GLENDALE — The following are odds and ends from the local sports scene.
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VAQUEROS MOVE ON TO POSTSEASON
For the first time since 2003, the Glendale Community College men’s basketball team will compete in the postseason.
The Vaqueros (16-15) will meet host Compton College (16-16) in a Southern California Regional wild-card contest at 7 p.m. on Wednesday. The Vaqueros, who lost their final four regular-season games, finished in fifth place in the Western State Conference’s Southern Division.
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SPEED SECURES LOFTY LEAGUE HONOR
The St. Francis High boys’ basketball team finished seventh in the tough eight-team Mission League this year, well short of qualifying for the playoffs.
However, junior guard Malik Speed made quite an impression.
Speed was selected by the league’s eight coaches as a member of the all-league second team. He’s the first Golden Knight player to earn all-league accolades since Kevin Peterson in 2006.
Speed averaged 13.5 points, 4.2 rebounds and three assists per game this season. St. Francis finished 10-15 and 3-11 in league.
“With eight teams in our league, it’s pretty hard to get guys on,” St. Francis Coach John Jordan said. “It’s a nice tribute from the other coaches because it means they appreciated how hard he played.”
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THREE LOCAL PLAYERS NET ACCOLADES
Two members from the Flintridge Sacred Heart Academy girls’ water polo team and one from Flintridge Prep picked up all-league honors.
Kathleen Harper and Shaylyn Stanley of Flintridge Sacred Heart Academy were named to the All-Mission League squad. Flintridge Prep’s Patricia McGown was named to the All-Prep League team.
Harper, a senior driver, was named to the all-league first team. Stanley, a sophomore utility player, earned a spot on the all-league second team. The Tologs went 2-13 and 0-10 in league to finish in sixth place.
McGown, a sophomore goalkeeper, secured all-league first-team honors. Flintridge Prep went 0-17 and 0-12 in league for seventh place.
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FALCONS TAKE SECOND IN TOURNAMENT
To prepare for their upcoming summer tournament at Dreams Park in Cooperstown, NY, the La Crescenta Falcons 10-year-old baseball team went undefeated in pool play in the Mid-Valley President’s Day Tournament before placing second with a 3-1 record. The Falcons scored 49 runs in four tournament contests.
