This may be recreation softball, but don't tell the players that. The game can be serious business. PNS Flyers Eddie Thia tries to avoid getting tagged out
by CGU Flames Danielle Batol during a Claremont Adult
Co-ed Softball game in Claremont. Mr. Thia was called
out on the play. More in Sporting Life. COURIER photo/Steven Felschundneff
Emma Rankin, 20, of Bradford, England calls
out the next team to play during a "World Cup"
competition among the 7- to 10-year-olds at
Padua Park. Ms. Rankin came to Claremont with members of UK International Soccer
Camps to coach soccer to local youth. COURIER photo/Lucio Villa
The Claremont Fastpitch 14-and-Under all-stars were not able to build on last year’s 4th place finish in last week’s Western Nationals in Spokane, Washington. Claremont won once out of 4 games in the double elimination tournament, bringing an end to the most successful season for Claremont Fastpitch in 2011.
Pilgrim Place residents
Bill and Grace Moreman
have found race
walking to be a fountain of
youth in their twilight years.
The local couple competed in race
walking events at the 2011 World Masters
Athletics Championships in Sacramento
from July 6th through 17th and
won a combined total of 7 medals. Mr.
Moreman, 83, won a gold medal as part
of Team USA in the 10K event and
won individual silver medals in the 5K,
10K and 20K categories.
The Claremont Fastpitch 14-and-Under All-Star team
completed the first step in qualifying for the Amateur Softball
Association’s (ASA) Western Nationals in Spokane,
Washington during the first week in August. The next challenge
is getting there.
Though Etiwanda won the 17th Annual Claremont
Varsity Passing Tournament last week, Claremont still
managed to take home another prize.
Held last Friday and Saturday, the Wolfpack went 7-1
in the 7-on-7 tournament, defeating Summit High School
(Fontana) in the consolation final. The Eagles defeated
Villa Park in the tournament championship game.
