Instead of the current format of three six-team leagues (Bay, Ocean and Pioneer, two eight-team leagues (Bay and Ocean) were formed, with El Segundo moving to the Santa Fe League in football and the Camino Real League in other sports. "I really feel good talking and I want to publicize our program and all the work the coaches have done" he says by way of introduction. Utah State coach Mick Dennehy thought the trick might work with the way Clemson' s defense was attacking " It would' ve been nice to get the ball in the end zone first " he said Instead, the Tigers took control on the ground. With the Pirates leading, 2-1, in the sixth, Schiraldi (3-3) walked Sid Bream and Mike Diaz before getting Mike LaValliere on a grounder that advanced the runners. Tim Laker of Oxnard College, Lenn Gilmore of Cal State Northridge, Travis Kinyoun of Royal High, Don Pedersen of College of the Canyons, Sean Thompson of Valley and Frank Halcovich of Arizona and Canyons were each chosen by one of professional baseball's 26 organizations. He said, 'Why don't you try some diving' So I tried some diving-all the way to the CIF" That athletic talent was apparent again this spring as she made a comeback in gymnastics. SAN DIEGO — The dethroning of Eileen Maul, Santana High School's queen of spring, began last year. OXFORD, Miss( AP- Alabama coach Mark Gottfried had never won at Mississippi- until now.
ANNAPOLIS, Md( AP- George O' Garro ignited Navy with career highs of 24 points and 11 rebounds in an 82- 71 win over Colgate Friday night. It was the first time since 1999 that Gill Coliseum has had back- to- back 10, 000- plus crowds. The Razorbacks had only nine turnovers as a team- six of which were in the second half with the outcome no longer in doubt. 14 AP) managed to break out of an offensive funk in time to escape with a 60- 55 victory Wednesday night " If anything wakes us up, that would do it " said Earnest Shelton, who led Alabama with 22 points " We had to find a way to get it done. Pruitt then hit two free throws, and McBride added a 3 from the top of the key with 32 seconds left to make it 31- 23. "What makes their hitters so good is their consistency" said Charlie Brande, Corona del Mar coach "They just keep coming, there is never any let down. Clemson coach Jim Davis wasn' t feeling well before the game, battling a fever and nausea " I' d take pneumonia right now if it meant we could get a win " Davis said.
State its first lead at 35- 34 " We built that lead, but we didn' t put them away " Goestenkors said " Once they started to build some momentum, they gained some confidence We didn' t match the early emotion that we had ". Because the sails can't be lowered, the big cat must be laid over on its side when it isn't sailing to keep it from blowing away. Texas finished with 35 points off turnovers and outscored Colorado 40- 10 in the paint The Longhorns have won 26 straight Big 12 home games. Marcus Slaughter recorded his fourth double- double of the season with 22 points and 13 rebounds for San Diego State. Associated PressMONTGOMERY, Ala( AP- With a game- high 30 points Andrew Hayles led Alabama State to a 72- 67 victory over Texas Southern Monday night.
Stinson also led Iowa State with six rebounds and added three steals and three assists. I don't like to hear guys saying, 'Oh no, now we've got to face Ryan and Scott' You've got to confirm to yourself that you can beat them" Mike Scioscia had three hits and an RBI against Ryan. Associated PressCOLUMBIA, Mo( AP- Stefhon Hannah scored 25 points, Keon Lawrence had a career high 24 and Missouri held off a late Baylor rally in a 78- 71 win Wednesday. 2 points, but it was defense and Boddicker' s all- around play that made this one look easy Texas held New Orleans to 29- percent shooting.
These are tears of joy " The Baylor men' s basketball team made it to the Final Four in 1948 and 1950, but that program gained infamy when a former player was accused of murdering a teammate in 2003 " This means a lot and speaks volumes for what we' ve done for the Baylor University community " said Steffanie Blackmon, holding a piece of the net the players cut down " Last year we decided to be the shining light for the university because of everything that happened. So, the gamut will be run in this upcoming negotiation season, from Manley to Williams, with the end result possible mayhem (as in holdouts) or the norm (failing to repeat as league champion. But Ball State entered the game without much of a shot to bust into the Bowl Championship Series because it trailed Utah in the standings and failed to win their first MAC title since 1996. Maryland missed 10 of its first 13 shots as North Carolina built a 13- point lead seven minutes into the game. In another good sign for the Jayhawks, spark plug guard Sherron Collins made his second appearance after missing six games while healing a stress fracture in his foot. On Friday they made only 2 of 14 shots " They played very well against us in Lexington " said Georgia coach Andy Landers " I think our kids were determined to not let that happen again, to stop that. Pitching coach Pat Dobson will get his first look at him throwing on the sidelines today "He said he's having mechanical problems" Dobson said "We'll see if we can straighten that out".
COLLEGE PARK, Md( AP- John Gilchrist had 19 points and 10 assists, and Nik Caner- Medley scored 21 to lead Maryland past Virginia Tech 86- 71 Tuesday night. She later added a jumper and a 3- pointer as the Tar Heels went on a 10- 2 run to start the second half and grab a 53- 30 lead. Darling had two singles off Ed Whitson (3-3) and scored on Wally Backman's single for a 3-2 lead in the seventh The Padres absorbed their fourth consecutive loss. Michigan, which will play in the preseason NIT semifinals Wednesday against Arizona, played without starters Graham Brown and Lester Abram who were out with mild concussion and sore left shoulder, respectively. Most of the Terrapins' baskets in that stretch came on layups and fastbreaks- with many set up by steals- and they hit 49 percent of their shots for the game " This time of year, I was very pleased with our intensity level " Maryland coach Gary Williams said " I thought our defense was the key " Rodney Carney scored 23 points and Sean Banks had 12 for Memphis( 4- 2 Its other loss was to Syracuse, now ranked fourth. I just forgot to tell them what do after that " said Smith with a smile.
Associated PressBETHLEHEM, Pa( AP- Torey Thomas scored 21 points to lead Holy Cross to a 62- 50 victory over Lehigh on Sunday. Watson went 7- for- 8 from the field, grabbed four rebounds and three of the Eagles' 12 steals " It was his kind of game, a little 1- on- 1, a lot of up and down " Skinner said " He took it as a challenge. The crowd of 15, 621 was the largest ever to watch a basketball game in Nebraska. Robinson finished with eight points- 0- for- 5 from 3- point range- and Simmons went 3- for- 6 for 10 points. Cal responded with seven straight points, including four by Hampton to regain a six- point lead. He talks with the young players about their hitting and when he's not playing, he's a cheerleader on the bench.
With both brothers key to Oregon State' s success this season, they combined for 253 yards of offense against the Big Sky Conference Vikings. Rhode Island is the only team with a winning record remaining on Saint Joseph' s regular season schedule. Fifth- seeded Georgia( 22- 9) will miss the semifinals for the first time since 2003. Andre Burton, Matt Webster and Dupree Fletcher added 15 points each, while Kyle Anslinger and Justin Petty had 11 apiece for the Purple Aces( 1- 0. Jon Goode had 14 points for Detroit, which outrebounded the Bobcats 32- 26.
State concluded with Andrew Brackman' s emphatic dunk off a nifty assist from Grant to make it 74- 45, forcing a timeout by the Hatters It didn' t help. RALEIGH, N. The Blue Raiders( 24- 3, 16- 0 Sun Belt Conference) won their 21st straight game, the second- longest active streak in the nation behind No 1 Duke, which is 27- 0. I just like to coach, and the purest form of coaching is the NBA" Question: Wonder how much Brown loved San Antonio before it won-and signed-David Robinson in the draft lottery? After hitting his first home run of the season, pitcher Dwight Gooden of the New York Mets says he is now aiming for the first double of his career He's got two triples but says that's the problem.
Donovan said Brewer settled for too many long- range shots earlier in the season. Brown, a former Louisiana Tech player who watched North Carolina' s Charlotte Smith sink a last- second, game- winning 3- pointer in the 1994 NCAA championship game, was impressed with the Tar Heels' 36 of 68 shooting. Roby, who scored 30 on the Jayhawks in January, had started every game of his three- year career except for senior day his first two seasons, and Silas had started 16 straight games " I just decided that I' m not going to reward poor attitude, I' m going to teach the right lessons. The Governors( 16- 7, 13- 2 Ohio Valley Conference) won for the 13th time in their last 14 games and stayed ahead in the OVC by shooting 66 percent from the floor. And it was merely in keeping with the 75- 46 rout of Colorado and the 97- 70 shellacking of Kansas State that Kansas also reeled off during a late- season surge that has Jayhawks fans thinking Final Four " For the last 10 games we have really hunkered down and played well " Kansas coach Bill Self said " Our guys are pretty confident right now.
OMAHA, Neb( AP- Dion Sherrell scored 16 points and Jay Straight added 15, and Wyoming almost let a 13- point lead evaporate in the final five minutes before holding off Creighton 68- 64 Saturday night. 6 points a game coming in, contested every shot and forced 19 turnovers that led to 20 points in the Southeastern Conference win. team that brought the Cup home after an 11-year lapse, then leading it to victory again in 1938, after which he gave up the amateurs for pro tennis. A few months later war was breaking out, and instantly, Budge's luck changed. Thompson also committed six turnovers " The senior didn' t step up " said Thompson, who had two early offensive fouls " I just came out flat. An interception gave Butler a last chance to tie the game, but the drive fizzled when the ball was turned over on downs with 15 seconds to play. "I had a badge on saying I was two hours older; hers said she was taller.
UW' s Kristen O' Neill made a desperate three- point attempt in the final seconds that missed badly The Huskies missed four free throws in the final 30 seconds They made just one of nine free throws in the second half. Lasorda had two contentions: 1) That Belcher did not intentionally hit Elster, who, by the way, hit the game-winning home run Tuesday night to hand the Dodgers their fifth straight loss against the Mets. Arminas Urbutis hit a 10- foot jumper to give the Pride a 56- 48 advantage with 8: 50 to go. Teel hit Underwood on a little slant pattern from left to right at the Buffalo 45. The West German scored his first Grand Prix victory at Queen's Club in 1985, a launching pad for his consecutive Wimbledon titles. He now has more home losses( six) than Spurrier had in The Swamp( five) in 12 seasons. The Illini handed the ball to Pierre Thomas seven consecutive times and moved the ball to the 2 before Beutjer found Kendrick Jones wide open in the end zone with just 30 seconds remaining.
The Longhorns struggled offensively despite the return of center Jason Klotz, who served a one- game suspension for throwing a punch in last week' s win over Memphis, and guard Sydmill Harris, who missed the previous three games with a groin injury A& M' s aggressive pressure defense- ranked No. Williams had 22 points and nine rebounds to lead the Demon Deacons past Mississippi Valley State 78- 64 in the first round of the 2K Sports College Hoops Classic, an uneven debut for a team that looks quite different from the one that ranked among the nation' s best last year. Laker Coach Pat Riley, who offered a second opinion, thought Daly's eyes must be failing him "Hey, Chuck was at the other end of the floor" Riley said. We knew right then that we had to take it at them and keep attacking " New Mexico jumped out to a 30- 17 lead in the opening minutes of the second half before the Cougars charged back to make a game of it behind Gillespie, Shaw Slade, who scored 14, and Lauren Riley, who had 10 points and 14 rebounds. Princeton( 21- 6, 12- 2) finished tied in first with Brown and Dartmouth, which beat Harvard 76- 55 on Tuesday. The Shockers shot 65 percent( 15- of- 23) in the second half while holding the Bulldogs to 33 percent( 7- of- 21.
Hilton had just two receptions for 44 yards, but he became the first Florida International player to have more than 1, 000 yards receiving in a season and finished with a school- record 1, 013 yards. First baseman Tony Darden was intentionally walked, and designated hitter Vince Garcia walked to load the bases. TOWSON, Md( AP- Matt Brunetti rushed for a career- best 94 yards and two touchdowns and Towson forced five turnovers in a 41- 7 rout of Division II Bowie State Saturday night. Burns added a scoring run from the wildcat to give Auburn a 28- 17 lead at halftime. And just before the buzzer, Linas Kleiza missed what would have been a game- tying layup. But Winkfield made a jumper with 40 seconds left and two free throws with 28 seconds left to seal the win.
