King captures another victory

June 8, 2015 at 12:00a.m.

Hartford

Rex King Jr., Matt Lux, Greg Martin, Brian Carothers, Casey Bowers and Doug Hensel were winners in Saturday racing at Sharon Speedway.

King, Jr., the defending Hovis Auto & Truck Supply Champion, picked up his third win in four races.

Lux, who has returned to the Modified class, put a stop to division newcomer Will Thomas’ perfect two-for-two streak.

Martin made it three wins in four tries this season in the RUSH Sportsman Modifieds. Carothers came out on top of the Stock Cars to become the third different winner in as many races. Carothers had to pass defending two-time champion Mike Clark for the victory in the 20-lap Gibson Insurance Agency feature.

Bowers became the season’s fourth different winner in as many races in the ultra-competitive Econo Mod division.

Fundraiser set for hurt Sox fan

BOSTON

Friends have started an online fundraiser for a woman hit by a flying bat during Friday night’s game between the Oakland Athletics and the Boston Red Sox.

Tonya Carpenter remained in serious condition Sunday at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston. She was struck in the head by Oakland player Brett Lawrie’s bat as she sat between home plate and the third base dugout at Fenway Park with her son and a friend.

Her friends say on their gofundme page 44-year-old Carpenter was lucid after surgery Friday, but faces a long recovery. They say she’s “a beautiful, positive, upbeat, hardworking single mom who would do anything” for family and friends.

Her family says in a statement they’re “grateful to all who have reached out with thoughts and prayers.”

Pettersen’s birdies seal LPGA victory

CAMBRIDGE, Ontario

Suzann Pettersen birdied two of the last three holes to win the Manulife LPGA Classic for her 15th LPGA Tour victory and first since October 2013.

Pettersen closed with a 3-under 69 in windy conditions for a one-stroke victory over Brittany Lang at Whistle Bear Golf Club, the first-year venue after three seasons at Grey Silo in Waterloo.

Pettersen blasted out of a greenside bunker to 2 feet on the par-5 16th to set up a birdie that tied Lang for the lead, then hit a 5-iron to 8 feet for another birdie on the 191-yard, par-3 17th. The 34-year-old Norwegian parred the par-4 18th, hitting her long first putt to a foot.

Pettersen finished at 22-under 266. She ended a 35-event victory drought and is projected to jump from 10th to fifth in the world ranking.

Lang, the winner of the inaugural tournament in 2012 at Grey Silo, finished with a 65. She birdied Nos. 15-17 and closed with a par.

Colombia’s Mariajo Uribe was third at 18 under after a 72. Cristie Kerr bogeyed the final four holes for a 73 to drop into a tie for fourth at 16 under.

Calcavecchia wins Principal Charity

DES MOINES, Iowa

Mark Calcavecchia won the Principal Charity Classic for his third Champions Tour title, shooting a 3-under 69 for a one-stroke victory over Joe Durant and Brian Henninger.

Calcavecchia never trailed during the final round at the Wakonda Club. The 13-time PGA Tour winner finished at 12-under 204.

Calcavecchia is coming off a serious hand injury. On Thanksgiving, Calcavecchia stumbled at his brother-in-law’s house and his right hand went through two panes of glass, slashing a tendon and leaving a finger dangling. He had surgery in early December and couldn’t swing a club for three months.

Durant shot a 69, missing a long birdie putt on the 18th hole. Henninger had a 68.

Rod Spittle was fourth at 10 under after a 68.

Davis Love III had a 68 to top the group at 9 under. He was making his fourth Champions Tour start since turning 50 in April 2014.

Staff/wire report