UW holds lead at NCAA golf

Washington’s Zach Bixler shot a 4-under-par 68 Thursday to move within three strokes of Wake Forest’s Kyle Reifers for the individual lead and help the Huskies top the team standings in the NCAA men’s golf tournament.

Reifers followed his opening 65 with a 70 in rainy and windy conditions for a 9-under 135 total on the Crosswater Golf Club at Sunriver (Ore.) Resort.

Bixler was 6 under along with Arizona State’s Niklas Lemke (68) and Oklahoma State teammates Jonathan Moore (70) and Pablo Martin (72). Bixler was one of three Washington players in the top 10. Ferris High’s Alex Prugh (72) was tied for sixth at 5 under, and defending champion James Lepp (71) was tied for 10th at 4 under.

College rowing

The Gonzaga University men’s varsity 4 advanced to today’s top semifinal heat with a win during heat races at the IRA National Championships on Cooper River in Camden, NJ. GU’s freshman 8 will race in the third/fourth semifinal today.

Prep baseball

Adam Smith of University High went 2 for 5 with two runs batted in, including the game-winner, as the 4A/3A team defeated the 2A/1A team 13-6 in the final of three All-State Feeder Series games at Al K. Jackson Field.

Ryan Reitmier of Medical Lake went 3 for 3 with two runs scored and Zach Gianukakis of Republic went 1 for 2 with three RBIs, including a homer, for the losers.

A complete list of All-State nominees from the games can be found in Scoreboard. Selections will be made by Monday.

College basketball

The NCAA championship tournament events in Spokane for 2007 (men’s subregional) and 2008 (women’s regional) have officially sold out.

Event tickets will be sent to winning ticket applicants in January. Those not selected will be notified by mail soon.