Local Marathoners Excited By Pursuit
Stan Holman and Chris Morlan of Spokane are watching others attain what they’re chasing and are getting excited by the pursuit.
Holman and Morlan, who are trying to qualify for the U.S. Olympic Trials in the marathon, turned in personal records last weekend in the Grandma’s Marathon in Duluth, Minn.
Holman was 29th in the field of some 6,000 runners with a time of 2 hours, 23 minutes, 56 seconds. Morlan was 38th in 2:25:47. Holman covered the 26-mile, 385-yard course 40 seconds faster than he had before; Morlan 3 minutes faster.
“It was a particularly fast course,” said Morlan, noting 22 men met the Olympic Trials qualifying standard of 2:22.
“It’s quite exciting to see other people doing what we’re reaching for,” he added. “We have half a year left. There are two or three more races left this year, and we’ll pick one or two and see if we can get there (to the qualifying standard).”
Baseball
The Spokane Indians will have a special day for youngsters participating in Spokane Youth Baseball on July 2 at Seafirst Stadium.
Indians players and coaches will put on an instructional clinic from noon to 2 p.m. and the youngsters will receive a baseball featuring an Indians logo and a reserved seat to the Indians-Southern Oregon game at 3:05 that day. Cost is $4.50.
Adults who accompany their children to the game can receive reserved seats for $4.50.
For reservations or information, call 535-2922.
The Northwest Stars youth baseball team will conduct tryouts and instructional camps starting tonight at 6 at Spokane Falls Community College to find players to travel to Australia in December.
Other tryouts/camps, to be held at 9 a.m., are Saturday at SFCC and July 8 at Gonzaga. Info: Bob Hess, 466-4051 or 747-4883.
Track and field
Jessica Aguirre from Mead High School will run track at the Community Colleges of Spokane, the school announced. She was a member of Mead’s 400-meter relay team that finished second at state last month.
Soccer
Brandon Deyarmin has been named boys and girls soccer coach at University High School, athletic director Bill Ames announced.
Deyarmin, a former all-Greater Spokane League player for the Titans, recently graduated from Whitworth. He played one year at Washington before transferring to Whitworth.
Flag football
The dates for the inaugural “Football Family Frenzy” fundraiser to benefit four charities have been changed to Aug. 26-27 at Shadle Park. There are eight divisions that six-person teams can enter. For information, call Guy Thomas at (509) 358-5444.
Idaho games
The First Security Games of Idaho, patterned after the Olympics, stages its seventh annual event June 17-July 16 with Moscow host to softball, basketball and archery July 8-16. Idaho and Eastern Washington residents are eligible to take part. Registration information is available at First Security Bank offices.
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