Jarrad Krueger of Vancouver won the top singles division during the Pacific Northwest regional handball championships. Krueger defeated Josh Bateman in the A singles final during the tournament played Friday through Sunday at the Multnomah Athletic Club in Portland.
Krueger beat follow Vancouver resident Jordan Taylor in the semifinal round, then won the title match.
Taylor finished fourth.
In the semifinal match, Taylor won the first game and Krueger the second before he outscored Taylor 11-3 in the tiebreaker. Krueger is Taylor’s handball coach.
Taylor said he was disappointed that he did not play to his potential after winning the first game of the semifinal. Taylor won his first two matches in tiebreakers. He lost the third-place match to Chris Cardinal.
Taylor plans to next compete at a July tournament in Ireland, and will participate in the junior nationals later in the summer.
VLC rowers tune up on Vancouver Lake
Vancouver Lake Crew hosted Lake Stevens Rowing Club from Seattle and Oregon Rowing Unlimited from Portland on Sunday for exhibition races as rowers prepare for the Northwest Regional Junior Rowing Championships, which will take place May 16-18 on Vancouver Lake.
Vancouver Lake Crew boats won nine races on Sunday. The competition took place on a 1,000-meter course near the VLC dock that was protected from windy conditions on much of the lake.
To see the VLC results from Sunday’s event, see the Community Sports Scoreboard.
Football Vipers lose road game at Southern Oregon
The Clark County Vipers fell to 1-3 on the season and 0-3 in Pacific Football League play with a 48-37 loss to the Southern Oregon Renegades on Saturday in Medford.
Details from the amateur football game were not reported.
The Vipers are idle this week. Their next game is at 6 p.m. on May 17 at McKenzie Stadium in Vancouver against the Portland Raiders.
