CSUN Men Can Win CCAA Title in Season Finale

The Cal State Northridge men’s basketball team will try to sew up the California Collegiate Athletic Assn. title tonight at 8:05 in its regular-season finale at Cal State Los Angeles.

The Matadors, who are 10-3 in the CCAA and 18-9 overall, hold a one-game lead over Cal State Los Angeles and need to win to prevent a post-season playoff.

Cal State Northridge, a winner in 13 of its last 16 games, fell to the Eagles, 62-59, in the teams’ last meeting at CSUN on Feb. 1.

The Eagles earned their chance to play for a first-place tie with recent wins over Cal State Dominguez Hills and Chapman College.

Cal State Los Angeles, which is 9-4 in the league and 18-9 overall, is led by Sam Veal, who leads the CCAA in scoring with a 22 points per game. Veal scored eight points in Friday’s win over Dominguez Hills, but sat out the Chapman College game for disciplinary reasons.

Other scoring leaders for Cal State Los Angeles include guards Michael Cooper and Shawn Holliday and center Tony Brown. They both average nine points per game.

Cal State Northridge earned a share of the CCAA title, its fourth in head coach Pete Cassidy’s 14 seasons at the school, with weekend victories over Chapman College and Cal State Dominguez Hills.

Guard Mike Almeido led the team in scoring in both wins with 18 and 20 points, respectively.

Center Tom Ruetten added a career-high 16 points in Saturday’s 76-61 win over Dominguez Hills, while guard Rafael Meza came off the bench both nights to add 13 and 10 points, respectively, while hitting 13 of 16 free throws.

Harvard Spikes Chatsworth

Harvard High’s boys volleyball team took defending city champions Chatsworth to the limit Wednesday in a non-league match, beating the Chancellors in three of five sets.

The Saracens won the first two matches without much difficulty, 15-12 and 15-5.

Chatsworth came back in the third set, however, 15-5, and came from behind again in the fourth set to squeak by Harvard, 17-15.

But Harvard, led by 5-9 senior Brad Douglas and 5-5 sophomore Baird Conners, staged a rally of its own to beat the Chancellors in the fifth set, 15-10, and take the match.

It was the first game for both teams this season.

Girl Scouts to Honor Cheryl Miller

Olympic gold medalist Cheryl Miller will be honored by the San Fernando Valley Girl Scouts Council tonight at the Sports Arena.

Miller, who was part of the 1984 U.S. Olympic basketball team, will be designated as the honorary Girl Scout cookie sale chairperson for 1985.

Also in the ceremony, the entire USC women’s basketball team will be made honorary Girl Scouts.

Information: (818) 886-1801.

Matadors Before the Net

The Cal State Northridge men’s tennis team plays Cal Poly San Luis Obispo for first place in the California Collegiate Athletic Assn. March 1 at the CSUN Racquet Complex.

Northridge is 2-0 in conference, 2-7 overall, and ranked 10th in the nation. Cal Poly SLO is 3-0 in conference and is ranked third in the nation.

CSUN Hosts Golf Tournament

Barring rain, Cal State Northridge will host the 18th Annual Intercollegiate Golf Tournament Monday at El Caballero Country Club in Tarzana.

The Matadors will swing into action against six schools, including favorite Cal State Long Beach, which is led by Paul Goydos. He recently won the Pacific Coast Collegiate Championship. Mike Irv, also of the 49ers, has placed in the top six in his last three tournaments.

CSUN Swimmers Head to Florida

CSUN’s swim team will travel to Florida next month to compete in the NCAA Division II Swimming and Diving Championships in Orlando, Fla.

The trip follows a strong showing at the California Collegiate Athletic Assn. Swimming Championships at Cal State Bakersfield. The Lady Matadors took first and the men finished second.

Michele Hampton made the strongest showing for the Lady Matadors, setting a school record in the 400 intermediate medley with a time of 4:35.6. Hampton placed first in four events and took second in another.

The men’s team trained during the meet, which was partly responsible for their second place showing. Despite that, first place Cal State Bakersfield beat the Matadors by only 56 points, 851-795.

The men were led by diver Roland King, who won both of his events, and Jeff Kubiak, who took first in the 200-meter breast stroke.

Glendale College Track

Two big meets face both the men’s and women’s track team of Glendale Community College--Saturday’s Long Beach Relays, then the Santa Monica Relays on March 9.

After that, the Vaqueros will host Citris College on March 15.

Glendale’s men ran all over last week’s opposition to take their 96th and 97th consecutive dual-meet victories, beating Compton College, 129-10, and College of the Desert, 129-9.

Simi Swim Team Tryouts

The Simi Valley Swim Team is holding tryouts March 2 from 10 a.m. to noon at the Ranch Simi Pool. Youths aged 5 to 18 are invited.

Information: (805) 583-4068.