghies will be in service for children to sail.

Each participant is encouraged to bring a life jacket and a change of clothes. (A wetsuit, if owned, should be worn.)

The CGRA-sponsored event is an opportunity for sailors of all ages to get acquainted with the sport of sailing and to learn more about CGRA's youth sailing and performance sailboat racing programs.

For more information, visit CGRA online at www.cgra.org.