CHATTER: A ROUND OF GOLF -- AND SOME GOOD TALK.Byline: Lee Barnathan Staff Writer Does talking help in golf? Do competitors shoot lower scores if they have people to talk to in between shots? At last week's Southern Section girls' individual championships, the answer was unequivocably . . . it depends on your preference. Some foursomes were downright chatty chat·ty adj. chat·ti·er, chat·ti·est 1. Inclined to chat; friendly and talkative. 2. Full of or in the style of light informal talk: a chatty letter. as they walked the Mission Lakes Country Club course, discussing not just golf but shopping, movies, school, music, boys and anything else. ``After the round I had, there was nothing left to do but be social and have fun,'' Quartz Hill's Cassie Corless said. She shot 29-over-par 101. For Julie McKenna of Newbury Park, talking's a cure. It causes her to focus less on the bad shots. In her foursome, McKenna was the grand cheerleader, encouraging everyone and learning about the golfers she didn't know. ``I've been lucky,'' she said. ``Everyone wants to talk to me.'' In the end, McKenna shot 84 and qualified for today's Women's Southern California Southern California, also colloquially known as SoCal, is the southern portion of the U.S. state of California. Centered on the cities of Los Angeles and San Diego, Southern California is home to nearly 24 million people and is the nation's second most populated region, Golf Association championships at The SCGA SCGA Southern California Golf Association SCGA Software Carrier Group Alarm Member's Club in Murrieta Hot Springs. Burbank's Moah Chang also qualified with an 83. She played with a quiet group and would have preferred not to. ``If it's quiet, it's boring,'' Chang said. ``It'd be cool if we talked when we're walking.'' Notre Dame's Mayumi Kobayashi didn't talk, but the rest of her foursome did. She said she preferred concentrating on her game. It worked. She shot 79 and qualified. Harvard-Westlake's Emma Stachowicz said it makes no difference. She'll go with the group. On this day, Stachowicz's group didn't talk. So she quietly shot 79, although she had already qualified as a member of Harvard-Westlake's team. . . . USC An abbreviation for U.S. Code. outside hitter April Ross has been named Pac-10 Conference Freshman of the Year. USC interim coach Jerritt Elliott earned co-Coach of the Year honors. The Trojans tied with Arizona for the conference title. USC middle blocker Jennifer Pahl also made the all-conference team, as did UCLA UCLA University of California at Los Angeles UCLA University Center for Learning Assistance (Illinois State University) UCLA University of Carrollton, TX and Lower Addison, TX middle blocker Elisabeth Bachman and outside hitter Kristee Porter. USC's Toni Anderson, Janae Henry, Antoinette Polk and Katie Olsovsky were honorable mention, along with UCLA's Ashley Bowles, Lauren Fendrick and Erika Selsor. Olsovsky and Anderson joined Ross on the all-freshman team, with UCLA's Ella Harley making honorable mention. . . . Pepperdine setter Melissa Plass and outside hitter Stacy Rowenhorst earned All-West Coast Conference first-team honors. Middle blockers Jennifer Fopma and Kate Taylor
Kate Taylor made the second team. . . . The Thousand Oaks Thousand Oaks, residential city (1990 pop. 104,352), Ventura co., S Calif., in a farm area; inc. 1964. Avocados, citrus, vegetables, strawberries, and nursery products are grown. baseball team is holding a golf tournament on Monday at Sunset Hills Country Club. A single entry fee is $125, which includes green fee, lunch, cart, range balls, dinner and evening auction. Information: (805) 495-7491. ATHLETES OF THE WEEK LAURA Laura, subject of the love poems of Petrarch. She is thought to be Laura de Noves (1308?–1348), wife of Hugo de Sade, but this has not been proved. Laura Petrarch’s perpetual, unattainable love. [Ital. Lit. JAKOSKY Senior, Agoura cross country Jakosky finished sixth in the state Division II final for the third consecutive year Saturday in Fresno. Her time of 18:10 on the 5,000-meters Woodward Park Woodward Park (34 acres) is a public park, botanical garden, and arboretum located between 21st Street and 24th Street, Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA. It is open to the public daily. course was the fastest of her high school career. She ran 18:50 as a sophomore and 18:23 last season en route to sixth-place finishes. Jakosky, who will compete in the Foot Locker Foot Locker, Inc. (NYSE: FL) is a major American sportswear and footwear retailer, with its headquarters in New York City, and operating in approximately 20 countries worldwide. It is the successor corporation to the F.W. Woolworth Company (“Woolworth’s”). West Regional at Mt. San Antonio College Mt. San Antonio College (commonly called Mt. SAC; pronounced as the word "sack") is a community college located in the Los Angeles suburb of Walnut, California, next to California State Polytechnic University, Pomona which is just over a hill. Mt. on Saturday, defended her Marmonte League The Marmonte League is a high school sports league primarily made up of schools from Ventura County. The Marmonte Leauge is part of the CIF Southern Section. Click here to view the league schedule. title and finished second in the Southern Section Division II final for the second year in a row. MARK NEVERS Senior, Oak park cross country Nevers finished second in the state Division IV championships Saturday in Fresno to lift Oak Park to second in the team competition behind eight- time champion McFarland. The Eagles' showing was the best in school history. It was the third consecutive appearance at state for Nevers, who finished second as a sophomore and third last year. Nevers powered Oak Park to the Southern Section title last week with his second consecutive runner-up finish Noun 1. runner-up finish - a finish in second place (as in a race) second-place finish finish - designated event that concludes a contest (especially a race); "excitement grew as the finish neared"; "my horse was several lengths behind at the finish"; "the . He will compete in the Foot Locker West Regional on Saturday at Mt. San Antonio College. UP AND COMER MICHAEL BROCCOLI Thousand Oaks High In helping the Lancers' junior varsity junior varsity n. Abbr. JV A high-school or college team that competes in interschool sports on the level below varsity. Noun 1. football team go 10-0, Broccoli caught 42 passes for 626 yards and three touchdowns. His season earned him a promotion to the varsity for the playoffs. Nominate outstanding junior varsity or middle school athletes by calling (818) 713-3611. HEAD TO HEAD KYLE MATTER Hart, Quarterback JOHN SCIARRA St. Francis, Quarterback Here we go again. For the second consecutive year, Sciarra leads St. Francis into a Southern Section Division III semifinal matchup against Matter and the Indians. Last year, Hart cruised to a 31-14 victory, then beat Valencia to win its second straight title. Sciarra, who is headed to UCLA, led the Golden Knights to a 47-26 victory over Antelope Valley in the quarterfinals Friday, throwing for 256 yards and three touchdowns to help erase an 11-point deficit. He now has 2,500 yards and 21 touchdowns on the year. Matter, who will pay at Stanford, was equally impressive in a 28-23 victory over Crescenta Valley, passing for 247 yards and a touchdown to bring his season totals to 3,208 yards and 32 touchdowns. Both players like to spread things around among several receivers, using vision, savvy and confidence to get the job done. There is not much talent difference between the schools - with perhaps a small edge going to Hart - so the play of Matter and Sciarra should decide the winner. St. Francis vs. Hart, Friday, 7:30 p.m., College of the Canyons College of the Canyons is one of the fastest-growing community colleges in the state. According to the National Junior College Research Association, College of the Canyons consistently ranks in the top 50 community colleges in the nation. . CAPTION(S): 5 photos, 5 boxes Photo: (1) LAURA JAKOSKY Senior, Agoura cross country (2) MARK NEVERS Senior, Oak park cross country (3) MICHAEL BROCCOLI Thousand Oaks High (4) KYLE MATTER Hart, Quarterback (5) JOHN SCIARRA St. Francis, Quarterback Box: (1) STATILICIOUS (2) ATHLETES OF THE WEEK (see text) (3) UP AND COMER (see text) (4) HEAD 2 HEAD (see text) (5) ON DECK: Highlights of the coming week |
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