Yakima Meadows Gains Dates From Commission

The Washington Horse Racing Commission, meeting in Seattle on Wednesday, unanimously granted a request from Yakima Meadows, Inc., to amend its 1998-99 racing season.

Yakima Meadows will begin its season Oct. 10 instead of in late November. The meet will run 40 days, with live racing on Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays through Dec. 13, then Saturdays and Sundays until Jan. 18.

The request was unopposed by industry groups and formally supported by, among others, Lilac City Racing, a group of Spokane-area owners and trainers who seek to revive racing at Playfair Race Course. Trainer Bruce Wagar, speaking for LCR, said the Spokane group would prepare an application for a 1999 season at Playfair.

Bowling

Defending champion Wayne Urlaub of Seattle is scheduled to play at this weekend’s Northwest Region of the Professional Bowlers Association Senior event at Matt Surina’s Bowler’s World in Airway Heights.

The pros begin qualifying at 8 a.m. Saturday. The top 16 advance to Sunday’s match-play finals.

College volleyball

Jacque Willsey had seven kills and eight blocks as visiting Community Colleges of Spokane (3-4, 1-0) defeated Walla Walla 15-9, 15-5, 15-7 in the Northwest Athletic Association of Community Colleges.

Stacie Greenwalt and McKelle Stilson had 15 kills apiece as the University of Utah (4-1) defeated the University of Idaho 12-15, 15-3, 15-11, 16-14 in a non-league match in Salt Lake City.

Men’s soccer

Shane Turpin and Donavan Welch had one goal and one assist apiece as CCS opened its NWAACC season with a 4-1 win over Walla Walla at Spokane Falls Community College.

Herbert Barbosa, who scored the first goal for the Sasquatch, had 11 of his team’s 41 shots on goal.

Women’s soccer

Teresa Hatch deflected a late shot to preserve the win as CCS (1-0 NWAACC) defeated Walla Walla 2-1 at SFCC.

Hatch knocked away the shot with her hand, then caught the ball when it ricocheted off the crossbar. Lauri Faraschuk’s unassisted goal late in the first half snapped a 1-all tie.

Prep girls soccer

Megan and Kara Mackenzie scored second-half goals as Lewis and Clark defeated Central Valley 4-2 in a non-league match at Central Valley.

In other non-league matches, Megan Black scored on a pair of breakaways for a 2-0 lead and Heather Sale added two second-half goals as University (1-0) defeated visiting Shadle Park 5-1. Shadle is 0-1.

Tara Hertel set up the first score and added a second-half goal as Gonzaga Prep (1-0) defeated visiting Mt. Spokane 4-1.

Lindsey Fundine and Julie Cummings had one goal and one assist apiece as visiting Ferris defeated North Central 3-1. NC is 0-2.

Prep volleyball

Mead (2-0) defeated visiting Rogers (0-2) in a Greater Spokane League match.

This sidebar appeared with the story: COLTS SIGN NUSSMEIER Former University of Idaho quarterback Doug Nussmeier signed with the Indianapolis Colts on Wednesday to back up Peyton Manning, the No. 1 selection in this year’s National Football League draft. Nussmeier signed a one-year contract last March with defending Super Bowl champion Denver, but didn’t make the Broncos’ roster. Nussmeier, 6-foot-3, 211 pounds, was selected in the fourth round of the 1994 draft by the New Orleans Saints. He played four years as a backup for the Saints.