http://dcourier.com en-us Wed, 22 May 2013 06:31:07 GMT Daily feed of articles. No commercial use of these feed links is permitted without the written permission of the publisher. http://dcourier.com/Main.asp?SectionID=2&SubSectionID=2&ArticleID=119409 After Pickleball players Tom Riley and Damon Olsen scrambled to return a serve by Nancy Miser during a recent tournament at the gym at Prescott's Willow Hills Baptist Church, Riley said "I'm hooked. I love this game." Sports Wed, 22 May 2013 04:00:00 GMT http://dcourier.com/Main.asp?SectionID=2&SubSectionID=2&ArticleID=119408 Eight sophomores on the 2013 Yavapai College baseball team are moving on to compete for four-year colleges next spring, YC interim coach Ryan Cougill confirmed this week. Sports Wed, 22 May 2013 03:58:00 GMT http://dcourier.com/Main.asp?SectionID=2&SubSectionID=2&ArticleID=119407 Dan Shaughnessy's credits as a baseball journalist should be the envy of any writer. For over 30 years Shaughnessy has covered the Red Sox for the Boston Globe and along the way he has authored nine books on baseball. But with one column he wrote on David Ortiz earlier this month, Shaughnessy suggests he knows little about baseball and even less about journalistic ethics. Sports Wed, 22 May 2013 03:55:00 GMT http://dcourier.com/Main.asp?SectionID=2&SubSectionID=2&ArticleID=119382 I've heard and used them all at one point or another and I still enjoy hearing them - especially new ones here and there. Tennis excuses. Sports Tue, 21 May 2013 03:46:00 GMT http://dcourier.com/Main.asp?SectionID=2&SubSectionID=2&ArticleID=119383 The Montezuma Federals pro baseball team, after more than six months narrowing the entries in their mascot contest, have selected a winning entry - from Brianna Smith of Prescott Valley. Sports Mon, 20 May 2013 23:22:00 GMT http://dcourier.com/Main.asp?SectionID=2&SubSectionID=2&ArticleID=119336 Brad Larremore, above, putts at the ninth hole during the first-ever Mile Hi Mayhem disc golf tournament Saturday morning at the new Watson Lake disc golf course. Sports Mon, 20 May 2013 04:00:00 GMT http://dcourier.com/Main.asp?SectionID=2&SubSectionID=2&ArticleID=119338 THE ANTELOPE HILLS MEN'S GOLF CLUB just completed another fantastic go away tournament on May 15 at the beautiful Corta Bella Golf Course in Sun City West. Sports Mon, 20 May 2013 03:58:00 GMT http://dcourier.com/Main.asp?SectionID=2&SubSectionID=2&ArticleID=119339 THE ANTELOPE HILLS LADIES GOLF ASSOCIATION hosted Mutt & Jeff as Lay of the day Thursday. Sports Mon, 20 May 2013 03:57:00 GMT http://dcourier.com/Main.asp?SectionID=2&SubSectionID=2&ArticleID=119340 Happy Anniversary!! Way back in 1958 (55 years ago) a small group of men in Prescott formed an organization they named the Antelope Hills Men's Golf Club. Sports Mon, 20 May 2013 03:56:00 GMT http://dcourier.com/Main.asp?SectionID=2&SubSectionID=2&ArticleID=119337 MIAMI - Ricky Nolasco struck out 11 and the Miami Marlins stopped a season-high seven-game losing streak, holding off the Arizona Diamondbacks 2-1 Sunday. Sports Mon, 20 May 2013 03:45:00 GMT http://dcourier.com/Main.asp?SectionID=2&SubSectionID=2&ArticleID=119324 In retrospect, Danny Marzani always seemed destined to become a steeplechase jockey - and a darn good one, at that. "My father loved horses, and when I was real young I was riding at the local horse shows in Harrisburg, Pa.," the 87-year-old Marzani said from his Prescott apartment this past week. "We won the championship there, and I was competing against all the old guys." Sports Sun, 19 May 2013 03:58:00 GMT http://dcourier.com/Main.asp?SectionID=2&SubSectionID=2&ArticleID=119323 Defending national champion Oklahoma City maintained the clubhouse lead for the third-straight day of the NAIA Men's Golf National Championships on Thursday. The 62nd annual event is being played at Creekside Golf Club in Salem, Ore., and is hosted by the Cascade Collegiate Conference and Corban University (Ore.). Sports Sun, 19 May 2013 03:56:00 GMT http://dcourier.com/Main.asp?SectionID=2&SubSectionID=2&ArticleID=119332 Oxbow has won the Preakness, ruining Orb's bid to capture the Triple Crown. Sports Sat, 18 May 2013 23:13:00 GMT http://dcourier.com/Main.asp?SectionID=2&SubSectionID=2&ArticleID=119296 With the 2013 AIA Baseball State Championships having just wrapped up this past weekend, it's time for high school teams around Arizona to turn the page to the summer season. Sports Sat, 18 May 2013 03:59:00 GMT http://dcourier.com/Main.asp?SectionID=2&SubSectionID=2&ArticleID=119295 Hello, anglers! One month ago, the record for the heaviest recorded fish in state history went, "timber." This week, another record nearly dropped. If you were to walk through the front door to the home of Joshua Blackson, you'd see a striped bass, mounted and shining. On May 10, Arizona Game & Fish Department officials verified Blackson, 41, of Glendale, had caught a 28-pound, 15.68-ounce striper from Lake Pleasant. Sports Sat, 18 May 2013 03:55:00 GMT http://dcourier.com/Main.asp?SectionID=2&SubSectionID=2&ArticleID=119262 PRESCOTT - When Prescott native Eppie Vicente heard last year that the two middle schools here were considering cutting their longtime football programs, the proverbial light bulb flashed in his head. Sports Fri, 17 May 2013 03:56:00 GMT http://dcourier.com/Main.asp?SectionID=2&SubSectionID=2&ArticleID=119256 Your hometown Whiskey Row -llers have some bouts coming up in Prescott, including later this month. The ladies host the Hidden City Roller Derby squad May 25 at Pioneer Park (1185 Commerce Dr., Prescott) at 5 p.m. Sports Fri, 17 May 2013 03:50:00 GMT http://dcourier.com/Main.asp?SectionID=2&SubSectionID=2&ArticleID=119253 Nick Gallegos of the Blue Angels smacks the ball into play against Final Score during parks and recreation fastpitch softball Tuesday evening at Pioneer Park in Prescott. Sports Fri, 17 May 2013 03:47:00 GMT http://dcourier.com/Main.asp?SectionID=2&SubSectionID=2&ArticleID=119223 Grab your sunglasses, rimmed hat, sunscreen, a lawn chair and a cool beverage. Prescott's summer softball season is already picking up steam - even though it's technically still spring. Sports Thu, 16 May 2013 03:59:00 GMT