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WHITTIER - The Vanguard University baseball team gave Coach Kevin Kasper his 100th career win in dramatic fashion Tuesday night with a 9-7, 10-inning win over host Whittier. Sam Baeder's two-run home run in the 10th inning broke the 7-7 tie. He finished the game 3 for 5 with two runs scored and two RBIs. Andy Riddell went 2 for 4 with two runs scored, while Anthony Walker chipped in three hits for the Lions (3-2). NONCONFERENCE Vanguard 9, Whittier 7 Vanguard 050 200 000 2 - 9 16 2 Whittier 400 000 102 0 - 7 12 0 Harris, Shaffer (7)

WHITTIER - Vanguard University athletes sparkled at Saturday's running of the Whittier College Cross County Invitational, highlighted by a fifth-place finish by Monica Landa, who was the first collegiate women's runner to finish in a race led by four club or post-collegiate runners. Landa was time in 23:38.3 for the six-kilometer event. Tenth (third in collegiate circles) was the Lions' Maribel Delgado with a 24:12.9 effort, and teammate Jessica Martinez was 23rd in 25:26.

The Newport Harbor Baseball Assn. Bronco All-Stars were one of three teams to advance from the Section Tournament that was completed Sunday at York Field in Whittier. The local squad, which dropped its opener in the tournament, 5-1, defeated Whittier, 9-1, Sunday to clinch a trip to the Region Tournament that begins Thursday in Corona. Matt Carpenter and Tyler Kiehnle shared pitching duties, with Carpenter giving up two hits and striking out four in the first three innings.

COSTA MESA — When it comes to winning Daily Pilot Cup trophies, a group of talented soccer players from Harbor Day School is now two-for-two. The players made sure of that Sunday afternoon at the Farm Sports Complex with a big team effort. Harbor Day got goals from four different players, capturing the boys' third- and fourth-grade gold division championship with a 4-1 victory over Whittier. The game was a rematch of sorts, as Harbor Day won last year's third- and fourth-grade silver division title over Whittier, 6-0. Harbor Day played with virtually the same roster this year and the kids, now all fourth graders, again stepped up to the challenge.

COSTA MESA — Jacob Muchnick sped around the soccer field, seemingly never needing a break. Nobody on the Harbor Day sideline Sunday afternoon was surprised. The third-grader’s mom, Cindy, didn’t have to raise an eyebrow at her son’s performance in the boys’ third-and fourth-grade silver division title game of the Daily Pilot Cup. “I call him the ‘Jake rabbit,’ ” Cindy Muchnick said. “At night, when he goes to bed, I say, ‘The reason you’re so good at soccer is because you kicked inside my belly so much.

Giggles and shrieks erupted from the wobbling third- and fourth-graders Tuesday as they attempted to extend one leg while balancing on one foot during stretches. The students were preparing to do jogging and sprinting exercises for Whittier Elementary School's Running Club. Last week, over at College Park Elementary School, parents — some pushing younger children in strollers — joined their children on the field for exercise during its weekly Running Club. "It's fun because you just get out there and run," said College Park second-grader Daisy Carrillo, 7, as she munched on a piece of broccoli.

FULLERTON ? In a time when Major League managers like Ozzie Guillen and Frank Robinson are making news, it's kind of nice to see one give way to one of his players after a game. Such was the case of Costa Mesa Pony 13-year-old All-Stars Manager Jeff Hirsch, who said he had done enough talking through the season and politely declined comment Saturday after his squad's 7-1 loss to Whittier in a second-round district tournament game at Amerige Park. Instead, he told reporters to talk to his players.

Tony Altobelli LOS ALAMITOS - The Newport Harbor Baseball Association Bronco Division (ages 11-12) "A" All-Star team opened its summer schedule on the right foot, defeating Whittier, 5-0, Saturday in the 2000 Los Alamitos Fish Fry Tournament. "It was a good opener for us," Manager Kevin Heenan said. "Our pitching was very good today and we got the hits we needed to win." The all-star trio of Kurt Yacko, Davis Pemstein and Kevin Heenan allowed a total of four hits and six strikeouts in the shutout win. In fact, only one Whittier player reached third base the entire game and only one batter reached base past the fourth inning.

Bryce Alderton LOS ALAMITOS - It didn't matter that they had just lost the championship game of the Los Alamitos Fish Fry tournament, the Newport Harbor Mustang A All-Stars (ages 9-10) smiled with their second-place trophies in hand as they walked off the field Tuesday at the Farquhar Avenue complex. They were just happy to get to the tournament finale against Whittier's A team, going 6-0 en route to the championship game before bowing out to a hot-hitting and aggressive Whittier team Tuesday that defeated Newport Harbor, 13-3, in a game shortened to five innings by the 10-run mercy rule.

Melanie Neff It must have been the headbands. The Estancia boys volleyball team came out in Game 3 all wearing headbands with their own handwritten slogans on them. The Eagles quickly ripped off seven straight points to open the game and went on to sweep Whittier, 15-6, 15-8, 15-7 in a quarterfinal match of the CIF Southern Section Division III boys volleyball playoffs. "That was all Josh [Kornegay]," Estancia Coach Tracey Heims said. "He always comes up with something new every game to get the team pumped up."

Giggles and shrieks erupted from the wobbling third- and fourth-graders Tuesday as they attempted to extend one leg while balancing on one foot during stretches. The students were preparing to do jogging and sprinting exercises for Whittier Elementary School's Running Club. Last week, over at College Park Elementary School, parents — some pushing younger children in strollers — joined their children on the field for exercise during its weekly Running Club. "It's fun because you just get out there and run," said College Park second-grader Daisy Carrillo, 7, as she munched on a piece of broccoli.

Edward James Whittier August 12, 1928 - December 18, 2011 Edward James (Jim) Whittier was born Aug. 12, 1928, in Superior, Wisconsin, to parents Edward Joseph and Anna Marie Whittier. Jim was the youngest of three, with two older sisters, Margaret Jordan of Superior, WI and Jean Waite of Solano Beach, CA.  Jim is survived by his wife of 52 years Diane Whittier, two children, son Michael Whittier and wife Marie of Albany, OR; daughter Mary Schenker of Freeport, ME and two granddaughters Taylor and Lauren Schenker of Freeport, ME.   Jim got his BS degree from University of Wisconsin - Superior, where he was chosen one of the University's Top 100 Outstanding Alumni.

COSTA MESA — Eight weeks ago, Nathalie Ayapantecatl struggled — along with about half of her peers — to run just one lap without stopping. It took hard work, but now the 8-year-old can run several laps. And after eight weeks of after-school activities that revolved around getting fit, Nathalie was one of 28 third-grade students at Whittier Elementary School who graduated Friday afternoon from the Newport-Mesa Family YMCA's Earn A Bike program. Each graduate walked away with a new beach cruiser bike, helmet and lock.

COSTA MESA - Whittier Elementary School teacher Patrick DeVusser has traveled to Uganda twice, but he hasn't been able to leave the East African country behind. For the third year, DeVusser's fourth-grade students, as well as some of his former students, are becoming pen pals with their Ugandan peers and learning about strangers a world away. "It's simply just to have them establish friends 10,000 miles away," DeVusser said. The Whittier students exchange letters with students in P6, the equivalent of sixth grade, in a private boarding school in Rugarama.

COSTA MESA — Four elementary schools will have counselors for the first time in two years, thanks to a federal grant. The Newport-Mesa Unified School District was one of 43 districts nationwide to win a Elementary and Secondary School Counseling grant from the U.S. Department of Education. The district won $400,000 a year for the next three years — the highest amount awarded — to pay the salaries of as many as four full-time, credentialed counselors and to increase student achievement, social competency and school engagement, said Rhonda Reid, an Estancia High School counselor.

Oscar Davila cried along with many of his teammates Sunday afternoon at the Costa Mesa Farm Sports Complex. He had just drained all his effort during the boys' fifth- and sixth-grade gold division championship game of the Daily Pilot Cup. The Whittier Elementary sixth-grader was one of the best players on the field, a quick forward battling against Mariners. He served up a perfect pass, an assist for one of Whittier's two goals in the 4-2 loss. Oscar would rather not be treated differently or singled out, especially in a loss.

COSTA MESA — When it comes to winning Daily Pilot Cup trophies, a group of talented soccer players from Harbor Day School is now two-for-two. The players made sure of that Sunday afternoon at the Farm Sports Complex with a big team effort. Harbor Day got goals from four different players, capturing the boys' third- and fourth-grade gold division championship with a 4-1 victory over Whittier. The game was a rematch of sorts, as Harbor Day won last year's third- and fourth-grade silver division title over Whittier, 6-0. Harbor Day played with virtually the same roster this year and the kids, now all fourth graders, again stepped up to the challenge.

Navy Cross WWII Vet dies at age 86 in Newport Beach, CA Robert Theodore Ramsay (Bob) – November 28, 1924 – January 14, 2011 Bob was born and raised in Tacoma, WA.  He entered the Marine Corps during WWII to serve his beloved country.  He attended the University of Georgia and St. Olaf College.  It was at St. Olaf that he met and married Lorraine Bilden of Northwood, ND.  Bob graduated from George Washington University in Washington, D.C. in 1948. Bob worked in engineering for Kaiser Aluminum and moved with his family to Southern California in 1951.

COSTA MESA — Jacob Muchnick sped around the soccer field, seemingly never needing a break. Nobody on the Harbor Day sideline Sunday afternoon was surprised. The third-grader’s mom, Cindy, didn’t have to raise an eyebrow at her son’s performance in the boys’ third-and fourth-grade silver division title game of the Daily Pilot Cup. “I call him the ‘Jake rabbit,’ ” Cindy Muchnick said. “At night, when he goes to bed, I say, ‘The reason you’re so good at soccer is because you kicked inside my belly so much.

For a video, click here. For a photo gallery, click here. COSTA MESA — The battle of the first-year coaches took place Friday at the boys’ third- and fourth-grade silver division matchup of Paularino against Whittier Friday at the Costa Mesa Farm Complex. Whittier, who won the game, 6-1, set the tone early as Miguel Sanchez dribbled the ball through Paularino’s defense and nearly scored in the opening minutes of the first half. Sanchez, however, couldn’t be stopped for the entire game and managed to score two goals against Paularino.