High School Track : Bowling Leaps to Fore in Upset of Kennedy

Eddie Bowling of Canoga Park High made a name for himself last season in the high jump, winning the City Section championship. And in the early stages of the ’89 season, he has developed into a standout in the long jump and triple jump as well.

He won all three events in a Northwest Valley Conference track meet against Kennedy on Friday, as the Hunters upset the Golden Cougars, 66-59, at Canoga Park.

Bowling, a senior, also anchored the victorious mile relay (3 minutes, 35.2 seconds) as Canoga Park (2-1, 2-1 in league meets) won nine of 15 events, including both relays.

Bowling, who leaped 6 feet, 4 inches in the high jump, 21-5 in the long jump and 43-10 in the triple jump, had plenty of help from his teammates, particularly Robin Kim.

Kim won the 100 in 10.8 seconds, the 200 in 22.4, anchored Canoga Park’s victorious 400 relay (44.2) and ran the third leg on the mile relay.

Kennedy (2-1) was paced by George Duran, who won the 1,600 (4:49.0) and 3,200 (10:25.6).

In other boys’ meets:

Birmingham 96, Poly 31--After missing last week’s meet because of disciplinary reasons, the Braves’ Rodney Burt returned with a vengeance in the Valley Pac-8 Conference meet at Birmingham.

Burt won the 100 in 11.1, the 200 in 22.7, the 400 in 49.7 and anchored the victorious 400 relay (44.5) as Birmingham (3-0) remained undefeated.

Taft 95, Granada Hills 32--Cornell Hill won two events for Taft in the Northwest Valley Conference meet at home. Hill won the high jump at 6-0 and the long jump at 21-1 as the Toreadors (2-1) won all five field events. Teammate Rejesh Chauhan won the pole vault at 13-0.

San Fernando 72, Chatsworth 51--Ibed Aguirre and Keary Johns each won two events for the Tigers (2-1) in the Northwest Valley Conference meet at Chatsworth.

Aguirre won the mile (4:38.6) and two mile (10:19.0), and Johns won the 120-yard high hurdles (15.5) and the 330-yard intermediate hurdles (43.4).

Cornelius Edwards won the 440 (51.9) and triple jump (43-1 1/2) for Chatsworth (1-2).

Monroe 82, Sylmar 33--Derril White won the 100 (11.3) and long jump (20-5 1/2) for Monroe (3-0) in a Valley Pac-8 Conference meet at home.

GIRLS

Kennedy 76, Canoga Park 29--Natasha Como won the 100 (13.1) and 200 (28.0) meters for Kennedy in the Northwest Valley Conference meet at Canoga Park.

The victory improved Kennedy’s record to 3-0. The Golden Cougars have a 99-5 dual-meet record since the girls’ team was formed in 1976.

Birmingham 76 1/2, Poly 32 1/2--Freshman Heather Ballard won four events for Birmingham in the Valley Pac-8 Conference meet at home.

Ballard ran 2:37.9 in the 800 and 52.7 in the 300 low hurdles, leaped 4-8 in the high jump and put the shot, 28-11.

Granada Hills 58, Taft 51--Toreador sophomore Jane Kim won four events, but Granada Hills prevailed in the Northwest Valley Conference meet at Taft.

Kim won the 220-yard dash (27.6), the 100-meter low hurdles (16.3), the 300 hurdles (49.5) and the long jump (15-6).