Wes Hain Peoples Choice; Joel Keeps Winning

WES HAIN is the Lompoc Locker Room “People’s Choice” Male Athlete of the Year for 2007.


Hain overtook early leader Danny Duffy and bested him 51-15 with major leaguer Ryan Church, world-class runner Duane Solomon and Cabrillo cross-country leader Miguel Ortiz receiving a smattering of votes from among 17 nominees.


Hain voters not only voted 51 times, they included personal testimonials as well:

“Not only I but my entire family would like to vote for Wesley Hain for athlete of the year. Wesley is not only an incredibly talented athlete he is an incredible young man. As the mother of three young boys that will follow the athlete arena, I am glad that look up to someone like him. He is a very well rounded young man that will be a blessing to any team he plays on!” wrote Jill C. Hayes.


Hain broke the Cabrillo High water polo scoring record this fall, one that had stood for 20 years. He also plays a key role on the CHS basketball team. He finished third behind pitcher DUFFY and quarterback BOO JACKSON in selections by the Lompoc Locker Room Select Panel.

Tomorrow the Lompoc Locker Room "Peoples Choice" Sweepstakes winner will be announced.


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Smith Keeps Winning Touch

The Washington Huskies went into Baton Rouge, Louisiana, Saturday and came from behind for a 73-65 victory over LSU that coach Lorenzo Romar called a “gut-check.”
LSU led by 14 at halftime.

Romar started the same lineup that had given him three straight previous victories —high-scoring Jon Brockman, young center Artem Wallace, and Tim Morris, Ryan Appleby and JOEL SMITH at guards. Smith played 20 minutes and did not score, but contributed three rebounds, an assist and a steal in addition to his trademark defense.

UW, now 8-4, next takes the floor Monday afternoon vs. Idaho State.

Hain Landslide Morphs to Epic Proportions

HAIN LANDSLIDE BURIES COMPETITORS

From a 14-vote margin Thursday WESLEY HAIN doubled his lead in the Lompoc Locker Room ‘Peoples Choice’ Athlete of the Year poll to an unprecedented 29 votes on Friday.


Hain now leads his closest challenger, Cabrillo golfer KELLIE GEORGE, by 44-15 with 48 hours remaining.


Hain voters not only voted, they included personal testimonials as well.


“Not only I but my entire family would like to vote for Wesley Hain for athlete of the year. Wesley is not only an incredibly talented athlete he is an incredible young man. As the mother of three young boys that will follow the athlete arena, I am glad that look up to someone like him. He is a very well rounded young man that will be a blessing to any team he plays on!” wrote Jill C. Hayes.


Hain broke the Cabrillo High water polo scoring record this fall, one that had stood for 20 years. He also plays a key role on the CHS basketball team. He finished third behind pitcher DANNY DUFFY and quarterback BOO JACKSON in selections by the Lompoc Locker Room Select Panel announced last week.


Hain leads in the male athlete category 44 to 11 over DUFFY, and by 44-6 over baseball’s CHRIS WHITE. Three other nominees, RYAN CHURCH, MIGUEL ORTIZ, and DUANE SOLOMON, have one vote each.


George leads in the female athlete division 15-2 over water poloists KATHRYN NELSON and SARAH UR. San Diego State polo star BECCA UR has one vote.


Coach of the Year and Team of the Year remain virtually ignored by voters. Boxing trainer ROY BACA holds a one-vote margin over Cabrillo water polo coach COREY McINTYRE by 4-3. Lompoc High baseball coach JIM ALLEN and Cabrillo cross country wizard PETER ANDERSON trail with one vote each.


Cabrillo girls water polo leads in the team category with just three votes. The Babe Ruth League Elks, Cabrillo boys cross country, and Lompoc High girls soccer have each received one vote each. Voting ends Sunday night.

Sims in Stats for Finale; Wes Hain Vote Explodes

SIMS ENDS WITH RECEPT

MATT SIMS (mug shot) completed his college football career in the first bowl game of the season Thursday night as Utah came back to take a gripping 35-32 win over Navy in the San Diego County Credit Union Poinsettia Bowl.

Sims was in the starting lineup at tight end and thus merited introduction by quarterback Brian Johnson who labelled him Matt “Sleepy” Sims for the ESPN audience.

Big Matt then belied the monicker with several marquee contributions and dozens of key blocks.

On Utah’s first TD drive at 8:42 of the second quarter Sims blocked a Middie linebacker to the outside which allowed UA star runner Darrell Mack to ramble directly through a hole for a 5-yard TD.

In the fourth quarter as Utah sought to expand its 28-25 lead Sims pulled in a five-yard pass to take the Utes to the 15-yardline. The catch was his second of the season after a reception of 10 yards against Louisville. During 2006 he hauled in four tosses for 62 yards including a 23-yarder.

Sims arrived at Utah after playing a season at Division II Humboldt State but decided to gamble on himself. He left Humboldt and returned to Allan Hancock for a season before winning his ride to Salt Lake City.

Utah finishes at 9-4, Navy 8-5.

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WES HAIN EXPLODES

Water polo/basketball star WESLEY HAIN (pictured in action) drew a whopping 24 votes Thursday to blitz all competitors and move into a commanding lead in Lompoc Locker Room’s ‘Peoples Choice’ Athlete of the Year Awards competition.

With a total of 27 votes Hain leads not only in his Male Athlete category but also the previous overall frontrunner KELLIE GEORGE. The all-candidate totals Thursday night half way through the six-day voting period read: Hain 27, George 13, DANNY DUFFY 10.

Hain, who finished third behind Duffy and quarterback BOO JACKSON in voting by Lompoc Locker Room’s Select Panel, became Cabrillo water polo’s all-time scoring leader this fall as he led the Conquistadores to a Los Padres League title.

Among other candidates DUANE SOLOMON, USC’s 800 star and national track team member, picked up his first vote, as did BECCA UR, San Diego State water polo captain, PETER ANDERSON, Cabrillo boys cross country coach, and the LPL champion CHS boys x-c team.

In light voting for Coach of the Year boxing trainer ROY BACA slipped past water polo mentor COREY McINTYRE and into the lead.


Male Athlete: Hain 27, Duffy 10, Ryan Church 1, Miguel Ortiz 1, Duane Solomon 1
Female Athlete: George 13, Kathryn Nelson 2, Becca Ur 1, Sarah Ur 1.
Coach: Baca 3, McIntyre 2, Jim Allen 1, Peter Anderson 1
Team: CHS girls water polo 2, Babe Ruth League Elks 1, CHS boys cross country 1, LHS girls soccer 1


Voting ends Sunday night. Vote by e-mailing pressboxprod@verizon.net Candidates are listed below our advertisers in the right column.