Caddie stands by his man
Golf: Tiger Woods’ caddie said Saturday he supports his boss while the world’s No. 1 golfer copes with allegations of extramarital affairs.
Steve Williams has been Woods’ caddie the last 10 years. He refused to discuss Woods’ private life, although he said the golfer had confided in him.
“That’s what friends are for,” he told the New Zealand Herald. “You support them through good and bad. It’s like marriage, really.”
Williams also told the newspaper he expected to carry Woods’ bag in San Diego the last week in January.
He said Woods called to say he was withdrawing from the Chevron World Challenge in California because of injuries from a Nov. 27 car crash.
Associated Press
Ferris 2nd, NC 7th at nationals
Cross country: Ferris High School runners, competing as the South Spokane XC Club, finished second at the Nike Cross Nationals on Saturday in Portland, with 201 points, just six back of Boerne XC Club of Texas.
Last year’s champion, North Central (North Spokane XC Club), finished seventh at 239.
Benjamin Johnston of NC was the top area finisher with an eighth place in a time of 15:22.30 over the 5-kilometer course at Portland Meadows.
Adam Thorne led the Ferris team in 10th place at 15:25.50. The winner was Craig Lutz, a Texan running as an individual qualifier, in 15:09.20
No area teams competed in the girls race, but two individuals, Katie Knight of North Central (18:12.90) and Andrea Nelson of Shadle Park (18:21.0), were 16th and 27th. The winner was Catherine Flood of Des Moines, Iowa. Her time was 17:47.20.
•At Mt. San Antonio College in Walnut, Calif., Cody Helbling of Lake City HS finished third in 15:32 at the Foot Locker West Regional and qualified for the national championship race next Saturday in San Diego. No other area runners finished among the top 10 to qualify. Baylee Mires of Mead was the top area girls finisher in 18:45.
No. 25 Pilots play at Idaho today
College basketball: The Idaho Vandals (4-2) try to rebound from a two-point loss at Cal State Northridge when they host 25th-ranked Portland today at Memorial Gym (SWX, 5 p.m.). The Pilots (5-2) are also coming off a loss, falling by four to Portland State on Wednesday.