Sports in Brief
Published 5:00 am Friday, June 28, 2013
Golf
Local falls in semis of Junior Am — Bend golfer Madison Odiorne was eliminated Thursday by Beaverton’s Gigi Stoll in the semifinals of the 83rd Bob Norquist Oregon Junior Amateur. In a matchup of high school state champions, Odiorne, a junior-to-be at Summit High School and a two-time Class 5A girls golf state champion, was one hole down through 11 holes at Heron Lakes Golf Club in Portland. But Stoll, who won the Class 6A state title for Beaverton High in 2012 and finished second at state in 2013, birdied the next two and put Odiorne away, 4 and 2. The championship match is scheduled for Friday at 11 a.m.
MARTIAL ARTS
Local tournament slated — The nonprofit Good Thought Good Action Foundation will host the first Face Your Fears Charity Challenge Open Martial Arts Tournament on Saturday in Bend. The tournament will include traditional and creative forms, open hand and weapons, and sparring for all ages and belt levels. The event will take place at the Saint Francis of Assisi Catholic School, 2450 N.E. 27th St. Doors open for registration at 7:30 a.m.; competition begins at 9 a.m. Cost is $30 for one division, $50 for unlimited divisions. Fee for spectators is $5. For more information, go to www.GTGAfoundation.org or visit the Good Thought Good Action Facebook page.
Football
Cowboys DT jailed — Dallas Cowboys defensive tackle Josh Brent has been jailed in North Texas after failing a second drug test. Court records in Dallas County on Thursday show Brent tested positive for marijuana after submitting to a urine test last week. The test result is a violation of bond conditions imposed after being charged late last year with intoxication manslaughter. Brent had failed an initial drug test in May. Authorities say Brent was driving Dec. 8 when he wrecked, causing the death of Cowboys practice squad player Jerry Brown.
Swimming
Steel, Bootsma set records — Kevin Steel broke the U.S. Open record he set in the preliminaries in the 50-meter breaststroke with a time of 27.26 seconds, and Rachel Bootsma won the 50 backstroke in 27.68 to set U.S. Open and American records in Indianapolis. Steel and Bootsma prevented 11-time Olympian Ryan Lochte and four-time gold medalist Missy Franklin from taking all four events they swam in the finals. Lochte and Franklin had already each qualified in three events for the world championships entering the day. David Plummer won the 50 backstroke in 24.52.
Basketball
Grizzlies promote Joerger — Dave Joerger was introduced as coach of the Memphis Grizzlies on Thursday after a season in which they won a franchise-best 56 games but split with coach Lionel Hollins. Joerger was a successful head coach in the minor leagues and was the lead assistant under Hollins the past two seasons. He has been with the team six seasons.
Soccer
Donovan back with U.S. — Landon Donovan is getting a chance to earn back his spot on the U.S. national team. The three-time World Cup veteran was picked Thursday for the 23-man roster for next month’s CONCACAF Gold Cup and can end an absence of nearly 11 months. Defender Oguchi Onyewu, who hasn’t played an international match in more than a year, also was selected. But U.S. coach Jurgen Klinsmann omitted Carlos Bocanegra. The U.S. captain at the 2010 World Cup, Bocanegra was among 12 players cut from the preliminary roster announced May 31.
— From wire reports