COUGARS COACH REACHES 100 WINS.Byline: Kirby Lee Special to the Daily News 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 basketball Women's basketball is one of the few games which developed in tandem with men's. It became popular, spreading from the east coast of the United States to the west coast, in large part via women's colleges. coach Greg Herrick managed to keep his 100th coaching victory a secret from his team last week. The Cougars, though, are well aware of Herrick's upcoming birthday, Wednesday. College of the Canyons will play Valley for the Western State Conference South Division lead the preceding night. ``We want to score 100 points for his birthday,'' said freshman forward Gohar Tumanian. When Herrick took over as coach in 1992-93, he wasn't sure he would be around long enough at College of the Canyons to celebrate his 44th birthday or 100th victory. ``I polled 10 people and seven told me not to take it,'' Herrick said. ``So, naturally, I took it. I've always believed the best job is the one you presently have. It was a pretty dramatic challenge.'' There were no dramatics dra·mat·ics n. (used with a sing. or pl. verb) 1. The art or practice of acting and stagecraft. 2. Dramatic or stagy behavior: Cut the dramatics and get to the point. for Herrick's 100th victory Saturday at Bakersfield. It wasn't until after the Cougars had coasted to an 82-56 victory before Herrick broke the news to the team in the locker Things commonly known as lockers include:
His players treated him to an apple pie apple pie typical, wholesome American dessert. [Am. Culture: Flexner, 68] See : America - fat-free, of course - at a local restaurant following the game. ``It was a very personal victory for me,'' Herrick said. ``I've never stuck around long enough at one place to get to 100. All it does is represent the quality of players I've had at College of the Canyons.'' Herrick amassed 98 victories and two City Section 3-A division boys' titles at Cleveland High from 1979-85 and won 81 games and two Foothill League titles at Hart from 1987-92 before coming to College of the Canyons. At the school, Herrick, who is now 101-54, has guided the Cougars to two WSC WSC Winter Symposium on Chemometrics WSC Winter Simulation Conference WSC Wayne State College WSC Westfield State College (Westfield, MA) WSC Western State College (Colorado) South Division titles in four years as well as its first berth in the state tournament in 1994-95. ``A milestone like your 100th victory is like a lunar eclipse,'' Herrick said. ``Everybody talks about them when they happen but forget about it until the next one comes along. I might not get to 200 until 2008.'' College of the Canyons (21-4, 4-0), ranked second in the state behind defending champion defending champion n (SPORT) → defensor/a m/f del título defending champion n (Sport) → champion(ne) en titre Ventura, is on track for several milestones this season. The Cougars are on the verge On the Verge (or The Geography of Yearning) is a play written by Eric Overmyer. It makes extensive use of esoteric language and pop culture references from the late nineteenth century to 1955. of their second State scoring title in three years. The Cougars lead the state with a 92.7-point scoring average. The Cougars, who play at 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. tonight, routed West L.A. 122-34 Wednesday night for their ninth consecutive victory. Kyetra Brown is the state leader in assists at 10.9 per game and LaCresha Clark ranks second in the state with 64 three-point baskets. Clark and Brown, both sophomore guards, are averaging 19.5 and 17.0 points, respectively, and freshman center Zevette Mitchell averages 9.8 rebounds. ``He can turn a good player into a great one,'' Brown said about Herrick. ``Everybody is capable of carrying the load and putting it in. He knows how to mold mold, name for certain multicellular organisms of the various classes of the kingdom Fungi, characteristically having bodies composed of a cottony mycelium. The colors of molds are caused by the spores, which are borne on the mycelium. players into his game.'' As with his boys' teams, Herrick's game has been and still is a coast-to-coast fast break offense. ``I've never seen it done before in women's basketball,'' Herrick said. ``I used to fall asleep watching women's games. I never saw an entire game before I started coaching at Canyons. I wanted to be a pioneer and make it interesting.'' CAPTION(S): Photo Photo: The best job, says Cougars women's basketball coach Greg Harrick, is the one you have. Hans Gutknecht/Daily News |
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