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,…
Brendan Steele found the going tougher last week on the Riviera course in the Genesis Open. The Idyllwild native managed only a 3-under-par 69-73-68-71 — 281. Still, he picked up a few FedExCup points and maintained his fifth-place standing on that list. He also maintained his 54th-place position in the Official World Golf Ranking. He’s…
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…
Brendan Steele is back on the course this week in the $7-million Genesis Open on the Riviera Country Club course in Pacific Palisades. The Idyllwild native has collected five top-20 finishes in seven starts this early season — including three top 10s, one of which was a win. His performance thus far has earned him…
Basketball Robert Lewis, Town Hall recreation director, gave this report on Town Hall Youth Basketball. Division 1 (ages 6-9) On Tuesday, Feb. 7, the Shell Clippers played Ferro Celtics. Carter McLean kept the score close scoring 12 points for the Celtics, but Griffen Kretsinger also scored 12 points for the Clippers, as they advanced to…
Brendan Steele fired a 10-under-par 65-67-70-72 — 274 last week on the TPC Scottsdale course in the Waste Management Phoenix Open. That was good enough for a tie for 16th place, his fifth top-20 finish in only seven events this season. He also has three top-10s, consisting of two sixths and a win, and has…
Basketball Robert Lewis, Town Hall recreation director, gave this report on Town Hall Youth Basketball. Division 1 (ages 6-9) On Tuesday, Jan. 31, the Idy. Music Lessons Warriors hosted the Ferro Celtics. Logan Wilkerson scored 3 points and passed the ball well for the Celtics. However, Sal Solorio scored 9 points for the Warriors as…
Basketball Robert Lewis, Town Hall recreation director, gave this report on Town Hall Youth Basketball. Division 1 (ages 6-9) On Tuesday, Jan. 24, the Shell Clippers played the Idy Music Lessons Warriors. Oliver Roger Gonzalez had a good game for the Warriors with 8 points, but Griffen Kretsinger countered with 12 points as the Clippers…
Brendan Steele moved well up the leaderboard Sunday with a 3-under-par 69 at Torrey Pines South in the Farmers Insurance Open. For the tournament, he posted a 6-under-par 69-74-70-69 — 272, good for his fourth top-20 finish in six starts this season, the other three being two T6s and a win. The native Idyllwilder had…
Brendan Steele moved up the leaderboard Saturday with a 35-35 — 70 after an up, down and up again type round. The native Idyllwilder began the round strongly with a birdie three on the 416-yard, par 4 No. 10 hole, and he captured another bird on the 614-yard, par-5 13th. But he bogeyed the 15th…
