Montana

COSTA MESA - Orange Coast College defensive back Johnnie Peeples will continue his playing career at the University of Montana next season, according to Coach Mike Taylor. Peeples, who was honored with Coast's Outstanding Defensive Back award at the team's awards banquet, finished the season with 46 tackles, two fumble recoveries and two passes broken up. The 5-foot-9, 180-pound sophomore was the team's the same award for OCC last season. Montana wrapped up its season with a 13-2 record.

Barry Faulkner NEWPORT BEACH - Jeff Marshall, the starting center last year as a junior for the Newport Harbor High football team, said Tuesday he has verbally committed to accept a football scholarship from the University of Montana. The 6-foot-5, 215-pounder said he visited the Montana campus in late July and committed to Grizzlies coaches a week later. "The school really went with what I was looking for in a college and they have a great football program," Marshall said.

Vanguard University's women's basketball team, ranked third in NAIA, improved to 9-1 with a 71-56 over Montana-Western on the second day of the GSAC Challenge in Costa Mesa Tuesday. Lacey Mills droped in four three-pointers in an eight-minute span in the second half to turn a two-point Lions advantage into a 19-point lead. Mills finished with a game-high 24 points, hitting six of 11 three-pointers. Kelly Schmidt added 21 points for Vanguard, which resumes Golden State Athletic Conference play Saturday at 2:30 p.m. against Fresno Pacific.

The UC Irvine women's volleyball team's season opener is right around the corner. The Anteaters open their 2007 schedule competing in the Montana Tournament at Missoula, Mont., Friday and Aug. 25. UCI faces Montana this Friday at 6:00 p.m. On Aug. 25, the Anteaters meet Gonzaga at 9:00 a.m. and Canisius at 3:30 p.m. Eighth-year coach Charlie Brande's Anteaters were picked to finish third in the Big West Conference coaches' preseason poll. The Anteaters, who concluded the 2006 season winning nine of their last 12 matches, return four All-Big West selections.

It's been five long years of hard work for Newport Harbor High football product Jeff Marshall. Now, the University of Montana senior is trying to extend his college football career, week by week. The Grizzlies' starting center is preparing for the second round of the NCAA Division I-AA football playoffs, where his No. 2-seeded Montana squad (11-1) will play host to Southern Illinois (9-3) today at 12:30 p.m. "This is the best we've been playing all year, which is what you want going into the playoffs," Marshall said.

Newport Harbor High products Jeff Marshall and Alan Saenz helped the University of Montana earn a 34-13 win over Sam Houston State Saturday in the semifinals of the NCAA Division I-AA football playoffs at Montana. Saenz, a 6-foot-2, 295-pound junior defensive tackle, had two solo tackles and he also forced a fumble. Marshall, a 6-5, 275-pound sophomore center who earned second-team All-Big Sky Conference recognition this seasonl, helped the Grizzlies avenge a 41-29 road loss to the Bearkats Sept.

October 14, 1926 - May 20, 2009 Bruce died at his Corona Del Mar home on May 20, 2009 at age 82 from cancer. He is survived by Nancy his wife of 57 years, sons Anker (Christi) and Kevin (Mary), grandson Ryan Patrick and an extended family of cousins. He was preceded in death by his father and mother and brother Norman. Bruce was born and raised in Montana. Immediately upon graduation from high school he joined the US Navy, participating as an Aviation Ordnance man in World War II. After his discharge from the service in 1946, he attended the University of Montana in Missoula and completed his education with an MBA from Stanford University.

Bonnie Belle Hesse of Corona del Mar passed away in Missoula, Mont., Aug. 7 at the age of 67 from appendiceal cancer with her family at her side. Her husband and three sons will spread some ashes along the banks of her favorite Montana streams running through the family ranch.  An informal gathering to honor Bonnie’s life will be from 10 to 11 a.m. Aug. 28 at the Newport Center United Methodist Church.   Bonnie was an amazing mother, grandmother, sister and friend.  She was an educator, a mystic, an unmatched fly caster, and a wide-smiling beauty.

Amara Aguilar COSTA MESA - The Vanguard University men's basketball has been burned by the University of Montana-Western before. So the Lions didn't take the Bulldogs lightly this time around to earn a convincing, 86-78, nonconference victory at The Pit Friday night. Garid Beeler led the charge with 21 points and was responsible for an 8-0 spurt in the second half that kept the momentum rolling for Vanguard. Damion Morbley added 20 points for Vanguard.

Tom Titus Shortly after earning this column's accolade as the Daily Pilot's woman of the year in theater, Mary Sullivan Slack decided it was time for a change. The actress and director, who'd amassed a plethora of stage credits at the Newport Theater Arts Center and surrounding playhouses, took her act to Montana, where she proceeded to enrich the lives of theater lovers in the northwestern corner of that state. She changed not only her venue, but her name.

Bonnie Belle Hesse of Corona del Mar passed away in Missoula, Mont., Aug. 7 at the age of 67 from appendiceal cancer with her family at her side. Her husband and three sons will spread some ashes along the banks of her favorite Montana streams running through the family ranch.  An informal gathering to honor Bonnie’s life will be from 10 to 11 a.m. Aug. 28 at the Newport Center United Methodist Church.   Bonnie was an amazing mother, grandmother, sister and friend.  She was an educator, a mystic, an unmatched fly caster, and a wide-smiling beauty.

October 14, 1926 - May 20, 2009 Bruce died at his Corona Del Mar home on May 20, 2009 at age 82 from cancer. He is survived by Nancy his wife of 57 years, sons Anker (Christi) and Kevin (Mary), grandson Ryan Patrick and an extended family of cousins. He was preceded in death by his father and mother and brother Norman. Bruce was born and raised in Montana. Immediately upon graduation from high school he joined the US Navy, participating as an Aviation Ordnance man in World War II. After his discharge from the service in 1946, he attended the University of Montana in Missoula and completed his education with an MBA from Stanford University.

Matt Barkley, a Newport Beach resident and a Mater Dei High senior, is one of 32 finalists up for the Joe Montana High School Quarterback of the Year Award. The award will be presented to the nation’s best high school quarterback and will be chosen by Hall of Fame quarterback Joe Montana and Steve Clarkson, quarterback expert and President of DeBartolo Sports University. The quarterbacks will be graded and evaluated through DeBartolo Sports University’s scouting division, which is comprised of former college and NFL coaches.

The CarMax on Harbor Boulevard has been open for just three weeks, but it already appears to have established itself within the Costa Mesa community. The lot was the site of Southern California’s “Survivor” casting call last month and is in a can’t-miss location just south of the 405 Freeway. With gas prices at all-time highs and many questioning the future of the automotive industry, this wouldn’t appear to be the best time to open a car dealership.

Matt Barkley, a Newport Beach resident and quarterback of the Mater Dei High football team, has been named the winner of the inaugural Joe Montana Quarterback of the Year award. The honor, given to the nation’s best high school quarterback, will be presented to Barkley by Hall of Fame quarterback Joe Montana on Tuesday at the Outback Bowl (Tennessee vs. Wisconsin) in Tampa, Fla. In addition to Montana, the award is also selected and presented by Steve Clarkson, president of DeBartolo Sports University.

The UC Irvine women's volleyball team's season opener is right around the corner. The Anteaters open their 2007 schedule competing in the Montana Tournament at Missoula, Mont., Friday and Aug. 25. UCI faces Montana this Friday at 6:00 p.m. On Aug. 25, the Anteaters meet Gonzaga at 9:00 a.m. and Canisius at 3:30 p.m. Eighth-year coach Charlie Brande's Anteaters were picked to finish third in the Big West Conference coaches' preseason poll. The Anteaters, who concluded the 2006 season winning nine of their last 12 matches, return four All-Big West selections.

IRVINE — The UC Irvine women's volleyball team will face six 2006 NCAA Tournament qualifying teams this upcoming season, highlighted by UCLA, which advanced to the championship semifinals last year. Nonconference opponents San Diego and USC also earned postseason berths as did Big West rivals Cal Poly San Luis Obispo, UC Santa Barbara and Long Beach State. The Anteaters open the season at the Montana Tournament on Aug. 24-25 and will face the host Grizzlies, Gonzaga and Canisius College.

It's been five long years of hard work for Newport Harbor High football product Jeff Marshall. Now, the University of Montana senior is trying to extend his college football career, week by week. The Grizzlies' starting center is preparing for the second round of the NCAA Division I-AA football playoffs, where his No. 2-seeded Montana squad (11-1) will play host to Southern Illinois (9-3) today at 12:30 p.m. "This is the best we've been playing all year, which is what you want going into the playoffs," Marshall said.

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Newport Harbor High products Jeff Marshall and Alan Saenz helped the University of Montana earn a 34-13 win over Sam Houston State Saturday in the semifinals of the NCAA Division I-AA football playoffs at Montana. Saenz, a 6-foot-2, 295-pound junior defensive tackle, had two solo tackles and he also forced a fumble. Marshall, a 6-5, 275-pound sophomore center who earned second-team All-Big Sky Conference recognition this seasonl, helped the Grizzlies avenge a 41-29 road loss to the Bearkats Sept.