Gift this article Share this article paywall-free. KENOSHA NEWS SPORTS STAFF KANSASVILLE – The last two years have been historic to say the least for the Westosha Central High School athletic program. There have been team state appearances from the boys basketball, girls golf, boys volleyball and baseball teams – all within a span of … [Read more…]
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It’s not lost on me the irony of this amateur writer from Peterborough penning words from the land of Oscar Wilde, James Joyce and Maeve Binchy, plus a hundred others that truly were the emerald isle’s gifts to the world. I’m not even mentioning such sporting world gems as Ballybunion, Royal Portrush and hurling. It … [Read more…]
Hood River Valley’s boys golf team ended its season at the 2023 Class 5A state championships, culminating a spring that also included academic all-state honors for the squad. Sophomore Davis Kerr advanced to the 5A state tourney for the second successive year, placing 37th out of 59 players on May 16 at Emerald Valley Golf … [Read more…]
Click here to sign up to our free newsletters! Graham Harness, round one leader of the NC500 Links Open, teeing off on the 17th hole at Wick. The weekend saw the return of one of the most eagerly anticipated events in the Caithness golfing calendar in the shape of the NC500 Links Open. Day … [Read more…]
SINCE penning my last column, a lot has happened in the sports world — especially for Toronto Maple Leafs fans such as myself. Thoughts of this year finally being the year have, once again, been erased from our hearts and minds. I will say it was fun while it lasted, but my fellow Leaf fans … [Read more…]
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Brian Weidman made it two Senior Lincoln Highway Tournament titles in three years this past weekend, shooting a 36-hole total of 146 to win medalist honors by six shots. Weidman, playing for Sunset, won the inaugural Senior Lincoln Highway in 2021, and took second last year by one stroke when the event was shortened to … [Read more…]
Ryan Takeshita’s birdie on the par-five 18th clinched the 4A boys golf title Wednesday, capping the Sumner sophomore’s two-under-par day and seven-under-par tournament. A shot back after day one, Takeshita out-dueled Bellarmine Prep’s JJ Bordeaux to win the WIAA’s state tournament by one at the Creek at Qualchan in Spokane. “It’s definitely a surreal feeling … [Read more…]
KENOSHA NEWS SPORTS STAFF JEFFERSON – The Cinderella run continued for the Wilmot softball team Tuesday night. But the Panthers aren’t relying on any magic like your average fairy tale. That’s because the Wilmot softball program is one of the best in the area, and just because they’re slightly above .500 this year, a move … [Read more…]
Scattered among eight golf courses in Washington — ranging from Chehalis to Spokane — hundreds of players teed off Tuesday at the WIAA’s state championships. The two-round tournament concludes Wednesday, where individuals and teams will be crowned. How do leaderboards stand after round one? Click to resize 4A BOYS Qualchan Golf Course, Spokane, par 72 … [Read more…]
Click here to sign up to our free newsletters! Americas Cup winners from Reay Golf Club – Alison Ross, Sarah Meiklejohn, Carol Paterson, Pam Bain and Jacqui Greig. Mollie O’Brien was also in the team. It has been a very busy week at Reay with players competing in several competitions on the links. The … [Read more…]