6/30/11 Yakima Bears update
June 29, 2011 by YH-R Sports
Next game
Opponent: Spokane Indians.
When, where: 6:30 p.m. today, Avista Stadium, Spokane.
Radio: KUTI (1460).
Probable pitchers: Yakima LHP John Pedrotty (0-0, 4.76) vs. Spokane RHP Richard Alvarez (0-0, 15.19).
Twin City sweeps Beetles
June 29, 2011 by YH-R Sports
RICHLAND, Wash. — Garrett Anderson threw a complete-game four-hitter in the opener, getting Twin City rolling on a sweep of the Yakima Pepsi Beetles in a Central Washington League Senior Legion doubleheader Wednesday night.
Twin City won the opener 4-1 and then finished the sweep with an 8-4 second-game victory, giving the Titans a four-game sweep of Yakima (4-12, 11-20) in the home-and-home series Tuesday and Wednesday.
Zach Alexander went 2 for 3 in the opener, and Damon Lybeck belted a three-run homer in the second game for the Beetles, who play Bellevue Honda at 6 p.m. today at Parker Field as a tuneup for their annual Firecracker Tournament.
Game 1
Yakima 001 000 0 — 1 4 1
Twin City Titans 100 210 x — 4 7 1
Jensen and Sauve; Anderson and Turner.
Highlights: Zach Alexander (Y) 2-3.
Game 2
Yakima 001 003 0 — 4 5 3
Twin City 202 031 x — 8 12 4
Alexander and Sauve; Rapacz and Grayson.
Highlights: Damon Lybeck (Y) 3-run HR.
Firecracker lineup set
YAKIMA, Wash. — The Yakima Pepsi Beetles have an eight-team field set for its 30th annual Firecracker Tournament, which runs Friday through Sunday at Parker Field and Davis Field.
The Beetles will be in the Rainier Division with Bothell, Bellevue Honda and Franklin Pierce. The Adams Division will include the Walla Walla Bears, Skagit Sox, Spokane Crew and Columbia Basin RiverDogs.
Yakima will open the wood-bat tournament on Friday with two games, taking on Franklin Pierce at 4 p.m. and Bellevue Honda at 7.
Four placing games are scheduled for Sunday, capped by the 5 p.m. championship game.
Friday’s games
At Parker Field — Franklin Pierce vs. Bothell, 1:30 p.m.; Franklin Pierce vs. Yakima, 4 p.m.; Bellevue vs. Yakima, 7 p.m.
At Davis Field — Skagit vs. Spokane, 1:30 p.m.; Skagit vs. Walla Walla, 4 p.m.; Columbia Basin vs. Walla Walla, 7 p.m.
Saturday’s games
At Parker Field — Walla Walla vs. Spokane, 9 a.m.; Columbia Basin vs. Spokane, 11:30 a.m.; Columbia Basin vs. Skagit, 2 p.m.; Bothell vs. Bellevue, 5 p.m.; Bothell vs. Yakima, 7:30 p.m.
At Davis Field — Franklin Pierce vs. Bellevue, 2 p.m.
Sunday’s games
At Parker Field — Seventh-eighth place, 9 a.m.; Fifth-sixth place, 11:30 a.m.; Third-fourth place, 2 p.m.; Championship game, 5 p.m.
YOUTH BASEBALL
WEST VALLEY BASEBALL CLUB 15-12, PASCO EAST 5-0. WV highlights — First game: Jace VanDeBrake 4-4, 2 RBI; Bronson Collier 3-4, 2 2b, 2 RBI; Kevin Schwartz 2-4, 2 RBI; Cody Lariviere 2-3, 2 RBI; Corey Onustock 3-4, 2b, HR. Second game: Mikey Bonnett 3-3, 3 RBI; Nick Gravbrot 1-2, HR; Dylan Peters 2-3, 2 2b, 4 RBI; Corey Onustock CG, 4 hit, 7 K.
KENNEWICK PHANTOMS 10, YAKIMA VALLEY PEPPERS 9 (10): Mason Hall 3-4, 2 RBI; Jack Cavanaugh 3-4, 2 runs, 2 RBI.
KENNEWICK PHANTOMS 12, YAKIMA VALLEY PEPPERS 2: Clayton Kester 2-2, RBI.
Golf notes: Honesty earns Gravbrot a spot in Sports Illustrated
June 29, 2011 by YH-R Sports
YAKIMA, Wash. — One of golf’s enduring qualities is the integrity shown by those that play.
Eric Gravbrot provided a shining example of that in winning the Class 3A state tournament last month, and his honesty earned him recognition in the June 27 issue of Sports Illustrated.
The recent West Valley High graduate was listed in the magazine’s weekly “Faces in the Crowd” section.
Gravbrot, as the item noted, was trailing by three strokes on the eighth hole during the second and final round when he “called a penalty on himself when only he saw his ball move after he addressed it,” the magazine wrote.
Even though it made his task more challenging, Gravbrot didn’t hesitate to note the penalty on himself. The move may have motivated Gravbrot, who then shot 5-under over his remaining 10 holes to not only win the state title, but also post the lowest score (7-under 137) in any of the five state levels.
Crimp 13th in Sr. Open qualifier
WOODINVILLE, Wash. — Ellensburg’s Keith Crimp shot an 80 to tie for 13th place in the U.S. Senior Open qualifying event Wednesday at Bear Creek Country Club.
Kent Potts from Desert Aire Golf Course in Mattawa tied for 33rd after shooting 84.
Tom Sovay from Mukilteo and Jim McNelis of Gig Harbor both shot even-par 72 to earn the two qualifying spots for the U.S. Senior Open July 28-31 at Inverness Club in Toledo, Ohio.
Gonzales scores ace in Idaho
POST FALLS, Idaho — John Gonzales from Yakima recorded a hole in one during his round Monday at the Links Golf Course. He used a 4-iron to ace the 180-yard 17th hole.
Tod Berghoff witnessed the shot.
Daniels records Cherry Hills ace
GRANGER, Wash. — Chris Daniels Sr. had an ace during his round Wednesday at Cherry Hills Golf Course. Daniels used a wedge to ace the 78-yard fifth hole.
Tom Taylor, Virgil Myers and Harley Riel witnessed the shot.
6/30/11 Yakima Valley Scorecard
June 29, 2011 by YH-R Sports
Apple Tree
MEN’S DIVISION
Ball Buster Tournament, June 26
First Flight — Gross: 1, Alex Podruzny 77; 2, Steve Crow 80. Net: 1, Mike Sutton 72; 2, (tie) Joel Elder 76, Mike Schlosser 76, Joe Nieto 76.
Second Flight — Gross: 1, Jason Galloway 86; 2, Rob Dresker 89. Net: 1, Dan Stevens 70; 2, Spike Adams 75.
Third Flight — Gross: 1, Brent Carver 91; 2, Nate Sturgeon 94. Net: 1, Larry Swift 73; 2, David Gordner 76.
Fisher Park
FAMILY GOLF TOURNAMENT
Sunday, June 27
1, Heidi-John Stoner 28; 2, Markus Weible-Eloy Flores 30; 3, Brian Webster-Dale Gottshalk 30.
Mount Adams
MEN’S DIVISION
Bestball, June 23
Gross: 1, (tie) Turk Holford-Tony Washines 73, Lyn Dasso-Joel Elder 73; 3, (tie) Len Rabanal-Tony Washines 75, Mike Chambers-Ken Hornstein 75. Net: 1, (tie) Al Luther-Greg Luther 59, Ron Smith-Jim Whitaker 59; 3, Chon Torres-Jim Fulcher 61; 4, (tie) Allen Holter-Jim Whitaker 62, Laney Anderson-Steve Ridgeway 62, Doyle Wilson-Mike Pollock 62; 8, (tie) Randy Anderson-Lon Stewart 63, Bob Bergeron-Steve Knopp 63.
Wednesday League
1, Justdoit 43; 2, Savage OG’s 41; 3, Four Skins 38; 4, Renegades 35.5, 5, Bitin’ Sows 35; 6, Valley Boys 34; 7, SS&J 33; 8, Native Bandits 31; 9, Family Affair 27.
COUPLES DIVISION
Selective Drive, June 24
Gross: 1, Mike Chambers-Debbie Anderson 39. Net: 1, James Rogers-Sharon Hedden 31; 2, Ron Storkel-Hazel Gilman 321/2; 3, Louis Alcala-Maria Frank 331/4; 4, Jim Bradbury-Val Smith 331/2; 5, Ron Smith-Ronnie Bradbury 34; 6, Wally Gilman-Carrol Storkel 351/4; 7, Kim Parker-Connie Rogers 37; 8, Randy Anderson-Shelly Alcala 40.
SunTides
MEN’S DIVISION
Thursday League
1, The Culls 51; 2, Weapons of Grass Destruction 48; 3, RJ’s Tire Factory 44; 4, 429 Goldsworthy 42; 5, Rocc’s 381/2; 6, Fore Players 38; 7, Curly’s Bar and Grill 38; 8, KWL Brokerage 38; 9, Northwest Autobody 35; 10, Country Rock Cafe 161/2.
Tuesday League
1, PLSA 52.5; 2, Legal Couriers 51; 3, Pepsi Cola and Get A Grip 45.5; 5, First American Realty 43.5; 6, Artic Circle 42; 7, Highlanders 41; 8, Pond Strikers 39.5; 9, Reeves Financial, Morton’s Supply and J.L. Thomas Construction 39; 12, Yakima Landlords Services and PSE 38; 14, Stellar Industrial 35.5; 15, The Handicapped 34; 16, Little Dutch Inn 33; 17, Bill’s Produce 27; 18, YTC 24.
COUPLES DIVISION
3, 4, 5 Club, June 26
Will Curley-Sue Atteberry 31; Don Brown-Celia Cobleigh 33; Andre Arcand-Hannah Cobleigh 34; Don & Joyce Patteson 34; Roy & Judy Williams 35; Nathan & Lori Nulliner 35; Gary & Delores Kirk 35.
Westwood West
MEN’S DIVISION
Wednesday League
Fatz 76, Helliesen Lumber 76, 3-B’s 74, Footwedges 74, Tim Troy 73, Shuel’s Lumber 62, Baughman Saw 48, Green Attack 48, 3-HC 45.
Thursday League
No Name 88, AB Transmission 85, Valley Lab 80, Westwood Wanna Bees 74, CH Robinson 74, Auto Care 73, Semo 67, Team Foreplay 60, Advance 58, All-Season’s 53.
Mid-Season Bonus
First Flight — Gross: 1, Ron Knight 68; 2, Derek Pemberton 71. Net: 1, Joel Naranjo 60; 2, James Tafoya 61.
Second Flight — Gross: 1, Dave Donahue 81; 2, Andy Fisher 83. Net: 1, Mike Maxwell 62; 2, Lee Bush 63.
Third Flight — Gross: 1, Josh Kruger 83; 2, Paul Grant 89. Net: 1, Bill Blanchard 65; 2, Don Ruff 66.
WOMEN’S DIVISION
3 clubs & putter, June 22
A Division: 1, (tie) Bernice Snyder 46, Adrienne Quinnell 46; 3, Denise Helms 48.
B Division: 1, Chris Almedia 49; 2, Pam Kingsboro 50.
C Division: 1, Jill Perry 50; 2, Gaye Pryse 53.
COUPLES DIVISION
Scramble, June 23
Gross: 1, (tie) Lee & Paula Bush 39, Jim & Janie Richartz 39; 3, Don & Sylvia Brule 41; 4, Larry & Waldene Benoit 42. Net: 1, Al & Shirley Rogstad 28; 2, Pam & Gary Kingsboro 29; 3, Gary & Susan Willoughby 33.
Yakima Country Club
WOMEN’S DIVISION
Count Putts, June 28
Low gross: Marie Halverson 88. Low net: Jean Galbraith 69.
1, Bonnie Prediletto 32; 2, Patty Anderson 34.
Yakima Elks
MEN’S DIVISION
June 22
4-Man Bestball: Paul Sugden-Robert Weiss-RD Dalebout-Gary Germunson 193; Jack Howell-Larry Lenz-Norm Kuhlmann-Ron Donaldson 194.
2-Man Bestball — Gross: Terry Matthews-Mark Mochel 71, Jim Smith-Mark Cuneo 71, Don Capps-Ron Capps 73, Ron Donaldson-Norm Kuhlmann 74. Net: Alcid Roy-Dick Dreher 58, Ted Stone-Jack Lovell 59, Lee White-Mark Mochel 60, Lee White-Terry Matthews 60.
Either 9, First Flight — Gross: Mark Cuneo 35. Net: Jim Smith 311/2. Secon Flight — Gross: Ron Donaldson 38. Net: Terry Matthews 32. Third Flight — Gross: Lee White 40. Net: Alcid Roy 301/2.
June 25
4-Man Bestball: Mark Mochel-Jack VanVleck-Larry Lenz-Terry Matthews 55.
2-Man Bestball — Gross: Gary Hutchins-Don Capps 64, Gary Hutchins-Brent Bullard 67, Gary Hutchins-Jim Page 68. Net: Larry Lenz-Jack VanVleck 60, Larry Lenz-Terry Matthews 60, Jim Breymeyer-Bob Dahlin 61, Gary Erb-Bob Dahlin 61, Jack VanVleck-Terry Matthews 61, Mark Mochel-Terry Matthews 61.
Best 16 Holes, First Flight — Gross: Gary Hutchins 57. Net: Gary Erb 56, Jack VanVleck 56. Second Flight — Gross: Ron Donaldson 68. Net: Terry Matthews 56. Third Flight — Gross: Robert Weiss 76. Net: Ryan Moore 58.
Greens Fundraiser, June 27
Mixed Team: 1, Cathy Blore-Doug Gray-Bruce Lawrence-Kris Sterns 182; 2, Willie Edwards-Chris Scacco-Troy Wilmoth-Tyler White 188.
Mens Team: 1, Zack Brewer-Bill Halsey-Lowell Leonard 182; 2, Joe Folk-John Mills-Harry Lazar-Allan Gohl 188.
Individual Men — Gross: 1, (tie) Corey Degrood 67, Troy Wilmoth 67; 3, Gary Hutchins 68; 4, Kasey Benjamin 71. Net: 1, Sean Russell 59; 2, Bill Halsey 60; 3, (tie) Mike Combs 62, Terry Dahlin 62, Mike Melton 62.
Individual Women — Gross: 1, Chris Scacco 80; 2, Susie DeShaw 85; 3, Gloria Cronkhite 87; 4, Donna Drury 92. Net: 1, Nancy Pollock 68; 2, (tie) Betty Waldrum 71, Cathy Blore 71, Kris Sterns 71.
June 29
4-Man Bestball: (tie) Ron Donaldson-Larry Lenz-Norm Kuhlmann-Jack Howell 124, Tom Lovell-Ted Stone-Darwin Nelson-Jack Carey 124.
2-Man Bestball — Gross: Bill Krapf-Heath Reeves 74, (tie) Mark Mochel-Terry Matthews 75, Mark Mochel-Jack VanVleck 75, Ron Donaldson-Norm Kuhlmann 77. Net: Ted Stone-Jack Lovell 60, (tie) Ted Stone-Jack Carey 61, Tom Lovell-Jack Carey 61, Gary Germunson-Robert Weiss 61.
Best 16, First Flight — Gross: Mark Mochel 66. Net: (tie) Ron Donaldson 57, Dan Rollins 57. Second Flight — Gross: Norm Kuhlmann 70. Net: Paul Sugden 54. Third Flight — Gross: Tom Lovell 74. Net: Gary Germunson 55.
6/30/11 Valley Sports Weekly results
June 29, 2011 by YH-R Sports
Pool
Upper Valley
MEN’S LEAGUE
Standings, June 28
LandShark: Little Dutch 6 134, Ranch 5 112, Ranch 1 101, T&T Lounge 2 95, Old Town Pump 3 76, Ranch 3 70.
Bud Select 55: Little Dutch 4 144, Old Town Pump 2 141, Ranch 2 112, Ranch 7 88, Sportscenter 79, Ranch 9 66.
Busch Light Tall: Little Dutch 2 121, Curly’s 113, Little Dutch 5 112, T&T Lounge 1 97, Ranch 10 74, Ranch 6 71.
Bud Light: Ranch 4 109, Susie’s 104, Little Dutch 3 97, Ranch 8 78, Little Dutch 1 75, Old Town Pump 1 62.
WOMEN’S LEAGUE
Standings, June 28
Bud: Ranch 1 35, Ranch 4 14, Ranch 7 8, Ranch 10 3, Old Town Pump 0.
Michelob: Ranch 9 46, Little Dutch 4 44, Ranch 6 37, Little Dutch 2 34, West Valley 2 34, Ranch 3 30.
Bud Light: Little Dutch 3 56, Ranch 2 42, Ranch 8 29, Little Dutch 1 28, Brews & Cues 28, Ranch 5 27.
Swimming
AAU Summer League
June 23 scores
Prosser 456, Naches 299
Toppenish 584, Othello 189
Selah 428.5, Sunnyside 402.5
June 21 scores
Selah 588, Othello 214
Toppenish 381, Prosser 339
June 16 scores
Toppenish 546, Naches 173
Selah 634, Prosser 185
Grandview 502, Othello 286
June 14 scores
Sunnyside 416, Othello 218
Prosser 420, Grandview 310
Selah 517, Naches 127
Yakima YMCA
KIWANIS MEET
June 25-26
Team scores: South Snohomish County Dolphins 3401?2; Killerwhales Swim Club 312; Grays Harbor Sea Otters 304; Yakima YMCA Swim Team 231; 6, Ellensburg Area Swim Team 154; 10, Selah Dolphins Swim Team 80; 11, YAC Swimming 65; 13, Naches Barracudas 16.
YMCA top-three placers
First: Andis Tate (Boys 11-12), 50 free, 30.67; A. Tate, 100 Back, 1:20.66; A. Tate, 50 Fly, 36.01; A. Tate, 50 Back, 36.22; Toni Castillo (Girls Senior), 50 Free, 26.40; T. Castillo, 200 IM, 2:30.00; T. Castillo, 200 Fly, 2:39.51; T. Castillo, 100 Fly, 1:03.18; T. Castillo, 100 Free, 59.04; T. Castillo, 200 Free, 2:15.71; Ella Crowder (Girls 8&U), 25 Breast, 26.48; Mattye Gunner (Girls 9-10), 50 Back, 43.38; Kyle Jang (Boys 8&U), 50 Breast, 1:13.40; Abigail Poston (Girls 13-14), 50 Free, 30.05; A. Poston, 100 Free, 1:05.80; Caitlin Quaempts (Girls 13-14), 100 Breast, 1:19.49; C. Quaempts, 100 Back, 1:09.10; Macy Raver (Girls 9-10), 100 IM, 1:35.29; Andrew Sader (Boys 13-14), 200 IM, 2:29.57; A. Sader, 100 Back, 1:07.61; A. Sader, 200 Breast, 2:58.09; Steven Tabert (Boys 9-10), 50 Free, 36.17; S. Tabert, 100 IM, 1:38.36; S. Tabert, 100 Back, 1:32.90; S. Tabert, 200 IM, 3:33.15; S. Tabert, 50 Back, 44.36.
Second: A. Tate, 100 Fly, 1:26.40; A. Tate, 100 Free, 1:07.98; Sarah Carlson (Girls 11-12), 50 Free, 29.37; S. Carlson, 100 IM, 1:14.18; Victoria Cole (Girls 9-10), 50 Breast, 48.20; E. Crowder, 50 Breast, 58.17; Cooper Gunner (Boys 13-14), 50 Free, 32.37; C. Gunner, 200 Back, 2:46.08; C. Gunner, 100 Free, 1:09.40; A. Poston, 200 Free, 2:28.79; M. Raver, 50 Free, 34.97; A. Sader, 50 Free, 26.79; A. Sader, 100 Breast, 1:14.57; A. Sader, 100 Fly, 1:09.46; Zuzanna Sochacka (Girls 11-12), 50 Breast, 42.63; Emma Stucki (Girls 13-14), 50 Free, 30.15; S. Tabert, 50 Fly, 46.42; S. Tabert, 100 Free, 1:25.70; Colin Xiao (Boys 8&U), 100 IM, 2:26.88.
Third: A. Tate, 50 Breast, 44.43; A. Tate, 200 IM, 2:55.62; A. Tate, 100 Breast, 1:39.83; S. Carlson, 100 Back, 1:13.04; S. Carlson, 100 Fly, 1:14.88; T. Castillo, 200 Breast, 2:53.39; C. Gunner, 100 Back, 1:15.75; K. Jang, 25 Fly, 30.94; K. Jang, 50 Free, 45.87; K. Jang, 25 Back, 26.12; A. Poston, 200 IM, 2:50.24; A. Poston, 200 Breast, 3:14.49; S. Tabert, 100 Breast, 1:59.73; David Wei (Boys 9-10), 100 IM, 1:49.66.
Bears club four home runs to top Spokane
June 28, 2011 by YH-R Sports
SPOKANE, Wash. — A day after barely hitting the ball out of the infield in a shutout loss, Yakima didn’t just find its swing on Tuesday.
The Bears flew the fences.
In dire need of some pop in its lineup, Yakima broke out in a huge way with four home runs in the first four innings and went on a beat the Spokane Indians 7-5 in their Northwest League series opener at Avista Stadium.
With just one round-tripper through their first 11 games, the Bears opened the flood gates Tuesday with solo homers from Jae Yun Kim, Zach Jones, Garrett Weber and Daniel Pulfer — an barrage that offered a nice tonic following Monday’s 10-0 home humbling against the Tri-City Dust Devils.
Even with the early long-ball show, the Bears found themselves clinging to a 5-4 lead through five innings. But Yakima got what it needed to secure its fourth win from a trio of relievers and some clutch hitting.
With two outs in the sixth inning, Jimmy Comerota singled in Pulfer for a 6-4 lead and Jones made it 7-4 when he darted home on a wild pitch. Pulfer, batting leadoff, finished 3 for 5 to spark Yakima’s 12-hit offense.
Yakima starter Teo Gutierrez worked five innings to push his record to 2-0, and his victory was preserved by the stout relief effort of Andrew Zizinia, Kable Hogben and Evan Marshall. In four combined innings, the trio allowed one run and two hits and struck out five.
Before it broke out the bats, Yakima played small ball for a quick lead in the top of the first. Tyler Bream reached base on catcher interference with two outs, took third on Comerota’s single and then stole home.
Yakima and Spokane resume the three-game series today at 6:30 p.m.
BEARS UPDATE
Next game
Opponent: Spokane Indians.
When, where: 6:30 p.m. today, Avista Stadium, Spokane.
Radio: KUTI (1460).
Probable pitchers: Yakima LHP Adam Kudryk (0-1, 2.25) vs. Spokane RHP Santo Perez (1-0, 1.50).
Box score
Bears 7, Indians 5
YAKIMA SPOKANE
ab r h bi ab r h bi
Pulfer dh 5 2 3 1 Onaka cf 5 2 2 0
Jones lf 4 2 2 1 Vickersn 2b 5 1 1 1
Bream 3b 3 1 1 0 Robinsn 3b 5 1 1 1
Comrta 1b 5 0 2 1 Nicholas dh 4 0 0 1
Zabala rf 4 0 1 0 Adams 1b 4 0 3 1
Jenkins cf 3 0 0 0 Pimentel rf 4 1 2 0
Weber 2b 4 1 1 1 Alfaro c 4 0 0 0
Kim c 4 1 2 1 Garcia ss 4 0 1 0
Navarro ss 4 0 0 0 Lane lf 3 0 0 0
Totals 36 7 12 5 Totals 38 5 10 4
Yakima 121 102 000 — 7
Spokane 102 100 100 — 5
E—Weber, Kim, Alfaro 3, Lane, Robinson. DP—Spokane 1. LOB—Yakima 7, Spokane 7. 2B—Bream, Vickerson, Adams. 3B—Onaka 2. HR—Kim (1), Jones (1), Weber (1), Pulfer (1). SB—Jenkins, Comerota, Bream, Lane. CS—Zabala. PO—Zabala.
IP H R ER BB SO
Yakima
Gutierrez W,2-0 5 8 4 3 0 2
Zizinia H,1 1 0 0 0 1 0
Hogben H,1 2 2 1 1 0 3
Marshall S,1 1 0 0 0 0 2
Spokane
Payano L,0-1 3 7 4 3 2 4
Mendoza 3 4 3 3 1 3
Hendricks 2 1 0 0 0 1
Robinson 1 0 0 0 0 1
WP—Mendoza. PB—Alfaro. Umpires—Travis Eggerts, Matthew Czajak. T—2:40. A—3,406.
Standings
East Division
W L Pct. GB
Boise (Cubs) 8 4 .667 —
Tri-City (Rockies) 6 6 .500 2
Spokane (Rangers) 6 6 .500 2
Yakima (D-backs) 4 8 .333 4
West Division
W L Pct. GB
Eugene (Padres) 10 2 .833 —
Vancouver (Blue Jays) 9 3 .750 1
Everett (Mariners) 3 9 .250 7
Salem-Keizer (Giants) 2 10 .167 8
Tuesday’s results
Yakima 7, Spokane 5
Eugene 11, Salem-Keizer 0
Vancouver 7, Everett 4
Boise 3, Tri-City 2
Today’s games
Yakima at Spokane, 6:30 p.m.
Everett at Vancouver, 7:05 p.m.
Salem-Keizer at Eugene, 7:05 p.m.
Boise at Tri-City, 7:15 p.m.
Thursday’s games
Everett at Vancouver, 1:05 p.m.
Yakima at Spokane, 6:30 p.m.
Salem-Keizer at Eugene, 7:05 p.m.
Boise at Tri-City, 7:15 p.m.
Martin moves to the front of Women’s City Tournament
June 28, 2011 by YH-R Sports
YAKIMA, Wash. — It’s probably a good thing that today is an off day in the Women’s City Golf Tournament.
Rest up, ladies, Thursday’s final round could be quite a shootout.
Eight-time winner Pat Martin climbed to the top of Tues-day’s 36-hole leader-board but she is just one stroke ahead of Chris Scacco and three up on Cindi Stewart heading into Thursday’s final round at SunTides Golf Course.
Martin shot a round of 79 on Tuesday at Apple Tree Golf Course, giving her a two-day total of 160. She opened Monday with an 81 at Yakima Elks.
Scacco matched Martin’s 79 at Apple Tree and she sits in second at 161 one stroke off the pace. Stewart’s 81 positioned her third at 163 heading into the rest day.
Nancy Eglin, the four-time reigning City champion, is fourth at 165.
Martin, Scacco, Stewart and Eglin will be paired together on Thursday, starting at the 18th hole at 8 a.m.
Debbie Nethery, the first-round leader with her 80 at Elks, followed up Tuesday with 89 and slipped to sixth.
Barbara Fortier is the two-day net leader at 137.
SECOND-ROUND LEADERS
Tuesday round at Apple Tree
Low gross of the field: Pat Martin 81-79—160.
Low net of field: Barbara Fortier 69-68—137.
CHAMPIONSHIP FLIGHT
Gross: Pat Martin 160, Chris Scacco 161, Cindi Stewart 163, Nancy Eglin 165, Betty Gilmore 168, Debbie Nethery 169. Net: Cindi Stewart 138, Pat Sugden 142, Debbie Nethery 143, Debbie Holbrook 146, Nancy Slinkard 147, Chris Scacco 148, Shelly Yarbrough 148.
FIRST FLIGHT
Gross: Barbara Fortier 180, Lynda Matthews 180, Judy Callarman 187, Judy Jones 189, Carolyn Bowman 191, Dorothy Brink 191. Net: Barbara Fortier 137, Lynda Matthews 145, Carolyn Bowman 147, Judy Jones 148, Judy Callarman 148, Dorothy Brink 150.
SECOND FLIGHT
Gross: Carolyn Henyan 193, Carol Judy 200, Betty Waldrum 205, Helen Tweedy 205, Brenda Batali 206, Pat Gustin 206. Net: Carolyn Henyan 139, Helen Tweedy 143, Carol Hammermeister 147, Carol Judy 149, Betty Waldrum 151, Brenda Batali 152, Pat Gustin 152.
Local report: Titans sweep Beetles
June 28, 2011 by YH-R Sports
YAKIMA, Wash. — Blake Raekes had four hits and four RBI in the opener and Twin City clubbed three home runs in the nightcap as the Titans swept Yakima 12-2, 19-2 in a Central Washington Senior Legion doubleheader on Tuesday.
The Titans, who improved to 8-2 in league, jumped ahead 13-0 after two innings in the five-inning second game.
The Beetles (4-10, 13-18) resume the series with Twin City today in Richland, starting at 5:30 p.m.
Game 1
Twin City 001 333 2 — 12 16 1
Yakima 001 000 1 — 2 4 3
Moore and Turner; Woodkey and Alexander.
Highlights: Jens Jensen (Y) 2 hits; Blake Raekes (TC) 4-5, 2b, 4 RBI; Drew Oord (TC) 3-5, 3 RBI.
Game 2
Twin City 760 06 — 19 18 4
Yakima 000 02 — 2 2 6
Jansen, Morris (4), Oord (5) and Grayson. Dupree, Alexander (2) and Suave.
Highlights: Corey Morris 4-5, 2 RBI; Zach Rapacz (TC) HR, 4 RBI; Dylan Klute (TC) GS, 4 RBI.
YOUTH BASEBALL
WEST VALLEY BASEBALL CLUB 8-9, KENNEWICK DUSTERS 2-5. WV highlights — First game: Kevin Schwartz 2-3, 2 RBI; Cody LaRiviere 3-4, 3 RBI; Corey Onustock 2-4; Dylan Peters CG, 7 hits, 3K. Second game: Nick Gravbrot 3-4, RBI; Ryan Roth 2-4, HR, 4 RBI; Corey Onustock 2-2, RBI.
MOSES LAKE 10-8, WEST VALLEY BEES 3-8. WV highlights — First game: Ryan Engquist 2-3; Cooper Hinton 2-4; Kameron Hood 3-4, 2 RBI; Cory Loye 3-4; Devon Thomason 3-3. Second game: 2: Engquist 2b, 2 RBI, 5 IP, 0 runs; Casey Johnston 3-5, 2 2b, 2 RBI; Loye 2b, 2 RBI; Chris Croshaw 2 IP, 0 runs, 1 hit; Matthew Suarez 2-4; Jordan Schneider 2-4.
YAKIMA VALLEY PEPPERS 10-3, PASCO WEST 6-11. Peppers highlights — First game: Travis Turner 2-3, 2 RBI, 2 runs; Braden Hussey 2-4, 2b, 2 runs, 2 RBI; Scott Stai 2 RBI; Clayton Kester 2 RBI. Second game: Turner 1-3, HR.
Devils dust Bears, 10-0
June 27, 2011 by Roger Underwood
YAKIMA, Wash. — Among the positives the Bears could point to through their first 10 games was that in none of their seven losses had they been blown out.
To Yakima’s chagrin, not to mention that of an announced 1,198 fans at Yakima County Stadium, that distinction ended in the 11th.
Tri-City, stunned the evening prior when the Bears rallied for five ninth-inning runs and a walkoff win, came out swinging Monday night and didn’t let up, pounding out 16 hits en route to a 10-0 triumph.
Yakima’s clubhouse, alive with optimism some 24 hours earlier, was predictably placid this time.
“We couldn’t execute anything tonight,” manager Audo Vicente said quietly. “We had bad pitching, couldn’t generate any offense and had some defensive lapses. That’s a bad combination.”
If the Bears’ Sunday win wasn’t their most impressive of the season, it clearly had been their most inspiring. It had also given them a chance to claim their first series.
Instead, Yakima (3-8) will travel to Spokane for three games having lost seven of nine, including its most one-sided defeat, before coming home Friday for the first of three against Boise.
A trio of Dust Devils — Tyler Massey, Jared Simon and Jayson Langfels — had three hits apiece while Massey, Jordan Ribera and Ryan Casteel drove in two runs each.
The Bears, so encouraged by their aforementioned late-inning uprising, reverted to previous offensive struggles.
They managed only five hits — or as many as they’d gotten in the ninth inning Sunday — and were blanked for the third time this year and second time on the six-game homestand.
Yakima put just three runners in scoring position, two in the first inning in which they had the bases loaded with one out.
Bright spots were Zach Jones and Danny Pulfer, each of whom was 2 for 4. Mike Blake, ragged initially in relief of Greg Robinson, retired his last four hitters before Justin Albert worked a 1-2-3 ninth.
Against starter Brad Wilson, Tri-City (6-5) scored a run on two hits in the first, added two more on three hits and a Bear error in the third, used another hit and error to tally a run in the fourth and got a quick strike on Ribera’s one-out, line-drive solo homer in the fifth.
The big fly was Ribera’s second of the year and boosted his RBI total to 11, which ranks among the league leaders.
Through all of that, Yakima trailed only 5-0. Then came the seventh.
Robinson recorded just one out while the Devils hammered out five hits, including back to back doubles off the right-field wall.
Blake was summoned after a fourth straight hit off Robinson, wild-pitching home the fourth run of the frame while a fifth would plate on Tri-City’s seventh hit of the inning.
“It was a rough night, but that’s baseball,” Vicente said. “One day everything can be all sunny and the next it can get really ugly. Today happened, but today is over. We have to be ready to play baseball tomorrow.”
BEARS UPDATE
Next game
Opponent: Spokane Indians.
When, where: 6:30 p.m. today, Avista Stadium, Spokane.
Radio: KUTI (1460).
Probable pitchers: Yakima RHP Teo Gutierrez (1-0, 3.65) vs. Spokane LHP Victor Payano (0-0, 2.25).
Notes
UNHITTABLE: Bears right-hander Kable Hogben was playing cards with several teammates Monday after batting practice. It wasn’t known if the ace reliever was playing Texas hold-em, but he clearly has been holding Northwest League hitters.
Hogben on Monday was named the Northwest League’s pitcher of the week for June 20-26, and why not?
In eight innings of relief this season over four appearances, the 6-foot-3, 188-pound Australian has allowed no runs on only three hits. He has no walks and 14 strikeouts.
Including last year, when Hogben posted an 0.72 earned-run average over 371?3 innings, fanning 43 and walking just seven while earning 10 saves, the 22-year-old has compiled an 0.59 ERA over 451?3 innings as a Bear.
HUMAN VACUUM CLEANER: Hall of Famer Brooks Robinson was known as the Human Vacuum Cleaner for his extraordinary defensive play at third base, but Yakima’s Jimmy Comerota might be in line for a similar nickname.
After handling 101 fielding chances at first base without an error, Comerota played left field Sunday and made a skidding catch of a foul popup on the warning track.
In addition to not committing an error, Comerota has saved his teammates from several infractions at first with scoops out of the dirt. He also has robbed opponents of multiple hits with diving stabs of shots down the line.
The former Rice University standout said he played several infield positions in college, but spent most of his time at first and played only sparingly in the outfield.
VIPS IN TOWN?: After a slow start last year, several Bears put Ty Cobb on the Yakima County Stadium pass list and kept him there after several ensuing victories.
Or as veteran manager Bob Didier quipped, “He was one of the guys I played with.”
Tri-Cities’ visiting Dust Devils might have taken a similar tact after Sunday’s loss here, in which Yakima scored five times in the bottom of the ninth inning for a 6-5 victory.
Bears officials said the Dust Devils had Jennifer Aniston and Megan Fox on their pass list for Monday night’s game.
— Roger Underwood
Box score
Dust Devils 10 Bears 0
TRI-CITY YAKIMA
ab r h bi ab r h bi
Hernndz 2b 4 2 1 0 Navarro ss 5 0 1 0
Smalling ss 5 1 2 0 Jones dh 4 0 2 0
Massey lf 5 0 3 2 Bream 1b 2 0 0 0
Ribera 1b 4 2 2 2 Comerota lf 2 0 0 0
McDde ph-1b 1 0 0 0 Zabala rf 4 0 0 0
Reyes cf 5 1 1 1 Jenkins cf 4 0 0 0
Simon rf 5 1 3 1 Weber 3b 4 0 0 0
Casteel c 4 1 1 2 Rodriguez c 4 0 0 0
Agulra ph-c 1 0 0 0 Pulfer 2b 4 0 2 0
Langfels 3b 4 2 3 0
Ballard dh 4 0 0 0
Totals 42 10 16 8 Totals 33 0 5 0
Tri-City 102 110 500 — 10
Yakima 000 000 000 — 0
E—Casteel, Smalling, Wilson, Navarro. DP—Yakima 2. LOB—Tri-City 9, Yakima 10. 2B—Simon, Casteel. HR—Ribera. SB—Langfels 2, Hernandez., Jones.
IP H R ER BB SO
Tri-City
Bergman W,1-2 5 2 0 0 2 4
Head 1 0 0 0 0 0
Suarez S,1 3 3 0 0 1 3
Yakima
Wilson L,0-1 6 9 5 3 2 1
Robinson 1-3 5 5 5 0 0
Blake 1 2-3 2 0 0 1 3
Albert 1 0 0 0 0 2
WP—Blake. HBP—Langfels (by Wilson). Umpires—Carlos Martinez, Sean Ryan. T—2:38. A—1,198.
Standings
East Division
W L Pct. GB
Boise (Cubs) 7 4 .636 —
Spokane (Rangers) 6 5 .545 1
Tri-City (Rockies) 6 5 .545 1
Yakima (D-backs) 3 8 .273 4
West Division
W L Pct. GB
Eugene (Padres) 9 2 .818 —
Vancouver (Blue Jays) 8 3 .727 1
Everett (Mariners) 3 8 .273 6
Salem-Keizer (Giants) 2 9 .182 7
Monday’s Results
Boise 11, Spokane 7
Vancouver 8, Salem-Keizer 5
Eugene 3, Everett 1
Tri-City 10, Yakima 0
Today’s Games
Yakima at Spokane, 6:30 p.m.
Everett at Vancouver, 7:05 p.m.
Salem-Keizer at Eugene, 7:05 p.m.
Boise at Tri-City, 7:15 p.m.
Phillips: Best parts of fishing trips aren’t always the catch
June 27, 2011 by YH-R Outdoors
YAKIMA, Wash. — Sometimes a fishing trip isn’t all about catching fish. Sometimes the fish-catching is just a nice added bonus.
Such was the case when my sons, Kyle and Kevin, and I jumped on a plane and headed to the land of the midnight sun last week. Yes, we were going up to do some salmon and halibut fishing, but we were also going to see some of Alaska and to spend some quality time together.
The idea came about a couple of years ago when Kevin suggested he would like to go to Alaska sometime. And while Kyle had a chance to go with me to Alaska’s Prince of Wales Island a few years back, neither he nor Kevin had ever been to mainland Alaska.
Our plan was to do it last summer, but as is the case with many things, we all got too busy and it just never happened.
I decided there was never going to be the right time, so with some added pushing from my wife Terri, we started making plans for a trip when both the boys and I could work it into our busy schedules.
It just so happened we were heading north the day after Father’s Day, and would be there during the summer solstice, when there would be more than enough daylight to see all there was to see.
Perfect timing. Well, perfect timing for everything but the fishing.
Fishing in the Alaska is supposed to be Nirvana. A place where you catch so many fish you get tired of reeling them in. Big fish, too — bigger than any you have ever caught.
There is some truth to that, of course. But many parts of Alaska are experiencing some of the same problems we are here in the Northwest. Salmon runs in some parts of Alaska are way down. Fisheries are facing emergency closures on many rivers. It is hurting their economy big time.
Still, knowing the fishing was not probably going to be great, we hooked up with Mel Erickson of Alaskan Gamefisher out of Soldotna, and he and guide Bruce Hewitt did their best to put us on some fish.
On the drive from Anchorage to Soldotna we saw mountain goats, moose, eagles and some of the prettiest country in the world. We stopped and did the tourist thing at Portage Glacier and had a great time just catching up on everything in our busy lives as we drove in the rental car.
Our first day of fishing was for halibut in Cook’s Inlet near Homer. And we had a great day. We did actually catch so many fish, our arms ached. Of course, reeling up four-pound dropper weights from 200 feet of water might have had a little to do with that, too.
We all caught our two fish limits of halibut — most in the 25-pound range — and Kyle wrestled a nice big 75-pounder into the boat that helped load down our fish box considerably.
After halibut fishing we did more of the touristy stuff and had lunch in the neat fishing village of Homer, again just spending time together like we used to when the boys were younger.
The next day we fished on the world-famous Kenai River. Fishing on the Kenai has been tough — not just this year, but for several. We felt really lucky when Hewitt, who lives and guides in the Tri-Cities when he isn’t guiding during the summer in Alaska, put Kevin on a beautiful 40-pound Kenai River king. Kevin’s fish was one of the fewer than 10 caught on the river that day. Pretty sad when you consider there were dozens and dozens of guide boats on the river full of anglers from around the world hoping to catch a salmon.
Our final day of fishing was on the Kasilof River, about 12 miles west of the Kenai. Again, we saw lots and lots of drift boats, with very few fish caught. On that day we were not one of the lucky ones.
But we still had a good time, watching the eagles, talking with other anglers and just hanging out together.
Even with the fishing being poor, with our limits of halibut and Kevin’s big salmon, we brought home nearly 100 pounds of fillets. But more importantly, we spent five great days together before Kevin hustled off to his life and job in Dallas, and Kyle started his marathon, no-days-off summer with his fruit business.
I didn’t catch many fish, but it was sure one great trip. Sometimes a fishing trip is more than just catching fish.
• Rob Phillips is a freelance outdoor writer and partner in the advertising firm of Smith, Phillips & DiPietro. He can be reached at rwphillips@spdadvertising.com.
