Tri-Cities, WA – Your Tournament Starts Here 2023 Video Series, Q3

In 2026, the #Sluggers&Dingers tournament will take place July 11-12 at Columbia Playfield in Richland, WA. All games are 1:40 with no new innings beginning after this time. Age groups consist of 12U, 14U, 16U, and 18U. There is a 5 game guarantee, with 3 pool games on Saturday and a single elimination after the first round with both the championship and consolation brackets on Sunday.

Join top racers from across the country as they compete for the North American Model Boating Association (NAMBA) 2026 National Championships in a week-long celebration of speed, skill, and competition. This milestone event is held in conjunction with the H1 Unlimited Hydroplane Races, part of the legendary Tri-City Water Follies Columbia Cup! For the Nationals event, races are organized based on engine sizes, fuel types, and by various hull types (i.e. hydroplane, mono, tunnel hull, etc.). Each class is then broken down into four heats of racing in which each racer is awarded points based on their finish. The racer with the most points scored after four heats of racing is declared the winner. NAMBA is a non-profit association of radio controlled model boat enthusiasts of all ages, genders and backgrounds from all over the world.

The 2026 Columbia Cup will mark the 61st time Unlimited Hydroplanes have raced on the Columbia River. This year’s event, like the inaugural in 1966, will most likely have 12 Unlimiteds in attendance. This course has been the fastest on the circuit for at least the past five years. If you want to see the fastest race of the year, attend the Apollo Columbia Cup! Water Follies is excited to welcome the automotive-powered hydroplanes of Grand Prix America (GPA) back for the Apollo Columbia Cup. Grand Prix America is a class and club in the American Powerboat Association (APBA) with the goal of bringing the thunder back to the fans of boat racing. Plans include the participation of seven GPA boats with two preliminary heats on Saturday, one heat Sunday, and the final heat Sunday.

BAM Super 60 events are invitation only! Spectators are welcome to attend the weigh-ins at the Columbia Point Launch. Watch the action live on TourneyX, the weigh-in live at http://www.bamtrail.com, and on-the-water coverage on the BAM Facebook page. Competition Day 1 begins Friday, July 31st. Boat checks begin at 5:00am, with weigh-ins starting around 3:00pm. Day 2 is “Cut Day”, Saturday, August 1st. Championship Day is Sunday, August 2nd where a champion will be crowned and awarded a $50,000 check and trophy after weigh-ins.

Welcome to the Plutonium Man Sprint or Olympic Distance Triathlon in the Tri-Cities! Swimmers enter the Columbia River at a beach about 400 yards upstream of the North Richland starch plant and swim downstream with the current, 1.3 km to the exit just upstream of Sprout Road. The single transition area will be at the SE corner of the WSU Tri-Cities campus grounds. Cyclists will head west on Sprout Road, turn right on George Washington Way and follow the course as described on the course maps. Olympic distance triathletes will do 2 loops of the bike course while the sprint distance triathletes do one loop. The run will also consist of two loops that take runners upstream (north) along the foot path, with a hard left turn by the Triton Submarine monument, back along Richardson Road, taking a left on Crimson Way, and back through the WSU campus. This is a sanctioned USA Triathlon (USAT) event!