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BAKERSFIELD — The Orange Coast College baseball team has dealt with adversity only in small doses this season. But in the opener of the California Community College Athletic Assn. State Championship on Friday, Sierra College sophomore pitcher Josh Eagle continued to deliver his lesson on how to overcome a sizable obstacle he battles every day. Eagle, who had five major surgeries after being born without a muscle on the inside of his left foot, including fusing the bones in his ankle that left him with a noticeable limp, blanked the Pirates, 4-0, on six hits.

BAKERSFIELD - The Orange Coast College baseball team continues its domination of the Sequoias Tournament with a 3-0 win over Bakersfield Wednesday afternoon. Matt Clanton and Mark Courvoisier combined to hold Bakersfield to only six hits over nine innings. Clanton struck out eight over six innings, while Courvoisier earned his third save of the season. Freshman Greg Trimble went 3 for 4 to pace OCC's offense. It's the 10th straight win for the Pirates (21-8)

BAKERSFIELD - The Vanguard University softball team had a rough trip to Cal State Bakersfield, losing, 13-0, and, 8-1, in a nonconference doubleheader Friday. In the opener, the Lions managed only one hit, a double by Rachael Rolle, while committing four errors. In the nightcap, Vanguard (1-3) jumped out to a 1-0 lead in the top of the first inning, thanks to an RBI groundout by sophomore Jill Jessen, scoring senior Andrea Saucedo. The Roadrunners (6-3)

NEWPORT BEACH - For a guy who never played Big Canyon Country Club before this week, Bhavik Patel sure made the 113th Southern California Golf Assn. Amateur Championship look easy. The 21-year-old Bakersfield resident capped an impressive three days of golf with his fourth straight under-par round to finish the championship at nine-under (71-71-67-70 - 279), an eight-shot victory over Xander Schauffele of San Diego (68-71-74-74 - 287). Patel was solid as a house built on rock, with no bogeys in his final two rounds.

When Alex Posa, 12, was asked if he wanted to meet the president, he didn't hesitate to say yes. The experience didn't disappoint. "I was pretty excited," Alex said. "I couldn't wipe the smile off my face for the next week. " The Ensign Intermediate School seventh-grade student played hooky with his mother, Carol Seguin, Oct. 8 to meet President Obama. After meeting the president, Alex wrote a report about the experience for his teachers to make up for the absence. "It was a chance of a lifetime to meet the president of the United States and the leader of the free world," Seguin said.

Two words, two little words. Mention those words to a high school wrestler and watch his eyes light up. State meet. It's the ultimate goal — other than winning it, of course — of every high school wrestler. But the road to the CIF State Championship Meet is long and bumpy, treacherous and winding. And for most, that road ends with a dead end before reaching that final destination. Irvine High's 103-pounder Nam Tran got there, wrestling Friday in Bakersfield at Rabobank Arena.

BAKERSFIELD - Orange Coast College's baseball team got three hits each from Chris Laws, Ryan France and Blair Havens as the Pirates defeated host Bakersfield, 8-7, Wednesday in the College of the Sequoias Tournament. OCC's Drew Parkin pitched a complete game for the win. The Pirates continue the tournament with a doubleheader today against Reedley and San Diego City. COLLEGE OF THE SEQUOIAS TOURNAMENT OCC 8, Bakersfield 7 Orange Coast 103 200 200 - 8 15 1 Bakersfield 006 000 100 - 7 9 3 Parkin and Keller; Woods, Jones (3)

SAN LUIS OBISPO -- Sophomore Sarah Middlebrooke had 22 points and 12 rebounds to lead the Orange Coast College women's basketball team to a come-from-behind 64-54 win over Bakersfield in the championship game of the Cuesta Tournament Saturday. Middlebrooke was tournament MVP, while teammate Erin Tomlinson was an all-tournament performer after scoring 16 in the title game. OCC improved to 9-1. COMMUNITY COLLEGE WOMEN Cuesta Tournament Championship game Orange Coast 64, Bakersfield 54 Orange Coast - Middlebrooke 22, Tomlinson 16, Fierst 8, Wilde 7, Steward 6, Wilde 7, Urban 4, Lewis 1. 3-pt.

Tony Altobelli COSTA MESA - Leah Wilde scored 23 points and 10 rebounds to lead the Orange Coast College women's basketball team to a 82-69 win over Bakersfield in the semifinals of the Southern California Regionals Tuesday night. The Pirates (27-5), known for their streaky shooting, found their groove early, hitting 23 of 37 from the field, including six three-pointers. Wilde scored 18 of her 23 points in the first half. She connected on 5 of 11 three-pointers for the night.

TARS HOPE TO ADVANCE Newport Harbor High senior Brian Beaudette and junior Josh George will begin their quest to reach Bakersfield when they wrestle at the CIF Masters Meet today at Carter High in Rialto. Beaudette, who earned third place in the heavyweight division at last week's CIF Individual Coast Division Tournament, will try to improve his 28-9 record when he opens up against Elliott Quesada of Long Beach Wilson. If Beaudette wins he will meet Hesperia's Ryan Hoover, the defending champion.

IRVINE - It was '80s night at Anteater Ballpark on Tuesday. Very few dressed the part for UC Irvine's baseball game. But in the bottom of the third inning, Cal State Bakersfield starter Taylor Aikenhead showed up throwing in the low 80s. The Anteaters finally undressed him. They collected four hits, half of them for extra bases, and four runs, two on a home run by junior Dominique Taylor. That was all the No. 21-ranked Anteaters needed. They took the lead and never looked back, winning the nonconference game, 6-1. It took the Anteaters (11-2)

WOMEN'S BASKETBALL Orange Coast 66, El Camino 51 VENTURA - Sophomore forward Michelle Angel had 16 points for the Pirates in their opening game of the Ventura tournament Friday night at Ventura College. Jenna Arnett scored 13 for OCC (8-6), while Dayanara Armenta and Jessica Johnson had 11 points each. The Pirates will play either host Ventura or Southwestern in a tournament semifinal at 7 p.m. Saturday. * UC Irvine 66, Bakersfield 52 BAKERSFIELD - Forwards Camille Buckley and Methlyn Onogomuho were active down low for the Anteaters at the Icardo Center Friday.

When Alex Posa, 12, was asked if he wanted to meet the president, he didn't hesitate to say yes. The experience didn't disappoint. "I was pretty excited," Alex said. "I couldn't wipe the smile off my face for the next week. " The Ensign Intermediate School seventh-grade student played hooky with his mother, Carol Seguin, Oct. 8 to meet President Obama. After meeting the president, Alex wrote a report about the experience for his teachers to make up for the absence. "It was a chance of a lifetime to meet the president of the United States and the leader of the free world," Seguin said.

NEWPORT BEACH - For a guy who never played Big Canyon Country Club before this week, Bhavik Patel sure made the 113th Southern California Golf Assn. Amateur Championship look easy. The 21-year-old Bakersfield resident capped an impressive three days of golf with his fourth straight under-par round to finish the championship at nine-under (71-71-67-70 - 279), an eight-shot victory over Xander Schauffele of San Diego (68-71-74-74 - 287). Patel was solid as a house built on rock, with no bogeys in his final two rounds.

NEWPORT BEACH - This week is becoming quite memorable for Stewart Hagestad. The 21-year-old Big Canyon Country Club member qualified for his fourth United States Amateur championship at the Old Works Golf Course in Anaconda, Mont., on Monday. Then Saturday at his home course he shot a three-under-par 69 to move into second place after 54 holes of the Southern California Golf Assn. Amateur championship. Hagestad, playing the SCGA Amateur for the first time, is four-under (70-73-69 - 212)

IRVINE — UC Irvine pitcher Andrew Thurman dealt a one-hit complete-game shutout as the Anteaters handed Cal State Bakersfield a 7-0 nonconference loss Friday. The complete game was the fourth of the year for the right-hander, who struck out six and improved to 8-2 on the year. The no-hit bid was taken out of the equation in the second inning as Tyler Shryock hit a two-out triple. Dylan Christensen drew a walk to extend the inning but Thurman kept the Roadrunners off the board, inducing a fly-ball out to left.

BAKERSFIELD — The Orange Coast College baseball team has dealt with adversity only in small doses this season. But in the opener of the California Community College Athletic Assn. State Championship on Friday, Sierra College sophomore pitcher Josh Eagle continued to deliver his lesson on how to overcome a sizable obstacle he battles every day. Eagle, who had five major surgeries after being born without a muscle on the inside of his left foot, including fusing the bones in his ankle that left him with a noticeable limp, blanked the Pirates, 4-0, on six hits.

COSTA MESA - After sweeping the competition statewide, Costa Mesa High School's Business Academy will compete in New York City in March for a national title. Mesa's two Virtual Enterprise companies, the Great Park Wildlife Center and Abeille, finished first and second, respectively, at the California State Business and Trade Fair earlier this month in Bakersfield - the first school to ever take both awards in the same year. "It was a very emotional moment. It was probably the first time I cried of happiness," said Cesar Chavez, 17, who served as the Great Park Wildlife Center chief executive in the competition.

WOMEN'S BASKETBALL Cal State Bakersfield 104, UC Irvine 92 BAKERSFIELD - Jacquelyn Marshall scored a career-high 29 points to lead the Anteaters in the nonconference game Wednesday. Jazmyne White added a career-high 23 points to go with 10 rebounds, while Methlyn Onogomuho had nine points and 10 rebounds for UCI (0-3). The Anteaters, who shot 51.3% from the field, trailed at halftime, 52-51. Cal State Bakersfield is 2-1.

BASEBALL UC Irvine 11, Cal State Bakersfield 6 BAKERSFIELD — Freshman Andrew Thurman and sophomore Kyle Hooper combined for 8 1/3 shutout innings to key the Anteaters in the nonconference road game Saturday. Thurman entered in the first inning in place of starter Crosby Slaught, who gave up six runs, five earned, on six hits while recording two outs. Thurman allowed six hits in six innings to improve to 2-3 and Hooper threw 2 1/3 hitless innings to record his first save.