Waves’ Brown Has Knee Surgery

Pepperdine guard Gerald Brown, leading scorer in the West Coast Conference this basketball season, underwent reconstructive surgery on his right knee Wednesday at the Medical Plaza Orthopedic Surgery Center in Santa Monica.

Brown, a 6-foot-3 junior who averaged 17.8 points a game, suffered a torn anterior cruciate ligament when he collided with teammate Bryan Hill late in the first half of Pepperdine’s 63-60 upset of Santa Clara in the first round of the WCC tournament March 2.

A Pepperdine spokesman said it is too early to determine if Brown will recover in time for the start of the 1996-97 season. Brown has a redshirt season available.

Football

Maurice Bryant, a wide receiver at Valley College, has committed to Houston.

Bryant, 6-2 and 185 pounds, had 29 receptions for 526 yards and three touchdowns for the Monarchs last season.

Soccer

Crescenta Valley midfielder Michele Cena has signed with Pacific.

Cena holds the Falcon records for assists in a season (26) and in a career (66) and this season helped Crescenta Valley to a 17-4-3 record and a berth in the Southern Section Division playoffs.

Crescenta Valley defender Heidi Reinhard has committed to UC Irvine.

Reinhard, who helped the Falcons post a school-record 15 shutouts this season, chose the Anteaters over USC, UCLA and UC Santa Barbara.

Miscellany

The Camarillo Fishing Club is offering a five-week fishing course for beginners. Classes are scheduled to begin April 1 at the Camarillo American Legion Hall.

Information: 805-386-4007.

Saturday’s opening night program at Ventura Raceway has been canceled due to the recent storms, which flooded the track, pit area and parking lot.

The event for non-winged Sprint Cars, Dwarf Cars and I-4 Modifieds has not been rescheduled at this time, and the March 23 event for Stock Cars will be the season opener.

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Contributing: Fernando Dominguez, Darin Esper, Rob Fernas, Bryan Rodgers, Tris Wykes.