Lowry surges into the lead at Royal Portrush...former Yankees get ready for HOF induction...and a local standout gets All-WNY softball honors. Greg Larson has more details on today's Sunday Sports Update...
Sunday Sports Update
Top left: Shane Lowry is in a great position to win the British Open after he set a record for lowest score through three rounds in an Open Championship. On Saturday, Lowry began the day tied for the lead, but then took advantage of favorable conditions and carded a 63 to get to -16 and a four-shot lead. Lowry extended his lead over Tommy Fleetwood by two strokes through the first eight holes of today's final round at Royal Portrush. Photo by USA Today
Top right: The Baseball Hall of Fame Class of 2019 officially gets inducted today in Cooperstown. Four of the six inductees are shown here, from left to right: Mike Mussina, Roy Halladay, Edgar Martinez, and Mariano Rivera. The other two members of the Class of 2019 are Harold Baines and Lee Smith. Image by CBS Sports
Bottom left: Players were still giving it their all in Dunkirk on Saturday despite hot and humid conditions on the second day of the 44th annual First Ward Falcons Club Fastpitch Softball Tournament. The tournament comes to a conclusion this afternoon at Prommenschenkel Stadium, with the championship game at 2:30 PM. Photo by Ron Szot
Bottom right: Olivia Anderson, who recently graduated from Chautauqua Lake High School, was recently named to the All-Western New York softball team for the 2019 season. The honor should come as no surprise; Anderson played six seasons for the school's varsity team and helped deliver a state championship for the program in 2018. She was also the New York State Class C Co-Player of the Year during the school's title run. Photo by the Observer
