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Preview: Westview Wolverines vs. Fallbrook Warriors
To replace Williams up north, Fallbrook brought in football veteran Bob Burt. Burt began his coaching career in 1966 at Pater Noster High in Eagle Rock and has appeared at the collegiate level, serving as an assistant coach at UCLA, Hawaii and Cal State Fullerton before becoming the head coach at Cal State Northridge from 1986-94, earning a 49-46 record. -- KUSI News
Rupp takes marathon bronze; Ducks 24th; Hops win 3rd in a row
Oregon State opened with a 1-1 tie in Corvallis against Cal State Northridge (1-0-1). -- Portland Tribune
Brianna Rollins overcame hurdles on her way from Liberty City to the Rio Olympics
Johnson transferred to a coaching job at Cal State-Northridge and brought his stable of hurdlers with him. Rollins lives in Los Angeles with her two English bulldogs. Her boyfriend, former Clemson wide receiver Bryce McNeal, moved west, too. She spends most of her time at the track or with training partners Castlin, Dalilah Muhammed and Maria Cox. -- Miami Herald - FLA
College baseball: Honkers' season ends with loss at La Crosse
Also for the Honkers, Joey Czarske (Cal State Northridge) was 2-for-4 with a solo home run, his fourth. -- Post Bulletin - MN
Yakima Valley Pippins left-hander Zach Draper named WCL Pitcher of the Year
First-team All-WCL
C — Willie MacIver (Washington, soph), Walla Walla Sweets
1B — Michael Toglia (UCLA, frosh), Wenatchee AppleSox
2B — Christian Koss (UC Irvine, frosh), Yakima Valley Pippins
3B — Brad Pluschkell (UC Davis, junior), Victoria HarbourCats
SS — Freddy Smith (Cal State Northridge, senior), Yakima Valley Pippins -- Yakima Herald - WA
COS Sports Notes: Cunningham to Northridge
Two-sport athlete Kianna Cunningham has received a scholarship offer from Cal State Northridge and will begin this fall as a student-athlete for the Matadors. -- Visalia Times-Delta
Playoff Power: Lambert Blasts Walk-Off Homer to Secure Playoff Berth
In the bottom of the fifth inning, the Stingers got the first two of those extra base knocks, scoring four times to get right back within a run. Danny Pardo (Montevallo) had the first of those hits, cracking a two-run double to center field to plate Brandon Perez (USC) and Tyler Smith (Pepperdine) to trim the deficit to three. After Lambert reached on a fielder's choice, Justin Toerner (Cal State Northridge) came through with the second big hit, when he lined a triple over the head of Waterloo center fielder Alex Boxwell to bring around Pardo and Lambert. -- Our Sports Central
Honkers falls to Huskies in rain-shortened game in Duluth
The Honkers scored their lone run in the second inning after Joey Czarske (Cal State Northridge) led off the inning with a triple, and was driven in on the next pitch by Josh Davis (Pepperdine) to make the score 5-1. - KAAL TV - MN
Over the Hill: Stingers Outslug Mallards to Get to 40 Wins
The Stingers then took the lead for good in the bottom of the fourth with a four-run frame. Justin Toerner (Cal State Northridge) started the rally with a one-out single. After the Mallards recorded the second out of the inning, Luke Becker (Kentucky) singled to right field to keep the inning alive. Perez came through in the clutch with two outs, smashing a double to plate both runners and make it 3-1. Then Gray (Midland) followed with a two-run shot to right field to increase the lead to four. - Our Sports Central
Worden, Czarske homer in Honkers loss to Loggers
Joey Czarske (Cal State Northridge) hit a solo home run in the eighth inning to cut the Loggers lead to 4-2, but the Loggers scored again in the bottom of the eighth to take a 5-2 lead. - KAAL TV - MN