Sullivan Tears Up Knee in Gold’s Opener, May Be Sidelined for Season

The opening game of the season was most likely the closing game of the season for Denver Gold safety Tom Sullivan of Northridge.

Sullivan underwent knee surgery Monday morning at a Denver hospital to repair torn ligaments and cartilage damage suffered in the team’s 31-10 United States Football League loss Sunday to Oakland.

Sullivan, who formerly played for Crespi High in Encino, will be out of action for a minimum of 2-3 months, not including time he’ll have to spend in physical therapy according to his father, John Sullivan, of Northridge.

CSUN Golfers Tie for 6th

The Cal State Northridge golf team finished in a three-way tie for sixth place with Pepperdine and Cal State Fullerton Tuesday in the Gary Sanders Golf Invitational in Walnut Creek.

The four-man Matador team fired a three-round team total of 906, 54-over-par, on the par-71 Los Angeles National Golf Course.

Sophomore Pat Burke of Cal State Dominguez Hills beat UCLA’s Mark Levander for the individual title, but the Bruin golfer led his team to victory.

Burke, a native of Bricktown, N.J., shot rounds of 65-72-68 for a 205, 8 under par.

Levander posted rounds of 68-70-70 for 208.

The four-man UCLA squad had a 54-hole total of 861 to beat UC Irvine by three shots.

Dominguez Hills finished third at 873, followed by Long Beach State at 886 and U. S. International University at 893. Cal State Stanislaus finished behind CSUN, Pepperdine and Fullerton at 907.

Gary Nichols of UC Irvine was third in the individual standings at 213, followed by Mac Smith of Dominguez Hills at 215 and Brandt Jobe of UCLA at 217.

Haden to Speak in Newbury Park

Former Los Angeles Rams and USC quarterback Pat Haden will speak March 13 at the dinner meeting of the Conejo Valley Trojan Club.

The club will get together at the Holiday Inn in Newbury Park at 6:30 p.m. Dinner is scheduled for 7:30. Tickets are $12.50 per person.

Information: (805) 497-3154 or (805) 492-5346.

Almeido Honored by Conference

Mike Almeido of Cal State Northridge was named California Collegiate Athletic Assn. basketball Player of the Week for his play last weekend in the Matadors’ victories over Chapman and Cal State Dominguez Hills.

Almeido, a 6-2 senior guard from Cleveland High, scored 18 points against Chapman and 20 last Saturday in a 76-61 win over Dominguez Hills that vaulted CSUN into first place in the CCAA with one conference game remaining.