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Skater Christion Robertson of Redondo Beach participates in the Idyllwild Skate Park games in October. Photo by Jenny Stepien

Lauren Salter, USA skeleton athlete, has just finished the first half of her third season. In this time, she has already made the national development team, while being one of the youngest competing sliders. Her most recent competition was two weeks ago in Whistler, Canada, one of the sites of the 2010 Winter Olympics. This…
Jim Crandall, Palms to Pines Golf Association handicap chair, provided this report on the Friday, June 15, golf tournament played at the Red Hawk Golf Club in Temecula. The cool, cloudy morning gave way to a sunny afternoon. The course was in good shape with tiered greens. Bill Ragland (course handicap 15) and Bob Stearns…
Brendan Steele did not fare well in the RBC Canadian Open in Vancouver, British Columbia two weeks ago. His 76-72 — 148 did not qualify him for the cut and weekend play. His driving accuracy was low, which led to a low percentage of greens in regulation. The Idyllwild native had last week off, but…
Within eight days, Brendan Steele scored top-five finishes in two PGA Tour events, the most recent being his tie for fifth at last week’s Quicken Loans National on the Congressional Country Club course in Bethesda, Maryland. The Idyllwild native posted a 2-under-par 74-66-71-71 — 282, which earned him 100 FedExCup points, brought his season subtotal…
After missing the cut in the True South Open three weeks ago, Brendan Steele returned to action last week scoring a tie for 8th place in the Reno-Tahoe Open. With modified Stableford scoring in effect, he scored 6-10-7-7 — 30 to win $83,000 in official prize money. Over the four-day tournament, the Idyllwild native collected…
Jim Crandall, Palms to Pines Golf Association handicap chair, provided this report on the Friday, Aug. 17, golf tournament played at The Country Club at Soboba Springs. The day was very hot and muggy, but the course was in excellent shape. Playoffs In the first round of the match-play playoffs, John McAndrews (course handicap 37)…