THE DAY IN PREPS: HART TIES WESTLAKE AT VISTA VALENCIA.Byline: Daily News The best high school golf rivalry in the area lived up to its history Thursday. Westlake and host Hart battled to a tie at Vista Valencia, both teams shooting 326 while getting an average of 4.2 strokes over par from their five scoring players. Valencia High took third in the three-way match with 338, as coach Rusty Switzer's Vikings (6-3-1) made their best showing ever against perennial Southern Section finalists Hart (5-0-1) and Westlake (8-0-1). Hart senior Charlie Smith, coming back from a hand injury that sidelined him nearly two months, took medalist honors at 62. Ryan Wyman and Jesse Honea (both 64), Geoff Volker and Josh Edwards (both 68) rounded out the Hart scoring on the par-61 course. Brad Burke topped Westlake at 63 and 1997 Southern Section runner-up J.T. Kohut added a 64 in his first match of the season after being sidelined by a back injury. Freshmen Brian O'Flaherty (65), Chris Finefrock (66), Lee Krieger and Wes Rundle (both 68) completed the scoring for the Warriors, who had to throw out one of those 7-over-par 68s. David Cox Prominent people named David Cox:
Woolf sizzles: Defending Mission League champion Alemany shot a season-low score in a 186-197 league win over Notre Dame Notre Dame IPA: [nɔtʁ dam] is French for Our Lady, referring to the Virgin Mary. In the United States of America, Notre Dame at Porter Valley. Brian Woolf, who has accepted a scholarship offer from Arizona, led the Indians (3-1, 3-0) with a 3-under-par 32; Nolan Lim topped Notre Dame (4-2, 3-1) at 37. Daily News Invitational: John Mort and Adam Kaplan had three hits each, Mort doubling and tripling, to back up the six-strikeout pitching of Ryan Ennis as Monroe (4-2-1) outhit Calabasas 13-6 in a 4-3 win at Monroe. Marc Wilson Not to be confused with Mark Wilson or Marc Wilson (footballer). Marc Douglas Wilson (born February 15, 1957 in Seattle, Washington) was an American football quarterback who played in the National Football League for the Oakland and Los Angeles Raiders and New England had three hits for Calabasas. In other Daily News Invitational play, Traviss Hodge had three hits and four 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 to lead Highland past Grant 14-5. No-hit trio: Brandy Davis Robert Brandon Davis (born September 10, 1927 in Newark, Delaware, died June 12, 2005 in Newark, Delaware) was a outfielder in Major League Baseball. He played in 67 games for the Pittsburgh Pirates during the 1952 & 1953 seasons. of Palisades Palisades, cliffs along the west bank of the Hudson River, NE N.J. and SE N.Y., extending from N of Jersey City, N.J., to the vicinity of Piermont, N.Y., with a general altitude of from 350 ft to 550 ft (107–168 m). and Monica Berdugo of Van Nuys combined for a double no-hitter as Palisades defeated the Wolves in nonleague softball. Davis struck out nine and Berdugo struck out eight. At Quartz Hill, Jodie Cox of the host Rebels came within a walk of pitching a perfect game, striking out 14 in a 7-0 no-hit win over Sultana. Glendale singles sweep: Philip Yim swept No. 1 singles 6-1, 6-0, 6-1 to lead host Glendale to a 14-4 victory over Hart (2-4) in nonleague tennis. Ray Hong and Graham Nesas also won in Nos 2-3 singles, and Richard Yoon/Evan Kim swept in doubles for the Dynamiters (5-0). Clutch comeback: San Fernando San Fernando, city, Argentina San Fernando (săn fərnăn`dō), city (1991 pop. 144,761), Buenos Aires prov., E Argentina. It is a district administrative center in the Greater Buenos Aires area. catcher Crystal Vega, returning from a head injury suffered during a game 10 days ago, drove in the winning run in the eighth inning as the Tigers (8-4) defeated visiting Reseda 3-2 in a nonleague softball. Boom-Boom and Boom-Boom: Lisa Estill went 6 for 6 with three home runs, including two grand slams, and drove in 10 runs, and Crystal Roberts also went 6 for 6, hitting for the cycle In baseball, a player hits for the cycle when he hits a single, a double, a triple and a home run in the same game, though not necessarily in that order. Collecting the hits in that order is known as a natural cycle. and striking out nine as Grace Brethren (3-1) defeated visiting Ribet Academy 34-0 in a Heritage League softball game called after four innings. It was the second three-run homer game of the season for Estill. Conquistadores keep it going: Kurt Birkins Kurt Daniel Birkins (born August 11, 1980 in West Hills, California) is a relief pitcher for the Baltimore Orioles. Birkins made his major league debut on May 4, 2006. Birkins first pitched at UCLA for one season before taking a year off. had three hits and drove in two runs, Woody Cliffords had two hits and three RBI and Conor Jackson Conor Sims Jackson (nicknamed Co-Jack or Action) was born May 7, 1982 in Austin, Texas. He is a first baseman in Major League Baseball who plays for the Arizona Diamondbacks. He bats right handed and throws right handed. He is 6'2" and roughly 225 pounds. added two hits to lead 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:
In other Northwest Valley play, top-ranked Chatsworth defeated Cleveland 8-2; San Fernando got past Birmingham 5-3; and Kennedy downed Taft 12-3. CAPTION(S): Photo PHOTO Philip Yim slams a backhand as he sweeps No. 1 singles and leads the Glendale Dynamiters to victory over visiting Hart. Evan Yee/Daily News |
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