Vedadi, Pinkney top field

Touraj Jason Vedadi of Spokane Valley led a field of 18 players with a 7-under-par 65 at the U.S. Mid-Amateur Sectional Qualifier at Spokane Country Club on Saturday.

Joining Vedadi at the championship will be Mike Pinkney of Aptos, Calif., who finished second, two strokes off the pace.

This year’s tournament will be held at Milwaukee Country Club in River Hills, Wis., Sept. 6-11.

Brian Phillips (69) of Snoqualmie, Wash., and Colville’s Kent Brown (70) earned alternate status.

College football

The father of the most popular man in Montlake gave a prognosis Saturday that is sure to make Husky fans happy.

“I have little doubt that he’ll be on the field at Oregon,” said Scott Locker, the father of Washington quarterback Jake Locker told the Everett Herald.

After meeting with the school’s athletic trainers to discuss the MRI results of his son’s hamstring injury, Scott Locker updated reporters on Jake’s status while attending Washington’s picture day at Husky Stadium.

“They said just a minor strain on the outside of his leg there,” Scott Locker said. “They can’t really give me a time frame because it depends on how it heals, but they said they didn’t think it would be too long.”

Scott Locker had earlier said during an interview on KJR that the injury was a slight tear. He said it was explained to him by football trainer Rob Scheidegger that the terminology is interchangeable.

“He said you can use them all interchangeably,” said Locker, who indicated that his son could be back at practice as early as next week. “Strain, sprain, tear.”

Jake Locker has been limping noticeably around campus, but Scott Locker said some of that has to do with how tightly trainers have the leg wrapped.

“He said it’s not all that painful, but they’ve got him pretty wrapped up,” he said. “I saw him this morning and it looked like he was limping pretty good, but they’ve got him wrapped so tight. They want to keep it immobilized.”

Scott Woodward, UW’s acting athletic director, was also at picture day. He said he was optimistic about Locker’s prognosis.

“He’s going to play in the Oregon game,” Woodward said. “He’s got the best medical staff in America, the best trainers in America. He’ll be good to go for the Oregon game.”