SPORTS BRIEFLY.Byline: The Register-Guard THE REGION Oregon State's Gillis wins stroke play title CRESWELL - Oregon State golfer Mitch Gillis won his second major Oregon amateur championship of the summer Sunday by capturing the Men's Stroke Play Championship at Emerald Valley Golf Club. Gillis shot a 1-over-par 72 in the final round and finished at 4-over 217, two shots ahead of Grants Pass' Erik Hill, who also closed with a 72. Ted Whitney of the 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. (71-223) finished fourth. Kim Schwencke of Bend beat Patrick O'Donnell
Schwencke and O'Donnell finished at 218 after rounds of 74 and 72, respectively. Eugene's Kim Wenger tied for fourth at 225 after a 74. Bertram finishes third at weightlifting event SHREVEPORT, La. - Sarah Bertram, representing Heavy Athletics Weightlifting Club in Creswell, finished third in the 63-kilogram category in the USA Weightlifting USA Weightlifting, otherwise known as USAW, is the national governing body overseeing the sport of Olympic weightlifting in the United States. USAW is a member of the United States Olympic Committee (USOC), responsible for conducting Olympic weightlifting programs throughout the National Championships this weekend. The 23-year-old, a seven-time Oregon state champion, had a 95-kilogram clean and jerk and a 75-kilogram snatch for a 170-kilogram total. Former Lancer Royster makes all-star team Ryan Royster, a graduate of Churchill High School who was picked by Tampa Bay Tampa Bay, inlet of the Gulf of Mexico, 25 mi (40 km) long and 7 to 12 mi (11.3–19 km) wide, W Fla., separated from the Gulf by numerous small islands; it receives the Hillsborough River. St. in the 2004 amateur draft, was named a New York-Penn League All-Star earlier this week. Royster is third in the Single-A short-season league with six homers this year. In 158 at-bats, he is hitting .266 with 21 RBIs. A left fielder for the Hudson Valley Renegades  This article reads like a news release, or is otherwise written in an overly promotional tone.Please help [ rewrite this article] from a to be less promotional, per Wikipedia . , Royster will participate in the All-Star game An all-star game is an exhibition game played by the best players in their sports league. The players are often chosen by a popular vote of fans of the sport and the game often occurs at the halfway point of the regular season, although this is not the case for some all-star games Wednesday in Aberdeen, Md. Beaverton team makes Little League Series SAN BERNARDINO San Bernardino, city, United States San Bernardino (săn bûr'nədē`nō), city (1990 pop. 164,164), seat of San Bernardino co., S Calif., at the foot of the San Bernardino Mts.; inc. 1854. , Calif. - The Murrayhill Little League team of Beaverton defeated Alaska 5-4 in seven innings on Sunday to become the first Oregon team to advance to the Little League World Series since 1958. |
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