One went in the draft. Another signed as a free agent.
For the Reporter Matt Hagerty is in the win column. The apprentice jockey, who became officially eligible to ride when…
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ADAM BARRETT, AR girls basketball
That he ultimately became a successful football coach, particularly at Auburn High School, didn’t diminish his love for the diamond sport.
After another autumn of leading the Trojans into the state football playoffs, Gordon Elliott was back in the ballpark this spring as Auburn’s junior varsity baseball coach – just as he had been for the past three seasons.
For the results he produced – not to mention his two-sport versatility – Elliott has been named the Reporter’s Auburn-area Prep Coach of the Year.
Update on Auburn’s
Kevin Radke was riding high last weekend at Emerald Downs.
JULIAN-BLAKE COWAN, Auburn Riverside
Garrett Rutledge was a wanted man.
A total of 15 older fillies and mares have been nominated for Sunday’s $50,000 Washington State Legislators Stakes at Emerald Downs.
The speedy Jerry Hollendorfer-trained filly Private Dreams is likely to be the betting favorite in the 6 ½-furlong event.
The 4-year-old Johannesburg filly beat many of these same horses in the May 18 Hastings Park Handicap at Emerald. She sprinted to the early lead and never looked back, powering home by 5 ¾ lengths while establishing a stakes record of 1:08 3/5 for 6 furlongs.
Broadcast sporting events in Western Washington for June 7 through June 11.
A listing of recreational sports events and announcements in Auburn.
A quick look at the best of the best in 2008 Auburn high school sports.
At first, it just doesn’t sound quite right: Katie Grad not a basketball star?
Weird.
But it’s true. The girl who became a catalyst for Auburn Riverside High School’s back-to-back Class 3A state championships wasn’t that much of a hoopaholic when she first walked through the school’s doors in 2004.
Margo’s Gift finished with a late surge inside and posted a neck victory over Easy Going Cecil in the $60,000 Pepsi-Cola Handicap for 3-year-olds on Sunday at Emerald Downs.
This past month, Sean Packer capped his collegiate golfing career with the Western Washington Vikings with a third-place performance at the NCAA Division II men’s golf tournament.
The sweat is already beading up in the palms of Stephen Foster with equal parts excitement and nerves.
AVERI KITSCH
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