Sports Briefs

Bracht, McDonald place high at state tourney

Jens Bracht , 16, of Lake Forest Park tied for fourth in the boys 16-17-year-old age bracket at the Washington Junior Golf Association State Championship held July 26-28 at Meridian Valley Golf Course in Kent and Fairwood Golf and Country Club in Renton.

Bracht, who will be a junior at Shorecrest High School in the fall, shot a three-round total of 222 to earn a trophy. He shot a 72 the first day, 74 on day two and a 76 for the final round.

Ricky McDonald, 15, of Shoreline tied for third in the boys 14-15-year-old age bracket at the WJGA State Championship also at Meridian Valley and Fairwood. McDonald, who will be a sophomore at Shorewood High School, notched a three-round score of 226 to earn a trophy. He shot a 79 the first day, followed by a 72 and 75.

Chris Babcock, 12, of Shoreline competed in the 12-13-year-old state tournament but did not make the final round cut.

Bracht plans to compete for Team USA in the International Junior Golf Invitational at Club de Golf Santa Fe in Cuernavaca, Mexico, Aug. 14-18. Team USA will play against teams from Canada and Mexico in a modified Ryder Cup format. Ryder Cup competition includes various forms of match play as opposed to stroke play.

Seattle Stars 18-year-olds’ season ends

The Seattle Stars season ended in Surprise, Ariz. at the Connie Mack Western Regional tournament July 28.

The Orange County Renegades, the eventual champions, beat the Stars 14-5 to knock them out of the tournament with a record of 2-2.

The Stars had kept their hopes alive with a 4-3 victory over the Oakland Oaks on July 27 behind the pitching of Geoff Brown of Jackson.

Seattle opened the tournament July 26 with a come-from-behind 9-8 win over the Fullerton (Calif.) Stingers. The Stars trailed 8-1 in the fifth but rallied to score four runs in the bottom of the fifth and four in the bottom of the seventh to pull out the win.

A pair of Jackson graduates proved to be the difference-makers. Joey Lind’s two-run double in the seventh tied the game and Curt Nelson’s single drove in the winning run.

Later that day, the Stars lost to the Arizona Baseball Academy 6-5 after a last ditch comeback fell short. Down 6-3 with two outs in the seventh, the Stars got four consecutive singles to cut the lead to one. However, with the tying run at third and winning run on at second, the game ended on a strikeout.

Stars president Bob Rankin said several players played well, but in the end the team made too many errors and ran out of pitching.

Pinney to attend Univac reunion golf event

A 50th anniversary Shoreline Univac reunion golf tournament to raise money for the Univac football program and scholarships will take place Aug. 12 at Nile Shrine Golf Course in Mountlake Terrace.

Former NFL player and Univac alum Ray Pinney, who played in the Super Bowl for the Pittsburgh Steelers, will attend.

Cost is $75 per player which includes 18 holes of golf, cart and a party afterward at the Lake City Elks. Cost for the party only is $15. Information: T.R. Leary, 206-954-2245 or e-mail: trlearyjr@aol.com.