HOMETOWN HEROES : ATHLETES OF THE WEEK.Girls: Kristin Combe combe Noun same as coomb , Thousand Oaks Thousand Oaks, residential city (1990 pop. 104,352), Ventura co., S Calif., in a farm area; inc. 1964. Avocados, citrus, vegetables, strawberries, and nursery products are grown. What she did: Combe, a senior shortstop who is playing next season at Baylor University, hit a game-winning, three-run home run Thursday to beat Channel Islands, then had three singles, an RBI RBI abbr. Baseball runs batted in Noun 1. rbi - a run that is the result of the batter's performance; "he had more than 100 rbi last season" run batted in and a run scored as the Lancers lanc·er n. 1. A cavalryman armed with a lance. 2. A member of a regiment originally armed with lances. 3. lancers (used with a sing. verb) a. A kind of quadrille. b. defeated University of San Diego High 2-0 to reach the semifinals of the Fountain Valley tournament last weekend. The scoop: Combe is one of the top hitters in the area and has improved her defense over the past two seasons. She is a leader for Thousand Oaks, a surprise team this year after losing star pitcher Jennifer Sharron to graduation. Combe's aggressive play has been a big key to the fast start. Comment: ``She had a really big week,'' Thousand Oaks coach Gary Walin said. ``She has been superb for us at shortstop.'' Boys: Jack Cassel, Kennedy What he did: He pitched a complete game and also hit a grand slam last week as the Cougars knocked off top-ranked and previously unbeaten Chatsworth 11-8. The scoop: Cassel, a 6-0, 200-pound senior, has attracted the interest of pro scouts with his velocity. He also had a two-run double against Chatsworth. In the two games, he was 4 for 7 with a home run, two doubles and seven RBI. Comment: ``Cassel was outstanding,'' Chatsworth coach Tom Meusborn said. ``He's a great pitcher.'' Trivial pursuit: What local school holds the state softball record for most consecutive wins? SPORT-BY-SPORT UPDATE Prep football: Student Sports magazine ranks Westlake tight end Mike Seidman as the top tight-end prospect on the West Coast. . . . Brett Davies is the new football coach at Boron boron (bōr`ŏn) [New Gr. from borax], chemical element; symbol B; at. no. 5; at. wt. 10.81; m.p. about 2,300°C;; sublimation point about 2,550°C;; sp. gr. 2.3 at 25°C;; valence +3. , replacing the retired Bob McGowan. Davies was a longtime assistant under McGowan. . . .Dominic Washington of Paraclete High has signed a football letter of intent at Cal Poly SLO SLO Slovenia (ISO Country Identifier) SLO San Luis Obispo (California) SLO Service Level Objectives (information technology services) . He will play either running back or defensive back. . . . Antelope Valley High punter Russell Griffiths has committed to Mississippi Valley State. Girls' basketball: Crescenta Valley's Michelle Greco will play in the Norfolk All-American Showcase on Saturday in Norfolk, Va. . . . Simi Valley coach Dave Murphy and his wife Jani will co-coach a traveling club team. Any girls in the fifth, sixth, seventh and eighth grades interested can call (805) 523-7913. . . . Murphy also resigned as Moorpark College's defensive coordinator in order to spend more time with his family and the Simi Valley program. A traveling all-star team made up of all-league players from the Marmonte competed in the BCI BCI Bat Conservation International BCI Brain-Computer Interface BCI Business Continuity Institute BCI Business Cycle Indicators BCI Banco de Credito e Inversiones (Chilean bank) BCI Bell Canada International Senior/Junior Prep Tournament in Scottsdale, Ariz., last weekend. Thousand Oaks' Liz Nesbitt and Katie Stanulis, Royal's Jessica Sanders, Becca Voigt and Alicia Weber, and Agoura's Meghan Skelly Skel´ly v. i. 1. To squint. n. 1. A squint. were all part of the team. Prep soccer: Quartz Hill's Shauna Murray has accepted a soccer scholarship at UC Santa Barbara. . . . Reseda midfielder Carlos Morales has been named to the U.S. under-17 national team. . . . The L.A. Force under-16 girls' club team won the NOMAD Coaches Showcase tournament, outscoring the opposition 12-0. The team has given up no goals in 13 matches since the high school season ended. Baseball: Former Montclair Prep pitcher Russell Ortiz, now with the San Francisco Giants The San Francisco Giants are a Major League Baseball team based in San Francisco, California that currently play in the National League West Division. New York Giants history Early days and the John McGraw era , won the annual Harry S. Jordan award as the top newcomer in the Giants' spring training camp in a vote by San Francisco players. Volleyball: Van Nuys' Angela Eckmier and Sherisa Livingston of Royal have made Volleyball Magazine's list of the top 50 incoming college freshmen. Eckmier is going to 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 , which the magazine ranked as having the second-best recruiting class behind Stanford. Livingston is going to Wisconsin. . . . Tuong Nguyen, who heads the Valley Thunder club program, has been named an assistant coach at Whittier College. . . . L.A. Pierce setter Melena melena /me·le·na/ (me-le´nah) the passage of dark stools stained with altered blood. me·le·na n. Zapata, the Brahmas' all-time leader with 1,320 career assists, has accepted a full scholarship to Cal State Northridge. Last season she led the Western State Conference in kill percentage (.353) and assists (746), and her 58 aces were 30 more than anyone else in the conference. Swimming: Hart High's Anthony Ervin and Saugus senior Heather Boylan competed at the senior nationals, which ended Sunday in Minneapolis, Minn. Ervin's time of 23.63 in the 50 freestyle was good for 11th place, his highest finish of the four events in which he competed. Trivia answer: El Camino Real El Camino Real (Spanish for The Royal Road or The King's Highway) was the name of a series of pre-automobile highways linking the various New World colonies of Spain:
CLOSING QUOTE ``As soon as we come off (Spring) break, we'll find out how good we are.'' -- Gary Walin, Thousand Oaks softball coach, on the Lancers' games against Agoura, Newbury Park and Camarillo. CAPTION(S): 2 Photos PHOTO (1) Kristin Combe (2) Jack Cassel |
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