Sports and Outdoors

Wednesday, July 21, 2010

Sports Round-Up by Paul Beitler

Thompson medalist
at U.S. Junior Amateur
McCormick Clouser misses cut
ADA, Mich. (AP) — Curtis Thompson of Coral Springs, Fla., birdied his final hole Tuesday to win medalist honors by one stroke at the U.S. Junior Amateur Championship.
The 17-year-old Thompson, whose younger sister Alexis won the 2008 U.S. Girls Junior Championship, shot a 6-under 66 at Egypt Valley Country Club to finish the two rounds of qualifying at 10 under.
Thompson, who has committed to LSU, edged defending champion Jordan Spieth of Dallas and Gavin Hall of Pittsford, N.Y., by one stroke.
Hall, 15, did not break par in Monday’s opening round but Tuesday he fired a tournament record 10-under 62. The previous record was set by Joe Monte, who shot 64 in 2004 at Longmeadow (Mass.) Country Club.
Bluffton’s McCormick Clouser, a senior at Norwell, missed the cut, shooting a 3-over-par 75 in the second round to finish with a 7-over 151 (76-75).
With the field of 156 cut to 64, match play begins Wednesday with Thompson as the top seed.

Bluffton football families invited
Families of Bluffton football players are invited to the Bluffton Football Toughman Olympics on Thursday from 5-8 p.m. Event competition will take place from 5-7. There will be a meal and a brief meeting between 7-8 p.m. Food will be provided by the Indiana National Guard.

Norwell football camp slated
A Norwell football camp for boys who will be in grades 3-8 at Norwell Middle School, Ossian and Lancaster elementary schools and Bethlehem Lutheran School will be held July 27-28. Cost is $30 for grades 3-4 and $35 for grades 5-8. A camp T-shirt is included.
Grades 3-4 will meet from 4:30-5:30 p.m. Grades 5-8 will meet from 5:30-7 p.m. Fundamentals will be taught and helmets and pads will not be used.
Anyone having questions should call Norwell coach Jeff Miller at 260-543-2213, ext. 7010, or Director of Football Operations Tom Neuenschwander at 260-622-4169.

CC conditioning for BMS students
Bluffton Middle School cross country conditioning will begin on Aug. 2 at the White Bridge and run from 8-9:30 a.m. It is open to students entering grades 6-8. A completed physical form must be on file in the school office in order to participate. Please bring a water bottle and beach towel. Any questions call Bev Balash at 565-3278 or 223-5529.

Gilliom, Antrim lead senior golfers
Bob Gilliom and Tom Antrim were the top individual leaders for the Tuesday Senior Golf League at Green Valley Golf Club in Bluffton.
Gilliom turned in the low gross score of 39, while Antrim finished with the low net score of 26. Gilliom also was the closest-to-the-pin winner. Jerry Moss, Stan Ellison, Larry Claghorn and Gilliom were members of the winning team. Joe Gilbert had the longest putt.

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