Patterson Leaves CSUN for Position at Hueneme High

Cal State Northridge assistant women’s basketball coach Robin Patterson has resigned to take a teaching position at Hueneme High. Patterson, who left Simi Valley High to join CSUN, had assisted Matador Coach Kim Chandler since April 16, 1992.

“I’m getting back into high school teaching,” Patterson said, “. . . I decided that’s what I want to do.”

Patterson, 29, will coach track and field and teach biology and science at Hueneme.

“I think the (CSUN) program is heading in the right direction,” said Patterson, who was girls’ basketball coach at Lakeland (Fla.) High and Galion (Ohio) High before moving to California in 1991.

“Being out recruiting in July I got a really good feeling for what the other coaches thought about Northridge,” she said. “They are starting to recognize the name and what’s happening here--whereas a year ago, I didn’t get that feeling at all.”

Golf

Darren Angel of Northridge has been selected to participate in the Canon Cup Championship next week at Stanford Golf Course in Palo Alto.

Angel, a junior at Granada Hills High and the defending City Section individual champion, was selected to play for the West team in the all-star event, which follows the Ryder Cup format. Ten boys and 10 girls were named to the East and West teams. The event begins Monday and concludes Wednesday.

The competition, conducted annually by the American Junior Golf Assn., includes four-ball matches, mixed-team play and singles matches. Also named to the West boys’ team were Tiger Woods of Cypress, Ted Oh of Torrance, Mike Walton of Palm Desert and Eddy Lee of Corona. The East team includes Robert Floyd of Miami Beach, son of PGA Tour standout Ray Floyd.

Baseball

The Canadian National Team will face a pair of high school all-star teams on Sunday, starting at 11 a.m. at Cal State Northridge’s Matador Field.

The Canadian team, composed of college players between the ages of 18 and 21, will first face a team of high school seniors from the 818 and 805 area codes. A game against players from the 310 area code will follow.

Ice Skating

The Ice Skating Institute of America Recreational Team Championships of the United States, the world’s largest recreational ice skating competition, is scheduled Monday through Saturday at four area rinks.

The competition is expected to include 4,200 entries from the United States, Japan and China. Participants will compete in freestyle, figures, precision, spotlight and hockey events. Admission is free.

Opening ceremonies are scheduled for Wednesday at Pickwick Ice Arena in Burbank. Competition also will be staged at Ice Capades Chalet in North Hollywood, Iceoplex in North Hills and Pasadena Ice Skating Center.

Softball

The Valley Breeze, a first-year, 14-and-under team made up of 12 regional players, qualified for the national tournament in Rockford, Ill., Aug. 11-15, by beating the Orange County Crunch, 1-0, in the championship game of the state tournament.

The Conejo Recreation and Park District is accepting applications for adult slo-pitch softball. Games will be played at Thousand Oaks Community Park, Peppertree Playfield, Borchard Community Park and North Ranch Playfield.

Leagues are scheduled to begin Sept. 12. Registration deadline is Aug. 24. Information: 805-495-4674.

Water Polo

Larry Baratte, Ventura College water polo coach, has scheduled a camp Aug. 16-19 for players ages 14 through 17.

Information: 805-388-1881 or 805-654-6352.

Basketball

Joey Leavitt, a former All-Marmonte League forward for Westlake High, has transferred from University of Arizona to Sheridan College in Sheridan, Wyoming. Leavitt averaged 17.8 points and 9.6 rebounds as a senior in 1992.