ROUNDUP: RIO MESA RUNS TO ITS FIRST TITLE.Byline: Kirby Lee Special to the Daily News Rio Mesa High junior Monica Serrano ser·ra·no n. pl. ser·ra·nos A cultivar of the tropical pepper Capsicum annuum having small, blunt, highly pungent red or green fruit used in cooking. continued her dominance of the Pacific View League by winning her third consecutive individual title on Thursday. Rio Mesa broke ground in the team competition, capturing its first league girls' cross country title. Serrano timed 18 minutes, 37 seconds over the flat and fast 3-mile College Park course for a 24-second victory over Marianne Gerry of Camarillo. Rio Mesa posted a 19-53 victory over Camarillo after finishing second to the Scorpions the last two seasons by taking seven of the first spots with Serrano, Megan Moyer, Cynthia Valencia, Katie Virant, Christina Villa, Sara Beckton and Jennie Lessel. In the boys' competition, Camarillo won its fourth league title in a row despite the loss of senior Kenneth Benson, the team's No. 3 runner, for the season because of a knee injury. Rio Mesa junior Phillip Reid, coming off a victory in the Ventura County championships last Friday, clocked 15:01 to win his third league title. Camarillo powered by the 2-3 finish of Brandon Lucero (15:08) and junior Johnny Zendejas (15:22) defeated the Spartans 29-43 in the team championship. --Pacific: Crescenta Valley The Crescenta Valley is a small inland valley in Los Angeles County, California. Its name derives from its crescent-like shape, with the convex portion facing roughly northeast and the concave portion southwest. defeated Pasadena 28-45 to defend its boys' team title despite a back injury to junior Chris Snyder Christopher Ryan Snyder (born February 12, 1981 in Houston, Texas) is a catcher in Major League Baseball who plays for the Arizona Diamondbacks (2004-present). He bats and throws right handed. See also
Snyder finished sixth, but the Falcons were buoyed by third- and fifth- place finishes of senior C.J. Howard and junior John Heft. Junior Miguel Ochoa and senior Laura Zung of Hoover won the boys' and girls' individual titles, covering the 3-mile Crescenta Valley Park course in 16:07 and 19:18, respectively. --Rio Hondo: La Canada senior Emily Farr led a sweep of the top three places with Stephanie Lee and Tara Sharma Tara Sharma is an Indian actress. The daughter of well-known author and actor, Partap Sharma and an alumnus of the London School of Economics, she made her debut in 2002 with Anupam Kher's Om Jai Jagadish. in defending her individual title in 19:20 at Lower Arroyo Park. The Spartans outdistanced South Pasadena South Pasadena (păs'ədē`nə), city (1990 pop. 23,936), Los Angeles co., S Calif., a residential suburb of Los Angeles; inc. 1888. Medical supplies, clothing, and transportation and electronic equipment are manufactured. 21-57 to finish league competition undefeated for the seventh consecutive year. --Valley Mission: Monroe warmed up with a showdown with eight-time defending City champion Belmont in the section finals with the 1-2-3 finish of Manuel Ruiz Manuel Ruiz Pérez (born December 3, 1962 in Jerez de la Frontera) is a Spanish football coach and former player. During his football career, he played for several clubs including his childhood club Xerez CD, UD Melilla and Sanluqueño. (15:36), Juan Guzman (15:49) and Daniel Guido (15:58) at Pierce College In 2006 the Library won a national Excellence award. Academics Pierce College offers associate's degrees, mainly in the arts and sciences. There are also certificate programs in early childhood education, social services, dental hygienist, and others. . --Desert Mountain: Desert Christian, the state's No. 2 team in Division V, took the first six places at Lucerne Lucerne (l  sûrn`), Ger. Luzern (ltsĕrn`), canton (1993 pop. Valley High to win its
11th consecutive title in a row.
Senior Jynnifer Wright won in 22:31 for her fourth title, followed by teammates Clay Tarazi, Amy Spoelstra, Ashley Hoderland, Ruth Miller and Erin Rees. |
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