Gibsons Ryan Dempster improved his record to 3-6 on the season - and benefited from a huge run explosion Tuesday night as the Boston Red Sox blasted the Texas Rangers 17-5.
Dempster has been up and down for most of the season, pitching well and not getting any run support or getting the run support and not doing his part. But it all came together Tuesday night as Dempster pitched seven innings, allowing only three runs on five hits with six strikeouts and one walk.
Prior to Tuesday night, Dempster had not won since improving to 2-2 on May 2 in a 3-1 win over Toronto.
Junior golf
Avery Struck of Halfmoon Bay tied for 10th, shooting an 86 at the Zone four junior girls championship last Sunday at the Capilano Golf and Country Club in West Vancouver.
Twenty-eight girls competed for the title on a very difficult course. The pins were placed in very hard positions for the players to get to, and only three girls managed sub-80 rounds.
In the latest Maple Leaf Junior Golf Tour stop, the Ford Series event at the Swan-e-Set Bay Resort in Pitt Meadows, Trevor Smith of Roberts Creek fired a two-round total 162 to finish in seventh place in the juvenile boys division.
Men's golf
The men's mid-amateur golf championship is being contested this week at the Ledgeview Golf Club in Abbotsford.
The first round was completed on Tuesday with Stu Clements of Gibsons in a tie for 77th after a round of 83. He is the only Sunshine Coast competitor in the field.
Charity golf
Plans are coming together for the fourth annual Dempster Foundation Canada golf tournament at the Sunshine Coast Golf and Country Club on June 22.
Foundation director Wally Dempster can be contacted for information regarding sponsorships or prize donations at 604-886-7659 or email [email protected].
