Tuesday, February 26, 2008

Cabrillo Konked, Lompoc Log-jammed



Second year Cabrillo head softball coach Doug Meeder (left) has already suffered a big loss this year - without playing any official games. Levena Linderholm, is out indefinitely due to an injury sustained in practice. The senior co-captain was one of the leading offensive forces returning from a team that struggled to score last year, and was expected to be a major force on a young Conquistador squad this spring.

Check back on Thursday for previews of LHS/CHS softball, baseball, & boys tennis. Swimming, and track & field, and boys golf will be previewed on Saturday.

Cabrillo Boys Tennis

The Conquistadores started the spring sports season off by hosting a really good, veteran squad from SLO on Tuesday afternoon - they did not particularly enjoy the experience. The Tigers, who were 19-3 and CIF Div II semi-finalists last year, rolled over Cabrillo 18-0 (108-13 games). The experience level differential of the two teams was substantial - SLO lost only one player from last springs' unit and Cabrillo only had four lettermen returning.

Cabrillo head coach Dan Troup was not surprised by the result, but believes that the Conq's will benefit from the high level of competition they will face in their non-league schedule. They travel to Arroyo Grande on Thursday.

Cabrillo singles won 11 games: junior Ryan Anderson (#1) won 5, senior Andrew Shewell (#2) & freshman Eric Wong (#3) each won three.


Lompoc Swimming

The Braves travelled to Atascadero for a meet on Tuesday and found out that the Greyhound girls can apparently swim fast as well as run fast. Lompoc's girls were outpaced 133-38. The top performances by Lompoc were by Shelby Carpenter (3rd in the 200 & 500 Freestyle), Kimly Hoang (3rd in the 200 IM & 100 Back), and Andrea Caballero (3rd in the 100 Free). Lompoc also finished 3rd in the various relays. The boys fared only somewhat better, with three 2nds,and three 3rds in individual events, and 3rds in three relays.


Lompoc Golf

The boys golf match against Atascadero on Monday was cancelled by the Greyhounds so that they could participate in the Oak Park Tournament.


Lompoc Renaissance Program

Lompoc High School celebrated academic excellence Monday night, when the Renaissance Program awarded Scholar Letters to 84 deserving recipients. Not surprisingly, many of the Letter winners are also LHS athletic leaders - including volleyball co-captain Souania Moua, and CIF Champion Masson Blow (seen with his father Mike). For the complete list click here. - el stato

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