La Jolla Village News, October 20th, 2011 by San Diego Community Newspaper Group

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and rocks. “Most people go at night because the lobsters are walking around then,” he said. “But if you’re going to an area that you’re not familiar with, you should first go during the day.” Even if a diver is familiar with the area, “conditions change frequently,” he said, urging divers to check surf, visibility and wind conditions beforehand and watch the water 30 to 45 minutes before entering. San Diego freediving instructor Mark Lozano recalled receiving a phone call last year from Daniel Garcia, diving buddy of Luke Ausdemore who died freediving for lobsters in Mission Bay last October. “They were diving together, but they were about 30 yards apart,” Lozano said. “If you go into the ocean with another person and they’re your buddy, but they’re 100 yards away from you, Steve Schur caught his lobster in a “secret lobster hole” in Mission Bay. Photo courtesy Mark Lozano

they’re not your buddy anymore.” Garcia detailed the night for Lozano, describing the moment when he noticed that Ausdemore was no longer at the surface of the water. Despite doing everything he could to save his friend, Ausdemore experienced a shallow water blackout — common in freedivers. By the time Garcia noticed he was missing in the water, 10 minutes had lapsed and it was too late to save him. Lozano urged divers to have someone watching and waiting for them at the surface of the water. “When you black out, you don’t make any noise,” said Lozano, explaining that when one blacks out, the muscle used to hold air in relaxes and the blackout only sounds like an exhalation of breath. “There are too many variables. Because of that, blackouts and motor control failures happen, and time is of the essence. [For] something so simple as lobster diving, there’s no real good excuse not to have a safety buddy.” Lozano said the majority of diver blackouts occur after they have resurfaced or are within 15 feet of the surface, so just because a diver is in shallow water does not mean the diver is safe. “This is one of those sports where ignorance is not bliss,” he said. “Ignorance can get you killed.” For more information about lobster diving regulations and safety tips, visit www.dfg.ca.gov or contact the Department of Fish and Game at (858) 467-4201. To check beach and weather conditions call (619) 221-8824.

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In 2008, San Diego officials formed a Diver Death Review Committee of medical experts, police, lifeguards and diving experts to evaluate scuba diver deaths and make safety recommendations to the scuba diving community. The committee issued the following recommendations: • Ensure physical fitness to dive. Heart disease was a major factor in half of the deaths from 2007-2010. Diving is a strenuous activity when it comes to heavy equipment, long swims and potentially strong currents or wave action. Be honest with yourself and your dive partners as to your fitness abilities. Train for your sport and be sure that you exercise regularly and follow a healthy diet. • Use the buddy system. Two fatalities occurred involving divers without a buddy and four others who left their buddies to return to a boat or shore on their own. • Follow your training: check your gauges often, respect depth and time restrictions and do not dive beyond your training limits. • Weight yourself properly and

remember to dump your weights when appropriate. Divers are often overweighted, contributing to buoyancy issues and possibly preventing surfacing in an out-of-air situation. Be sure that your weights can be dumped easily and that your diver partners know how to dump your weights if necessary. • Ensure that your skill level and familiarity are appropriate for conditions. Never dive if a swim seems too far, conditions too rough, or if you feel stressed about making a dive. Learn an area with daytime dives before diving it at night. • Have your equipment serviced and maintained regularly. • When diving in groups, a physical, individual response should be received from every diver before entering the water and after exiting to ensure that all members are safely accounted for. Counting tanks has proven inconsistent and may lead to miscounts. • Avoid overhead environments unless properly trained and equipped. • Breath-hold divers should remember to use the buddy system and be aware of the dangers of shallow-water blackout.

Knights humbled by Santa Fe Eagles BY LEE CORNELL | VILLAGE NEWS The injury-depleted Bishop’s School football team succumbed to a rapidly rising Santa Fe Christian High squad 56-13 under the lights at La Jolla High School Oct. 14. “I don’t want to make an excuse. Santa Fe played well,” Bishop’s head coach Joel Allen said. “I don’t think we coached it the best, starting with me. Yeah, we missed some guys but good teams find a way around that.” The Knights (4-2) entered the matchup against the undefeated Eagles without starting senior quarterback Joey Moreno, who was at the top of the list of injured players on the roster. But the Bishop’s players and staff refused to use injuries as an excuse for a poor performance by its vaunted program. “We’ve got to come out here with the guys we have. Everybody’s got to execute and play disciplined,” said sophomore Michael Hinkley, who served as Moreno’s replacement as quarterback. “We’ve got to get the job done. Tonight we did not.” SFC (6-0), which cracked the county’s top-10 list in the most recent edition of Spotlight Sports Magazine, used a relentless running attack and a stifling defense to quickly shoot out to a 42-0 first-half lead over the Knights. In particular, Eagles’ running back Jarrod Watson-Lewis was dominant. The senior scored four touchdowns in all and accounted for 160 of his team’s 431 yards on the ground. Most importantly, the shifty-yet-powerful runner was able to come up with big runs in key situations time and time again. “We didn’t tackle him. We missed

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Diego County voting materials in the upcoming elections, said John Weil, representative for Supervisor Pam Slater Price. • The public review period for the Clinical and Translational Research Institute and East Campus Recreation Area project has been extended through Nov. 2, said UCSD Physical and Community Planning representative Anu Delouri. • The La Jolla Village Merchants Association (LJVMA) voted to approve a five-year holiday décor

Bishop's sophomore tailback Jake Seau (#42) and junior quarterback Michael Hinkley (#10) look dejected as they leave the field during a lopsided loss to Santa Fe Christian on Oct 14. LEE CORNELL | Village News

tackles, we missed assignments and if he’s open, the guy gets it and takes it to the house,” Allen said of WatsonLewis’ performance. The Eagles came in gunning for a Bishop’s squad that’s coming off a prestigious state championship last year. The added motivation was apparent in SFC’s will to keep pouring on points throughout the first half. Sophomore running back Jake Seau ended the Knights’ first half on a positive note with an impressive 53yard touchdown run. Bishop’s came out strong in the second half with a scoring drive that culminated in a two-yard run by Seau. One other positive note from the game was a chance for Hinkley to get some playing time as quarterback. The sophomore also serves as the team’s middle linebacker and tight end. He had previously played just one other varsity game as quarterback and some at the junior varsity level.

“It was great to be in there and get some varsity action,” Hinkley said. “I try to help my team as much as I can and that’s all I can do.” Following the tough loss, Bishop’s will look to move on with a daunting schedule ahead. “As coaches, you move on. We’ve got to rev back up and find a way to get it done,” Allen said. “It starts in practice. We’ve got to change the focus in practice and get after it.” The Knights travel to Parker High Oct. 22 for a 1 p.m. start then return home to take on rival La Jolla Country Day on Nov. 29 at 7 p.m. Notes: After starting out 4-0 following 2010’s unbeaten season, the Knights have fallen to 4-2 with consecutive lopsided losses. Senior QB Moreno suffered a deep thigh bruise in a game against Bishop Union on Oct 7. Allen said Moreno could be back this weekend depending on how fast his injury heals.

plan, which includes rooftop lights on Girard Avenue from Torrey Pines Road to Prospect Street. The LJVMA is also at the tail end of a branding campaign and in the midst of building a new, robust website which will launch in January 2012, said Rosemary Murrieta, LJVMA’s executive director. • The Traffic and Transportation (T&T) board asked that modifications to on-street parking zones within the La Jolla footprint be first presented to the T&T, then to the La Jolla Community Planning Association, said T&T representative Rob Hildt. • The LJTC voted to sponsor can-

didate forums for San Diego mayoral and city council candidates in lieu of guest speakers during regularly scheduled LJTC meetings following the primary election. • Bache urged trustees and members of the public to donate to much-needed funds for La Jolla’s 54th annual Christmas Parade and Holiday Festival, which will take place on Dec. 4. To see sponsorship opportunities and benefits, visit www.ljparade.com. • The LJTC voted unanimously to support the La Jolla Brew House’s request to the city to permit live entertainment in their establishment.

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