Bears’ Comerota turns pitcher in Wednesday marathon
June 23, 2011 by Roger Underwood
YAKIMA, Wash. — Jimmy Comerota neither knew nor cared that he’d made Northwest League history when, as the clock neared midnight Wednesday, he fanned Spokane’s Ruben Sierra on a foul tip that stuck in catcher Steve Rodriguez’s glove.
“Had no clue,” the Bears first baseman said Thursday, when asked of his awareness of Sierra’s league-record seventh strikeout in a 16-inning, 9-5 Indians win. “I didn’t even know who was batting. All I knew was the guys wanted me to just throw the ball over the plate.”
And that meant pretty much everyone — players on both teams, managers and coaches, fans and press — who after the Indians’ Rougned Odor clubbed a two-run homer in the top of the 16th inning at Yakima County Stadium, pretty much just wanted the game to end.
To that end, and to spare his already thin pitching staff further wear and tear, Bears manager Audo Vicente removed Mike Blake from the mound and summoned Comerota, who to that point had played the prior 15 1/3 innings at first base.
Comerota, who hadn’t pitched since his high school days in Houston, allowed three hits and two more runs, but most involved, especially Vicente, were grateful.
“That was the longest game I’ve been involved in, as a player, coach or manager,” Vicente said. “After the home run, we just needed to get him (Blake) out of there and not risk any sort of injury. And we needed to save our other pitchers for tonight. I told Jimmy afterward that I appreciated him taking one for the team.”
Though he’d obviously preferred that his team had won — the Bears began play Thursday with a 1-5 record and a four-game losing streak — Vicente said he was also encouraged.
Yakima had made several highlight-film defensive plays, Comerota had driven in three runs and the Bears’ bullpen had posted 9 2/3 innings of scoreless relief against a team that before Odor’s long ball had put up slowpitch offensive numbers while winning four of five against Salem-Keizer.
The home team could have scored the go-ahead run after tying the score at 5 in the eighth inning, putting runners at second and third with one out. But after Kerry Jenkins was hit by a pitch to load the bases, Justin Hilt and Rodriguez both fanned.
In the 12th, Yakima had a golden opportunity when Garrett Weber led off with a double and was sacrifice bunted to third. Cleanup hitter Marc Bourgeois, who had doubled and tripled, lifted a soft drive to left-fielder Sierra.
Weber tagged and tried to score after the catch, and while Sierra’s throw was a bit up the first-base line, catcher Carson Vitale made a lunging tag on a close play.
“We made a couple of mistakes, especially with (starter Brad) Wilson pitching,” Vicente said, referring to two errors that led to three unearned runs. “But these players are still learning, about playing at this level and about each other.”
Said Comerota, “We’re playing hard and putting ourselves in position to win. If we keep doing that, we will make the plays we need to make and get the hits we need to get.”
For the record, Sierra is the son of the former big league slugger of the same name. His infamous feat spared Yakima’s Justin Hilt some indignity, since he’d tied the strikeout record of six.
Also, the longest Northwest League game was a 25-inning affair between Eugene and Everett that in 1989 saw the Emeralds claim a 6-5 win.
Bears’ records, meanwhile, don’t indicate the longest game in modern team history, but officials said at least one contest had gone more innings than Wednesday’s. Yakima played a 15-inning game last year.
06/24/11 Bears Update
June 23, 2011 by YH-R Sports
Next game
Opponent: Spokane Indians.
When, where: 7:05 p.m. today, Yakima County Stadium.
Radio: KUTI (1460).
Probable pitchers: Yakima LHP Adam Kudryk (0-0, 0.00) vs. Spokane RHP Santo Perez (0-0, 3.60).
Notes
VISITING DIGNITARIES: Two familiar faces with familiar names, Mike Bell and Mel Stottlemyre Jr., watched Wednesday night’s Bears home opener and will be in town through the weekend.
Bell, Yakima’s manager in 2007, is in his first year as the Arizona Diamondbacks’ director of player development, while Yakima native Stottlemyre has returned to a previously held post as short-season pitching coordinator.
FRESH ARMS: Alex Capual, a 43rd-round draft pick from the University of Hawaii, has joined the Bears and was pressed into duty during Wednesday night’s 9-5, 16-inning loss to Spokane.
The 6-foot-2, 210-pound right-hander worked two scoreless innings, allowing two hits while walking none and striking out one.
New arrivals Thursday were right-hander Raymond Hernandez, a 48th-round pick from Cal State Fullerton; righty Drew Zizinia, a free agent signee from Tulane; and infielder Raul Navarro, who was scheduled to arrive just before game time from long-season Class A South Bend.
— Roger Underwood
Box scores
Thursday’s game
Bears 4, Indians 2
SPOKANE YAKIMA
ab r h bi ab r h bi
Odor 2b 4 1 2 0 Jones dh 4 0 2 0
Vickerson lf 1 0 0 0 Pulfer 2b 4 0 1 1
Alberto ss 3 0 0 0 Bream 3b 3 0 1 0
Cone cf 4 0 2 1 Bourgeois lf 4 0 1 0
Alfaro c 4 0 0 0 Comerota 1b 4 2 2 0
Adams 1b 3 1 1 0 Zabala rf 4 1 4 2
Pimentel rf 4 0 1 0 Jenkins cf 3 0 0 0
Vitale dh 3 0 0 1 Kim c 4 0 1 1
Rua 3b 3 0 0 0 Weber ss 3 1 0 0
Totals 29 2 6 2 Totals 33 4 12 4
Spokane 110 000 000 — 2
Yakima 001 101 010 — 4
E—Alberto, Alfaro. DP—Spokane 2, Yakima 2. LOB—Spokane 6, Yakima 8. 2B—Adams, Jones, Comerota, Zabala. HR—Zabala (1). SB—Adams. CS—Pimentel. SF—Vitale.
IP H R ER BB SO
Spokane
Payano 4 6 2 2 1 4
Lamb 1 2 0 0 0 0
Mendoza L,1-1 3 4 2 2 1 1
Yakima
Gutierrez W,1-0 7 1-3 6 2 2 0 3
Robinson S,1 1 2-3 0 0 0 2 3
WP—Payano. HBP—Vickerson (by Gutierrez), Vickerson (by Gutierrez), Adams (by Gutierrez). Umpires—Carlos Martinez, Sean Ryan. T—2:17. A—1,424.
Wednesday’s game
Indians 9, Bears 5 (16)
SPOKANE YAKIMA
ab r h bi ab r h bi
Odor 2b 8 1 3 2 Pulfer 2b 7 1 2 1
Onaka rf 4 0 0 0 Weber ss 7 2 2 0
Alberto ss 2 1 1 0 Bream 3b-1b 6 0 1 1
Vickerson 3b 8 1 3 2 Bourgeois lf 6 1 2 0
Nicholas 1b-c 7 0 1 1 Cmerta 1b-p 7 0 2 3
Cone cf 8 2 3 0 Jenkins rf 5 0 0 0
Sierra lf 8 1 1 0 Hilt cf 7 0 0 0
Pimentel dh 7 1 2 1 Rodriguez c 7 1 1 0
Vitale c 5 0 1 0 Jones dh-3b 6 0 2 0
Lane rf 1 0 0 0
Garcia ss 5 1 2 3
Adams 1b 0 1 0 0
Totals 63 9 17 9 Totals 58 5 12 5
Spokane 001 202 000 000 000 4 — 9
Yakima 011 001 020 000 000 0 — 5
E—Sierra, Vickerson, Weber, Bream, Marshall. DP—Spokane 2. LOB—Spokane 12, Yakima 13. 2B—Vickerson 2, Pimentel, Cone 2, Alberto, Jones, Bourgeois, Weber. 3B—Vickerson, Bourgeois. HR—Odor (1). SB—Odor 2, Comerota 2, Jones. CS—Pimentel, Vickerson. S—Garcia, Bream. SF—Nicholas.
IP H R ER BB SO
Spokane
Perez 5 4 2 2 0 6
Perez-Lobo 2 2 1 1 0 2
Mendoza 0 2 2 2 2 0
West 2 1 0 0 0 4
Hanna 4 1 0 0 1 4
Grullon W,3-0 3 2 0 0 1 3
Yakima
Wilson 6 1-3 7 5 2 2 6
Reagan 1 2-3 0 0 0 0 2
Marshall 1 1 0 0 0 1
Capaul 2 2 0 0 0 1
Hogben 2 1 0 0 0 2
Blake L,0-2 2 1-3 3 2 2 2 4
Comerota 2-3 3 2 2 0 1
Mendoza pitched to 4 batters in the 8th.
WP—Mendoza, Wilson. HBP—Pulfer (by Perez), Jenkins (by West), Bream (by West). Umpires—Sean Ryan, Carlos Martinez. T—4:58. A—2,246.
Standings
East Division
W L Pct. GB
Spokane (Rangers) 5 2 .714 —
Tri-City (Rockies) 4 3 .571 1
Boise (Cubs) 3 4 .429 2
Yakima (D-backs) 2 5 .286 3
West Division
W L Pct. GB
Eugene (Padres) 5 2 .714 —
Vancouver (Blue Jays) 5 2 .714 —
Everett (Mariners) 3 4 .429 2
Salem-Keizer (Giants) 1 6 .143 4
Thursday’s Results
Tri-City 7, Boise 2
Eugene 5, Salem-Keizer 2
Vancouver 9, Everett 3
Yakima 4, Spokane 2
Today’s Games
Tri-City at Boise, 6:15 p.m.
Eugene at Salem-Keizer, 7:05 p.m.
Vancouver at Everett, 7:05 p.m.
Spokane at Yakima, 7:05 p.m.
Saturday’s Games
Spokane at Boise, 6:15 p.m.
Eugene at Everett, 7:05 p.m.
Vancouver at Salem-Keizer, 7:05 p.m.
Tri-City at Yakima, 7:05 p.m.
Local Report: Pak wins again in Reno
June 23, 2011 by YH-R Sports
RENO, Nev. — A last-inning rally was capped off by a gift from Sonoma as the Yakima Valley Pepsi Pak earned its second straight victory in the Josh Anderson Memorial Senior Legion baseball tournament Thursday.
T.J. Finn was hit by a pitch with the bases loaded in the bottom of the seventh inning, forcing in the winning run in the Pak’s 8-7 victory over the California team.
Yakima Valley scored twice in the sixth to grab a 7-6 lead, but Sonoma answered with a run in the top seventh to pull even.
With one out in the bottom of the seventh, Lukas Hinton and Cody McDonald singled and Allen Noble walked to load the bases before Finn got his game-winning “hit.”
Tyler Gallaway was 4 for 4 with an RBI, and Steve Wagar had two RBI for the Pak.
Yakima Valley, now 2-1 in the tournament and 12-8 overall, plays the Boise Gems this afternoon.
Sonoma 020 310 1 — 7 13 3
Yakima Valley 200 212 1 — 8 12 0
Sanders, Martini (5), Miller (7) and Mahra; Lemus, Hunter (7) and Finn.
Highlights: Tyler Gallaway (YV) 4-4, 2 2b, RBI; Steve Wagar (YV) 2b, 2 RBI; Nate Sorenson (YV) 2-3, RBI.
Beetles drop opener in Wyoming
GILLETTE, Wyo. — Eric Sauve went 3 for 4, and Jens Jensen hit a two-run homer, but the Yakima Pepsi Beetles lost a heartbreaking 12-11 decision to Rapid City, S.D., on the opening day of a Senior Legion baseball tournament.
Yakima built a 10-2 lead after three innings, but Rapid City overtook the Beetles by scoring twice in the fifth inning, and then four times in both the sixth and seventh frames.
Yakima plays the Colorado Outlaws today.
Rapid City 020 024 4 — 12 11 3
Yakima 541 010 0 — 11 12 2
Meluedez, Minnick (2) and Jensen; Jensen, Mitchum (6), Scott (6), Hanson (7) and Sauve.
Highlights: Eric Sauve (Y) 3-4, 2b; Nate Giles (Y) 2-4, 2b; Michael Woodkey (Y) 2-5, 2b; Jens Jensen (Y) 2-run HR.
Youth Baseball
AT WALLA WALLA INVITATIONAL
YAKIMA JUNIOR BEETLES 16, LAGRANDE (ORE.) 10: John Piper CG, 3 ER, 2-4, 3-run HR, 4 RBI; Kurt Calhoun 2-4, 2 RBI; Landon Messmore 2-3, 2 RBI; Angel Valencia 4-5, 3b, 5 RBI; Bryce Kukes 2-3, 3 RBI.
YAKIMA JUNIOR BEETLES 16, COEUR D’ALENE 4: Kris Loyd 2-3, HR, 2b, 5 RBI; Piper HR; Messmore 3-4, 2 2b, 3b; Valencia 2-4, HR; Travis Frymeyer 2-2; Calhoun 2-2, 2b; Ryan Sires CG, 3 ER.
AT SUMMER SIZZLER TOURNAMENT
NORTHWEST BLAZE 11, WEST VALLEY BEES 1.
SEATTLE TITANS 3, WEST VALLEY BEES 2: Cory Loye 2b; Kameron Hood 71?3 IP, 3 H, 1 ER, 5 K’s.
GOLF
Whitaker 10th in Men’s Amateur
PORT ORCHARD — Dan Whitaker fired a second straight round of 1-over par 73 Thursday and finished 10th in the 85th Washington State Golf Association’s Men’s Amateur Championship.
Whitaker, from Cle Elum, had a 72-hole total of 2-over 290 at McCormick Woods Golf Course. He wound up 10 shots back of Olympia’s Jarred Bossio, closed with a final-round 71 for an 8-under 280 total and a four-shot victory over Andrew Perez, also from Olympia.
Yakima’s Eric Gravbrot finished with a 301 total (75-73-74-79), leaving him in a tie for 25th place.
Minwoo Park, who played at Highland High, was 58th at 318 (74-74-88-82).
Yakima springer season to run through July
June 23, 2011 by Scott Sandsberry
YAKIMA, Wash. — Yakima River salmon anglers are going to get the very thing they wanted — an extension of the fishery into July, to make up for the largely worthless fishing in the first two weeks of May.
In fact, the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife is going to give those anglers the entire month of July. The Yakima River spring chinook fishery, which was initially scheduled to close June 30, will now run through July 31.
Officially, at least. No one really expects too many anglers to be out there at the end of July.
“We’ll give it the whole month, but it may not last that long,” said WDFW regional fish program manager John Easterbrooks. “It self-regulates. The guys that are fishing below Roza, they talk to Mark Johnston and Joe Hoptowit (Yakama Nation fish biologists at the Roza Dam monitoring station) all the time, and monitoring the counts at Roza is instant feedback. As long as anglers are still catching fish below Roza, it’s worth keeping it going. If they stop catching fish below Roza, I expect the effort to drop off.
“Once it gets to be about 95 or 100 degrees out there and the number of fish to catch gets really low, they’ll all go away and the fishery will die a peaceful death from natural causes. I expect that to happen before July 31. I’ll be really shocked if there are still people catching fish through July 31.”
The daily counts at Roza early this week, though, indicate there are still a lot of springers to catch.
At the beginning of this week, nearly 9,700 chinook were through Prosser and fewer than 3,700 had been counted through Roza, meaning there were still thousands of salmon in those 80 river miles. Last Saturday, 588 springers were counted at Roza, and two days later another 299 were counted.
“And of those 299,” Easterbrooks said, “145 adults and 58 jacks were hatchery fish, which were legal to keep.That’s telling me there are still significant numbers of catchable fish in the upper portion of the fishing area, and that it’s still worth fishing.”
The fishery extension may take away some of the sting of the first two weeks of the season, when the late-starting run meant there were almost no salmon in the Yakima River — which was already swollen to nearly unfishable levels and visibility by heavy rains.
The daily limit remains two hatchery chinook with a minimum size of 12 inches.
– Scott Sandsberry
Game keeps going and going … until Spokane wins in 16th
June 23, 2011 by Roger Underwood
YAKIMA, Wash. — By the time the game ended, it at least was dark enough to see the fireworks.
The Bears and Spokane Indians saw to that, playing to a standoff through 15 innings Wednesday night at Yakima County Stadium before an announced crowd of 2,246.
The Indians, however, came up with their own big bang in the 16th — a two-run homer by Rougned Odor — and plated two more in the 9-5 victory that nearly went into Thursday.
The Bears' Tyler Bream, left, congratulates teammate Steve Rodriguez after Rodriguez scored a run in the third inning of their first home game of the season against Spokane on Wednesday, June 22, 2011. (SARA GETTYS/Yakima Herald-Republic)
Spokane got an unearned run in the third on a one-out error, a walk and Nick Vickerson’s double. The Indians made it 3-2 in the fourth on Zachary Cone’s base hit, an RBI double by Guillermo Pimentel and Edwin Garcia’s two-out flare single to right.
Garcia, Spokane’s No. 9 hitter, delivered two innings later, boosting the Indians’ lead to 5-2 by ripping a two-out, two-run single down the left-field line.
Both runs were unearned due to another Yakima error.
The Bears, however, got a run back in the bottom of the sixth. After Garrett Weber’s leadoff single and Bourgeois one-out double put runners on second and third, Spokane first baseman Brett Nicholas made a diving stop of Comerota’s grounder, which scored a run but might have plated two had it gotten through.
Kerry Jenkins then punched an opposite-field drive that seemed destined to be a run-scoring hit, only to have Indians’ right ielder Hirotoshi Onaka make a sprawling, skidding catch.
Yakima finally tied it in the eighth on Tyler Bream’s RBI single and yet another run-scoring groundout by Comerota. The Bears had a golden opportunity to take the lead when Jenkins was hit by a pitch to load the bases with one out, but Spokane’s Matt West fanned Justin Hilt and Rodriguez to preserve the stalemate.
Zillah standout Deardorff puts it on the line
June 23, 2011 by Scott Sandsberry
YAKIMA, Wash. — What Nathaniel Deardorff plans to do with his life is probably what he’ll be asked to do in the final football game of his high school career — and, possibly, his life.
Serve and protect.
The Zillah graduate isn’t sure yet whether he’ll be playing football for the next four years at Central Washington University, but he knows what he’ll be majoring in: criminal justice.
“I would prefer to be an officer, maybe a sheriff or a Washington State Patrol officer,” Deardorff said this week. “I’ve always liked the idea of making the world a safer place.”
This weekend he’ll probably be making the place safer for the quarterbacks and running backs of the East team as an offensive lineman in the Earl Barden All-Star Classic, a showcase for the top outgoing senior players at Class 2A, 1A, 2B and 1B schools set for 1 p.m. Saturday at Zaepfel Stadium.
Of course, Deardorff might instead spend his time making life miserable for ballcarriers of the West side, depending on where the East coaches put him: He was a first-team all-state selection on both sides of the ball.
“They’ve put me down as offensive line on the one sheet I saw of who’s playing where, but I’ll play either side,” Deardorff said. “I love being on defense and tackling people, or being on offensive and making paths for the running backs and protecting the quarterback.”
Deardorff was undersized as a lineman at 6-foot-1 and 210 pounds, which may be the only reason he was largely overlooked by college football recruiters; he actually generated more interest from wrestling programs, as a three-time state placer.
Still, he plans to try out for the team at Central, where his roommate will be his longtime teammate and fellow Zillah line anchor, Ty Purdy.
“It’d be really difficult for me to give up football. I love being out on the field,” he said. “I’ll have to see what it’s like, see if they want me, and see how much free time I have, if it’s going to conflict with school.
“I would ultimately have to choose academics over football.”
LOCAL COLOR: Deardorff is one of four Yakima-area players whose supporters won’t have to travel far to see Saturday’s game. The others are Carlos Ramirez, a four-year linebacker at starter and an honorable-mention Class 2A all-state selection as a senior; Sergio Fuentes, a 220-pound lineman/linebacker from Kittitas; and Joe Sullivan, the La Salle speedster who earned honorable-mention all-state honors at wide receiver last year.
MISSING IN ACTION: Four other Valley players were initially selected for the game but, for a variety of reasons, won’t be playing in the game.
Goldendale linebacker Blake Lesko, the SCAC West’s defensive player of the year, will miss the game because of his summer job, to help pay for his college education at Whitworth, where he plans to play football. Kramer Ferrell, Ellensburg’s record-setting wide receiver, and Prosser standouts Dominic Garza and Kyle Bailey were also invited but opted not to participate.
QUICK KICKS: The West team’s head coach will be none other than the legendary Sid Otton, who at 67 has coached a state-record 327 victories and led five Tumwater teams (1987, 1989, 1990, 1993 and 2010) to state championships. One of his East coaches, Pat Alexander, has been a Tumwater assistant coach for all of those title teams; another is Bob Ames, 65, who has taken Meridian to three championships.
The East staff is, by comparison, a bunch of pups, led by Colfax’s Mike Morgan, 47, with Greg Whitmore of Lind-Ritzville, Brewster’s Ed Ashworth and Toppenish’s Jason Smith.
“We’re going against the ‘Space Cowboys,’” Morgan said, referring to a movie starring Clint Eastwood and Tommy Lee Jones as aging astronauts.
Local Report: Pak evens record at Reno tournament
June 23, 2011 by YH-R Sports
RENO, Nev. — Breaking loose at the plate in a big way, the Yakima Valley Pepsi Pak rolled to their first victory in the Josh Anderson Memorial Senior Legion Tournament on Wednesday.
Kurt Lindemann and Cody McDonald were both 3 for 3 and combined to drive in six runs in powering the Pak to an 11-3 victory over Danville, Calif.
Lindemann had two doubles, a triple and four RBI.
Tyler Gallaway was 2 for 3 with two RBI, and Michael Wyatt drove in two runs to back the complete-game effort by D.J. Smith, who scattered 10 hits and struck out 10.
Yakima Valley (11-8) evened its tournament record at 1-1 heading into today’s game against Sonoma, Calif.
Danville (Calif.) 001 020 0 — 3 10 2
Yakima Valley 150 320 x — 11 13 0
Hiramine, Newmann (4) and Veasey; Smith and Hillier.
Highlights: D.J. Smith (YV) 10 Ks; Tyler Gallaway (YV) 2-3, 2 2b, RBI; Michael Wyatt (YV) 2 RBI; Kurt Lindemann (YV) 3-3, 2 2b, 3b, 4 RBI; Cody McDonald (YV) 3-3, 2 RBI.
Youth Baseball
WEST VALLEY BASEBALL CLUB 11, OTHELLO 10: Bronson Collier 2-3, RBI; Mikey Bonnett 2-3, RBI; Nick Gravbrot 2-3, 3 RBI; Andrew Pfaff 3-3, RBI; Corey Onustock 2-4, RBI.
OTHELLO 4, WEST VALLEY BASEBALL CLUB 3: Gravbrot 2-3, 2 2b, 2 RBI.
WEST VALLEY BEES 16, SUNNYSIDE 2: Cooper Hinton 5-5, 2b, 6 RBI; Kameron Hood 2-5, 3 RBI; Chris Croshaw 3-5; Cory Loye 7 ip, 5 K’s, 2 er.
MOTORSPORTS
Lux drives to third in Rose Cup
PORTLAND — Yakima native Cindi Lux drove to a third-place finish in the 51st annual Rose Cup last Sunday at Portland International Raceway.
Lux, the women’s Global GT Series champion in 1999, had previously won her class competition in Rose Cup support races but never finished higher than fourth in the main event. She currently lives in Aloha, Ore.
The first Rose Cup was won by Lux’s father, Dick Hahn.
Three area baseball players voted first-team All-State
June 23, 2011 by YH-R Sports
YAKIMA, Wash. — Selah’s Kurt Lindemann, Ellensburg’s Kramer Ferrell and Naches Valley’s Cody Johns all earned first-team honors on the Washington State Baseball Coaches Association All-State teams that were announced Wednesday.
Ferrell (pitcher and outfield) and Lindemann (outfield) were on the Class 2A team, while Johns (pitcher) was a Class 1A/B selection.
Those three were among seven area players recognized for their play this spring.
East Valley’s Hugo Lemus was named 2A second team at both infield and pitcher, and second-team selections in 1A/B were Johns’ Rangers teammate Chris Walker (third base), Goldendale’s J.D. Moss (utility) and Kittitas’ Laker Brooks (infield).
WSBCA 2011 ALL-STATE TEAMS
CLASS 4A
Players of the Year: Zach Abruzza, Redmond and Brian McAfee, Bothell.
Coach of the Year: Keith Gradwohl, Walla Walla.
First team
Pitchers: Spencer Ansett, Ferris, sr.; Drew Christina, Walla Walla, sr.; Dylan Davis, Redmond, sr.; Nick Kiel, Jackson, sr.; Ryan Schmitten, Puyallup, sr.; Mike Rucker, Auburn Riverside, jr.; Kody Watts, Skyview, sr.; Brian McAfee, Bothell, sr.
Catchers: Clint Coulter, Union, jr.; Reese McGuire, Kentwood, so.; Kyle Olson, Jackson, sr.; Jared Turner, Richland, sr.; Brian Olson, Tahoma, sr.
Infielders: Austin Jones, Edmonds-Woodway, sr.; Michael Nelson, South Kitsap, jr.; Cabe Reiten, Olympia, jr.; Kevin Toon, Walla Walla, sr.; Michael Conforto, Redmond, sr.
Outfielders: None listed.
Listed at multiple positions: Dylan LaVelle, Lake Stevens (pitcher/infielder), jr.; Zach Abbruzza, Redmond (pitcher/infielder), sr.
Second Team
Pitchers: Sam Brown, Jackson, sr.; Derek Callahan, Edmonds Woodway, sr.; Michael McCall, Gig Harbor, sr.; Taylor Saucedo, Tahoma, sr.; Tommy Thorpe, Evergreen, sr.; Cole Wiper, Newport, sr.; Jake Thomas, Marysville-Pilchuck, sr.; Grant Gunning, Snohomish, sr.; Jared Fisher, Newport, sr.
Catchers: David Campeau, Walla Walla, sr.; Parker Guinn, Gig Harbor, sr.; Ryan Krustangel, Ferris, sr.
Infielders: Bryan Burgher, Emerald Ridge, sr.; Anthony Collura, Skyview, sr.; James Harris, Puyallup, sr.; Corey Morris, Richland, jr.; Nick Tanielu, Federal Way, sr.; Seth Heck, Kamiak, sr.
Outfielders: Cole Loncar, Olympia, sr.
CLASS 3A
Player of the year: Trevor Mitsui, Shorewood.
Coach of the year: Wyatt Tonkin, Shorewood.
First team
Pitchers: Garrett Anderson, Kamiakin, sr.; Charlie Hinson, Timberline, jr.; Bryce Jackson, Southridge, sr.; Keone Kela, Chief Sealth, sr.; Ty Jackson, Southridge, sr. Zac Kolterman, Hazen, sr.; Blake Snell, Shorewood, sr.; Steven Johnson, Auburn Mountainview, sr.; Kurt Yinger, Camas, sr.
Catcher: Austin Barr, Camas, jr.
Infielders: Trevor Mitsui, Shorewood (first baseman), sr.; Michael Lucarelli, Enumclaw, sr.; Trek Stemp, Kennewick, jr.; Jordan Weiks, Capital, sr.; Jamie Hall, Seattle Prep, sr.
Outfielders: Max Brown, Mt. Si, sr.; Dae Lee, Kennedy, sr.; Jonny Locher, Highline, jr.; Thomas Wakem, University, sr.
Second Team
Pitchers: Trevor Lane, Mt. Si, jr.; Kurtis Longver, Wilson, sr.; Ben Smith, Timberline, sr.; Zach Torson, Mountain View, jr.
Catchers: Jeff Beckham, Hazen, sr.; PJ Jones, Mountain View, sr.
Infielders: Dillon Gee, Lakes, sr.; Aaron Stroosma, Sedro Woolley, jr.; Eric Koenig, Enumclaw, sr.; Matt Mendenhall, Southridge, jr.; Tim Proudfoot, Mt. Si, sr.; Drew Ward, Kamiakin, jr.
Outfielders: Richard Dutton, Mount Vernon, jr.; Makio Mobbs, Kelso, sr.; Yale Rosen, Oak Harbor, sr.
Listed at multiple positions: Tanner Olson, Ferndale (infielder/pitcher), sr.
CLASS 2A
Player of the Year: Dylan Boe, Burlington-Edison.
Coach of the Year: Tom Zuber, Chehalis.
First team
Pitchers: John Albert, Sehome, sr.; Cameron Lowe, Cheney, sr.
Catchers: Dylan Boe, Burlington-Edison, sr.
Infielders: Anthony Pitsch, Sehome, sr.; Robert Pehl, Chehalis, sr.; Kasey Bielec, North Mason, sr.; Erik Forgione, Chehalis (shortstop) sr.
Outfielder: Kurt Lindemann, Selah, jr.; Trevor Lubking, White River, sr.; Andrew Pullin, Centralia, jr.
Listed at multiple positions: Kramer Ferrell, Ellensberg (outfielder/pitcher) sr.; Cameron Steffey, Sumner (first base/pitcher), sr.; Sid Pederson, Mark Morris (pitcher/infielder), sr. Ryan Littlefield, Mark Morris (outfielder/pitcher) so.
Second Team
Catchers: Pete Barner, Pullman, sr.; Mark Medalia, Anacortes, sr.
Infielders: Austin Wegdahl, RA Long, sr.; Trevor Morrison, Archbishop Murphy (shortstop), so.
Outfielders: Jace Feldmeier, Tumwater, sr.; Brad Wallace, River Ridge, so.; Paul Wilen, Cedarcrest, sr.
Designated hitter: Brennen Casteel, Chehalis, sr.
Listed at multiple positions: Mitch Gueller, Chehalis (outfielder/pitcher), sr.; Connor Perry, Hockinson (shortstop/pitcher), sr.; Nick Scourey, Pullman (outfielder/pitcher) sr.; Brad Falk, Sumner (infielder/pitcher), sr.; Hugo Lemus, East Valley (infielder/pitcher), jr.; Michah Donor, Steilacoom (outfielder/pitcher) sr.
CLASS 1A/B
Player of the Year: Landon Cray, Chimicum.
Coach of the Year: Paul Sopak, Cascade Christian.
First team
Pitchers: Cody Johns, Naches Valley, sr.; Mitchell Tripp, Meridian, sr.; Evan Clements, Seattle Lutheran, sr.
Infielders: Zack Slesk, Meridian (shortstop), sr.; Chris Bishop, Rochester (shortstop), sr.; Stockton Taylor, Brewster (shortstop), sr.; Cameron Duckett, Freeman, sr.; Garrett Wilbur, La Conner, sr.; Dyllon Smith, Burbank (third base), sr.
Listed at multiple positions: Jo Jo Howie, Bellevue Christian (first base/pitcher), sr.; Landon Cray, Chimacum (outfielder/pitcher), so.; Andy Littlefield, Cedar Park Christian (first base/pitcher), sr.; Vic Matta, DeSales (third base/pitcher), sr.
Utility: Ryan Schlesser, Tenino, sr.; Lars Rider, Kalama, sr.
Second Team
Infielders: Zachary Castro, Stevenson, sr.; Stephen Mahnken, Cascade Christian, sr.; Nick Tarver, Cashmere (shortstop), sr.; Kyler Howell, Concrete (second base), sr.; Chris Walker, Naches Valley (third base), sr.; Laker Brooks, Kittitas, sr.
Outfielders: Jordan Zepernick, Cascade Christian, sr.
Listed at multiple positions: Tyler Ratkie, Pe Ell (shortstop/pitcher), sr.; Justin Altmyer, Freeman (outfielder/pitcher) sr.; Nick Naccarato, Chewelah (shortstop/pitcher), sr.; Deed Marcus, Ridgefield (shortstop/pitcher), sr.
Utility: Sawyer Bardwell, Colville, sr.; JD Moss, Goldendale, sr.; Derek Mozzone, Tenino, sr.; Austin McConnell, Chimicum, jr.
Local Golf Notes: Whitaker tied for 6th at State Amateur
June 23, 2011 by YH-R Sports
PORT ORCHARD, Wash. — Dan Whitaker’s steady play has left him tied for sixth, eight shots off the pace, heading into today’s final round of the 85th Washington State Men’s Amateur Championship at McCormick Woods Golf Course.
The Cle Elum golfer opened with back-to-back even-par rounds of 72 and then fired a 73 Wednesday for a 54-hole total of 217, which was matched by three other golfers.
Eric Gravbrot, the recent West Valley High graduate who won the Class 3A state high school championship last month, was tied for 17th. He’s had rounds of 75-73-74 for a 222 total.
Minwoo Park, the former Highland High standout, started strong but dropped into a tie for 58th after struggling Wednesday (74-74-88—236).
Jarred Bossio of Olympia has a 209 total and a four-shot lead over two players with 18 holes remaining.
Ellensburg’s Keith Crimp (77-80—157) and Randy Crimp (94-84—178) both failed to make the cut after 36 holes. Keith Crimp was the first player on the cut line.
Cole 10th, Eglin 13th at Women’s Sr. Am
DUPONT — Ellensburg’s Robin Cole is tied for 10th, and Yakima’s Nancy Eglin is tied for 13th entering today’s final round of the Washington State Women’s Senior Amateur Championship at The Home Course.
Yakima’s Christine Cook is 20th with one round remaining in the 18th Washington Women’s Amateur Championship, also at The Home Course.
In the Senior Amateur, Cole opened with rounds of 79-85 for a 164 total. Eglin went 79-86 and is at 165.
Cook, who plays golf at Seattle University, has had rounds of 78-80 for a 158 total.
Erynne Lee of Silverdale takes a three-shot lead into the final round of the Women’s Amateur, while Lacey’s Yasue Alkins holds a three-shot advantage in the Women’s Senior Amateur.
Wanderscheid 13th in qualifier
Bree Wanderscheid tied for 13th in the U.S. Girls Junior Amateur qualifying tournament earlier this month in Woodburn, Ore.
Wanderscheid, who will be a sophomore at Goldendale High School in the fall, shot an 84 to tie with three other players.
The top three golfers — Ashlee Pickerell of Salem, Ore., Caroline Inglis of Eugene, Ore., and Monica Vaughn of Reedsport, Ore. — qualified for the U.S. Girls Junior Amateur July 18-23 at Olympia Fields Country Club in Olympia Fields, Ill.
Pickerell was medalist, shooting a 1-under 71.
06/23/11 Yakima Valley Scorecard
June 23, 2011 by YH-R Sports
Apple Tree
MEN’S DIVISION
Apple Cup Tournament, June 18-19
Total points: Red Team 481?2, Yellow Team 391?2.
Red team members: Pete Pitzer, Mike Schlosser, Joe Nieto, David Hill, Ray Ridenour, Carroll Hoffbauer, Mark Mochel Jr., Michael Cingle, Glen Durall, Al Landis, Derek Wood, Eric Rotondo, Ron Ball, Randy Ammerman, Robert Washabaugh, Kirk Galloway, Scott Williamson, Doug Hay, George Engle, Matt Crocker, Ron Randall, Don Snipes, Mark Loes, Craig Hisey.
Mount Adams
MEN’S DIVISION
Wednesday League
1. Savage OG’s 38; 2. Justdoit 37; 3. Bitin’ Sows 33; 4. Four Skins 32; 5. Native Bandits 29; 6. Valley Boys 28; 7. SS&J 27; 7. Renegades 27; 9. Family Affair 26.
U.S. Open Partner, June 16
1, Turk Holford-Rory McIlroy 131; 2, Bob Bergeron-Rory McIlory 132; 3, (tie) Al Luther-Phil Mickelsen 134, Turk Holford-Steve Stricker 134; 5, (tie) Al Luther-Dustin Johnson 136, Ron Eakin-Rory McIlroy 136; 7, (tie) Greg Luther-Steve Stricker 137, Greg Luther-Phil Mickelsen 137, Turk Holford-Luke Donald 137, Connie Besel-Rory McIlroy 137.
Health Foundation Tourney, June 17
1, Russ Arbuckle-Tory Wilmoth-Jerry Besel-Brian Harris 60; 2, Gary Gredvig-Haley Gredvig-Kelly Delay-Ron Wyles 60; 3, Connie Besel-Hank Besel-Ken Hornstein-Mike Chambers 60; 4, Jeff Baldwin-Steve Jones-Doug Snipes-Chad Lakey 60; 5, Jim Bradbury-Chuck Linker-George Geffe-Tye Barrett 63; 6, Manual Imperial-Jonathan Imperial-Greg White-Butch Kaberman 63; 7, Ernie Edwards-Brian Edwards-Eric Edwards-Ron Knight 64; 8, Aaron Clark-Don Khile-Randy Abhold-Bob Price 64; 9, Peter Vebrugee-Scott Jacky-Tim Pickett-Sean Benson 71; 10, Lance Inaba-Les Inaba-Wayne Morse-Ron Melcher 73.
June 18
Pro-Am: 1, Gary Hyatt-Keith Fowler-Jim Fulcher-Chon Torres 188; 2, James Roger-Dexter Rogers-Devin Baum-Gregory White 189; 3, Monte Heggie-Kevin McKay-Leonard Rabanal-Joe Razote 190; 4, (tie) Jim Thomas-Lucio Aguilar-Craig Hert-Jim Wallace 191, Ben Sifuentes-Steve Knopp-Steve Ridgeway-Robert Bergeron 191.
Individual, Division 1 — Gross: 1, Mike VanWingerden 69; 2, Gary Hutchins 72; 3, Kevin McKay 75. Net: 1, Greg White 64; 2, Bob Bergeron 67; 3, (tie) James Rogers 70, Joe Razote 70, Louis Alcala 70.
Division 2 — Gross: 1, Louis Aguilar 84; 2, (tie) Randy Anderson 85, Craig McCloud 85. Net: 1, Monte Heggie 63; 2, (tie) Jim Fulcher 66, Jim Thomas 66.
WOMEN’S DIVISION
June 15
Club Champion qualifier: Gloria Campbell. Presidents Cup qualifier: Phyllis Schmidt.
Gross & Net, June 15
A Division — Gross: Gloria Campbell 107. Net: Gloria Hintz 75. B Division — Gross: Phyllis Schmidt 109. Net: Sharon Hedden 80.
COUPLES DIVISION
3/3/3, June 17
Gross: 1, Randy & Debbie Anderson 41. Net: 1, Todd Lenseigne-Sheila Whitaker 281?2; 2, Kim Parker-Sharon Hedden 301?2; 3, Jim Whitaker-Lorene Lenseigne 303?4; 4, Ron & Carrol Storkel 321?2.
Fathers Day, June 19
Gross: 1, (tie) Randy & Debbie Anderson 85, Denver & Gloria Campbell 85. Net: 1, Kim Parker-Sharon Hedden 62; 2, James & Connie Rogers 63; 3, Mony & Vivian Carl 64; 4, Mike Chambers-Maria Frank 641?2; 5, Doug & Gloria Hintze 651?2; 6, Jim & Ronnie Bradbury 671?2.
SunTides
MEN’S DIVISION
Tuesday Night League
1, Legal Couriers 46; 2, PLSA 441?2; 3, Artic Circle 42; 4, Get A Grip 411?2; 5, Pepsi Cola 40; 6, Yakima Landlord Services 371?2; 7, (tie) Highlanders 37, J.L. Thomas Construction 37; 9, Reves Financial Services 361?2; 10, First American Realty 36; 11, Morton’s Supply 35; 12, PSE 34; 13, Pond Strikers 331?2; 14, Stellar Industrial 311?2; 15 (tie) Little Dutch Inn 30, The Handicapped 30; 17 Bill’s Produce 23; 18, YTC 22.
Thursday League
1, The Culls 46; 2, Weapons of Grass Destruction 431?2; 3, RJ’s Tire Factory 401?2; 4, Rocc’s 381?2; 5, 429 Goldsworthy 38; 6, KWL Brokerage 35; 7, Fore Players 34; 8, Curly’s Bar and Grill 34; 9, Northwest Autobody 31; 10, Country Rock Cafe 161?2.
WOMEN’S DIVISION
Selective 9, June 21
A Division — Gross: Karen Cooper 37, Lori Nulliner 39. Net: Lynda Matthews 31, Karin Kohls 331?2.
B Division — Gross: Grace Wagoner 38, Lori Thomas 39, Connie Carr 49. Net: Carol Finney 271?2, Susann Lowary 351?2, Helen Wendt 401?2.
C Division — Gross: (tie) Barbara Desserault 47, Harriet Clark 47, Kathy Thomas 48. Net: Helen Gallagher 28, Karen Garrison 32, (tie) Dianne Oeltjen 321?2, Donna Erhart 321?2.
Buckskin qualifier: Grace Wagoner 69.
COUPLES DIVISION
Red, White & Blue, June 17
Will Curley-Mary Egan 58; Ted & Lori Nulliner 61; Don & Harriet Clark 62; Dusty Frontis-Chelsea Lowary 62; Roy & Judy Williams 64; Andy & Helen Gallagher 64.
Westwood West
MEN’S DIVISION
Wednesday League
Fatz 66, 3-B’s 66, Footwedges 66, Helliesen Lumber 65, Tim Troy 65, Shuel’s Lumber 56, 3-HC 45, Green Attack 43, Baughman Saw 40.
Thursday League
AB Transmission 77, No Name 75, CH Robinson 70, Valley Lab 69, Auto Care 65, Semo 62, Westwood Wanna Bees 62, Advance 55, Team Foreplay 52, All-Seasons 45.
Father-Son, June 19
1, Colin Malone-John Malone 61; 2, (tie) Mike Smith-Pat Smith 62, Brian Riel-John Riel 62.
Father-Daughter, June 19
1, Colin Malone-Caitlyn Malone 69.
WOMEN’S DIVISION
Low Gross, June 15
A Division: 1, Trudy Ledwich 47; 2, Adrienne Quinnell 48.
B Division: 1, (tie) Dorothy Cooke 52, Ellen Matich 52; 3, Waldene Benoit 53.
C Division: 1, (tie) Gaye Pryse 58, Janie Richartz 58; 3, Jill Perry 59.
Flag Tournament, June 15
1, Trudy Ledwich; 2, (tie) Elaine Donahue, Adrienne Quinnell; 4, Pam Kingsboro; 5, Dorothy Cooke; 6, Marci Snyder; 7, Gaye Pryse.
Yakima Country Club
WOMEN’S DIVISION
June 21
Low gross: (tie) Cindi Stewart 83, Ann Hall 83. Low net: Terri Schaake 71.
First Division: Mardi Hackett 51. Second Division: Melissa Keeter 55. Third Division: Gay Dorsey 59.
COUPLES DIVISION
SunDowners, June 17
1, Rob & Cindi-Don & Deanne Shute 26; 2, Phil & Melanie Wagner-Terry & Kay Cook 27; 3, (tie) Gene & Brenda Batali-Don & Ellen Gibson 28, Bob & Mardi Hackett-Bud & Sue Schwaegler 28, Bruce & Nancy Steelman-Phil & Kathy Souder 28, Zeb Lilja-Jerry & Vicky Koch 28.
Yakima Elks
MEN’S DIVISION
June 15
4-Man, 1 Net: RD Dalebout-Paul Sugden-Gary Germunson-Bob Weiss 56, Mark Mochel-Jack Van Vleck-Lee White-Terry Matthews 56.
2-Man bestball — Gross: Breymeyer-Cuneo 71, Van Vleck-Mochel 72, Blevins-J. Mills 72, Van Vleck-Jamison 74, R. Capps-Damaskos 75, Bemis-Damaskos 75. Net: Breymeyer-Lindeman 61, Matthews-L. White 61, Van Vleck-Matthews 62, Van Vleck-L. White 62, Breymeyer-J. Smith 62, Sugden-Dalebout 63.
Back 9, First Flight — Gross: Jack Van Vleck 37. Net: M. Cuneo 331?2. Second Flight — Gross: J. Breymeyer 40. Net: P. Sugden 35, T. Matthews 35, S. Schmick 35, D. Rollins 35. Third Flight — Gross: R. Van Horn 42. Net: J. Roberts 33, L. Lenz 33.
June 18
4-man bestball: Denny Stone-Ted Stone-Tim Speer-Gary Pero 122; Doug Hearron-Don Capps-Perry Page-Jim Page 123.
2-Man bestball — Gross: Doug Hearron-Don Capps 67, Doug Hearron-Perry Page 67, Denny Stone-Tim Speer 68, Don Capps-Perry Page 68. Net: Denny Stone-Ted Stone 57, Warren Pollock-Herk Hannon-Ted Stone-Tim Speer 60.
Odd holes, First Flight — Gross: Denny Stone 35. Net: Don Capps 321?2. Second Flight — Gross: Warren Pollock 38. Net: Norm Kuhlmann 331?2. Third Flight — Gross: Herk Hannon 38. Net: Lee White 34, Paul Sugden 34.
WOMEN’S DIVISION
Riverside Qualifier, June 9
A Flight: Shelly Yarbrough 76. B Flight: Christy Fordyce 76. C Flight: Evva Lange 76.
Selective 9, June 16
A Flight: 1, Dorothy Brink 33. B Flight: 1, (tie) Helen Tweedy 34, Caroline Erickson 34; 3, Judy Gano 351?2. C Flight: 1, June Wilkes 341?2; 2, Jerry Stone 39; 3, Flo Holm 381?2.
COUPLES DIVISION
June 17
Gross: Paul & Pat Sugden 41, Lance & Judy Cussons 42, Don & Sandy Capps 42. Net: John & Vicki Balmer 313?4, Don Hughdahl-Lois Schaap 323?4, Bruce & Nyda Damaskos 331?2.
