

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

Last week Brendan Steele made it into Sunday’s play in The Barclays, the first of four FedExCup playoff tournaments, but he didn’t score well enough to help himself in the standings. The Idyllwild native posted an even-par 71-71-69-73 — 284 to finish in 57th place. He found only 53.6 percent of the fairways with drives…
When Brendan Steele went 70-74 to miss the cut in the John Deere Classic last month, there was a tangible reason: Just before the start of the second round he backed off the practice putting green and stepped in a hole, wrenching his back. The Idyllwild native wasn’t sure he could even finish play that…
Jim Crandall, Palms to Pines Golf Association handicap chair, provided this report about the 2012 championship held last weeek at the Oak Valley Golf Course in Beaumont. 2012 Playoffs Chuck Alkire is the new club champion of Idyllwild’s Palms to Pines Golf Association. Alkire upset Bob Stearns in a close match at the Oak…
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…
Lauren Salter, Idyllwild, won the women’s skeleton race gold medal at the Empire State Winter Games. The Games were the weekend of Feb. 3 and 4 at Mt. Van Hoevenberg, New York. Salter had the best two runs, totaling one minute, 55.18 seconds. She attained a top speed of 68 miles per hour. Salter had…
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.