Gurney Strikes Green in PBA Final, 216-187

Barry Gurney of West Hills picked up his third tour victory Thursday night by defeating Avery LeBlanc, 216-187, in the championship match of the $75,000 Rocky Mountain PBA Senior Classic at Fun-Plex Superbowl in Littleton, Colo.

Gurney, a left-hander, pulled ahead by stringing together strikes in the sixth, seventh and eighth frames.

“I’m a nervous wreck,” Gurney said. “Avery had whacked three rivals before our match and I was worried about my chances.”

LeBlanc got to the final by beating Gene Stru, 224-213, John Handegard, 234-217, and Denny Torgerson, 234-192.

Golf

Darren Angel of Northridge dropped to 13th place after shooting a three-over-par 73 for a three-day total of 216 in the American Junior Golf Assn. championship at the Four Season Resort and Club Tournament Players course in Irving, Tex.

Baseball

Nathaniel Dunlap’s two-out single in the eighth drove home R.T. Girch to give Northridge’s 13-year-old Little League team a 4-3 victory over Yucaipa in the Junior Division tournament at Brookside Park in Pasadena.

Northridge plays Inglewood today at 5 at Brookside.

Playing their fourth game in five days at Mission Viejo, Northridge’s 12-year-olds fell to Diamond Bar, 18-14, Wednesday night in the Major Division Little League tournament.

The loss, Northridge’s second in the tournament, ended its season.

Gregg Wallis hit two home runs for Northridge, which never had the lead. Marshall Plouffe and Casey Shaw also homered.

Shaw’s three-run blast in the sixth drew Northridge to within four, but two batters later Diamond Bar turned a double play to end the game.

The 18 runs scored by Diamond Bar matched the number yielded by Northridge in its 11 previous games.

“When we lost that one game, 3-2, against Eagle Rock on Sunday, it forced us to play all of these loser’s bracket games,” Manager Warren Plouffe said. “We just ran out of pitching.”

Monroe High Coach Kevin Campbell and Grant High Coach Jeremy Lawrence are directing the Sierra Canyon baseball camp for boys and girls ages 8-12.

There are openings in the Aug. 14-25 session.

Information: 818-882-8121.

Football

Jon Fleming, a former Montclair Prep defensive line coach, has accepted a graduate coaching position at University of the Pacific in Stockton.

Cal State Northridge added Tom Merrill, a transfer linebacker from San Diego State, and Danny Quinal, a wide receiver from College of the Desert, to its recruiting class.

Soccer

Former Notre Dame High mid-fielder Jonathan Arroyo made a commitment to attend Quincy University in Illinois.

Basketball

Tarzana Recreation Center is accepting team entries for an upcoming adult basketball league.

Information: 818-343-5946.

Contributing: Vince Kowalick, Bryan Rodgers, Ethan Skolnick.