PHOTOS: Idyllwild School Volleyball and Cross Country

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Ginger Dagnall, volleyball coordinator, gave this report on last week’s volleyball games: Monday, Jan. 27, Silver Pines beat Forest Lumber. Tuesday, Jan. 28, Idyllwild Garage beat Café Aroma. Wednesday, Jan. 29, Café Aroma beat Higher Grounds. Thursday, Jan. 30, Idyllwild Inn beat Higher Grounds. Standings as of Jan. 30 Team Wins Losses Idyllwild Inn 8…
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…
Brendan Steele had rough going at the PGA Championship last week in Charlotte, North Carolina. He managed only a 74-76 — 150, missing the Friday-night cut by 3 strokes. The Idyllwild native’s drives found only 57 percent of the fairways, and he hit only two-thirds of the greens in regulation. Still, he gained 2.59 strokes…
Dr. Emily Shaw, Hemet High School principal, has a student display the school’s CIF banner at Hemet Unified School District board meeting this month. Photo by J.P. Crumrine Hemet High School girl athletes took top honors, earning 15 points for winning three championship trophies in the California Interscholastic Federation, Southern Section. The Hemet…
Brendan Steele put together two good rounds so far this week at the Travelers Championship in Cromwell, Connecticut to go into weekend play with a 4-under-par 68-68 — 136. He now stands tied for 17th, only four shots off the lead. The Idyllwild native came out smoking Friday with three consecutive birdies at the 2nd…
Jim Crandall, Palms to Pines Golf Association handicap chair, provided this report on last week’s golf tournament: The club held its regular monthly tournament at Diamond Valley Golf Course on Friday, Jan. 20. The day was stunning with bright skies and gentle winds, and the course was in good shape with fast greens. Bill Ragland…