Archive for August 3rd, 2008

Junior titles on the line at Landa (The New Braunfels Herald-Zeitung)

Sunday, August 3rd, 2008

J.D. Fuquay is back this week to defend his title as the reigning junior city golf champion. Unfortunately for Fuquay, he’ll have to overcome the largest field in meet history if he hopes to have a repeat performance.

Canada’s junior team scores six in ninth, beats Puerto Rico 9-6 (Canadian Press via Yahoo! News)

Sunday, August 3rd, 2008

EDMONTON - Canada scored six runs in the top of the ninth inning to rally for a 9-6 win over Puerto Rico on Saturday at the world junior baseball championship.

CHATTER: Area swimmers continue to dominate Junior Olympics (Los Angeles Daily News)

Sunday, August 3rd, 2008

A day after winning the 200-meter individual medley in the boys’ 15-and-older division at the Southern California Swimming Junior Olympics, Daniel Colvin didn’t mind taking second Saturday in the 50 freestyle at Santa Clarita Aquatic Center.

Meadowbrook junior clinic (Montreal Gazette)

Sunday, August 3rd, 2008

As part of the Royal Canadian Golf Association’s effort to promote junior golf, Meadowbrook Golf Club will hold a junior clinic Aug. 12-14. All places will be filled on a first-come, first-served basis. Led by head professional Gerry Ferguson, the clinics offer lessons in chipping, putting, full-swing mechanics, etiquette, equipment selection and safety. The program is open to golfers of all …

Spring Lake youth golfers top junior event (The Grand Rapids Press)

Sunday, August 3rd, 2008

Spring Lake golfers Danny Knape, David Bonter and Emily Rosencrants won their respective age brackets in the Lake Michigan Junior Golf Tour tournament July 24 at the Oakridge Golf Course of Muskegon.

Local yacht club hosts junior women’s event (The Grand Rapids Press)

Sunday, August 3rd, 2008

The Macatawa Bay Yacht Club will host West Michigan’s first U.S. Junior Women’s Singlehanded championship Aug. 3-9. Nearly 50 girls, ages 13-19, from as far away as Florida, California, Texas and Hawaii, will compete in the 4-mile race on Lake Michigan.

Carroll Junior High digs way out of unacceptable status (The News-Star)

Sunday, August 3rd, 2008

Hard work and long hours seem to have been the answer for Carroll Junior High School this year as it improved its standing with the state Department of Education.

Robinson girls win junior opener (Waco Tribune-Herald)

Sunday, August 3rd, 2008

The Robinson Junior League softball all-stars defeated Gallup, N.M., 7-2, on Saturday at the Southwest Regional tournament in Odessa.

Notebook: City Amateur, Junior events on tap (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)

Sunday, August 3rd, 2008

The annual Pittsburgh City Amateur and Pittsburgh City Junior Championships will be held at the Bob O’Connor Golf Course at Schenley Park on Aug. 17.

S.C. qualifiers set for junior world tournament (The State)

Sunday, August 3rd, 2008

Fifteen-year-old DJ McEachern caught five bass pretty quickly to win his age group in the S.C. Federation’s State Youth Championship on Lake Monticello in June, but he doesn’t think it will be that easy in the Junior World Championship in two weeks. “Fishing has been really tough lately,” said the sophomore at Spring Valley High. McEachern is one of four Midlands teens who earned spots in the …