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Lindsey Luke, a Corona del Mar High product who is a redshirt freshman goalie at Utah, was named Pac-12 Defensive Player of the Week in women's soccer. Luke compiled 17 saves and allowed just one goal in victories against Washington State and Washington. She had a career-high 10 saves against Washington State on Sept. 28, helping the Utes to a 2-1 overtime victory. On Sept. 30, Luke notched her fourth clean sheet of the season, recording seven saves, including a number of acrobatic stops, on 16 total shots in a 2-0 win over the Huskies.

MEN'S SOCCER Orange Coast 6, San Diego Mesa 1 SAN DIEGO - Sophomore Brian Bauman had one goal and four assists to pace the visiting Pirates in the nonconference contest Wednesday. Chase Nugent and Jorge Sanchez scored twice for the winners (2-2-1), who have now scored 13 goals in their last two games after netting just three in their first three matches. Baji Chela added a goal, while Patrik Haley and Glenn Hollingshed each had assists for OCC, which received three saves from Connor Nelson.

Coach Mike Bargas breathed a sigh of relief on Friday. Robert Murtha won't miss the rest of the Estancia High football season. Bargas said Murtha would most likely be available for next week's game after the senior tailback sprained his ankle in the Eagles' 20-18 home loss to Irvine on Thursday. Murtha rushed 17 times for 114 and one touchdown before leaving late in the third quarter against the Vaqueros (3-0). If Murtha can give it a go for Estancia (2-1) next week against University, he has a chance to break the Newport-Mesa career rushing record of 4,333 yards.

For a short while Tuesday evening, Kobe Bryant drove far away from his Newport Coast mansion and completely abandoned his opulent lifestyle. He arrived at skid row. It's a place filled with garbage and littered with human waste — but among the despair, he found hope. "You get to hear the stories, you get to see firsthand what's going on," Bryant said Wednesday at an event in Hollywood to promote his work with homeless people. While walking around downtown L.A., Bryant met one man in particular who seemed to have a deep effect on the Lakers guard.

All-American running back Domenic Betts will not play for the Orange Coast College football team in 2012, due to his failure to meet academic requirements to compete, Pirates Coach Mike Taylor said Thursday. Betts, a speedy 5-foot-10, 195-pounder from Banning, rushed for a school single-season record 1,772 yards in 2011 as a freshman. That total led the state and helped Betts earn JC Grid-Wire All-American recognition. Betts, who scored 20 touchdowns a year ago and averaged 6.8 yards on 262 carries in 10 games, completed 18 units in the spring semester, Taylor said.

The stars were in the sky, and plenty of them were seated at the event. The fifth anniversary SeaChange Summer Party welcomed very special guests Morgan Freeman and Jeff Goldblum , along with a host of additional Hollywood glitterati including Ted Danson , Dennis Haysbert , Beverly D'Angelo , Ed Begley Jr. and Jenna Ushkowitz . If that were not enough, Graham Phillips , Renee Olstead , Aimee Teegarden ...

For Tyson Wahl, the suitcase is always half full. Ever the optimist, the seven-year Major Soccer League veteran is thankful to have experienced his dream of playing professional soccer. But playing now for his third different team in eight months, the fourth franchise of his career, he admits that logistics can sometimes be his least-forgiving opponent. "My fiancée and I have gotten pretty good at packing up boxes and moving around," said Wahl, a reserve defender for the Colorado Rapids, who acquired him in a trade on July 13. Wahl came to Colorado from the Montreal Impact, who traded for him in November, following three seasons with the Seattle Sounders.

The U-12 Slammers Maroon team finished runner-up in the prestigious Slammers Summer Classic tournament last weekend. The entire team is comprised of former Corona del Mar AYSO All-Stars that have just recently moved over to the Slammers Club soccer team. This was their second club soccer tournament. The boys played outstanding defense over the four games played. They allowed only five shots on goal and only two goals scored. In the championship game they were forced to play with no substitutes and narrowly lost 1-0 to a team from Anaheim.

"I am what I am, I don't want praise, I don't want pity I bang my own drum; some think it's noise, I think it's pretty And so what if I love each sparkle and each bangle Why not try to see things from a different angle Your life is a sham 'til you can shout out loud I am what I am" - Zaza, "La Cage aux Folles" * Thousands of sequins and countless yards of lamé are about to be rolled into Segerstrom Hall for the arrival...

Danny Bibona's mastery of the changeup helped him twice earn Big West Pitcher of the Year and All-American honors as a pitcher for UC Irvine. So it was no surprise that very soon after his pitching career ended in the St. Louis Cardinals organization, he has quickly shifted career paths to another passion: college coaching. Bibona, 24, was named pitching coach at UCI on Thursday, though his position on the staff is volunteer assistant. He replaces Jason Dietrich, who left last month to become pitching coach at Cal State Fullerton.