
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



Last year, Idyllwild native, Brendan Steele made a favorable impression on Parisians during his 7th-place finish at the French Open golf tournament — so much so that tournament officials extracted his promise to return this year. During last week’s Humana Challenge in partnership with the Clinton Foundation tournament, more international fans were discovered. Steele has…
Brendan Steele went low on the first day of the Tampa Bay Championship in Palm Harbor, Fla., last Thursday, but the tough Copperhead course rose up and bit him on the second and third days. His opening round 68 had him tied for third place at the end of the first round, but the two…
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…
Brendan Steele posted a four-under-par 35-33 — 68 on the La Quinta Country Club course today, Thursday, to tie for 25th place going into tomorrow’s second round, 4 strokes behind the leader. During a cold, rainy front nine, and a chilly second nine, he carded five birdies against a lone bogey. Brendan found more than…
Sandii Castleberry’s wiffle golf fundraising tournament saw its fourth edition on the Castleberry Country Club course last Sunday. In its first year, the tournament has raised money for several worthy local causes and will continue to do so next season. Sunday’s outing benefited smARTS, an all-volunteer arts program for students at Idyllwild School. Heather Mello,…