Sports briefs: Former Blue Devil breaks a school record at Swarthmore
SWARTHMORE, Pa. — Davis High graduate Rebecca Hammond, now a sophomore, broke the school 800-meter record on Saturday when she posted a time of 2:13.44 to lead Swarthmore College at the Tuppany Twilight Last Chance Track & Field Meet.
Hammond delighted the home fans by taking 13th place in a field of 34 runners in Divisions I-III. The former Blue Devil’s time provisionally qualified her for the NCAA Division III Championships.
The record-breaking performance capped off an exceptional month for Hammond, who earned a gold medal at the 2011 Centennial Conference Championship Meet last week as the anchor of the 4×800 team (9:23.18) and a silver medal in the 1,500 (4:42.20). She also was selected as a member of the conference’s Academic Honor Roll.
UCD baseball
After making his only start of the season last Tuesday, Aggie senior left-handed pitcher Scott Chew was named the Big West Conference Pitcher of the Week for his performance.
Chew pitched a complete game shutout to give UCD a 5-0 win over Santa Clara. Prior to that contest, Chew had appeared in only five games and a thrown just 3 2/3 innings.
The Milpitas native gave up only four hits and did not allow an extra-base hit until giving up a double in the top of the ninth inning. He faced only one batter over the minimum as the Aggies turned two double plays, picked off a runner and caught another runner attempting to steal. Chew threw only 92 pitches in the game and held the Broncos hitless until the fourth inning.
UCD begins a four-game homestand Tuesday at 2:30 p.m. when it hosts Cal at Dobbins Stadium.
UCD women’s basketball
Matt Klemin, most recently on the women’s basketball staff at Vanguard University, has been named an assistant coach under new Aggie mentor Jennifer Gross.
Klemin joins the staff after spending the past two seasons at Vanguard (in Southern California), where he helped direct the Lions’ defense, served as recruiting coordinator and prepared scouting reports.
His tenure at Vanguard followed one season at Azusa Pacific University and two years at Cal Baptist where he was involved in all aspects of the two NAIA programs. He started his coaching career as a graduate assistant at Cal Poly in 2004-06.
Volleyball open gym
The Davis High girls volleyball program is hosting open-gym time for introduction to the sport, practice and workouts.
The South Gym on campus at DHS will be available from 4 to 6 p.m. on Thursday, May 24, May 26, May 31 and June 2.
“If you are interested in trying out for our program in the fall, come check it out,” assistant girls coach Julie Crawford says.
You must have a current physical on file at the school, adds Crawford, who is available at jcrawford@djusd.net to answer any questions.
Adult softball leagues
The city of Davis is taking registration for the summer adult softball leagues through Friday or until spots fill up.
Sign-ups are first-come, first-served. League play is scheduled to begin June 13.
Fees for the nine-game season are $510 per men’s team and $471 per women’s or coed team. Each new team also must pay a $20 fee for ASA registration.
For league nights and more information, contact Lori Conrad at (530) 753-7731 or lconrad@cityofdavis.org. Information is also available on the web at http://www.cityofdavis.org/pcs/rec/softball.
Yolo Post 77 baseball tryouts
Tryouts for Post 77 American Legion baseball will be conducted Saturday and Sunday at Clark Field in Woodland, beginning each day at 5 p.m.
“If your high school team is in the playoffs, please attend at least on of the dates … at which registration will also be taken,” general manager Frank Eakle explains. “You will not be required to tryout until your high school season is complete.”
Players must have been born on or after Jan. 1, 1992 to be eligible. For additional information, contact head coach Matt Castles at (530) 304-4885 or Eakle at (530) 666-3797.
UCD soccer clinic
The Aggies women’s soccer program will host a player identification clinic for girls ages 14 through 19 on Saturday.
The cost of $135 includes instruction and a UCD T-shirt.
The intensive one-day clinic will give players a chance to be coached by the Aggies’ Division I coaching staff in a fun and competitive environment.
Written evaluations will be provided to high school juniors and over only (via email by May 27, per NCAA rules).
AYSO registration
Parents can register their children for the fall soccer season on Saturday from 9 a.m. to noon at the Davis AYSO building in Community Park.
The next walk-in registration day is July 12th from 6 to 9 p.m. Registration also will be held at the Davis Farmers Market on July 9 for pre-registered players.
Walk-in registration is $140 ($50 for U5), while mailed registrations are $160 ($60 for U5) and must be received by July 12 at the final walk-in registration for guaranteed placement on a team. Registrations received after July 12 will be placed on a waiting list.
The fall season is open for all children born between Aug. 1, 1992, and July 31, 2007.
Pre-register online at http://www.eayso.org and print two copies of the registration form. Bring one copy of the registration form and one copy of the supplemental form found at http://www.davisayso.org to one of the registration dates. Keep the other copy of the registration form to give to your fall coach.
Players new to AYSO also must show a birth certificate or passport for proof of age.
Davis AYSO provides training to become coaches, assistant coaches and referees. For more information, send an email to volunteers@davisayso.net or inquire at walk-in registration.
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on May 16 2011.
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