Cerritos College

MEN'S GOLF NCAA Stanford Regional STANFORD — UC Irvine sophomore Allan Jun used a strong finish to shoot a two-under-par 68 in the first round of the NCAA Stanford Regional Thursday. Competing as an individual, Jun is in a 10-way tie for seventh place. Sang Yi of LSU and Zachary Blair of BYU are the individual leaders at four-under 66. Jun shot a one-under 34 on the front nine and after consecutive bogeys on the 12th and 13th holes, he carded three straight birdies on the par-4 15th, par-5 16th, and par-3 17th to shoot 68 on the par-70 Stanford Golf Course that measures 6,727 yards.

TODAY Track and field College men and women -- UC Irvine at NCAA Regional Championships FRIDAY Baseball College -- UC Irvine at UC Riverside, 7 p.m. Golf College women -- UC Irvine at NCAA Championships (Daytona Beach, Fla.) Track and field College men and women -- UC Irvine at NCAA Regional Championships High school boys and girls -- Corona del Mar, Newport Harbor at CIF Southern Section Masters Meet at Cerritos College (field events 4:30 p.m.; track events 6 pm.)

Steve Virgen For four Newport-Mesa District athletes, Cerritos College has become more of a second home the past two weekends. The quartet will attempt to use their familiarity with Falcon Stadium today at the CIF State preliminaries at Cerritos College. The stadium opens at 1 p.m. Estancia High senior Zack Novak will compete in the high jump at 4 p.m. and Costa Mesa senior Sharon Day will attempt to defend her state title in the girls high jump at 6:30.

Name: Krisserin Canary Born: Oct. 6, 1984 Hometown: Newport Beach Height: 5-foot-5 Weight: 140 Sport: Track and field Event: Pole vault Coach: Bill Sumner, John Blair and Marina High's Kevin Magula Favorite food: Steak and potatoes Favorite movie: "Labyrinth Best athletic moment: "Clearing 11-6 at the Arcadia Invitational (April 13). I was so happy I cried." Athlete of the Week XX: The CdM senior cleared 11 feet, 6 inches to tie her own school record and advanced to the Masters Meet, finishing fourth in the pole vault in CIF Division III, May 18 at Cerritos College.

For some athletes in the Newport-Mesa area, this track and field season has possibly been, well, less than a challenge. Among the best in their events, they've dominated league meets and found their tests in the usual string of weekend invitational meets. Well, for them, the challenges start this week with the CIF Southern Section Masters Meet on Friday. The 4:30 p.m. meet at Cerritos College is the lone steppingstone between the division finals and the state championships. Only the top nine performances from around the Southern Section qualified for the Masters Meet (with the exception of the 3,200 meters, which had 12)

CERRITOS -- Orange Coast College's women's basketball team fell behind early and never recovered as host Cerritos College raised its record to 6-0 with a 64-44 nonconference victory over the Pirates. Freshman Alisa Carrillo was the only Pirate in double figures with 10 points. She also led the team with six rebounds. Coast falls to 3-2. NONCONFERENCE Cerritos 64, OCC 44 Orange Coast -- Galasso 6, Murray 9, Mendoza 8, Quiroz 2, Carrillo 10, Haveter 2, Shaw 3, Vontungel 2, Estrada 2. 3-pt.

CERRITOS - Vanguard University junior Tony Magana won the 5,000-meter race in 15:22, while teammate Robbie Jones finished second (15:30) at the Falcon Track and Field Invitational at Cerritos College Saturday. Vanguard junior Sarah Hall won the women's 3,000 with a personal-best 10:53, while freshman Jenny Thune finished second in the 800 meters in 2:21.8. In addition, sophomores Mike Sacco and Debby Baeder broke school records in their respective events.

Orange Coast College's women's basketball team gained a measure of revenge Wednesday night as the Pirates turned visiting Cerritos College away in a nonconference duel, 54-53, to improve to 10-4. The Bucs, who lost to Cerritos on Sunday in the Coast Christmas Classic championship game, got an early jump with a 30-22 halftime lead and held on behind balanced scoring and a 27-17 edge in turnovers. Kyra Melville was the leader with 10 points, six rebounds and four assists, but the balance of Elizabeth Mendoza (eight points)

MEN'S GOLF NCAA Stanford Regional STANFORD — UC Irvine sophomore Allan Jun used a strong finish to shoot a two-under-par 68 in the first round of the NCAA Stanford Regional Thursday. Competing as an individual, Jun is in a 10-way tie for seventh place. Sang Yi of LSU and Zachary Blair of BYU are the individual leaders at four-under 66. Jun shot a one-under 34 on the front nine and after consecutive bogeys on the 12th and 13th holes, he carded three straight birdies on the par-4 15th, par-5 16th, and par-3 17th to shoot 68 on the par-70 Stanford Golf Course that measures 6,727 yards.

COSTA MESA — Karlèh Wilson did her best to stay calm throughout Saturday morning at Jim Scott Stadium. As the Corona del Mar High junior prepared to compete in the shot put at the CIF Southern Section Division III track and field preliminaries, she listened to reggae to soothe her spirits. As the meet approached she stayed calm. She competed in the girls' 4x100 relay then went to warm up for the shot put. The reggae beats continued to flow, but when she went up for her first throw, there was nothing calm or peaceful about it. Wilson's personal record of 41 feet, 3 inches earned her the top qualifying spot to the CIF Southern Section finals Saturday at Cerritos College.

NORWALK — Jaycee Olsen and Jake Taylor qualified for the CIF State track and field finals on their third throws Friday. One of the local high school throwers still might not make the trip to Clovis next week. Olsen's fourth-place finish in the discus event at the CIF Southern Section Masters meet at Cerritos College might signal the end of her high school athletic career. The Corona del Mar senior said she might skip the state meet after she heaved the disc 139 feet. "The thing is, [next]

For a photo gallery, click here. NORWALK — No spinning easily to the top of the ring in this one. Discus thrower Cecil Whiteside stood in a tough spot in trying to defend his CIF Southern Section Division II title. Two of the state’s best athletes in the event competed in Whiteside’s division Saturday. Win the discus and Whiteside likely finished with the best mark out of all the throwers in every division. Unable to heave the disc the furthest to claim his second straight Division II championship, Whiteside accomplished the second best thing at the section boys’ track and field championships.

NORWALK — One Newport Harbor High athlete turned his back to reach success. The other went with the throwback look. It worked out for discus thrower Cecil Whiteside and 3,200-meter runner Rex Nelson Friday. The two won their respective events on a wet and cloudy Friday night at the CIF Southern Section Masters meet at Cerritos College. Both surprised the coaching staffs before advancing to the state meet for the first time in track and field. Whiteside claimed the title as a sophomore with a heave of 176 feet, 4 inches.

Big Brown, she is not. As the No. 12 seed in today’s 3,200 meters at the CIF Southern Section Masters meet, Sophia Ditty is a long shot. The sensational horse that has captivated many on his run toward a triple crown? That could be considered Christina Babcock of Woodbridge. But for Ditty, she has already won her race. Running eight times around the track at Cerritos College today will be like victory laps for the Newport Harbor High senior. Just making it to Masters has been a great accomplishment for Ditty.

TODAY Baseball High school – Sage Hill at Apple Valley Christian, CIF Southern Section Division VI second round, 3:15 p.m.   WEDNESDAY Volleyball High school boys – Santa Margarita at Newport Harbor, CIF Southern Section Divison I semifinal, 7 p.m.; Corona del Mar at Santa Barbara, CIF Southern Section Division II semifinal, 7 p.m.   THURSDAY ...

When Hilary May takes off for a 1,600-meter race, she said nothing crosses her mind. Check her stride? Nope. How about who's in front, behind, or to her sides? Nope. Nope. Nope. "You just completely zone out," May said. "We like to call it a flow state." All locked in. That's until the Corona del Mar High senior has to brake. It happened with 250 meters left at the CIF Southern Section Masters Meet last week. The finish line, not too far away for May, getting there in time to qualify for the CIF State Championships with blood gushing from the front of her left ankle is another story.

NORWALK — Before Tim Scott went through his cool down, his shoelaces were untied. Someone had to remind the Corona del Mar High 1,600-meter runner to tie his shoes before jogging away. Coach Bill Sumner did. He's nudged Scott a lot this year. This time the longtime successful track and field coach focused on just one boy, as Scott was the Sea Kings' lone male representative at the CIF Southern Section Masters Meet Friday. The girls were OK, as they always are in major events.

The last time Tim Scott was competing at Cerritos College, three other boys were there with him, sporting their Corona del Mar High jerseys as they competed. This week, he's the only male runner left. Scott qualified for the CIF Southern Section Masters Meet, which takes place this afternoon at Cerritos College, in the boys' 1,600 meters with a time of 4 minutes, 17 seconds. Field events start at 5:30 p.m. and track at 6. Spencer Aguilar, Tommy Hutchison, and Thomas Dialynas of CdM competed in the CIF finals last week, but only Scott advanced.