Dehydrated Hall Unable to Finish Race

Kevin Hall of Ventura, a Laser class sailor who has been fighting testicular cancer since 1990, saw his Olympic dreams fade Thursday when he was unable to finish the second race of the day in the U.S. Olympic Yachting Trials off the coast of Savannah, Ga.

His coach, Tom Kenney, said Hall became dehydrated and chose to drop out of the race and rest.

Hall received a waiver to compete in the trials because he has to take testosterone, which is on the International Olympic Committee’s list of banned substances.

Basketball

Former Cleveland High basketball player Eddie Hill, the restricted-earnings assistant at the University of Portland, has applied for a full-time opening on the staff of new Cal State Northridge basketball Coach Bobby Braswell.

Braswell was Hill’s coach for two seasons at Cleveland in 1988-89. Hill went on to play at Washington State.

Quincy University agreed to a four-year contract extension with former Canyon High basketball Coach Steve Hawkins, who has had a winning record in four of five seasons with the Hawks.

Football

Hart receiver Tim Waddell accepted an appointment to the U.S. Military Academy at West Point.

Softball

Hoover first baseman Daphne Vadman has accepted a partial scholarship to Loyola Marymount.

Golf

Cindy McConnell of Camarillo and Debbi Koyama of Westlake Village qualified as alternates for the U.S. Women’s Open, each shooting 74 in sectional qualifying at Mission Viejo Country Club.

The Open will be played May 30-June 2 at Pine Needles Golf Club in Southern Pines, N.C.

Contributing: Rob Fernas, Dana Haddad, Tris Wykes, Peter Yoon.