Blumenherst continues to roll at U.S. Women's Amateur
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08/07/2008 -
Eugene, OR (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Amanda Blumenherst rolled to a pair of wins
Thursday to advance to the quarterfinals of the 108th U.S. Women's Amateur at
Eugene Country Club.
Blumenherst, the NCAA Player of the Year and last year's runner-up at this
event, won her second round match 4 & 3 over Nikki Koller. In the third round,
Blumenherst trounced Ellen Mueller, 7 & 6. Blumenherst moves on to face
Carlota Ciganda.
The last two Ladies British Amateur champions moved into the quarterfinals.
Ciganda, the 2007 Ladies' British Open Amateur winner, fended off Jennifer
Johnson, 1-up, in the second round. She held on for a 2 & 1 win over Jennifer
Hirano in the third round.
Balen Mozo, the 2006 Ladies British Open Amateur champ, handled Lindy Duncan,
3 & 2, in the second round before rolling to a 6 & 5 win over Stephanie
Sherlock in round three. Mozo will battle Whitney Neuhauser in the quarters.
Neuhauser rolled to a 5 & 4 win over Lucy Nunn in the second round before
dispatching Stephanie Kono, 1-up in her afternoon match.
Stephanie Na, who shared medalist honors with Blumenherst, won two close
matches as she beat Sydney Burlison 2 & 1 in round two prior to besting
Kristina Wong, 1-up. Na will take on Azahara Munoz on Friday.
Munoz has similar winning margins downing Ha-Na Jang in the second round and
Tracy Nichols in round three.
Erynne Lee won a pair of 1-up matches, the first over Cindy Lacrosse and the
second in 19 holes over Kira Meixner. Lee will take on Chelsea Stelzmiller in
the quarters.
Stelzmiller needed 19 holes to beat Alison Walshe in the second round, then
fended off Megan McChrystal, 2 & 1, in the third round.
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Denver, CO (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Wil Nieves and Willie Harris drove in two runs
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If there is any category that is not an obvious win for any one nominee in this year's Academy Awards, it would be for Best Picture. Sure the Departed is a 5/7 favorite, but that's hardly anything when we look at Helen Mirren and her "out-of-reach" 1 to 40 odds (which means you would win a whopping $1 for every $40 bet).
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