RICHLAND -- Brandon Kearney, a professional out of Bend Golf & Country Club, shot a 7-under 65 to grab a one-shot lead going into today's final round of the Northwest Open at Meadow Springs Country Club.
Kearney is at 9-under 135, one shot ahead of Mike Schoner of Soap Lake (67-136).
Bob Rannow of Sandpines Golf Links in Florence, Ore., is three back at 138, while first-round leader Corey Prugh of Spokane is among a trio of golfers four back.
The top area golfer is Meadow Springs assistant Jason Aichele, who shot a 70 to move into a tie for 11th at 142, seven shots back.
Defending champion Rob Clark of Wenatchee is tied for 22nd at 144 with Richland's Steve Stull and former Pendleton resident Birk Nelson.
The top amateur in the field is Bill Winter of Portland, who is at 3-under 141.
Those who shot 6-over 150 or better made the cut.
The final round begins at 8 a.m. today, with the final group set to go off around 11:30 a.m.
Meadow Springs Country Club
Yardage: 6,768; Par: 36-36-72
Second round (a-amateur)
Brandon Kearney 70-65 -- 135
Mike Schoner 69-67 -- 136
Bob Rannow 71-67 -- 138
Ryan Gilbour 71-68 -- 139
Corey Prugh 66-73 -- 139
Tim Feenstra 70-69 -- 139
Tyler Wong 69-71 -- 140
Chris Griffin 72-68 -- 140
Adam Alldredge 72-69 -- 141
a-Bill Winter 68-73 -- 141
Jason Aichele 72-70 -- 142
Scott Leritz 69-73 -- 142
Josh Immordino 73-69 -- 142
David Phay 71-71 -- 142
Jeff Coston 74-69 -- 143
Jerry Johnson 72-71 -- 143
Brad Martin 72-71 -- 143
Darren Black 73-70 -- 143
Tom Sovay 74-69 -- 143
a-Craig Larson 74-69 -- 143
a-Paul Pavlos 73-70 -- 143
Steve Stull 70-74 -- 144
Rob Clark 70-74 -- 144
Birk Nelson 72-72 -- 144
a-Tyler McDougall 73-72 -- 145
Kyle Miller 74-71 -- 145
Mike Toll 74-71 -- 145
Brian Thornton 71-74 -- 145
a-Tom Brandes 75-70 -- 145
Casey McCoy 72-73 -- 145
Rob Gibbons 73-73 -- 146
Brad Hansen 71-75 -- 146
Ryan Malby 76-70 -- 146
a-Dan Whitaker 77-70 -- 147
Steve Bowen 73-74 -- 147
Jesse Van Schoiack 73-74 -- 147
Chuck Milne 73-74 -- 147
Brent Murray 74-73 -- 147
a-Michael Kloenne 75-72 -- 147
Vance Lynch 73-74 -- 147
Other locals
Maxton Reinland 74-74 -- 148
Jeff Bender 74-75 -- 149
a-Brandon Black 72-77 -- 149
Among those who failed to qualify
a-Ryan Dahl 76-76 -- 152
Chris Peterson 78-75 -- 153
Brady Sharp 79-74 -- 153
a-Drew Reinland 77-87 -- 164
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Kennewick bowlers head back to state
Kennewick bowlers head back to state
KENNEWICK — The Kennewick Lions earned their seventh trip to state in nine years with a second-place finish in the 3A/2A competition at the District 5/6 girls bowling championship Friday at Spare Time Lanes.
Selah edged the Lions by 94 pins to take the 3A/2A title and the first of two available state berths. Moses Lake rolled a 3,639 to walk away with the 4A championship and the division's sole ticket to the state finals scheduled to begin Thursday at Narrows Plaza Bowl in Tacoma.
Kennewick had three girls place among the top eight in the 3A/2A race, with Daicee Singer third overall with 532 pins. Karissa Shiflet tied Selah's Taylor Jones for fifth with a 524, and Megan Weir finished a pin back in seventh.
Richland shooter Turner 8th at Pan Am Games
Richland shooter Turner 8th at Pan Am Games
Jacob Turner of Richland finished eighth out of 28 competitors in the men's trap shooting event Wednesday at the Pan American Games in Guadalajara, Mexico.
At Jalisco Hunting Club, Turner totaled 118 points (23-25-23-23-24) in five qualification attempts. He did not make the final.
Matthew Gossett of Springville, Ala., was the top-placing American, finishing fourth with a total (qualification and final rounds) of 142.
Shiflet lifts Kennewick bowling
Shiflet lifts Kennewick bowling
Karissa Shiflet rolled games of 201 and 224 as Kennewick posted a four-game sweep of Davis in a nonleaguer on Tuesday at Minda Lanes in Yakima.
"The girls are playing well and I'm excited to see them play well together," Kennewick coach Oscar Garnica said. "So far, so good. Everything is about regionals, coming up."
Scratch -- Game 1: Kennewick 782 (Megan Weir 133, Daicee Singer 171, Xochitl Garcia 138, Danielle Gonzales 139, Karissa Shiflet 201), Davis 660 (Samantha Juarez 130, Crystal Garcia 149, Gissel Ozuna 148, Lesly Paz 143, Jasmine Herrera 90). Game 2: Kennewick 817 (Blair Westerman 166, Singer 144, Samantha Mettling 126, Gonzales 157, Shiflet 224), Davis 673 (Juarez 147, Erica Ganbis 126, Ozuna 144, Paz 138, Kaylia Brooklyn 118).
Best of the West 2012
Best of the West 2012
No fans, no media, no scouts. The Best of the West voting is done by the insiders — players, management and broadcasters from the 10 clubs in the Western Conference of the Western Hockey League.
Therein lies the appeal, and why this marks the 24th edition of the poll.
The Victoria Times-Colonist in British Columbia founded the survey in 1989. At the request of the Times-Colonist, the Herald took over the poll in 1994 after the Victoria Cougars left Vancouver Island for Prince George.
2011 Mid-Columbia prep football stats
2011 Mid-Columbia prep football stats
Here are the 2011 Mid-Columbia high school football statistical leaders through Oct. 26:
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