Sports: High School Track
![Jayden Emerson of Idyllwild and a Hemet High School senior ran in the Bulldog Invitational run Saturday at the Diamond Valley Lake cross country course. Jayden’s time was 15:29.6. He was second in a field of 137 runners. Teammates Tanner Torrez (behind Jayden in photo), former Idyllwild resident, was fourth and Chad Schelly of Idyllwild was 30th. The Hemet High team was second out of 15 teams in the boys race. Photo by J P Crumrine](https://idyllwildtowncrier.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/track.jpg)
Photo by J P Crumrine
The inaugural Brendan Steele Award was presented to Cesar Cruz (center). Grandfathers for Golf President Tony Viola (left) and Advanced Head Coach Frank McCollum (right), himself a former PGA Tour professional, made the presentation.
Basketball Robert Lewis, Town Hall recreation director, gave this report on Town Hall Youth Basketball. Division 1 (ages 6-9) On Tuesday, Feb. 7, the Shell Clippers played Ferro Celtics. Carter McLean kept the score close scoring 12 points for the Celtics, but Griffen Kretsinger also scored 12 points for the Clippers, as they advanced to…
For the fifth time in his PGA Tour career, Idyllwild native Brendan Steele will compete in the Barracuda Championship. This year, however, it will be played on a different course: The Old Greenwood par-72 course at the Tahoe Mountain Club in Truckee, California. The Barracuda tournament is distinguished by its Modified Stableford scoring system. Instead…
Adult Volleyball It was the clash of the titans last Tuesday as the two undefeated teams (Village Hardware and Idyllwild Garage) went head-to-head on the court. Despite an outstanding display of athleticism by Cody Fogle from Village Hardware, it wasn’t enough as Idyllwild Garage showed up strong on offense and defense to win the match…
Town Hall Sports Coordinator Jeremy Teeguarden reported on Town Hall Adult volleyball for the week of Jan 28. On Monday, Jan. 28, Idyllwild Inn played Idyllwild Chevron. It was a close competitve match that went five games, three of which were decided by two points. The Inn took an early lead and won the first…
Brendan Steele posted a 2-under-par 286 at the Arnold Palmer Invitational last week to earn a tie for 18th place, his second-best finish in the Palmer ever. The Idyllwild native collected an eagle and 10 birdies against 10 bogeys while finding nearly 61% of the fairways with drives averaging 296 yards. He hit 67% of…