Wednesday, June 27, 2012 - The Morning Star A31
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SENIOR C LACROSSE – Kelowna Raiders at Vernon Tigers, 7:30 p.m., Wesbild Centre; Kamloops Rattlers at Armstrong Shamrocks, 8 p.m., Nor-Val Sports Centre.
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Tony Rains (above) of Kelowna tackles the 18-59-kilometre bike leg of the Kal RATS Sprint Triathlon Sunday morning at Kin Beach. Left: Alexander MacKay of Charlottetown, PEI exits the water.
Locals’ Day Kelowna racers top Kal sprint every Thursday Morning Star Staff
It was an all-Kelowna podium at the Kal RATS Sprint Triathlon Sunday morning at Kin Beach. With two-time defending champion Nathan Champness putting his newfound emceeing skills to use while he recovers from hernia surgery, Chad Reid finished the 750metre swim, 18.59-km bike and 5-km run in one hour and seven seconds to claim first place. Gary Wade (1:04:21) and Jesse Van Oene (1:04:45) were second and third respectively. Vernon’s Sarah Clark was the first overall female in 1:07:59, followed by Vernon’s Erica Moser-Reschreiter (1:10:40) in second and Kelowna’s Valentina Miller (1:13:19) in third. Top local male was Armstrong’s Sam Lazar, who clocked a 1:05:01, while Matt Baumeister (1:07:17, 7th) also cracked the top 10. Locals earning age-group podium finishes include: Scott Richardson
(1:06:27, 2nd M45-49); Peter Byrnes (1:08:33, 3rd M45-49); Craig Goplen (1:09:17, 1st M50-54); Allan McWilliam (1:09:53, 1st M40-44); Scott Wallace (1:11:46, 1st M2529); Paul Filippi (1:13:58, 1st M6064); Alanna Simms (1:14:31, 2nd F35-39); Alesha Miller (1:15:16, 1st F20-24); Peter O’Brien (1:16:16, 3rd M16-19); Marin Carruthers (1:16:24, 1st F16-19); Haley Boeglin (1:17:24, 1st F25-29); Alex Wallace (1:21:02, 3rd M55-59); Lynda Proce (1:21:39, 1st F55-59); Merel Voth (1:22:05, 3rd F25-29); Cheri Stewart (1:24:44, 1st F50-54); Gayle Wilson (1:26:32, 2nd F45-49); Henry Proce (1:30:10, 2nd M60-64); Christa Miller (1:32:46, 2nd F20-24); Terri Gillespie (1:38:05, 2nd F30-34); Katlaan Huntir (1:39:30, 3rd F 55-59); Byron Beck (1:46:05, 1st M70+), Janice Irwin (1:48:42, 1st F60-64); Susan Falkenholt (1:58:38, 3rd F45-49); George Millar (2:03:01, 1st M65-69); Cedrick Gilmore (2:40:18, 2nd M65-69).
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Erica Moser-Reschreiter prepares to strap into her shoes after mounting her bike barefooted.
Baillargeon shines on home course Morning Star Staff
Justin Baillargeon helped his amateur buddies pocket Titlelist 910 drivers valued at $450 for winning the Rotary Pro-Am Monday at the Vernon Golf & Country Club. Baillargeon, 26, also padded his bank account by collecting $500 in team payouts and another $850 by shooting 71 in the pro category, tying for third spot with Chris Hinton of Two Eagles in West Kelowna. Adrian Wyant, Gerry Robinson and James Phair teamed with Baillargeon to earn a score of 120 in the two best-net format, There was a field of 25 teams. Kelowna’s Robert Letvinchuk led his foursome to second place at 121 (Bushnell V2 Ragefinders worth $400), while Dale Machesny of Salmon Arm guided his team to third at 123 (Puma
clothing priced at $280). Greg Machtaler of Summerland took his group to fourth at 127 for TaylorMade R11 Rescue clubs, while Myles Johnson of Spallumcheen and amateurs Warren Fredrickson, Vince Lewis and Dylan Gardner were fifth at 127 for FootJoy Tour SS Rain Shirts worth $220. Russ Latimer of Black Mountain in Kelowna ran his foursome to sixth spot at 127 for TaylorMade Ghost putters worth $180. Lee Ranger of The Rise and teammates Tim Watts, Bruce Salamandyk and King Cam were seventh at 127, taking home Cobra T-Rail Bafflers priced at $180. KPs worth a Titleist hat, glove and a sleeve of ProV 1s, valued at $77, went to Joe Bellamy on No. 3, Spencer Cole on five, Greg Wilstshire on 14 and Robinson
on 17. Josh Fleming of Gallagher’s Canyon in Kelowna topped the pro division with a 3-under 69, claiming $1,500. Rob Anderson of Kelowna shot 70 to pocketed $1,000, while Johnson, Jesse Crowe of Canoe Creek in Salmon Arm and A.J. Eathorne of Predator Ridge shared fifth place with three others at 73, earning $467. Machtaler’s gang topped the team skill competition on No. 1 with the closest shot to a stake 220 yards from the tee. Cassidy Hritzuk of Kelowna and his team won the long drive on No. 2, while Dean Claggett of Two Eagles won the 150-yard trouble shot on the 16th hole and Cec Ferguson’s Vernon foursome won the long bunker shot on No. 18. Eathorne won the putting contest.
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