Bordwell Sets Pace in Golf Qualifying

Tony Bordwell of El Camino Real High shot an eight-over-par 78 at Bel Air Country Club to lead a group of five Valley-area City Section players who advanced to the Southern California regional golf tournament June 12 at Bakersfield Country Club.

Bordwell, a junior who finished fourth and was the low individual among Valley players in last week’s City team championship at Griffith Park, was the medalist in the 16-man field at Bel Air on Monday.

Josh Oring of Granada Hills (82), Lance Oriti of Grant (85), Scott Appel of Birmingham (90) and Jonas Knudsen of Granada Hills (90) also qualified at Bel Air. Oriti was the surprise of the group: Last season, Grant did not field a team.

City champion Taft and Southern Section runner-up Newbury Park will compete at Bakersfield in the team competition. Westlake’s Charlie Wi and Jerry Chang each qualified individually for the regional at Canyon Country Club in Palm Springs on Monday. Both fired one-over 73s.

Wright’s Gym of Granada Hills will hold its 1989 Southern California Bench Press Championships on June 4 at Granada Hills High.

First through third place will be awarded in 11 men’s weight classes. The women’s and masters’ classes will compete in an open format.

The competition is open to all California lifters with current United States Powerlifting Federation cards, which will be available at the time of the meet. A one-piece lifting suit is required.

The event is governed by USPF and IPF rules. Cost is $20.

Information: 818-366-5928.

Mission College baseball players Art Monreal and Jose Garcia have been selected to the All-Southern California Athletic Conference team.

Monreal, a freshman outfielder from Sylmar High, batted .346. Garcia, a freshman pitcher from Marshall High, was 7-7 and posted an earned-run average of 3.80.

Jamil Austin of the Canyon High basketball team, a senior forward, has accepted a scholarship from Loa College in Hawaii, an NAIA school, Canyon Coach Greg Hayes said.

Austin, 18, averaged 15 points, six rebounds and four assists after transferring in the off-season from Georgia. He is expected to play point guard for Loa.

California Cup XVIII, the oldest and largest field hockey tournament in California, will take place Saturday through Monday at Moorpark College.

The 60-team tournament will include entries from Camarillo, Moorpark, Newbury Park, Simi Valley, Thousand Oaks, Ventura, Westlake Village, Long Beach, Los Angeles, Orange County, San Diego, San Francisco and Tucson, Ariz, as well as teams from Canada, Australia, Jamaica and China.

The tournament is divided into eight divisions: Competitive Men; Competitive Women; Social Men; Girls’ Under 19; Boys’ Under 16; Boys’ Under 15; Boys’ Under 12; and Under 9 Co-ed minor field hockey.

Saturday’s schedule will include a MINKEY Festival, a form of field hockey taught in Ventura County elementary schools.

Matches begin at 8:30 a.m. Admission and parking is free.

Information: 805-889-0932.

Doug Mackenzie, former baseball coach at Canoga Park High, fired a hole-in-one May 12 on the 12th hole at the Calabasas Country Club.

MacKenzie, 62, who retired in 1987 after 37 years as Canoga Park coach, accomplished the feat with a six-iron on a 155-yard, par-three hole. Mackenzie scored an 80.

Four openings remain in Simi Valley High’s fifth Christmas basketball tournament, which will expand from 12 to 16 teams this season.

The tournament, which is scheduled to start Dec. 1, guarantees each team four games. The gyms at Royal and Simi Valley will be used.

Larry Brown, athletic director at Simi Valley, said that he would like to upgrade the tournament in the future.

“We’d like to get the Crenshaws, the Manual Arts and the Westchesters,” he said. “We realize everyone likes to go for the big tournaments at Christmastime.”

The Westlake-Agoura American Legion baseball team will open play Saturday in the Las Vegas American Legion tournament.

Westlake-Agoura will play Valley and Basic highs of Las Vegas on Saturday and complete play Sunday against an opponent to be determined.