By David JeromeCorrespondent Often these pages carry portraits of locals old and new. This week we present a conversation with a pair of “part-timers,” at least for the present. Michael Steele and his wife Cynthia, normally residents of Florida, have spent the last few weeks in Idyllwild recovering from this summer’s Baja 500, and preparing…
Idyllwild’s proud hockey Dad Brian Smith submitted this account of last week’s Wildcats game: Last weekend, the Wildcats started their playoff bid for the 2016-2017 season. In game one, the Wildcats faced the Anaheim Jr. Ducks. Three minutes into the first period, the Jr. Ducks scored their first goal of the game. With 3 minutes,…
Hockey Idyllwild’s proud hockey Dad Brian Smith submitted this account of last week’s Wildcats game: This weekend the Wildcats played in the Presidents Day Open tournament. On Friday, the Wildcats played their first game against the Riverside Moose. Three minutes into the first period, the Moose started off the scoring with a breakaway goal. A…
Pickleball is the newest racquet and court sport and its popularity is soaring. Its origin is credited to a group of Washington state dads trying to entertain their bored children over the summer. Since March 2010, when the number of places to play was fewer than 1,000, the number of sites has more than…
Golf Jim Crandall, Palms to Pines Golf Association handicap chair, gave this report about the Friday, July 17, regular monthly golf tournament held at Menifee Lakes Country Club’s Lakes course. It was a hot day and the course was in good shape. Dave Robb (course handicap 15) and Scott Schroeder (22) tied for first place…
Medical Management Practices Resources won the two-day annual Jimmy Campbell Softball Tournament this weekend. Photo courtesy Matt Kraemer
Jim Crandall, Palms to Pines Golf Association handicap chair, gave this report about the Friday, June 19, regular monthly golf tournament held at The Golf Club at Rancho California in Murrieta. It was a hot day and the course was in good shape with fast greens. Crandall (course handicap 13) took first place with a…
29Jim Crandall, Palms to Pines Golf Association handicap chair, provided this report about the Friday, May 22, regular monthly golf tournament, which was held at the Temeku Hills Legends Course in Temecula. It was a cool, cloudy day with rain showers and drizzle, but not enough to delay play. Jerry Daquila (course handicap 26) shot…
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…
Golf Jim Crandall, Palms to Pines Golf Association handicap chair, provided this report about the Friday, April 17, regular monthly golf tournament held at The Country Club at Soboba Springs. It was a beautiful spring day and the course was in good shape. Dave Robb (course handicap 15) shot a gross 84, net 69 for…