Last Thursday evening, members of the River Creek Women's Golf Club celebrated Women's Golf Month by arranging a Girl's Night Out.
Women new to golf or wanted to brush up on their skills were invited to come take a free group lesson, play three holes of golf and then top the evening off with wine and hors d'oeuvres in the clubhouse.
The event drew close to 50 women from all over the mountain community and women from Fresno and Merced.
It was a dark day for ex-Badger QB
The Sierra Mountain Little League dropped game one of the all-star playoffs, losing to Madera National 18-4. The score itself did not reflect the level of play of the Oakhurst team which battled for six innings. The score was 5-3 going into the fifth inni
Two years ago, on January 22, Oakhurst's John Fisher was skiing near the bottom of Sierra Summit when, in what was called a "slow-speed" crash, he fractured a cervicle vertebrae in his neck.
Ex-Badger shakes off the cobwebs in his first starting appearances
The Yosemite Lady Badgers basketball team ran into the temporary nevers. You know, they never were in the game, they never found an answer for the big Lady Eagles center, they never...get the idea?
The Yosemite girl's basketball team stepped up to a tough Division 1 opponent in Edison High of Fresno. After a tough see-saw game, Yosemite dropped the home opener, 55-49.
On December 9, members of the River Creek Women's Golf Club gathered for their annual Christmas luncheon and awards presentation. Members also filled a golf cart with food and checks to be driven to Manna House. Angela Peters of Ahwahnee captured the top spot in the Winners' Circle for winning 18 tournaments in 2008, more than any other member. The Most Improved Player Award went to Maggie Martin of Midpines who reduced her handicap by nine points this year.
Yosemite Girl's soccer team finished the pre-season with a 1-1 draw against Clovis East and a tough loss to San Joaquin Memorial in the last 30 seconds 1-0.
Veteran Oakhurst Bowler Jim Temes rolled a 300 game last week at the Sierra Lanes Bowling Center, his sixth in those friendly environs.
Temes, who bowls on the Big ‘O’ Rollers in the Thursday night Men’s league, finished the evening 300/762 series. ‘I’ve bowled 16, 300 games in my time,’ Temes said. ‘My first was a long, long time ago, more than 40 years ago, in North Dakota.
