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 [...]
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 Bulletin Board
May 9, 2012 by YH-R Sports
BASEBALL: Yakima National Little League Juniors (ages 13-14 as of April 30) tryouts and registration will be at 9 a.m. on May 19 and 6 p.m. on May 21, both at the Elks Park green field. Cost is $150 and must be paid at the time of registration. Players will also need to provide a [...]
4/5/12 Bulletin Board
April 4, 2012 by YH-R Sports
BASEBALL: The Beetle Baseball Board of Directors will hold its April meeting at 7 p.m. Monday at Jack-son’s Sports Bar, 48th Avenue and Tieton Drive. All interested persons are welcome to attend.
1/5/12 Bulletin Board
January 4, 2012 by YH-R Sports
BASEBALL: The January meeting of the Yakima Beetle board of directors has been changed to Monday, Jan. 16, at 7 p.m. at Jackson’s sports bar. All interested persons are welcome.
Local report: Yakima native shines in New York City marathon
November 7, 2011 by YH-R Sports
YAKIMA, Wash. — Richard Williams, a 24-year-old Yakima native who ran cross-country at West Valley before graduating in 2005, ran in some pretty elite company in Sunday’s New York City Marathon. Williams finished the 26.2-mile race in two hours, 32 minutes and 29 seconds, good enough to place 72nd overall out of more than 46,000 [...]
Thompson takes over as coach of Beetles
October 20, 2011 by YH-R Sports
YAKIMA, Wash. — As the fourth head coach for the Yakima Pepsi Beetles in the last seven years, new-hire Shawn Thompson has a clear goal for the storied youth baseball program he’s taking over. “Stability is obviously what the program needs and what I think I can bring,” he said. “The philosophy and mentality change [...]
UW softball team to stop in Selah this weekend
September 15, 2011 by YH-R Sports
YAKIMA, Wash. — The University of Washington softball team, which advanced to the NCAA super regionals this past spring, will make its annual trip to Selah this weekend. At 1 p.m. Saturday, the Huskies will hold the Purple and Gold scrimmage at Carlon Park. The players and coaches will conduct youth clinics Sunday. Sessions will [...]
Bellingham wins state Legion title
July 31, 2011 by YH-R Sports
SELAH, Wash. — John Albert’s leadoff home run in the bottom of the 11th inning lifted Bellingham to a 10-9 victory over the Spokane Bandits in Saturday’s Senior Legion state championship game at Carlon Park. The two teams battled for 20 innings total on Saturday with Spokane forcing a second title game by knocking off [...]
