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Scorps Nominated Team of 2007

The LOMPOC SCORPIONS, Central Coast Youth Football League Intermediate Division Champions, have been nominated for Lompoc Locker Room’s Team of the Year Award.

The Scorps won the CCYFL Super Bowl last Saturday with a 20-16 victory over the Five Cities Eagles. They are pictured above savoring their triumph. Earlier they demolished the Santa Maria Chiefs 37-0 and stopped the Atascadero Colts in the semifinals.

Their coach, JOHN HERNANDEZ, was also nominated, in the Coach of the Year category. Nominations are open to all readers. Just e-mail pressboxprod@verizon.net with your nominations for team, coach and male or female athlete of the year. The list of nominees can be seen below in the right hand column beneath our advertisers. E-mail us now!

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The Simmons Report

"The lockerroom page is awesome. The way you keep us informed is so wonderful. Anyway CJ's season has officially started. We went down last weekend and attended their kickoff tournament. CJ had three real good games. He is coming off the bench (sixth man) getting about 30-35 minutes a game, and playing defense like a giant. Out of eight teams we were the smallest out there but we were shutting down six-footers. We took fourth place in that tournament but played this past weekend in Sacramento and won the championship against the team that we lost to for third place the weekend earlier. The coach was quoted saying CJ was one of his five key players this year. So we are happy about the choice he made. I will get you some specific stats soon.

"As for Isaac, he hit us with a bombshell as he returned to school this fall. He has decided not to play his final year of baseball. He says he does not have the love and drive he once felt. However because the coach loves him so much, he will carry his scholarship and graduate in May. That's why we sent him and that's all we care about at this point. "
Nyla Simmons

(CJ Simmons is playing basketball at Santa Rosa Junior College. Isaac is at Lewis-Clark State in Idaho. Both were all-leaguers at Cabrillo)

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Basketball

JOEL SMITH scored two points, pulled down seven rebounds, dished three assists and made two steals tonight in New York but it was not enough. Texas A&M held Washington without a field goal for a key 5-minute stretch in the second half to beat the Huskies 77-63 in the NIT Season Tip-Off semifinals in New York. It was Washington’s first defeat of the season. Smith played 20 minutes as he started his fourth straight game.

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In Mayville, North Dakota tonight University of Mary broke into the win column with an 82-73 victory over Mayville State. GEOFF WEST scored six points. After three games West is the No. 3 leading scorer at U-M with 8.7 points per game. He also ranks third in rebounds and assists. He has started each game and leads the team in minutes. His brother JASON WEST has contributed two assists in 17 minutes of action.