9/3/10 This Week on Track

YAKIMA SPEEDWAY

What: Labor Day Twin 100s.

Schedule — Saturday: Super Late Model Challenge Series, Sportsman, Pure Stocks, Youth Hornets, Hornets, Bump to Pass. Gates open at 4 p.m., racing at 6. Sunday: Super Late Model Challenge Series and Bump to Pass with season championships for Sportsman, Pure Stocks and Hornets. Gates open at 4 p.m., racing at 6.

Point leaders — Late Models: Owen Riddle 431, Erick Hargraves 391, Ron Bemis 375. Super Streets: Mel Patnode 391, Mike VanAmburg 389, Dusty John 378. Sportsman: Chris VanAmburg 421, Jason Huffines 405, Ron Morton 368. Pure Stocks: Jay Younker 331, Terry Cook 330, Joe Estep 329. Bump to Pass: Allen Reid 469, Donnie Stevens 465, Cody Denton 433. Hornets: Greg Gargett 618, Chris Marang 515, Keith Erickson 452. Youth Hornets: Clayton Mears 385, Ryan Trujillo 260, Joe Roberts 240.

Where: 1600 Pacific Ave., Yakima.

Track information: 248-0647 or www.yakimaspeedway.us

RENEGADE RACEWAY

Next racing: Sept. 18-19.

Track information: 877-4621 or www.renegaderaceway.com

STATE FAIR RACEWAY

Next racing: Sept. 24-25.

Track information: www.yakimaraceway.com

NASCAR SPRINT CUP

Emory Healthcare 500

Site: Hampton, Ga.

Schedule: Saturday, practice (Speed, 8-11:30 a.m.), qualifying (Speed, 1:30-3:30 p.m.); Sunday, race, 4:30 p.m. (ESPN, 4-7:30 p.m.).

Track: Atlanta Motor Speedway (tri-oval, 1.54 miles).

Race distance: 500.5 miles, 325 laps.

2009 winner: Kasey Kahne.

Next race: Air Guard 400, Sept. 11, Richmond International Raceway, Richmond, Va.

Website: www.nascar.com

NASCAR NATIONWIDE

Great Clips 300

Site: Hampton, Ga.

Schedule: Saturday, practice, qualifying (Speed, 11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m.), race, 4 p.m. (ESPN2, 3:30-7 p.m.).

Track: Atlanta Motor Speedway (tri-oval, 1.54 miles).

Race distance: 300.3 miles, 195 laps.

2009 winner: Kevin Harvick.

Next race: Richmond 250, Sept. 10, Richmond International Raceway, Richmond, Va.

NASCAR TRUCKS

Built Ford Tough 225

Site: Sparta, Ky.

Schedule: Today, qualifying (Speed, 3-4:30 p.m.), race, 5 p.m. (Speed, 4-7:30 p.m.).

Track: Kentucky Speedway (tri-oval, 1.5 miles).

Race distance: 225 miles, 150 laps.

2009 winner: Ron Hornaday Jr.

Next race: TheRaceDayRaffleSeries.com 175, Sept. 18, New Hampshire Motor Speedway Loudon, N.H.

INDYCAR

Kentucky 300

Site: Sparta, Ky.

Schedule: Today, practice, qualifying (Versus, 2-3 p.m.); Saturday, race, 5:45 p.m. (Versus, 5-8 p.m.).

Track: Kentucky Speedway (tri-oval, 1.5 miles).

Race distance: 300 miles, 200 laps.

2009 winner: Ryan Briscoe.

Next race: Indy Japan 300, Sept. 18, Twin Ring Motegi, Motegi, Japan.

Website: www.indycar.com

NHRA

Mac Tools U.S. Nationals

Site: Clermont, Ind.

Schedule: Today, qualifying; Saturday, qualifying, Sunday, qualifying (ESPN2, 7-11 a.m., 2-4 p.m.); Monday, final eliminations (ESPN2, 10 a.m.-3 p.m.).

Track: O’Reilly Raceway Park.

2009 winners: Tony Schumacher (Top Fuel), Ashley Force Hood (Funny Car), Jeg Coughlin (Pro Stock), Hector Arana (Pro Stock Motorcycle).

Next event: O’Reilly Auto Parts NHRA Nationals, Sept. 16-19, zMax Dragway, Concord, N.C.

Website: www.nhra.com

FORMULA ONE

Next race: Italian Grand Prix, Sept. 12, Autodromo Nazionale di Monza, Monza, Italy.

Website: www.formula1.com

Local Report: CWU picked 4th in GNAC volleyball

YAKIMA, Wash. — Central Washington University’s volleyball team has been picked this season to finish fourth, one spot higher than last year, according to the Great Northwest Athletic Conference preseason coaches poll.

The Wildcats return five starters and five other letter winners on its 19-player roster from last year’s 16-11 squad, including two-time NCAA Div. II honorable mention All-American Brandie Vea.

Coach Mario Andaya, who’s entering his 15th season at CWU, debuts his new team at the Western Oregon Invitational on Sept. 3-4.

The Wildcats will open at home Sept. 12 against rival Western Washington, which is picked first in the coaches poll.

GNAC COACHES POLL: 1, Western Washington; 2, Alaska Anchorage; 3, Seattle Pacific; 4, Central Washington; 5, Northwest Nazarene; 6, Montana State Billings; 7, Western Oregon; 8, Alaska Fairbanks; 9, Simon Fraser; 10, Saint Martin’s.

AUTO RACING

Local dirt racing concluded

YAKIMA, Wash. — Duane D’Amico repeated his Modifieds season title in the recently concluded local dirt-track racing campaign at State Fair Raceway.

Season champions also included Zane Harris (Sportsman), Dylan Dow (Hobby Stock), Larry Tracy (Pure Stock), Mark Mager (Bump to Pass) and Wayne Griffith (Hornets).

The remaining event on the dirt track’s 2010 schedule is the Northwest Sprint Car Series season finale during the first two days of the Central Washington State Fair on Sept. 24-25.

FINAL POINT LEADERS

Modifieds: Duane D’Amico 427, Pat Merritt 384, Clayton Merritt 170. Sportsman: Zane Harris 233, Josh Reeves 170, Phil Vinson 152. Hobby Stock: Dylan Dow 458, Vaile Thompson 454, Larry Tracy 428. Pure Stock: Larry Tracy 520, Kristi Tracy 467, Monica Howard 461. Bump to Pass: Mark Mager 428, Merle Stiltner 371, Frank Stiltner 354. Hornets: Wayne Griffith 506, Nathen Voyles 415, Marcie Shull-Deserault 364.

Longton hangs on in Late Model at Speedway

YAKIMA, Wash. — Mike Longton found his way back into the winner’s circle, holding off a challenge from rookie Tayler Riddle to win the Super Late Model main event Saturday night at Yakima Speedway.

Longton quickly raced his way to the front, taking the lead on lap six of the 100-lap main event, and the Moxee driver maintained that advantage from there.

In the Sportsman class, Chris VanAmburg had the fastest car in qualifying, and proved it again later by winning the main event.

Clay Mears swept through the Youth Hornets, posting the fast time, and winning the Dash, Heat and Main events. In Super Streets, Mel Patnode won both the Dash and Main events.

SATURDAY’S RESULTS

Super Late Model

Fast time: Owen Riddle, 18.723. Dash: Marcus Maggard, Lenard Barthel, Ron Bemis, Harold Raczynski. Bump to Pass Dash: Mike Longton, Erick Hargraves, Riddle, Tayler Riddle. Main: Longton, T. Riddle, Randy Marshall Jr., Bemis, O. Riddle, Christopher Kalsch, Raczynski, Hargraves, Barthel, Maggard.

Bump to Pass

Fast time: Josh Parmentier, 16.406 (track record). B Dash: Ben Briggs, Mark Maggard, Mike Parmentier, Wes Heigh. A Dash: J. Parmentier, Francisco Rojas, Robert Albert, Allen Reid. Heat 1: Briggs, Heigh, Cody Denton, Maggard, Franklin McWain, M. Parmentier. Heat 2: Rojas, Donnie Stevens, Julie McAlpine, Albert, Reid, Richie Strmiska, J. Parmentier. Main: J. Parmentier, Rojas, McAlpine, Stevens, Reid, M. Parmentier, Strmiska, Maggard, McWain, Denton, Heigh, Briggs.

Sportsman

Fast time: Chris VanAmburg, 23.380. B Dash: Don Klang, Cody Mullins, Morgan Morrison, Terry Taylor. A Dash: Jason Huffines, VanAmburg, John Rose, Jerry Walker Jr. Heat: Klang, VanAmburg, Walker Jr., Rose, Mullins, Dan Wilson, Morrison, Taylor, Ron Morton. Main: VanAmburg, Rose, Morton, Walker Jr., Klang, Wilson, Taylor, Huffines, Mullins, Morrison, Matt McDougal.

Super Streets

Fast time: Mike VanAmburg, 21.298. Dash: Mel Patnode, VanAmburg, Dusty John. Main: Patnode, VanAmburg, John, E.J. Trujillo.

Youth Hornets

Fast time: Clay Mears, 17.740. A Dash: Mears, Tyler Thorndike, Andrew Stewart. Heat: Mears, Thorndike, Stewart. Main: Mears, Thorndike, Stewart.

Local report — Stancliffe, Bohoskey win 2 City net titles

YAKIMA — Aamon Stancliffe and Claire Bohoskey claimed two championships apiece as the Yakima City Tennis Tournament concluded Sunday at the Yakima Tennis Club.

Stancliffe captured the Men’s 3.5 singles title and then teamed with the man he beat in that final, Robert Bjur, to win the Men’s 7.0 doubles crown. Stancliffe rallied to beat Bjur 5-7, 6-4, 6-1, and the two beat Don Judy and Danny Mullinis 6-3, 6-3 in the doubles final.

In juniors play, Bohoskey won the Girls 18-and-under singles, and paired with Mckenzie Kieser for that division’s doubles crown. Bohoskey beat Taylor Bobovsky 6-4, 6-2 in singles, and her and Kieser beat Margaret Busey and Dannielle Morton 3-6, 6-0, 6-2 for the doubles title.

FINAL RESULTS

Junior U-14

Singles—Final: Will Yallup d. Jared Kieser 6-4, 6-2. Consolation: Nathan Yee d. Andrea Hohman 6-3, 6-3.

Doubles—Final: Jared Kieser-Nathan Yee d. Will Yallup-Alexis Maison 6-4, 4-6, 6-3.

Girls U-18

Singles—Final: Claire Bohoskey d. Taylor Bobovsky 6-4, 6-2. Consolation: Carley Schmidt d. Caroline Busey 6-1, 6-2.

Doubles—Final: Claire Bohoskey-Mckenzie Kieser d. Margaret Busey-Dannielle Morton 3-6, 6-0, 6-2. Consolation: Taylor Bobovsky-Renee Hausske d. Caroline Busey-Jesica Busey 6-1, 6-0.

Junior U-10

Singles—Final: Hannah Singco d. Isabella James 6-2, 6-4.

Men’s Over 60

Singles—Final: Carlos Reyes d. Albert Jaenicke 6-1, 6-3

Men’s 3.0

Singles—Final: Sean Singco d. Elliot Hartley 7-5, 6-1. Consolation: David McKinney d. Joe Shieh 6-0, 6-0.

Men’s 3.5

Singles—Final: Ammon Stancliffe d. Robert Bjur 5-7, 6-4, 6-1. Consolation: Cameron Snyder d. Jose Mesa 6-4, 6-1.

Men’s 4.0

Singles—Final: Chris Thorn d. Davi Baer 6-1, 6-1. Consolation: Eric Town d. Mark Monopoli 6-4, 6-7, 6-1.

Women’s 2.5

Singles—Final: Tisha Busey d. Donna Mahoney 6-0, 6-3.

Men’s 8.0

Doubles—Final: Matt Sackmann-Wally Yallup d. Matt Hyink-Andrew Hyink 1-6, 6-4, 6-3.

Men’s 7.0

Doubles—Final: Robert Bjur-Ammon Stancliffe d. Don Judy-Danny Mullinis 6-3, 6-3. Consolation: Jeff Tague-Jose Mesa d. Dick Schilperoot-Jonathan Schilperoot 7-6, 6-4.

Women’s 7.0

Doubles—Final: Audrey James-Laurie Reid d. Margaret Haines-Estelle Mathews 6-3, 4-6, 6-4. Consolation: Holly Grimm-Renae Sevigny d. Lianna Sackmann-Liberty Andis 3-6, 7-6, 6-4.

Mixed 6.0

Doubles—Final: Ethan Ward-Renee Hausske d. Scott Jacky-Mary Jacky 7-5, 7-6.

Mixed 7.0

Doubles—Final: Holly Grimm-Danny Mullinis d. Jeff Tague-Laurie Reid 6-0, 6-2. Consolation: Dan Kranz-Jody Snyder d. Davi Baer-Kate Baer 6-4, 6-2.

Mixed 8.0

Doubles—Final: Josh Kleiva-Charlene Smith d. Paul Maison-Andrea Maison 7-5, 6-4.

AUTO RACING

Diever wins at Yakima Speedway

Ralph Diever won the warm-ups, but Craig Diever took the main event in the Cast Iron Nationals 360 Sprint Cars race that capped Yakima Speedway’s Open Wheel Extravaganza on Saturday night.

Craig Diever, who also had the fast time, overtook Kurt Eklund midway through the 25-lap main and held off Kevin Burke, with Eklund third, Jeff Bird fourth and Mitch Holte fifth.

There was racing in three other classifications — West Coast Vintage Racers, Vintage Modifieds and the Washington Midget Racing Association.

There were two groups in the West Coast Vintage, with Mel Anthony winning the Midget main, and Glen Walker the Vintage Sprints main. Paul Field Jr. took the Vintage Modified main, and Evan Margeson was the WMRA main winner.

SATURDAY’S RESULTS

West Coast Vintage Racers

Midget Dash: Jim Calhoun, Bob Scott, Mel Anthony, Lenora McMurty. Midget Heat: Anthony, McMurty, Joe Davitt, Scott, Debby Steves, Calhoun. Midget Main: Anthony, Davitt, McMurty, Calhoun. Vintage Sprints Dash: John Steves, Glen Walker, Dan Robinson, Dick Nelson. Vintage Springs Main: Walker, Mary Price, Nelson, J. Steves, Robinson, Dave Craver.

Vintage Modifieds

Fast time: Bob Whiller, 21.791. A Dash: Paul Field Jr., Jim Jones, Bob Fullner, Whiller. Heat: Johnny Lightning, Chuck Peterson, Whiller, Jones, Field Jr., Fullner, Dave Trapp, Robert Rut. Main: Field Jr., Whiller, Jones, Peterson, Trapp, Rut, Lightning, Fullner.

Washington Midget Racing Association

Fast time: Snake Livernash, 18.504. A Dash: Jimmy Screeton, Mark Atkinson, Kevin Koepke. B Dash: Evan Margeson, Ben Petter, Dallas Melby, Livernash. Heat 1: Margeson, Melby, Petter,  Livernash, Screeton, Keopke, Atkinson, Joel Burrier. Main: Margeson, Petter, Atkinson, Melby, Livernash, Koepke, Screeton, Burrier.

Cast Iron Nationals 360 Sprint Cars

Fast time: Craig Diever, 16.919. A Dash: Ralph Diever, C. Diever, Jeff Bird, Kevin Burke. Heat: R. Diever, Bird, Justin Mack, Burke, C. Diever, Rickie Nelson, Mitch Holte, Kurt Eklund, Ralphael Kurek. Main: C. Diever, Burke, Eklund, Bird, Holte, Kurek, R. Diever, Nelson, Mack.

Riddle races to another win at Yakima Speedway

YAKIMA, Wash. — Owen Riddle’s season dominance of the Late Model series continued Saturday at Yakima Speedway.

The points leader surged to the lead early and raced to his fifth victory of the season with Mike Longton and Erick Hargraves second and third, respectively.

Rookie Tayler Riddle won the A trophy dash to earn the pole in the main event. He eventually took fourth in the main, and was followed by Randy Marshall Jr., the B dash winner, to round out the top five.

The Northwest Outlaw Street Stocks returned to the speedway, and Wenatchee’s Josh Ingram — winner of the A dash — earned his first victory on the Yakima oval.

In the Sportsman class, John Rose, too, was an A dash and main event winner, while Chris Marang would win his second Hornet series race in a row.

Julie McAlpine earned her first victory of the season in the Bump to Pass.

SATURDAY’S RESULTS

Hornets

Fast time: Greg Gargett 17.165. B Dash: Eric Cobel, Robert Patton, Dave Petersen, Nina Vanamburg. A Dash: Joe Roberts, Chris Marang, Keith Erickson, Gargett. Heat 1: Gargett, Marang, Erickson, Kyle Wade, Roberts, Chris Morrision, Paul Townsend, Patton, Petersen, Vanamburg, Cobel. Main event: Marang, Erickson, Roberts, Petersen, Cobel, Patton, Gargett, Townsend, Vanamburg, Morrision, Wade.

Sportsman

Fast time: Chris Vanamburg 23.513. B Dash: Cody Mullins, Terry Taylor, Don Klang, Ed St. Mary. A Dash: John Rose, Matt McDougal, Vanamburg, Jerry Walker Jr. Heat 1: Klang, Morgan Morrisn, St. Mary, Taylor, Dan Wilson, Darrell Tidrick. Heat 2: Rose, McDougal, Walker Jr., Jason Huffines, Ron Morton, Mullins. Main event: Rose, McDougal, Huggines, Walker Jr., Klang, Taylor, Wilson, Tidrick, Morton, St. Mary, Morrison, Vanamburg.

Super Street

Fast time: Andy Stibal 21.111. B Dash: Curt Adams, Todd Connell, Chuck Roberts, Ron Stewart. A Dash: Mike Vanamburg, Kim Wennerberg, Mel Patnode, Stibal. Heat 1: Roberts, Patnode, Adams, Stibal, Dave Lund, Bill Rutherford. Heat 2: Vanamburg, Josh Ingram, Stewart, Connell, EJ Trujillo, Wennerberg. Main event: Ingram, Stibal, Adams, Roberts, Rutherford, Lund, Patnode, Wennerberg, Stewart, Connell, Vanamburg, Trujillo.

Bump to Pass

Fast time: Josh Parmentier 17.284. B Dash: Wes Heigh, Franklin McWain, Roger Denton, Mike Parmentier. A Dash: J. Parmentier, Allen Reid, Francisco Rojas, Robert Albert. Heat 1: Ben Briggs, Cody Denton, M. Parmentier, Heigh, Denton, McWain, Eddie Abrams. Heat 2: Reid, Rojas, Joe Stevens, Albert, J. Parmentier, Julie McAlpine. Main event: McAlpine, Albert, Reid, Stevens, Heigh, Rojas, Denton, Briggs, M. Parmentier, Denton, J. Parmentier, McWain.

Super Late Model

Fast time: Erick Hargraves 18.834. B Dash: Randy Marshall Jr., Ron Bemis, Christopher Kalsch, Marcus Maggard. A Dash: Tayler Riddle, Mike Longton, Owen Riddle, Hargraves. Main event: O. Riddle, Longton, Hargraves, T. Riddle, Bemin, Marshall Jr., Kalsch.

Kelso outlasts Spokane for Legion title

SELAH, Wash. — Pounding out 17 hits, with four players collecting three apiece, Kelso outslugged Spokane 17-14 to capture the Senior Legion state tournament Sunday night at Carlon Park.

Kelso, which went 4-1 at state, advances to the regional tournament that begins Thursday in Spokane.

Spokane reached the title game with a 14-2 rout of Twin City in Sunday’s first game.

In the final, Lane Sari, Garrett McCoy, Airik Mobbs and Blake Giles had three his apiece for Kelso, with McCoy driving in three runs, and Mobbs scoring twice.

Kelso took command with five-run rallies in both fifth and sixth innings, to open a 17-8 lead.

Jordan McInnis had three hits, scored three runs and drove in three runs for Spokane.

CHAMPIONSHIP

Kelso 17, Spokane 14

 

Spokane    132    201    510    —    14    16    1
Kelso          240    155    00x    —    17    17    6
Poland, Hawk (2), Olsufka (7), McInnis (8) and Muelheims; Middleton, Hamilton (4), Gillen (8) and Giles.
Highlights: Lane Sari (K) 3 hits, 3b, RBI; Garrett McCoy (K) 3 hits, 3 RBI; Airik Mobbs (K) 3 hits, 2 runs; Blake Giles (K) 3 hits; Jake Look (K) RBI 2b; Jordan McInnis (S) 3 hits, 3 runs, 3 RBI; Chase Hawk (S) 3 hits, 3b, 3 runs, RBI; Garrick Little (S) 2 hits, 2 RBI.

SEMIFINAL

Spokane 14, Twin City 2

 

Spokane       040    320    05    —    14    11    1
Twin City    000    100    01    —    2    5    5
Nielson, Smithson (7) and Mulheims; Fuller, Drury (4), Anderson (5), Myers (8), Briggs (8) and Turner.
Highlights: A.J. Griffiths (TC) 2 RBI; Beau Bozett (S) 4-6, 2 runs, 4 RBI; Dean Nielson (S) 3-5, HR, 2b, RBI; Garrick Little (S) 2 hits, 4 runs.

AUTO RACING

Patnode sweeps Super Streets

Mel Patnode earned the fastest qualifying time, a dash win and the main event victory in the Super Street division at Yakima Speedway on Saturday night.

The victory helped Patnode pass Mike VanAmburg in the season points standings.

In the Sportsman division, Chris VanAmburg set a track record with a 23.258 lap of the half-mile oval. Chris VanAmburg went on to win the main event.

Clay Mears won the Youth Hornets, while Greg Gargett (Hornets) and Pepe Rojas (Bump to Pass) also earned main-event victories.

JULY 31 RESULTS

Youth Hornets

Fast time: Clay Mears 18.188. A Dash: Mears, Tyler Thorndike, Ryan Trujillo. Heat 1: Thorndike, Mears, Trujillo. Main event: Mears, Thorndike, Trujillo.

Hornets

Fast time: Greg Gargett 16.806. B Dash: Eric Cobel, Daniel Cobel, Wade Gantt, Tyler Breshears. A Dash: Gargett, Keith Erickson, Dave Petersen, Chris Morrison. Heat 1: Julie Melville, D. Cobel, Gantt, E. Cobel, Breshears. Heat 2: Chris Marang, Gargett, Petersen, Joe Roberts, Erickson, Morrison. Main event: Marang, Gargett, Petersen, Roberts, Erickson, Morrison, Gantt, Melville, E. Cobel, D. Cobel.

Sportsman

Fast time: Chris VanAmburg 23.258. B Dash: Morgan Morrison, Darrell Tidrick, Ed St. Mary, Terry Taylor. A Dash: Mike Hill, VanAmburg, Matt McDougal, John Rose. Heat 1: Morrison, Dan Wilson, Taylor, St. Mary, Tidrick, Cody Mullins, Don Klang. Heat 2: VanAmburg, Hill, Jason Huffines, McDougal, Ron Morton, Rose. Main event: VanAmburg, Rose, Huffines, Taylor, Morton, Tidrick, Mullins, Wilson, Hill, Klang, McDougal, Morrison, St. Mary.

Super Street

Fast time: Mel Patnode 21.387. A Dash: Patnode, Mike VanAmburg, Dusty John, Andy Beaman. Heat 1: VanAmburg, Beaman, Patnode, John. Main event: Patnode, John, Beaman, VanAmburg.

Bump To Pass

Fast time: Donnie Stevens 17.904. B Dash: Ben Briggs, Joe Stevens, Wes Heigh, Eddie Abrams. A Dash: Alan Reid, D. Stevens, Pepe Rojas, Julie McAlpine. Heat 1: Rojas, J. Stevens, Briggs, Abrams, Heigh. Heat 2: Reid, D. Stevens, Robert Albert, Cody Denton, Franklin McWain. Main event: Rojas, Reid, D. Stevens, Albert, J. Stevens, Heigh, Denton, Abrams, Briggs, McWain.

Local report: Zahler takes first in Hobby Stocks

Eric Zahler took first in the Hobby Stocks division at the State Fair Raceway on Saturday.

Other winners were Monica Howard in the Pure Stocks, Marcie Shull-Deserault in the Hornets, and Mark Mager in the Bump to Pass.

JULY 24 RESULTS

Pure Stocks

Heat: 1, Monica Howard; 2, Larry Tracy; 3, Mark Spittlemiester; 4, Sylvia Stahl; 5, Kristi Tracy; 6, Gene Thorpe. Trophy Dash: K. Tracy. Main: 1, Howard; 2, K. Tracy; 3, L. Tracy; 4, Spittlemeister; 5, Thorpe; 6, Stahl.

Hornets

Heat: 1, Wayne Griffith; 2, Josh Henne; 3, Marcie Shull-Deserault; 4, Paul Townsend; 5, Robert Patton; 6, Ryan Scott. Trophy Dash: Shull-Deserault. Main: 1, Shull-Deserault; 2, Griffith; 3, Townsend; 4, Scott.

Bump to Pass

Heat: 1, Merle Stiltner; 2, Frank Stiltner; 3, Mark Mager; 4, Daric Shoemaker. Trophy Dash: Mager. Main: 1, Mager; 2, Shoemaker; 3, M. Stiltner; 4, F. Stiltner.

Hobby Stocks

Heat 1: 1, Brent Townley; 2, Larry Tracy; 3, Bryan Corrigan; 4, Duane D’Amico; 5, Blair Shoemaker; 6, James Emmons. Heat 2: 1, Eric Zahler; 2, Dylan Dow; 3, Matt Chappel; 4, Steve Latt; 5, Wally Denhauf; 6, Vaile Thompson. Trophy Dash: Townley. Main: 1, Zahler; 2, Townley; 3, Corrigan; 4, Denhauf; 5, Daric Shoemaker; 6, Emmons; 7, B. Shoemaker; 8, Dow; 9, Tracy; 10, Chappel; 11, D’Amico; 12, Latt; 13, Sylvia Stahl.

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Little League

11-12 STATE TOURNAMENT

At Elma

Sunday: Auburn 11, West Valley 0.
Monday: West Valley 6, Fort Vancouver 4 (WV: Justin VanDeBrake HR, 3 RBI; Jake King 2-3.)

Local Report: Riddle rolls to Late Model win

YAKIMA, Wash. — Late Model series leader Owen Riddle added to his points lead by winning his fourth main event in six tries on Saturday at Yakima Speedway.

Riddle took the lead from Mike Longton on lap 47 of the 75-lap event. He would hold off Longton and his closest competitor in the season points Erick Hargraves for the victory.

Mike VanAmburg won the Super Streets main, while Terry Cook (Pure Stock), Greg Gargett (Hornets) and Donnie Stevens (Bump to Pass) won their respective main events.

Cars return to the speedway on July 31, with the Super Streets, Sportsman, Hornets, Youth Hornets and Bump to Pass divisions taking the track. The next Late Model event is scheduled for Aug. 7.

Super Late Model

Fast time: Erick Hargraves, 18.768 seconds. B dash: Tayler Riddle, Randy Marshall Jr., Ron Bemis, Christopher Kalsch. A dash: Joey Tanner, Mike Longton, Owen Riddle, Hargraves. Main: O. Riddle, Longton, Hargraves, Marshall, Bemis, T. Riddle, Kalsch.

Super Streets

Fast time: Mel Patnode, 21.630. Dash: Shawn Matthews, Mike VanAmburg, Rich Peters, Patnode, Dusty John. Heat: Patnode, Matthews, Peters, VanAmburg, John, E.J. Trujillo. Main: VanAmburg, Patnode, Peters, John, Matthews, Trujillo.

Pure Stock

Fast time: Kyler Conduff, 24.550. Dash: Joe Estep, Terry Cook, Conduff, Jay Younker. Heat: Estep, Cook, Younker, Conduff, Derek Raptcheff. Main: Cook, Estep, Younker, Conduff, Raptcheff.

Hornets

Fast time: Greg Gargett, 16.930. B dash: Joe Roberts, Julie Melville, Tyler Breshears, Michael Beck. A dash: Gargett, Keith Erickson, Dave Petersen, Tim Breshears. Heat: Gargett, Petersen, Eric Coble, Roberts, Chris Morrison, T. Breshears, Melville, Beck, Chris Marang, Erickson, Kyle Wade. Main: Gargett, Petersen, T. Breshears, Marang, Erickson, Roberts, Coble, Beck, Melville, Morrison.

Bump to Pass

Fast time: Josh Parmentier, 17.75. B dash: Wes Heigh, Ben Briggs, Julie McAlpin, Cody Denton. A dash: Parmentier, Francisco Rojas, Joe Stevens, Robert Albert. Heat 1: Heigh, Briggs, McAlpin, Eddie Abrams, Kevin Harper, Richie Strmiska. Heat 2: Rojas, Allen Reid, J. Stevens,  Albert, Donnie Stevens, Parmentier. Main: D. Stevens, Albert, Cody Denton, Heigh, Reid, Rojas, Abrams, Strmiska, McAlpin, Parmentier, J. Stevens, Briggs.

YOUTH FASTPITCH

Selah 16-U wins tourney

NEWBERG, Ore. — Sarah Bersing scored Kylee Morse on a sacrifice fly in the bottom of the seventh inning to lift Selah 16-U to a 3-2 victory over the Portland Riptide in Sunday’s championship game of the Newberg Summer Classic.

Selah was 8-1 in the season-ending tournament and had to beat the Riptide twice — 4-3 and 3-2 — to win the title.

SUNDAY’S GAMES

Portland Riptide 8, Selah 3 (Selah: Ashley Wilkey 3-4, run; Mary Graf 1-3, RBI; Morgan McCallister 1-4; Sarah Bersing 1-4; Bailey Turner 2-4, RBI; Kylee Fullerton 1-3; Brittany Adkison 1-3, run).
Selah 3, Oregon Silverbullets 2 (Selah: Wilkey 2-4, 2 runs, RBI; Graf 1-3, run; Bersing 1-3, RBI; Fullerton 1-3; Adkison 1-3, Kylee Morse 1-3, run; Carly Minnick-Sierra Weedin combined 3-hitter).
Selah 4, Portland Riptide 3 (Selah: Wilkey 1-3, Graf 1-2, run; McCallister 1-3, run; Bersing 2-3, 2 RBI; Fullerton 1-3, run; Taylor Rath 2-3, RBI, 2b; Adkison 1-3, run; Minnick 1-2).
Selah 3, Portland Riptide 2 (Selah: McCallister 2-3, 2 runs; Bersing 1-3, 2 RBI; Turner 1-2, run; Fullerton 1-2; Morse 2-3, run, RBI; Minnick-Weedin combined 5-hitter).

Stealers 18-U edged by Breeze

MOUNT VERNON — The Yakima Stealers 18-Us fell to the Lake Breeze 5-4 in eight innings  n an elimination game at the Super Skagit Invitational on Sunday.

Yakima finished in a tie for third place.

Monica Stout was 2 for 3 with a run, she also allowed just two earned runs and struck out nine batters.

Highlights: Haley Floyd 1-4, run, sb; Danielle Porter 1-3, RBI, sb; Jessica Harris 2-4, sb; Tori Slobig 2-4, 2b, run; Monica Stout 2-3, run, 2 ER, 9 K; Jessie Broderius 2-3.

YOUTH BASEBALL

WV juniors second in state

MEDICAL LAKE, Wash. — West Valley fell just short of a state championship at the Little League Juniors state championship, taking second place after splitting a pair of games on Saturday.

West Valley began the day by defeating Central Whidbey 4-3 to stay alive, riding the pitching of Cory Hill — who allowed two earned runs in six innings — and the three RBI of Dillon Burlingame.

In the last game, Central Whidbey would need 10 innings to beat West Valley 10-9.

Team members include: Justin Bailey, Austin Bradford, Dillon Burlingame, Nolan Cookson, Robby Gunderson, Corey Hill, Jayson Mains, Sean McCormick, Wyatt Peckman, Zach Remsberg, KaNay Soderstrom, Devon Thomason. They are coached by Doug Hill and Steve Soderstrom

West Valley 4, Central Whidbey 3 (WV: Cory Hill 6 IP 2 ER, 5 Ks, Nolan Cookson 1 IP; Dillon Burlingame 3-3 3 RBI)
Central Whidbey 10, West Valley 9 (WV: Wyatt Peckman 6 2/3 IP, 2-3; Jayson Mains 2-4, Cookson 2-4).

7/23/10 This week on track

YAKIMA SPEEDWAY

What: Late Models, Super Streets, Pure Stocks, Hornets, Bump to Pass.

Schedule: Saturday. Gates open at 4 p.m., racing at 6.

Point leaders — Late Models: Owen Riddle 262, Erick Hargraves 234, Ron Bemis 230. Super Streets: Mike VanAmburg 219, Dusty John 216, Mel Patnode 215. Sportsman: Chris VanAmburg 263, Jason Huffines 257, Ron Morton 230. Pure Stocks: Jay Younker 277, Joe Estep 274, Terry Cook 271. Hornets: Greg Gargett 452, Josh Washington 442, Chris Marang 357. Youth Hornets: Clayton Mears 265, Joe Roberts 240, Ryan Trujillo 206. Bump to Pass: Donnie Stevens 303, Cody Denton 282, Joe Stevens 281.

Where: 1600 Pacific Ave., Yakima.

Track information: 248-0647 or www.yakimaspeedway.us

STATE FAIR RACEWAY

What: Modifieds, Sportsman, Hobby Stocks, Pure Stocks, Hornets, Bump to Pass.

Schedule: Saturday. Gates open at 5:30 p.m., racing at 7.

Point leaders — Hornets: Wayne Griffith 394, Nathen Voyles 371, Marcie Shull-Deserault 249. Pure Stocks: Larry Tracy 410, Kristi Tracy 370; Monica Howard 355. Modifieds: Duane D’Amico 423, Pat Merritt 328, Blair Shoemaker 162. Bump to Pass: Mark Mager 454, Merle Stiltner 317, Frank Stiltner 304. Hobby Stock: Vaile Thompson 400, Dylan Dow 367, Steve Latt 351. Sportsman: Zane Harris 181, Josh Reeves 155, Phil Vinson 106.

Where: Central Washington State Fairgrounds.

Track information: Info line 698-3322 or www.yakimaraceway.com

RENEGADE RACEWAY

Next racing: July 30-31.

Track information: 877-4621 or www.renegaderaceway.com

NASCAR SPRINT CUP

Brickyard 400

Site: Indianapolis.

Schedule: Today, practice (ESPN2, 11 a.m.-noon; Speed, 12:30-3:30 p.m.); Saturday, qualifying (ESPN2, 7-9:30 a.m.), practice (ESPN2, 12:30-2 p.m.); Sunday, race, 10 a.m. (ESPN, 9 a.m.-2 p.m.).

Track: Indianapolis Motor Speedway (oval, 2.5 miles).

Race distance: 400 miles, 160 laps.

2009 winner: Jimmie Johnson.

Next race: Pennsylvania 500, Aug. 1, Pocono Raceway, Long Pond, Pa.

Website: www.nascar.com

NASCAR NATIONWIDE

Kroger 200

Site: Clermont, Ind.

Schedule: Today, practice (ESPN2, 9:30-10:30 a.m.), qualifying (ESPN2, 2-3:30 p.m.), race, 5 p.m. (ESPN, 4:30-7 p.m.).

Track: O’Reilly Raceway Park (oval, 0.686 miles).

Race distance: 137.2 miles, 200 laps.

2009 winner: Carl Edwards.

Next race: U.S. Cellular 250, July 31, Iowa Speedway, Newton, Iowa.

Website: www.nascar.com

NASCAR TRUCKS

AAA Insurance 200

Site: Clermont, Ind.

Schedule: Today, practice, qualifying (Speed, 2-3:30 p.m.), race, 5 p.m. (Speed, 4:30-7:30 p.m.).

Track: O’Reilly Raceway Park (oval, 0.686 miles).

Race distance: 137.2 miles, 200 laps.

2009 winner: Ron Hornaday Jr.

Next race: Pocono Mountains 125, July 31, Pocono Raceway, Long Pond, Pa.

Website: www.nascar.com

INDYCAR

Honda Indy Edmonton

Site: Edmonton, Alberta.

Schedule: Today, practice, Saturday, practice, qualifying (3-4 p.m.); Sunday, race, 2:55 p.m. (Versus, 2-5 p.m.).

Track: Edmonton City Centre Airport (temporary road course, 1.96 miles).

Race distance: 186.2 miles, 95 laps.

2009 winner: Will Power.

Next race: Honda Indy 200, Aug. 8, Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course, Lexington, Ohio.

Website: www.indycar.com

FORMULA ONE

German Grand Prix

Site: Hockenheim, Germany.

Schedule: Today, practice (Speed, 5-6:30 a.m.); Saturday, practice, qualifying (Speed, 5-6:30 a.m.); Sunday, race, 5 a.m. (FOX, 10 a.m.-noon).

Track: Hockenheimring (road course, 2.84 miles).

Race distance: 190.42 miles, 67 laps.

2009 winner: Mark Webber.

Next race: Hungarian Grand Prix. Aug. 1, Hungaroring, Budapest, Hungary.

Website: www.formula1.com

NHRA

Mopar Mile-High NHRA Nationals

Site: Morrison, Colo.

Schedule: Today, qualifying; Saturday, qualifying (ESPN2, 3:30-5 p.m.); Sunday, final eliminations (ESPN2, 4-7 p.m.).

Track: Bandimere Speedway.

2009 winners: Ron Capps (Funny Car), Antron Brown (Top Fuel), Allen Johnson (Pro Stock), Eddie Krawiec (Pro Stock Motorcycles).

Next event: Lucas Oil NHRA Nationals, Aug 12-15, Brainerd International Raceway, Brainerd, Minn.

Website: www.nhra.com

Jefferson third at Montana 200

KALISPELL, Mont. — Jeff Jefferson of Naches took third place in the 20th Montana 200 on Saturday night at Montana Raceway Park.

Gary Lewis of Snohomish took first place and a $15,000 check for his efforts.

Local drivers dotted the list of top finishers with Erick Hargraves (Yakima) finishing fifth, Chris Hart (Terrace Heights) sixth, and Mike Longton (Moxee) 11th.

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