Scalabrine, Celtics come up short

Enumclaw High graduate Brian Scalabrine suited up and played briefly in the Boston Celtics’ 83-79 Game 7 NBA Finals loss to Los Angeles Lakers Thursday night. With the home-court victory, the Lakers captured the NBA title.

Basketball camp ready to go

The city of Enumclaw and Enumclaw Basketball Association present Plateau Pro Camp July 26-28 at Enumclaw High.

The boys basketball camp is open to players in grades 3 through 9. Camp runs from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., breaks for lunch and resumes from noon to 1 p.m. Registration begins at 8 a.m. July 26.

Former EHS player Tony Binetti will lead players through the fundamentals of offense and defense. Camp staff will also include coaches from area schools.

After finishing his Hornet career, Binetti played for Seattle Pacific University where he was an NCAA Division II all-American and Greater Northwest Athletic Conference Player of the Year. He currently is playing professional basketball in Europe.

The cost is $110 per athlete. Registration forms are available at the Enumclaw Parks and Recreation office, 1339 Griffin Ave. For information call Binetti at 360-825-6186 or 360-367-0097.

Erickson headed to Pierce College

White River High graduate Tyson Erickson recently signed a letter of intent to pitch next season at Pierce Community College.

Enumclaw High’s Kailen Bickler and Casey Clare will continue their baseball careers at the community college level too.

Clare, a pitcher, and Bickler, a second baseman/designated hitter, have signed to play with Big Bend Community College in Moses Lake.

After pole, Kahne finishes fourth

For a while it looked like Kasey Kahne would defend his Infineon Raceway title. The Enumclaw NASCAR Sprint Cup driver captured the road course pole during qualifying and ran in the Top 10 most of the day. The victory, however, went to Jimmie Johnson, while Kahne finished fourth.

The finish moves Kahne up three sports in the drivers standings to 18th, 553 points behind leader Kevin Harvick, but gaining on No. 12 driver Carl Edwards. The top 12 drivers vie for the title in the final 10 races of the season.

Racing continues at Loudon, N.H., Sunday.