A new program started Saturday at Idyllwild School. Despite the threat of rain, the games played on. Photos by Jenny Kirchner


Sports: Town Hall Adult Soccer
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The first ever Town Hall youth co-ed volleyball game was played Friday night, April 13. Playing volleyball, other than for Idyllwild School, is a new opportunity for the kids on the Hill.
Principal Matt Kraemer will be retiring at the end of June and handing over the job to current Idyllwild School sixth grade teacher Nicole Picchiottino. The newspaper ran a front-page story on her last week. Kraemer was with the Hemet Unified School District for 24 years. He was a teacher in Yuma, Arizona for 15…
Will Steichen Recreation & Program DirectorIdyllwild Community Center As youth soccer kicked off the last week of regular-season games, our first match between the undefeated Red Hawks and the Kraken proved to be a nail biter, with outstanding defense by Mateo Whitmer of the Kraken keeping it a scoreless game going into halftime. The Red…
Brendan Steele fired under-par golf in the badly weather-delayed The Players Classic in Florida last week, posting a 6-under-par 73-69-69-71 — 282 to finish in a tie for 13th place. The Players is one of the most prestigious tournaments in golf, often referred to as “the 5th Major.”One highlight for the Idyllwild native had to…
Brendan Steele posted a 15-under-par 72-67-67-71 — 277 at the SBS Tournament of Champions in Kapalua, Maui, last week to earn a tie for sixth place in an exclusive 32-player field composed of PGA Tour winners during the past year. The native Idyllwilder posted only 6 bogeys against 19 birdies and an eagle. He found…
Idyllwild’s Palms to Pines Golf Association held its regular monthly tournament on Friday, June 17, 2011, at the Golf Club at Rancho California in Murrieta (the old Southern California Golf Association Member’s Course). The day was clear, bright and beautiful and the course was in excellent shape.