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55th annual Hoquiam Loggers Playday competition held Saturday

Published 1:30 am Saturday, September 7, 2019

By Dan Hammock

DAN HAMMOCK | GRAYS HARBOR NEWS GROUP Tristan Van Beek, left, and Rob Waibel compete in the Open Double Buck competition.
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DAN HAMMOCK | GRAYS HARBOR NEWS GROUP

Tristan Van Beek, left, and Rob Waibel compete in the Open Double Buck competition.

DAN HAMMOCK | GRAYS HARBOR NEWS GROUP Tristan Van Beek, left, and Rob Waibel compete in the Open Double Buck competition.
DAN HAMMOCK | GRAYS HARBOR NEWS GROUP TJ Bexton took first place in the Hot Saw competition.
DAN HAMMOCK | GRAYS HARBOR NEWS GROUP Martha Nicholas competed in several categories Saturday, including Local Power Saw.
DAN HAMMOCK | GRAYS HARBOR NEWS GROUP Ed “Mooch” Smith of Eatonville dropped a topped tree squarely on a watermelon, then, for an encore and to the roars of the crowd, did it again on a Volkswagen Beetle.
DAN HAMMOCK | GRAYS HARBOR NEWS GROUP Johnny Boggs took first place in the challenging Obstacle Pole competition.
DAN HAMMOCK | GRAYS HARBOR NEWS GROUP Natalie Amber and Johnny Boggs bring the noise with a hot saw at Hoquiam Loggers Playday at Olympic Stadium Saturday.
DAN HAMMOCK | GRAYS HARBOR NEWS GROUP Cody Sterns, right, and Brady Cummings cross the pond during the Local Choker competition.
DAN HAMMOCK | GRAYS HARBOR NEWS GROUP Tristan Van Beek, left, and Rob Waibel compete in the Open Double Buck competition.

Chainsaws roared and the sawdust flew at the 55th annual Loggers Playday competition at Olympic Stadium Saturday evening.

When the sawdust settled, it was Colin Towne who took All-Around Logger, and David Moses who took the Local Logger honor in the competition.

Complete results will be posted soon along with a wrap-up of Saturday’s events.

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