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Sports: Hemet High School Cross Country
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Brendan Steele notched a top-20 in Farmers Insurance Open PGA golf tournament played on two courses in La Jolla last week. The Idyllwild native posted 65 and 70 in his first two rounds, but he had to settle for closing rounds of 76 and 75 to score a two-under-par 286. His drives averaged 300 yards,…
Idyllwild native Brendan Steele put together under-par rounds of66-64-68 to post an 18-under par 198 and win the LIV golf tournament atAdelaide, Australia, by a single stroke. The 41-year-old pocketed a winner’s check of $4 million, plus anotherquarter million he won in the team competition at the same Adelaidetournament. It was Brendan’s first professional win…
Too much fog canceled the third round of the Farmers Insurance Open at Torrey Pines Saturday. Play resumed Sunday morning at 7 a.m. Tournament officials said Monday’s play will be free to the public. Idyllwild’s Brendan Steele had an early tee time for Saturday morning, but Torrey Pines weather decided otherwise. Because of dense fog,…
Basketball Robert Lewis, Town Hall recreation director, gave this report on Town Hall Youth Basketball. Division 1 (ages 6-9) On Tuesday, Jan. 23, the Cafe Aroma Lakers hosted the American Legion Warriors. Triston Bilecky of the Warriors handled the ball very well with some good passes. The Lakers got a good game out of Ota…
In four years, the Idyllwild Middle School cross-country team has grown from 10 runners to 32, said coach Lee Arnson. He and Misty Hitchcock, both volunteer coaches, have built a thriving sport in Idyllwild that few other Hemet Unified middle schools have. “Every year, the team is bigger and bigger. It makes it more fun,”…
Basketball Town Hall Youth Basketball Coordinator Bob Lewis gave this report for recent games. Division 1 (ages 6-9) On Tuesday, Jan. 19, the Wildcats played the Trojans. Tony Solorio played good defense and grabbed many rebounds for the Wildcats, but Jake Fey played good for the Trojans, scoring a bucket as the Trojans beat the…