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Lauren Herring of Greenville found success, but it was a tough day for Triangle tennis players on Monday in California.
Herring, seeded ninth in the girls 18s singles, advanced to the round
of 32 at the 43rd annual Easter Bowl Spring Nationals tournament in
Rancho Mirage, Calif., defeating Kelly Chui of Milpitas, Calif., 6-1,
6-4, at the Rancho Las Palmas Resort, according to an event news
release.
Raleigh's Will Baird didn't fare as well as Herring on Monday.
Give this race extra credit for an extra creative name.
And, this time, give the top prize to Paul Potori.
The 46-year-old Apex runner won Sunday's fourth annual Less
Fork, More Foot 5K race after finishing second last year. He covered
the certified 5K route on the Meredith College campus in Raleigh in
17:42.
Cary was a busy place for runners on Saturday. Despite the Cary Road Race being held a few miles down the road, a
record field of more than 350 runners and walkers turned out for the
Kay Brewer Memorial 5K at WakeMed Soccer Park.
James Lavin, 24, of Raleigh, an member of The Athlete’s Foot team,
covered the 5K cross-county route in 18:42.
Raleigh's Meghan Hegarty, 26, another The Athlete's Foot runner, won
the women’s title and was fifth overall in 20:23.
Derek Fenton, 39, of Holly Springs and Elise Easterling, 22, of Chapel
Hill took home the 10K titles from the 31st annual Cary Road Race on
Saturday.
More than 1,000 participants turned out for the 10K and 5K in the
event, which is the area's oldest continuous running event.
Lauren Herring's run at the U.S. Tennis Association's Spring International Championships has ended.
The Greenville resident, seeded No. 12, lost 6-0, 6-0 to No. 8 seeded
Sachia Vickery on Thursday in the round of 16 of the girls 18s age
division at the tournament at Carson, Calif.
Herring had opened two victories at the sixth annual ITF Junior-sanctioned event.
Lauren Herring of Greenville on Wednesday advanced to the round of 16
in the girls 18s division of the sixth annual U.S. Tennis Association
Spring International Championships being played at the Home Depot
Center in Carson, Calif.
Seeded No. 12, Herring advanced with a 6-2, 7-5 victory over Jade Frampton on Wednesday, according to an event news release.
Herring, who is considering Georgia, North Carolina and UCLA among her
college choices, also is part of the top-seeded doubles team with Grace
Min of Lawrenceville, Ga. The pair won their first-round match on
Wednesday, 6-4, 6-2.
In what is very accurately called a grassroots effort, more than 1,000
tee times are up for public bid, giving recreational golfers in the
Carolinas a chance to play some elite private courses.
The foursome rounds - which can make great Father's Day or Mother's Day gifts - are being auctioned at Rounds4Research.com.
The purpose of the April 7-21 auction is to raise money for golf
turfgrass research, which includes outstanding research programs at
N.C. State and Clemson, according to an event news release.
An Olympic gold-medalist is coming to the Triangle to share his experiences and expertise with recreational and competitive swimmers.
Peter Vanderkaay, who won gold medals on the 800 freestyle relay teams at the Athens Olympics and the Beijing Olympics, will visit Raleigh for the clinic on April 17.
He will instruct swimmers during the Speedo Olympic Swim Clinic being held 9-11 a.m. at N.C. State's Willis Casey Natatorium.
Trophies and cash will be on the line Sunday when the state's top
motorcycle riders converge at Devils Ridge Motocross in Sanford for the
19th annual North Carolina State Championship Race.
Pros and amateurs will compete in more than 30 classes, and a $5,000
purse awaits the pros.
The youngest competitors, ages 4-6, on tiny
motorbikes are lots of fun to watch challenge the course.
The Triangle's recreational golfers have the chance to play a round of
golf with national sports figures and celebrities when brothers and NFL
players Torry Holt and Terrence Holt host their eighth annual Holt
Brothers Celebrity Weekend this month.
The weekend will begin with the April 17 Charity Social open to the
public at Solas restaurant in downtown Raleigh. Then, the Celebrity
Golf Classic will be played April 18 at the new Lonnie Poole Golf
Course on N.C. State’s Centennial Campus. Each foursome in the
tournament will have a celebrity captain.
The events raise money for The Holt Foundation and its efforts to
assist families faced with cancer through the KidsCan! Progam at Rex
Hospital in Raleigh.
