Ccs Golf Teams In Title Hunt

Community Colleges of Spokane has the leading women’s team and No. 2 men’s team heading into today’s second and final round of the NWAACC Golf Championships at Hangman Valley Golf Course.

In Monday’s first round at The Creek at Qualchan, the CCS women, led by Marci Kison and Chris McGee, compiled a 274, four shots up on runner-up Lower Columbia.

Kison shot an 89, one stroke behind co-leaders Misty Wharton of Lower Columbia and Corrine Belfield of Green River. McGee is alone in fourth at 91.

CCS also has two of the next six scorers, Mandy Hopper at 94 and Lindy Laursen among five at 95.

On the men’s side, CCS’s Matt Johnson shot a 1-over-par 72 to tie for second and lead the Sasquatch to a 300 team score, two shots back of leader Columbia Basin.

Joel Skarbo of Green River is the leader with a 1-under 70 with Dan Moliter of CBC tied with Johnson.

Chris Hibbs of CCS is tied for fifth at 74.

The women lead off today’s final round at 8 a.m., with the men starting around 11.

The field may have been depleted, but it would have taken a sizzling effort for anyone to overcome Randy Buckenberger of Twin Lakes Village in the Athletic Round Table Pro-Am at Wandermere.

Buckenberger put together nines of 34 and 31 for a 5-under-par 65 and a one-shot victory over amateur Dennis Jenkins of MeadowWood, who had matching nines of 33.

Many of the Spokane area pros and assistants are in Tacoma for the BMW Washington Open.

Dan Porter of Downriver was second among the pros with a 68, while Tom Colon of Indian Canyon and Bill Ross of Wandermere had 69s.

Four amateurs also checked in with 69s - Dick Bingham, Spokane Country Club; Ray Kenney, Esmeralda; Sean Clements, Wandermere; and Brian Carney, The Creek at Qualchan.

Indian Canyon assistant David Christenson led the Spokane contingent in the first round of the BMW Washington Open in Tacoma.

Christenson’s 1-under-par 71 left him four shots behind leader Keith Coleman, an amateur from Mukileto, Wash.

After today’s second round, the field will be cut to the top 65 pros and ties, and all amateurs also within that range.

Other area golfers and their first-round scores:

Gary Lindeblad, Indian Canyon, 73; Dan Koesters, Washington State, 74; Mark Gardner, Qualchan, 75; Steve Prugh, Manito, 78; Scott Shagool, Manito, 79; amateur Kent Brown, Colville Elks, 79; Michael Rorholm, Spokane, 80; Don Rasmussen, University of Idaho, 86; Mark Rohde, Liberty Lake, DQ.

Former Spokanite Chris Mitchell of Tumwater Valley is at 74.

College volleyball

University of Idaho volleyball coach Tom Hilbert will interview today for the vacant Colorado State job in Ft. Collins.

Sources close to the situation say CSU has identified Hilbert as its top candidate. CSU has interviewed three others, but its attention has turned to Hilbert.

Hilbert was unavailable for comment Monday.

CSU is a member of the Western Athletic Conference and advanced to the NCAA Tournament last year.

Hilbert has led Idaho to five straight regular season and/or post-season tournament titles.

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