Brum Leads West to Bronze in Handball

The West, behind eight goals from Renee Brum of Camarillo, routed the East, 24-10, to win the bronze medal Saturday at the U.S. Olympic Festival in Raleigh, N.C.

Brum, a veteran of five Festivals, scored five goals in the first half as the West took a commanding 14-4 lead.

The gold medal went to the South, which edged the North, 18-17. Penny Stone, a 1984 Olympian and the leading scorer in the U.S. Olympic Festival, had eight goals to lead the South. Stone, of Tallahassee, Fla., scored 31 goals in the tournament.

Other medal winners from the Valley area included Bob Baldocchi of Woodland Hills, who won a pair of bronze medals in swimming and Dave and Fred Spaulding of Newbury Park, who each won a silver and bronze medal in the canoe-kayak competition.