GOLF
Old Dominion graduate Jon Hurst won the 75th Virginia State Golf Association Senior Amateur Championship, defeating David Jordan of Montpelier 2 and 1 at Cavalier Golf & Yacht Club in Virginia Beach.
It was the first Senior Amateur title for Hurst, who represented Fredericksburg Country Club. In 1991, he became ODU’s first Division I golf All-American. Last year, he lost to Jordan, who represented Willow Oaks Country Club in Richmond, in a quarterfinal.
Hurst went 2-up with a 5-foot birdie on the 12th hole and went on to his 10th all-time VSGA victory. Only six men have won more.
CNU’s Price falls in quarterfinal after stunning U.S. Amateur surge
Christopher Newport standout Alex Price’s stunning surge at the U.S. Amateur Championship ended in the quarterfinals with a 2-and-1 loss Friday to Division I All-American Ben Carr of Georgia Southern.
Price, a rising senior from Loudoun County, was likely the first active NCAA Division III golfer to reach the final eight of one of the most prestigious amateur tournaments in the world. He tied for 21st in stroke-play qualifying before defeating three players who are in the top 50 of the World Amateur Golf Rankings — knocking off U.S. Junior Amateur champ Wenyi Ding of China in 23 holes, then beating a pair of 2022 Division I all-conference players with Walker Cup experience, Georgia Tech’s Christo Lamprecht and Florida’s Ricky Castillo.
Friday, Price trailed by four holes after 11 before he rallied on the back nine, cutting the deficit to one by winning the 12th, 14th and 15th. His birdie on 15 was his 17th in four match-play rounds.
On the 17th hole, though, Price drove into the rough, eventually missed a long par putt and conceded the hole and match to Carr, who was about to try a short birdie putt.
Reaching the quarterfinals earned Price an exemption into next year’s U.S. Amateur in Colorado.
PRO BASEBALL
Orioles promote three Tides to Baltimore
The Baltimore Orioles made a flurry of roster moves before they took the field Friday night against Boston and before the Norfolk Tides played host to Durham.
The Orioles recalled outfielder Kyle Stowers, infielder Richie Martin and left-handed reliever Nick Vespi from Norfolk and optioned right-hander Logan Gillaspie back to the Triple-A Tides after his brief promotion earlier in the week.
Also, Baltimore placed infielder Terrin Vavra on the paternity list and designated outfielder Brett Phillips for assignment, meaning his future in the organization is unclear.
MEN’S BASKETBALL
U.Va. wins in double OT in exhibition tour finale
Virginia ended its four-game European trip with a flourish, outlasting KK Mega Basket 94-87 in double overtime in Rapallo, Italy. Kihei Clark scored 23 points and backcourt mate Reece Beekman had 21 for the Cavaliers.
U.Va. finished 3-1 on the tour by gaining payback after losing to KK Mega Basket, a team from Belgrade, Serbia, the previous day.
In the rematch, Isaac McKneely scored eight points and fellow freshman Traudt had six in the first half, which ended with U.Va. ahead 34-24. The Serbian team bounced back in the second half against a Cavaliers team that did not use three of its most experienced players: Armaan Franklin, Jayden Gardner and Kadin Shedrick.
PRO HOCKEY
Admirals sign forward
The ECHL’s Norfolk Admirals signed forward Reid Perepeluk, 22, a Saskatchewan native who spent most of last season with the Kansas City Mavericks. He had five assists, no goals and 61 penalty minutes in 52 games.
Perepeluk also played two games with the American Hockey League’s Stockton Heat.
As an amateur, he played four seasons in the Western Hockey League.
Norfolk will start the season at 7:05 p.m. Oct. 21 at Scope against the South Carolina Stingrays.
AUTO RACING
Virginia Motor Speedway cancels Saturday program
Because rain is in Saturday’s forecast, Virginia Motor Speedway and Fastrak racing officials canceled the $3,000-to-win Prelude to the World Championship, which was scheduled for Saturday night on the dirt track in Jamaica, in Middlesex County. Track owner Bill Sawyer said competitors were coming from as far as Florida and Mississippi and didn’t want them to incur “unnecessary fuel and travel costs.”
The track is scheduled to return to action Aug. 27.
