Baseball Players 3Rd In State Event

Thu., Aug. 12, 1999

Mike Vlahovich Janie Mccauley Contri Staff writer

It’s been a good year for South Side baseball players competing in the Spokane Youth Sports program. Like their 13-year-old counterparts, a team of 12-year-old South and Valley athletes finished third in a Babe Ruth-affiliated state tournament.

They also placed second in a tournament in Helena.

Five of the 12 team members - Jake Haux, Curtis Heyamoto, Steve Burks, Shaun Lytle and Cameron Watkins - made the South Side All-Star team that finished second in Helena with a 5-1 record and went 3-2 at state, losing to eventual champion Okanogan and runner-up Othello.

They won their pool in Helena and beat the Spokane North All Stars in the semifinals before losing to Bozeman for the championship.

Haux hit four home runs at the fenced-field complex.

At state, the team won three straight times, including over Othello, before losing to Okanogan in a game between the remaining two unbeatens. Othello then beat them to reach the finals.

South All-Stars fourth at Pony regionals

The South All-Stars, a 13-14-year-old Pony League team, placed fourth at the Northwest Regional tournament July 27-Aug. 1 in Kirkland, Wash., losing to eventual champion Southwest Seattle and runner-up Stanwood.

The team won the District 3 tournament in Spokane.

Team members are Kyle Albert of Rosalia, Wash., Joe Byers of Sacajawea Middle School, and Chase Middle School students Hank Anderson, Mike Cherry, Jeff Galloway, Tyler Grippi, Wade Henricksen, Sam Rubens and Tyler Shamberger.

Three players - Chase Earling, R.J. Miller and Brian Offield - are from the Valley.

Galloway, the team’s leadoff hitter, led the team with a .455 batting average and had seven stolen bases. Cherry was the team’s second-leading hitter at .409.

Anderson hit .350, and Grippi .316.

Best monthly scores announced

July Eclectic scores, the best of the month in various flights, were announced for Hangman Valley Ladies Club golfers.

Best in A flight was the 76 gross score by Jackie Shea and net 60s by Fran Nord and Janet Skaife.

B flight bests were Carol Wagner’s 77 and Kathy Schneider’s 56.

C flight leaders were Kitty Duval with 86, and Kathy Thiesen and Pam Anderson with 59s.

D flight went to Jan Pownell with 90 and Gloria Heminger with 56.

During medal play last week, Linda Begler shot 88 and Margaret Sims netted 66 in combined A-B play. Ella Leinweber with 112 and Margaret Brashears with net 75 paced C-D golfers.

REGISTRATION HOCKEY SIGNUP UNDER WAY The Spokane American Youth Hockey Association is currently registering players ages 5-18 for the 1999-2000 season. Learn to Play Hockey begins Sept. 25, with team play beginning Oct. 2. Registration materials can be picked up at the Eagles Ice-A-Rena, 6321 N. Addison, or they can be mailed out by calling 327-7383.

Staff writer Janie McCauley contributed to this report.

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