Voorhees Qualifies to Play in 20 LPGA Events Next Year

Heidi Voorhees of Valley Village, a 1990 graduate of Notre Dame High, earned a conditional playing card for the LPGA Tour by finishing in a tie for 37th on Friday in the qualifying tournament at the LPGA International course in Daytona Beach, Fla.

Voorhees shot 72-72-77-70 for a 291, 12 strokes behind winner Vickie Odegard.

With a conditional card, Voorhees is eligible to play in at least 20 tournaments and can play in others as space provides. A top-20 finish would have given Voorhees full playing privileges.

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Good students: Chris Zambri of Camarillo and Jeff Sanday, a former Cal State Northridge golfer, finished second and third, respectively, in the first stage of PGA Tour qualifying school at Crystalaire Country Club in Llano.

Zambri and Sanday advance to the second stage to be played next month in Palm Springs.

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Coaching promotion: Les Blad, boys’ junior varsity soccer coach at Littlerock High the past two seasons, has been hired to coach the varsity.

Blad, 31, is a graduate of Las Vegas Bonanza High, where he played on its first boys’ soccer team, and Brigham Young. An English teacher at Littlerock for the past three years, Blad coached the boys’ varsity volleyball team last year.

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Moving on up: Bill Chilson has been hired as boys’ varsity soccer coach at Antelope Valley High after coaching the Antelopes’ junior varsity last season.

Chilson replaces Sam Holmes, who resigned last spring. Chilson, 35, played soccer at San Dieguito High in San Diego and in the Air Force.

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Injury report: Mandy Kearns, an All-Foothill League girls’ soccer player at Canyon High last season, will undergo surgery early next month for a torn ligament in her right knee and will not play this season.

Kearns, a senior midfielder, was a three-year starter. Canyon Coach Michele Braceros said Kearns injured her knee playing soccer last spring but only recently received an accurate diagnosis.

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Double-barreled loss: Jaime Saldana has resigned as girls’ soccer coach at Burbank High to devote more time to his job. His brother, Adam Saldana, also has resigned as coach of the Bulldog boys’ team.