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Idyllwild 5K and 10K Run and Fitness Walk course.  Courtesy of Idyllwild Race Committee

On your mark: June 1 race day

The first Saturday in June is race day, Idyllwild’s annual celebration of fitness, family, fun and financial contribution to Idyllwild School’s physical education program …

TPC Sawgrass downs Steele and others

Share/Bookmark Last week Brendan Steele missed only his third cut on the PGA Tour this season. He shot 74-71 — 145 at The Players Championship in Florida last week, missing the cut by only one stroke. One double bogey suffered on the No. 4 hole on Friday was enough to do him in. Still, he [...]

The Amgen Tour of California races through Monday. The second leg of the race was from Murrieta to the Palm Springs Tramway and passed through Mountain Center and Garner Valley. Sixteen teams of bikers zoomed through Mountain Center starting about 1:20 p.m. Photo by Jenny Kirchner

PHOTOS: Amgen Tour passes through

The Amgen Tour of California is in its eighth year …

Gary Agner

Gary Agner bikes in AIDS charity ride

Share/BookmarkLocal real estate agent Gary Agner wanted to do something big, something that would help others. On Sunday, June 2, along with 2,500 other cyclists and 500 support staff, Agner begins a seven-day, 545-mile bike ride from San Francisco to Los Angeles, the AIDS LifeCycle. “I’ve never really done anything like this before,” Agner said, [...]

Danika Hitchcock stretching on her winning long jump.  Photo by J.P. Crumrine

Idyllwild students shine at league track championships

Share/BookmarkThe Mountain Pass League track and field championships showcased many Hemet High School students, including several current and former Idyllwild residents. At the Friday, May 3, meet Hemet senior Danika Hitchcock won the girls long jump with a leap of 16 feet, 4 inches, which qualified her for the CIF meet. She also finished second [...]

The Blue Dragons won the Town Hall Youth Volleyball championship in the 2-3 Division Friday night, May 3. Coach Lance Fogle stands behind. Front row: Ethan Teeguarden, Layton Teegaurden, Alexandra O’Neil and Tara Geisinger; back row: Aiden McLean, Fiona McMullen, Cody Fogle and Brooke Taylor.	Photo by Barbara Reese

Sports Roundup: Town Hall Youth Volleyball

Share/BookmarkTown Hall Sports Coordinator Jeremy Teeguarden reported on Town Hall Youth Volleyball for the week of April 29. Second and third grades The playoff game was Tuesday night, April 30, between the Gummy Bears and the Sea Dragons. The winner of the match would move on to play the first place Blue Dragons in the [...]

Steele misses cut at Quail Hollow

Share/BookmarkFor only the second time this season, Brendan Steele missed a cut on the PGA Tour. He shot 75-74 — 149 at the Wells Fargo Championship in Charlotte, N.C., last week, and was three shots back of the cut number. The stats show that Idyllwild native had trouble keeping his drives in the fairways. He [...]

Mountain bikers begin pedaling at the start of Saturday’s Idyllwild Spring Challenge. Photo by Jenny Kirchner

Idyllwild riders make strong showing in Spring Challenge

Once again, Idyllwild locals rode great races in the 2013 Spring Challenge mountain bike race …

Mark Dean and a Boston police officer, to whom he made a promise. 	Photo courtesy of Mark Dean

Mark Dean recalls his Boston Marathon experience: A promise to a first responder

Share/BookmarkFor Mark Dean there were two Boston Marathons, the one that he trained for and the one he ran. Although he ran qualifying marathons in the flatlands, he trained in the mountains. The low atmospheric pressure and the highs he experienced running in the mountains sustained him well during the first 20 miles of the [...]

Doris Lombard designed a new logo for the front of the T-shirts for the Idyllwild 5K and 10K race and walk Courtesy of the Idyllwild Race Committee

Idyllwild’s 5K and 10K June 1: Leadership begins transition

The annual 5K & 10K Fitness Run and Walk is again scheduled for the first Saturday in June and the course, through Idyllwild County Park, is unchanged.

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