Basketball is one of the strong suits of the Hoquiam High School Athletics department and they gladly proved this in 2004 when they became state champions and won the 2A championship with a deliberate and outstanding 28 wins and no loss record to beat. And proudly with much pomp, Hoquiam City and its very proud residents can lay claim to a whole lot of other sporting conquest throughout its very passionate sports history but this is not the only thing the local people are so stirred about.
A very notable part of the town's existence as a community is its 100 year old football rivalry with the bigger city to the east Aberdeen, which was continued with much fanfare and zealousness when in 2006 the Washington Interscholastic Activities Association (WIAA) accommodated the change in the enrolment limit for the 2A categorization allowing Aberdeen to drop to 2A along with other schools and establishing another league. In honor of the great rivalry between the two sporting cities the Hoquiam Grizzlies played against Aberdeen and had a 20-6 win to the delight of fans, much so to the local residents .
Another big event is the Hoquiam Grizzly Alumni Cross Country Invitational, one of the largest long distance running competitions in the whole of Washington coast and Hoquiam City and it townsfolk have been sponsoring this yearly event since 1981. The run is participated in by no less than one thousand people from more than thirty five schools from all around. This event opens up the town to visitors and participants alike who never get tired of the town's tender, loving and caring attitude towards them year in year out.
The city offers a plethora of other sporting meets that give aficionados a variety of interesting events to choose from. It has its world famous Logger's Playday an annual event that happens every September, same month as the volleyball tourney and of course the Alumni wrestling matches carried out during the start of the year in January. These collection of competitive events keep alive the spirit of sportsmanship and sense community belonging for the people of the city in the so called Olympic Peninsula.
Aberdeen and Hoquiam High Schools continue their personal rivalry in another event that demonstrates strength of character and community service for both sides and that is the annual, fall food drive, more affectionately referred to as the "Food Ball" an activity dedicated by the city high school's in providing food stuff to low-income families in the area. This endeavor is a time honored tradition that everyone is very much elated with since it is all about helping others.
The city also became the base for the Western Baseball League's Grays Harbor Gulls from the year 1995 to 1997. The games they played were held at the Olympic Stadium, which is listed at the National Registry of Historic Places. In place of the baseball team the stadium is now the proud home of the Grays Harbor Bearcats a team under development for the North American Football League or NAFL.
Other exciting and worthy athletic events and sporting meets held or sponsored in town are the Aberdeen versus Hoquiam football match, which has a one hundred year history, played in the equally historically rich Olympic Stadium, The Grizzly Alumni Cross Country event, the largest cross country running match in the West Coast of Washington. The Hoquiam Alumni Wrestling Match, a must see and the Hoquiam Volleyball tournament held on the same month as the Logger's Playday celebrations.
The city has a very colorful and eventful roster of wins and championships in both local and state sporting events; 2007 - Girls Wrestling, 2006 - Girls Fast pitch, 2004 - Boys Basketball, 1988 - Boys Wrestling, 1983 - Boys Track & Field, 1980 - Boys Baseball, 1942 - Boys Basketball, 1939 - Boys Basketball. - 39815
A very notable part of the town's existence as a community is its 100 year old football rivalry with the bigger city to the east Aberdeen, which was continued with much fanfare and zealousness when in 2006 the Washington Interscholastic Activities Association (WIAA) accommodated the change in the enrolment limit for the 2A categorization allowing Aberdeen to drop to 2A along with other schools and establishing another league. In honor of the great rivalry between the two sporting cities the Hoquiam Grizzlies played against Aberdeen and had a 20-6 win to the delight of fans, much so to the local residents .
Another big event is the Hoquiam Grizzly Alumni Cross Country Invitational, one of the largest long distance running competitions in the whole of Washington coast and Hoquiam City and it townsfolk have been sponsoring this yearly event since 1981. The run is participated in by no less than one thousand people from more than thirty five schools from all around. This event opens up the town to visitors and participants alike who never get tired of the town's tender, loving and caring attitude towards them year in year out.
The city offers a plethora of other sporting meets that give aficionados a variety of interesting events to choose from. It has its world famous Logger's Playday an annual event that happens every September, same month as the volleyball tourney and of course the Alumni wrestling matches carried out during the start of the year in January. These collection of competitive events keep alive the spirit of sportsmanship and sense community belonging for the people of the city in the so called Olympic Peninsula.
Aberdeen and Hoquiam High Schools continue their personal rivalry in another event that demonstrates strength of character and community service for both sides and that is the annual, fall food drive, more affectionately referred to as the "Food Ball" an activity dedicated by the city high school's in providing food stuff to low-income families in the area. This endeavor is a time honored tradition that everyone is very much elated with since it is all about helping others.
The city also became the base for the Western Baseball League's Grays Harbor Gulls from the year 1995 to 1997. The games they played were held at the Olympic Stadium, which is listed at the National Registry of Historic Places. In place of the baseball team the stadium is now the proud home of the Grays Harbor Bearcats a team under development for the North American Football League or NAFL.
Other exciting and worthy athletic events and sporting meets held or sponsored in town are the Aberdeen versus Hoquiam football match, which has a one hundred year history, played in the equally historically rich Olympic Stadium, The Grizzly Alumni Cross Country event, the largest cross country running match in the West Coast of Washington. The Hoquiam Alumni Wrestling Match, a must see and the Hoquiam Volleyball tournament held on the same month as the Logger's Playday celebrations.
The city has a very colorful and eventful roster of wins and championships in both local and state sporting events; 2007 - Girls Wrestling, 2006 - Girls Fast pitch, 2004 - Boys Basketball, 1988 - Boys Wrestling, 1983 - Boys Track & Field, 1980 - Boys Baseball, 1942 - Boys Basketball, 1939 - Boys Basketball. - 39815
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