BRIEFLY : Master’s Signs 3 Basketball Players

Three recruits have signed to play basketball at Master’s College, according to Coach Randy Stem. The three are center Steve Gertsen, 6-9; center Steve Hammond, 6-6, and guard William Cunningham, 6-0.

Cunningham, of Anchorage Christian High in Anchorage, Alaska, was a first-team all-state selection. He averaged 15 points, 7 rebounds and 6 assists a game. “He’s going to come in and play right away,” Stem said. “He’ll have an immediate impact on our program.”

Stem said Gertsen and Hammond “could be a year away, but both have good potential.”

Hammond played at Heritage Christian in Cleveland, Tex. He averaged 24 points and 15 rebounds a game. Gertsen played at Biola for a year before signing with Master’s.

The three recruits will join 6-4 Rocky Shipes of Fresno, who committed to attend the Newhall school last month.

Olympian Mike Tully to Compete in Track Meet

Olympic silver-medalist Mike Tully of Encino will compete May 17 in the Pepsi Invitational at UCLA.

Tully, who was ranked eighth in the world and second in the United State in 1985 by Track and Field News magazine, heads a strong field in the pole vault. He competes against American outdoor record holder Joe Dial, Olympic bronze-medalist Earl Bell, NCAA indoor champion Doug Fraley of Fresno State and former NCAA champion Dave Kenworthy.

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