Diamond, Pools

Erica Elenes starts her anchor leg for the Lompoc varsity in the 200 relay.

On Friday, the diamond squads from both local high schools all had the varsity on the road and the JV at home. They both also were scheduled to host swim meets, but the meet at Cabrillo was reportedly postponed due to the failure of the heater at their pool (anyone up for swimming in an unheated pool in the Lompoc valley on a windy April afternoon ? - guess not). Saturday saw the completion of the Cabrillo JV Softball Tournament, with an outstanding Championship game, and a scheduled double-header for the Lompoc and Cabrillo freshmen baseball teams. Next week the diamond squads play LPL foes Templeton (Lompoc) and St. Joseph (Cabrillo) before facing each other on Friday.

Baseball

Lompoc
Varsity [6-10, 2-1]: At Morro Bay (5-10, 0-3), Cody Berryman went the distance for the Braves, striking out six and allowing one run on two hits and two walks. Lompoc bats were not idle as the team scored two runs each in the first, third, and sixth innings. They also tacked on a run in the fifth, and won going away 7-1. Kevin Ericksen hit two doubles (2-4, walk, 2 runs scored, 2 RBI), Brandon Alonzo had a triple (1-3, run scored), Scott Aguailar went 2-3 with a walk,an RBI, and an incredible FIVE stolen bases, Dalton Rouleau (1-3, walk, RBI) scored two runs, and Daniel Mallory drove in two runs. Lompoc outhit Morro Bay 7-2 , but was helped by the Pirate pitchers who issued 7 free passes (6 walks, 1 hit batter) while striking out seven in the error plagued (Lompoc 5, MB 3) game.

Cabrillo
Varsity [8-8, 3-1]: On the road at Templeton (5-8, 1-2), the Conquistadors jumped on the Eagles early with four runs in the first inning, and cruised to a 7-3 victory. Templeton scored solo runs in the 2nd, 3rd, and 5th innings (including a Casey Bogart homer), but Cabrillo added a run in the fourth and two in the seventh to preserve the margin.
Brian Engler allowed 3 runs (2 earned) in his seven innings of work, giving up 5 hits, 3 walks, and hitting two batters. Offensively Cabrillo had four doubles among their ten hits, plus a walk and a hit batter.

Swimming
Cabrillo: As noted above the Santa Maria - Cabrillo meet has been postponed. No reschedule date information is availible yet.

Lompoc
There have been some disrepancies in the scores received from various sources, but the upshot of all of them is that the Lompoc boys won at both levels, while the girls both lost by fairly narrow margins.
Boys Varsity 101-56
Lompoc won all three relays:
Lompoc #1 - 200M Medley Relay (2:07.10)
{Alex Uribe,Kyle Pickles,Robert Macias,Carl Thacker}
Lompoc #1 - 200M Freestyle Relay (1:53.69)
{Alex Uribe, Ryan Lynch, Jack Setti, Mike Ostrander}
Lompoc #1 - 400M Freestyle Relay (4:09.19)
{Carl Thacker,Robert Macias,Kyle Pickles,Ryan Lynch}

Individual Lompoc winners:
Mike Ostrander - 200M Indiv. Medley (2:37.56), & 500M Freestyle (6:02.80)
Robert Macias - 100M Butterfly (1:10.56)
Kyle Pickles - 100M Freestyle (56.99), & 100M Breaststroke (1:14.58)
Alex Uribe - 100M Backstroke (1:11.36)

For Morro Bay, Sam Melloni won the 50M Freestyle (26.71), and Trent won the 200M Freestyle (1:53.38).

Boys JV Forfeit win
Morro Bay did not field a boys JV Team. Only two boys JV events were held, although a JV team also did participate in one of the relays. This may account for some of the scoring differences in the reports, as some may have included points for the JV team in the Varsity totals and others did not.

The Two races were the 100M Freestyle won by Josh Rondash in 1:13.04, and the 200M Freestyle also won by Josh Rondash (2:39.53).

Girls Varsity 67-91
The girls suffered several bad breaks on the day. Some of them became ill, and there were several notable technical disqualifications, particularly the DQ of the winning #1 unit in the initial race of the day - the 200M Medley Relay.

Lompoc winners were:
Kimly Hoang - 200IM (2:53.98)
Andrea Caballero - 50M Free (28.83), & 100M Free (1:03.74)
and the 200M Relay (2:01.34) team of Kimly Hoang, Suzanne Silva, Shelby Carpenter, and Andrea Caballero.

Special mention should be made of Morro Bay's Laura Clark - who swam on winning relay teams (200M Medley, 400M Free), but also posted CIF Qualification times in the 200M Freestyle (2:01.80) and the 500M Freestyle (5:30.43). If you want to know how good those times are - compare with the boys winning times above.

Girls JV 56-92
Lompoc winners were Stepanie Cardoza - 50M Free (38.57), and Crystal Hutchins - 100M Free (1:25.50)

NOTE: One of these days I'll get complete swimming (& track) results up.

Softball

Cabrillo
Varsity At Templeton the Conquistadores were able to jump out to an early lead by manufacturing two runs in the top of the first, but Eagle star Kat Hicks quickly settled in and shut out Cabrillo for the rest of the game. Hicks, the 2006 SLO County Player of the Year, 2007 All-CIF First Team, and Dartmouth signee, went the distance, giving up 5 hits, walking two, and striking out five. The senior laden Eagles, used help from the local youngsters (4 walks, 2 errors) to go along with 11 hits in erasing the Cabrillo advantage and take the game 7-2. The Eagles scored 1-2 runs in every inning they batted in - except the fourth.
JV The Cabrillo JV pounded the Eagles 11-1.

Lompoc
Varsity Against Morro Bay, the Braves wasted a fine pitching performance by Jeana Carrillo (3 hits, 2 walks, and seven strike-outs). They gave up an unearned run in the fourth inning and had offensive inconsistancy. Lompoc had problems solving Pirate starter Kim Dauer, who walked none and struck-out five, but they did get five hits and left five runners on base.

JV The Braves were clinging to a 1-0 margin over the visitors in the bottom of the fourth inning, when the Pirate ship suddenly sank. Lompoc loaded the bases with 1 out, and then got a double and two thowing errors at the plate - 4-0, runner on third. Sacrifice grounder - 5-0, 2 out. Single, single, throwing error - 6-0, two out, runner on third. A strike-out ended the inning, but the damage was done.
Catrina "CataChill" Chill quickly stopped the Pirates in the top of the fifth, and the Braves onslaught continued. Marissa Brady started things off with a single. She went to third on a wild pitch and a stolen base, as Breanna "the Bruise" Liss battled at the plate before striking out. Monica Gaitan sacrificed Brady home - 7-0. Chantel Frelot walked, and a Megan Maddock single with a throwing error put runners on second & third. Mariah Lashore [picture] came to the plate, batting in her less-than-preferred "lefty" mode, and promptly laced a liner down the line and just over the glove of the leftfielder for an apparent double. The ball and the speedy Lashore both kept going, however. The ball almost to the fence and Mariah all the way to home plate, where she beat the relay throw for an inside the park homer. A strike-out ended the inning and the game as Lompoc's 10 run lead after the fifth inning activated the "mercy rule".

Cabrillo JV Tournament
Both local squads participated in this tourney the last two weekends. Both units went 3-1 losing only to the powerhouse lineup from Paso Robles. Lompoc, unfortunately, did it in their initial game by a 6-0 score. They bounced back by beating Carpenteria (5 ? -0), Santa Maria (18-0), and Templeton (8 ? -5) for the Consolation Championship.



Cabrillo (15-2) pounded Santa Maria 30-4,and beat Righetti 4-1 & Atascadero 6-1 to set up a showdown with the 15-0 Bearcats for the Championship. The 'Cats brought a in 15-0 record, and tournament wins over Lompoc (6-0), 4th place Atascadero (14-1), and third place Righetti (14-0).


Jessica " Big Red" Rucinski pitched two strong games Saturday for the Conquistadors. Why "Big Red" for the diminutive Jess - because she is slightly larger than fellow freshman and shopvac-like shortstop "Lil' Red" Colby Edman, who is almost an optical illusion, and because she has truly played big for the Conq's this season. She proved it again on Saturday when she allowed 2 runs in 14 innings of work.


The Championship Final was one of those tense, 'anything- can- happen -at anytime' affairs. They almost needed oxygen and defribulators in the stands for the parents, and some other fans, in attendance. Seriously, it was one of the best games I've seen this year - any sport, any level ! Cabrillo lost the coin toss before the game - so they were the visiting team. They were, it is true, a hundred yards or so from their normal digs and were playing on the varsity field.
The fireworks actually began before the game, however, when the umpire informed Paso Robles Head Coach Tina Kratz that they were in violation of certain somewhat obscure rules concerning the coaching staff which though very correctable, were irritating. The two women had a bit of a verbal exchange and Kratz was not a happy camper.
Cabrillo, then, led off the top of the first with emotions and expectations high. They quickly established a pattern they would repeat throughout the day. Leadoff hitter Ashala Marin bunted and reached safely on a throwing error. After a strike-out, one of eight recorded by Paso pitcher Amanda Searcy, Marin stole second, and moved to third on a groundout sacrifice. Unfortunately, she was stranded there as the next batter ground out to 2nd base. Cabrillo would put runners on base in 6 of the 7 innings, including getting runners to third base four times - but could not push one in.

In the bottom of the first, following a groundout, Rucinski would surrender a walk after working to a full count. Katie Hartman then stole second base, but was cut down at third on a fielder's choice comebacker to the pitcher. The runner left on first also attempted to steal second, and according to the umpire was sucessfull in beating a great throw by Shyann Morrow. The next batter, Alexa Munoz, drilled a laser beam through the wind into right field for a single, and Kratz, coaching at third, sent the runner home. Morrow completely cut off the plate, the throw was right on the mark, and the runner was called out - ending the inning.
Coach Kratz was incensensed and let her feelings on the matter be known in no uncertain terms. This resulted in her being restricted to the dugout for the remainder of the game. Over the next four innings, Cabrillo allowed only two baserunners. One got on and reached second base on an error at first in the 2nd, the other singled over second, stole second, and was cut down trying to steal third. The next baserunner for Paso was in the sixth inning, on the seventh comebacker to the pitcher, she knocked it down but was unable to control it and the second baseman's throw to first was not in time. Rucinski ended the threat with a strikeout on one of the prettiest change-ups you'll ever see.
And so to the seventh. Shyann Morrow nailed a shot to right field, which was different because she had been drilling them, mostly fowl, down the third base line all day. This one was the same in one regard - in was right at someone for an out. A strikeout, a hit batter, and a grounder to short ended the Cabrillo half of inning with people wondering about the tie-breaker rules.
But it was not to be. Munoz slammed a ball into the wind and the small gap between short and third - it got maybe five feet onto the grass. A walk put runners on first & second, and a perfect bunt to the right side loaded them up. There followed a quick strikeout and the Conquistador faithful thought about breathing again. But Cassie Ortega came off the bench and dropped a really nice bunt down on the right side, but it looked like it might just have enough speed to go foul. With the runner racing home from third, the firstbaseman had to decide - wait and see if it goes out or try and get the runner. She tried to get the runner. The throw was just..a.. tad ..... late.
It was a great afternoon at the ballpark, the snackbar was open, the sun was shining, some people were mad at the ump, the game was a classic between two good and evenly matched teams, there were plenty of things to discus (argue ?) about, and .....there were three more games at the Little League fields across the parking lot. -- el Stato

Total Action Thursday (20 March 08)

Oscar Rodriguez and Cooper Barrick of the Braves tennis team used a 3-0 effort against Cabrillo to move up to #2 doubles versus Morro Bay. They won 2 of 3 vs. the Pirates.



Phew !!! Where to begin ? By 6 pm, it seemed like almost everybody had been in action in the past 5 hours - because they had ! Both schools were trying to squeeze games in before the Easter recess.

Baseball ? Yup, both schools -all three levels.
Softball ? Both schools - Varsity & JV.
Boys Tennis? Same as softball.
Boys Golf ? LPL Tourney #2.
Track/Field ? LHS at home & CHS away.
Swimming ? LHS away vs SMHS/PVHS.

Baseball/Softball

Cabrillo 'Batters' the Saints

It was a huge day for the Conquistador offenses - the varsity softball team won 14-3 [Story], the JV won 23-0, the baseball varsity defeated Santa Maria 12-4, but the JV posted the biggest numbers of the day by winning 29-0. The softball varsity, for the second consecutive game, exploded in the late innings. They were clinging to a 2-1 lead after scoring on an unearned in the fifth, then scored 12 runs (7 & 5) in the final two innings. Eleven of the fourteen runs were unearned. The JV, however, used pitching and the long ball. Amanda Leake had 9 strikeouts in the 5 inning complete game, while Taylor Fuller had a triple to go along with home runs by Shy'Ann Morrow, Celena Castillo, & Ashala Martin. Derek Buttler drilled two shots off the wall for the JV baseball squad to help starter Sean Greathead collect the win.

Braves not up (to) all Knight(s)

The baseball varsity lost a longball duel 6-4 at St. Joseph [Story], while the softball squad was stymied 7-2 by Knight pitcher Kelly Snyder who struck out nine and scattered four hits. St. Joseph baseball jumped out to an early lead on a three-run homer by Matt Hartin in the first inning. The Braves were able to whittle down, erase, and even supplant the lead with a score by Chris Mallory and a home run by his brother Daniel in the sixth for a brief 4-3 advantage. That edge was wiped out when Luke Record also took Cody Berryman yard in the bottom half of the period.

Boys Tennis

Lompoc

Varsity
Loretta Jensen's crew cruised to their fourth straight 14-4 win to move to 4-0 in the LPL and 5-2 overall.
In singles, Alex Jensen went 3-0 without losing a game, and Marco Psallo & Robert Rodriguez each won two of their three sets against Morro Bay. The only losses were to Pirate #1 Mike Ion. The doubles combo of Anthony Yang / Kyle Thumm swept (6-1,6-3,6-1), and #3's Jesus Abrego / Joel Martin won 2 of 3 (4-6, 6-4, 6-2), but the real fun was at #2 doubles with Oscar Rodriguez and Cooper Barrick. They lost a tie-break 7-6 (7-5) in round one, and won one 7-6 (7-2) in round two before finishing with an average 6-4 win in the third.
JV
A very happy coach Jim Steffey was able to field most of a team on Thursday. The return of #1 singles player Wyatt Peterson from illness combined with the fact that the Pirates were shorthanded as well gave the Braves a fighting chance. They capitalized on the opportunity despite forfeiting three points in singles. Both Peterson (3-6, 7-6 (9-7), 6-1) and Carlos Diaz (6-3,6-0,4-6) won two sets. Devin Day / Chris Aldama (0-6, 6-3) & Gabriel Hernandez / Edgar Solis (6-4, 6-2) were 3 for 4 in doubles. Neither squad had a #3 doubles unit. Peterson's tie-break win was the final contest of the day, and his win pushed the match into the Lompoc win column 7-6.

Cabrillo

Head coach Dan Troup has been looking for someone on his young squad to step up in singles. Alas! He is still looking. Templeton swept (9-0) the Conq's in singles for a 13-5 win. Cabrillo essentially played the Eagles even in doubles, going 4-5 with a tiebreaker loss. Andrew Shewell / Ryan Anderson won two sets (6-1,3-6,6-1), Casey Owen / Jose Flores (7-5,1-6,5-7) & Jordan Daniels / Arjun Ayyer (6-7 (5-7),0-6,6-1) each took a set. In round two, the Eagles inserted their top player (Tabre Haas) into the match at #1 doubles and he won two sets with partner Chuck Yates.

Boys Golf

Before the LPL tourney on Thursday, both local teams had dual matches with LPL opponents.
Cabrillo (2-6-1, 0-1-1) began on Tuesday, hosting Santa Ynez (5-6,1-1) for nine holes at the VCC. The Pirates prevailed 216-231. Scoring for the Conq's were Perry Naughton (46), Erin Hague (45), Jeff Martin (48), Drew Langston (46), Joe Pensabene (46). Three SY players tied at 40 for Medalist.
Lompoc hosted Santa Maria at La Purisima on Wednesday, in a match delayed from Monday. The Braves came out on top 250-265, despite the technical disqualification of Abie Luna's round (50) for signing a scorecard with an (inadvertant) error. Lompoc scorers were medalist Brent Van Dyke (43), Brian Magann (46), Alex Stone (47), Tyler Grossi (57), and Tyler Grossini (57). The Saints were unable to field any JV players, so Lompoc JV played as a foursome. Nick Martinez led with a 61, followed by Carter Bovee (62), Zach Sleigh (65), and Nick Foster (65). Matt Zebley was at an important meeting.

LPL Tournament #2 @ St. Joseph [18 holes]
Chris Blystone (75) of St. Joseph was the Medalist, followed by A.J. Woronovich (77, Santa Ynez) and Matt Hansen (78, Morro Bay).

St. Joseph-413
Santa Ynez-422
Morro Bay-433
Templeton-452
Cabrillo -458
[ Naughton 86, Aaron Hay 95, Martin 96, Langston 86, Morgan 95, Pensabene 98]
Lompoc-483
[ Van Dyke 88, Stone 99, Magann 98, Luna 93, Grossi 105, Grossini 117]
Santa Maria-504

Track / Field & Swimming

Lompoc track hosted Santa Maria at Huyck Stadium, while Cabrillo was at Morro Bay.
The Braves won 3 of the 4 matches - boys varsity 79-48, girls varsity 86-35, and girls JV 81-23. Only the boys JV fell (42-61). Detailed info to follow later.
No info was readily available for Cabrillo at Morro Bay or Lompoc Swimming at Paul Nelson Pool in Santa Maria versus the Saints and the Pioneer Valley Panthers. --- el stato

Quick Notes

Cal Poly - SLO



The Mustang women's golf team took on a squad from CSU Bakersfield last weekend and, once again, were led by LHS grad Julia Heath. She and fellow Mustang Elsie Walker were co-medalists (78) as Cal-Poly won 317-386.



Allan Hancock College

The WSC Scholar-Athlete Award winners for the Fall Sports were finally announced and included several Lompoc Valley residents: Joseph Scott (football), Katelyn Lynch (volleyball), Duania Evans (x-c), Arianna Fabing (x-c), and Amanda Murray (soccer). The womens cross country squad also qualified for state recognition as a team by maintaining a GPA of 3.0 or higher.

Jeff Monteleone (CHS) has been the lynchpin of the Bulldog men's track team so far this year. They have participated in two meets this season with team scoring and Jeff has accounted for 19 of the 27 points the unit has managed to accumulate.[Stats] This included two 1sts and a 3rd in three races at last weeks meet - a feat which won him the NCART Athlete of the week award. Yup, the same award won recently by LHS grad Corey Dotzler for his play with the Hancock baseball team. Arianna Fabing (LHS)and Terri Ladja (CHS) have also run well for the Bulldogs.
On Saturday, AHC was at the Bakersfield Invitational. The men finished 16th of 17 with 9.5 points - with Monteleone posting a 10th (800M 2:00.90) and a tie for 7th (1500M 4:14.06) for 1.5 of those points. The ladies were 10th of 17 with 15 points. In the 800, Duania Evans (LHS) ran a 2:55.42 good for 29th in her first action of the year. In the 1500, Arianna Fabing was 5th (5:32.35), Evans 19th (6:20.08), Terri Ladja 21st (6:36.58). Fabing was also 10th (21:05.10)in the 5000 .[See Complete Results]

Also this week came news that Amanda Murray, currently of the AHC soccer team, had a very good tryout with the Cal-State Dominguez Hills squad on Friday.

High School

All-Area

Chelsea Casullo (LHS) and Roxanne Rentchsler (CHS) were named to the All-Area Girls Basketball Team by the Santa Maria Times[Story]. The All-Area Boys Basketball Team includes Joe Alerta & Trae Vernon from Lompoc and Kenny Taylor of Cabrillo [Story].

Cabrillo High School

The swim teams had a very sucessful Friday in the pool, with the boys winning 124-45 (JV 92-19) and the girls winning 113-72 (JV 107-62). More Info to come.

On the 14th, the softball team (6-2) won a game by against San Marcos by a 5-0 score [stats]. The win was keyed by Kelcie Jo Pecyna's bases loaded triple in the third inning. They followed it up on the Saturday, the 15th, with two against Nipomo, by impressive 7-1 [Stats] and 16-3 [Stats] scores.

The baseball team played two against San Marcos on Saturday, winning the first 15-5 [Stats], but losing the second 7-2 [Stats].

Meanwhile the Track teams were on the road at the Camarillo Invitational.

Lompoc High School

The baseball team lost Friday 9-5 [stats] to San Marcos - only 5 of the runs they gave up were earned.

Swimming traved to Santa Ynez, but no information has been reported yet.

The Track teams followed their performance versus St. Joseph with a trip to the Atascadero Memorial Invitational. The Braves sent 13 girls and 10 boys to the event and, apart from Masson Blow, the girls had a better day. Masson was 1st in the Triple-jump (43-8), 5th in the Long Jump (20-1.5), and 6th in the 400m sprint (54.06). Along with Jake Morhart's 6th in the 110m hurdles (17.60) those were the only top 10 finishes the Lompoc boys posted. The girls, on the other hand had 12 top 10 finishes, including 2 seconds and 4 thirds. Jozza Ray was 2nd in the Long Jump (17-0.5), a 3rd in the High Jump (5-2), and 3rd in the Triple (34-10). Chelsea Casullo took a second in the Shot Put (41-2), and thirds in the Discus (109-4), and 100m Hurdles (17.54). Other top 10 performances were contributed by Kayla Fajardo (5th Discus, 101-10), Megan Wales (5th 400m, 1:02.41), Courtney Stumpo (5th 300mH, 52.36 & 6th 100mH, 18.05), and Darian Duell-Ray (7th 300mH, 53.35 & 9th 100mH, 18.94). The girls team of Onyemauche Agbodike, Duell-Ray, Ray, and Stumpo also took third in the 4 x 100m Relay [See (in)Complete results-missing some info in the girls field events].

-- el stato

Lompoc and Cabrillo split Surf / Turf Events

Cabrillo's Chaz Whitmore was the medalist at the Lompoc - Cabrillo golf match on Monday, although his team lost by two strokes, 231 to 233.





Lompoc and Cabrillo went head-to-head for valley supremacy on Monday - the Braves took the golf match-up [story] on a day that they honored a fallen teammate [story] [blog][photos], while the Conquistadors took home the victory in the swim meet delayed from Friday by the lock-down at LHS.

Monday, 10 March 2008

Golf: Cabrillo at Lompoc [La Purisima GC]
Varsity: Lompoc won a very competitive match on their own turf against a Cabrillo program that according to some reports had won the last 12 contests versus the Braves. It was made even more special by the pre-match ceremony honoring teammate Brandon Pate who died last summer. Throughout the day, the tension and pressure was palpable, especially for coach Chris Adams and team captain,and the squads only senior, Brent VanDyke.

VanDyke who competed in the same foursome as medalist Chaz Whitmore of Cabrillo was furious with himself after his round, stating "If we lose this thing, it will be my fault". He was upset because of he had to take a lost ball penalty on the next to last hole, when he couldn't find his ball in a bunker. This resulted in his scoring an eight on the hole, and an overall 45. [LPL duals are nine holes - on Monday they played the back nine]. He needn't have worried, on a day dedicated to team, the Braves scorers finished in a tightly clustered group.

That information wasn't known, however, until the third foursome had finished. The first group in, consisted of Whitmore (40), and Perry Naughton (52) of Cabrillo with VanDyke (45), and Alex Stone ( 46) of Lompoc - giving Lompoc a 1 stroke lead. Likewise, in group two, Cabrillo's Aaron Hay (46) & Drew Langston (47) surrendered a one stroke advantage to Lompoc's Brian Magann (45) & Abie Luna (47) - Braves up two. It would all rest on the best 5th place score. [Teams play six, and score five. The six man is used to break ties.]

The third varsity group was Cabrillo's M & M's vs Lompoc's "Tylers" - Jacob Moreno & Michael Morgan against Tyler Grossi & Tyler Grossini. When the scores were tabulated the low scorers from each pair (Martin & Grossi) were tied at 48. So the Braves lead had held up, they won 231 to 233.

Swimming: Lompoc and Cabrillo at COLAC

The Conquistadors easily swam away with the surf half of the Monday equation, but Lompoc did have its moments.

Varsity Boys: Cabrillo 120 Lompoc 57
Varsity Girls: Cabrillo 129 Lompoc 51
JV Boys: Cabrillo 90 Lompoc 42
JV Girls: Cabrillo 133 Lompoc 42
Complete Results will be posted this weekend.

Tuesday, 11 March 2008

On Tuesday baseball and tennis teams from both schools, and LHS softball were in action against opponents from the north.


Softball


Lompoc


Varsity vs Arroyo Grande @ LHS
The Braves scored a run in each of the 2nd and 3rd innings and made it stand up. Great pitching by Brianna Vickery (complete game, 1 hit, 3 walks, 4 strikeouts) and solid defense, like Jeana Carrillo's shoetop grab in rightfield to end the top of the 6th, made the difference. Paty Martinez & Dana Campitelli both had a double and single while Courtney Dosa & Lauren Lopes each had a hit.


JV vs Arroyo Grande @ LHS
The Braves beat the visiting Eagles 3-1. Catrina "Catachill" Chill got the win going 5 innings, before Adrianna Davis came in to mop up the last two.


Baseball


Cabrillo


Varsity (2-3) vs Righetti (1-2) lost 9-0.
Burn the tape. The Warriors walked all over the Conq's. Cabrillo gave up 10 walks, 4 hit batsmen, and 5 errors in the game. They gave up 5 unearned runs in the first two innings, and compounded the pitching & defensive woes by hitting, or not hitting, at a .182 average for the game. They did draw 6 walks to supplement their 4 hits, but were unable to score. Tony Eliot, who took the loss, Justin Boggs, and Tyler Ramsden shared the pitching duties.

JV @ Righetti


Frosh @ Righetti

Lompoc
Varsity (1-5) vs SLO (3-0) lost 11-5.
Watch out Santa Ynez !! The Tigers are coming ! After thrashing St. Joseph 10-4 and Morro Bay 15-2 last week the bash brothers from SLO continued their assault on the LPL with an 11-5 pounding of the Braves. They play the Pirates on Thursday. In the first inning, Lompoc surrendered 4 runs in the top half, before taking the lead with 5 runs in the lower half. That lead soon melted away, however, when they allowed five in the 2nd inning. Darrin Mullen went 3-4 vs Lompoc (single, double, and home run), scored twice, and drove in four runs. Rob Nadalsky added a homer and four other players had doubles. For the Braves, Scotty Aguailar went 3-4 with two doubles, 2 RBI's, and scored a run. Cody Berryman started on the mound, and Ritchie Hirzel came on in relief. Lompoc host St. Joseph on Thursday, 13 March.

JV @ SLO lost 3-2.

The cruelest form of defeat is having victory snatched away at ye last moment. Yup, up 2-1 in the bottom of the 7th, they allow 2 runs and the ballgame is over. Daniel Dunaetz gave up two earned runs while going the distance on the mound. At the plate, they scattered 9 hits.

Frosh @ SLO lost 9-4.
It was worse than it sounds, all four Lompoc runs were scoredin the 7th inning. Pat Hill relieved Adam Card on the hill after three. B. Howard had two hits including a three-run double.

Boys Tennis

In LPL action Templeton beat Santa Maria 14-4 (5-4 sngls, 9-0 dbls) with lots of substitutions.

Cabrillo
Varsity (1-4, 1-1) vs Morro Bay won 11-7.
The Conquistadors finally got to pick on someone their own size. They were undefeated in doubles, as the teams of Casey Owen / Jose Flores, Jordan Daniels / Arjun Ayyar, and Andrew Shewell / Ryan Anderson all swept three sets. In singles, they were able pick up two points although both Mike Ion and Matt Hansen swept 3 sets each for the Pirates.

JV @ Morro Bay

Lompoc
Varsity @ Arroyo Grande lost 15-3.

A reconfigured Lompoc team got wholloped by the Eagles. Alex Jensen and Marco Pasallo won both singles points, and Joel Martin / Kyle Thumm collected the only doubles point for the Braves.

JV vs Arroyo Grande

Due to illness (ouch!) and grades (OUCH !!), the Braves JV squad is undermanned and unable to field a full unit.

-- el stato

Thursday Update 6 March 2008

{UPDATED TO REFLECT LOCKDOWN CHANGES}
The Lompoc boys golf team have chosen a singular way to honor their former teammate Brandon "The DJ" Pate. Brandon who was killed in a car accident last June just a month short of his 17th birthday, was a starter on the Braves varsity squad last year as a sophomore. Each team member has a memorial embroidered on the sleeve of their uniform shirt (see photo). Also, before Monday's match with Cabrillo a short ceremony will be held adjacent to a tree planted on the La Purisima course in Brandon's honor.

Wed, 5 March

Lompoc Boys Golf
Varsity vs Nipomo Titans @ La Purisima GC [ Story ]. lost 400-486.

The guys had their best outing of the young season, bettering the score they posted on Tuesday by 16 strokes - but still lost handily 400-486. The Braves were led once again by three-year letterman Brent Van Dyke (photo), their only senior, who carded a round of 80 for fourth overall. The other Lompoc scorers under triple digits were the other returning lettermen, sophomore Brian Magann (91) and junior Alex Stone (98). The rest of the varsity consists of frosh Abie Luna (100) and " the Tylers", sophs Tyler Grossi (117) and Tyler Grossini (166). The scores by Magann and Luna were personal bests. Laboring under the "double par" competition rule, it was the first time everyone finished all 18 holes.

JV [No competition was held since there were too few players for scoring, but they did play the course.]

The five man JV team, with freshmen Carter Bovee (127), Nick Martinez (132), Nick Foster (131), and Zach Sleigh (130) was easily out-pointed by the Titans. The fifth member, junior Matt Zebley, a very recent convert to the game managed to beat the aforementioned rule and complete 9 holes for the first time ever.

The Braves take on Cabrillo on Monday (March 10th) at their home - La Purisima Golf Club

Thur, 6 March

LHS Baseball:
Varsity @ Pioneer Valley 3:30 pm. [ Story ] [Stats] lost 6-3.
The Braves squandered their opportunities on Thursday in a 6-3 loss. They received 12 free base runners courtesy of 7 walks and 5 hit batsmen, but they did not convert them into runs because they only had two hits on the day. They put more runs on the board than they had hits, and stranded six runners on base. Starter Ryan Bower went five innings and took the loss.

JV vs. Pioneer Valley 3:30 pm. won 9-6.
The JV on the other hand did what the varsity couldn't do - get clutch hitting. They had come out of the gates strong, scoring five runs in the second inning, but then cooled off, putting up only one more in the next four. The Panthers took advantage of the lull to take a 8-6 lead going into the bottom of the seventh. Lompoc then got some timely hitting, some help (passed ball, etc.) from PV, and tied it up. So when Nick Tatigue came to the plate, with two out and runners on, in the rapidly darkening dusk, the question was whether the Braves could finish the job or would the game be ruled a tie. The sophmore quickly provided the answer by rapping a looping liner to shallow right field for the game-winning RBI. Tatigue, the starting pitcher before being relieved by Pete Hernandez at the start of the sixth, went 4-5 with 5 RBI from the plate. Hernadez got the win. The Panthers left six men on base over the course of the game.

Frosh vs. Pioneer Valley 3:30 pm. lost 7-3.
The freshmen played the visiting Panthers even for much of the game. The problem was that "even" worked to their disadvantage because Lompoc needed to catch up. They gave up a quick five runs in the first inning en route to a 7-3 loss. Pitchers for the Braves were Dillon Morgan (3 innings), Adam Card (2), and Burluson (2).

CHS Baseball :
Varsity @ Paso Robles 6 pm. lost 3-1. [ Stats]
Not a good evening for the Conq's, as junior right-hander Zach Jones shutout the locals for five innings. He had five strikeout, and gave up only three hits and one walk. Paso Robles scored all the runs they would need on a two-run single in the first inning. Tony Elliot started, took the loss, and went four innings. Deuce Galvan pitched two scorless innings in relief.
JV & Frosh idle

LHS Swim vs Righetti @ COLAC 2:30.
Note: All Distances are in Yards.
Righetti frosh sensation Karen Hendrick (left, as she waits for the official to sign her time sheet) was clearly the star of the meet. She posted three CIF qualification or consideration times - two individually (1:04.05 in the 100 butterfly & 1:02.41 in the 100 backstroke) and the 400 freestyle relay (4:04.01) with her sister Julie Hendrick, Ellery White, and Shawna Weston.
[Complete Results for the LPL Pentathalon, Atascadero & Righetti meets will be posted by 5 pm Sunday 16 March]

Girls Varsity lost 54-116
The Henrick sisters also served on the winning 200 freestyle relay (1:53.08), and Julie won two individual events herself - the 200 IM (2:20.12) and 100 freestyle (59.95).

Lompoc placers were:
2nd 200 Medley Relay Team #1 (2:21.96)
[Kimly Xiong, Brooke Crouse, Carla Alvarado, Andrea Caballero]
2nd 200 Free Relay Team #1 (2:04.38)
[Kimly Xiong, Amanda King, Andrea Caballero, Shelby Carpenter]
2nd 400 Free Relay Team #2 (4:24.72)
[Katie, Candice , Anna, ????]
2nd 200 Free Shelby Carpenter (2:30.08)
2nd 200 IM Kimly Xiong (2:57.16)
2nd 50 Free Daniela Caballero (32.19)
3rd 200 IM Brooke Crouse (3:03.66)
3rd 100 Fly Amanda King (1:37.41)
3rd 100 Free Andrea Caballero (1:07.84)
3rd 100 Back Kimly Xiong (1:21.92)

Boys Varsity lost 33-122

3rd 200 Free Robert Menezes (2:16.61)
3rd 500 Free Carl Thacker (6:13.49)
3rd 200 IM Kyle Pickles (2:43.72)

Boys JV lost 33-74
Basically it came down to being a numbers game- LHS doesn't have them.
2nd 200 Medley Relay Team (2:32.34)
[Naem, Brandon, Josh, Ed]
2nd 200 Free Relay Team (2:13.71)
[Ed Pelkey, Josh Menezes, Naem Nameh, Brandon Bassett]
2nd 100 Back Naem Nameh (1:32.68)
2nd 200 Free Naem Nameh (2:47.41)
2nd 100 Free Josh Menezes (1:12.26)
3rd 50 Free Georges Hoebrechts (33.36)
3rd 100 Breast Brandon Bassett (1:44.77)

Girls JV lost 82-81.
Lost a two point lead in the last race.

1st 50 Free Stephanie Cardoza (41.46)
1st 50 Back Krystal H (46.43)
1st 50 Breast Alex Morgan (44.08)
1st 100 Free Krystal H (1:24.26)
1st 100 IM Alex Morgan (1:40.76)
2nd 50 Free Sarah Lozier (43.36)
2nd 50 Fly Bria Hamlin (46.47)
2nd 100 IM Bria Hamlin (1:45.55)
2nd 200 Free Relay Team #1 (2:41.69)
[Krystal , Alex Morgan, Bria Hamlin, Sarah Lozier]
2nd 200 Medley Relay Team #1
[Krystal Hutchins, Alex Morgan, Bria Hamlin, Stephanie ??]
3rd 50 Back Jenny Kosanke (51.22)
3rd 200 Free Amber O (2:53.54)
3rd 100 Free Stephanie Cardoza (1:38.68)
3rd 100 IM Kelly Rogers (1:53.58)
3rd 400 Free Relay Team #1 (6:57.28)
[Jenn, Brittany, Stephanie, Kellie]

LHS Boys Tennis
Varsity @ Templeton 2:30 pm won 14-4.
The Brave took their second lengthy road trip of the week, but this time returned victorious, defeating the Eagles 14-4. At #1 singles Alex Jensen once again cruised to three set wins, while #2 Robert Rodriguez and #3 Marco Pasallo won three and two sets respectively.

JV vs Templeton 3:30 pm lost 17-1
The Short-handed (no # 3 doubles) had a rough day at the Dave Bickmore Courts. Only the # 1 doubles (Devin Day / Carlos Diaz) pulled out a win, taking their third set 6-2.

CHS Boys Tennis
Varsity [0-3, 0-1] @ St. Joseph 3pm lost 17-1.
The Cabrillo problems began with singles - St Joe's are really good and they swept all nine sets, while loosing only nine games. Doubles, unfortunately for the Conq's, were not much different, but were where the best Cabrillo performance of the day was found. Jordan Daniels & Arjun Ayyar (doubles team #1) led the Knights #1 team 4-3 but couldn't put them away, eventually dropping the set 4-6. They also played the second set tough before falling 3-6, but rallied in the third round to win 6-4. Three players made their 08 varsity debuts- Ben Brady in singles and Casey Owen/ Jose Flores in doubles.

JV vs. St.Joseph won 11-7.
Cabrillo managed to keep the singles portion close winning four sets - two by Ryan Anderson and one each by Frankie Caldera and Alex Hibbs in his first action of the year. Cabrillo was assisted in doubles by St. Joseph being a doubles pair short resulting in three forfeits by the Knights. But the Conquistadors won it on the court with four more set wins, two by David Terrones / Jeff Rodriguez (in his first match of 08), while Calvin Hoffeld / Ricky Ruiz and Matt Stumreiter (also in his first action) / Dan Garmendia contributed one each.

CHS T/F with St Joseph @ Santa Ynez 3 pm.
[Full Results to come, if event was conducted - likely on Saturday]

Upcoming:
{Also "The Grid" Coming Soon}

Fri, 7 March {UPDATE: ALL EVENTS POSTPONED DUE TO LOCKDOWN}
Lompoc and Cabrillo swim teams tangle in the COLAC pool at 2:30 pm.
Lompoc Softball: Varsity @ Coast Union (CCT)
Lompoc Softball: JV @ Coast Union (CCT)

Sat, 8 March
Lompoc Softball: Varsity @ Simi Valley Trny [2]
Cabrillo Softball: Varsity @ Cabrillo Trny [2]
Cabrillo Softball: JV @ AG Trny [2]
Cabrillo Baseball: Varsity vs. Carpenteria [2]
Cabrillo Baseball: JV @ Carpenteria [2]
Cabrillo Baseball: Frosh @ Lompoc [2]
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Spring Preview - Swimming, Track, & Golf

Cabrillo looks to continue its winning tradition set by swimmers like these CIF Champs from last year.

Today we preview swimming, track & field, and boys golf. Remember all rosters and schedules are subject to change. And away we go... [if Blogger starts behaving again]...

Swimming & Diving
Schedules: Lompoc Cabrillo

Cabrillo girls have won seven consecutive league championships, and the boys have won 4 of the last 5. Nuff said.

Lompoc
Rosters: Boys Girls
[Kevin Hicks (boys)]
[John McNutt/Jackie Jaenicke (girls)]
Lompoc's swim squads have three things in common - some talent, lots of inexperience, and lack of depth. On the boys team 14 of the 16 members are in either their 1st or 2nd season of high school competition. They are bolstered somewhat, however, by the addition of foreign exchange students Jacobo Setti (Italy) & Georges Hoebrechts (Belgium) and by Kyle Pickles and Ed Pelkey off the wrestling team. The girls (13 varsity, 18 JV) have several of the youngsters off of the very young Water Polo squad, that they hope will do well. These include Brooke Crouse, Kimly Hoang, Andrea King, Shelby Carpenter, & Erika Elenes.

The Braves stuck their collective toes in the water on Tuesday at Atascadero, and experienced Piranha like conditions. The girls lost 133 - 38, scoring 3rds in the relays and five individual events. Shelby Carpenter (200 Free/500 Free), and Kimly Hoang (200 IM/100 Back) each had two, and Andrea Caballero had one (100 Free).

At the LPL Pentathalon on Friday, Brooke Crouse was 5th in the girls junior / senior event (won by Paty Vogel of Germany, an exchange student at Santa Maria HS). On the boys side, Kyle Pickles was 5th) in the upperclassmen races, Michael Ostrander 5th and Tyler Emory 9th for the frosh / soph squad.

Lompoc hosted Paso Robles in place of the scheduled Righetti Warriors @ COLAC on Tuesday (4 March). The exact score was not readily available after the meet, but Paso won both the boys & girls contests by large margins.

Cabrillo
Rosters: Boys Girls (JV)
[Joel Jory (boys)]
[Scott Alvarez/Dave Riley (girls)]

The Cabrillo swim teams are once again large, deep, and fast. Coach Jory has 25 boys (8 seniors) out this year, while the girls have 27 (10 seniors) on varsity and another 31 on the JV. Many are veterans of the highly sucessful Cabrillo Water Polo units, especially on the girls team. Rachel Nelson, Ashlea Coski, the Huggins sisters, Michelle Buss, Daniela Alvarado, Maggie Carroll, Jessica Denton, Meghan Bradley, and the rest of the usual suspects are back to swamp the competition.

The Conq's hit the pool on Thursday against Righetti [story], the boys lost 94-76 while the girls won 103-67. On Friday at the LPL Pentathlon, Cabrillo dominated the field, but was unable to capture the top spots. The girls took 8 of the top 10 spots in both the "varsity" (sr/jr) and "JV" (so/fr) races. The boys were not far behind - taking 6 of 10 in the varsity competition and 4 of 10 in the JV.

Track & Field
Schedules: Lompoc Cabrillo

St. Joseph is the defending LPL champions - both boys and girls. Santa Ynez is usually good, Templeton is improving, and Cabrillo looks to be in the mix. Lompoc, Morro Bay, and Santa Maria round out the league.

Lompoc

Boys Roster
Girls Roster

Lompoc opened their season at the Paso Robles Invitational on Saturday. There was little to show for their trip to the 14-team tournament, except for two nice performances on the girls team. Jozza Ray cleared 5"4' in the High Jump, and Chelsea Cassulo had a 38' 6.5" effort in the Shot Put. They start LPL action by hosting St. Joseph on Thursday the 6th of March.

Cabrillo

Boys Roster
Girls Roster

Cabrillo likewise opened their season at the Paso Robles Invitational on Saturday, where the boys finished in 3rd with 55 points, eleven points back of the host Bearcats and 5 behind LPL foe Templeton. They were also just three points ahead of another LPL team - the St. Joseph Knights. In the girls meet, St. Joseph was 2nd (64 points) & Templeton was 5th (50 points) with both local squads down the list. Cabrillo travels to Santa Ynez on Thursday (6 March) to open LPL competition.


Boys Golf
Schedules: Lompoc Cabrillo

2007 LPL titlists Santa Ynez return everybody. Morro Bay & St. Joseph were in the race throughout the season, with Templeton not far behind.
Cabrillo and Lompoc had their momments, while Santa Maria struggled.
There is one major change in LPL procedure this year, the league dual meets will only be nine holes. The tournaments will remain at eightteen holes.

Lompoc [Chris Adams]

Roster

Last year, 1st year coach Chris Adams fielded a very young Braves squad. The top six consisted of three freshmen, two sophomores, and junior Brent Van Dyke. Some familiarity with both the game and the courses should help. Lompoc had planned to open last Monday @ Chalk Mountain against Atascadero, but the Greyhounds pulled out of the match. So they opened the season on Tuesday vs. Paso Robles (under new head coach Steve Hahn) @ Hunter Ranch. In the opener Lompoc shot a 502, a little higher than they were scoring at the end of last season, and quite a bit higher than the Bearcats 407. They next host Nipomo @ La Purisima on Wednesday. Hopefully, having the opening game jitters gone and the home cookin' will help.

Cabrillo [Craig Knowles, Don Cross]

Roster

In boys golf each team has six players and scores the top five. Cabrillo boys golf coach Craig Knowles has 17 players on the squad this season, so he has some decisions to make. Five players have already separated themselves from the pack and figure to constitute the core of the scoring group. They are seniors Terry Naughton & Jeff Martin, sophomore Chaz Whitmore, and freshmen Aaron Hay & Drew Langston. Naughton and Martin are the only two seniors on the team, while Whitmore was 7th in league last year.

On Thursday, the Conquistadores traveled Hunter Ranch to take on the Paso Robles Bearcats. Unfortunately, the teams were unable to complete the match - only finishing 15 of the 18 holes. The match was decided based on the front nine scores. Cabrillo scores included: Naughton-43, Martin- 51, Whitmore- 46, Hay & Langston - both 48. It was the first time many of the team had seen the Hunter Ranch course.

Cabrillo traveled to play Nipomo @ Monarch Dunes on Monday, and to Alisal to play Santa Ynez, SLO & Righetti on Tuesday.
The SLO Tigers won the event with a 409 score on the Ranch course, followed by Santa Ynez (412), Righetti (414), and Cabrillo (466). The Conq's scorers were Chaz Witmore (80), Drew Langston (89), Perry Naughton & Aaron Hay (both 97), and Mike Morgan (103).

Other Scores-
Coming soon: "The Grid"

Boys Tennis

Lompoc lost to a tough San Marcos squad on the road 14-4. Scoring points for the Braves were singles players Alex Jansen, who won all three of his sets (7-6, 6-1, 6-0), and Robert Rodriguez who won (6-2) versus a substitute for the Royals #1 player.

Cabrillo was also beaten 14-4 at home by Nipomo. While the Titans swept the doubles, Eric Wang managed to win two singles sets.

Softball/Baseball

Lompoc

Lompoc hosted Paso Robles in both sports on Tuesday, and it was a tale of missed opportunities in both games. The baseball team [story] lost 9-5, after giving up nine runs in the first four innings, and stranding eleven runners on base in the last four. The girls were in a scoreless tie going into the sixth inning when the starter, frosh Brianna Vickery, finally surrenderred two runs to a quite good Bearcat line-up. In the seventh, the Braves had a shot at pulling it out. Pitcher Michelle Moses gave up a walk with one out. A fielders choice then resulted in a runner on first and two out. The next batter doubled to left center, driving in a run and moving to third base on an overthrown ball. Unfortunately, the Braves rally died on the vine when the following batter struck out to end the game. The JV softball team also lost 5-1 to the Bearcats, although Coach Eva Luna cited the high quality of play by Mariah LaShore in the loss.

Cabrillo

Cabrillo also had problems converting scoring chances. Trailing Santa Barbara 5-2 in the bottom of the seventh, they got two runners on but Don's reliever Mason Radke (who got the win vs. Lompoc on Friday) closed out the Conq's. Santa Barbara had taken the lead when two Cabrillo errors helped give them two runs in the first inning. They then added a run each in the 3rd, 5th, & 7th innings. Cabrillo scored in the second on Deuce Galvan's solo homer. It was his first varity at-bat, he also doubled later in the game. They then manufactured one in the fourth. Zach Pecyna scored after singling, stealing second, advancing to third on a wild pitch, and coming home on a ground out fielders choice by Galvan. Aaron Naputi started on the mound for the Conquistadors, and was relieved by Brian Engler and Justin Boggs. ---- el stato

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

Spring Preview-Black/Blue Battles

The CHS 200 meter freestyle relay team beat Lompoc and everyone else by winning a CIF Championship in 2007 - can they repeat? Spring Previews coming soon !!!



Fun & Fundraisers
Lompoc
The Third Annual Braves Classic Golf Tournament will be held at Villiage Country Club on Friday, 28 March 2008 to benefit all athletic programs at Lompoc High School. The $125 cost of the four-player shotgun scramble includes golf round (with cart), lunch, dinner,tee prizes, and a door prize ticket.

Registration forms are availible at the LHS athletic office, Aceco Equipment Company, Lompoc Community Bank, Rabobank (Lompoc branch), RE/MAX Mission Realty, Tom's Hamburgers, & Sunset Auto Center.

Call the athletic office at 742-3073 for more information.

Cabrillo
Cabrillo HS has announced that the Patrick Otsini Memorial Alumni Baseball Game is scheduled for Saturday, 1 March 2008 at McIntyre Field.
Batting Practice will start at 10 a.m. for the varsity and 10:45 for the alumni squad, with gametime at noon.

An alumni softball game has also been scheduled for Saturday, 19 April 2008 at 11 a.m. . Contact the CHS athletic office (742-2905) for more information about either event.

LOMPOC vs. CABRILLO Contests

As we move from the Winter to Spring sports seasons I thought we should note the dates of the most important contests on the schedule, so here are the Lompoc/Cabrillo match-ups for the spring sports - as always subject to adjustment.

Key:
Lompoc Home Game
Cabrillo Home Game
Neutral Site

Softball (4:00pm):
Varsity & JV- 11 April @ LHS, 6 May @ CHS
JV also in Cabrillo Trny 29 Mar & 5 Apl

Baseball (4:00 pm unless noted):
Varsity - 11April @ LHS, 6 May @ CHS
JV - 11 April @ CHS, 6 May @ LHS
Both in ERHS Trny 15/22/29 March
FR- 8 March (2-11:00 am & ff) @ LHS,
5 Apl (11:00) @ CHS, 11 Apl @ CHS,
19 Apl (11:00) @ CHS, 30 Apl @LHS,
6 May @ LHS, 8 May @ CHS.

Boys Tennis (3:30 PM):
Varsity - 18 March @ CHS, 17 Apl @ LHS
JV - 18 March @ LHS, 17 Apl @ CHS

Boys/Girls Track & Field:
Varsity & JV - 1 March Paso Robles Invit.
19 April SB County Meet (Carpenteria)
22 April LPL Dual meet (CHS host 3:30)
26/29 April LPL Prelims & Finals

Boys/Girls Swimming:
Varsity & JV - 29 Feb. LPL Pentathalon @ COLAC
7 March LPL Dual @ COLAC (3:00)
26 & 29 Apl. LPL Prelims & Finals (Nelson Pool)

Boys Golf :
Varsity & JV- 10 March @ La Purisima GC,
the Lompoc Invit. Trny on 24 March,
plus 7 LPAL Trnys (SY 13 Mar/StJ 20 Mar/Tpltn 10 Apl/SM 17 Apl/MB 1 May)
including -3 Apl @ VCC, 24 Apl @ LPGC.

Piemme, Schmidt Set Five More Records

FRANK PIEMME and JURGEN SCHMIDT, Lompoc's distinguished masters swim duo, combined for five national records in relay events over the weekend at the Southern Pacific Region Long Course Masters Swim meet in Mission Viejo.

In addition Piemme, 82, won seven individual events, all he entered in his 80-4 age group, and Schmidt, 84, won three, in the same age category.

The relay records came in the 80+ age group in the 200 freestyle for men, 400 free for men and the 400 mixed medley, all of which involved both Piemme and Schmidt paired with two other swimmers. In the medley Piemme swam the butterfly, Schmidt the backstroke. The two Lompocans split up by age group for the 800 freestyle mixed event to team with other partners and set two more records. They came in the 70+ age group for Piemme and the 80+ for Schmidt with both Lompocans swimming the backstroke leg.

In individual events Piemme won the 50, 100 and 200 free, the 200 IM, 100 breast, 50 butterfly and 50 backstroke. Schmidt took the 400, 800 and 1500 free and placed second only to Piemme in the 100 and 200 free, and the 200 IM, all in the 80-4 age group.

“As we get older in our age groups our expectations of individual accomplishments diminish,” Piemme said. “But we can still combine to do big things in relays.”

The next big event for Lompoc’s Masters Maestros will be the Huntsman Senior Games in St. George, Utah, October 10-12.

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In golf Locker Room Correspondent GARY PRUCHA reports RICK CHAVEZ, LHS 1996, tied for first place with Bobby Barajas, Santa Maria teenager, in La Purisima Golf Course's 1st Annual Impossible Open. Both scored 78. Barajas won the event with a birdie on the first playoff hole. The golf course for the IO was set up to mimic the Augusta Masters conditions: Played at over 7000 yards with the rough, especially around the greens, allowed to grow to 6 inches or more, and lightning fast greens, the Open tested both the golfer's skill and patience. One hundred forty golfers tested the conditions. PERRY HALLMEYER, LP's Head Professional {competing but not eligible for prizes}, carded a 75 for the best score of the day.

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And more stuff---Monday night in San Francisco while all eyes were on Barry Bonds RYAN CHURCH boomed his first triple of the season. Saturday DANNY DUFFY suffered what by his standards was a rough outing. In 2 2/3 scoreless innings for the Arizona Rookie League Royals he gave up four hits and three bases on balls, though he struck out five of the AZL Padres. His miniscule earned run average shurnk even lower to 0.55. In 16 innings he has now fanned 30… Also Saturday CHRIS WHITE went 4-for-7 in a doubleheader for the Gulf Coast Rookie League Tigers. He rapped a hit in three trips in the first game, then three hits in four at-bats in the nightcap against the GCL Phillies. He also totalled three stolen bases... the Sporting News’ College Football Preview predicts that A. J. Wallace could challenge LYDELL SARGEANT for his starting slot at cornerback at Penn State.

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