SOFTBALL

Local Special Olympics team goes 3-0— The High Desert chapter of Special Olympics Oregon went 3-0 at a regional tournament in Medford on June 28. The High Desert squad won games 11-2, 12-0 and 11-3. Team members are Mike Harvey, Zack Tsliger, Lisa Grisaffi, Troy Richards, Matt Lehnertz, Trevor Rieger, Jason Aljets, Kayla Tennison, Shaelyn Kiepert, Andrew Aljets, Mara Young, Waylon Meanus, Jennifer Brier, Nick Gonzales, Gilbert Purvis, Connie Beberger and Tracy Sparks.

TRACK & FIELD

La Pine athletes place at regional meet — La Pine’s Jordynn Slater and Justin Petz both placed at the USATF Junior Olympic Region 13 meet in Spokane, Washington, on July 6. Slater, who just finished eighth grade at La Pine Middle School, placed fourth in the girls 15-16 division in the hammer and shot put and fifth in the discus and javelin. Petz, the two-time Class 4A state pole vault champion, won that event in the boys 17-18 division, clearing 16 feet, 1/2 inch.

MARTIAL ARTS

Area martial artists compete at nationals — Six athletes from Bend’s High Desert Martial Arts competed in the 2014 USA Taekwondo National Championships in San Jose, California, July 3-7. Angela Chisum took first in adult red belt forms and Gerardo Zuniga was the winner in adult red belt sparring and forms. Joni Ranson placed third in the 14-year-old black belt sparring competition and participated in forms. Travis Griffiths (8 years old), Ever Blackwood (8) and Jackson Clough (14) also advanced to the national meet but did not place.

—Bulletin staff report