Host Birch Ridge Golf Course won five of the first seven singles matches on Sunday against Kenai Golf Course to clinch the seventh annual Walker Cup.

Birch Ridge rolled up a 7 1-2 to 4 1-2 edge in the singles matches to win the event 15-9 and take back the Walker Cup from Kenai.

Thanks to a 5-1 advantage it took Thursday in the opening day of the three-day event, Birch Ridge went into Sunday with a 7 1-2 to 4 1-2 advantage. That meant Birch Ridge needed to win five of Sunday's 12 singles matches to move its record in Walker Cup play to 4-2-1.

The rain kept falling Saturday. The Peninsula Oilers kept hitting.
The Oilers slapped 11 base knocks and each starter reached base at least once in a rain-shortened, 6-3 Alaska Baseball League victory over the Anchorage Glacier Pilots at Coral Seymour Memorial Park.
Peninsula improves to 18-9 in the ABL, holding a three-game lead over the Anchorage Bucs (16-13) for the league's top spot. The Mat-Su Miners are four back at 15-14, while the Pilots are six back at 15-18. The Athletes in Action Fire sit in the cellar, 9 1-2 behind at 10-20.

Don't be fooled by the modest frame or soft-spoken personality. When it comes to baseball, there's nothing unassuming about Mike Miller.

The 5-foot-8, 160-pound Peninsula Oilers shortstop is in the middle of a booming season.

"I'm not a guy that will get in anyone's face, just pretty quiet," said Miller, 21, in his second year with the Oilers. "I try to lead by example. I try to work hard and keep my mouth shut for the most part."

The Peninsula Oilers' flat, 3-1 loss to the Anchorage Glacier Pilots on Friday at Coral Seymour Memorial Park didn't leave fans with much to talk about.
The three-hit performance by the offense left Oilers head coach Dennis Machado with plenty to discuss.
The Oilers' first home game in 10 days ended with a 25-minut