CHATTER: UCLA ALUMNS IN FULL FORCE.Byline: -- Ramona Shelburne Ramona Shelburne is an American sports journalist currently writing for the Los Angeles Daily News. Shelburne was born and raised in Los Angeles, California. She attended El Camino Real High School in Woodland Hills, California where she was a class valedictorian. It's going to look a little like an alumni game tonight when 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 plays an exhibition against the PFX PFX Personal Information Exchange PFX Powerflex (database file extension) PFX Purple Fluid Exchange (band) PFX Generic Police Term for Multi-Channel Packset Radio All Stars as part of a tournament in Palm Springs. The PFX roster is stacked with UCLA alums and in an interesting twist this year, UCLA coaches. Lisa Fernandez Lisa Fernandez (born February 22, 1971, in New York City) is a renowned softball pitcher of Cuban-Puerto Rican descent who established an Olympic record in softball with 25 strikeouts as a member of the United States Women Olympic Softball Team. , Andrea Duran and Natasha Watley are all assistants at UCLA this season. Former UCLA head coach Sharron Backus will coach the PFX team along with former UCLA All-American catcher, Stacey Nuveman, who is unable to play because she is expecting her first child in May. Former Camarillo High standout Jessica Mendoza is also expected to play for the PFX team. "I know it's her team now, but I'm not worried about Lisa at all," Mendoza said. "She's a competitor and I know she's going to do whatever it takes to win." Handball handball Any of a variety games in which a small rubber ball is struck against a wall with the hand or fist. It can be played in a three- or four-walled court or against a single wall by two or four players (in singles or doubles games, respectively). championships The National Intercollegiate Handball championships are being held this weekend at the Spectrum Club in Canoga Park. There are 268 collegiate handball players from Ireland, Canada and the United States The United States and Canada share a unique legal relationship. U.S. law looks northward with a mixture of optimism and cooperation, viewing Canada as an integral part of U.S. economic and environmental policy. taking part. "I'm biased of course, because I've been playing since I was six years old. But the abilities required in handball are greater than just about anything besides basketball," event organizer Howie Eisenberg said. "The top-level player blast the ball as hard as a baseball pitcher, 80-85 miles an hour, with either hand." The men's quarterfinals begin at 9:30 this morning. The semifinals are at 1. |
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