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NASCAR's Carl Edwards's #99 car will be at the Fastenal store in Sunnyside today.

The Yakima Bears defeated the Eugene Emeralds 10-1 Tuesday night at PK Park in Eugene, Oregon. The Emeralds still took the five-game series 3-2, but the Bears also stayed tied for first in the Northwest League’s East Division with a 2-3 record.

SPECIAL PROGRAMMING NOTE:Due to a scheduling conflict with game 4 of the NBA Finals, which can be heard here on 1460 ESPN Radio Yakima, tonight's Yakima Bears baseball broadcast can be found on our sister stations NewsTalk KIT 1280-AM or 99.3-FM

The Yakima Bears lost 6-5 in 10 innings in the opening game of the Northwest League season Friday night at PK Park in Eugene, Oregon. The Bears could not overcome Eugene first baseman Clark Murphy, who started the 2012 season by electrifying the 3,569 fans at PK Park.

The Yakima National Little League will hold summer league registrations tomorrow (Friday, June 15th) from 6-7 p.m. at Elks Memorial Park.

The Arizona Diamondbacks have informed the Yakima Bears of the 15 position players and 15 pitchers who will be on the opening day roster in 2012.

The 10th annual Yakima Sports Awards Luncheon was held this afternoon at the Yakima Convention Center honoring Yakima Valley teams, athletes and coaches. I was honored to be able co-host the event with KIMA-TV's Alan Sillence and help to present him with the Fred Redmon Service Award. Full results as follows:

The Yakima valley Sports Authority along with the Amateur Athletic Union are now forming teams for a 2012 Summer Basketball League. The season begins July 9th and runs through the 31st with games scheduled in the evenings Monday through Thursday. There will be boys and girls divisions for participants in 3rd grade through high school varsity level.