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Klingaman gets two seconds
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Emma Klingaman of Idyllwild is a sophomore on the Lees McRae College, North Carolina Cross Country cycling team. She has two second-place finishes in her last two races. The season ends in December.

29Jim Crandall, Palms to Pines Golf Association handicap chair, provided this report about the Friday, May 22, regular monthly golf tournament, which was held at the Temeku Hills Legends Course in Temecula. It was a cool, cloudy day with rain showers and drizzle, but not enough to delay play. Jerry Daquila (course handicap 26) shot…
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Idyllwild’s Lauren Salter is pursuing her dream to make the U.S. Olympic Skeleton team. This year, just her third year in the sport, she earned a spot on the North American Cup team. Skeleton is a downhill sliding sport, where racers are face down and guide and turn with torque generated from twisting and…