Klein Reaches Final of Golf Tournament

Emilee Klein of Studio City continued her hot play Friday, defeating Alicia Allison of Santa Ana, 3 and 2, in the semifinals of the U. S. junior girls’ golf championship in Wichita, Kan.

Klein, who won medalist honors during two stroke-play qualifying rounds earlier in the week, will meet Kimberly Marshall of Bermuda in the championship match today.

Marshall defeated JoJo Robertson of Roswell, N.M., in 19 holes in her semifinal.

Mike and Bob Bryan, 13-year-old twins from Camarillo, won their second consecutive national doubles title in tennis in Austin, Tex. The Bryan brothers, seeded No. 1, defeated fourth-seeded Nick Crowell of Amarillo, Tex., and Jeff Abrams of Newport Beach, 6-0, 6-2, in the age-14 division final of the Texas Open.

In singles play, Mike Bryan lost in the final of the boys’ 14 division, falling to top-seeded Ryan Wolters of San Jose, 4-6, 6-3, 7-5. Bob Bryan placed fifth in the division by defeating Ali Anfari of Dallas, 6-1, 6-2.

The Bryans next will play in the national hardcourt tournament Sunday in San Antonio.

Won Chang of Downey shot a two-day total of 141 to win medalist honors and the boys’ age 16-17 championship in the Burbank City Junior championships at De Bell Golf Course.

Soo Choi, also of Downey, shot a 159 to win the girls’ 15-17 age group.

Hockey player Dave Taylor of the Los Angeles Kings will conduct a youth hockey clinic for players aged 6-17 at the Conejo Valley Ice Skating Center in Newbury Park from Aug. 20-22 . All proceeds will benefit the Thousand Oaks Youth Hockey Program.

Information: 805-492-2239 or 818-706-3496.

It appears that Cal State Northridge, hopeful of gaining admittance to the Big West Conference, will remain an NCAA Division I independent for at least a few more years.

Representatives from Big West schools this week unanimously accepted Nevada (formerly Nevada Reno) as a replacement for the departing Fresno State while bypassing discussion of further expansion.

Jody McRoberts, spokeswoman for the conference, said Friday that expansion is not under consideration in sports other than football.

In 1992, the Big West will begin playing football as a consortium rather than as a conference. By 1995, each member school will be required to individually meet NCAA Division I-A standards for attendance, stadium size and number of intercollegiate sports offered in order to remain at that level.

McRoberts said other football independents may be added to the consortium. However, Northridge, which plays football at the Division II level, is not a likely candidate.

Judith Brame, associate athletic director at Northridge, said that school officials have devised a preliminary plan to expedite the process of formally informing athletes of their scholarship status.

Brame said Northridge coaches will be asked to submit forms to the athletic secretary by June 1 in six categories: expired scholarships, new scholarships, renewed scholarships for the same amount, increased renewals, reduced renewals and nonrenewals.

After administrative approval, the lists would then be passed on to the school’s financial-aid office, which would send written notification to each athlete by July 1 in accordance with NCAA rules.

The revision comes in light of charges by Marty Kilian, a former pitcher on the Northridge baseball team, that his scholarship was improperly revoked.

In the past, Northridge coaches were given until July 1 to submit their lists to the athletic secretary. Brame said the new plan will be outlined as a “corrective action” when Northridge reports its infraction to the NCAA.

A golf tournament dedicated to the memory of Mike Holcomb of Westlake High is scheduled for Monday at North Ranch Country Club. Registration is 9 a.m. and golfers tee off at 10:30 a.m.

Registration fee is $195 and includes greens fees and dinner.

Holcomb, a 1986 Westlake graduate, was an All-Marmonte League defensive back and held the school record in the 400 meters until his brother Erik broke it last spring. Mike Holcomb died in a car accident in Thousand Oaks in 1989.

The golf tournament will serve as fund-raiser for a scholarship in Holcomb’s name. Funds also will be donated to the Westlake athletic department and the new stadium drive. In addition, proceeds will help fund a film of Holcomb’s life that will serve as a cautionary story about drunken driving, according to his father, Buzz Holcomb.

Information: 818-879-0629.

Physical examinations for high school athletes will be offered at Reseda High on Aug. 17 from 8 a.m. to noon. The cost of each exam is $15. Proceeds are earmarked for the Reseda athletic department.

Information: 818-342-6186.