COC BEAT: ONE FOR THE BOOKS COUGARS EARNED LONG-AWAITED TITLE.Byline: Scott Magoloff Staff Writer History may have been made by 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. women's volleyball team. It wrapped up a conference championship its first since at least 1980 - in beating Santa Monica Santa Monica (săn`tə mŏn`ĭkə), city (1990 pop. 86,905), Los Angeles co., S Calif., on Santa Monica Bay; inc. 1886. Tourism and retailing are important, and the city has motion-picture, biotechnology, and software industries. on Friday. Athletic director Athletic director (commonly, "athletics director") is a position at many American colleges and universities, as well as in larger high schools and middle schools, which oversees the work of the coaches and related staff involved in intercollegiate or interscholastic athletic Len Mohney believes COC See chip on chip. had some quality volleyball teams in the 1970s, but the records stop at 1980. ``It's overwhelming,'' said coach Lisa Mosier, who has guided the Cougars to a 14-4, 8-0 record in her third season as head coach. ``The game plan has always been to peak at the end of the season so you can take that play into the playoffs. Never before has that formula worked so well. ``This is what we're looking for Looking for In the context of general equities, this describing a buy interest in which a dealer is asked to offer stock, often involving a capital commitment. Antithesis of in touch with. , not just to go to the playoffs, to go far.'' Canyons was ranked No. 10 in 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, last week and figures to move up, having clinched the Western State Conference Southern Division title. When the playoff brackets are released Sunday, COC will hope for a top-eight seeding in Southern California. The tournament features the top 16 teams each from Southern California and Northern California Northern California, sometimes referred to as NorCal, is the northern portion of the U.S. state of California. The region contains the San Francisco Bay Area, the state capital, Sacramento; as well as the substantial natural beauty of the redwood forests, the northern . The top eight seeds in each bracket play home games in the first round. The season has to be especially satisfying for Mosier, regardless of the team's play in the postseason. She gave up a teaching job she loved at Pepperdine, her alma mater, to focus on the COC volleyball team. For the past two years, she had been traveling between the two schools almost daily. Earlier this season, she spoke about her uncertainty over whether it would pay to focus on volleyball. She received positive proof at the Santa Monica game when her team drew the largest crowd of the season at COC. Mosier said about 200 fans came out to witness the Cougars clinching a title they hadn't held in at least 19 years. ``All along, people have been very complimentary,'' Mosier said. ``Most of those people were either parents or friends of the players. In the last couple of games, people with no relationship to the college are coming out, having read about us in the newspaper and are watching us play. Signs of life: COC's men's basketball team lost 100-85 to Santa Ana Santa Ana, city, El Salvador Santa Ana (sän'tä ä`nä), city (1993 pop. 129,873), W El Salvador. It is the second largest city in the country and the commercial and processing center for a sugarcane, coffee, and cattle region. in its season opener Friday, although it wasn't a total loss. Coach Lee Smelser said his players suffered from the first-game ``jitters'' in the first half, which they ended trailing 63-35. ``We were a step slow in the first 20 minutes, but we outscored them by 13 in the second half,'' Smelser said. ``We showed signs of life in the second half.'' Freshman forward Nana Gbewonyo, from Kennedy High, led COC with 23 points in his college debut. |
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