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 [...]
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 — Yaks swept, fall from first
May 9, 2012 by YH-R Sports
MOSES LAKE, Wash. — Yakima Valley swung the bats well Wednesday in its East Region doubleheader with Big Bend, totaling 29 hits. But the Yaks didn’t do well enough in other aspects of the game to avoid a 5-4, 9-8 sweep that dropped them out of first place. Columbia Basin, with a sweep of Blue [...]
5/10/12 Valley Sports Weekly
May 9, 2012 by YH-R Sports
Golf Apple Tree WOMEN’S DIVISION Throw out par 5s, May 9 Low gross: Marlene O’Halloran 102. Low net: Lillian Joslin 77. Joslin 45, O’Halloran 50, Connie Wilson 52, Helen Tweedy 54, Barb Kinloch 57, Carolyn Henyan 58. Mount Adams MEN’S DIVISION Wednesday League, May 2 1, Cowboy Snowmen 8; 2, Bitin’ Sows 61?2; 3, Renegades [...]
Local report: Frontis, DeGrood get 9th Best Ball
May 6, 2012 by YH-R Sports
YAKIMA, Wash. — Dusty Frontis and Corey DeGrood repeated as champions and took their ninth Spring Best Ball title on Sunday at SunTides Golf Course. Frontis and DeGrood finished at 125 for the 43rd annual two-day event, five shots ahead of Dan and Ryan Whitaker in second place. Chris Indall and Sota Nozaka were third [...]
Local report: CWU splits twin bill with Billings
May 5, 2012 by YH-R Sports
ELLENSBURG, Wash. — Brandon Rohde pitched a two-hitter with 13 strikeouts Saturday as Central Washington beat Montana State Billings 4-1 for a split of their GNAC doubleheader on senior day at the CWU baseball field. A senior left-hander from Gig Harbor, Rohde allowed a single and triple to MSUB’s Matt Comer and held the rest [...]
Local report: CWU set to scrimmage
May 4, 2012 by YH-R Sports
ELLENSBURG, Wash. — Central Washington’s football team will hold its first spring scrimmage at 10 a.m. Saturday on the team’s practice field. Coach Blaine Bennett said the scrimmage will last 21/2 to 3 hours, or about 120 plays, and is open to the public. The Wildcats’ spring game is scheduled for May 12 at noon, [...]
