Sunday, July 13, 2008

Local Tennis and Softball



Jim Steffey (LHS Tennis assistant) checked in with this tidbit about the LHS #1 singles player: "I wanted to let you know that Alex Jensen continued his stellar play ...by winning his age group (16s) at the Santa Maria Country Club Grand Prix Tennis Tournament. I was only able to see Alex's championship match, which he won against Miles Seemann (from Santa Ynez), 6 - 2, 6-2. Alex did not appear to be seriously challenged in this match."


Danny Aldridge passed on this info about the local softball scene:

"All the travel/club teams registered to play in the Amateur Softball Association Junior Olympic Organization in Central California met to play in double elimination tournaments. The top two teams in each age group (10U - 18U) advance to the National Championships at the end of July.

The tournaments were held in Clovis, Ca where the temperature was topping 111 degrees. After the dust settled, there were a few young ladies from the Lompoc Valley that were members of the championship teams:

In the 16 and Under division, the Fresno Force team won it all. In four games they had three shutouts and allowed just 2 runs total. Kiley Shae Aldridge, from Cabrillo High, pitched one of the shutouts for the Force. They are now planning the trip to Owensboro, Kentucky to compete for the national championship.

The 14 and Under division was won by the Coastal Extreme, based out of Santa Maria. Two Lompoc Valley players on the team are: Sierra Lujano and Natalia Powers. Both players are starting high school in the fall and will certainly make an impact next spring in CIF play. The Extreme are destined to compete in the 14U national Championship in Midland, Texas."


And, of course, we can also remind you that the Lompoc Stars 10U squad finished second in their group and are headed to the regional in Las Vegas, Nevada. This delightful group of young ladies grace us with their presence on Monday's Lompoc Locker Room TV, appearing on TAP TV Channel 25 @ 5:30 PM. The Stars need your help to make the trip and are selling enchiladas through Thursday (call 737-0048) and will stage a BBQ at Walgreens next weekend to finance their trip to Las Vegas. --- el stato

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