Area sports digest 7/20/06

Fultz places first at national games

Daniel Fultz picked up a first-place medal in one of his three events at the inaugural Special Olympics National Games, which took place July 2 through 7 in Ames, Iowa.

Fultz, 23, of Cape Gir-ardeau, was first in the 100 meters for Division 26 with a time of 14.99 seconds.

He was third in Division 9 of the 4-kilogram shot put with a mark of 11.71 meters. The division boasted some of the best throws of the entire competition.

Fultz also was part of Missouri's fourth-place team in the Division 9 400-meter relay. The team finished in 58.12 seconds in the event's fastest finals division.

He was the lone athlete from the area to compete in the first-time event. Seventy-four Missouri athletes were among the 3,000 that participated.

Hillis cards low round at junior event

Trent Hillis fired a 71 to win the 14 to 15 boys division at the The Gateway PGA/Southeast Missouri Junior Series golf event last Friday at Westwood Hills Country Club in Poplar Bluff, Mo., despite rainy weather. The eight-tournament series concluded Monday at Kimbeland Country Club.

RESULTS

At Westwood Hills Country Club, Poplar Bluff, Mo.

Nine-hole division

10-11 boys -- 1, Zach Downing 50; 2, Gabe Wheeler 62; 3, Hunter Pyland, 68.

12-13 boys -- 1, Evan Deere, 41; 2, Drew Hosp 43; 3, Justin Lynn, 44.

14-18 boys -- 1, Ryan Richardson, 55; Michael Weber 66.

18-hole regular division

12-13 boys -- 1, Carr Vernon 94.

14-15 boys -- 1, Brett Martindale 82; 2, Derek Peterson 86; 3, Justin Fields, 88.

16-18 boys -- 1, Austin Hunter, 84; 2, Blake Martindale 85; 3, Matthew Whitehall 86.

16-18 girls -- 1, Kassie Walker, 93; 2, Emily Matthews 95.

Tour division

14-15 boys -- 1, Trent Hillis 71; 2, Chance Holden 80; 3, John Bowman 81.

16-18 boys -- 1 (tie), Danner McCauley 77; 1 (tie), Caleb Knodell 77; 3, Josh Rathbun 84.

-- From staff reports