Four County Golfers Named to SoCal Junior Team

Four Orange County golfers were named to the Southern California PGA All-Southern California Junior team, including Fountain Valley’s Candie Kung, who was named the girls’ team player of the year. Sonora High’s Angela Rho also was named to the girls’ team.

James Oh of Lakewood was named the boys’ team player of the year. University High’s Ron Won and Servite’s Nico Bollini also werenamed to the boys’ team.

BASKETBALL

Cal State Fullerton will hold a midnight basketball event beginning at 9:30 tonight in Titan Gym.

The men’s and women’s basketball teams will be introduced at midnight, followed by a 15-minute scrimmage by the men’s team. Admission is free.

The first 500 at the event will receive a coupon for a free hamburger. Performances by a rock band and the school’s varsity band are scheduled. There will be a student slam dunk contest for men and a student three-point shooting contest for women.

Regular practice sessions for both teams begin Saturday.

* Erin Whiteside, a 6-foot-1 center, will return for her senior season with the Cal State Fullerton women’s basketball team after graduating last spring.

Whiteside said she decided to remain in school and complete work toward a degree in finance after earning her degree in communications.

Whiteside has a year of eligibility remaining because she sat out her freshman season with a knee injury. She was the team’s leading scorer (13.7 points) and rebounder (9.3) last season.

NEWSMAKERS LUNCHEON

Bob and Beverly Lewis, owners of Silver Charm and Charismatic, horses that nearly won racing’s Triple Crown in two of the past three years, and jockey Kent Desormeaux will speak at the Sports Newsmakers Luncheon Tuesday at the Arrowhead Pond.

Silver Charm won the Kentucky Derby and the Preakness before losing at the Belmont Stakes in 1997. Charismatic followed the same path this year. Silver Charm received the Eclipse Award as the top 3-year-old in 1997.

Desormeaux guided Real Quiet to victories in the 1998 Kentucky Derby and Preakness before losing by a nose to Victory Gallop in the Belmont.

The luncheon, which is open to the public, begins at noon. Cost is $15 in advance, $20 at the door and reservations are suggested. They can be made by calling (714) 758-0222.