Seattle’s Folsom wins 2nd Blossom
May 19, 2012 by Dave Thomas
YAKIMA, Wash. — Standing over her approach shot on the 18th hole, Leslie Folsom said she did everything right — except for one thing. “I didn’t factor in the wind,” she said of the shot that was knocked down just enough by one of Friday’s occasional gusts, leading to a two-putt par and a playoff. About [...]
Local report: Kieffer takes lead at Blossom
May 18, 2012 by YH-R Sports
YAKIMA, Wash. — Denise Kieffer has a put herself in a strong position to capture her first Blossom Invitational title. All she’ll have to do today is hold off two former champions who are her closest pursuers. Kieffer, from Fircrest Golf Club, fired an opening-round of 3-over par 74 to open a four-shot lead over [...]
Determination drove ’75 Beetles
May 16, 2012 by Dave Thomas
Legion WS champs had 3 future big leaguers|| YAKIMA, Wash. — Heading into the summer of 1975, Bob Garretson Jr. knew he had inherited a pretty good ballclub from his father. Even as the Yakima Beetles Senior American Legion baseball team went through periods of up-and-down play, frustrating the first-year head coach, Garretson said he [...]
Rec Notes — Hyvonen 5th in Western Nationals gymnastics
May 16, 2012 by YH-R Sports
YAKIMA, Wash. — Yakima’s Kelsey Hyvonen of Gymnastics Plus finished fifth in the all-around at the USA Gymnastics Level 9 Western Nationals earlier this month in Boise, Idaho. Competing in her second Western Nationals, Hyvonen took second place in the floor exercise with a score of 9.35, and was sixth in the vault with a [...]
5/17/12 Bulletin Board
May 16, 2012 by YH-R Sports
BASKETBALL: The Yakima Valley Sports Authority and AAU are taking registration for the summer basktball league, which will run from June 4-28 for boys and girls in grades three through high school. Cost is $220 per team and the registration deadline is Friday. Entry forms and more information is online at www.ieaau.org or by calling [...]
5/17/12 Valley Sports Weekly
May 16, 2012 by YH-R Sports
Golf Apple Tree MEN’S DIVISION Seniors vs. Juniors, May 12 Team scores: Juniors 381?2, Seniors 331?2. Juniors: Mike Sutton 11?2, Mike Schlosser 0, Andrew Eakin 21?2, Dave Hill 1, Dan Close 0, Jeff Neal 11?2, Joe Nieto 0, Derek Wood 21?2, Gary Hall 1, Mike Cingle 3, Alan Walania 0, Matt Hargreaves 3, Scott Williamson [...]
Blossom Invitational women’s golf tournament tees off Thursday
May 15, 2012 by YH-R Sports
YAKIMA, Wash. — The Blossom Invitational annually brings the top women golfers from around the region to the Yakima Country Club for a two-day tournament. And for the past 45 years, one of those out-of-towners has left with the championship. In the 60th edition of the event, set to tee-off with a 9 a.m. shotgun [...]
Local report: Banquet to honor 1975 Yakima Beetles team
May 15, 2012 by YH-R Sports
YAKIMA, Wash. — The 1975 American Legion World Series champion Yakima Beetles will be honored at the program’s annual banquet Friday in the Modern Living Building at State Fair Park. Doors will open for the event at 5:30 p.m. and dinner will be served at 7. There also will be live and silent auctions with [...]
Local report: Davis girls claim district team title
May 15, 2012 by YH-R Sports
WENATCHEE, Wash. — With Erica and Megumi DeMond adding another title to their ever-growing résumé, the Davis Pirates claimed their first district team title since 1998 on Monday at the CBBN 4A tournament. The juniors, who were the runners-up at last year’s district tournament, captured the championship this time around, and are now set to defend [...]
Mavericks edge S. King County
May 12, 2012 by YH-R Sports
SUMNER, Wash. — Returning to the site of last season’s heartbreaking playoff loss, the Yakima Mavericks gained some measure of revenge — but it sure wasn’t easy. Taking advantage of a missed extra point in the first half and then making a key defensive stand in the final two minutes, the Mavericks clipped the South King [...]
