BROKENSHIRE SUBMITS HARRINGTON TO WIN CAGESPORT MMA LIGHTWEIGHT TITLE
A sold-out crowd witnessed Drew “The Eternal Fire” Brokenshire stop previously undefeated Justin “Ruckus” Harrington and capture the CageSport lightweight title Saturday night May 3 at the Emerald Queen Casino showroom. Brokenshire (10-1) slapped a rear naked choke hold on Harrington (6-1) and forced the tap-out at the 3:02 mark of the second round.
In the semi-main event, Tacoma’s Alfonso Gonzales (6-0) won a tough split-decision over Jared Torgeson (10-10) to become the number one contender to fight CageSport middleweight champion Brent Knopp (5-0). Gonzales dropped Torgeson to the mat in the second round with a right hook to the jaw, but Torgeson was able to make it to the bell
In all, the CageSport XXX undercard sported five submissions, a technical knock-out and a unanimous decision. CageSport MMA will return to the Emerald Queen Casino Saturday, July 19.
HIGHLANDS GOLF COURSE TO EXPERIMENT WITH BIGGER CUPS
A recent trend around the nation is seeing some golf courses experiment with larger cups to woo golfers back to the game. While golf course designers have been building longer and more challenging courses for years, the total number of golfers in the United States has been on a steady decline since the year 2000. To spice things up and make the game a little easier some courses have expanded cup sizes all the way up to 15-inches on greens for special events.
Highlands Golf Course in Tacoma plans to give it a test on May 17 and 18 when they unveil 8-inch cups for the weekend. The weekend kicks off with a 9-hole tournament at 9 a.m. on Saturday. The course will be open to public play following the tournament for the rest of the weekend. A round of nine-holes will cost $10 with an additional $6 to make it 18-holes. For more information about the tournament and tee times, contact Highlands GC at (253) 759-3622.
A HOST OF LUTES AND LOGGERS AWARDED NORTHWEST CONFERENCE BASEBALL HONORS
Following Pacific Lutheran’s successful 25-14 regular season and second-place conference finish, a total of six Lutes were named to the 2014 NWC All-Conference teams led by three first-team selections.
Junior pitchers Trevor Lubking and AJ Konopaski were named to the first-team after dominating opposition batters throughout the season. Lubking led the nation for NCAA Division III pitchers and broke his own PLU record with 111 strikeouts. He finished 6-2 with a 2.12 ERA and allowed just 63 hits over 89.0 innings of work. Konopaski set a new PLU record and led the nation with 13 saves. He finished with a 1.10 ERA and allowed only 13 hits over 32.2 innings.
Senior outfielder Alec Beal made first-team on the strength of his .370 batting average in conference play which was fifth in the NWC.
Freshman pitcher Derrick Mahlum was named to the second-team after going 7-3 with a 2.28 ERA and 77 strikeouts. Junior pitcher Chris Bishop and junior outfielder Collin Nilson received honorable mention. Bishop threw the first nine-inning no-hitter in PLU history March 1 against Willamette while Nilson batted .272 and tied for sixth in the NWC with three home runs.
PLU will find out May 12 if it has been included in the NCAA Div. III playoffs.
University of Puget Sound finished the season strong winning 10 out of their final 12 games on their way to a 17-19 season and placed seven Loggers on the 2014 NWC All-Conference teams.
Junior centerfielder Connor Savage was the sole Logger tabbed for the first-team, following a second-team selection his sophomore season. Savage finished the year batting .313, stole 10 bases and scored a team-high 36 runs.
Senior utility players Jeff Walton and Lucas Stone were named to the second-team. Walton batted .304 with 25 RBIs and Stone hit .252 while also pitching 68.0 innings and striking out 42 batters.
Three sophomores were also named to the second team – Chris Zerio, Nathan Backes and Nick Funyak. Zerio hit .354 with a .410 on-base percentage. Backes batted .326 with a team-high 27 RBIs. Funyak finished the year batting .307 and was instrumental during the Loggers’ 10-game win streak at the end of the season batting .533 with 16 hits.
Junior pitcher Steve Wagar earned honorable mention. The Logger ace was twice named NWC Conference Pitcher of the Week.