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HOPKINS -- GOSNELL Kimberly Hopkins and Chad Gosnell have announced their engagement and will marry in July. The bride-to-be is the daughter of Rosa and Stephen Hopkins of Glendale. She graduated from Crescenta Valley High School in 1995, and from Azusa Pacific University in 1999 with a degree in liberal studies and a teaching credential. She is a third-grade teacher at Monte Vista Elementary School. The groom-to-be is the son of Francine and Monty Gosnell of Merced.

Two home runs by Brian Longpre and Chris Johnson helped the Crescenta Valley boys' varsity baseball team get by California High, 7-6, in the Glendora Tournament on Tuesday at Azusa Pacific University. The Falcons improved to 1-1 to start the season. They played Bonita in a nonleague game yesterday(Thursday) at Henderson Field, but results were not available at press time. CV will host Hoover in a Pacific League game next Tuesday at 7 p.m. at Stengel Field in Glendale. Both homers were two-run shots.

BERGER -- MARSH Laura Christine Berger and John Edward Marsh, both of La Crescenta, were married at the First Baptist Church of La Crescenta. Pastor Paul Weir and Pastor Jeff Myers officiated. The ceremony began with a video retrospective of the couple's lives. The matron of honor was Lisa Myers. The bridesmaids were Nancy Roberts Berger, Erica Crane, Tiffany Caprarella, Angela Johnson and Amy Chessum. The flower girls were Eryn Sommers and Samantha Burns.

Stacy Goto of Glendale attended the National Young Leaders Conference in Washington, D.C. She was among 400 high school students from around the country who met with elected officials and participated in leadership exercises. Five residents recently graduated from Azusa Pacific University: Jennifer A. Hohenstein of Glendale graduated with a bachelor's degree in cinema broadcast arts. Alexandra N. Krolikowska of Glendale graduated with a bachelor's degree in nursing.

Michael James Doyle, the son of Dennis and Paula Doyle of Glendale, received the rank of Eagle Scout. He is a member of Troop 101 of the Verdugo Hills Council Boy Scouts of America. For his Eagle Scout project, Michael, along with teams of Scouts and parents, scanned and organized thousands of archive pictures from 1927 through 2003 from Incarnation Church. He then burned digital copies onto compact discs and gave copies to the church's library and school and the Special Collections Department at the Glendale Public Library.

Nicholas R. Roybal of Tujunga has been named to the dean's list for the 2007 spring semester at Connecticut College. He achieved Dean's High Honors, a recognition for students who have earned a grade point average of 3.7 to 4.0. Connecticut College is ranked among the most selective private liberal arts colleges in the nation. Victoria Jean Winter of Tujunga is expected to graduate from Azusa Pacific University this Friday, July 27 with a Master of Science in nursing.

Edgar Melik-Stepanyan Matt Oliver (Crescenta Valley, 2004), freshman guard, Azusa Pacific University men's basketball -- First, they pulled off a thrilling victory in a triple-overtime contest, then, they knocked off the defending national champion. And the Cougars' postseason journey is still going. Azusa Pacific University upset top-ranked Mountain State University, 82-66, in the quarterfinals of the Buffalo Funds-NAIA Division I Men's Basketball National Championship at the Municipal Auditorium in Kansas City, Mo. Oliver did not play in the triumph.

BOYS’ GOLF Webb 206, Flintridge Prep 225, Granada Hills Hillcrest Christian 253: Dylan Colliflower and Tim Jones each fired a seven-over-par 42 to lead the Rebels (12-8) in a Prep League finale tri-match at Simi Hills Golf Course on Tuesday. Prep finishes 8-4 for third place in league.   MEN’S TRACK AND FIELD Glendale Community College in Bryan Clay Invitational: Christopher Farmer, James Jones, Neil Jones and Ricky Avila teamed up to win their section of the 4x400-meter relay in 3 minutes 27.88 seconds on Saturday at Azusa Pacific University.

Abrams -- Mucic Jennifer Abrams and Robert Mucic were married beside a waterfall in the gardens of the Calabasas Inn. Grant Alexander Hosford IV, the bride's brother-in-law, officiated. The matron of honor was Stephanie Hosford, the bride's sister. The bridesmaids were Alice Miyake, Jacqueline Schaedel and Elizabeth Weaver. Sara Schwartz served as the flower girl. The best man was Robert Copeland. The groomsmen were Thomas Barlow, Bryan Dissman and Mark Roach.

GLENDALE — The following are updates on area athletes at the collegiate level .   Evan Simonitsch (St. Francis High, 2007) redshirt freshman outfielder, Loyola Marymount University baseball: Simonitsch, who helped the Golden Knights advance to the CIF Southern Section Division II championship contest in 2006, had a drag-bunt single and stole a base Thursday in Loyola’s 12-3 victory against University of San Francisco in a West Coast Conference home contest.

BOYS’ GOLF Webb 206, Flintridge Prep 225, Granada Hills Hillcrest Christian 253: Dylan Colliflower and Tim Jones each fired a seven-over-par 42 to lead the Rebels (12-8) in a Prep League finale tri-match at Simi Hills Golf Course on Tuesday. Prep finishes 8-4 for third place in league.   MEN’S TRACK AND FIELD Glendale Community College in Bryan Clay Invitational: Christopher Farmer, James Jones, Neil Jones and Ricky Avila teamed up to win their section of the 4x400-meter relay in 3 minutes 27.88 seconds on Saturday at Azusa Pacific University.

LA CRESCENTA — Rain had been expected in the forecast leading up to Thursday afternoon’s Pacific League track and field dual meet between Crescenta Valley High and visiting Burbank. The rain never came, and nearly ideal weather conditions led to both teams turning in some quality individual performances. Leading the way were Crescenta Valley girls’ runners Cali King and Jessica Beerman and Burbank boys’ standout Greg Dotson. King and Beerman each won two individual races and helped win a relay event to help Crescenta Valley pick up a 101-34 win against Burbank, while Dotson did the same in the boys’ portion of the meet that saw Crescenta Valley earn an 86-50 victory.

GLENDALE — The following are updates on area athletes at the collegiate level.   Baillie Kirker (Crescenta Valley High, 2009) freshman, University of Arizona softball: The reigning All-Area Softball Player of the Year missed her fourth straight game on Saturday, a 10-2 road win for the second-ranked Wildcats over New Mexico, while nursing a sore left side suffered when she was struck by a pitch on March 19. Kirker, who hit a state-record 53 homers in her Falcons career, was drilled by a pitch from Oklahoma University pitcher Keilani Ricketts to lead off the seventh inning.

Messages of hope and caution were handed out in even helpings Saturday to 58 graduating seniors at Holy Family High School as a record number of students in the class prepare for college and the trepidations of employment. The Glendale college preparatory academy will send 90% of its graduating class to four-year universities, such as the Illinois Institute of Technology and UCLA, said Principal Michelle Purghart. “That’s the highest in our history,” she said in the school’s church on Elk Avenue.