Sports

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Steele Tied at the top of California tourney

After round one of the Frys.com Open in San Martin, California, Idyllwild native Brendan Steele is tied with three other players for the lead at four-under-par 74. After going out in a one-over-par 36, he blistered the back nine with a five-under-par 31. Steele tees off tomorrow, Friday, at 12:10 p.m. Television coverage begins at…

Steele finishes in top 20

Steele finishes in top 20

Brendan Steele and his fellow pros shredded the TPC Summerlin course in Las Vegas last week during the Justin Timberlake Shriners Hospitals for Children Open. Steele fired a 15-under par 66-65-69-69 — 269 to garner a tie for 16th place and a payday of more than $61,000. Almost all aspects of the Idyllwild native’s game…

Town Hall Youth Soccer roundup

Town Hall Youth Soccer roundup

Jeremy Teeguarden reported on Town Hall Youth Soccer. The youth soccer season kicked off Saturday, Sept. 24 at Idyllwild school. Minor League (ages 4-5) Idyllwild Heating and Cooling Bobcats took on the La Casita Ravens. In an exciting game for all the kids, Ember Campbell hustled all over the field and played great for the…

Hemet girls volleyball bests Temecula

Hemet girls volleyball bests Temecula

At times, the Hemet High School varsity girls volleyball team fielded a row of Idyllwild-connected players. Here (left and center) Sage Torrez and Rosie Robinson, former Idyllwild residents, and Savannah Loutzenhiser (right), of Idyllwild, prepare to receive the serve from Temecula Valley. The Hemet won the match 3-0 (25-14, 25-10, 25-11).

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Cog Hill blunts cold Steele

Brendan Steele’s golf game did not mesh with the Cog Hill course in the third FedEx Cup playoff tournament last week. He managed only a 16-over-par 78-75-75-72 — 300 that finished near the bottom of the field. The Idyllwild native did show major improvement on the final nine, however, firing a three-under-par 33 that earned…

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Golf Roundup: Palms to Pines

Jim Crandall, Palms to Pines handicap chairman, gave this report on last week’s Palms to Pines golf tournament: Idyllwild’s Palms to Pines Golf Association held its regular monthly tournament on Friday, Sept. 16, at Hemet Golf Club. The morning was pleasantly cool under cloudy skies. The sun came out later, accompanied by a light breeze….

Hemet High x-country competes in Mt. Carmel Invitational
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Hemet High x-country competes in Mt. Carmel Invitational

The Hemet High School Cross Country running team competed in the Mt. Carmel invitational last weekend. As the race began, three Idyllwild boys — (from the left) Jayden Emerson, Tanner Torrez and Chad Schelly — started together. Running against 285 other freshman from throughout Southern California and Arizona, Torrez finished 10th, Emerson was 11th and Schelly was 91st.