



Sports: Town Hall Youth Volleyball
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First-place winners in Town Hall Kids Volleyball Division B last week were the Orange Loco Unicorns. Back row, from left, Coaches Jason and Dawn Sonnier; front row, from left, Katelyn Sonnier, Grace McKimson, Jessica Ruelas, Matilda Terry, Toby Posey and Brooke Taylor. (Not shown was Preston Pino.) Photo by Ginger Dagnall




Jim Crandall, Palms to Pines Golf Association handicap chair, provided this report about the Friday, April 19, golf tournament at the Diamond Valley Golf Club. Idyllwild’s Gary Brown shot a hole-in-one on the par 3 17th hole during Palms to Pines Golf Association’s regular monthly tournament. Brown is the first member to ever hole-in-one in…
Brendan Steele posted a 12-under-par 70-66-67-73 — 276 last week to finish tied for 43rd in the American Express tournament in La Quinta. After six holes on Sunday, the Idyllwild native had birdied four holes and was tied for fourth place. But on the 7th tee, he hit the first of three balls into the…
The weather is cooperating. No late spring snows are in the forecast …
Brendan Steele posted another 2-over-par 74 on Sunday at the Arnold Palmer, dropping to 46th place. His tournament scores were 67-70-74-74 – 285. The Idyllwild native’s greens-in-regulation stat returned to normal on Sunday, but his putter wasn’t working particularly well; he gave up 1.7 strokes putting to the field. Brendan has played in 10 tournaments…
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,”…
Brendan Steele finished in a tie for 30th place last week at the Rocket Mortgage Classic in Detroit, posting an 11-under par 69-69-67-72 — 277. The Idyllwild native’s drives averaged over 320 yards while finding 66% of the fairways, and he hit a sparkling 87.5% of the greens in regulation, but his putter cost him…