

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

Brendan Steele played the Zurich Classic of New Orleans in nine under par last week. He posted a total of 70-71-70-68 — 279 to tie for 32nd place. Steele earned $33,528 in official prize money and 34.5 FedEx Cup points. After making the cut Friday, Steele improved on the weekend. On Sunday, his hot putter…
Brendan Steele brought his game together in the Waste Management Phoenix Open on the Scottsdale TPC course in Scottsdale, Ariz., last week to post an 18-under-par 69-65-65-67 — 266 to tie for sixth place with two others. The Idyllwild native’s performance earned him a $207,700 paycheck, bringing his season’s winnings to more than $260,000. He’s…
Pickleball is the newest racquet and court sport and its popularity is soaring. Its origin is credited to a group of Washington state dads trying to entertain their bored children over the summer. Since March 2010, when the number of places to play was fewer than 1,000, the number of sites has more than…
By Will SteichenIdyllwild Community Center Director This soccer season is proving to be quite competitive with players showing some impressive talent. Below is a recap of last week’s games. 4- to 6- year old division The Blue Monsters had a great game with Marlin Peterson scoring a goal and Quinnlyn Carpenter playing great defense. Mark…
After a long, year-end break, Brendan Steele kicks off the main part of the 2016 season this week in our back yard at the CareerBuilder Challenge in La Quinta. The event is played on three courses, so the cut occurs on Saturday evening instead of Friday. The native Idyllwilder currently stands 27th on the FedExCup…
Brendan Steele carded 8 Stableford points Sunday on the Montreux Golf and Country Club course in Reno to tie for seventh place and notch his fifth top-10 and his tenth top-25 in 22 starts this season, including two starts on the European PGA Tour. For the tournament, Brendan posted 1 eagle and 21 birdies against…