Amateur qualifier set for today.Byline: The Register-Guard REGIONAL ROUNDUP More than 80 competitors will descend on Emerald Valley Golf Club in Creswell today for a U.S. Men's Amateur qualifier. The 36-hole event is scheduled to begin at 7:30 a.m., with the second round starting at 1 p.m. The lowest three scorers, along with two alternates, advance to the U.S. Amateur Championship in San Francisco San Francisco (săn frănsĭs`kō), city (1990 pop. 723,959), coextensive with San Francisco co., W Calif., on the tip of a peninsula between the Pacific Ocean and San Francisco Bay, which are connected by the strait known as the Golden , Aug. 20-26. In 2006, held in Redmond at Juniper Golf Club, the top two scorers earned an automatic trip to the U.S. Amateur. In 2005, at Illahe Hills Country Club in Salem, three advanced to the national tournament. Current University of Oregon The University of Oregon is a public university located in Eugene, Oregon. The university was founded in 1876, graduating its first class two years later. The University of Oregon is one of 60 members of the Association of American Universities. players Landon Banks, Joey Benedetti, Matt Jacobsen, Andrew Leneve, Ted Whitney and incoming Duck Jack Dukeminier are attempting to qualify. Also competing is Florence native Jesse Schutte, who is a member of the Oklahoma golf team, as well as South Eugene graduate Alex Gruber, Sheldon senior-to-be Nic Polski and Mohawk graduate Derek Robinson
Leunen scores 12 as U.S. wins fifth-place game RIO DE JANEIRO Rio de Janeiro, city, Brazil Rio de Janeiro (rē`ō də zhänā`rō, Port. rē`  thĭ zhənĕē`r , Brazil - Oregon's Maarty Leunen had 12 points
and six rebounds off the bench as the U.S. Pan American Games Pan American (Sports) GamesQuadrennial sports festival. The games, conceived in 1940 as an event for the nations of the Western Hemisphere, were first held in 1951. basketball team defeated Panama 77-74 for fifth place on Sunday. The Americans won their third straight after opening the Pan Am Games with two losses. Washington's Derek Low led the U.S. with 16 points, and Shan Foster and D.J. White added 14 each. Leunen went 4-for-6 from the field in 25 minutes. Brazil won the gold medal with an 86-65 victory over Puerto Rico. Uruguay took the bronze with a 99-93 win over Argentina. Gray wins discus at USATF USATF United States of America Track and Field (governing body for T&F, Race Walking & Distance Running) junior meet WALNUT, Calif. - Emerald Valley Track Club's Javan Gray won the discus on Sunday to take home his second title at the USATF National Junior Olympic Track and Field Championships. Gray, an incoming freshman at Thurston High School Thurston High School is located in Springfield, Oregon in Lane County. Their mascot is a black colt. Shooting On May 20, 1998, student Kipland "Kip" Kinkel killed his parents, William and Faith, both Spanish teachers at local high schools. , had a mark of 173 feet, 3 inches to defeat Courtland Clavette of Asheville, N.C., who turned in a 160-6. It was Gray's second event title in the youth boys category, following his victory in the shot put on Saturday. He also finished second in the javelin on Friday. Thunder split pair of tourney tuneup games SIOUX FALLS, S.D. - The Eugene Thunder softball team tuned up for the ASA Asa (ā`sə), in the Bible, king of Judah, son and successor of Abijah. He was a good king, zealous in his extirpation of idols. When Baasha of Israel took Ramah (a few miles N of Jerusalem), Asa bought the help of Benhadad of Damascus and 16A national tournament by splitting two games Sunday. The Thunder, who begin pool play in the national tournament today, lost 4-3 to the Sioux Falls Flash and beat the San Diego Rowdies 5-1. Nyree White, Lauren Watson and Meghan Lyons combined to limit the Rowdies to three hits. White had two hits and an RBI RBI abbr. Baseball runs batted in Noun 1. rbi - a run that is the result of the batter's performance; "he had more than 100 rbi last season" run batted in , and Nikki Bassett hit a two-run homer in the victory. Astoria wins second straight junior title Astoria defeated West Albany 4-3 at Marist to win its second consecutive state title on Sunday at the State Junior Baseball Division I tournament. Willamette downed host Marist 12-5 to claim the fourth-place trophy. At Pleasant Hill, McNary beat North Salem 14-6 in the third-place game and Scppoose defeated Beaverton 8-7 for fifth place. |
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