CHATTER: SNYDER DOESN'T GET FOILED IN RUN AT FENCING TOURNEY.Byline: Vincent Bonsignore Staff Writer Former Chaminade of West Hills fencer Derek Snyder, now at Notre Dame Notre Dame IPA: [nɔtʁ dam] is French for Our Lady, referring to the Virgin Mary. In the United States of America, Notre Dame University, made an impact at the World Junior Championships this week in Turkey. He led the 18-under U.S. junior men's foil team to a 19th-place finish and placed 45th in the individual foil event. Snyder, a freshman, is ranked 40th in the World Cup standings. ... Tonight's pitching matchup between Stanford's Jeremy Guthrie Jeremy Shane Guthrie (born April 8, 1979) is a right-handed starting pitcher for the Baltimore Orioles. Guthrie was born in Roseburg, Oregon and grew up in Ashland, Oregon, attending Ashland High School. and USC's Anthony Reyes Anthony Loza Reyes (born October 16, 1981 in Whittier, California) is a right-handed pitcher in the St. Louis Cardinals organization of Major League Baseball. Reyes is a Whittier, California native. might have the preseason hoopla hoop·la n. Informal 1. a. Boisterous, jovial commotion or excitement. b. Extravagant publicity: The new sedan was introduced to the public with much hoopla. 2. of first-team All-Americans when the Cardinal and Trojans meet at Stanford in a 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 game. Reyes is almost at full strength after beginning the season out with elbow soreness. He went a season-high five innings and struck out seven to beat Oregon State last Friday. ``It'd be nice if we can get seven-plus out of him in this kind of game,'' coach Mike Gillespie said. ``But he's certainly better. And he's healthy.'' That's what scouts are wondering. Reyes began the year as a probable first-round pick somewhere in the top 10. Questions about his health were alleviated with the solid performance against Oregon State. Now he'll get a chance to make a more important statement against the Cardinal, ranked second in the country. ``I think (last week) has to represent good news. It's 90-plus pitches (thrown),'' Gillespie said. ``It's got to be the weight of the world off his shoulders, because they saw what they had to see.'' ... Loyola Marymount junior Justin Abreu was named West Coast Conference pitcher of the month The Pitcher of the Month award is a Major League Baseball award named by each league for each month of the regular season. The National League started recognizing the award in 1975. The American League followed in 1979. for March after he compiled a 3-1 record and 2.35 earned-run average. ... Harvard-Westlake of Studio City basketball standout Bryce Taylor was selected to the Div. IV All-State team. Buckley point guard David Gayle was named to the Div. V team and Taft of Woodland Hills guard Steve Smith was selected to the All-State underclassmen team. ... The USTA USTA United States Tennis Association USTA United States Telecom Association USTA United States Trotting Association USTA United States Telephone Association USTA United States Twirling Association USTA United States Trademark Association Challenger of Calabasas tennis tournament moves into the quarterfinal today at the Calabasas Tennis and Swim Center at 11 a.m. Semifinals are Saturday at noon, followed by Sunday's final at noon. |
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