Seniors Rule !!! , LPL All League Teams

The winning seniors & their coaches.



The 3rd Annual "Powder puff" football game at Huyck Stadium Thursday night was decided early, as the Senior squad scored on 3 of its 1st 4 possessions, rolled to a 20-0 halftime lead, then cruised to a 36 - 8 victory. Quarterback Lauren Lopes had a great night as the Senior team leader, completing 7 of 8 passes for 3 TD's in those 4 series and 13-16, 4 TD's for the game. Her favorite target on the evening was Elicity Fabing (8 recpt., 2 TD, 2 PT conv.), but she also hit Cameron Lizarraga on a long TD pass. Betty Sullivan filled the 'jack-of all-trades' role, catching the first TD pass, rushing for the last TD, and rushing for a 2PT conversion in-between. Gabby Gonzales scored the contests final points - a 2PT PAT.


Hilary Davis led the Underclassmen, throwing a TD to Melissa Morrison on the initial series of the 2nd half, and running in the 2PT conversion herself. She was, however, under heavy duress all night from the relentless Senior defense led by Fabing, Lizarraga, Karlie Doran, and Paty Martinez. Rayshonne Duel-Ray contributed several passes defensed and an interception to the Seniors effort. Cindy Emerson, Brandy Machado, Brianna Rector, & Shandee Berryman led the Underclassman defense.


Most importantly, it was a successful fundraiser for LHS Activities & Athletics - and no-one got hurt.


Senior Roster:

Jeana Carrillo (18), Brittany Chill (34), Karlie Doran (45), Rayshonne Duell-Ray (15), Elicity Fabing (5), Gabby Gonzales (20), Kayla Liss (22), Cameron Lizarraga (30), Lauren Lopes (8), Paty Martinez (31), Betty Sullivan (88).


Underclassman Roster:

Monica Basset (6), Shandee Berryman (80), Taima Broadhead (61), Hillary Davis (10), Cindy Emerson (44), Kayla Fajardo (51), Nallely Gomez (71), Brandy Machado (33), Melissa Morrison (2), Tashara Pruett (53), Brianna Rector (23), Stephaney Soza (22).


The coaches (Gilby Cornejo, Rudy Yruegas, Favi Vargas, Jake Mitchell) with Fabing & Lopes.

BASEBALL
MVP's
Los Padres League Baseball MVP
Matt Hartin, St. Joseph, Senior
As a pitcher, Hartin had a 2.47 ERA in his 11 innings pitched and collected several key saves, while batting .328 with three home runs.

Most Valuable Pitcher: Sean Rowan, senior (Santa Ynez) had a 9-1 record, and a league-best 1.09 ERA while helping lead the Pirates to the LPL Title. He also played 2nd base and hit .412 .

Most Valuable Catcher: Ricky Horn, senior (Templeton) who hit .400.

All-LPL First Team:
Santa Ynez: catcher Evan Soliman, pitcher Todd Whitmore, outfielder Joel Ibarra
Cabrillo: infielder Zach Pecyna, catcher Chuck Mertz, infielder Kevin Harmon
St. Joseph: pitcher Jeff Smith, infielder Jacob Cano
Lompoc: pitcher Cody Berryman, catcher Daniel Mallory
Santa Maria: outfielder Andrew Clark
Morro Bay: utility player Jacob Petersen

Second Team:
Santa Ynez: infielders Tyler Lowry, Nicho DellaValle, Zach DeMarcus
Cabrillo: outfielder Aaron Naputi, infielder Patrick Somers
St. Joseph: infielder Jordan Sechlar, outfielder Jason Buchanan
Lompoc: infielder Dalton Rouleau, pitcher Brian Bower
Santa Maria: infielder Jonathan Romero
Morro Bay: infielder Jordan Kuhn
Templeton: outfielder Chad McGill

Honorable Mention
Outfielders Miller Westfall (Santa Ynez) & Kevin Brown (St. Joseph), pitcher Thomas White(Cabrillo), infielders Scott Aguailar (Lompoc) & Rodrigo Jimenez (Santa Maria).

SOFTBALL

Los Padres League Softball MVP:
Kailey Snyder, Senior, St. Joseph
St. Joseph were the LPL champions at 11-1, and Snyder was the Knights pitcher of record in every league game with an earned run average of 0.67 . Her overall 2009 record was 16-8 (1.12 ERA).

All-LPL First Team

St. Joseph - Mariah Cochiolo, Melissa Armero, Caitlin Voss, & Alexa Sanders
Morro Bay - Kim Dauer & Cori Gacad
Lompoc - Jeana Carrillo, Lauren Lopes & Dana Campitelli
Cabrillo - Gabriela Palacios, & Shy’Ann Morrow
Santa Ynez - Kelly Lockwood

The Second Team
St. Joseph - Shayli Swaim & Madi Will
Morro Bay - Claire Hoose, Ciara Ramos, Karly Alfirevic & Hannah Johnson
Lompoc - Paty Martinez & Elicity Fabing
Cabrillo - Kelcie Jo Pecyna
Templeton - Cori Ford, Molly Wren-Holmes, & Hailey Johnson

Honorable Mention
Adrianna Segura (Cabrillo), Melissa Aldecoa (Santa Ynez), Raelyn Marrufo (Santa Maria), and Ashley Ramirez (St. Joseph).

BOYS TENNIS

League Champion Santa Ynez dominated the list - but then, they dominated the LPL.

Most Valuable Player Awards:
Singles co-MVPs: Miles Seemann [Santa Ynez] & Juan Ferrer [Santa Ynez]
Both were instrumental in the Pirates run through league and Seeman won the singles title.
Doubles MVPs:
Alex Jensen / Joel Martin [Lompoc] - the LPL doubles champs.

First Team Singles
Jake Eszes [St Joseph], Hayes Dunn of [St. Joseph], Mike Ion [Morro Bay].

Second Team Singles
Robert Rodriguez [Lompoc], Kyle Thumm [Lompoc], Jeff Eisemann [Templeton].

First Team Doubles
Curtis Cole / Austin White, Brandon Mann /Cody Delunas, Logan Deats / Grant Collison [all Santa Ynez].

Second Team Doubles
Jacob Goeres / James Xing [St. Joseph], David Terrones / Jeff Rodriguez [Cabrillo], Ben Rubin / Sam Rubin [Templeton].

Honorable Mention: Joe Herman (Santa Ynez), Cooper Barrick (Lompoc), Tyler Chamness (St. Joseph), Elias Murillo (Santa Maria), and Jordan Daniels (Cabrillo).

BOYS VOLLEYBALL
[Note: Lompoc, Cabrillo, & Templeton do not field teams]

LPL co-MVPs: Jon Bridgeman (Senior) & Andrew Wolinsky (junior) [both Santa Ynez] - led the volleyball team to its 17th consecutive unbeaten LPL seasonn.

The All-LPL First Team:
Santa Ynez - setter Nick Donati, & hitters Dakota McIntyre and Wyatt Garley
St. Joseph - hitter Nolan Adlesh, middle blocker Joe Matasci, & back row player Taylor Valentine
Morro Bay - middle blockers Daniel Kersten & Colin Sutliff

The Second Team:
Santa Ynez - hitters Chase Sprague & Travis Jones, back row player Dustin Alker
Morro Bay - setter Jack Benedict & hitter Gordon Kirby
St. Joseph - middle blocker Taylor Merlo & hitter Derek Carlotti
Santa Maria - center Thorben Green

Honorable Mention: Libero Marcos Cromack (Santa Ynez), defensive specialist Chris Shahrabani (St. Joseph).

Duffy Shows Grit; Church to DL

Duffy Bears Down with Runners On

DANNY DUFFY shut out the Frederick Keys over six innings Tuesday night but the most impressive aspect was how he did it…with grit.

Instead of striking out 18, he worked three of the six frames with runners in scoring position yet did not yield.

In the third inning he gave up a lead-off double but proceeded to induce three straight ground balls to retire the side.

In the fourth he relinquished two singles but got his first out on a fly ball and then retired the side on a double play grounder.

And in the fifth after one out he gave up a bunt single and a single to right but responded with a ground ball force out and a strike out to close the inning.

In the first inning he sat down the Keys 1-2-3, and the second and the sixth were marred by an error and a walk.

Duffy gave up five hits over his six innings and struck out five while walking one. His won-loss record remains at 5-1 since he did not receive credit for the victory. He departed with the score still tied at 0-0.

With the spotless performance the 20-year-old Duffy lowered his earned run average to 3.00. Duffy has allowed only 42 hits over 48 innings and his strikeout-walk ratio is a spectacular 46-13.

Wilmington ultimately won the contest 1-0. Wilmington is the Advanced-A level affiliate of the Kansas City Royals who drafted Duffy in the third round in 2006. Frederick is affiliated with the Baltimore Orioles. Duffy was the youngest player on either roster.


Church to DL

One day after receiving good news from an MRI, rightfielder RYAN CHURCH was placed on the disabled list by the New York Mets. Church is nursing a right hamstring injury and has not played since leaving Friday night's game in Boston.

It was around this time last season when Church missed close to two months with a concussion. He's happy at least that the injury is a little simpler this time.

"I'd rather deal with this thing than my head," Church said. "It's not going to be two months -- I'm not dizzy, and I know who I am."

Tim Britton, associate reporter for MLB.com.

Church Leaves with Hamstring

Mets Break Slide but Lose Church

BOSTON -- As if the Mets didn't have enough injuries already, outfielder RYAN CHURCH left Friday's 5-3 victory over the Red Sox in the fourth inning with a sore right hamstring. Though Church said he should be ready to play again on Saturday, manager Jerry Manuel said that he is unlikely to do so.

"My hammy's been bugging me lately," Church said. "It's actually caused my torso on my right side to get out of whack. I just finally had enough."

Church, 30, was batting .272 with one home run and eight RBIs, splitting playing time with Gary Sheffield in right field. After flying out to lead off the top of the fourth inning, he jogged out to his position to warm up in the bottom of the inning, then returned to the dugout at Manuel's request. Angel Pagan replaced him in right field.

"It was limiting me [from] going out there and giving everything I've got," Church said.

The Mets are already playing without starting shortstop Jose Reyes, who is battling tendinitis in his right calf; first baseman Carlos Delgado, who is recovering from hip surgery; and catcher Brian Schneider, who is on the disabled list with a strained back.

Anthony DiComo is a reporter for MLB.com. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.

Duffy Notches Number Five

Now Leads KC Minor Leaguers

Salem, VA - The Wilmington Blue Rocks knocked off the Salem Red Sox Wednesday night 8-4 in a Carolina League contest. More important DANNY DUFFY racked up his fifth victory of the season.
How is that so significant, you ask?
Because Duffy’s five victories rank No. 2 in the Carolina League and No.1 among all the Kansas City Royals minor leaguers.

Duffy, now 5-1, gave up four hits and a couple of runs in the fourth but he struck out Matt Sheely to minimize damage and strand a pair of runners. He allowed three runs on seven hits over five innings, walking two and striking out five. It was a workmanlike performance that allowed him to depart with a 7-3 lead.

Duffy’s statistics show a 3.43 earned run average, up a bit thanks to those three Salem runs, 37 hits allowed in 42 innings, and a strikeout to walk ratio of 41-12—all blue chip.

Salem is a Boston Red Sox affiliate. Duffy is ranked Kansas City’s sixth best prospect according to Baseball America.

Church, Manuel Say No Rift

Despite Questionable Moves, Mets Manager Says He Likes Churchie

LOS ANGELES -- Months of Internet conversation and drive-time chatter came bubbling over in Dodger Stadium's visiting dugout prior to Tuesday's game, when Mets manager Jerry Manuel came clean on his relationship with Ryan Church.

Merely a day after referring to Church as "that guy" and expressing both anger and bewilderment when Church stepped over third base, costing the Mets Monday's game, Manuel said that the public perception regarding his relationship with Church couldn't be further from the truth.

"I don't know what you all talk about on the radio, but Ryan is a good player," Manuel said. "I like Ryan.

"I don't have a rift with anyone on the team ... I don't know why people think I have a deal with Ryan Church -- I really don't. I don't have a problem with Ryan. Not at all. I like to egg him on and mess with him a little bit like I do with everybody, but I love to see Ryan every day. He comes to the park every day early. I love to see Ryan Church."

And Church, for his part, returned the sentiment. Recalling a conversation he had with his manager early in Spring Training, Church said that Manuel had prepared him for some harsh treatment this season, wanting to toughen up a player that he called a "critical" piece for the Mets.

"You want somebody on you," Church said. "You take it as a positive thing. His door is always open. He's one of those guys, he's approachable if you ever have something wrong. That's the thing -- I don't read too much into this stuff. People are yelling stuff in the stands -- 'doghouse!' -- that kind of thing. But they're not here, they're not around me, seeing what the relationship is."
It's something that first came under scrutiny in Spring Training, when Manuel publicly challenged Church's ability to hit in the clutch and called young Daniel Murphy a better hitter -- strange statements considering Church's veteran status and struggles last season with post-concussion syndrome.

Often, Church was assigned to long bus trips during Spring Training -- trips usually reserved for the younger members of a team. Despite Church's hot start, Manuel benched him on several occasions in April. And later in the month, the Mets acquired Gary Sheffield, further cutting into Church's playing time.

All of that seemed to convey the sense that a growing tension had hatched between Manuel and Church -- something that both parties refuted on Tuesday.

"People read too much into it," Church said. "If they were in here, they'd see it's different."
"Back in the day, me and old Frank Thomas had some issues, but that was that," Manuel said, referring to his time as manager of the White Sox. "That was me and Frank. But I don't have a problem with Ryan. I like Ryan. We need Ryan Church. We need every guy in there, but Ryan Church is the guy that we feel has the potential -- if he gets right -- he can really carry us."
And the fact that Manuel openly criticized Church after Monday's game, he said, was a product of frustration -- a good player making a bad play.

"Oh, you doggone right I was mad at him," Manuel said. "I could have strangled him. If it had been my son, I'd have strangled him. How in the world you do that, boy? But that's that. If my son would have missed third base, I would have treated him the same way."

Church's chances to play Wednesday improved when Dodgers left-hander Eric Stults was scratched from his start with a jammed left thumb. Church is 2-for-3 lifetime against Stults' replacement, the right-handed Jeff Weaver, who will be opposed by Livan Hernandez.

Anthony DiComo / MLB.com

CIF Results & Playoff Assignments

Boys Golf

CIF Northern Divisional
Boys Individual Golf Regionals
Sterling Hills Golf Course, Camarillo CA
Monday, 18 May 2009

Thirty top golfers made the cut, 73 or better, to advance to the Southern Section Championship [Tuesday, May 29], @ Hacienda Golf Club (La Habra Heights) .

The Medalist, Austin Raanes (Quartz Hill High School), shot a 5-under par 66.

Central Coast Golfers that advanced -

Reilly McMahon (Righetti), with an even-par 71, was the top local finisher.
Jack Perry (68), Santa Barbara
Tyler Shean (71), Santa Ynez
Matt McAustin (72), Arroyo Grande
Matthew Hanson (73), Morro Bay
Austin Kaiser (73),Atascadero
Thayer White (73), San Marcos

Local golfers who missed the cut-
Stefan Brown (77), San Luis Obispo
Jeff McNeil (77), Nipomo
Rory Doll (77), Nipomo
Mason Field (78), Santa Barbara
Shane Lebow (78), Santa Barbara
Johnny Henno (80), Santa Ynez

Swimming
CIF Div IV Championships
12-14 May 2009

Boys Team Scores (Local)

T3 Cabrillo 148
5 St. Joseph 147
6 Morro Bay 144
27 Santa Maria 23
28 Bishop Diego Garcia 22
29 Santa Ynez 15
34 Laguna Blanca 7

Girls Team Scores (Local)

17 Santa Ynez 58
T19 Morro Bay 47
T21 Laguna Blanca 44
25 Cabrillo 38

Individuals
A handfull of locals advanced to the CIF Masters Meet, none from the Valley.
[Name (YR, School) Seeding Event Time]
Erica Brannon (JR, St Joe): 23rd 200 Free 1:55.24
Laura Clark (SO, Morro Bay): 24th 200 Free 1:65.52; 24th 500 Free 5:09.32
Simon Hawes (SR, Santa Ynez): 13th 1 Meter Diving 320.05
Maddie Mastrup (JR, St Joe): 10th 500 Free 5:01.41

Baseball

Los Padres League [Div V]
Wild Card: Tuesday, 19 May 2009
WC-G: 4. Lompoc @ Montclair Prep (Olympic #3)

1st Round: Friday, 22 May 2009
1. #2 Santa Ynez Vs. Wild Card 'G' [Don Bosco Tech/ Gladstone]
2. St. Joseph (SM) Vs. Whittier Christian (Olympic #2)
3. Cabrillo (Lom) Vs. Gabrielino (MV#1)

PAC-7 League [Div II]
Wild Card: Tuesday, 19 May 2009
WC-L: 2. Atascadero Vs. San Marcos (Channel At-Large)
WC-Q: 3. Righetti Vs. Cresenta Valley(Pacific #4)
WC-G: 4. Paso Robles @ Alta Loma (Baseline #2)

1st Round: Thursday, 21 May 2009
1. SLO Vs. Wild Card 'D' [Mayfair / Redlands]

Softball

Los Padres League [Div IV]
Wild Card: Tuesday, 19 May 2009
WC-B: 3. Lompoc Vs. South Torrance (Pioneer At-Large)
WC-A: 4. Cabrillo @ Culver City (Ocean #3)

1st Round: Thursday, 21 May 2009
1. St. Joseph (SM) Vs. Ventura (Channel #3)
2. Morro Bay Vs. Bishop Amat (Del Rey #2)


PAC-7 League [Div III]
Wild Card: Tuesday, 19 May 2009
WC-B: 2. Atascadero Vs. Fillmore (TVL At-Large)
WC-E: 3. Pioneer Valley Vs. Lancaster (Golden #4)
WC-L: 4. Arroyo Grande @ Flintridge-Sacred Heart (Mission #3)

1st Round: Thursday, 21 May 2009
1. Righetti Vs. Wild Card "G" [St Bonaventue / Gahr]

Boys Tennis

Individual Sectional at Cate/Carpenteria
Singles (Locals) [Cate]:
8:15
Cate
Dos Pueblos
Santa Ynez #1
9:00
Arroyo Grande
Bishop Diego
Santa Ynez #2
10:00
SLO
Santa Barbara

Doubles (Locals) [Carpenteria]:
8:45
Atascadero
Cate #2
Santa Barbara #2
St. Joseph (SM)
9:45
Cate #1
Lompoc
SLO
10:30
Santa Barbara #1

Volleyball
Division III
Second round, Tuesday 19 May
Santa Ynez hosts Santiago High (Corona) 6 p.m.
Righetti hosts Laguna Beach 7 p.m.

Weak Pen Dooms Duffy; Church Hits

Gets No Decision Instead of Fifth Win

DANNY DUFFY delivered another of his blue-chip performances Friday night in Lynchburg, Virginia but the relief corps of the Wilmington Blue Rocks could not match it.

Duffy left after five innings leading 3-1 in the Carolina League contest but league-leading Lynchburg struck for five runs in the late innings to win 6-4.

Duffy faced the minimum of three batters in the first and third innings, and saw only four in the fourth and fifth. He gave up his one run in the second on a single, a walk and another single. He struck out three, walked one and gave up four hits.

For the season Duffy now boasts a 4-1 won-loss record, has given up just 30 hits in 37 innings, and has a whopping strikeout-to-walk ratio of 36-10. He pared his earned run average down to 3.16 with Friday’s effort.

The Lynchburg Hillcats are the Advanced Class A affiliate of the Pittsburgh Pirates. Wilmington is with the Kansas City Royals.

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Church Shakes Slump

In San Francisco RYAN CHURCH rapped two base hits Friday night to give evidence he may be emerging from a three-week batting slump.

In Church's last two-hit contest twenty games back he racked up three RBI against the Washington Nationals to put his batting average at a blazing .358. Since then he has gone 8-for-50 for .160 to drop his average to .262 entering tonight's contest. He now finds himself at .269.

The Mets play Saturday and Sunday in San Francisco before moving south to face the Dodgers Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday nights.

CIF Swimming, etc.

Swimming & Diving

2009 CIF-SS-Toyota Div IV
Swimming & Diving Championships
5/12/2009 to 5/14/2009
Results of 22 Events are Preliminaries [Local Schools Only]
Events 9 & 10 (Diving) are Finals

Complete Results
Top 8 finishers advance to the Division Finals, 9-16 to the Consolation finals and are the alternates for the Finals.

Note: 1st time = seeding time; 2nd = prelim result

Event 1 Girls 200 Yard Medley Relay Varsity [32 teams]
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Div 4 Meet: ! 1:51.18 2002 Sultana
Nat'l HS Rec: * 1:42.71 2005 Hartland Arrowhead
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5 Cabrillo (Lompoc) 1:58.71 1:58.53
1) Elke Peirtsegaele JR 2) Ashlea Coski JR
3) Michaela Paige FR 4) Rachel Nelson SR
32.88 1:04.57 (31.69) 1:32.08 (27.51) 1:58.53 (26.45)

7 Morro Bay 2:05.23 2:01.72
1) Laura Clark SO 2) Kendall Swanson SO
3) Sophie Mouret SR 4) Jenelle Swanson SR
31.42 1:02.97 (31.55) 1:34.69 (31.72) 2:01.72 (27.03)

8 St. Joseph/SM 2:01.82 2:02.01
1) Erica Brannon JR 2) Danielle McCulloch FR
3) Maddie Mastrup JR 4) Malory Ensor JR
28.22 1:03.37 (35.15) 1:33.90 (30.53) 2:02.01 (28.11)

21 Santa Ynez 2:08.06 2:06.05
1) Amanda Read JR 2) Alex Savage SO
3) Elisabeth Sweet SR 4) Nikki Hunter JR
33.16 1:06.28 (33.12) 1:37.46 (31.18) 2:06.05 (28.59)

Event 2 Boys 200 Yard Medley Relay Varsity [32 teams]
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Div 4 Meet: ! 1:36.78 2006 Oaks Christian
Nat'l HS Rec: * 1:31.22 2000 Cincinnati St. Xavier (OH)
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27 Cabrillo (Lompoc) 1:52.59 1:53.36
1) Anthony Taylor SO 2) Spencer Copeland SR
3) Garrett Darling SR 4) Shae Kakos JR
30.40 1:01.21 (30.81) 1:29.79 (28.58) 1:53.36 (23.57)

Event 3 Girls 200 Yard Freestyle Varsity [32 entrants]
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Div 4 Meet: ! 1:49.80 2004 Brett Shiflett, Oaks Christian
Nat'l HS Rec: * 1:45.14 2008 Karlee Bispo, Downey (Modesto)
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1 Laura Clark SO Morro Bay 1:57.68 1:58.79
28.51 58.55 (30.04) 1:28.84 (30.29) 1:58.79 (29.95)
2 Erica Brannon JR St. Joseph/SM 1:57.60 1:58.95
26.98 57.20 (30.22) 1:28.32 (31.12) 1:58.95 (30.63)
6 Maddie Mastrup JR St. Joseph/SM 1:59.55 2:01.33
28.55 59.24 (30.69) 1:30.39 (31.15) 2:01.33 (30.94)
11 Lanessa Horton-Scott JR Santa Maria 2:05.91 2:05.17
28.61 59.80 (31.19) 1:32.27 (32.47) 2:05.17 (32.90)
26 Kate Leach SO Cabrillo (Lompoc) 2:11.01 2:12.30
28.54 1:02.36 (33.82) 1:37.54 (35.18) 2:12.30 (34.76)
30 Phoebe Huggins JR Cabrillo (Lompoc) 2:12.51 2:14.36
29.22 1:02.46 (33.24) 1:38.16 (35.70) 2:14.36 (36.20)

Event 4 Boys 200 Yard Freestyle Varsity [32]
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Div 4 Meet: ! 1:41.41 2007 Ryan Chiu, Mark Keppel
Nat'l HS Rec: * 1:34.96 1991 Joe Hudepohl, St. Xavier (OH)
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9 Trent Popovich SO Morro Bay 1:51.46 1:50.55
25.53 52.87 (27.34) 1:21.46 (28.59) 1:50.55 (29.09)
32 Josh Lewis FR St. Joseph/SM 1:58.47 2:02.33
27.79 58.46 (30.67) 1:30.57 (32.11) 2:02.33 (31.76)

Event 5 Girls 200 Yard IM Varsity [32]
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Div 4 Meet: ! 2:05.35 2007 Erica Brannon, St. Joseph/SM
Nat'l HS Rec: * 1:56.45 2008 Mary Beck, Westlake (TX)
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8 Danielle McCulloch FR St. Joseph/SM 2:20.71 2:21.91
32.04 1:07.27 (35.23) 1:49.37 (42.10) 2:21.91 (32.54)

Event 6 Boys 200 Yard IM Varsity [27]
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Div 4 Meet: ! 1:54.28 2005 Kevin Nielsen, Oaks Christian
Nat'l HS Rec: * 1:46.31 2004 Brandon Ally, St. Thomas Aquinas
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NONE

Event 7 Girls 50 Yard Freestyle Varsity [32]
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Div 4 Meet: ! 23.70 2005 Emily Bibb, La Reina
Nat'l HS Rec: * 22.04 2002 Kara Lynn Joyce, Pioneer (MI)
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5 Shannon Slaught SO Bishop Garcia Diego 25.76 25.80
21 Rachel Nelson SR Cabrillo (Lompoc) 26.40 26.78
23 Lauren Alef FR Laguna Blanca 27.38 27.02
30 Callie Matulis JR Cabrillo (Lompoc) 26.84 27.58

Event 8 Boys 50 Yard Freestyle Varsity [33]
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Div 4 Meet: ! 21.05 2005 William Woolam, Rubidoux
Nat'l HS Rec: * 19.49 2008 Jimmy Feigen, Churchill (TX)
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14 Patrick Robinson SR Cabrillo (Lompoc) 23.57 23.48
18 Taylor Riva SR Santa Ynez 23.66 23.59

Event 9 Girls 1 mtr Diving Varsity
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Div 4 Meet: ! 425.85 2004 Ryanne Snyder, La Mirada
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1 Liana Diamond JR Buckley 462.35! [Broke Record]
2 Maggie Denison FR Immaculate Heart 455.70! [Broke Record]
3 Sarah Sulam FR Immaculate Heart 315.30
4 Ashley Pennewell JR Cabrillo (Lompoc) 312.95
5 Caitlin Morris SR Morro Bay 264.85
6 Sarah Heath FR Cabrillo (Lompoc) 252.65
7 Chelsea Malek JR Morro Bay 247.70
8 Qwan Hayes FR Cabrillo (Lompoc) 246.95
9 Gayle Bufo SR Morro Bay 245.55
10 Erin Coffin SO Cabrillo (Lompoc) 224.45

Event 10 Boys 1 mtr Diving Varsity
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Div 4 Meet: ! 435.15 2001 Max Bookman, Brentwood
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1 Nykola Bodnar FR St. Anthony 415.90
2 Simon Haws SR Santa Ynez 320.05
3 Stanford Nash SR Santa Ynez 310.70
4 Kyle Brock SO Cabrillo (Lompoc) 309.45
5 Andrew Guynn JR Santa Ynez 300.60
6 Zach Moss SO Morro Bay 277.55
7 Daniel French FR Cabrillo (Lompoc) 272.85
8 Justin Deats JR Santa Ynez 250.20
9 Pat Kelly JR Morro Bay 214.00
10 Randal Nichols SR Morro Bay 207.15

Event 11 Girls 100 Yard Butterfly Varsity [33]
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Div 4 Meet: ! 56.16 2008 Kirstie Chen, Whitney
Nat'l HS Rec: * 52.41 1996 Misty Hyman, Shadow Mtn. (AZ)
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5 Michaela Paige FR Cabrillo (Lompoc 1:01.62 1:02.40
29.03 1:02.40 (33.37)
10 Lauren Alef FR Laguna Blanca 1:04.65 1:04.34
13 Shannon Slaught SO Bishop Garcia Diego 1:03.83 1:04.67
28.60 1:04.67 (36.07)
-- Rebecca Kretzu Templeton 1:06.11 X1:06.27
30.22 1:06.27 (36.05)

Event 12 Boys 100 Yard Butterfly Varsity [32]
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Div 4 Meet: ! 50.58 2006 Kevin Nielsen, Oaks Christian
Nat'l HS Rec: * 47.10 2007 Nate Dusing & Austin Staab, Covington/Wester
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25 Taylor Riva SR Santa Ynez 1:00.26 1:00.75
27.91 1:00.75 (32.84)

Event 13 Girls 100 Yard Freestyle Varsity [32]
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Div 4 Meet: ! 51.15 2004 Brett Shiflett, Oaks Christian
Nat'l HS Rec: * 48.59 2002 Kara Lynn Joyce, Pioneer (MI)
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7 Danielle McCulloch FR St. Joseph/SM 57.43 56.73
27.44 56.73 (29.29)
8 Kendall Swanson SO Morro Bay 57.80 56.78
27.47 56.78 (29.31)
20 Kate Leach SO Cabrillo (Lompoc) 59.40 58.94
28.14 58.94 (30.80)

Event 14 Boys 100 Yard Freestyle Varsity [30]
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Div 4 Meet: ! 46.27 2005 William Wollam, Rubidoux
Nat'l HS Rec: * 43.05 2008 Jimmy Feigen, Churchill (TX)
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5 Bryson Alef JR Laguna Blanca 49.52 50.10
23.55 50.10 (26.55)
19 Patrick Robinson SR Cabrillo (Lompoc) 52.29 52.46
24.57 52.46 (27.89)

Event 15 Girls 500 Yard Freestyle Varsity [27]
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Div 4 Meet: ! 4:59.31 2002 Melissa Wong, Whitney
Nat'l HS Rec: * 4:37.30 1988 Janet Evans, El Dorado
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1 Maddie Mastrup JR St. Joseph/SM 5:12.19 5:10.01
28.92 1:00.12 (31.20) 1:31.59 (31.47) 2:02.85 (31.26)
2:33.94 (31.09) 3:05.30 (31.36) 3:36.51 (31.21) 4:07.82 (31.31)
4:39.46 (31.64) 5:10.01 (30.55)

4 Laura Clark SO Morro Bay 5:25.20 5:17.94
29.17 1:01.32 (32.15) 1:33.64 (32.32) 2:06.44 (32.80)
2:38.67 (32.23) 3:11.12 (32.45) 3:43.21 (32.09) 4:15.18 (31.97)
4:47.62 (32.44) 5:17.94 (30.32)

14 Lanessa Horton-Scott JR Santa Maria 5:44.35 5:44.20
31.19 1:05.07 (33.88) 1:39.33 (34.26) 2:14.03 (34.70)
2:49.11 (35.08) 3:24.49 (35.38) 3:59.94 (35.45) 4:35.60 (35.66)
5:10.85 (35.25) 5:44.20 (33.35)

20 Elisabeth Sweet SR Santa Ynez 5:54.45 5:53.96
30.68 1:05.20 (34.52) 1:39.59 (34.39) 2:14.88 (35.29)
2:51.19 (36.31) 3:27.16 (35.97) 4:03.51 (36.35) 4:40.41 (36.90)
5:17.54 (37.13) 5:53.96 (36.42)

25 Phoebe Huggins JR Cabrillo (Lompoc 5:54.90 5:58.87
31.05 1:04.87 (33.82) 1:40.78 (35.91) 2:17.39 (36.61)
2:54.37 (36.98) 3:32.23 (37.86) 4:09.29 (37.06) 4:46.85 (37.56)
5:24.12 (37.27) 5:58.87 (34.75)

27 Amanda Read JR Santa Ynez 6:02.60 6:04.95
31.28 1:05.44 (34.16) 1:40.93 (35.49) 2:18.32 (37.39)
2:55.57 (37.25) 3:32.58 (37.01) 4:09.72 (37.14) 4:48.32 (38.60)
5:27.42 (39.10) 6:04.95 (37.53)

Event 16 Boys 500 Yard Freestyle Varsity [32]
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Div 4 Meet: ! 4:31.45 2008 Ryan Chiu, Mark Keppel
Nat'l HS Rec: * 4:16.39 1983 Jeff Kostoff, Upland ==================================================
5 Trent Popovich SO Morro Bay 5:01.00 5:01.16
27.30 57.35 (30.05) 1:28.01 (30.66) 1:58.34 (30.33)
2:28.90 (30.56) 2:59.49 (30.59) 3:30.10 (30.61) 4:00.83 (30.73)
4:31.45 (30.62) 5:01.16 (29.71)

8 Milo Filip FR Laguna Blanca 5:15.11 5:10.57
28.97 59.37 (30.40) 1:30.62 (31.25) 2:01.90 (31.28)
2:33.39 (31.49) 3:05.17 (31.78) 3:36.83 (31.66) 4:08.60 (31.77)
4:39.98 (31.38) 5:10.57 (30.59)

22 Adam Parlato SO Santa Ynez 5:26.85 5:30.30
28.36 59.90 (31.54) 1:33.11 (33.21) 2:06.87 (33.76)
2:40.83 (33.96) 3:14.48 (33.65) 3:48.43 (33.95) 4:22.78 (34.35)
4:57.32 (34.54) 5:30.30 (32.98)

23 Josh Lewis FR St. Joseph/SM 5:19.19 5:30.51
29.13 1:01.22 (32.09) 1:34.07 (32.85) 2:07.19 (33.12)
2:41.09 (33.90) 3:14.53 (33.44) 3:48.85 (34.32) 4:23.17 (34.32)
4:57.31 (34.14) 5:30.51 (33.20)

24 Bryce Small SR Santa Ynez 5:32.36 5:32.20
27.02 58.26 (31.24) 1:31.23 (32.97) 2:05.28 (34.05)
2:39.87 (34.59) 3:14.20 (34.33) 3:49.72 (35.52) 4:23.82 (34.10)
4:59.04 (35.22) 5:32.20 (33.16)

Event 17 Girls 200 Yard Freestyle Relay Varsity [32 teams]
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Div 4 Meet: ! 1:41.56 2003 Carpinteria
Nat'l HS Rec: * 1:32.77 2002 Ann Arbor Pioneer (MI)
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5 Cabrillo (Lompoc) 1:47.95 1:47.04
1) Rachel Nelson SR 2) Callie Matulis JR
3) Kate Leach SO 4) Michaela Paige FR
26.77 53.93 (27.16) 1:22.27 (28.34) 1:47.04 (24.77)

26 Morro Bay 1:54.08 1:55.10
1) Jenelle Swanson SR 2) Sophie Mouret SR
3) Catalina Hubbard SO 4) Caitlin Morris SR
27.88 55.62 (27.74) 1:25.31 (29.69) 1:55.10 (29.79)

Event 18 Boys 200 Yard Freestyle Relay Varsity [32]
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Div 4 Meet: ! 1:28.72 2005 Oaks Christian
Nat'l HS Rec: * 1:22.80 1996 Birmingham Brother Rice (MI)
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13 Cabrillo (Lompoc) 1:37.39 1:36.52
1) Patrick Robinson SR 2) Rosson Curt JR
3) Shae Kakos JR 4) Garrett Darling SR
24.41 49.67 (25.26) 1:13.48 (23.81) 1:36.52 (23.04)

Event 19 Girls 100 Yard Backstroke Varsity [32]
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Div 4 Meet: ! 56.75 2008 Mary Hanson, Immanuel Chr.
Nat'l HS Rec: * 52.86 1998 Natalie Coughlin, Carondelet (CA) ==================================================
1 Mary Hanson JR Immanuel Christi 56.99 56.52! [Broke Record]
27.10 56.52 (29.42)
3 Erica Brannon JR St. Joseph/SM 1:00.44 1:00.15
29.54 1:00.15 (30.61)
8 Karen Hollinshead SO Santa Maria 1:05.02 1:03.07
30.84 1:03.07 (32.23)
24 Elke Peirtsegaele JR Cabrillo (Lompoc) 1:08.54 1:07.92
32.55 1:07.92 (35.37)

Event 20 Boys 100 Yard Backstroke Varsity [32]
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Div 4 Meet: ! 52.02 2007 Ethan Bradley, Charter Oak
Nat'l HS Rec: * 46.82 1999 Alex Lim, Bolles (FL)
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28 Brent Bennett JR Cate School 1:03.80 1:04.31
32.10 1:04.31 (32.21)

Event 21 Girls 100 Yard Breaststroke Varsity [32]
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Div 4 Meet: ! 1:05.26 2002 Jennifer Cook, Valencia/Placent
Nat'l HS Rec: * 59.20 2005 Jessica Hardy, LB Wilson
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5 Kendall Swanson SO Morro Bay 1:09.93 1:10.79
33.94 1:10.79 (36.85)
7 Elisabeth Sweet SR Santa Ynez 1:12.44 1:11.10
33.46 1:11.10 (37.64)
9 Ashlea Coski JR Cabrillo (Lompoc) 1:11.81 1:13.11
34.43 1:13.11 (38.68)
18 Karen Hollinshead SO Santa Maria 1:17.27 1:15.18
35.61 1:15.18 (39.57)
-- Rebecca Kretzu Templeton 1:14.56 X1:16.24
36.01 1:16.24 (40.23)

Event 22 Boys 100 Yard Breaststroke Varsity [28]
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Div 4 Meet: ! 56.87 2003 Dan Simonsen, Bonita
Nat'l HS Rec: * 53.66 1998 Patrick Fowler, Seattle Prep (WA)
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2 Bryson Alef JR Laguna Blanca 1:03.52 1:01.75
28.98 1:01.75 (32.77)
16 Spencer Copeland SR Cabrillo (Lompoc) 1:06.62 1:06.27
30.62 1:06.27 (35.65)
22 Kyle Pickles SR Lompoc 1:06.41 1:07.13
30.85 1:07.13 (36.28)

Event 23 Girls 400 Yard Freestyle Relay Varsity [30 teams]
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Div 4 Meet: ! 3:37.09 2002 Sultana
Nat'l HS Rec: * 3:23.10 2008 Austin Westlake (TX)
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4 Morro Bay 3:55.31 3:51.97
1) Jenelle Swanson SR 2) Laura Clark SO
3) Sophie Mouret SR 4) Kendall Swanson SO
29.01 1:00.28 (1:00.28) 1:26.98 (26.70) 1:56.01 (55.73)
2:24.39 (28.38) 2:55.70 (59.69) 3:22.66 (26.96) 3:51.97 (56.27)

6 St. Joseph/SM 3:54.88 3:54.34
1) Maddie Mastrup JR 2) Molly Connolly SO
3) Danielle McCulloch FR 4) Erica Brannon JR
28.35 57.85 (57.85) 1:26.63 (28.78) 2:00.44 (1:02.59)
2:28.16 (27.72) 2:58.20 (57.76) 3:25.31 (27.11) 3:54.34 (56.14)

10 Cabrillo (Lompoc) 4:00.56 3:57.81
1) Rachel Nelson SR 2) Kate Leach SO
3) Ashlea Coski JR 4) Michaela Paige FR
29.31 1:00.78 (1:00.78) 1:29.33 (28.55) 2:00.90 (1:00.12)
2:29.21 (28.31) 3:00.40 (59.50) 3:27.40 (27.00) 3:57.81 (57.41)

15 Santa Ynez 4:10.24 4:04.48
1) Amanda Read JR 2) Alex Savage SO
3) Elisabeth Sweet SR 4) Jenna Bebernes JR
29.13 1:02.31 (1:02.31) 1:31.39 (29.08) 2:04.74 (1:02.43)
2:33.17 (28.43) 3:05.18 (1:00.44) 3:32.64 (27.46) 4:04.48 (59.30)

Event 24 Boys 400 Yard Freestyle Relay Varsity [32]
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Div 4 Meet: ! 3:13.14 2006 Oaks Christian
Nat'l HS Rec: * 3:01.80 1999 Bolles & St. Francis (OH)
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16 Santa Ynez 3:40.56 3:37.51
1) Sam Ezell SO 2) Adam Parlato SO
3) Bryce Small SR 4) Taylor Riva SR
25.72 55.25 (55.25) 1:21.02 (25.77) 1:49.93 (54.68)
2:15.90 (25.97) 2:45.99 (56.06) 3:10.46 (24.47) 3:37.51 (51.52)

17 Cabrillo (Lompoc) 3:37.28 3:38.14
1) Shae Kakos JR 2) Emmett Hill SO
3) Jake Motyer JR 4) Patrick Robinson SR
25.70 54.74 (54.74) 1:20.95 (26.21) 1:49.85 (55.11)
2:16.06 (26.21) 2:45.87 (56.02) 3:10.07 (24.20) 3:38.14 (52.27)

24 Lompoc 3:41.13 3:41.39
1) Carl Thacker JR 2) Robert Macias JR
3) Josh Rondash JR 4) Michael Ostrander JR
26.35 55.22 (55.22) 1:22.35 (27.13) 1:50.56 (55.34)
2:16.50 (25.94) 2:46.15 (55.59) 3:12.56 (26.41) 3:41.39 (55.24)

26 Morro Bay 3:40.94 3:43.25
1) Trent Popovich SO 2) Zach Condit JR
3) Tyler Fraser SO 4) Elliot Kaser JR
24.93 51.88 (51.88) 1:20.60 (28.72) 1:58.59 (1:06.71)
2:19.31 (20.72) 2:49.11 (50.52) 3:15.03 (25.92) 3:43.25 (54.14)

BOYS VOLLYBALL
CIF Div III
1st Round - Friday, 15 May
Littlerock [Golden #5] (9-8, 7-7) @ Santa Ynez [LPL #1] (12-5, 9-0)
St. Joseph/SM [LPL#2] (9-9, 6-3) @ Oaks Christian [TVL#2] (12-7, 6-2)
Bishop Diego [TVL#3] (6-6, 3-4) @ Culver City [Ocean#2] (9-13-1, 4-3)

BOYS TENNIS
CIF Division IV
1st Round - Thursday, 14 May
Gahr (Cerritos) @ Santa Ynez 3 pm
Lompoc @ Paramount 3 pm
St Joseph @ Bishop Diego 3 pm

Mets Remember Church; Hacker Stars; LPL

Church Sits Again, Delivers Late

RYAN CHURCH, identified by New York Mets manager Jerry Manuel as "our right fielder" in spring training, sat for the eighth time in the team's first 32 games Tuesday night. But before the game, Manuel and Church staged an extended batting session in the cage under the stands and adjacent to the Mets' clubhouse.

Church seemingly had fallen into disfavor with the manager to such a degree that Church used the phrase "forgotten man" when he discussed his situation. But he was quite pleased by the time he spent with the manager.

"I think we worked some things out," Church said. "I appreciate the time he spent with me. It helped."

And he was more pleased when he contributed an important pinch-hit single to the Mets' 4-3, 10-inning victory. Church singled -- to the opposite field as prescribed by his manager -- with one out and a man on in the seventh. Moments later, he and Reed scored on Jose Reyes' double into the left-center filed gap. The runs were the Mets' first.

Before the game Manuel had Church involved in a modified version of the "80 in six" the team used in Spring Training -- "Rapid fire, rapid hitting," Church called it. But this time, no pitching machine was involved -- Manuel threw, no breaking balls were thrown and, by Church's estimation, he hit about 100 balls.

"Jerry probably needs to ice," Church said. "... The idea was to tire my lower half, so I'd concentrate on my hands. Hitting is hands and eyes. ... I had to swing at every pitch, no matter where it was. ... After a while, I made better contact. The sound of the ball off the bat was different. I wasn't jumping out. When I jump at pitches, the barrel [of the bat] drops and I hit weak fly balls and pop ups."

Church said he didn't think he was hitting all that well in early games when his batting average suggested he was.

"I didn't really feel like I had a swing," he said. "I think it felt better today, actually."

Earlier, reporter Marty Noble stuck up for Church.

I don't get what the Mets have against Ryan Church. He starts off hot, then they start subbing for him liberally, then wonder why he starts to slide. Church is a good player, possibly one who can help carry a team at times during the long season. Let the guy play! I can see giving him a day off against some lefties, but overall, this is a better lineup with Church than with Gary Sheffield in there. Give him the job, the time to settle in, and I think the RBIs will come.-- Steven G., address not provided

You hardly are alone in your wonder. My sense of it, and that of others, including men in uniform, is that Church has been shortchanged -- in words, plans and, since the season began, playing time. It began early in Spring Training. The comments manager Jerry Manuel made about him then seemed unnecessarily uncomplimentary. Then Church made most of the trips and played as much as anyone other than Daniel Murphy in exhibition games. He was exhausted by mid-March. Since Opening Day, he has become the player most affected by the batting-order imbalance -- too many left-handed hitters.

Church is a fine outfielder, the best defensive right fielder the Mets franchise has had, and he ought to be in right as often as possible in Citi Field. He plays hard; no one can quarrel with that. And he was hitting early on


Marty Noble is a reporter for MLB.com.


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Hacker Makes Qualifies for NCAA

UC Irvine Anteater junior and former Cabrillo High School track and cross country standout, COLIN HACKER posted an NCAA Regional Qualifying, personal-best best 3.47.70 in the 1500 meter run with his 5th place finish at the Oxy Invite, Occidental College, Los Angeles, CA. on Saturday May 9, 2009. Hacker will travel to Eugene, Oregon (“Track Town USA”), historic Hayward Field at the University of Oregon to compete in the NCAA Track and Field Western Regional Championships on May 29 & 30.

This weekend, May 15 & 16, Hacker runs both 1500m and 800m for the Anteaters at the Big West Conference Championships, at UC, Irvine. Hacker’s time of 3.47.70 places him 8th on the All-time performance list for 1500 meter at UCI.



LPL ACTION

Blue, Black, Blue, Green

The Braves hosted the Templeton Eagles in both baseball & softball, while the Conqs had St. Joseph visit the hill in both sports. Three of the games were very close ...

Baseball
Lompoc 9, Templeton 2
This was the lone exception. Lompoc had every starter reach base safely. Scottie Aguailar led the way with a 2 RBI double, the sole extra-base hit and a single. Nick Tatague also had two hits.

Ryan Bower allowed 2 (earned) runs in 5 innings on 3 hits and 2 walks while striking out 6. Dalton Rouleau finished up with 1 hit 2 frames. He did make it interesting in the 7th by tossing 9 straight balls at the start, but then collected two of his 4 strikouts. The game ended when the runner at second attemted to score on a two-out single to left and was erased at the plate.

Cabrillo 7, St. Joseph 6 [STORY]
This is not the result anyone who saw the top half of the 1st would have expected. Starter Niko Shaefnitz had one of "those" days, and lasted only 2/3 of an inning, as the Knights scored 5 runs in the 1st. Cabrillo responded with 3 in the bottom half of the first, but St Joe tallied another run in the 2nd off of reliever Aaron Naputi. That was their final score, however, while the "Comeback Conqs" showed up again. They posted 3 runs in the 3rd to tie and one in the 5th for the win.

Zach Pecyna (2 runs scored), Chuck Mertz (hit, RBI, 3 RS), Niko Shaefnitz (hit, 2 RS), Tony Salangsang (hit, 3 RBI), and Kevin Harmon (hit, 2 RBI) provided the offensive juice.

Softball
Lompoc 1, Templeton 0
The Braves didn't play well in this one - at least at the plate. For example: bottom of the fourth, runners at 2nd & 3rd, nobody out was translated into ZERO runs. Bottom 5th: walk, caught stealing, grounder to the pitcher, single - runner to 3rd, weak grounder to the pitcher.

They finally broke the scoreless tie in the 6th, when Paty Martinez lined a double to the fence in left centerfield. Melissa Morrison came in to pinch-run, and moved up 60 feet on a roller back to the pitcher. She then scored on a sharp grounder past the second-baseman that should have been a hit, but the batter cruised to first and was thrown out. A strikeout finished the inning.

Fortunately, Jeana Carrillo had her pitching stuff together. Only 2 runners reached base for the Eagles (a single and an error in the early innings), while she struckout 5 and walked none. Elicity Fabing (2-2) and Paty Martinez (2-3) split the Braves 4 hits.

CIF PLAYOFFS
Swimming
CIF Southern Section Division IV Preliminary Meet at Belmont Plaza Pool
Top 8 finishes qualify for the Division Finals, 9-16 are in the Consolation Final and also constitute the alternates for the Final. More info to come.

Cabrillo
Girls:
200 yard medley: (Elke Peirtsegaele, Ashlea Coski, Michaela Paige, Rachel Nelson), 5th [1:58.53]
200 freestyle relay: (Nelson, Callie Matulis, Katie Leach and Paige) 5th [1:47.4]
400 freestyle relay: (Nelson, Leach, Coski, Paige) qualified for consolation final
100 yard butterfly: Michaela Paige , 5th [1:02.40]
100 breaststroke: Ashlea Coski, 9th [1:13.11]

Boys:
200 freestyle relay: (Patrick Robinson, Curt Rosson, Shae Kakos, Garrett Darling) conso. final qualif. [1:36.52]
50 yard freestyle: Patrick Robinson - qualified for consolation final
100 breaststroke: Spencer Copeland - qualified for consosolation final

Lompoc
Boys 100 breaststroke: Kyle Pickles 22nd

Upcoming Contests
Boys Tennis
LPL#2 Lompoc will travel to Paramount on Thursday for a 1st round match-up against the San Gabriel Valley League Champs.

Track & Field
Cabrillo will take a dozen and a half athletes to the CIF Prelims at Cerritos. Those qualifying are:

Boys 4 x 100 Relay - Jordan Watson, Matt McConnell, Alberto Garcia, Balfour Brown, T.J. Babouta (alt.)
Girls 4 x 100 Relay - Nichole Martinez, Katie Avila, Stephanie Miranda, Rebecca Rogers, Breeana Piper-Williams (alt.)
Boys 4x 400 Relay - Balfour Brown, Matt McConnell, Joe Mayorga, Levi Block, Vincent Leedham (alt.)
100 meter sprint - Jordan Watson (B), Rebecca Rogers (G)
1600 meter - Eduardo Tovar
Jumps - Balfour Brown (B Triple Jump), Kendall Reynolds (G Triple & Long Jumps), Diamonne Mitchell (G Long Jump), Travis Wilson (B High Jump).

Mitchell, who suffered a severe leg injury early in the soccer season, had very limited work during the track season. Her first official jumps of the year were at the LPL Finals where she posted long jumps of 17-4 & 18-10 to qualify for CIF.

Other Notes
Cabrillo JV Baseball
We received this note from a correspondent -

" I have been keeping track of the Cabrillo JV baseball team this season and have been amazed with their progress. They are currently somewhere in the record neighborhood of 18-4-1. They have a roster of about 13 kids, with almost half of them being freshman. This team is a well put together group of kids. The coaches are doing a great job with them, and it is shown during games.

To top it all off, the catcher, a kid named Nathan Reed hit for the cycle on Friday against Templeton. I know that this is only JV level baseball, but hitting for the cycle is a rare feat in baseball, and there has been no coverage in either the Lompoc Record or your website. I think this kid and all the others on this team deserve some attention, they are hard working and talented young men that will suprise many people in the years to come.

Sincerely, Matt"

Thanks for the heads-up Matt. If you, or anyone else have items we missed or messed up you can always post it on the Forum [See upper right hand column] for everone to see. I should also note that Nathan Reed has been one of the team's pitching stalwarts throughout the season.

Lompoc Babe Ruth Baseball
Chem Kids 16, Raiders 4

Bulldogs to the Playoffs

Thanks to Lompoc

The recently-concluded season by the Allan Hancock College Bulldogs included a trip to the playoffs for the first time in five years.

Key performers were from, guess where, Lompoc.

Here, left to right, is the Lompoc connection--

coach JASON CARLSON, pitcher KIRK FRIDRICH, infielder CHRIS MALLORY, pitcher JOEY GREEN, catcher COREY DOTZLER, and outfielder SAM RUIZ.

Duffy is Baaaaaaaack!!

Duffy Fires Shutout

DANNY DUFFY once again lived up to his hype Friday night as he sat down the Frederick Keys on three hits and no runs over 6 1/3 innings in a Carolina League game.

The Kansas City Royals prospect struck out nine and walked nobody as his Wilmington Blue Rocks prevailed 3-0.

Duffy allowed only three harmless singles and did not allow a runner past first base as he recorded his fourth victory in five decisions and lowered his earned run average to 3.38. His strikeout to walk ratio is now 33-9.

Duffy retired the side in order in the first, third, fourth and fifth innings. In the second and sixth he allowed a two-out single. In the seventh he gave up a one-out single before being lifted for a reliever.

The scintillating performance comes after two outings which statistically were not up to the Duffy standard. In two games both against Winston-Salem Duffy gave up eight earned runs in 10 total innings while striking out just five and walking six.

Tonight showed that Duffy is back in a big way.

The Keys are a Baltimore Oriole affiliate while Winston-Salem is with the Chicago White Sox. The Carolina League is Class A-advanced league.

Ornelas Stars, White's Bat Heating, Church Slumps

Times are Good for Ben Ornelas and Chris White; not so much for Ryan Church

BEN ORNELAS at Lewis-Clark State was named all-region Thursday after a booming weekend with the bat over the weekend on a road trip to Utah.

Here’s a note from his mom:

We just came back from Ben's series in St. George, Utah vs. Dixie State. Ben did very well and it was nice to see him looking strong and healthy. He went 5-6 in one of his games with two singles, two doubles, and a homer that went so far it stunned their fans. They won the game 21-11. It was amazing to see Ben's teammates hit back-to-back-to-back homers one pitch each.

And the official release from the NAIA—

Five Warriors earn region honors
5/7/2009
VANCOUVER, British Columbia – Five members of the Lewis-Clark State College baseball team earned Region I honors, including four on the All-Region I team.

Coaches from the eight schools in the region voted for the teams.

Senior outfielder Sean Halton joined junior infielders Ben Ornelas and Josh Ashenbrenner, and pitcher Tom Peale on the all-Region I squad.

Ornelas, who is from Lompoc, Calif., made an immediate impact after becoming eligible a month into the season. He is hitting .407 in 31 games and is second on the team in home runs with seven and is third in RBI with 42. He also has eight doubles and is tied for the team lead in triples with two.

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And in the pro’s

CHRIS WHITE, who was added to the roster of the Lakeland Flying Tigers almost as an afterthought, is making the Detroit organization remember his name.

White did not play regularly when he arrived in Lakeland but over the last 10 days he has been penciled in in centerfield almost every day, and he has delivered.

With a 3-for-3 day on Tuesday White is now batting .311, third highest on the team.

Lakeland is in the Florida State League, an Advanced A league like the Carolina League where Danny Duffy performs. White, like Duffy, is making the jump from low-A where he played with West Michigan in 2008.

RYAN CHURCH on the other hand was blazing early, but is suffering through a 1-for-24 slump. The dry spell has tumbled his batting average from .356 nine games ago to .265 at the moment.

Around the LPL

Tuesday, May. 05, 2009


SOFTBALL

Morro Bay 6, Cabrillo 3, 9 innings
Both teams scored three runs in the seventh to force extra innings, but the Pirates scored three more in the ninth for the LPL win.
Karly Alfirevic was 2 for 5 for Morro Bay (18-3, 8-1 LPL), and teammates Kim Dauer and Claire Hoose each had a double.
Dauer allowed one earned run and struck out nine from the circle but walked 11.


Lompoc 8, Mission Prep 2
Mission Prep’s Cat Hall reached base in all three at bats, but the Braves bested the Royals in the nonleague contest in San Luis Obispo.
The Royals (5-10) tied the score at 2-2 in the third inning, but Lompoc scored six runs during the next three innings en route to the win.



Templeton 10, Santa Maria 6
The Eagles’ Haley Mosher was 3 for 4 with a solo home run and three RBI in Templeton’s LPL road win. Cori Ford was 3 for 5 with two RBI, and Da Nita Hinton had six strikeouts for the Eagles (7-7 LPL).


St. Joseph 4, Santa Ynez 1

Kailey Snyder pitched a two-hitter in the win.Madi Will went 2-for-3 for St. Joseph with a double, while Voss did the same with two RBIs


BASEBALL

Cabrillo 7, Morro Bay 6
Cabrillo spoiled Morro Bay’s one-run lead with a two-run seventh inning to take the LPL win.
Jacob Petersen was 3 for 3 with a double and RBI to lead Morro Bay (6-12-1, 3-6 LPL), and Dallas Hill was 2 for 4 with an RBI.

Santa Maria 16, Templeton 8
The Saints earned their first league win, jumping on the Eagles for eight runs in the first. Jonathon Romera smacked two doubles, going 4-for-5, while teammate Alberto Avila also went 4-for-5 with three RBIs. Also getting four hits was Michael Ybarra. Andrew Clark and Chris Lopez both had two hits.


Dos Pueblos 19, Lompoc 1
Not much to say about this one except OOUCH !!

St Joseph (8-2 LPL) 4, Santa Ynez (7-2 LPL) 3 [11 Innings]
[STORY]
Senior Matt Hartin scored from third on a walk-off wild pitch in the bottom of the 11th inning.


Santa Ynez continues LPL action on Friday against Santa Maria, while Saint Joseph will have a non-league match at Mission Prep.


BOYS TENNIS
Lompoc 10, St Joseph 8 [STORY] at David Bickmore Courts

It was Lompoc doubles versus St Joe singles in this contest to decide second place in the LPL. The Braves recorded some late round comebacks to pull this one out.

In the final round, Lompoc up 7-5, needed to win three of the six sets.

First up was singles, but the Brave's #2, Robert Rodriguez, lost to St. Joseph’s #3, Jacob Goeres. That put the pressure on Kyle Thumm, who trailed Hayes Dunn 5-4, but in a volitile contest yanked a 7-5 victory out from under the Knights.

And so the final set of the match; Lompoc's #2 doubles, Oscar Rodriguez / Cooper Barrick, fought back from a 3-0 deficit to the Knight's Matt Hiltner / Niles Johnson to win 6-4. A St Joe advantage in total games would have given them the win had the teams tied at nine sets apiece.

Singles
Thumm finished 2-1 on the day dropping only a 6-1 set to St. Joseph’s # 1 Jake Eszes.
Eszes was 3-0 [6-1, 6-2, 6-0] and has lost only four sets in the LPL. The third seed at the LPL Individual Finals on Friday.

Doubles
Lompoc took 7 of 9 doubles sets. Alex Jensen / Joel Martin, 32-1 on the season, won all three sets [6-2, 6-1, 6-0], while duos #2 Rodriguez / Barrick, and Carlos Diaz / Chris Aldama, each captured 2-3.

Santa Maria @ Cabrillo - No Results

Santa Ynez (14-5, 12-0 LPL) 18, Morro Bay 0

Santa Ynez cruised to the Los Padres League championship by whacking Morro Bay at home. Doubles tandem Curtis Cole /Austin White lost just one game while sweeping three sets.

BOYS VOLLEYBALL
@ Santa Ynez 3, Morro Bay 0 [25-10, 25-20, 25-12]
The Santa Ynez Pirates clinched their 17th straight Los Padres League boys volleyball title with a straight-set victory over the Morro Bay Pirates at Santa Ynez.

Santa Ynez (8-0 LPL):

Andrew Wolinsky (junior outside hitter) - 8 kills, 4 aces, 9 digs
Travis Jones (senior middle blocker) - 4 kills, plus a nine-point service run
Russ Fenenga (freshman) 4 service points, 3 assists - and played quite well in first varsity league match according Santa Ynez coach Chip Fenenga.


Morro Bay (2-15, 1-7 LPL) :
Isaac Wilkie - 9 digs

St. Joseph (6-2 LPL) 3, Santa Maria 0 [25-20, 25-20, 25-17]
On Senior Night, the Knights locked up a playoff spot and second place in the LPL.
Shane Conway - 21 assists, 8 digs
Taylor Merlo - 7 kills
Derek Carlotti - 7 kills


The LPL regular season finale is 6 p.m. Thursday night at Santa Ynez. Santa Ynez will honor the team’s eight seniors at thier own Senior Night.

New Lompoc Athletic Director Named

Don Cross (right), shown here with Penn St.'s legendary coach Joe Paterno, has been selected by LHS Principal Ed Diaz to be the new AD at Lompoc. Cross was chosen over two other candidates from within the district for the post which will be vacated in June by Jesse Davis.

Duffy Takes Revenge

Shuts Down Winston-Salem

Facing the same Winston-Salem club which earlier in the week handed him his first defeat since last July DANNY DUFFY chalked up his third win in four decisions Saturday night in a Carolina League game.

Duffy shut out the Dash (yes, that’s their name) through the first five innings while his Wilmington mates built up a 6-0 lead.

He gave up a triple and a single in the sixth, only the third and fourth hits against him, before departing so the misleading box score shows two earned runs in five innings.

His earned run average is now 4.21 his strikeout to walk ratio 24-9.
Duffy was uncharacteristically wild with four bases on balls, a career high. He fanned four.

Also, former Cal Poly slugger Brent Morel who homered twice against Duffy when they last met, went hitless against him this time on a strikeout and a fly ball.