Alemany Takes Steps to Replace McDonald

Rev. James Anguiano, principal at Alemany High, declined to say whether Darryl McDonald has resigned or had been fired, but said applications are being accepted to replace the boys’ basketball coach.

McDonald, who guided Alemany to a share of the Mission League title last season, was discovered last month to be a registered sex offender.

“We’re moving forward,” Anguiano said.

A committee will be formed to interview and make recommendations in the hiring of a new coach.

* Steven Smith, a highly touted freshman guard, has enrolled at Taft.

The 6-foot Smith played summer basketball for Alemany. He also has gone out for football at Taft.

“He’s one of the best freshman in Southern California,” said Rich Goldberg, who runs the American Roundball Corp. youth league.

* A summer camp for players in grades first through 10th began Tuesday and runs through Saturday at North Hollywood High.

Larry Drew, former Laker coach, is running the camp. Shaquille O’Neal is scheduled to make an appearance.

Information: (818) 995-3761.

BASEBALL

* Merrill Dunn, a pitcher for North Hollywood High and Pierce College, has accepted a scholarship to Cal State Northridge.

Dunn is expected to enroll in January after he completes classes this semester at Pierce.

* Kurt Birkins, former El Camino Real High pitcher, has decided to redshirt next season at UCLA.

Birkins led the Bruins in earned-run average as a freshman.

Birkins, 19, said he wants to use the year off to become stronger.

* Francisco Enriquez, former third baseman at San Fernando High, has committed to USC.

* The Sylmar Stallions lost in the championship game of the U.S. Amateur Baseball Assn. tournament for 18-and-under teams in San Diego last weekend.

Kevin Howard, former shortstop at Westlake High, hit five home runs in the tournament.

Also on the team were Birkins and Woody Cliffords, who played at El Camino Real.

GOLF

* Scott Bashin of Northridge shot five-over-par 77 and is seven shots behind after the first round of the 31st annual Independent Insurance Agent Junior Classic at Northgate Country Club in Houston.

Roy Moon of Simi Valley finished at 82.

TENNIS

* Top-seeded Jesse Witten of Naples, Fla., defeated No. 5-seeded Ryan Heinberg of Agoura Hills, 6-4, 7-5, in boys’ 16 division in the third-place match of the U.S. Tennis Assn. National Hardcourt tournament Sunday in Kalamazoo, Mich.

Robby Ginepri of Marietta, Ga. won the singles title.

Ginepri and Ytai Abourgzir of Boca Raton, Fla., seeded sixth, defeated second-seeded Stephen Amritraj of Calabasas and Sam Warburg of Sacramento in the doubles final, 6-3, 6-4, on Saturday.

Theresa Logar of Rochester Hills, Mich., downed Erica Sauer of Somis, 6-2, 6-4, for third place in the girls’ 14 division in the National Hardcourt tournament in College Park, Ga.

Luana Magnani of Pasadena and Jody Scheldt of Bonsall defeated Stephanie Berg and Jessica Leck of Harvard-Westlake High, 2-6, 7-5, 6-2, in the doubles semifinals of the girls’ 16s tournament in San Diego.

DIVING

* Justin Dumais of Ventura finished second in the men’s 10-meter platform competition Sunday in the 1999 U.S. Summer National Diving Championships at The Woodlands, Texas.

Dumais moved up after recording his two highest-scoring dives on his last two of six attempts.

He wound up with 611.04 points to finish behind Mark Ruiz of Orlando, Fla., who had 621.18 points.

Dumais and Ruiz were second in the men’s platform synchronized diving finals. Dumais and Ruiz, defending champions, scored 310.12 points to finish behind David Pichler of Fort Lauderdale, Fla., and Chuck Wade of Houston, who scored 314.19.

Troy Dumais finished fourth in the three-meter springboard finals Saturday with 618.36 points. Pichler won the event with 685.80 points.

The Dumais brothers finished second in the three-meter springboard synchronized finals with 318.24 points. They finished behind Ruiz and Rio Ramirez of Miami, Fla., who had 327.15 points.

CYCLING

* In a rematch of the Pan American Games gold medal match sprint finals, Marty Nothstein of Trexlertown, Penn., defeated Marcelo Arrue of Woodland Hills, 2-0, Friday to win the gold medal at the EDS Elite National Track Cycling Championships in Trexlertown.

Nothstein, 1996 Olympic silver medalist who swept Arrue in the match sprint finals and won the Olympic Sprint and Keirin gold medals at the Pan Am Games, has won 18 national track cycling championships.