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DESERT 3C 800.551.5578WWW.BIGHORNGOLF.COMPALMDESERT,CALIFORNIA APRIVATERESIDENTIALGOLFCOURSECOMMUNITY NEWCLUBHOUSENOVEMBER2017 NOLIMITSANDNOTHINGORDINARY. WEINTRAUBESTATE 812SHADOWVISTA 1005CAHUILLAFALLS 518MESQUITEHILLS DS-0000436278 DESERTGOLFCARCO. DBAYAMAHAGOLFCARSOFPALMSPRINGS 760-775-5000 2016YAMAHA FACTORYAUTHORIZED SALE LIMITEDSTOCK PRICESSTARTINGAT $8,295.00 DESERTSTREETLEGAL WELLEQUIPPEDFORGOLFERS Palm Desert High School softball coach Jim Serven prides his team in being the unofficial comeback queens of the Coachella Valley, and 10-8 victory over Diamond Bar in their own tournament was a prime reason why. Down 8-7 going into the bottom of the sixth, the Aztecs scored three runs off a hit from Carlie Williams, a double from Shana Aguerrebere, a sacrifice fly from Trinity Villa and a double from Aleyna Velasquez. In the third inning, Palm Desert already found itself down 6-0 before a three-run homer off Sydney bat inched them closer.

At the plate, Williams led the Aztecs, going 3 for 3, while Villa was 2 for 2 with two RBIs and Velasquez went 2 for 3 with three RBIs. The Aztecs (14-2) play in the semifinals Saturday morning before a possible berth in the tournament finals. Rancho Mirage 23, Desert Mirage 0: With the help of strong pitching from starter Elizabeth Rosin and reliever Karina Alaniz, who combined to give up just two hits, the Rancho Mirage softball team shut out Desert Mirage. At the plate, the Rattlers knocked 28 hits, led by Natalie Avila, who went 5 for 5with five RBIs and was just a homer away from the cycle. Alicia Terrado also went 5 for 5 with two RBIs, and Jenna Murphy connected on a two-run homer.

golf Rancho Mirage 234, Twentynine Palms 261: The Rattlers were led to a dual match victory on Thursday by a low-medalist round of 40 from Benny Leung, followed by from Marcus Lopez and Brandon Gonzalez, a 48 from Grilon Rodas and a 52 from Marcus Mann. Baseball Rancho Mirage 16, Desert Mirage 2: Despite sloppy defense and pitching, the Rattlers pulled out a decisive victory, with the help of 11 hits, four walks and six batters on base from being hit by pitches. Nine different Rancho Mirage players registered a hit and 10 players knocked in a run. The Rattlers (10-2, 9-0) play at 6:30 p.m. Monday at Shadow Hills in the first game of the Coachella Valley Rotary Tournament.

Track and field Desert Mirage: The team fell to Rancho Mirage on Thursday 79-35, despite a stellar performance from freshman Jazmine Gamboa, who won the high jump (4-7) and set a school record in the triple jump to give her another victory. Carmelita Zepeda (3200) and Genesis Garza (shot put) also won their events. The team fell 82-48, but Luis Nazario won the 3,200 in 11:16.81 and Jose Diaz grabbed a victory in the long jump with a leap of 18-11. Baseball clinic On Saturday, April 29, the Kiwanis Club of Palm Springs will host their seventh annual free baseball clinic for kids ages eight to 16 held at Palm Springs High School from 9 a.m. to noon.

Registration begins at 8:30 a.m. Former Los Angeles Dodgers Rudy Law and Derrel Thomas will lead the clinic, alongside Palm Springs coaches and players, to teach basic hitting, fielding and base running skills. Lunch will be provided at the end of the clinic, and autographed pictures of the Dodgers players will be handed out. For more information, call Tony Lopes at 760-770-3101. VALLEY ROUNDUP Aztecs come back from six runs down NATHAN BROWN THE DESERT SUN HILTON HEAD ISLAND, S.C.

Graham DeLaet always loved playing at Harbour Town Golf Links, but rarely got the results he thought he should until this week. DeLaet followed up his career-best 6- under 65 in the first round with a 67 on Friday to share the lead with Luke Donald midway through the RBC Heritage. Donald also shot 67 to reach 10-under 132, two in front of Ian Poulter and Webb Simpson. Poulter and Simpson each shot 68. DeLaet was 1 over on his first seven holes of the second round until a birdie on the difficult par-4 eighth hole and an eagle on No.

9, also a par 4 where the Canadian bounced his approach shot into the cup. DeLaet had never finished better than 14th in six previous trips here and had only twice broken 70 in his last 10 rounds before this week. DeLaet said his top-15 finish a year ago his first and only one to fan his flame for Harbour Town. my love and enjoyment of playing this golf course turned into, I could play well he said. DeLaet plodded through the first part of his round until dropping his approach on the 461-yard eighth hole within 15 feet and made the putt.

On the next hole, De- Laet sent a wedge from 109 yards out into the green, simply hoping to spin it back left toward the pin. Instead, it hopped in the cup to put DeLaet out front. see the bottom of the pin, but there was reaction from the crowd so we figured it was DeLaet said. The Canadian has won four times worldwide (three in his home nation and once in South Africa), but has never done better than three second places (the last in the 2014 Waste Management Phoenix Open) on the PGA Tour. DeLaet plan to change his approach with a big weekend ahead.

looking forward to not getting up at 4:45 a.m. again like I did this he said with laugh. Donald has finished second or third in six of his past eight visits to the RBC Heritage and put himself in position for another stellar finish this time, too. round took off with three straight birdies on the front nine. He held off a spate of wild drives after the turn Donald drove way right on No.

10, played aprovisional, found his first ball and made par before chipping in for birdie on the closing, lighthouse hole at No. 18. It was the second straight day Donald made birdie at the iconic hole. shot in the 60s in 21 of his 42 career rounds here. About the only thing he done is win, something he looks to remedy this week.

been in this position before and got to go out there and be aggressive and make some Donald said. playing for pars get it done out Poulter, playing on a major medical extension, is on the clock to keep his card and needs about $145,000 in his next two events to maintain his playing status and is off to a strong start. His 66-68 is the just the second time in seven career visits to Harbour Town opened with two sub-70 rounds. His eligibility? Not on his mind at all. playing golf like I really care, to be he said.

had to work on clearing everything out of my mind to go play good Simpson, the 2012 U.S. Open champion, continued his strong play at Harbour first nine, notching four more birdies to go along with the five straight he made there in the opening round Thursday. GOLF: RBC HERITAGE JAY ISLAND PACKET VIA AP Luke Donald tees off on the ninth hole during the second round of the RBC Heritage on Friday in Hilton Head Island, S.C. DeLaet, Donald share top spot after 2 rounds at RBC Heritage JOSHUA S. TODAY SPORTS Graham DeLaet tees off on the 12th hole during the second round at Harbour Town Golf Links in Hilton Head, S.C.

PETE IACOBELLI ASSOCIATED PRESS KAPOLEI, Hawaii Su-Yeon Jang took the Lotte Championship lead in the completion of the third round Friday morning and opened a three- stroke cushion in the afternoon with a third-round 7-under 65. The 22-year-old sponsor invite from South Korea had a 17-under 199 total at Ko Olina Golf Club. She completed her second straight 67 in the morning in the rain-delayed event. Cristie Kerr and Alena Sharp, the 35-year-old Canadian looking for her first LPGA Tour victory, were tied for second. Kerr had a 62 to tie Lizette tournament record.

Kerr, who turns 40 this year, played the back nine in 29, with birdies on seven of her last eight holes. Sharp had a 66. In Gee Chun, the 2015 U.S. Open champ, was 12 under after a 65. Top-ranked Lydia Ko, looking for her first win since July, was tied for seventh at 9 under after a 65.

She was eight strokes behind the leader, a shot behind second-ranked So Yeon Ryu (69) and two back of third-ranked Ariya Jutanugarn (70). Bob Tway leads Mitsubishi Electric Classic: Bob Tway bogeyed two of the last three holes for a 7-under 65 and the first-round lead Friday in the PGA Tour Mitsubishi Electric Classic. Tway birdied the par-5 sixth his 15th to reach 9 under, then dropped shots on the par-4 seventh and ninth at TPC Sugarloaf. He holed out for eagle from the fairway on the par-4 12th and played the opening nine in 6-under 30. The 57-year-old Tway is winless on the 50-and-over tour after winning eight times on the PGA Tour.

He won the Georgia-Pacific Atlanta Golf Classic in 1986, the year he took the PGA Championship. David Frost was second after a bogey-free 66. Miguel Angel Jimenez and fellow Spanish star Jose Maria Olazabal also shot 69. Jimenez won in 2014 at TPC Sugarloaf and is coming off a victory in the Mississippi Golf Resort Classic. Gregory Havret leads by 1 at Tro- phee Hassan II: Gregory Havret took the outright lead at the Trophee Hassan II in Morocco as he moved to 6 under par after the second round on Friday.

The Frenchman made four birdies and an eagle at Royal Golf Dar Es Salam for his second straight 3-under 70, opening a one-shot lead over Lucas Bjerregaard and Trevor Fisher Jr. services GOLF ROUNDUP Jang leads LPGA event.