

Salter returns to Idyllwild School to share her story
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Lauren Salter (center), an Idyllwild School alum, and now living in Lake Placid, N.Y., spoke to Idyllwild School students about her Skeleton racing adventures on Thursday, Dec. 20, morning. She showed the equipment she uses, including her sled, and gave a slide/video presentation. Photo by Barbara Reese

Brendan Steele made a positive breakthrough last week, finishing in a tie for fourth in the Valero Texas Open in San Antonio. He carded a five-under-par 73-74-69-67 for a total score of 283. TPC San Antonio must fit his game well since his two highest finishes in official PGA Tour events have come on that…
Bill Whitman of Idyllwild participated in the Pasadena Triathlon (all three legs of the race were held at the Rose Bowl) this weekend. He finished fifth in the event of 800 participants and first in his age group (50 to 54). The course was a five-kilometer run, 15-kilometer bike, and 150-meter swim. Since the swimming…
Jim Crandall, Palms to Pines Golf Association handicap chair, provided this report about the Friday, Sept. 21, golf tournament. The club held the second round of playoffs for the Club Championship and its regular monthly tournament at The Country Club at Soboba Springs. The day was hot. The course was dry, with many brown fairways,…
Brendan Steele moved up the leaderboard from last week, tying for 30th at the Wells Fargo Championship on the Quail Hollow course in Charlotte, North Carolina. The native Idyllwilder carded a 3-under-par 72-72-69-72 — 285 to earn 38 FedExCup points. Steele now stands 67th on the FedExCup list with 446 points with about four months…
Brendan Steele experienced tough times in two more tournaments during the past two weeks, missing the cuts at the Shell Houston Open and at his first Masters Tournament in Augusta, Ga. His stats in Houston and Augusta once again indicate difficulty with greens in regulation and putting. Steele is not playing this week. Next week,…