COUGARS COME UP SHORT IN FINALE.Byline: Marcus Walton Special to the Daily News 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 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. team came here to win the state junior college title and a trip to Hawaii. It left barely able to field a team. By the end of Saturday's 68-59 loss to Ventura College Ventura College is a California-state funded community college located in Ventura, California. Established in 1925, the college has a 112-acre campus with an enrollment of 13,000 students. The college is part of the Ventura County Community College District. in the championship game, the Cougars were down to six players after Kyetra Brown broke her left thumb against the Pirates This is a list of known pirates, buccaneers, corsairs, privateers, and others involved in piracy. This list includes both captains and prominent crew members. See also: pirates, wokou, buccaneers, corsairs, and privateers Ancient World ``We were trying to do it with mirrors,'' said Canyons coach Greg Herrick. Harrick had promised his players that if they won the tournament he would take them to his condo in Maui. And with nine healthy players entering the tournament, the Cougars had an excellent chance. But Narineh Hartoonian suffered a mild concussion concussion Period of nervous-function impairment that results from relatively mild brain injury, often with no bleeding in the cerebral cortex. It causes brief unconsciousness, followed by mental confusion and physical difficulties. Friday after getting kicked in the head during a mad scramble for a loose ball against Merced College. She spent several hours in a local hospital. Gohar Turmanian suffered a sprained left wrist in the same game. She didn't require hospitalization hospitalization /hos·pi·tal·iza·tion/ (hos?pi-t'l-i-za´shun) 1. the placing of a patient in a hospital for treatment. 2. the term of confinement in a hospital. . And then there was the loss of Brown. Herrick, who grew up in Oakland, 40 miles north of 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. , put this tournament ahead of seeing his family and friends. He saw his family only after the games his team played. ``Someone asked me if we were going to see the sights,'' Herrick said. ``I said, `We're here to play basketball, not vacation.' '' The vacation, after all, would come after the championship game. ``Getting here wasn't important,'' Herrick said after Friday's victory. ``Winning it is important.'' After beating Merced, Canyons players started chanting, ``Hawaii, Hawaii, Hawaii.'' They didn't mind that the coach didn't let them do much sightseeing while in the Bay Area. Their thoughts were on the championship game and a much bigger celebration. Despite the loss, Herrick said he will keep his promise to the team and take them to the Hawaiian Gardens restaurant. After a 33-5 season, they deserve it, he said. ``We had a great year,'' Herrick said. ``I think we have to be considered a great team. (The Pirates) were just too good.'' |
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