Sports

HHS freshman cross country team includes 3 Idyllwild residents
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HHS freshman cross country team includes 3 Idyllwild residents

Hemet High School’s freshman cross country team includes three Idyllwild (current and former) students. Shown here are Jayden Emerson-Priefer, Tanner Torrez, and Chad Schelly, all of whom finished within the top 40 runners and earned a medal in their first cross country meet in Laguna Hills Saturday.

Castle Berry wiffle golf fundraiser rocks again
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Castle Berry wiffle golf fundraiser rocks again

With great anticipation, I wended my way out to West Marion View again for what has become a worthy and most enjoyable fundraiser for local folks who could do with a spot of assistance. I refer to Sandii Castleberry’s Castle Berry Country Club, that beguiling golf Mecca that beckons you forth then cuts you off…

Steele ties for 10th, advances to third FedEx playoff tour
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Steele ties for 10th, advances to third FedEx playoff tour

Brendan Steele shot a nine-under-par 69-67-67-72 — 275 in the Deutsche Bank Championship just outside of Boston last week. He tied for 10th place in the tournament, earning a paycheck of more than $177,000. During the week, the native Idyllwilder posted three eagles and 13 birdies against 10 bogeys, entirely avoiding double bogeys that have…

Sports Roundup: Town Hall Adult Coed Softball
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Sports Roundup: Town Hall Adult Coed Softball

Jeremy Teeguarden reported on Town Hall Adult Coed Softball standings for the weeks of Aug. 22 and Aug 29. Playoffs Both series winners — Creekstone and Pacific Slope — won their series in two straight games. Game two between Forest Lumber and Creekstone Inn was on Monday, Aug. 22. Creekstone Inn had easily won the…

Idyllwild Pines gives to skate park
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Idyllwild Pines gives to skate park

Beyond the end of August, the future of the Idyllwild Skate Park is uncertain, but it will be open each weekend this month, thanks to a donation from Idyllwild Pines Camp (IPC). While Idyllwild Community Recreation Council Acting Chair (ICRC) Dawn Sonnier was hoping to get financial support from Riverside County to keep the park open, that door seems closed for now.

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Sports Roundup: Golf

Idyllwild’s Palms to Pines Golf Association held its regular monthly tournament in conjunction with the first round of match play playoffs for the club championship on Friday, Aug. 19, at the Oak Valley Golf Club in Beaumont. The day was sunny and warm and the course was in good shape with fast greens. In the…