COMMUNITY COLLEGE SPORTS : Richardson, Saddleback Set Records in Golf

Scott Richardson set an individual record, and Saddleback set a team mark as the Gauchos won the San Diego Golf Academy Invitational Friday at Whispering Palms Country Club in San Diego.

Richardson, a freshman from Dana Hills High, shot a five-under 66, which is a single-round record for a Saddleback player. He broke the mark of 68 shot by John Wardrup in 1988.

Saddleback’s total of 352 was the lowest team total for the Gauchos. It broke the mark of 361 by the 1984 team at San Dimas Country Club.

Besides Richardson, Justin Boatman shot 70, and Jason McDaniel and Jason Reeder had 71s.

In nonconference golf:

Pasadena 393, Orange Coast 394, Santa Barbara 394--Mike Sharp shot a four-over 76 and teammate Brad Miller shot a 78 at Brookside Golf Course in Pasadena. Orange Coast is 7-4-1.

In nonconference men’s tennis:

Saddleback 5, Grossmont 4--Saddleback and Grossmont were tied at No. 1 in the preseason rankings, and the teams played a tight match at Saddleback. It came down to No. 3 doubles, and Saddleback’s Jeremy Driscoll and Erik Berg beat Todd Short and Lewis Altamirano, 5-7, 7-6, 6-4. Saddleback is 8-0.

In Orange Empire Conference men’s track and field:

Golden West 93, Orange Coast 69, Grossmont 23--It was the first time that Golden West, under second-year Coach Matt Simpson, has beaten OCC since 1969.

In the Golden West softball tournament:

Cypress 4, West Valley 0 (6 innings)--Kim Taylor (7-3) pitched a two-hitter to lead Cypress (22-6). Tina Fuheata had two hits and a run batted in for Cypress, which also beat Golden West, 10-2, Friday. Sonya Fellows had three hits and two RBIs and Kerry Moloney had three hits and scored three runs for Cypress against Golden West.

Orange Coast 4, Consumnes River 1--Kathy Shortall was two for two with two doubles to lead Orange Coast (9-4).

In nonconference baseball:

Saddleback 6, East Los Angeles 5 (10 innings)--Justin Drizos drove in the winning run for Saddleback (12-4) in the 10th inning with a double. Teammate Bo Haley hit a third-inning home run.

In Orange Empire Conference volleyball:

Orange Coast 3, Santa Monica 1--David Kellar had 22 kills to lead Orange Coast (3-4) in the 13-15, 15-8, 15-13, 17-15 victory.