Brian Tolnar honored

Brian Tolnar honored

Rochester, N.Y.

Brian Tolnar, General Manager and PGA Director of Golf at Blue Heron Hills Golf Club, received the 2013 Western New York PGA Professional of the Year Award.

Tolnar is a graduate of Hubbard High School and Youngstown State Univ. and a former PGA head professional at Avalon Lakes from 2000-04.

In addition, Tolnar was awarded the WNYPGA Growth of the Game Award (Presidents Plaque) and received the WNYPGA Merchandiser of the Year Award for a Semi-Private Facility.

WNYPGA Professional of the Year is determined annually to honor the working club professional whose total contributions to the game best exemplify the complete PGA golf professional.

Olsen, Klika selected

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Alyssa Olsen was selected the player of the week of Oct. 6 in the Boardman Tennis Center Junior League.

The player of the week of Oct. 13 was Ryan Klika.

Reporting prep results

Coaches and statisticians are encouraged to report prep results by 10 p.m. via email (sports@vindy.com), fax (330-747-6712) or phone (330-747-1478).

Emails and faxes are strongly preferred.

Prep football statistics

In order to include a football team’s statistical leaders in the weekly list featured in the Blitz, both in print and online, coaches and/or statisticians should report their updated statistics by 5 p.m. Wednesday.

Email stats to dchapin@vindy.com or fax them to 330-747-6712, attention Doug Chapin.

Brazil to monitor price hikes during WCup

SAO PAULO

The Brazilian government has created a committee to monitor abusive price hikes of hotel rates and plane tickets during next year’s World Cup.

The group made up of members of different ministries was created by Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff on Thursday.

The move comes after complaints by consumer advocates.

A study by Brazil’s tourism board this year showed that some hotel rates will be up to 500 percent more expensive during the World Cup, and the Folha de S. Paulo newspaper reported last week that a 45-minute flight from Rio de Janeiro to Sao Paulo on the day of the World Cup final could cost almost as much as a flight to New York or Paris.

Intxausti Elorriaga leads Tour of Beijing

BEIJING

Spanish cyclist Benat Intxausti Elorriaga won the fourth stage of the Tour of Beijing and holds the overall lead.

The stage win gives Intxausti Elorriaga a 10-second lead over Daniel Martin of Ireland.

David Lopez of Spain was in third, followed by Movistar teammate Rui Costa of Portugal.

Tony Martin of Germany, winner of the two previous editions of the Tour of Beijing, was sixth.

Intxausti Elorriaga attacked with a little more than 1 mile left in the 94-mile stage as the pack battled uphill to the finish in the mountainous Mentougou district west of the city center.

He earned a 10-second time bonus along with the three-second win.

America’s Cup sailor died of blunt trauma

SAN FRANCISCO

An autopsy report says the British sailor who died during training for the America’s Cup races suffered extensive trauma to his head and neck, and drowned while trapped underwater for about 10 minutes.

The report by the San Francisco medical examiner says there were serious cuts and bruises to Andrew “Bart” Simpson’s head and neck, and his helmet was crushed. The Olympic gold medalist’s cause of death was listed as “blunt trauma with drowning.”

The autopsy report was obtained by the San Francisco Chronicle.

Simpson died May 9 after his 72-foot catamaran nosedived and broke into pieces while training in San Francisco Bay with Artemis Racing.

Vindicator staff/wire reports