Leach, who is about to finish his first year at Laguna Beach High School, is the first freshman to win the Southern Section singles title since Jon (Jackie) Douglas of Santa Monica won it in 1952. An early 9- 0 burst helped Stony Brook to a quick 22- 9 lead. He also passed Wayne Chapman for 17th place on the Hilltoppers' all- time scoring list with 1, 303 points. After a 7- 2 spurt, Loyola stretched out a 13- point lead to kick off the second half but Pepperdine retaliated with a 9- 2 run and eventually shaved the Lions' advantage to five points with five minutes remaining.
Heep made one error and several non-plays, while third baseman Jeff Hamilton made a crucial throwing error. George Mason scored only one basket in the first 7 minutes, a 3- pointer by Casey Quigley, but Georgia failed to capitalize. ANTIQUE CARS-The Los Angeles Vintage Grand Prix, scheduled to be the last race on the road course at Riverside International Raceway, has been moved to July 16-17 from its originally announced dates of July 23-24 Bulldozers are scheduled to demolish the track July 18 The Vintage Racing Assn. 18 Cincinnati at bay " That was a very good win " said Francisco Garcia, who was held to 11 points, six below his average " I' m very proud of my teammates. Facing the same Dodger lineup that bombed him in Los Angeles, Rasmussen pitched a complete-game 5-hitter and tied his career high with 10 strikeouts as the Padres eked out a 2-1 win over the Dodgers before 26,062 fans at Jack Murphy Stadium. COLLEGE PARK, Md- Fifth- ranked Florida State was in the process of completing another comeback on the road, and Maryland coach Ralph Friedgen could think of only one course of action " I was praying hard " he said " Our kids played with so much heart, it would have been a shame to lose this game " The Terrapins held on, and thousands among the sellout crowd of 52, 203 charged onto the field Saturday night immediately after the highly improbable 20- 17 upset.
UConn could have had a much bigger lead, but the Huskies were just 2- for- 9 from the free- throw line in the first half. When conditions deteriorated instead of improving, Rahal went out anyway at 5:30 p. m. They turned this series into a one-game affair after trailing, 3-1, in games and appearing to be down for the count after Game 4 last week. So far Manager Don Zimmer likes what he sees a youngster with a little over two seasons of minor league experience who joined the club on May 2 and hit . 330 in his first month in the majors. 5 yards per carry in gaining 1, 202 yards during the regular season, came out with an injured left knee in the first quarter after picking up 34 yards on six carries. The winner is assured of at least a share of the Big Ten title.
A facemask violation, then a leap by fullback Kevin Dighans put Tech up 7- 0. MISSOULA( AP- Megan Rice had 17 points and six rebounds Saturday as Northern Arizona ended Montana' s 23- game Big Sky Conference winning streak with a 61- 55 loss. Although he improved his record to 4-2, Ryan did not have one of his better performances. The freshman, whose season- best effort was eight points entering the game, had eight points during a decisive 15- 0 second- half run that helped the 8- 1 Bluejays separate from the NCAA Division I newcomers. Then the Huskies started doing what they do best- crashing the boards.
But the Scarlet Knights went on a 12- 2 run highlighted by five points off the bench from Ollie Bailey. West Virginia starter Jason Colson' s streak of three straight 100- yard games was snapped when he injured his ankle and didn' t play in the second half But it didn' t slow the Mountaineers( 8- 1, 4- 0 Big East. 1 second remaining to give Lipscomb a 56- 54 win over ETSU Saturday in Atlantic Sun Conference play. Murray State built a 48- 42 lead after a 20- 11 run in the second. She had 15 points and 11 rebounds and made 9- of- 10 free throws in the second half " Great players make plays and she made the plays down the stretch for them " East Tennessee coach Karen Kemp said " When we fouled her, she stepped to the line and knocked them down " Strayhorn added 18 points for Belmont and Jessica Bobbitt had eight points, 10 rebounds and six of the team' s 11 blocked shots.
It' s been the plan all along " Davis was 31- of- 48 for 351 yards with a touchdown and an interception on his final attempt when the game was out of reach. Matthews scored 12 points and Lazar Hayward added 12 points and seven rebounds to lead Marquette( No 13 ESPN/ USA Today, No. It would have been easy to come here and not be ready to play " Grobe said " I don' t know if I' ve ever been this nervous about an opening game. Associated PressSTATESBORO, Ga- Lee Chapple threw two touchdown passes and Adam Urbano had Georgia Southern' s first rushing score of the season in a 27- 3 victory over Western Carolina on Saturday night. The Owls( 24- 7) are in the NCAA Tournament for the third straight year and won the tournament for the fourth time in the last five seasons. Illinois- Chicago shot just 18- of- 51 from the field, including 2- of- 14 from 3- point range, and were 16- of- 24 from the foul line. The Bruins had 12 second- chance points off of 10 first- half rebounds but were limited to just four offensive boards after intermission UCLA shot 41 percent for the game.
The third- seeded Scarlet Knights( 28- 6) will play top- seeded Tennessee( 29- 4) in the Philadelphia Regional final on Tuesday night for a trip to the Final Four in Indianapolis. Wayne Lukas, Dynaformer goes into the Belmont off victory in the Jersey Derby. Dixon hit three 3- pointers in the first half " We knew we had to step up and make big shots and we did " Dixon said " That' s what got us going " Mardy Collins led Temple with 16 points and 13 rebounds, and Antywane Robinson scored 14, hitting four 3- point shots. Either way, it's the most popular distance in weekend road racing "It was a natural" Wood said "A 10K from Laguna to Corona del Mar Or vice versa.
The Colonials now play the top- ranked Terrapins for the fourth time, with GW trailing in the series 2- 1, but winning the most recent matchup between the two programs, 77- 67, at the Smith Center in January 1994. Alabama( 21- 5, 10- 3 Southeastern Conference) trailed 55- 48 with 4: 56 to play but a banked 3- pointer by Kennedy Winston with 14 seconds left tied it at 59. "That was a big shot" Laimbeer said of Abdul-Jabbar's clock-beater. The Tigers got tricky again in the second quarter, sending Williams on what looked like a sweep right. PARIS — Chris Evert, hobbled by a painful heel against an opponent less than half her age, was eliminated Saturday in the third round of the French Open tennis championships, a tournament she has won more than any other woman. Locke of Los Angeles is the four-time defending champion in the girls' division. Travis Lulay' s pass on fourth- and- goal from the 4- yard line was batted down by linebacker David Eneberg " They stopped us in overtime, which is what you' ve got to do " said MSU coach Mike Kramer, who was head coach at EWU for six years before coming to MSU.
