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Golf Team
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a guest on the course will cost an additional $95. “It wasn’t easy for GCC to get to play here for free,” said Osbourne. “They finally accepted us [back] after seeing the quality of player I brought in.” “We love Glendale College to come here, play here and practice here” said Lindsey Sevier, membership services director. “They’re part of our family too.” Oakmont member Mike Haney pioneered the return of the Vaq’s to Oakmont. Haney is a former Vaquero who played on the golf team of 1970-71. He was inducted into the GCC Hall of Fame in 2006 and is on the Glendale College Foundation. He said he challenged the foundation to bring golf back to Glendale College and with the help of Ann Ransford, former director of communications, marketing and the foundation, developed a committee which launched a capital campaign to raise the new golf program funds: this time for men and women. “We got enough money for bags, shirts and travel expenses. And then we got the votes needed.” Oakmont has now made GCC its team, and Vaquero players are very privileged to have access to such a fine course. After seeing winners like Tammy Panich, who won the state for the Vaq women just this fall, Oakmont members and the committee have proof that their generosity has come to fruition. “Winning this tournament is a true landmark for us,” said Osbourne. On Monday the Vaqueros competed in a 36-hole, WSC league championship at Los Serranos Golf & Country Club
in Chino Hills. They played the par-74 South course, which is the longest in Sothern California. Timpson medaled with a 36hole total of 142, the best score of the conference. His 67 on the first round was an unprecedented seven-under-par. The individual results were: Timpson 142 (67/75), Amirkhizi 148 (73/75), Fernandez 153 (79/74), Lam 157 (80/77), Ramirez 160 (77/83), and Park 169 (81/88). The team results were College of the Canyons (747), Glendale (760), Hancock (774), Santa Barbara (779), Citrus (783), Bakersfield (786), and Ventura (DQ). Ventura was disqualified because two players fell below the full-time status requirement of 12 units to compete. The top 10 golfers in the league will proceed to the regionals as individuals. Amirkhizi is now ranked No. 2 in the league; Timpson is ranked No. 7. But since the whole team is going, all six Vaq players will be competing as individuals there as well. Glendale qualified for the regionals as a team for the first time in the program’s four-year history. The Vaqs came in second with a 760 (367/384) finishing second in both rounds to College of the Canyons 747. “It’s lucky we didn’t go out there and flounder because we could’ve got nipped.” said Osbourne. Only the two best teams now move on to the regionals: College of the Canyons and Glendale. The Southern California Regionals will be held May 9 at Bermuda Dunes in Palm Springs. Tee-off is at 8 a.m. Derek Stowe can be reached at derek_stowe@elvaq.com
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Lady Vaqueros Rule Monarchs 9-1 By Toni Davis
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lendale played its last home game of the season on April 19 and beat the Los Angeles Valley College Monarchs 9-1 in six innings. Family and friends filled up the home seating and the Vaqs were pumped up before game time. The Lady Vaqueros took advantage of a few errors the Monarchs made in the first inning and Brittni Spear was the first to cross the plate. In the bottom of the second, Samantha Dickens was the first on base. She was hit by a pitch. Dickens stole second and Nicolby Atallah was walked. Marissa Vasquez laid a bunt down and was safe at first. Bases were loaded and three Vaquero runs were walked in by the pitcher one after another. The Vaqs ended the inning up 4-0. In the top of the third inning,
the Vaqueros were on their toes and tried to throw Monarch Sylevette Rodriguez out at third. Rodriquez took a hard slide into third baseman, Vasquez, who fell over Rodriquez trying to catch the ball. Both players were trying to get up: Rodriquez, to get home and Vasquez, to keep Rodriguez at third. “I guess the other player got frustrated and pushed the Glendale player,” an onlooker said. “I was trying to get up and all of a sudden she pushed me off, and I backed up with my hands up,” said Vasquez. “As soon as I got up, the other coach yelled at me saying I punched his player. “The umpire said I punched Rodriguez too and threw me out of the game.” After Vasquez was expelled, Monique Guzman took her place at third base. The Monarchs scored a solo home run in the 5th. Vaqs were quiet for two innings, but the bases were loaded
in the fifth and Glendale pushed two across the plate to end the inning 6-1. In the bottom of the 6th, Brandy Morin hit a ball to left field that dropped in for a single. Carly Zabka took an inside fast ball and drove it down the third base line for a two-run homer. “I was excited to get to the plate and when I saw that pitch so I went for it,” said Zabka after the game. “I didn’t know where the ball even went until I was going to second.” Zabka was all smiles. Brittany Wright singled to right after the excitement and Atallah doubled to score Wright and then end the game. The Vaqueros had a total of nine hits and no errors. The coaches gave flowers to the sophomores on the team for their hard work and another season of dedicated play for the Lady Vaqueros. Toni Davis can be reached at Toni_Davis@elvaq.com
Shearson Unda can be reached at Shearson_Unda@elvaq.com