College Basketball — Hancock women fall at Moorpark

MOORPARK — The Bulldogs held the second-leading scorer in the Western State Conference to nearly seven points under her average Wednesday night, but had no answer for 6-2 Reyneisha Mays.

Mays poured in 26 points as she helped the Raiders defeat the Bulldogs (2-15 overall) 69-58 in a WSC opener.

The Raiders’ Tiffany Hurd had been averaging 19.7 points a game. Hancock kept her to 13. However, “Mays is 6-2, and we just couldn’t stop her,” Hancock coach Sheri Bates said.

“We don’t have a player 6-0 unless she’s standing on tippy-toes. They just had too much height inside.”

Irene Maldonado’s been averaging 14.2 points a game for the Bulldogs, and she put in 17 Wednesday night. Monica Valencia scored 12 points for Hancock, and Chelsea Cassulo added 11.

Bates said, “We led almost the entire first half,” before trailing 32-31 at halftime. “I was really happy with our players’ effort. They played very hard.”

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Hancock plays Santa Barbara at 7 p.m. Saturday in the Bulldogs’ conference home opener.

Unbeaten Ventura routs Cuesta

VENTURA — The top-ranked women’s junior college team in the state had too much for the Cougars, and the Pirates won in a 114-36 romp.

Katrina Torres scored 18 points for Cuesta in the Cougars’ conference opener.

Youth Basketball — Almaguer tourney dates set

The 29th annual Frank T Almaguer Basketball Tournament will be played at the end of February and beginning of March.

The tournament for third and fourth grade girls will be played on Feb. 25, 27 and 28.

The tournament for third and fourth grade boys will be played on Feb. 26, 27 and 28.

The tournament for fifth and sixth grade girls will be played on March 4, 6 and 7.

The tournament for fifth and sixth grade boys will be played on March 5, 6 and 7.

For additional information or to sign up, please, Marcus Guzman at 264-4262 or Frank Almaguer 478-7975.

YMCA winter sports sign-ups

The Santa Maria Valley YMCA is now registering for Rookie Sports Floor Hockey, Youth and Adult Arena Soccer.

Players of all levels are welcome to sign up.

Rookie Sports registration for children ages 3-6 ends January 12. The cost is $48 for YMCA members and $63 for participants.

Sign your child up to participate in the only Arena Soccer League on the Central Coast. Youth Arena Soccer is for children ages 3-12. The registration deadline is January 20. The cost is $65 for YMCA members and $80 for participants.

Adult Arena Soccer is back for another season. Join the soccer program for fun and fitness. Games are Monday-Friday. Men’s, Women’s, Coed and over-35 divisions are offered. The registration deadline is January 14. The cost is $400 for YMCA member teams and $425 participant teams.

For more information about the upcoming season, call the YMCA at 937-8521.

Soccer — St. Joe alumni soccer on Saturday

St. Joseph High School is hosting a boy’s alumni soccer game on Saturday, Jan. 10 at 1:30 p.m. at the new Jay Will Stadium. All former boys soccer players are encouraged to come out and have some fun.

If you are interested in playing or need more information, contact Andy Rice at 795-2512 or at Andrew.rice@driscolls.com.

You can also contact the Alumni Office at the school at 937-2038, ext. 156.

January 08, 2009