Pepsi Pak uses two routs to reach Firecracker championship game

YAKIMA, Wash. — With a pair of blowout wins on Saturday, the Yakima Valley Pepsi Pak claimed a berth in championship game of the 28th annual Firecracker Tournament.

Yakima Valley defeated the previously unbeaten Las Vegas Lions 12-5 and then defeated Lux Homes 10-4 in the final game of the night Saturday at Davis Field.

Yakima Valley (4-0 in the tournament) will play the Puget Sound Roxx (4-0) at 4 p.m. today at Parker Field.

The Pak got off to a good start against Las Vegas, scoring six runs in the first inning, including three that scored on Jake Fife’s two-out double.

Trevor Dallman also had three RBI for the Pak in the first game, while Cory Urquhart scored three runs.

Ethan Flory, Derek Welton and Thomas Wilcox combined to hold Las Vegas to just eight hits in the first game.

In the second game, Justin Windsor started things off with a two-run double in the bottom of the first inning. Urquhart helped the Pak play add-on with a two-run single in the fifth inning.

The Yakima Pepsi Beetles, the hosts of the tournament, will play for third place after defeating Bankers Baseball 10-7 Saturday at Parker Field.

The Beetles (3-1 in the tournament) scored four runs in the first inning using four consecutive singles, a sacrifice fly, a walk and an additional single to overwhelm the Bankers early.

Tyler Berman and Lucas Forgey had two RBI apiece, while Gibby Briones and Sean Pitt had multiple hits as well.

Yakima Valley 12, Las Vegas 5
Las Vegas              104    000    0    —    5    8    3
Yakima Valley    611    130    x    —    12    13    0
Hager, Barnes (3) and Tomassetti; Flory, Welton (3), Wilcox (7) and Snider.
Yakima Valley highlights:Trevor Dallman 2-2, 3 RBI, 3-run 2B in first (2 out) Jake Fife 3-4, 3 RBI; Garrett Olson 2-4, Kevin Allan 2-4; Urquhart 1-4, 2B, 3R.

Yakima Valley 10, Lux Homes 4
Lux Homes    031    000    0    —    4    6    0
Yakima Valley    510    0    31    x    —    10    7    4
Gilman, Grestad (5), Shafer (6) and Sui, Tremblah (5); Wilcox, Olson (4) and Brad Andreas.
Yakima Valley highlights: Justin Windsor 2-4, 2-run 2B in first; Urquhart 2-run single in fifth; Flory 2-3.

Yakima 10, Bankers Baseball 7
Bankers    003    012    1    —    7    10    3
Yakima    421    300    x    —    10    13    2
Keller, Babcock (5) and Andrews; Berman, Summers (4) and Lombardi.
Yakima highlights: Briones 2-3, Berman 2-2, 2 RBI; Lucas Forgey 3-4, 2 RBI; Sean Pitt, 2-2.

Saturday’s other results: Parker Field — Las Vegas 3, Clark County 2; Chaffey 12, Spokane 4 (6); Anderson Hay 14, Tacoma RBI 1 (5). Davis Field — Puget Sound Roxx 13, Tacoma RBI 0 (5); Puget Sound Roxx 11, Bellevue Honda 0 (5).
Today’s schedule: Davis Field — Spokane (0-4) vs. Tacoma RBI (0-4), 9 a.m.; Bellevue Honda (1-3) vs. Clark County (0-4), noon; Anderson Hay (2-2) vs. Lux Homes (2-2) 3:30 p.m.; Parker Field — Bankers Baseball (2-2) vs. Chaffey Homes (3-1) 9 a.m.; Yakima Beetles (3-1) vs. Las Vegas (3-1), noon; Yakima Valley Pepsi Pak (4-0) vs. Puget Sound Roxx (4-0), 4 p.m.

Metcalf wins Demo Derby

YAKIMA, Wash. — Eric Metcalf survived the Demo Derby and Josh Washington won the Hornets main leading up to a post-race fireworks display that produced a packed house at Yakima Speedway on Friday.

Metcalf outlasted Landon Shoemaker and Andrew Roberts to win the annual Demo Derby.

Washington paced a field of 14 cars to the finish line in the 20-lap Hornets finale.

Demo Derby

Fast time: Jake Breshears 18.068. B Dash: Mark Bess. A Dash: Bryan Moser. Heat 1: Donnie Stevens. Heat 2: Breshears. Powder Puff Heat: Crystal VanAmburg. Boat Race: Mark Bess. Officials Race: Ted Pollock.

Demo Final: Eric Metcalf, Landon Shoemaker, Andrew Roberts.

Hornets

Fast time: Tim Breshears 17.618. B Dash: Keith Erickson, Josh Parmentier, Anthony VanLeven, Nathan Voyles. A Dash: Josh Washington, Chris Marang, Breshears, Daniel Morfin. B Heat: Parmentier, Ryan Kallenberger, Melissa Maggard, Eric Coble, Erickson. A Heat: Jessica Tidrick, Washington, Michael Beck, Breshears, Morgan Morrison. Powder Puff Heat: Julie Melville.

Main event: Josh Washington, Greg Gargett, Parmentier, Coble, Marang, Maggard, Chris Morrison, Erickson, M. Morrison, Voyles, Kallenberger, Breshears, Morfin, VanLeven.

Gilmore aces 15th at YCC again

YAKIMA, Wash. — Pete Gilmore has a special connection with the 15th hole at the Yakima Country Club.

Friday, the Yakima golfer recorded his third career hole-in-one — with all of them coming on that very hole, this time using a 6-iron on the 170-yard shot.

Betty Gilmore witnessed the shot.

Hocker records Elks ace

SELAH, Wash. — Jeff Hocker scored a hole-in-one on Wednesday at the Yakima Elks Golf Club. Hocker’s sixth career ace came on the 172-yard 13th hole, using a 5-iron.

Mark Malland, Troy McNeight and Keith Grace witnessed the shot.

7/4/09 Youth baseball roundup

Youth Baseball

Lewiston Tournament

Yakima Blues 10, Boise Gems 0 (Yak: T.J. Sinn CG, 6 Ks 3 H; Tyler Niemeyer 2-4, 3 RBI; Andrew Gonzalez 1-2, RBI; Damon Lybeck 2-3; Justin Reyes 2-3, RBI)

Hyrum, Utah  4, Yakima Blues 3 (Yak: Marcus McClurkin 2-3; Nate Villegas 1-2; Guy Harwig 6 IP, 2 ER)

Big Bang Tournament

Salem, Ore. 22, West Valley Bees 0 (No highlights given)

Spokane Tournament

Yakima Valley Peppers 5, Mead 2 (YVP: Jake Evans CG, 5 Ks; ER; Alex Fickes 1-3, R; Kyle Fickes 1-3, R; Alan Knobel 2-3 R)

Yakima Valley Peppers 12, Central Valley 3 (YVP: Kurt Lindemann 6 IP, 1 ER, 2-4, 2 RBI; Alan Knobel 1 I, K; Chase Brader 2-4, 2 RBI, Nick Potvin 1-3, 2B, 2 RBI; Nate Hansen 2 R, 2 RBI; D.J. Smith 2-4, 3 RBI, 2 2B; Evans 1-3, R)

Yakima Valley 5, Canadian Diamond Backs 2 (YVP: Stephan Schmidt CG, 3 Ks, ER, 2-3, R; A. Fickes 1-2, RBI, R; Lindemann 1-2, 2 RBI, R)

Longview Tournament

West Valley Baseball Club 13, Evergreen (WVBC: Gil Plath, 2 Ks, W; Ty Gallaway 3-4; Sam Gallaway 2-4; Jake Vetsch 4-4)

West Valley Baseball Club 12, Hamer Electric 2 (WVBC:: Vetsch 6 Ks; Casey Crowshaw 2-4, 2 2B; Ty Gallaway 4-4, 2B).

Longview 5, West Valley Baseball Club 3 (WVBC: Ty Gallaway 2 RBI; Gil Plath RBI).

Tumwater 10, West Valley Baseball Club 9 (WVBC: Gil Plath 2-4, Jake Nell 2-5).

Little League

9-10 District Tournament

(At Pasco)

Selah National 13, Yakima National 9 (Selah: Montana Blehm 2-3, 2B, 2 RBI; Riley Quincy 1-2 2 RBI; Dac Archer 2B, RBI. Yakima: Jonathan Imperial 2-3, HR, 2 RBI; Holden Backes 1-4, 2 RBI; Matthew Stumpf 2 RBI.

Sparkling start

Beetles rally to win Firecracker opener ||

It started out, Mike Bailey admits with all kindness, as sort of a joke. After all, Robbie Alter wasn’t a starting pitcher last year in his first season with the Yakima Pepsi Beetles nor was he while at La Salle.

But when the June schedule stacked up and the extra-inning games began weighing on his staff, Bailey started searching for another arm.

“It was a little funny at first because we’d tease him about it,” Bailey said. “He hadn’t thrown in a full year, but we got to a point where we said, ‘Hey Robbie, how about taking the bump?”

On a hot Friday afternoon at Parker Field, Alter was as effective as a well-conditioned veteran with an eight-inning stint that helped carry the Beetles to a 4-3 win in 10 innings over Bellevue Honda.

Yakima rallied from a 3-0 deficit as Alter blanked Bellevue over his final five innings, and Nick Lombardi singled in Michael Calderon for the winning run in the 10th during the second day of the 28th annual Firecracker Tournament.

“I can’t remember the last time I threw eight innings,” said Alter, who struck out four and walked only one. “I like hitting — that’s my thing. But they asked me to pitch and that’s fine. It was a long day, but my team had my back.”

Matt Summers took over for Alter in the ninth and tacked on two more scoreless innings, setting up Yakima’s quick 10th. Calderon led off with his third single, stole second, took third on a wild pitch and scored on Lombardi’s lash to center.

“It wasn’t pretty but we stayed in the game and battled at the end,” Bailey said. “We seem to find a way to make things interesting.”

The Beetles returned to the field for the Parker nightcap and had little left after the lengthy affair against Bellevue. Kohle McLeod pitched a five-hit shutout as the Puget Sound Roxx cruised to an 8-0 victory.

Puget Sound is 2-0 in the Firecracker’s American Division with two games remaining today before Sunday’s placing games. The Beetles (20-20) are tied for second at 2-1 with Bankers Baseball and those two teams meet today at Parker Field in the 7 p.m. game.

At Davis Field on Friday, Justin Johnson and Justin Windsor combined on a one-hitter as the Yakima Valley Pepsi Pak blanked the Spokane Cannons 3-0.

Thomas Wilcox’s two-run double was the big hit in the first inning when the Pak did all its damage.

Yakima Valley (23-7) and the Las Vegas Lions are 2-0 in the National Division and they clash today at 4 p.m. at Davis. The Pak, which hasn’t allowed a run in two tournament games, follow with a 7 p.m. game against Lux Homes (2-1).

Parker Field will host Sunday’s top three placing games, capped by the championship game at 4 p.m.

Yakima 4, Bellevue 3

Bellevue    102    000    000    0    —    3    12    1

Yakima    002    000    100    1    —    4    13    3

Eck, Ansdell (8) and Madson; Alter, Summers (9) and Oswalt, Lombardi (7).

Highlights: Michael Calderon 3-4, sb, run; Nick Lombardi 2-2, RBI; Gibby Briones 2-4, 2b, 2 runs; Will Scott 2-3; Tyler Berman 1-3, RBI.

Puget Sound 8, Yakima 0

Puget Sound        002    06    —    8    11    0

Yakima        000    00    —    0    5    1

McLeod and Slaybaugh.Forgey and Lombardi.

Highlights: Will Scott 2-3.

Yakima Valley 3, Spokane 0

Spokane    000    000    0    —    0    1    1

Yakima Valley    300    000    x    —    3    5    1

Hammersley and Keeton; Johnson, Windsor (5) and Andreas.

Highlights: Justin Johnson 4 IP, 0 hits, 5 K; Justin Windsor 3 IP, 1 hit, 2 K, RBI; Thomas Wilcox 2-run 2b; Jake Fife 2-3.

FRIDAY’S SCORES

At Parker Field: Bankers 9, Tacoma RBI 0; Bankers 5, Anderson Hay 3; Yakima 4, Bellevue 3 (10 innings); Puget Sound 8, Yakima 0.

At Davis Field: Las Vegas 5, Chaffey 3; Chaffey 10, Clark County 2; Lux Homes 4, Spokane 2; Yakima Valley 3, Spokane 0.

TODAY’S GAMES

At Parker Field: Clark County vs. Las Vegas, 10 a.m.; Spokane vs. Chaffey, 1 p.m.; Anderson Hay vs. Tacoma RBI, 4 p.m.; Bankers vs. Yakima, 7 p.m.

At Davis Field: Tacoma RBI vs. Puget Sound, 10 a.m.; Puget Sound vs. Bellevue, 1 p.m.; Las Vegas vs. Yakima Valley, 4 p.m.; Lux Homes vs. Yakima Valley, 7 p.m.

Local report–CH Robinson tops JRW

Hank Otterstein, Dan Leslie and Brad Campbell drove in four runs apiece to lead CH Robinson to an 18-11 victory over JRW & Associates in a Men’s Fastpitch League game Thursday night at Kiwanis Park.

Kelly St. Martin added a homer for the winners.

In the early game, Peak Performance defeated Kimmel Athletic 7-3.

Peak Performance 7, Kimmel Athletic 3

Peak Performance    001    033    0    —    7    6    2

Kimmel Athletic    000    210    0    —    3    6    3

Fickle and Harris; George and Worrell.

Highlights: Darcy Fickle (PP) 2-3, RBI; Dave Deavert (KA) 2-run HR.

CH Robinson 18, JRW & Associates 11

CH Robinson        850    203    —    18    12    4

JRW & Associates        041    321    —    11    9    1

McCauley and Otterstein; Hite, Fischer (5) and Johnson.

Highlights: Hank Otterstein (CH) 4-5, 4 RBI; Dan Leslie (CH) 4 RBI; Brad Campbell (CH) 2-3, 4 RBI; Kelly St. Martin (CH) 2-4, HR; Ken Hite (JRW) 2-3; Mike McCay (JRW) 2-3, 3 RBI.

YOUTH BASEBALL

Big Bang Tournament

(At West Valley)

West Valley Bees 8, South Kitsap 0 (WV: Trevor Hunter 3-4 2b, Andrew Pfaff 2-3, Corey Onustouck CG, 5 K) .

Cadet Baseball Club 5, Spokane Rattlers 4 (Cadet: Michael Woodkey CG, 8 K; Josh Vickers 2 RBI).

Other scores: Bellevue 2, Lux Homes 1; Salem 9, North Corner 1; Salem 18, South Kitsap 1.

LITTLE LEAGUE

District 12 11-12 Tournament

(At Pasco)

West Valley 7, Selah National 4 (WV: Brian Stein 2-3, 2 2b, 5 RBI; Noah Morrow 2-2; Eli Valdez 7 K’s. WV vs. Yakima National on Sunday).

Hinton, Roybal lead locals at Firecracker

Yakima Valley’s Lukas Hinton and Yakima’s Travis Roybal both pitched impressive complete games to get their respective teams off to a winning start in the 28th annual Firecracker Tournament on Thursday.

Hinton’s three-hit shutout in the Pak’s 9-0 victory over Clark County was followed by Roybal’s five-hitter in the Beetles’ 11-1 win over Tacoma RBI at Parker Field. Both games were ended after five innings with the tournament’s eight-run rule.

Jake Fife’s two-run double highlighted Yakima Valley’s seven-run outburst in the third inning against Clark County.

Lucas Forgey was 3-for-3 with two doubles and a triple for the Beetles, who plated five runs in the second and third innings.

The Beetles (20-19) play a doubleheader today against Bellevue Honda at 4 p.m. and Puget Sound Roxx at 7 p.m.

The Pak (22-7) moves over to Davis Field today and takes on the Spokane Cannons at 7 p.m.

Anderson Hay (9-8) of Kittitas County split two games Thursday and plays Bankers Baseball today at Parker Field at 1 p.m.

Yakima 11, Tacoma RBI 1

Tacoma RBI        000    01    —    1    5    2
Yakima                  055    1x    —    11    11    1
Ellington, McCaffery (4) and Nodden; Roybal and Lombardi, Oswalt (3).
Highlights: Travis Roybal CG, 2 K; Lucas Forgey 3-3, 2 2b, 3b; Nick Lombardi 1-2, 2b, RBI; Matt Summers 2-3; Robbie Alter 2-3, 2 RBI.

Yakima Valley 9, Clark County 0

Clark County          000    00    —    0    3    1
Yakima Valley        007    20    —    9    11    1
Carter, Karn (3) and Virtue; Hinton and Snider.
Highlights: Lukas Hinton CG, 3H, 6 K; Dustin Daniels 2-2, RBI; Jake Fife 1-3, 2-run 2b; Trevor Dallman 2-2; Ethan Flory 2-2, 2b, 2 RBI; Justin Windsor 1-2, RBI.

THURSDAY’S SCORES

At Parker Field — Chaffey 10, Lux Homes 2; Lux Homes 2, Clark County 1 (12 innings); Yakima Valley 9, Clark County 0; Yakima 11, Tacoma RBI 1.
At Davis — Bellevue Honda 9, Bankers 8 (10 innings); Anderson Hay 8, Bellevue Honda 5; Puget Sound Roxx 9, Anderson Hay 3; Las Vegas Lions 8, Spokane Cannons 0.

TODAY’S GAMES

At Parker Field — Bankers vs. Tacoma RBI, 10 a.m.; Anderson Hay vs. Bankers, 1 p.m.; Bellevue Honda vs. Yakima, 4 p.m.; Puget Sound Roxx vs. Yakima, 7 p.m.
At Davis — Chaffey vs. Las Vegas, 10 a.m.; Clark County vs. Chaffey, 1 p.m.; Spokane Cannons vs. Lux Homes, 4 p.m.; Spokane Cannons vs. Yakima Valley, 7 p.m.

LATE WEDNESDAY

YAKIMA 7-8, TWIN CITY 6-9: At Parker Field, Will Scott’s two-run single with two outs in the bottom of the eighth inning lifted the Beetles to the opening-game victory.

Scott, who was 3-for-5, drove in Matt Summers and Michael Calderon for the win. Gibby Briones struck out eight in a complete-game effort.

Robbie Alter was 4-for-5 in the nightcap, which also went eight innings as the Beetles moved to 9-7 in league and 19-19 overall.

Game 1

Twin City    012    010    11    —    6    9    3
Yakima       001    400    02    —    7    9    7
Anderson, Ott (4), Gallo (8) and Jackson; Briones and Lombardi.
Highlights: Will Scott 3-5, 2 RBI; Max Kovatch 2-3, Gibby Briones CG, 8 K.

Game 2

Twin City    000    211    41    —    9    11    1
Yakima         101    120    30    —    8    13    1
Cecil, Anderson (6) and O’Brien, Jackson (6); Shultz, Roddy (8) and Lombardi.
Highlights: Robbie Alter 4-5, 2b, 3b, 2 RBI; Gibby Briones 1-3, RBI; Nick Lombardi 2-4, 2 RBI; Matt Summers 2-4.

YOUTH BASEBALL

Big Bang Tournament
At West Valley
West Valley Bees 5, North Corner 4 (WV: Trevor Hunter 2-4, 2b; Tyler Ueltschi CG, 8 IP, 9 K; Corey Onustock 2-3, 2 RBI).
Bellevue 6, Cadet Baseball Club 0 (Cadet: Jared Kraft 3-3).
Lux Homes 5, Spokane 4.
Clancy Ellis Tournament
At Lewiston, Idaho
Lewiston Cubs 5, Yakima Blues 4 (Y: Brandon Walton CG, 1 er, 6 K’s; Damon Lybeck 2-4, RBI; Jackson Marquis 2-4; Tyler Niemeyer 2-4, 3 RBI).
Spokane Tournament
Yakima Valley Peppers 11, Rogers-Spokane 1 (YV: Kurt Lindemann 2b, 4 RBI; Garrett Fife 2-3, run; Nathaniel Hanson 2 RBI; Tanner Fife 2-3, RBI; Chris Walker CG).
Yakima Valley Peppers 5, Riley Creek, Idaho 4 (YV: Chase Brader 1-2, 2 runs, RBI; D.J. Smith 1-3, run; Nick Potvin 3 IP, 0 runs).
Naches 4, Yakima Scarlets 2 (Yak: Anastacio Hernandez 3-3, 2b, RBI; Bobby Salinas 1-3, RBI; Erik Sauve-Sam Johnson 4 H, 0 ER).
Late Wednesday
Yakima Valley Peppers 5, Wenatchee Blues 3 (YV: Kyle Fickes CG, 6 Ks, 2 hits, 2 runs scored; Stephan Schmidt 2-4, 2 RBI; Chase Brader 2-3, run; Kurt Lindemann 2-4, RBI)
Yakima Valley Peppers 14, Wenatchee Blues 3 (YV: Schmidt CG, Alex Fickes 2-4, 2 RBI; Kyle Fickes 3 runs; Lindemann 2-3, 3 runs, RBI; Schmidt 2-2, 4 RBI; Allan Noble 3-4, 3 RBI; Trent Douglass 2-4, RBI).

Jones leads Aramark

YAKIMA, Wash. — Shane Jones clubbed two home runs and had four RBI to lead the Aramark Monsters to a 10-3 win over JRW & Associates in Men’s Fastpitch League play Wednesday night.

C.H. Robinson won the other game, outslugging Kimmel Athletic Supply 14-12.

Kimmel                  200    305    2    —    12    11    6
C.H. Robinson    040    145    x    —    14    14    5
George, Foster (2) and Cruz; McCauley and Hull.
Highlights: Casey Day (K) 3-4, HR, 3 RBI; Brad Campbell (CH) 2-4, HR, 3 RBI; Brandon Campbell (CH) 3-4, 2 RBI; George Calfrobe (CH) 2-4, 2 RBI.
JRW               000    120    0    —    3    4    1
Aramark     210    052    x    —    10    13    5
Arndt, Davenport (6) and Johnson; Seward and Root.
Highlights: Shane Jones (AM) 3-4, 2 HR, 4 RBI; Chris Berger (AM) 2-3, 2 RBI.

Wanderscheid qualifies for US Junior Amateur

YAKIMA, Wash. — Zach Wanderscheid continues to have a busy — and successful — summer.

The senior-to-be at Goldendale High School recently qualified for the 2009 United States Junior Amateur Championships and was one step away from a spot in the Junior World Championships.

In the U.S. Junior Amateur sectional June 22 at Manito Golf and Country Club in Spokane, Wanderscheid had a two-round total of even-par 142 to take top honors, a shot ahead of Richland’s Scott Kim and two in front of Spokane’s Garrett Howard.

All three advance to the national championship July 20-25 at the Trump National Golf Club in Bedminster, N.J.

Notable winners in this event include three-time winner Tiger Woods, Johnny Miller, Gary Koch, and David Duval. The defending champion is Kevin Tway, son of PGA Tour golfer Bob Tway.

In the sectional qualifier for the World Junior Championships on June 23 at Canyon Lakes Golf Club in Kennewick, Wanderscheid tied for top honors with Jake Hanson in the Boys 16-17 Division, with both shooting 71.

That advanced him into the one-day, two-round regional qualifier, which was Wednesday at Tumwater Golf and Country Club. Final results were not available, although Wanderscheid shot 78 in his morning round, trailing the leader by four shots.

The top four finishers advance to the finals in San Diego, a week before the U.S. Junior Amateur.

In other qualifying news:

• Keith and Frank Crimp from Ellensburg came up short in their efforts to qualify for the U.S. Senior Open, July 27-Aug. 2 at Crooked Stick Golf Club in Carmel, Ind. Keith Crimp shot an 81 at the qualifier at the Bellingham Golf and Country Club, while Frank Crimp fired an 82.

Amateur Tom Brandes led the field, shooting 3-under 68, with former PGA Tour player Jeff Coston second at 69 to grab the two available spots.

Dan Whitaker 27th in State Am

PULLMAN, Wash. — Dan Whitaker got off to a strong start, shooting 71, but couldn’t maintain that pace and wound up tied for 27th in the 83rd Washington State Men’s Amateur Championship June 23-26 at Palouse Ridge Golf Club.

The Cle Elum golfer finished with a 300 total and in a group one shot ahead of a group that included brother Ryan Whitaker.

Keith Crimp from Ellensburg was tied for 49th with a 308 total.

Austin Hurt from Bainbridge Island closed with a course-record 7-under 65 to erase a nine-shot deficit and beat Drew Reinland by a stroke. Hurt opened with an 81 and then went 69-69-65 for a 284 total. Reinland shot a closing 74.

Guzman gets ace at Cherry Hill

Raul Guzman recorded his first hole-in-one during a round at Cherry Hill Golf Course in Granger. The 17-year-old aced the 78-yard eighth hole using a gap wedge.

Jim Reid and Marc Gjestrum witnessed the shot.

Ellis shoots 59 in CW PGA event

Nick Ellis fired a round of 59 during Monday’s Central Washington PGA event at Veteran’s Memorial Golf Course in Walla Walla.

Ellis, a junior at Washington State University and Eastmont High graduate, had 10 birdies, two eagles and one bogey to finish 13-under par. He started with nine birdies and an eagle through 11 holes.

Ellis was playing as an amateur member off the Wenatchee Country Club team in the event.

7/2/09 Yakima Valley scorecard

Central Washington PGA
JUNE 29 AT VETERAN’S MEMORIAL, WALLA WALLA
(Winners, locals)
Professional Division
Gross: 1, (tie) Kelly DeShaw (YE) 67, Maxton Reinland (VM) 67, 5, Barry Walters (YE) 70. Net: 1, Rod Burruel (AT) 66.
Amateur Division
First Division—Gross: 1, Nick Ellis (Wenatchee CC) 59. Net: 1, Rob Broadhead (Walla Walla CC) 64, 2, Mark Donahue (Apple Tree) 68, 3, (tie) Bob Frontis (Yakima Elks) 69. Second Division—Gross: 1, Dave Boldman (Veteran’s Memorial) 78. Net: 1, (tie) Mike Lightfoot (VM) 61*, Mark Tews (Horn Rapids) 65, Steve Scott (Echo Hills) 65*, Jeff Jones (YE) 66*, 5, (tie) Dennis Treat (YE) 68.
Teams
1, Walla Walla Country Club 194.

Apple Tree
WOMEN’S DIVISION
Throw out 3, June 24
Gross: 1, Nancy Eglin 80; 2, Betty Gilmore 85. Net: 1, Bev Morgan 65; 2, Carolyn Bowman 67.
1, Helen Wendt 47; 2, Carolyn Bowman 48; 3, Connie Wilson 51; 4, (tie) Nadyne Snipes 53, Pene James 53, Claudette Haubner 53.

Mount Adams
MEN’S DIVISION
Bestball, June 25
Gross: 1, Mick Pannerello-Troy Wilmoth 66; 2, Troy Wilmoth-Jerry Besel 67; 3, Tye Barrett-Eric Inions 71. Net: 1, (tie) Leonard Rabanal-Aaron Louis 60, Randy Anderson-Tony Whitley 60; 3, (tie) Monte Heggie-Steve Knopp 61, Tony Whitley-Jack Syverson 61; 5, (tie) Mike Pollock-Don Greger 62, Don Ibatuan-James Rogers 62, Lucio Aguilar-Peter Barstad 62, Mark Chambers-Rich Wyer 62.
Tuesday Night League, June 30
1, Family Affair 471/2, 2, SS&J 451/2, 3, (tie) RE Powell 44, Savage OG’s 44, 5, Bitin’ Sows 371/2, 6, Louie’s Boys 331/2, 7, Renegades 32, 8, NADs 271/2, 9, Cowboy Snowmen 27, 10, Fore Skins 211/2.

WOMEN’S DIVISION
Team Bestball, June 24
1, Carlisle Ibatuan-Sharon Hedden-Maria Frank 93; 2, Jackie Blythe-Connie Rogers-Sylvia Van Cleave 94; 3, Betty Carl-Shelia Whitaker-Mary Dow 99.
COUPLES DIVISION
3-3-3, June 26
Gross: 1, Louis & Shelly Alcala 39. Net: 1, Kim Parker-Connie Rogers 281/2; 2, Sharon Hedden-James Rogers 30; 4, Jim Bradbury-Carrol Storkel 303/4.

Westwood West
WOMEN’S DIVISION
Team Play, June 24
1, Adrienne Quinnell-Janie Richartz-Pam Kingsboro-Shirley Whiteside 28; 2, Jan Stohr-Dorothy Cooke-Marcie Snyder-Paula Redd 29.
COUPLES DIVISION
4-Person Irons Only Scramble, June 25
1, (tie) Jim & Janie Richartz-Bernice Snyder-Trudy Ledwich 35, Al & Maryellen DePrey-Dave Edgerton-Jan Stohr 35; 3, Adrienne Quinell-Pam Kingsboro-Jack O’Keefe-Evelyn McGreer 41.

Yakima Elks
MEN’S DIVISION
June 24
4-Man, 2-Net: 1, Dennis Treat-Jerry Hargraves-Kim Davis-Bob Lindeman 118; 2, Dave Uhlman-Bill Poulin-Bob Sewell-Leonard Durand 120; 3, Mick McDonald-Jim Russi-Dick Dreher-Mike Broadhead 123.
2-Man, Bestball — Gross: 1, (tie) Mark Mochel-John Mills 71, Mark Cuneo-Jim Breymeyer 71; 3, (tie) Mark Mochel-Jim Blevins 72, Dave Uhlman-Bill Poulin 72, Mark Cuneo-Lee Scrimgeour 72, Dennis Kline-Rich Christensen 72. net: 1, (tie) Dennis Treat-Lindeman 56, Dennis Treat-Kim Davis 56; 3, (tie) Dave Uhlman-Leonard Durand 59, Dave Uhlman-Bob Sewell 59.
Back 9, 0-10 HCP — Gross: Mark Cuneo 39. net: Mark Mochel 341/2. 11-17 HCP — Gross: Dennis Treat 39. Net: Joe Folk 33. 18&O HCP — Gross: Leonard Durand 42. Net: Jm Russi 331/2.
COUPLES DIVISION
Friday Night, June 26
Gross: 1, (tie) Ron & Angela Galbreath 41, Gary Pero-Susie Carlos 41; 3, Clary & Gloria Cronkite 42; 4, (tie) Don & Sandy Capps 43, Jim & Linda Paxton 43. Net: 1, Ron & Lo Donaldson 323/4; 2, Jim Breymeyer-Connie Markle 33; 3, (tie) Bruce Damaskos-Nyda Damaskos 331/4, Dave Betzing-Lu Stewart 331/4.

SunTides
MEN’S DIVISION
Thursday League, June 25
1, Fore Players 501/2; 2, KWL Brokerage 47; 3, The Foreskins 441/2; 4, Rocc’s 43; 5, Northwest Autobody 401/2; 6, House of Real Estate 381/2; 7, Country Rock Cafe 341/2; 8, 429 Goldsworthy 331/2; 9, RJ’s Tire and Auto 33; 10, Curley’s Bar and Grill 32.
Poison Ball, June 28
1, Perry McCormick-Rory Jaknston-Jerry Smith-Ed Keller 192; 2, Tom Glass-Lou Anderson-DK Watson-Loren Harriman 195; 3, Jeff Shaw-Ron Whittaker-Lou Songer-Stan Bernath 203; 4, (tie) Gary Beck-Rod Johnson-Don Palterson-Ed Johnson 205, Rich Hilfiker-Roy Williams-Don Brown-Don Clark 205, Keith Grace-Don Wagoner-Wayne Keister-Jim Rocha 205.
Tuesday League, June 30
1, Pepsi Cola 591/2; 2, 1st American Realty 521/2; 3 (tie), Highlanders 491/2 and Pond Strikers 491/2; 5, PLSA 48; 6, DOT 471/2; 7, Kwik-Lok 441/2; 8, Legal Couriers 41; 9 (tie), Bill’s Produce 40 and PSE 40; 11, Get A Grip 381/2; 12, Ron’s Coin & Collectibles 371/2; 13, Arctic Circle 331/2; 14, Reeves Financial Services 33; 15, Edge Construction Supply 31; 16, Mortons Supply 301/2; 17, YTC 26; 18, Jacksons Sports Bar 17.
WOMEN’S DIVISION
Odd Nine, June 30
A Division—Gross: Claudette Haubner 39, Carol Finney 42, Karen Cooper 45. Net: Judy Pozarich 281/2. Sue Morgenthaler 35. B Division—Gross: (tie) Carol Judy 43, Lynda Matthews 43, Carolyn Bowman 43. Net: Kathy Thomas 291/2, Grace Wagoner 35, (tie) Vi Bond 37, Pat Mosley 37, Shannon Bedell 37. C Division—Gross: Kristi Turner 44, Donna Erhart 48, Pam Ambrose 51. Net: Lois Smidt 30, Pat Eckroat 32, Dianne Monter 341/2.
Qualified for Buckskin: Lois Smidt 65.
COUPLES DIVISION
Gross and net, June 19
Gross: 1, Ron-Kathy Thomas, 2, Don-Harriet Clark, 3, Len-Becky McCloud. Net: 1, Jerome McCloud-Chelsea Lowary, 2, Will Curley-Mary Egan, 3, Ted-Lori Nulliner.
Gross and net, June 26
Gross: 1, Ron-Marty McClain 40, 2, Don Brown-Judy Pozarich 42, 3, Lou-Sally Anderson 43, 4, Jeff-Junie Heil 44, 5, Tony-Lorie Thomas 45. Net: 1, Ken-Margaret Hawkins 32, 2, Chuck-Karen Kohls 34, 3, Bill Thomas-Chelsea Lowary 35, 4, Don-Harriet Clark 36, 5, Roy-Judy W-illiams 36.

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