

Klingamen finishes fifth in Sun Valley mountain bike race
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Idyllwild’s Emma Klingaman traveled to Sun Valley, Idaho to participate in the National Mountain Bike Championships. On July 14, she finished fifth in the women’s 15-18 Category 2 cross-country race (a 15.25 kilometer course) and earned her medal. This week, she is now tied number one in USA Cycling’s rankings for California mountain bikers. Photo courtesy of Michael Morton

Brendan Steele closed on Saturday and Sunday at Riviera with a pair of 69s to post a 2-under-par_74-70-69-69 — 282, placing him tied for 14th, only 4 strokes off the winning score. He posted an eagle and 12 birdies against 12 bogies. The pros spoke of the course as playing U.S. Open tough with kikuyu grass…
Idyllwild native Brendan Steele showed the stuff he’s made of last Friday when he sank a 20-footer on the final green to ensure he would make the cut and play the weekend. He eventually posted a 7-under-par 67-71-68-67 — 273 to finish tied for 25th place. Steele did well tee-to-green, finding 76.79 percent of the…
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