Youth Sports: Aug. 20, 2014
Osburn youth advances: Stephen Paul of Osburn won the boys 7-9 age division Sunday in subregional qualifying for the Drive, Chip and Putt Championship at The Golf Club at Hawks Prairie in Lacey, Wash.
Paul advances to the regional qualifier Sept. 6 in Park City, Utah.
The national championship is scheduled for April 5, 2015 at Augusta National Golf Club, site of The Masters.
BASEBALL
Locals at Series: Inland Select, a Spokane-based team with a few North Idaho players, was 1-2 after three games at the 14-and-under Babe Ruth World Series in Ocala, Fla.
After an 11-1 win over Ottumwa, Iowa, in the opener on Friday, Inland Select fell behind 9-0 and lost 9-6 to Mt. Olive, N.J., on Saturday, then lost 9-8 to Tri-Counties, Texas, on Sunday, after leading 7-3.
The team was scheduled to wrap up pool play on Tuesday vs. Florida. The top three teams from the five-team pool advance to the championship round.
LEGION BASEBALL
The Prairie American Legion baseball program recently handed out awards in six categories to players on its top four teams.
AA team
Silver Slugger - Trystan Valente
Ace - Kris Jackson
Outstanding Pitcher - Logan Bruner
MVP - James Prockish
True Cardinal - Michel Bodak
A team
Silver Slugger - Chaz Bailey
Ace - Dalton Lozier
Outstanding Pitcher - Jacob Elliott
Golden Glove - Glen Chamberlain
MVP - Chaz Bailey
True Cardinal - Tyler Utecht
Silver Slugger - Jared McDaniel
Ace - Rhonin Randles
Outstanding Pitcher - Joeseph Strietzel
Golden Glove - Ryan Pote
MVP - Jared McDaniel
True Cardinal - Justin Lyon
Silver Slugger - Preston Benson
Ace - Braden Gifford
Outstanding Pitcher - Seth Villapondo
Golden Glove - Jacob Rutherford
MVP - Max Baker
True Cardinal - Jake Shelton
BASKETBALL
Stars camps begin: The weekly Sunday basketball skills camps, put on by the Spokane Stars AAU girls basketball program, begin Sunday, Sept. 7 at The Fitness Center, 14210 E. Sprague in Spokane Valley.
Level 1 players (grades 1-4) meet from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.; Level 2 (grades 5-7) meet from 12:30 to 2 p.m.; and Level 3 players (grades 8-12) meet from 2 to 3:30 p.m.
Cost is $20 per session. Ron Adams, president of the Spokane Stars, heads the instructional staff, which includes Stars assistant coaches and present and past Stars players. Also, coaching staffs from area colleges will instruct on some Sundays.
Information: Ron Adams, (509) 499-1112, rsadams23@gmail.com, spokanestars.org.
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