1 hr. ago
DELMAR - The Columbia football team opened a lot of eyes with its Week 1 victory over Queensbury. For those still wondering whether that win was an aberration, the Blue Devils showed Bethlehem Thursday evening that they are a force to be reckoned with.
Columbia shook off a slow start and registered another impressive all-around performance in posting a 31-0 Class A road victory over the Eagles.
It seemed apropos that Columbia senior two-way lineman Adam Burek departed the field after the game with a sledgehammer draped over his right shoulder. The Blue Devils sure brought the muscle Thursday.
The Blue Devils (2-0 overall, 2-0 Class A) were coming off a resounding 48-27 Week 1 triumph over Queensbury, a team that knocked Columbia out of the Class A playoffs in 2025 and 2024. Thursday, Columbia generated a 443-138 edge in offense and never allowed Bethlehem (0-2, 0-2) to reach the red zone.
"It feels great. We had a great offseason with all the guys. We had a good camp and we have really just brought it together the last two weeks," Burek said.
#blue #bethlehem #burek #team
Columbia shook off a slow start and registered another impressive all-around performance in posting a 31-0 Class A road victory over the Eagles.
It seemed apropos that Columbia senior two-way lineman Adam Burek departed the field after the game with a sledgehammer draped over his right shoulder. The Blue Devils sure brought the muscle Thursday.
The Blue Devils (2-0 overall, 2-0 Class A) were coming off a resounding 48-27 Week 1 triumph over Queensbury, a team that knocked Columbia out of the Class A playoffs in 2025 and 2024. Thursday, Columbia generated a 443-138 edge in offense and never allowed Bethlehem (0-2, 0-2) to reach the red zone.
"It feels great. We had a great offseason with all the guys. We had a good camp and we have really just brought it together the last two weeks," Burek said.
#blue #bethlehem #burek #team
2 months ago
The first-ever U.S. Junior Amateur semifinal to match two First Coast products was a heavyweight bout that featured punches, counterpunches and no give from either participant.
Perhaps Golf Channel commentator Emilia Doran was right when she said, "This was the championship match."
It's a long way from being over.
Miles Russell of Jacksonville Beach has one more opponent and 36 holes to play, with less than 14 hours to recharge for the championship match against Noah Maclauchlan on July 25 at the Saucon Valley Golf and Country Club Old Course in Bethlehem, Pa., beginning at 8 a.m.
Russell beat Tyler Mawhinney of Fleming Island 2 and 1 on July 24 after he rolled in a delicate, downhill 12-foot birdie putt at No. 17 and Mawhinney barely missed on the low side for birdie from 10 feet.
#july
Perhaps Golf Channel commentator Emilia Doran was right when she said, "This was the championship match."
It's a long way from being over.
Miles Russell of Jacksonville Beach has one more opponent and 36 holes to play, with less than 14 hours to recharge for the championship match against Noah Maclauchlan on July 25 at the Saucon Valley Golf and Country Club Old Course in Bethlehem, Pa., beginning at 8 a.m.
Russell beat Tyler Mawhinney of Fleming Island 2 and 1 on July 24 after he rolled in a delicate, downhill 12-foot birdie putt at No. 17 and Mawhinney barely missed on the low side for birdie from 10 feet.
#july
2 months ago
BETHLEHEM, Pa. (AP) — Charlie Woods failed to reach match play in the U.S. Junior Amateur after falling short in a 14-player playoff for two spots.
The son of 15-time major champion Tiger Woods was tied for 63rd on Tuesday after shooting rounds of 76 and 70 over two courses at Saucon Valley for a 5-over total. He was eliminated with a bogey Wednesday after being bothered by the clicking sound of a phone camera during his third shot of the first playoff hole, a distraction that would not likely come into play for other juniors.
Woods hit his second shot on the par-5 first hole into the rough near the green, but flubbed his third shot when he heard the camera during his swing.
“Really, dude?” an irritated Woods said after the shot. “I mean, come on.”
Miles Russell, Woods’ future teammate at Florida State, was the stroke play co-medalist at 6-under 135.
#Third #first #hole #come
The son of 15-time major champion Tiger Woods was tied for 63rd on Tuesday after shooting rounds of 76 and 70 over two courses at Saucon Valley for a 5-over total. He was eliminated with a bogey Wednesday after being bothered by the clicking sound of a phone camera during his third shot of the first playoff hole, a distraction that would not likely come into play for other juniors.
Woods hit his second shot on the par-5 first hole into the rough near the green, but flubbed his third shot when he heard the camera during his swing.
“Really, dude?” an irritated Woods said after the shot. “I mean, come on.”
Miles Russell, Woods’ future teammate at Florida State, was the stroke play co-medalist at 6-under 135.
#Third #first #hole #come
2 months ago
Charlie Woods, the 17-year-old son of 15-time major champion Tiger Woods, saw his time at the U.S. Junior Amateur at Saucon Valley Country Club in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania come to an end in frustrating fashion during a playoff.
Woods teed up on the par-5, 584-yard first hole knowing he needed a birdie after the two players ahead of him shot under par on the hole. As he attempted to get to the green in two, he second shot landed short left of the green in the rough.
While attempting his third shot about 25 yards from the green, a camera clicked as he was in his backswing. The shot out of the rough did not go well for the Florida State commit, who turned and said, "Really, dude?"
Woods needed to chip in on his fourth shot to make birdie, but failed to do so and then missed a par save. He ended up bogeying the hole and was eliminated in the 14-for-2 playoff for one of the final spots in the round of 64 matchplay field.
Woods, whose dad won the event three straight times from 1991-1993, had shot rounds of 76 and 70 during stroke play to claim a spot in the sudden-death playoff on Wednesday. It was his best showing at the junior championship after shooting rounds of 82 and 80 in 2024 and 80 and 74 last year.
#playoff #year
Woods teed up on the par-5, 584-yard first hole knowing he needed a birdie after the two players ahead of him shot under par on the hole. As he attempted to get to the green in two, he second shot landed short left of the green in the rough.
While attempting his third shot about 25 yards from the green, a camera clicked as he was in his backswing. The shot out of the rough did not go well for the Florida State commit, who turned and said, "Really, dude?"
Woods needed to chip in on his fourth shot to make birdie, but failed to do so and then missed a par save. He ended up bogeying the hole and was eliminated in the 14-for-2 playoff for one of the final spots in the round of 64 matchplay field.
Woods, whose dad won the event three straight times from 1991-1993, had shot rounds of 76 and 70 during stroke play to claim a spot in the sudden-death playoff on Wednesday. It was his best showing at the junior championship after shooting rounds of 82 and 80 in 2024 and 80 and 74 last year.
#playoff #year
