
Photo by Joe Neu


Photo by Michael Morton
SPORTS PHOTOS: Idyllwild School, high school and beyond
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The Idyllwild Middle School cross country team competed in its first meet Oct. 6, at Vail Lake Middle School in Temecula. The team has been practicing since the beginning of the school year and everyone had a terrific first race of the season. Runners and coaches (from left) are Coach Misty Hitchcock, Hannah Johnson, Tobey Posey, Bryan Mayberry, Max Neu, Arriana Felix, Jeremiah Whitney, Christian Ramirez, Vinny Parrillo, Grace McKimson, Tim Mejia, Rene Hernandez, Jadon Meskimen, Matilda Terry, Kevin Posey, Emmi Norris, McKenzie Nunez, Breanna Sheppard, Max Neu and Coach Lee Arnson. The team banner was graciously donated by the Lumber Mill restaurant. Photo by Joe Neu



Brendan Steele teamed once again with Keegan Bradley last week in an attempt to defend their 2011 title at the Franklin Templeton (Shark) Shootout. Greg Norman hosted the event at the Tiburón Golf Club in Naples, Fla.
Local youth sports.
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…
Town Hall Sports Coordinator Jeremy Teeguarden reported on youth basketball for both the College League (kindergarten through third-grade) and the Pro League (third- through sixth-grade). College League (Kindergarten through third-grade) Friday, Jan. 13, youth basketball games got started with a game between the Gastrognome Gators and the Wildcats. Gracie McKimson for the Wildcats and Lilah…
Dave Robb of Idyllwild played at Pechanga golf course in Temecula on Tuesday last week. At the par-3 17th, he stroked a downhill 7-iron about 166 yards. It bounced a foot in front of the pin, rolled toward the hole, momentarily stopped, then dropped in from the back side for a hole-in-one. Oddly enough, he…