On post for a youth football camp last Saturday, nine former NFL players toured Fort Lewis Aug. 8 engaging in first-person simulations and a Stryker ride through Leschi Town.

The Fort Lewis community recently showcased its talent for a select group of nine former NFL players.

Though not in the running for the overall elite championship, Rick Osborn again proved he was the best triathlete in the field Saturday during the August Triathlon, winning his second consecutive race in the Triple Threat Triathlon Series at Shoreline Park.

It was business as usual for the power lifting sergeant Friday at the 2008 Long Drive Championship held at Eagles Pride Golf Course.

With the hunting season just around the corner, it’s time once again to get out your rifles, shotguns, muzzleloaders and bows and get ready for another fall and winter chasing big and small game through the woods of Fort Lewis.

Today marks the beginning of the final full month of summer, which can only mean one thing for hunters — it’s time to prepare for the upcoming hunting season.

There was a common thread between the top women’s and men’s winners in the July Triathlon, beyond the fact they’re in tip-top shape — both are shaping our nation’s future.

OLYMPIC NATIONAL PARK — One of the most accessible, but little visited hiking gems in western Washington is open after almost two years of inaccessibility.

Once again, Fort Lewis has been chosen as one of 10 host sites for the 3-on-3 Scion Slam Basketball Tournament, and registration is now ongoing for the Sept. 27, 64-team tourney.

After a monthlong hiatus, it was time again for senior leaders to vie for excellence during Chief of Staff PT, July 10.

After Saturday’s July Triathlon reaches its end, the Fort Lewis triathlon season will have reached its midpoint, which means it’s time to sign up for the final two races.

Capital Lakefair

They say the team that works together, wins together.

This one was a little bit longer, but just as muddy as the first.

This past weekend the Coast Guard cutter barque Eagle, also known as America’s Tall Ship, made its first trip to the west coast in two decades to take part in Tall Ships Tacoma 2008.

For those of you who woke up yesterday morning to ships of centuries past gliding through the Foss Waterway and thought you had somehow traveled back in time worry not, it’s still the 21st century. The 30 tall ships, many designed in the likeness of vessels of the 1800s, have made their way to the South Sound for Tall Ships Tacoma 2008.

If 40 is supposed to be the new 20, then does that mean 50 is the new 25?

After three days of golf on three different courses, the Air Force came out on top by the slightest of margins to claim the title of the 11th Annual Rainier Cup.

Running at a nice, steady pace helped Patriots of 2nd Battalion, 3rd Infantry Regiment overtake 864th Engineer Battalion in the final mile and claim victory in the military portion of the Sound to Narrows 12K race in last Saturday’s early morning hours.

It wasn’t so much about the lopsided score as it was the fact the two teams played.

Though last Saturday’s game ended as many have recently for the downtrodden Mariners, a 2-5 loss to the Washington Nationals who, at the time, owned the worst record in the National League, they kicked the game off with a celebration — military style.

Calling all gamers!

This one will come down to youth versus experience.

After losing its first match of the double-elimination tournament to 308th Brigade Support Battalion, Staff Judge Advocate came back in the second match and laid down the law by sweeping the 308th BSB 2-0, June 4, in the intramural volleyball finals at Wilson Sports and Fitness Center.

Coming into the 2008 Special Olympics Washington Summer Games, the Fort Lewis team looked poised to make its mark after a solid performance at the Southwest Region tournament. The seven-man squad didn’t disappoint.

Though not the largest competitor at the 2008 Fort Lewis Annual Bench Press Championship held May 31 at the McVeigh Sports and Fitness Center indoor tennis courts, David Barth proved to be the strongest lifter of the day, pressing a record-tying 455 pounds.

The intramural softball presea-son tournament wrapped up as the 4th Landing Support Battalion took down the Protectors of 42nd Military Police Brigade in an 11-3 rout Friday at Wilson Field.

When calling to set a tee time at the Fort Lewis golf course, don’t be alarmed when the person on the other end of the line thanks you for calling Eagles Pride Golf Course at Fort Lewis. It’s still the same course as before, just with a few changes.

After a year hiatus, Fort Lewis will field a team for this weekend’s Special Olympics Washington Summer Games. Though not a huge team in terms of numbers, the quality of competitors on this year’s squad is among the best in recent memory.

On what was an unseasonably warm morning, nearly 300 runners showed up at Soldiers Field House last Saturday for the Armed Forces Day 5.2K Down and Dirty Mud Run.