Pardun Siblings Earn 4 Medals In Track Meet

Eight area athletes brought home 11 medals from the USA Track & Field National Youth Athletics Championships at the Disney World Sports Complex in Orlando, Fla., that ended Sunday.

The Pardun siblings of the Cheney Track Club led the showing. Lewis won the shot put in the intermediate (ages 15-16) boys division at 47 feet, 1 inch. Sister Ashley earned three medals in youth (13-14) girls - third in the discus (90-3), seventh in the javelin (78-10) and eighth in the shot (34-6-3/4).

Other area medal winners:

Young women (17-18): April Gallagher, Spokane, sixth discus (123-2).

Intermediate (15-16): Seth Burkett, Comets Track Club (Pullman), fourth boys decathlon (4,349 points); Jeff Colby, Connell Track Club, fourth boys shot (43-1-3/4) and fifth discus (127-11); Heather Harding, Spokane, third girls shot (35-2-1/2).

Youth boys (13-14): Rory Buckley, Connell Track Club, seventh 1,500 (4:31.80).

Midget boys (11-12): Ben Green, Spokane, fifth 1,500 (4:53.71).

Softball

Spokane Speed overcame injuries and a tenacious opponent to win the 18U division of the Shootout Fourth of July girls softball tournament Sunday at Franklin Park.

In three of the best games of the 35-team tournament, just two runs separated Speed and the Lady Mavericks of Missoula.

The Mavs won 6-5 when the two met in the winners-bracket final, then Speed prevailed 4-3 in eight innings in the championship game to force an extra game, which it won 9-7 in nine.

The Helena Bearcats finished third and Trail, British Columbia, Steelers fourth.

In 16U, the Spokane Cougars went unbeaten, defeating Big Bear of Great Falls, Mont., 3-1 in the championship game. Lady Electric, also of Great Falls, was third and Boise Golden Gloves fourth.

AAA Legion baseball

Nate Bartlett pitched a two-hit shutout and Ben Miller drove in three runs as the Cannons blanked the Bandits 10-0 in five innings Monday night in AAA American Legion baseball.

Miller had two doubles in a 2-for-3 day as the Cannons drew into a second-place tie with the Bandits. Both are 9-5.

Chris Hilsabeck had two hits, including a triple, and drove in two runs for the Cannons. Aaron Fryer and Bob Bartlett had the Bandits hits, both singles.

In the night’s other game, the North Stars (4-16) rose up from the cellar to knock off the Royals (4-6) 11-3 in six innings.

Tony Johnston had a starring role, pitching a five-hitter with five strikeouts and no walks, driving in one run and scoring another.

Sean Thacker drove in two runs for the Royals.

Pro-Am golf

Fittingly, a professional and an amateur shared honors in the Athletic Round Table Pro-Am on Monday at Stoneridge.

Pro Chris Curran of MeadowWood and amateur Dick Bingham of the Spokane Country Club matched 3-under-par 69s. Curran shot 36-33. Bingham, the only amateur under par, went 32-27.

Mark Rohde of Liberty Lake was third with a 70, followed by pros Dave Christenson of Indian Canyon and Mark Gardner, The Creek at Qualchan, with 71s.

One of Gardner’s partners, Josh Williams, added some excitement to the day when he scored a hole-in-one on the 150-yard 16th hole, acing his 6-iron tee shot.

Second in the gross amateur division were Chad Gaffaney of Esmeralda and Will Prichard of Downriver with 72s.

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