Dumais Wins National Diving Title

Troy Dumais of Ventura beat defending champion Dean Panaro on the one-meter springboard Thursday to win his first national title at the National Diving Championships in Moultrie, Ga.

Dumais, a 16-year-old Buena High student being touted by many as the next Greg Louganis, beat Panaro by 15 points and is believed to be the youngest male diver to win a national crown. Louganis, who won a record 47 national titles, won his first at age 18 in 1978.

Dumais, a 14-time national junior champion and double gold medalist in the 1995 World Junior Championships, narrowly missed making the 1996 U.S. Olympic team on platform with a third-place finish in the Olympic trials. Louganis won a silver medal on platform in the 1976 Olympics.

Jennifer Parmenter of Granada Hills won the 400-meter freestyle Thursday at the Phillips 66 national swimming championships in Ft. Lauderdale, Fla. Parmenter, who will be a sophomore at L.A. Baptist High, won her fourth national title with a time of 4 minutes 13.24 seconds. She won the 400-meter individual medley Wednesday.

Lenny Krazelburg of Studio City won the 100-meter backstroke with a time of 56.11.

Football

Senior Keith Johnson, who started at defensive back for Montclair Prep in 1995, has transferred to Taft through open enrollment.

Johnson, who also plays basketball, transferred from Montclair Prep to Chatsworth and briefly played for the Chancellor basketball team last spring.

Johnson will play defensive back and wide receiver for the Toreadors.

David San Vicente, first-string offensive tackle for Cal State Northridge, missed the Matadors’ first day of full-squad workouts after suffering a broken tooth. San Vicente was scheduled to meet with a dentist to determine if the tooth had to be pulled.

Baseball

Eight former Valley College baseball players have signed with four-year schools.

They are first baseman Steve Zorn (Pepperdine), shortstop Ron Pirayoff (Loyola Marymount), outfielder Chris Butler (Cal Poly San Luis Obispo), catcher John Shellabarger (Cal State Dominguez Hills) and pitchers Tony Gennaro (Cal State Northridge), Clint Marcus (Nevada) and Jason Makohon and Ryan Mort (Cal State Chico).

Mid Valley Pony baseball is holding registration for its fall season Saturday and Sunday and Aug. 24-25 from 9 a.m. to noon at the baseball complex at the corner of Louise and Oxnard in Encino.

Tryouts are Sept. 7-8. Information: 818-708-8988.

Cross-Country

Francisco Sandoval, who placed fifth in the 1994 Ventura County championships for Channel Islands High, has transferred to Moorpark College after attending UC Davis during the 1995-96 school year.

Track and Field

Ted Peszynski, third in the 800 meters in the City Section championships for Monroe High this year, will attend Santa Monica College.

Basketball

Ashley Wornall has transferred to Santa Ynez High from Village Christian according to her father. Wornall, a sophomore forward, averaged 10 points and 10 rebounds last season.

Canoga Park High has hired Antony Villalobos as its girls’ coach.

Volleyball

Chaminade High has hired Marla O’Hara as its girls’ coach.

Contributing: Mike Bresnahan, Fernando Dominguez, Jeff Fletcher, Vince Kowalick, John Ortega, Bryan Rodgers.