The Lake Quinault Elks were awarded the South Sound Football Officials Association’s Sportsmanship award for the 2023 season.

The SSFOA’s sportsmanship scholarship program was established in 1998 and has provided over $64,000 to “help young men and women further their education at the next level,” according to an announcement by the SSFOA.

Lake Quinault senior football players Jacob Taylor and Kevin Mendoza were each selected to receive a $1,000 “Sportsmanship Scholarship” award to be used for educational purposes after graduation.

The scholarships are provided by the South Sound Football Officials and Dr. Mark Simmonds of Simmonds Chiropractic in Olympia.

It was the second time the Elks won the award in the past four years, having also won in 2019.