Use of Ineligible Player Costs San Fernando Two Victories

Use of an ineligible player has forced the San Fernando High basketball team to forfeit two victories, dropping the team’s record from 3-2 to 1-4.

Kevin Hawkins, a senior reserve guard, this week was declared ineligible for the remainder of the season when school officials discovered that he had falsified a mandatory physical examination.

The Tigers, who learned of the transgression Tuesday, have forfeited victories over Highland and L.A. High. San Fernando’s 74-73 win over Monroe on Wednesday is the Tigers’ lone victory.

Hawkins was academically ineligible the past two seasons, but raised his grade-point average to an acceptable level.

“The irony is he pulls this and he’s ineligible again,” San Fernando Coach Dick Crowell said. “He didn’t want to be inconvenienced to go see a doctor--or pay a doctor. I don’t know which.”

Volleyball

Fifty three seniors from 79 Southern California schools will compete in the third All-Valley Girls’ Volleyball Shootout on Saturday at Pierce College.

The field will be divided into four teams: North, South, East and West. North will play South at 5 p.m. with East vs. West at 7 p.m. The winners will square off at 9.

Among area players expected to play are: Jenny Pavley and Tammy Burrus (Agoura High), Jessica Dinaberg (El Camino Real), Carolyn and Jeanette Penfield (Thousand Oaks), Casey Coghlan (Notre Dame), Lindsay Estes (Saugus), Amy Gusick (La Reina), Jenny Panatier (Van Nuys) and Teri Enright and Jenny Treglown (Royal).

College Soccer

Armando Valdivia is one step away from becoming the first Cal State Northridge soccer player to earn Division I All-American honors.

Valdivia was selected first-team All-Far West Region, Northridge announced Thursday. The senior forward led the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation with 17 goals, 20 assists and 54 points. He was named the conference’s Pacific Division most valuable player.

The All-American team will be announced on Dec. 16.

Cross-Country

The Valley Striders’ midget girls’ team (athletes born in 1981 and ‘82) won the Amateur Athletic Union championships at Fort Sam Houston in San Antonio, Tex., on Saturday.

The Striders totaled 91 points, led by second-place Megan McGowan of Wrightwood.

McGowan timed 11 minutes 40 seconds over the 3,000-meter course with Jaclyn Pedersen of Simi Valley finishing 14th (12:29) and Susan Torres of Fillmore placing 22nd (12:37).

In other events, the Striders finished second in the bantam (born in 1983 and ‘84) girls’ race with 74 points.

Whitney Phillips of Valencia was the team’s leading bantam finisher in 16th with a time of 13:01.

Miscellany

The Roy Campanella Memorial 5K/10K Run & Walk is scheduled for Jan. 9 at Cal State Northridge. Proceeds benefit the Northridge Heart Institute at Northridge Hospital Medical Center.

Information: 818-885-5341.