CHATTER: PIERCE SWIMMERS GOING FOR STATE TITLES.Byline: Heather Gripp and Ross Siler Staff Writers The Pierce College In 2006 the Library won a national Excellence award. Academics Pierce College offers associate's degrees, mainly in the arts and sciences. There are also certificate programs in early childhood education, social services, dental hygienist, and others. swimming team's distance freestylers have qualified for the three-day California Community College Championships, which begin Thursday at Diablo Valley College Diablo Valley College (DVC) is a two-year community college in Pleasant Hill in Contra Costa County, California. DVC is one of three publicly supported two-year community colleges in the Contra Costa Community College District (along with Contra Costa College and Los in Pleasant Hill, Calif. Freshman Sara Cremidas (El Camino Real El Camino Real (Spanish for The Royal Road or The King's Highway) was the name of a series of pre-automobile highways linking the various New World colonies of Spain:
Cremidas, the City Section champion in the 500 free last spring, could be the No. 1 seed at the state meet, Pierce coach Fred Shaw said. Meanwhile, freshman Kelly Hurst, who came to Pierce from Las Vegas Las Vegas (läs vā`gəs), city (1990 pop. 258,295), seat of Clark co., S Nev.; inc. 1911. It is the largest city in Nevada and the center of one of the fastest-growing urban areas in the United States. , won the men's mile in 17:20.19. Both Cremidas and Hurst also qualified to swim the 200 and 500 at the state championships. ... For the second consecutive year, the 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 softball team, ranked No. 2, was not one of eight schools selected to host an NCAA NCAA abbr. National Collegiate Athletic Association regional. The eight regional sites were announced by the NCAA on Monday, marking the first time regional sites have been announced in advance of the team selections. Sites were based on geographic location, quality of facilities and quality of experience for the student-athletes, including attendance history. Host institutions are not guaranteed a bid to the regionals. This year's sites are Cal State Fullerton, Alabama, Arizona, Florida, Fresno State, Michigan, Nebraska and Texas. Each regional will feature eight teams playing in a double-elimination format. The at-large teams, top eight national seeds and first-round pairings will be announced May 11 at 7 p.m. on ESPNEWS. The bracket, which will not be reseeded before the Women's College World Series The Women's College World Series (WCWS) is the final portion of the NCAA Women's Softball Tournament for college softball in the United States. The tournament is conducted in an eight-team, double-elimination format. , will be the first to include 64 teams since the championship began in 1982. Forty-eight teams comprised last year's field. UCLA has won an NCAA-record nine national championships, the last in 1999. Last year, the Bruins had to travel to South Carolina South Carolina, state of the SE United States. It is bordered by North Carolina (N), the Atlantic Ocean (SE), and Georgia (SW). Facts and Figures Area, 31,055 sq mi (80,432 sq km). Pop. (2000) 4,012,012, a 15. for their regional despite winning the Pacific-10 Conference The Pacific-10 Conference (Pac-10) is a college athletic conference which operates in the western United States. It participates in the NCAA's Division I. Membership Full members and being the No. 1-ranked team in the nation. ... Palmdale girls' basketball coach George Corisis will receive a California State Resolution by the City of Palmdale on May 12 in recognition of his contributions to the city and the high school. Corisis guided Palmdale to the Southern Section Div. I-AA semifinals this season before losing to eventual state champion Lynwood. In addition, Palmdale has been one of the more successful programs in the region during his tenure, winning 13 Golden League titles. Information: Phil McCrumb at (661) 273-7148 or Ellen Roehm at (661) 946-9757. ... Former El Camino Real of Woodland Hills pitcher Melissa Coogan was named the Western Athletic Conference The Western Athletic Conference (commonly referred to as the WAC, pronounced "wack") was formed on July 27, 1962, making it the sixth oldest of the 11 college athletic conferences currently participating in the NCAA's Division I Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS; formerly Pitcher of the Week for the third time this season. Coogan, a sophomore, pitched two shutouts and won three games for Hawaii in its series against San Jose San Jose, city, United States San Jose (sănəzā`, săn hōzā`), city (1990 pop. 782,248), seat of Santa Clara co., W central Calif.; founded 1777, inc. 1850. State. She leads the WAC WAC (Women's Army Corps), U.S. army organization created (1942) during World War II to enlist women as auxiliaries for noncombatant duty in the U.S. army. Before 1943 it was known as the Women's Auxiliary Army Corps (WAAC). Its first director was Oveta Culp Hobby. in wins with a 26-9 record, including an 11-1 mark in WAC games. ... The 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. softball team (34-6) was not selected to host one of the four-team regionals in the 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, Regional playoffs. Canyons, seeded seventh, instead will play Ventura at 2 p.m. Saturday at Cypress College Cypress College is a community college located in Cypress, California. Opened on September 12 1966 , the southern California college offers a variety of general education (51 associates degrees), transfer courses (58 transfer majors), and 139 vocational programs leading to . ... Crespi of Encino first baseman Jake Bamattre has decided to attend Santa Clara, where he plans to walk on for the baseball team. ... ... Saugus girls' basketball guard AnnMarie Summerhays has accepted a full scholarship to Idaho. She was a second-team Daily News All-Area selection this past season. The Cal State Northridge women's basketball team has signed Krisztina Fuleki, a 6-foot-2 forward from Elk Grove, to a letter of intent. She was the Southern Section Div. II-A Player of the Year and is CSUN CSUN California State University Northridge coach Tammy Holder's second signing. ... The sixth annual Thousand Oaks Little League golf tournament is scheduled for May 9 at Sterling Hills Golf Course in Camarillo with a 1 p.m. shotgun start. Cost is $125 per golfer or $600 for a foursome. There also will be a silent auction for which the league is seeking donated items, gift certificates or tickets. Information: Mark Wilkinson at (805) 493-4867. ... Staff Writer Ramona Shelburne contributed to this report. ATHLETES OF THE WEEK HEATHER HAMASAKI Glendale Senior As usual, Crescenta Valley of La Crescenta, at 4-0, is out in front in the Pacific League softball race. That made last Thursday's game between Glendale and Arcadia, which came in with 2-1 league records, all the more important. Hamasaki, a senior pitcher who will attend Lehigh University in the fall, responded by throwing a one-hitter with 15 strikeouts to help Glendale win and keep the team in the race. She'll need another big game today against Hoover of Glendale, which also is 3-1. BRIAN BIRD Thousand Oaks Junior In just his second start of the season, Bird threw a no-hitter in the championship game of the San Luis Obispo San Luis Obispo (săn l  `ĭs ōbĭs`pō), city (1990 pop. 41,958), seat of San Luis Obispo co., S Calif., near San Luis Obispo Bay; inc. 1856. tournament. Primarily a
first baseman and middle reliever since he made his only other start the
first week of the season, he had seven strikeouts and two walks in the
1-0 victory over Marmonte League rival Moorpark. He is 2-0.
UP AND COMER NICOLE NICOLE Nearly Intelligent Computer Operated Language Examiner (chatterbot) JAMES Cleveland High James is averaging almost 20 points a game as a starting guard for the sophomore girls' basketball team. She transferred to Cleveland of Reseda too late to join the varsity but is expected to be an important contributor next season. HEAD 2 HEAD Matchup of the week: JIM Jim Miss Watson’s runaway slave; Huck’s traveling companion. [Am. Lit.: Huckleberry Finn] See : Escape RAPOPORT Chaminade Outfield RAY RAVAGO Alemany Shortstop When the Mission League's baseball co-leaders meet today, Rapoport and Ravago are sure to play a key role. The Division I-bound seniors are similar in their ability to contribute either with power or speed on the basepaths. Rapoport, who has signed with Stanford, is among the region's stolen-base leaders. Ravago, headed to Cal State Northridge, is among the biggest home run threats in a lineup loaded with power. Both also are accomplished defensive players. The teams meet twice this week, and since neither side wants a repeat of last year's co-championship, getting the early advantage today is key. Today, 3:45 p.m. at Chaminade High THEN AND NOW When former Alemany of Mission Hills and UCLA standout Carly Funicello does color commentary for the Battle of the Valley senior all-star basketball game Saturday on Los Angeles' Channel 36, she will have come full circle. Funicello was recommended for the job by Melissa Hearlihy, Funicello's coach at Alemany who now coaches at Harvard-Westlake of Studio City. It's easy to understand why Hearlihy would think of her. At Alemany, Funicello was one of the best post players the area has produced, leading Alemany to three Southern Section Div. II final appearances over her four years and the championship in 1994. That team finished the year 30-1, losing only in the state tournament to Woodbridge of Irvine, after which Funicello was named the California Sophomore Player of the Year. She signed with UCLA as part of a deep recruiting class and spent her four years as a key reserve post player behind Jennae Hubbard. Her contributions helped the Bruins to the Elite Eight in 1999. After she graduated in 2000, Funicello tried out for the Sparks and was the last person cut before opening day. She tried to play in Europe but had to give up that dream when she lost an eye in a bungee-cord accident. In addition to doing color commentary Saturday, Funicello is a biology, social studies and religion teacher at St. Euphrasia Euphrasia (eyebright) is a genus of about 450 species of herbaceous flowering plants in the family Orobanchaceae (formerly treated in the family Scrophulariaceae), with a cosmopolitan distribution. They are semi-parasitic on grasses. Middle School in North Hills. CAPTION(S): 5 photos, 6 boxes Photo: (1) HEATHER HAMASAKI (2) BRIAN BIRD (3) NICOLE JAMES (4) JIM RAPOPORT (5) RAY RAVAGO Box: (1) STATILICIOUS (2) ATHLETES OF THE WEEK (see text) (3) UP AND COMER (see text) (4) HEAD 2 HEAD (see text) (5) THEN AND NOW (see text) (6) ON DECK: Highlights of the coming week |
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