Spokane Boxer Advances

Wed., March 10, 1999

Spokane boxer Mahlon Kerwick advanced to the quarterfinals of the U.S. Boxing Championships at the Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs, Colo., Tuesday.

Kerwick, fighting at 132 pounds, defeated James McClendon of Youngstown, Ohio, 21-8, in the second round of preliminaries. Kerwick will fight again today.

DaVarryl Williamson, seeking to become only the fourth man to win four straight U.S. titles, was eliminated by Jason Estrada, an 18-yearold from Providence, R.I.

Golf

University of Idaho senior Brian King took medalists honors and the Vandals finished sixth out of nine teams at the Sacramento State Invitational at Ranchero Murieta Country Club.

King shot 227 with rounds of 78, 71 and 77. UI sophomore Ryan Benzel, of Ritzville, finished ninth with a 235.

Santa Clara won the team title with a 949, followed by Portland at 936. Idaho finished with a 949.

Softball

Big Bend Community College won its first-ever women’s softball game Tuesday, a 7-6 win over North Idaho College in the first game of a doubleheader.

The Cardinals came back to shut down Big Bend in the second game, 8-3.

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