11.30.06
Posted in Training, BHS, High School, Mr. Noise Challenge at 10:51 pm by Administrator
what time do you need to make state.
16:29
5:19 pace! so you need to be running sub 16 locally. bhs is D1 and they usually take two teams and the top five individuals who make the top twelve to state.
it would be great to make it as a team but the whole team has to run sub 16:24!
can you do it? yes. will you do it? that depends on you.
3 Miles
Boys Team
Jr David Van matre 16:34 Oct 18 BHS-Foothill-GVHS
So Airey Andrew 17:18 Sep 22 Mt Whitney Invitational
So Andrew Edquist 17:28 Oct 18 BHS-Foothill-GVHS
So Mike Little 17:47 Oct 11 garces vs highland vs bhs
So James Taylor 18:04 Oct 18 BHS-Foothill-GVHS
So Nick Flores 18:20 Oct 11 garces vs highland vs bhs
So John Purcell 19:16 Oct 4 frontier vs bhs
Fr Christopher Anderson 19:57 Sep 22 Mt Whitney Invitational
all of the above could run 16:29 by their senoir year! they all have the footspeed to run the pace needed to make state. they just need the strength to do it. to get strong one needs to run a lot.
other athletes in other sports put in 2 or 3 hours a day in and no one bats an eye. but for some reason runners and many of their coaches think that high mileage is bad and that their athletes will get injured or burnt out. it just is not true. speed kills! miles dont.
there is a time for speed but only in limited amounts and only after a good base. now is the time for that base.
Conditioning (as long as possible) 2 week cycles.
Do the Lydiard Program till track season begins.
Monday: Aerobic running 3/4 to 1 hour.
Tuesday: Aerobic running 1 to 1.5 hours.
Wednesday: Run hilly course 1/2 to 1 hour.
Thursday: Aerobic running 1 to 1.5 hours.
Friday: Jog 1/2 to 1 hour.
Saturday: Run hilly course 1/2 to 1 hour.
Sunday: Aerobic running 1.5 to 2 hours.
Monday: Run hilly course 1/2 to 1 hour.
Tuesday: Aerobic running 1 to 1.5 hours.
Wednesday: Time trial 3000 or 5000 meters.
Thursday: Aerobic running 1 to 1.5 hours.
Friday: Jog 1/2 to 1 hour.
Saturday: Relaxed striding of 4 to 8 times 200 meters.
Sunday: Aerobic running 2 hours or more.
in november, i ran/walked over 200 miles and i am old (43), super busy (3 kids/3 jobs) and overweight (250+). i did the above and i have dropped weight and dropped my 3 mile time by 20%. i also did not get injured.
mr. toads is saturday so it is a great way to get started on this plan. do the 20 km at a comfortable pace and enjoy the course. then sunday do an easy hour.
on monday start the above cycle. start with the daily minium and each two weeks add ten minutes till you reach the listed max for the day. remember this is aerobic running not racing. run for time instead of miles.
you have 2 months before track begins and if you do this program you will PR this season. then after track season you do it all over this summer. in season, you still do the long weekend run but you have a hill peroid and then a speed peroid (Lydiard Program).
my son is doing this program and he has gotten stronger. he did a sub 12 minute 2 mile (pr by 20 secs) the other day all by himself and he has not done any speed work at all (every other wednesday the program suggests a time trial).
so you took your mental holiday from training and now is the time to run. we run everyday after school and you can come join us. usually we run from beach park but we could meet you elsewhere.
so take the mr. noise challenge! out run me in december and january (i have to put in almost 2 hours a day to get 50 miles a week). follow the Lydiard Program and you will get results.
if you have questions or need more information, contact me.
remember 16:29!
you can do it, but you have to put the miles in. there is no other way. trust me.
“This is the missing ingredient in American distance running. An emphasis on low to moderate mileage during the 1980s and most of the 1990s is the sole reason for our failure to produce the number of elite runners that we had during the 1970s and early 1980s. Those guys “back in the day” ran high mileage, and - surprise of surprises - the only U.S. runners who have been among the world’s elite during the last decade are also high mileage runners!” John Kellogg
so if you decide to take the mr. noise challenge, leave a comment as your pledge to try this approach.
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Posted in Profiles, Schools, Championships, State, McFarland at 9:41 pm by Administrator
mcfarland at state 2006!
4. 178 McFarland ( 16:56 1:24:36)
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1 11 376 CS Jesus Gomez JR 16:21
2 34 377 CS Julio Olvera SR 16:54
3 41 378 CS Eduardo Garcia SO 17:04
4 45 382 CS Tino Abundis JR 17:08
5 47 380 CS Alfonso Cisneros JR 17:09
6 ( 53) 379 CS Jose Gomez SO 17:11
7 ( 81) 381 CS Eduardo Bautista FR 17:31
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Posted in Yada Yada, Photos at 9:07 pm by Administrator
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Posted in Training, High School at 7:01 pm by Administrator
Distance Clinic Murrieta Valley HS
January 6th, 2007 - 8:30 a.m.
Steve Chavez Distance Clinic: “How to develop and foster a sustainable distance program”
Date: Saturday, January 6, 2007
Time: 8:30am-3:30pm
Location: Murrieta Valley High School / 42200 Nighthawk Way / Murrieta, CA 92562
Cost: $30 (includes clinic materials and catered lunch);
Contact: Steve Chavez (951) 265-7368 or schavez@mvusd.org
Details:
Come be a part of a great day of discussion and insight into principles of training and team development. The clinic will cover everything you need to develop, revamp, or fine tune your training program around sound physiological principles. Over 50 coaches attended last year’s clinic; several of whom coached California’s best teams this past season. Find out why good teams stay good and how to make your team one of the elite. Clinic materials will include a year’s worth of training calendars and explanations of all the principles behind each type of workout and phase of training. This year a DVD will be available for purchase ($10) which will include video of proper running form, drills, and plyometric routines. This clinic is great whether you are a first year or experienced coach. Contact Steve Chavez at the above phone or email for more information.
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Posted in Yada Yada, Science at 5:40 pm by Administrator
Ancient machine opened the heavens
Their astronomical calculator was so sophisticated, it was unequaled for centuries.
By Thomas H. Maugh II
Times Staff Writer
November 30, 2006
After a century of study, scientists have unlocked the secrets of a mysterious 2,100-year-old device known as the Antikythera mechanism, showing it to be a complex and uncannily accurate astronomical computer.
The bronze-and-iron mechanism, recovered in more than 80 highly corroded fragments from a sunken Roman ship in 1901, could predict the positions of the sun and planets, show the location of the moon and even forecast eclipses.
The international team of scientists reported today that the 1st century BC Greek device, the earliest known example of an arrangement of gear wheels, shows a technological sophistication that was not seen again until clockwork mechanisms were introduced in the 14th century.
The results “imply that Greek technology was much more advanced in this area than was previously thought,” said the team’s leader, physicist Mike G. Edmunds of Cardiff University in Wales. “If they could do this, what else could they do?”
An even bigger question, says science historian Francois Charette of Ludwig Maximilians University of Munich in Germany, is why the technology disappeared for more than 1,400 years before reappearing in a less advanced form.
“Much of the mind-boggling technological sophistication available in some parts of the Hellenistic and Greco-Roman world was simply not transmitted further,” he wrote in an editorial accompanying the team’s report in the journal Nature.
The device was found by Greek sponge divers in 120 feet of water off the coast of the Greek island of Antikythera, midway between the southern tip of Greece and Crete. The site is on a major trade route between the island of Rhodes and Rome.
Coins on the ship suggest it sank shortly after 85 BC. Other artifacts from the ship indicate it carried a cargo of luxury goods, including statues and silver coins, that probably originated in Rhodes and was bound for Rome’s elite.
The new study suggests that the Antikythera mechanism predates the sinking by 15 to 20 years.
The late British science historian Derek de Solla Price was the first to use modern technology to study the device. Over the course of two decades beginning in the 1950s, he used X-ray and gamma-ray images to reveal gears inside the corroded pieces.
He concluded correctly that it was an astronomical calculator. But the device as he reconstructed it was unduly complicated, and there were many gaps in his explanation of how it worked.
Edmunds said his interest in the device was piqued several years ago by a student who pointed it out to him. He began studying the published literature, eventually producing a review article. But truly understanding it, he concluded, would require a more detailed knowledge of its encrusted gears.
Edmunds’ team brought a 7.5-ton X-ray tomography machine — similar to that used to perform CT scans on human patients — into the National Archeological Museum of Athens to examine the fragments in greater detail than was possible before.
They were able to image the bronze gears more clearly, and deciphered twice as many inscriptions on the casing.
They concluded that the device contained 37 gears, about 30 of which still survive. It was originally housed in a wooden case slightly smaller than a shoebox.
Two dials on the front show the zodiac and a calendar of the days of the year that can be adjusted for leap years. Metal pointers show the positions in the zodiac of the sun, moon and five planets known in antiquity. Two spiral dials on the back show the cycles of the moon and predict eclipses.
The complicated meshing of the gears is a physical representation of the so-called Callippic and saros astronomical cycles. In the Callippic cycle, for example, the sun, moon and Earth return to the same relative orientations four times in 76 years minus one day.
The saros cycle predicts that, following a solar or lunar eclipse, a similar eclipse will occur 223 lunar months later.
By turning the gears with a hand crank, the user could select a specific day in the past or future and observe the positions of the heavenly objects on that day.
The device was most likely used to indicate the beginning and end of growing seasons, to mark religious holidays and to time other significant events during the year.
“The design is beautiful; the astronomy is exactly right,” Edmunds said. “The way the mechanics are designed just makes your jaw drop. Whoever has done this has done it extremely well.”
The device performs subtractions, multiplications and divisions to carry out its functions. That leads to the question “of whether they could have easily designed actual calculators for other purposes,” Edmunds said.
The identity of the maker will probably remain a mystery — no signature is apparent on the device.
But the astronomical information incorporated in the gears clearly is based on the calculations of the Greek astronomer Hipparchus, who worked on Rhodes from about 140 BC to about 120 BC.
Subsequently, the philosopher Posidonius established an astronomy school incorporating Hipparchus’ ideas.
Cicero, the Roman lawyer and consul, later wrote that Posidonius had made an instrument “which at each revolution reproduces the same motions of the sun, the moon and the five planets that take place in the heavens every day and night.”
Historians have generally dismissed Cicero’s words as extravagant or even mythic, but the new discoveries suggest he may have been correct.
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thomas.maugh@latimes.com
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Posted in Yada Yada, Friends at 7:18 am by Administrator
Upstart newspaper offers ‘alternative’
BY ERIK LOYD, Californian staff writer
e-mail: eloyd@bakersfield.com | Wednesday, Nov 29 2006 7:20 PM
Last Updated: Wednesday, Nov 29 2006 7:33 PM
The publishers of Bakersfield’s newest free newspaper are feeling pretty good about Random Times a week after its debut. Read the rest of this entry »
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Posted in Yada Yada, Friends at 7:15 am by Administrator
Stockdale High hosts comic book show
BY JEFF NACHTIGAL, Californian staff writer
e-mail: jnachtigal@bakersfield.com | Wednesday, Nov 29 2006 7:40 PM
Last Updated: Wednesday, Nov 29 2006 7:51 PM
It’s billed as the largest collection of comics, gaming, toys and video game tournaments under one roof in Kern County.
Photos:
Photo by Dennis Mahan
Suzanne Smith calls her husband to find out what “Star Wars” items he wants while her sons Kyle, middle, 4, and Cody, right, 2, show her what they want at the 2005 Stockdale High Comic Book and Gaming Show.
That’s a statement that probably won’t be disputed.
Tens of thousands of comic books will be on sale, and innumerable toys, action figures and other collectibles will be on hand.
The 23rd annual Stockdale High Comic Book & Gaming Show takes place Saturday.
“For the gamer or someone into trading cards, there should be something there for everyone,” said show coordinator Tony Valenti.
A Halo2 tournament gets under way at 11:30 a.m., and other card tournaments will also be held.
Proceeds from the show benefit the Stockdale High School senior college scholarship fund.
• Saturday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
• Stockdale High School cafeteria, 2800 Buena Vista Road. (Corner of White Lane and Buena Vista Road)
• $3 includes one free comic book; Halo2 tournament entry is $10, sign-up starts at 10:30 a.m.
• Phone: 654-0903.
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11.29.06
Posted in Track Meets, Upcoming at 9:49 pm by Administrator
4/14 - McFarland/Jim White Relays Invitational
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Posted in Track Meets, Upcoming at 9:40 pm by Administrator
Fifth Annual
Camarillo Distance Classic
Friday, March 16, 2007 - Camarillo High School
Charlie Carranza, Meet Director
Tom Trumpler, Meet Director
tom@trumpler.net
This is a signature early season meet to showcase distance athletes. Your program’s varsity and frosh/soph distance runners will be the stars of the meet under the night sky and stadium lights. The evening start time is an attempt to have race conditions with minimal wind and cool temperatures. So come join the fun and run under the lights in 2007! The Friday Camarillo Distance Classic together with the Saturday T&F invite, “The Camarillo Classic Invitational,” is a CIF-sanctioned two-day meet that will allow all of your athletes to compete. Saturday is a full T&F invite geared towards early season individual performances. The Friday night meet is a distance carnival for your distance runners.
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Posted in Yada Yada, Sports, Drillers, Photos at 6:50 pm by Administrator
Fall Sports Award Night
Dec. 4th (Monday) at Harvey Hall.
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11.28.06
Posted in Back in the Day, Results at 9:50 pm by Administrator
BHS vs Garces League Meet 9/15/04
Varsity Boys 15-43
1st Joel Cardoza 17:08 583 points +53
2nd Dion Kincard 17:13 578 points +25
3rd Brain Coleman 17:47 536 points +5
4th Brandt Champion 17:49 531 points +58
5th Sam Smith 17:49 531 points
9th Gustavo Luna 19:11 441 points +8
11th Jeremy Spears 19:43 409 points +76
12th Juan Trejo 20:24 370 points +95
JV
1st Drew Miller 13:22 349 points +73
2nd Don dala Cruz 14:36 255 points
3rd Jordan Belardes 15:53 172 points +69
4th Vonnie Banducci 16:01 162 points +107
5th Stephen Wilson 16:19 148 points +148
Frosh-Soph
1st Taylor Hurt 12:39 412 points +65
2nd Andrew Gillies 12:59 390 points +59
4th Bard Carls 13:57 303 points +118
5th Aaron Dobie 14:19 276 points +16
6th Zack Elliott 14:40 250 points +155
7th Kevin Wiener 15:24 201 points +118
9th Mathew Miller 15:54 171 points +8
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Posted in Back in the Day, Results at 6:47 pm by Administrator
2004 Central Section List
Ron Blackwood - May 11, 2004
++ = mark inproved since last week or new to top marks this week
Boys
100m
10.61 *Brandon Smith (West, Bakersfield)
10.63 -Fred Worstein (Yosemite, Oakhurst)
10.65 -Rodney Oliver (Clovis East)
10.5 *Joe Turner (Edison, Fresno)
10.7 Allen Kelly (Clovis East) ++
10.95 Pat Cumberworth (Bakersfield) ++
11.00 **Charles Williams (Hanford West) ++
11.01 -Matt Mason (Bakersfield)
11.01 Byron Brown (Bakersfield) ++
11.02 Casey Gutierrez (Mt. Whitney, Visalia)
10.8 *Tirell Sain (Hanford)
10.8 **Mike Mills (Sunnyside, Fresno) ++
200m
21.75 *Joe Turner (Edison, FR)
21.80 -Rodney Oliver (Clovis East)
21.90 -Fred Worstein (Yosemite, Oakh)
22.00 *Garrett Anthony (Stockdale, Bak)
21.9 *Brandon Smith (West, Bak)
22.25 Austin Feavel (Templeton) ++
22.31 **James Chvala (Bakersfield) ++
22.34 Jared Aluisi (Clovis West)
22.1 Mike Ferrell (Edison, Fr)
22.44 Josh Domingos (Stockdale, Bak)
22.50 Tommy Abraham (Centennial, Bak)
400m
48.88 Michael Lee (Madera)
49.19 *Garrett Anthony (Stockdale, Bak)
49.80 **James Chavala (Bakersfield)
50.10 James Sutton (Bakersfield)
50.25 Gerald Gridiron (Ridgeview, Bak)
50.3 Mike Ferrell (Edison, Fresno)
50.57 Shane Montosano (Clovis)
50.59 Robin Johnson (Centennial, Bak) ++
50.61 Josh Domingos (Stockdale, Bak) ++
50.7 *Joe Turner (Edison, Fresno)
50.99 Casey Gutierrez (Mt. Whitney, Vis) ++
800m
1:55.56 -David Reynders (Buchanan)
1:56.25 *V.J. Blair (Reedly)
1:56.77 -Dominic Farinelli (Edison, Fr)
1:56.90 **Nathan Longcrier (Centennial, Bak)
1:57.21 *Leoardo Alva (Sanger)
1:57.72 Mac Baecker (Clovis West)
1:58.77 Martin Palacious (Templeton)
1:58.7 Claudio Moreno (Madera)
1:58.96 Pedro Perez (Madera)
1:59.37 Mitch Ratonasen (Clovis West) ++
1:59.88 Anthony Pulido (Madera) ++
1600m
4:17.62 **Nathan Longcrier (Centennial, Bak)
4:22.17 *Claudio Moreno (Madera) ++
4:23.01 *Leonardo Alva (Sanger)
4:23.48 -Dominic Farinelli (Edison, Fr)
4:25.19 ***Julio Olvera (McFarland) ++
4:25.87 Pedro Perez (Madera)
4:25.98 Jorge Santillan (Tulare Western)
4:26.36 Anthony Pulido (Madera)
4:28.0 Brandon Rooney (Tehachapi)
3200m
9:25.71 *Claudio Moreno (Madera)
9:29.65 **Nathan Longcrier (Centennial, Bak)
9:29.78 ***Eric Garcia (Parleir)
9:32.18 Javier Median (McFarland)
9:33.98 Jose Hernandez (North, Bak)
9:34.15 Anthony Pulido (Madera)
9:39.59 *Eloy Quintana (Clovis)
9:40.24 Luis Marquez (Mt. Whitney, Vis) ++ (9:33.18 pulled)
9:43.2 Martin Hernandez (Templeton) ++
9:43.61 **Michael Thomas (Clovis) ++
9:47.51 Travis Hobbs (Delano) ++
Pulled from list (problem with timing/results 3k?)
9:33.98 Jose Hernandez (North, Bak)
9:40.30 **Baltazar Topata (McFarland)
9:40.24 Allan Williamson (McFarland)
110mHH
14.81 Juan Valdez (Golden West, Visalia)
14.8 Tyrone Bishop (Sunnyside, Fresno) ++ (15.21 FAT)
14.9 *Bert Wyatt (South, Bak) ++ (15.23 FAT)
15.19 *Bryan Washington (Clovis West)
15.0 **Will Smith (Sunnyside, Fresno) ++ (15.36 FAT)
15.1 Robert Skipper (Redwood, Visalia)
15.2 *Curtis Cornelson (Centennial, Bak) ++ (15.66 FAT)
15.49 Sherman Moon (Selma)
15.3 *Johnny Sears (Edison, Fr) ++ (15.73 FAT)
15.56 *Pehlix McKneely (Monache, Porterville) ++
300mIH
38.89 Juan Valdez (Golden West, Vis)
40.00 *Bert Wyatt (South, Bak) ++
40.41 *Bryant Washington (Clovis West)
40.50 Efrain Gonzalez (Coalinga)
40.3 *Darryl Miller (Clovis) ++ (41.10 FAT)
40.3 **Will Smith (Sunnyside, Fresno) ++ (41.45 FAT)
40.62 Tyler Bowser (Granite Hills, Porterville)
40.5 Robert Skipper (Redwood, Vis)
40.84 Gustavo Soto (Wasco) ++
41.0 *James Atherton (Porterville)
41.0 Tyrone Bishop (Sunnyside, Fr) ++ (41.54 FAT)
400m RE
42.23 Clovis East
42.32 Edison, Fr
42.33 Clovis West
42.48 Centennial, Bak
42.70 Bakersfield
42.99 Hanford West
43.20 Bullard, Fresno
43.36 Yosemite, Oakhurst
43.40 Sunnyside, Fresno
43.53 Hanford
43.59 Delano
1600m Re
3:21.9 Stockdale, Bak
3:22.47 Buchanan
3:22.97 Madera ++
3:23.90 Bakersfield
3:25.1 Edison, Fr
3:25.3 Clovis
3:25.42 Centennial, Bak
3:26.13 Golden West, Visalia ++
3:26.83 Sanger
3:28.95 Clovis West ++
High Jump
6-09 Erik Fossen (Reedley)
6-06 Daniel Gonzales (South, Bak)
6-06 Maurice Sales (Tehachapi)
6-05 Terrance Grady (Stockdale, Bak)
6-05 Jerome Ricks (Highland, Bak)
6-04 Jordan Morris (North, Bak)
6-03 Gus Spratt (Madera)
6-02 Ryan Darling (Tehachapi)
6-02 Joe Foreman (Ridgeview, Bak)
6-01 Adnrew Gorham (Clovis West)
6-01 Morris Jefferson (Sunnyside, Fr)
Pole Vault
15-06 Tim Batista (Lemoore)
15-04 Jared Oakden (Buchanan)
14-08 Buddy Williams (Centennial, Bak)
14-00 Bill Griggs (Buchanan)
14-00 Jesse Aguilar (Clovis East)
13-06 Tom Chism (Lemoore)
13-06 **Andrew Pancotti (Clovis East)
13-00 Preston Kaplan (Clovis West)
13-00 *Lealand Johnson (Centennial, Bak) ++
Long Jump
22-06 Terrance Lucas (Delano) ++
22-06 **Charles Amadi (Edison, Fr) ++
22-03 **David Ausberry (Lemoore)
22-01 Brandon Toney (Stockdale, Bak)
21-11 Eric Fossen (Reedley) ++
21-10.75 Vance Washington (Tulare Western) ++
21-09 Wes Kimbler (Sierra, Tollhouse) ++
21-08.5 ***Kyle Alston (Roosevelt, Fr)
21-07 **TJ Anderson (Edison, Fr)
Triple Jump
47-07 -Eric Fossen (Reedley)
47-03.5 **Eric Quick (Liberty, Bak)
47-00.5 **Charles Amadi (Edison, Fr)
45-05 *Michael Stewart (Delano)
44-11.5 Derek Watkins (South, Bak)
44-11 Lanc Aytman (Tulare Western)
44-04.5 Sam Allen (South, Bak) ++
44-02 *Michael Stewart (Delano) ++
44-00 Taurean Alexander (Tulare Western)
43-11 Allen Kelly (Clovis West) ++
Shot Put
57-11 *Bobby Soctt (Clovis West)
54-06.5 **Tyler Dragon (Clovis West)
54-01.5 Brandon Walton (Edison, Fr)
52-06.5 Eric White (Garces, Bak)
52-05 Isaac Quiroz (Foothill, Bakersfield)
52-04.5 Trent Barnes (Clovis)
51-07.5 DJ Haynes (Edison, Fr)
51-05.75 Arthur Petroysan (Clovis West)
51-03 Bear Pascoe (Granite Hills, Porterville) ++
50-11 Chad Sorell (Liberty, Bak) ++
50-01 Elijah Sarinana (Madera) ++
Discus
171-02 DJ Haynes (Edison, Fr)
170-03 *Bobby Scott (Clovis West)
167-05 *Skylar Aubuchon (Buchanan)
163-07 Miguel Paramo (Shafter)
157-03 Trent Barnes (Clovis) ++
156-08 Keith Arnold (Liberty, Bak)
153-07 Jordan Warnoff (Reedley)
151-05 Jared Egan (South, Bak) ++
149-01 Corey Actis (Liberty, Bak)
148-00 **Tyler Dragon (Clovis West) ++
Girls
100m
12.00 Kim Jones (Bakersfield)
12.09 Shaina Wright (Stockdale, Bak) ++
11.9 ***Kyanna Thomas (Edison, Fr)
12.24 ***Romisha Anderson (Stockdale, Bak) ++
12.31 Tiffany Hampton (Centennial, Bak) ++
12.35 *Lisa Sirbiladze (Clovis East)
12.45 Christina Lopez (Golden West, Vis)
12.46 Tiffany Turner (Bakersfield)
12.60 Brittany Bennett (Centennial, Bak)
12.60 Jessica Jackson (Tulare Western)
12.65 Suwida Parker (Lemoore)
12.5 Stacy Stalcers (Clovis East)
200m
24.6 ***Kyanna Thomas (Edison, Fr)
24.90 ***Romisha Anderson (Stockdale, Bak)
24.92 Kim Jones (Bakersfield) ++
25.0 Christina Lopez (Golden West, Vis)
25.2 Shaina Wright (Stockdale, Bak)
25.86 Dominique Williams (Stockdale, Bak) ++
25.97 *Randy Maya (Redwood, Vis) ++
26.08 Misty Ramsey (Buchanan)
26.14 **Lisa Sirladze (Clovis West) ++
25.9 ***Dayna Hill (Edison, Fr)
400m
56.73 ***Kyanna Thomas (Edison, Fr)
56.75 **Randalyn Maya (Redwood, Visalia)
59.52 ***Tatiana Cucuk (Buchanan, Clovis) ++
59.90 **Audrea Jackson (East, Bak) ++
60.1 ***Danna Hill (Edison, Fre) ++
60.3 Reanna el Sabbagh (Templeton) ++
60.4 **Kaitlin Kaufmann (Clovis East) ++
60.72 **Jessica Cooper (Bakersfield)
61.0 Brittany Phillip (Clovis) ++
61.28 Kim Motag (Yosemite, Oakh)
61.31 ***Sierra Gonzales (El Diamante, Visalia)
800m
2:18.9 Vanessa Mackenzie (Central, Fr) ++
2:19.63 ***Sierra Weaver (Bakersfield)
2:19.9 *Krystal Duke (Clovis)
2:20.33 ***Tatiana Cucuk (Buchaann)
2:20.51 *Lynette Barnett (Centennial, Bak)
2:20.93 Leann Motte (Buchanan, Clovi)
2:21.23 Brittany Grimes (Centennial, Bak)
2:22.00 *Sara Baga (Granite Hills, Porterville)
2:22.10 **Kaitlin Kaufmann (Clovis East)
2:22.75 Brittany Phillips (Clovis)
1600m
4:59.24 *Krystal Duke (Clovis)
5:05.23 Brittany Grimes (Centennial, Bak)
5:10.39 ***Lauren Saylor (Buchanan) ++
5:19.21 ***Sierra Weaver (Bakersfield)
5:19.38 *Roxanne Sellick (Bullard, Fr)
5:19.91 ***Banesa Zuzuarregui (Buchanan) ++
5:21.43 Lynette Barnett (Centennial, Bak)
5:23.08 **Amanda Johnson (Clovis)
5:23.49 Clarissa Rivera (Delano) ++
5:24.94 *Sara Boga (Granite Hills, Porterville)
3200m
10:58.72 ***Lauren Saylor (Buchanan)
11:06.5 *Krystal Duke (Clvois)
11:07.54 Brittany Grimes (Centennial, Bak)
11:29.25 **Amanda Johnson (Clovis)
11:38.0 *Roxanne Sellick (Bullard, Fr)
11:45.9 **Kelly Wimmer (Templeton) ++
11:47.10 ***Vanessa Zuzuarregui (Buchanan)
11:49.0 **Marty Hallisey (Buchanan)
11:50.52 Didi Chan (Clovis East)
11:56.90 Kaili Zink (Washington Un)
11:57.95 ***Meaghan Vinton (Sanger)
100mHH
14.66 *Sirena Williams (Edison, Fresno)
14.6 Quanshell Scott (Bakersfield) ++
14.8 **Desirae Gonder (Stockdale, Bak) ++ (15.08 FAT)
15.27 April Lewis (Liberty, Bak)
15.37 *Stacy Jones (Edison, Fr)
15.2 Aluse Freirson (Stockdale, Bak) ++ (15.85 FAT)
15.3 Tiwana Hogan (South, Bak) ++ (15.86 FAT)
15.96 *Veronica Rivas (Redwood, Visalia)
16.40 Julie Backman (Tulare Western)
16.53 Stacy Stacier (Clovis)
16.3 **Carmen George (Yosemite, Oakh)
300mLH
45.27 Whitney Johnson (South, Bak) ++
46.52 *Sierna Williams (Edison, Fr)
46.5 Sarah Stalcer (Clovis) ++
46.75 **Carmen George (Yosemite, Oakh)
47.10 *Autumn Purdue (Redwood, Vis)
47.33 *Staci Jones (Edison, Fr)
47.46 Heather Chaidez (Centennial, Bak)
47.49 Quanshell Scott (Bakersfield) ++
47.64 Amy Gill (Clovis West) ++
47.86 **Katy Harris (Clovis East)
400m Re
48.08 Stockdale, Bak
48.7 Edison, Fresno ++
49.21 Bakersfield
49.29 Clovis West ++
49.95 Clovis East
50.26 Lemoore ++
50.2 Centennial, Bak ++
50.37 Tulare Western
50.50 Redwood, Visalia
50.57 Buchanan ++
1600m Re
3:58.51 Edison, Fresno
3:59.74 Stockdale, Bak
4:04.04 Bakersfield
4:04.07 Clovis
4:05.25 Clovis West
4:05.6 Tulare Western
4:06.63 Clovis East
4:06.8 Buchanan
4:12.16 Templeton
4:12.21 Redwood, Visalia
4:12.81 Centennial, Bak
High Jump
5-10 **Desirae Gonder (Stockdale, Bak)
5-07 **Brianna Burks (Clovis West)
5-05 Kim Montag (Yosemite, Oakh)
5-04 ***Christiana Mullens (Clovis East
5-04 Alysa Frierson (Stockdale, Bak)
5-02 ***Moria Robinson (Mt. Whitney, Visalia)
5-02 April Lewis (Liberty, Bak)
5-02 Loren Archie (Hoover, Fr)
5-01 Kami Rush (Caruthers) ++
PV
11-03 Ashley Shepard (Buchanan) ++
11-00 **Andrea Grenman (Clovis)
10-06 *Mady Hindergardt (Clovis)
10-06 Shannon McGill (Templeton) ++
10-00 Rosie Anderson (Clovis East)
10-00 **Katie Phillips (Hoover, Fr)
9-06 Becky Belman (Clovis)
9-03 **Kristi Boogaard (Clovis)
9-00 **Sarah Savage (Buchanan)
9-00 Casey Carrillo (Sunnyside) ++
9-00 Susana Aguilera (Golden West, Visalia) ++
LJ
18-04.75 Christina Lopez (Golden West, Vis)
18-03.75 Whitney Johnson (South, Bak) ++
18-01 **Dana Jones (Edison, Fr) ++
17-11.25 Jessica Jackson (Tulare Western)
17-10.5 Natalie Friesen (Immanuel, Reedley)
17-05.5 **Jackie Lewis (Hoover, Fr)
17-05 Quanshell Scott (Bakersfield)
17-03 *Sharrita Carter (Edison, Fr)
17-00.75 Lauren Archie (Hoover, Fr)
17-00.25 Ashley Hunter (Stockdale, Bak)
16-10.25 Shaine Wright (Stockdale, Bak) ++
TJ
37-07.5 Whitney Johnson (South, Bak)
37-07.25 Natlie Friesen (Immanuel, Reedley)
37-00 Jessica Jackson (Tulare Western)
36-11.5 Lauren Archie (Hoover, Fr)
36-04 ***Taylor Nichols (Stockdale, Bak)
35-10 Shay Goree (Sunnyside, Fresno)
35-03.5 Ashley Hunter (Stockdale, Bak)
35-02.25 Marine Shilling (Clovis)
35-02 Wilona James (Tulare Western)
34-10 Missy Cheese (Sunnyside, Fresno)
34-10 Alexis McMillon (Bakersfield)
SP
47-11 -Missy Faubus (Centennial, Bak)
41-07 Sharon Ayala (Avenal)
40-07 Stephanie Rusky (Edison, Fr)
40-05 *Leanne Taylor (Porterville)
40-05 *Mallon Gibson (Foothill, Bak)
39-08 *Margaret Giuffre (Tehachapi)
38-06.5 Jasmin Baily (Tulare) ++
39-05.75 Holly Travis (Tulare Western)
39-02 Julia Avila (South, Bak)
38-01 Roya Chambers (Bakersfield)
DT
170-01 Missy Faubus (Centennial, Bak)
146-07 *Margaret Giuffre (Tehachapi)
140-03 *Leanne Taylor (Porterville)
136-01 Sharon Ayala (Avenal)
128-11 *Katina Fruguglietti (Liberty, Bak)
126-06 Moncia Aguilar (Madera)
126-01 Holly Travis (Tulare Western) ++
116-07 Nina Ovalle (Clovis)
116-01 Lisa Shilling (Clovis)
112-11 *Laura Alvarez (Porterville) ++
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Posted in Championships, Nationals at 4:47 pm by Administrator
Footlocker Championships!!
Western Regional this weekend
Saturday December 2nd, 2006 @ Mt San Antonio College (Walnut) - 5000 Meters
State’s best run for top 8 spots to San Diego!!
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Posted in Championships, Nationals at 4:40 pm by Administrator
NTN III - 2006!!
Saturday December 2nd, 2006 @ Portland Meadows Raceway - 5000 Meters
Golden Staters head north as Clubs to battle Nation’s Best!!!
2006 Nike Team Nationals
Web Cast Live as the
Meet Goes Along!!
Saturday December 2nd, 2006
View all the action through Broadband!!
Watch all the NTN action LIVE on DyeStat.com !
DATE: Saturday, December 2nd 2006.
TIME: 10:15 am PST (1:15 pm EST) – 12:45 pm PST (3:45 EST)
LOCATION: Your nearest internet connection!
For the last two years, cold and rainy conditions prevailed at Portland Meadows for Nike Team Nationals athletes and fans – but you can stay warm and dry on dyestat.com!
Watch the nation’s top high school running teams compete head-to-head at Portland Meadows from wherever you park your laptop or wherever your best desktop setup is. Five fixed cameras and two steadicams will give you the best look at one of the most awesome races in high school cross country running.
Hear each race called play-by-play by pro sports analysts and athletes alike. Want to know who’s digging elbows and who picked up a few seconds on a good corner turn?
Your webcasters will be Ian Brooks, voice of the New York Road Runners and former Great Britain racewalker; Alan Culpepper, member of the 2004 Olympic marathon team and USATF National Champion; Lauren Fleshman, fifteen-time NCAA All-American from Stanford and 2006 USA 5K champ; Rich Gonzalez, DyeStatCal editor, announcer, and event director of the Arcadia Invitational; and Toni Reavis, award-winning broadcaster and writer for numerous running events throughout the country.
Relax, sit back, make sure you have Flash8 and broadband, and enjoy the races warm and dry
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11.27.06
Posted in Yada Yada, Music, Friends at 5:11 pm by Administrator
66 Rock Music Cassettes - available at gigantic.
Pink Floyd - Dark Side of the Moon
Led Zeppelin - Physical Graffiti
Nirvana - Nevermind
Van Halen - II
Van Halen - Diver Down
U2 - Boy
The Police - Synchronicity
The Allman Brothers - The Best Of
The Cult - Sonic Temple
Rush - 2112
Jane’s Addiction - Nothing’s Shocking
Nine Inch Nails - Pretty Hate Machine
311 - 311
The Rolling Stones - Tattoo You
Talking Heads - Remain in Light
Black Crowes - Shake Your Money Maker
Yes - 90125
The Beatles - Love Songs
Todd Rundgren - Healing
The Smithereens - Eleven
Bruce Springsteen - Greetings from Asbury Park
Steve Winwood - Arc of the Diver
Steely Dan - Aja
Steely Dan - Royal Scam
Steely Dan - Gold
Genesis - Genesis
B. B. King - The Best Of
Drivin’-n-Cryin’ - Fly Me Courageous
The Cure - Standing on a Beach - The Singles
The Clash - The Story of the Clash Vol.1 and 2
Yes - Union
Concrete Blonde - Bloodletting
Concrete Blonde - Concrete Blonde
Sting - The Soul Cages
Tina Turner - Private Dancer
The Psychedelic Furs - All of this and Nothing
R.E.M. - Eponymous
Cowboy Junkies - The Trinity Session
Seal - Seal 1
Sarah McLachlan - Solace
Sly and the Family Stone - Greatest Hits
Earth Wind and Fire - Best Of
Arrested Development - 3 years, 5 months…
Natalie Merchant - Tigerlily
The Replacements - Tim
The Replacements - Pleased to Meet Me
The Replacements - Don’t Tell a Soul
The Replacements - All Shook Down
Eric Burdon and the Animals - The Best Of
Yes - Yes
Yes - Big Generator
Ub40 - Labour of Love
Jude Cole - A View from 3rd Street
Jimmy Cliff - The Power and the Glory
Phil Collins - Face Value
Sade - Stronger than Pride
Sade - Promise
Bryan Ferry - Boys and Girls
Ziggy Marley and the Melody Makers - Conscious Party
Shonen Knife - Let’s Knife
King Missile - The Way to Salvation
The Sugarcubes - Life’s Too Good
Harry Connick Jr. - We Are In Love
Ride - Nowhere
Ned’s Atomic Dustbin - God Fodder
Chapterhouse - Whirlpool
some cds too!
1. Bush - Sixteen Stone
2. A Knight’s Tale Soundtrack
3. Marilyn Manson - Smells Like Children
4. R. E. M. - Monster
5. Snowdogs - Deep Outs, Fast Remedies
6. The Flys - Holiday Man
7. Alicia Keys - Songs in A Minor
8. Hoobastank - Self-Titled
9. Karma to Burn - Wild Wonderful Purgatory
10. Don’t Look Down - Caught off Guard EP
11. Eminem - The Marshall Mathers LP ( No Back Insert)
12. Wings Greatest Hits
13. Salt N Pepa - Vert Neccesary
14. Natalie Merchant - Tigerlily
15. Ozzy Osbourne - No More Tears
16. Alice in Chains - Unplugged
17. Face/Off Soundtrack
18. The Bodyguard Soundtrack
19. Nine Inch Nails - The Fragile
20. Praga Kahn - The Power of the Flower
21. End of Days Soundtrack
22. The Mavericks - Music for All Occasions
23. Bif Naked - Purge
24. Alanis Morrissette - Jagged Little Pill
25. Big Wreck - In Loving Memory of….
26. Stanley Jordan - Bolero
27. Guy - The Future
28. Genesis - Live/The Way We Walk
29. Black Sabbath - We Sold Our Souls for Rock n Roll
30. Godsmack - Self-Titled
31. The Watchmen - Silent Radar
32. The Watchmen - In the Trees
33. Wu-Tang Clan - The W (Limited Edition)
34. Tuuli - Here We Go
35. Bubba Sparxxx - Dard Days, Bright Nights
36. Die Cheerleader Die - Son of Filth
37. Pachelbel Canon - Masterpiece
38. Fastball - All the Pain Money Can Buy
39. N.O.R.E. - God’s Favorite
40. Lenny Kravitz - 5
41. Kiss My Ass - Kiss Trubute
42. Nirvana - Nevermind
43. Weezer - Self-Titled (Green)
44. Sonic Sessions Vol 4
45. Blues Traveler - Four
46. Creedence Clearwater Revival - Chronicle (not original inserts)
47. LL Cool J - Mama Said Knock You Out
48. Lit - A Place in the Sun
49. Jewel - Pieces of You
50. White Zombie - Astrocreep 2000 (Disc Only)
51. Mudvayne - The End of All Things to Come
52. Limp Bizkit - Chocolate Starfish & Hot Dog Flavored Water
53. Spice Girls - Spice World (No Front Insert)
54. Come Together - America Salutes the Beatles
55. Charlies Angels Soundtrack
56. Aladdin Soundtrack
57. Tonic - Lemon Parade
58. Strait Up! A Tribute to James Lynn Strait
59. An American Werewolf in Paris Soundtrack
60. Tapestry - A Tribute to Carole King
61. NSync & Gloria Estefan - Music of My Heart
62. NSync - No Strings Attached
63. NSync - Home For Christmas
64. Sheryl Crow - Cmon Cmon ( Disc Only)
65. Rush Soundtrack
66. No Doubt - Tragic Kingdom
67. The Mighty Mighty Bosstones - Lets’ Face It
68. Batman Forever Soundtrack
69. Backstreet Boys - Black and Blue
70. Backstreet Boys - Self-Titled
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Posted in Profiles, Athletes, Schools, Championships, State, Foothill at 4:49 pm by Administrator
Pablo Javalera, Sr., Foothill (Bakersfield), Sr., at state 2006
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Posted in Schools, Championships, State, Wasco at 4:46 pm by Administrator
wasco runner at state 2006
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Posted in Yada Yada, Music, Friends at 1:04 pm by Administrator
more cds at gigantic!
JAY-Z, THE BLACK ALBUM
INXS
BLACKALICIOUS, IT’S GOING DOWN
OUR LADY PEACE LIVE
LENNY KRAVITZ 5
RADIO FUSION RADIO - CD COVER IS SIGNED
TRICKY WITH DJ MUGGS AND GREASE JUXTAPOSE
ADUO, WHAT IT’S ALL ABOUT
BSB, MELLENNIUM
BEYONCE
COOKIE, THE ANTHROPOLIGICAL MIXTAPE
SNOOP DOGG, WOOF
JILL SCOTT, EXPERIENCE
DMX, NO LOVE FOR ME
GZA, GENIUS
ROMEO MUST DIE
R. KELLY, LOVE LAND
SOUL FOOD SOUNDTRACK
QUEER AS FOLK
LOVE JONES, THE MUSIC
THE BEST MAN, MUSIC FROM THE MOVIE
SOMETHIN’ FOR THE PEOPLE, ISSUES
YING YANG TWINS, YING YANG IS THE THANG
STEVE HOLY, BLUE MOON
SYLEENA JOHNSON, CHAPTER 1
BODY AND SOUL, LOVE SERENADE
THE DIARY OF ALICIA KEYS
VIVIAN GREEN, A LOVE STORY
JON B, PLEASURES YOU LIKE
WHITNEY, THROW DOWN, THE GREATEST HITS
DA BRAT, UNRESTRICTED
SAVAGE GARDEN, AFFIRMATION
HIDDEN BEACH
JAHEIM, GHETTO LOVE
MISSY ELLIOT, DA REAL WORLD
MILES DAVIS, KIND OF BLUE
MUSIC FROM AND INSPIRED BY SHAFT
FLOETRY, FLOETIC
KRIS KROSS, TOTALLY CROSSED OUT
ERIC BENET, A DAY IN THE LIFE
USHER, MY WAY
THE NOTORIOUS B.I.G., BORN AGAIN
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Posted in Championships, Grand Masters at 12:02 pm by Administrator
Central Section Grand Masters
November 16, 2006 @ Woodward Park, Fresno, CA
Men
Erick Garcia Parlier 15:30
Chris Schwartz Foothill 15:36
Jonathan Sanchez Buchanan 16:02
Cody Gragg North 16:15
Danny Vartanian Buchanan 16:19
Adam Delton Buchanan 16:26
Daniel Lillibridge Buchanan 16:27
Kellen Levy Clovis West 16:29
Heath Reedy Buchanan 16:30
Justin LaVoie Sanger 16:34
Matt Wagner Clovis East 16:39
Andrew Campbell Clovis West 16:43
David Sanchez Farmersville 16:46
Luis Campana Avenal 16:46
Germay Tesfi Hoover 16:48
Josh Snider Tehachapi 16:48
Matt Melton Buchanan 16:52
Joshua Wittenburg Shafter 16:53
Octavio Flores Avenal 16:56
Taylor Mearns Buchanan 17:00
Alfonso Gonzalez Avenal 17:00
Johnny Gonzalez Clovis East 17:01
Erich Logan Fresno 17:03
Ramon Guzman Woodlake 17:04
Angel Hernandez Roosevelt 17:07
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11.26.06
Posted in Back in the Day, Athletes at 8:13 pm by Administrator
How I hunted down four world records in 80 days in 1978
The four world records were achieved in 80 days. At the end of the season, I was ranked as the number one athlete of the year, against all other sport figures in the world. This came as a result of my bringing down new world records in four events, 5k, 3k ST, 10k, and 3k, within three months.
I told my coach, Chaplin, “I’m going to break four world records this year.”
“The world will say you are crazy,” Chaplin said. I wheeled around and I said, “Stay tuned. I will be kicking up the dust.”
The first world record of 5000 meters was set at Berkeley, California on April 8, 1978 removing four and a half seconds from the New Zealander, Dick Quax. I felt I had entered the enjoyment of the world of running.
The following month came. We were preparing for the upcoming 3000 meters steeplechase on May 13, 1978. I jotted down on a piece of paper the prediction time: 8:04 minutes.
At the Seahawks Track stadium in Seattle, Washington, during that stormy season, the world record for the steeplechase was lowered by two and half seconds from Anders Garderud of Sweden. That rainy day didn’t change anything; the world record went down as it was planned.
The following month, I traveled to Europe. As I was at the airport in Vienna getting into a taxi cab, the Austrian press surrounded me, “Just one question. What time are you running tomorrow in the 10k?” I told them 27:22 minutes, and they let me leave.
During the 10,000 meters, few other runners were among us. Half of these 10,000 meters went slowly as we heard announcement speaker, “You are off the world record pace by 4 seconds.” I said, “Oh! It is about time to pick it up.” I ran the last half at a high speed and put 56 seconds on the last lap to complete 25 laps. It was my third world record, 27:22 minutes. I slashed my countryman’s, Samson Kimobwa, world record by 8 seconds on June 11, 1978.
The fourth world record, the 3000-meter run, came in Oslo, Norway. “Are you going for the world record today?” I said, “Yes, just wait. I will take the world record today by 3 or 5 seconds.” On the evening of June 27, 1978 they introduced me to the crowd of 30,000 spectators. The whole stadium was very quiet. You could hear a pin drop. The announcer said, “We are going to witness the fourth world record broken by Henry Rono as he gets into the history books this evening.”
The 3000 meters started at a minimal pace; not fast enough for a world record. The front runners took the lead and completed the first mile in 4:04 minutes. I noticed the pace felt like a snails pace, and they were gasping for air. Suddenly, I thought perhaps the world record might be attainable, and it was true. I came from the back like a rocket and moved 50 meters ahead of every runner. I held this high speed for three and a half laps. The others looked like they were standing. The Briton’s, Brendan Foster, 3000 meters world record came to an end that day.
Those who never before saw my smile saw it that day. I ran around the stadium twice, shaking every person I could meet with joy. The 5k, 3000 meter steeplechase, 10k, and 3000 meter run. It was an emotional thrill knowing that my dream had come true.
I had 80 beautiful days of running that money couldn’t buy; 80 days of joy running around the world. I was focused all the way and counted on my blessings. It was a wonderful 80 days.
Henry Rono
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Posted in Yada Yada, Science, WTF at 7:14 pm by Administrator
Why We Worry About The Things We Shouldn’t… …And Ignore The Things We Should
By JEFFREY KLUGER
It would be a lot easier to enjoy your life if there weren’t so many things trying to kill you every day. The problems start even before you’re fully awake. There’s the fall out of bed that kills 600 Americans each year. There’s the early-morning heart attack, which is 40% more common than those that strike later in the day. There’s the fatal plunge down the stairs, the bite of sausage that gets lodged in your throat, the tumble on the slippery sidewalk as you leave the house, the high-speed automotive pinball game that is your daily commute. Other dangers stalk you all day long. Will a cabbie’s brakes fail when you’re in the crosswalk? Will you have a violent reaction to bad food? And what about the risks you carry with you all your life?
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Posted in Track Meets, Upcoming at 5:59 pm by Administrator
The 11th annual Surf City Invitational will undoubtedly live up to its reputation for top-quality competition at a well run meet! lt will take place on Saturday, March 24, 2007 at Cap Sheue Stadium at Huntington Beach High School. The facility is a nine lane, all weather track with favorable wind patterns for the jumps, throws, and sprints, so your athletes will have an opportunity to post excellent qualifying marks for all the major meets in April. Quickly earning a reputation as “the biggest little meet in March”, Surf City Invitational offers Finishlynx timing, and instantaneous LIVE results presented to the announcers’ booth so you’ll be able to hear results within seconds of the athletes crossing the finish line. We have a reputation for running ON SCHEDULE, and getting results posted quickly. Once again, all entries will be processed on-line through this website and EPI Sports (www.episports.com). There will be no mailed invitations!
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Posted in Championships, State at 5:18 pm by Administrator
Depth carries Saugus girls to state cross-country title
By Dan Arritt
Times Staff Writer
November 26, 2006
FRESNO — Midway through the Division I girls’ cross-country championship Saturday at Woodward Park, the race up front wasn’t going well for Saugus.
Shannon Murakami, the defending individual champion, went out too fast at the start and was beginning to fade from the lead pack.
Fortunately for Saugus, the competition didn’t end there.
Bolstered by the strong finishes of Brianna Jauregui and Keri Molt, the Centurions totaled 71 points to win the school’s first state team title. San Diego Torrey Pines finished second with 100 points, followed by Clovis Buchanan with 137.
Murakami, a UCLA-bound senior, finished fourth overall — one spot better than her actual race finish after Katy Andrews of La Costa Canyon was disqualified for impeding the progress of second-place finisher Kauren Tarver of Phelan Serrano as they raced to the finish line behind winner Elizabeth Coe of Fountain Valley.
Murakami’s time of 17 minutes 52 seconds on the 3.1-mile course was nine seconds slower than her winning mark last season. Saugus Coach Rene Paragas said Murakami went out with a goal of defending her title but had to drop her strategy mid-race.
” ‘That’s OK,’ I told her, when she had fallen off the pace the last half mile,” Paragas said. ” ‘Hey, hang in there for the team.’ ”
Katie Dunn was the second Saugus runner across the finish line, placing 16th overall in 18:27. Amber Murakami was third on her team and 26th overall in 18:48. Jauregui was 27th in 18:49 and Molt was 39th in 19:10, helping the Centurions finish in 93:06, the top overall girls’ team time of the meet.
“The big heroes of the day were Brianna Jauregui and Keri Molt,” Paragas said. “Our four and fives were just better than everybody else’s and that really made the difference.”
Coe won the race in 17:40, the fifth-fastest time of the day.
The top time belonged to San Luis Obispo Mission Prep sophomore Jordan Hasay, who won the Division V race in 17:15. While her time was four seconds slower than her division record set last season, just before her victory at the Footlocker national championships, it was 81 seconds better than the division’s second-place finisher.
Christine Babcock of Irvine Woodbridge won the Division II title in 17:20, holding off Alex Kosinski of Eldorado Oak Ridge, who finished in 17:33, and Simi Valley’s Anna Sperry, who ran a 17:34..
“It’s good because it’s an undefeated year,” said Babcock, a junior. “I wanted to keep it that way because I’m done. This was my last race [of the season], so there was nothing I needed to hold back for.”
Corona del Mar won its second consecutive Division III title and fourth overall in the last eight seasons. Sarah Cummins, who struggled in last year’s state final, finished first in 17:58, and Shelby Buckley, the Division III individual champion two years ago from Fullerton Rosary, was second in 18:18.
In Division IV, Los Angeles Marlborough won the school’s first team and individual state titles. Marlborough’s Kate Grace passed Colfax freshman Sara Howard in the last 100 meters to win by one second in 18:24. Her victory helped Marlborough take the team title, 75-150, over Carmel.
Grace, a senior, said her strategy of hanging just off the lead and making a move down the stretch paid off.
“I just hung on for dear life,” she said.
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dan.arritt@latimes.com
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Posted in Championships, State at 5:15 pm by Administrator
Trabuco Hills boys run to state cross-country title
By Dan Arritt
Times Staff Writer
November 26, 2006
FRESNO — Tears flowed freely from members of the Mission Viejo Trabuco Hills boys’ cross-country team Saturday after the Division I state championship race. Only it was Simi Valley Royal that was feeling upset.
The Mustangs posted the biggest surprise of the day at Woodward Park, knocking off two-time defending champion Royal to win the program’s first state title and the second state team championship in school history.
Shortly after the final scores were announced and Trabuco Hills was certified as the 71-82 winner over the favored Highlanders, the eyes of Coach Liam Clemons began welling up. Senior J.T. Sullivan, who was outkicked by Michael Cybulski of Royal for the individual title, tearfully embraced his younger brother, Riley, who was still full of emotion 15 minutes later.
“It’s amazing,” Clemons said. “To have all your kids come out and do everything you’ve asked from them all year on the same day, I couldn’t ask for anything more.”
Trabuco Hills not only won the title but produced a team time of 77 minutes 55 seconds, the fastest at the state championships and the fastest on the 5,000-meter course by a California team. It broke the state record of 77:59, recorded by Thousand Oaks in 1993.
“We saw it being close the whole season,” Riley Sullivan said. “The dream season, it came together.”
Cybulski and J.T. Sullivan sprinted the last 100 meters, with Cybulski winning in 15:04, the fastest time of the day. Sullivan finished second in 15:05 and Riley crossed the line seventh overall in 15:21. He was followed by teammates Scott Blair in 16th at 15:37, Chris Mosier in 22nd at 15:44 and James Hendra in 51st at 16:08.
Hendra, who briefly collapsed after crossing the finish line, was the key, Trabuco Hills coaches said.
“It was the greatest race I’ve ever seen him run,” Clemons said. “I knew he had a chip on his shoulder all season long. People were talking about how we didn’t have a fifth man.”
Royal Coach Ryan Luce said he couldn’t find any fault in the Highlanders’ performance, just a lingering hip injury to Danny Benson that caused him to run slower than usual.
Royal finished with a team time of 78:12, a second slower than its winning team time at last year’s final. Benson, who hadn’t raced in a month, finished fifth on his team and 57th overall in 16:12.
“We knew it was going to be a tough year,” Luce said. “We had to stay healthy, and we failed to do that with Danny falling off.”
Chad Hall of Big Bear accomplished several goals during the Division IV race. After finishing runner-up the last two seasons, he won his first individual state title in 15:06. His time was a personal best by 42 seconds and the second-fastest time in a Division IV final. Hall’s brother, Ryan, produced the division’s fastest time of 14:50 in 2000.
“It’s kind of weird because this is the year I took it the easiest out of all of them,” Hall said of his three appearances in the state final.
Hall, a senior, also helped the Bears score 66 points and win the program’s first team state title by 51 points over Laguna Beach.
Hall said before the race he hoped to win with minimal effort so he’d be fresher for next weekend’s Footlocker Western Regional championships at Mt. San Antonio College, as well as the Footlocker national championships Dec. 9 in San Diego.
He sped through the first 800 meters in 2:16, then let Erick Garcia of Parlier pull away before taking the lead for good just before the two-mile mark.
“I was pacing it, not like last week,” said Hall, who ran the opening mile at the Southern Section final in 4:29. “I pushed it a little in the second mile, and in the third mile, I took it a little easier.”
Mickey Hall, his father and Big Bear’s coach, said Chad accomplished his goals without leaving too much on the course.
“He looked very comfortable out there, so that was good to see,” Hall said. “It looks good for the next couple weeks.”
In Division III, Barstow won its second consecutive team championship and fourth in the last six years. Carlos Perez led the Aztecs with an eighth-place finish in 15:49.
Riverside Woodcrest Christian won the Division V title for the second consecutive season and the third time in six years. Kody Petersen finished fifth in 15:58 and Jake Jeanson was sixth in 16:06 to pace the Royals.
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dan.arritt@latimes.com
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Posted in Yada Yada, Politics at 5:07 pm by Administrator
Jonathan Chait: Bring back Saddam Hussein
Restoring the dictator to power may give Iraqis the jolt of authority they need. Have a better solution?
Jonathan Chait
November 26, 2006
THE DEBATE about Iraq has moved past the question of whether it was a mistake (everybody knows it was) to the more depressing question of whether it is possible to avert total disaster. Every self-respecting foreign policy analyst has his own plan for Iraq. The trouble is that these tracts are inevitably unconvincing, except when they argue why all the other plans would fail. It’s all terribly grim.
So allow me to propose the unthinkable: Maybe, just maybe, our best option is to restore Saddam Hussein to power.
Yes, I know. Hussein is a psychotic mass murderer. Under his rule, Iraqis were shot, tortured and lived in constant fear. Bringing the dictator back would sound cruel if it weren’t for the fact that all those things are also happening now, probably on a wider scale.
At the outset of the war, I had no high hopes for Iraqi democracy, but I paid no attention to the possibility that the Iraqis would end up with a worse government than the one they had. It turns out, however, that there is something more awful than totalitarianism, and that is endless chaos and civil war.
Nobody seems to foresee the possibility of restoring order to Iraq. Here is the basic dilemma: The government is run by Shiites, and the security agencies have been overrun by militias and death squads. The government is strong enough to terrorize the Sunnis into rebellion but not strong enough to crush this rebellion.
Meanwhile, we have admirably directed our efforts into training a professional and nonsectarian Iraqi police force and encouraging reconciliation between Sunnis and Shiites. But we haven’t succeeded. We may be strong enough to stop large-scale warfare or genocide, but we’re not strong enough to stop pervasive chaos.
Hussein, however, has a proven record in that department. It may well be possible to reconstitute the Iraqi army and state bureaucracy we disbanded, and if so, that may be the only force capable of imposing order in Iraq.
Chaos and order each have a powerful self-sustaining logic. When people perceive a lack of order, they act in ways that further the disorder. If a Sunni believes that he is in danger of being killed by Shiites, he will throw his support to Sunni insurgents who he sees as the only force that can protect him. The Sunni insurgents, in turn, will scare Shiites into supporting their own anti-Sunni militias.
And it’s not just Iraqis who act this way. You could find a smaller-scale version of this dynamic in an urban riot here in the United States. But when there’s an expectation of social order, people will act in a civilized fashion.
Restoring the expectation of order in Iraq will take some kind of large-scale psychological shock. The Iraqi elections were expected to offer that shock, but they didn’t. The return of Saddam Hussein — a man every Iraqi knows, and whom many of them fear — would do the trick.
The disadvantages of reinstalling Hussein are obvious, but consider some of the upside. He would not allow the country to be dominated by Iran, which is the United States’ major regional enemy, a sponsor of terrorism and an instigator of warfare between Lebanon and Israel. Hussein was extremely difficult to deal with before the war, in large part because he apparently believed that he could defeat any U.S. invasion if it came to that. Now he knows he can’t. And he’d probably be amenable because his alternative is death by hanging.
I know why restoring a brutal tyrant to power is a bad idea. Somebody explain to me why it’s worse than all the others.
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Posted in Profiles, Athletes, Schools, Championships, State, Foothill at 2:19 pm by Administrator
2006 CIF-State Cross-Country
the above link has videos of the state meet. you can see chris schwartz of foothill in the D2 race at the mile!
one can see mcfarland in the D4 race.
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Posted in Yada Yada, Jobs at 11:12 am by Administrator
Day 1 for deputies: Go to jail
By Robin Fields and Stuart Pfeifer, Times Staff Writers
November 25, 2006
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Deputies in deepDEPUTY Norma Silva leads a line of inmates down a long corridor.
The air smells stale. Sunlight slants through the window slits above her head, drawing hash marks on the concrete floor in front of her.
Silva has put in almost two years at North County Correctional Facility, a massive 3,400-bed jail in Castaic. She barely needs a backward glance to catch her charges flashing gang hand signals.
“Keep looking forward, gentlemen,” she says, not breaking stride. “No talking. Hands in your pockets.”
Like almost everyone else who joins the Los Ang
