Pioneer Valley High School is still searching for coaches for this fall. The school needs two lower level girls' volleyball coaches and varsity and junior varsity boys' water polo coaches.

All coaches are needed for this fall starting August 15 - the first day of school - which is also the first day of practice.

If you are interested, please call Liz Enriquez for an application at 922-4573, ext. 4304 or pick one up at the School District office at 2560 Skyway Drive in Santa Maria.

CSA Boys advance to San Diego finals

The Cherif Soccer Academy boys under-17 team advanced to the championship game of the Albion College Cup, held the weekend of July 14 at UC San Diego.

Playing in the Showcase Division in front of several college coaches, CSA rolled into the finals by winning four straight games.

In a high scoring semifinal match, CSA beat the Madera Scorpions 5-3.

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Servando Perez, Taylor Frias, Elvis Zaragoza and Steve Posa all scored goals in that game.

After beating the host team, SC Albion White, 3-1 in pool-play, CSA faced the same team in the championship game. This time Albion prevailed, breaking a 1-1 tie in the final minute to win the tournament.

“The Albion Cup this year is a Premier rated tournament,” said team manager Bob Frias. “Based on our performance, we expect GotSoccer.com to move us up in the rankings, probably into the top 15 in Cal-South.”

Other team members are Andy Contreras, Alex Maldonado, Rodrigo Hernandez, Miguel Hernandez, Ehi Robinson, Brian McFadden, Ivan Chavez, Horacio Vieyra and Osmar Sanchez.

Gluyas wins Rancho Maria crown

Mike Gluyas won the Rancho Maria Men's Club Stroke Championship with a one shot victory over Alex Schumacher.

Gluyas shot rounds of 72, 70 and 75 for a one-over-par 217 to edge Schumacher who shot rounds of 75, 72 and 71 for a two-over 218.

Bob Lowery's 209 was good for a one-shot victory over Jimmy Allen (210) for the net victory in the A Flight. Ian Brock (211) placed third with Chong Won (213) finishing fourth.

The top net finishers in the B Flight were Jimmy Bolusan (201), Bob Bolusan (206), Eric Mason (208) and Gerald Penny (214).

The top net finishers in the C Flight were Tony Gaspar (205), Benny Gonzales (212), Roy Hale (214) and Ernie Del Rio (220).

Ron Sharp Memorial Friday at Rancho

The Rin Sharp Memorial Junior Golf Championship will be held on Friday, Aug. 3, at the Rancho Maria Golf Club.

The tournament is open to all golfers ages 17 and younger. There will be a total of five divisions - three for boys and two for girls.

The $15 entry fee includes green fees, range balls, lunch with a beverage, trophies and prizes - every participant will win a prize.

For more information, please call Rancho Maria at 937-2019.

West Coast Xtreme Sign-ups

West Coast Xtreme, a local basketball organization, is looking to expand and form basketball teams for boys and girls who will be in the third through eighth grades during the 2007-08 school year. West Coast Xtreme's objective is to teach basketball fundamentals to youth who desire to improve their basketball skills. Player development is another objective.

Team practices will be determined by their coach.

Tryouts are scheduled for Tuesday, Aug. 14, and Wednesday, Aug. 15, from 6 to 7:15 p.m. at St. Joseph High School.

Local high school basketball coaches Ed Torres and Ron Barba are directors and coaches for the basketball academy.

Interested players and coaches should contact Ron Barba at 937-9112 or visit the Xtreme website at www.westcoastxtreme.org.

July 31, 2007