Pinns host Victoria
The Penticton Tim Horton’s Pinnacles (four wins, three losses) hope to end a two-game skid against Victoria United.
The Pinnacles will host the fourth-place team at King’s Park on Sunday at noon. The Pinnacles are coming off a 2-1 loss to West Van FC with Matt Reese scoring the lone Pinnacles goal. On June 19, the Pinnacles lost 6-5 to Vancouver FC. Trailing 4-1 after the first half and 5-1 early in the second, the Pinnacles rallied to get the equalizer before losing on a penalty kick from a handball. Scoring for the Pinnacles were Dan Hunt with two, and singles goals from Reese, Anthony Munoz and Jeremy Pereira. Victoria United recently defeated Chilliwack FC 3-1 and face Okanagan FC on Saturday before taking on the Pinnacles. Hunt currently leads Reserve Division scorers in the PCSL with eight goals, while Randy Hubber and Reese are eighth and ninth respectively with three goals. The three combined for 14 of the Pinnacles’ 19 goals.
Summerland loses tight game
In Summerland Minor Baseball action, West Kelowna No. 2 defeated Summerland Credit Union 8-7. Summerland scored four runs in the top of the fifth to tie the game at seven, but couldn’t hold off West Kelowna allowing the winning run to come in.
Burnaby Selects choose Kircher
Penticton’s Liam Kircher has been selected to the roster of the Burnaby Mountain Junior Selects lacrosse team for the summer. The Junior Selects will travel to Syracuse, New York, July 5 to 10 to compete at the Syracuse University Summer Shootout I.
For the record
In the article Provincial placing doesn’t do Lakers justice printed in the June 22 issue, Bernard Bredenkamp’s name was misspelled. The Penticton Western News apologizes for this error.
Summerland Golf
The Summerland Golf and Country Ladies Club celebrated Heritage Day on June 21 and were honored by many former members, some golfed, some joined the members for lunch and all came to help Elsie Oats celebrate her 100th birthday. Winners of the low gross/low net competition are:
First Flight:
1st low gross, Ginny Wilson; 2nd low gross, Carol Mulligan; 1st low net, Lil Smith; 2nd low net, Vi Ward
Second Flight:
1st low gross, Louise Mitchell; 2nd low gross, Donna Grant; 1st low net, Maribel Rothfield; tied for 2nd low net; Anka Manders and Jean Walker
Third Flight:
1st low gross, Norma Chambers; 2nd low gross, Hedy Sewell; 1st low net, Barb Davis; 2nd low net, Judy Statham
Twin Lakes Golf
Tom Livingstone and Ron English were the low gross and low net winners respectively in flighted action at Twin Lakes Golf on June 21. In second for low gross was Lyle Lowenberger and Morris Kruger for low net. Second flight winners in low gross were John Kugi and George Makortoff, while Gary Rose and Art Moore were the low net winners. Final flight winners in low gross were Keith Daubney and Joe Sunde, while Mac Conley and Doug Coulter are the low net winners. Closest to the pin were Al Sorhus, Kugi, Norman Boucher and Barry McLean.
