

Klingamen finishes fifth in Sun Valley mountain bike race
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Idyllwild’s Emma Klingaman traveled to Sun Valley, Idaho to participate in the National Mountain Bike Championships. On July 14, she finished fifth in the women’s 15-18 Category 2 cross-country race (a 15.25 kilometer course) and earned her medal. This week, she is now tied number one in USA Cycling’s rankings for California mountain bikers. Photo courtesy of Michael Morton

Golf Jim Crandall, Palms to Pines Golf Association handicap chair, provided this report about the Friday, Dec. 9, monthly golf tournament held at Palm Desert Resort Country Club. It was a perfect fall day in the desert with mild temps, and the course was in good shape. Lee Lanfried, (course handicap 24) took first place…
Brendan Steele didn’t take apart the course at the Safeway Open in Napa this year, as he did the past two years. He posted 67-71-72-75 — 285 to tie for 53rd place. Thirty mile-per-hour winds during at least one of his rounds may have had something to do with that. In any case, he’s off…
Will Steichen Recreation & Program DirectorIdyllwild Community Center Idyllwild Community Center Co-ed Volleyball season wrapped up with an exciting playoff weekend. Team Village Hardware turned its season around, winning all of the last seven games and continuing its roll all the way to the championships. Team Red Kettle gave Team Village Hardware a challenging championship…
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Brendan Steele posted a 2-over-par 69-73-75-73 — 290 last week to place tied for 37th in the Memorial Tournament in Dublin, Ohio. The Idyllwild native’s statistics suggest that his driving accuracy and greens-in-regulation performance has been improving, which is good news with the U.S. Open coming up.Then, on Monday, in a 36-hole, one-day qualifying event…
Town Hall Sports Coordinator Jeremy Teeguarden reported on Town Hall Youth Soccer, for the week of play from Tuesday, Oct. 30, through Nov. 2. 11 and Under Division On Tuesday, Oct. 30, the Dr. Dunn and Dunn Oompa Loompas and the Roby Gray Construction Falcons met in a playoff game. The winner would advance to…