Recreation
LAKEPORT, Calif. – Last weekend was a busy one of racing and other fun at the Lake County Fairgrounds and the Lakeport Speedway with the arrival of the inaugural Lake County Spring Fair.
The event offered a good time to visitors, who had many attractions to see on the midway and in the buildings.
The car show had many different types of cars on hand and the carnival had lots of fun for everyone that was there to ride the rides.
The action was intense in the main grandstands where the action on Friday night kicked off with the mud bogs. Chris Caudle took the win in the unlimited division, followed by Taylor Gordon and Nick Fairfield.
In the modified division it was Chris Fenno who took the win followed by Dave Tyrrell and Branden Russell.
In the Stock Division the win went to Mike Jefferson followed by Kevin Rampone and Kyle Medina.
The action continued on Saturday night where the action in the tuff truck and ATV races was very entertaining to watch.
The winner in the ATV class was Justin Oz followed by his brother John Franchuck and then Brandon Mendenhall.
The win in the buggies division went to Rob Galassi, followed in second by Matt Welch and then Kevin O’Brien.
In the stock truck division the win went to William Goforth, and second went to Steven Hicks followed by Clayton Wanzer.
The child who put the fans on their feet for all three of his runs was Tucker Murray, age 4, out of Kelseyville, who did not let any of the large obstacles stand in his way.
He ran to win his division and had a very good time at doing it, and sometimes he even wanted to make a few more trips around the tires.
With his dad running the course along with Tucker it was double entertainment as racing staff was on hand to make sure dad not need any oxygen during his run through the course.
As if the action in the infield was not enough already, there was a 50 lap Taco Bell bomber main event that took place on Sunday night with the win going to Scott Sabol of Lakeport and the 10-lap grudge race win went to Rick Tommilla of Kelseyville.
The racing action continues this weekend at Lakeport Speedway with the Taco Bell Bombers, the Coors Light Extreme Asphalt Outlaws, the Bandoleros, the Volvo Rent Mini Stocks and the Jammers.
The gates open at 3:30 p.m. with the racing action starting at 5 p.m.
Make sure to like the speedway on Facebook and visit www.lakeportspeedway.com for complete event details.
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KELSEYVILLE, Calif. – The Konocti Junior Tennis League will start its summer program on Wednesday, June 19, at the Gard Street courts.
The summer program will begin at 10:30 a.m. and run until 11:30 a.m. every Wednesday, Thursday and Friday for eight weeks through the summer until Aug. 10.
The Konocti Junior Tennis league is a United States Tennis Association officially sanctioned tennis league. Racquets are provided if needed. Players should bring water and wear a hat.
On Monday, July 15, a one-day United States Tennis Association tournament is going to take place at the courts.
All participants in the league and local high school players will be given a free membership in the United States Tennis Association and the fees will be waived for the July 15 tournament.
The league initiated through a small seed grant by the United States Tennis Association in 1983.
Throughout the intervening years, junior tournaments have been held by the league, as well as practice year-round, which is free to all local juniors ages 8 to 18 who wish to play.
Tennis in this local area is mostly enjoyed by older folks and the league has been established in order to introduce and promote the sport to younger people.
Many of the local youth have gone on to play high school and college tennis. After the league wrote letters of recommendation, several players went on to obtain scholarships from the USTA, as well as sportsmanship recognition in a statewide competition.
Some of these young boys and girls have gone on and made tennis a large part of their lives due to the experiences they have had playing in the tennis league.
New youngsters come out every year, many returning for years and summers-leading to knowledge of the art and sport of tennis.
Congratulations to the Kelseyville High School tennis team, winners of the Coastal Mountain Conference Girls’ Doubles Championships, Gabby McQueen and Mary McAllister.
Thanks go out to the Lake County Wine Alliance for its donation to enable the league to continue its efforts to provide tennis for Lake County children.
For more information call 707-279-9652.
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