Sports

PREPS

It should come as no surprise that the Alhambra and Glendora boys’ basketball teams are off to the best starts among San Gabriel Valley-area teams.

Alhambra, under Coach Jim Wetmore, has won the Arroyo and Alhambra tournaments and entered the week 10-0. Senior forward Mike Contreras is the Moors’ top scorer, averaging more than 20 points a game.

Glendora may have lost guard Cameron Murray to graduation, but the Tartans’ talent pool runs deep. Glendora, under Coach Mike LeDuc, also entered the week 10-0 after winning two tournaments. Guard Greg Jacobsen is one of several talented players that form the Tartans’ nucleus.

* Rosemead’s Mike Kawamura, a defending Southern Section and Master’s Meet wrestling champion, appears to be on track for another stellar season.

Kawamura won the 126-pound division at a tournament hosted by Rosemead last weekend. He was one of several San Gabriel Valley-area wrestlers who won titles at the tournament.

Temecula finished first in the team standings, followed by South Hills and Alhambra.

Other local individual winners included Billy Sweet of Damien (103 pounds), Guy Horcasitas of Sierra Vista (112), Jimmy Lim of Wilson (119), Dwayne Gabourel of Rowland (160) and Eddie Fukuma of Alhambra (189).

* Senior Kory Minor, a defensive end and fullback for Bishop Amat, was selected California Player of the Year by Scholastic Coach magazine.

Minor, a member of The Times’ All-San Gabriel Valley team, helped lead Bishop Amat to the Southern Section Division I championship game. He had 20 1/2 sacks.

Minor is now a candidate for regional and national honors presented by a sports drink company.

COMMUNITY COLLEGES

Los Angeles City College, ranked fourth in the state, defeated Pasadena City College, 94-73, to win the Crown City Classic tournament last weekend at Pasadena.

Pasadena trailed, 45-38, at halftime before the Cubs took control in the second half. Demetrius Collier scored 26 points for PCC and Al Timmons added 17.

* Sophomore Tiffany Hattori and freshmen Laura Villalobos and Paula Morgan of the Pasadena City College women’s volleyball team were selected first-team All-South Coast Conference by league coaches.

Hattori, a 5-foot-6 outside hitter from Alhambra, led the Lancers to the second round of the state tournament this season.

COLLEGES

Rick Candaele, offensive coordinator for the Claremont-Mudd-Scripps football team the last two seasons, has been named head coach of the Stags.

Candaele, 48, replaces John Zinda, who stepped down after 27 seasons. Zinda will remain as the school’s athletic director.

Candaele was head coach at UC Santa Barbara from 1988-92. He was also an assistant at Santa Barbara and has also coached at the high school level in California and Idaho.

Claremont was 4-5 last season and third in NCAA Division III in passing offense.

* The Azusa Pacific men’s basketball team is not ranked among the top 25 teams in the National Assn. of Intercollegiate Athletics for the first time in 19 polls.

The Cougars entered the week 8-4 and ranked 26th. Azusa Pacific continues its schedule Dec. 29-30 in a tournament at Cal State San Bernardino, then plays host to its own tournament Jan. 3-4.

* The Cal Poly Pomona men’s basketball team will play host to Cal State Hayward tonight and compete in a tournament Dec. 28-30 at Chico.

Pomona entered its game against Hayward with a 7-2 record after Monday night’s 80-72 loss to Azusa Pacific.

Mike Reynolds scored 16 points for Pomona against Azusa Pacific. Tyrone Merriweather added 12.

* The Cal Poly Pomona women’s basketball team entered the week 5-5 after losses to Sonoma State and Chico State. The Broncos play in a tournament at La Jolla next week.

Freshman Jessica Eggleston is averaging 16.5 points a game for the Broncos. Junior Vanisha Miles is averaging 10.3 points.

PREP OF THE WEEK

Sasha Harris, Temple City--Harris, a sophomore, scored 42 points for the Rams in a 56-34 victory over Claremont that gave Temple City third place in the San Dimas girls’ basketball tournament.

COLLEGE ATHLETE OF THE WEEK

Raymond Tutt, Azusa Pacific--Tutt, a sophomore from San Pedro, scored 31 points in an 80-72 nonconference victory over Cal Poly Pomona.

It was the sixth time this season that Tutt has scored more than 30 points.

MISCELLANY

Cal Poly Pomona is sponsoring a fundamentals camp for baseball and softball players ages 7 to 16. The camp will be staged from 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Monday through Wednesday. Cost is $85. Information: (909) 869-2829.

* The Foothill-Citrus Baseball Umpires Assn. will have its first meeting Jan. 22 at Walnut High. The organization is seeking members, who earn $46 for working one-man, non-varsity games. The association will provide training in rules. Information: (818) 964-9445.

CALENDAR

The Arcadia recreation department is accepting registration for its 1995 adult basketball league, which begins play Jan. 25 and runs through March 29.

Games are played Wednesday evenings at the Arcadia High gymnasium. Cost is $330 a team. Information: (818) 574-5113.