Cerritos College

Qualifying to Saturday's CIF Southern Section Track and Field Divisional Championships at Mt. San Antonio College required the local entrants who earned such advancement to turn in very good results at last weekend's divisional prelims all over Southern California. This weekend, however, the bar will be raised from very good to exceptional. Of course, that's to be expected as divisional championships and CIF-Southern Section Masters Meet berths are on the line with the trip to Cerritos College available for the top 12 finishers in the 800-meter, 1,600-meter and 3,200-meter runs and top nine in every other event.

NORTHEAST GLENDALE ? For the members of the Glendale Community College men?s tennis team, they suffered more than just a 9-0 season-opening nonconference loss to visiting Cerritos College on Thursday afternoon. Hence, it?s likely a season opener the Vaqueros would just as soon like to forget. The Vaqueros, who finished second in the Western State Conference last season, also lost No. 1 singles player Emanuel Haug to an apparent right-knee injury. Haug, a freshman from Germany, had to retire early in the second set against Cerritos College?

Glendale Community College track and field Coach Eddie Lopez is basically conceding any thought of a team title when the Vaqueros women take to the Cerritos College track for the 2012 California Community College Track and Field Championships. "Laney [College] is going to win it, but as the other teams cancel each other out, we're going to be right there for second or third with Cerritos and Antelope Valley," Lopez said. "Every point counts. We start with the 10K, get some places there.

TUESDAY BOYS? VOLLEYBALL ?Flintridge Prep at Thousand Oaks Hillcrest Christian in CIF Southern Section Division V second-round match, 7 p.m. ? SWIMMING ?Crescenta Valley and Glendale in CIF Masters Meet at Belmont Plaza pool in Long Beach, TBA ? SATURDAY TRACK AND FIELD ?Crescenta Valley in CIF Southern Section Division I finals at Cerritos College, 11 a.m. ?Hoover in CIF Southern Section Division II finals at Cerritos College, 11 a.m. ?

PASADENA -- History would be made at Robinson Stadium on Saturday night, as the Pasadena City College football team hosted Cerritos College.  It would not be the kind of history that Lancers Coach Fred Fimbres wants to remember, as the Falcons defeated the Lancers, 65-14. This loss goes down as the biggest deficit, 51 points, at Robinson Stadium.  It would also be the most points, 65, given up by the Lancers in the stadium's history.  Robinson Stadium was built in 1999. “Any loss is a tough loss,” Fimbres said.

As the skies darkened with gray clouds over Southern California, runners and fielders at the 2008 Track and Field Masters at Cerritos College in Norwalk welcomed the cooler May temperatures. Amid the wet conditions last week, three local track-and-fielders weathered the dark, murky skies to qualify for the CIF State Prelims on May 30. Crescenta Valley?s Zack Torres qualified for the premiere track and field event in the state, finishing eighth in the boys? 3,200 meter race. By virtue of finishing with the fourth best time among Div. I runners, Torres will move on to the State Prelims on May 30 at Cerritos College.

Hamlet Nalbandyan NORWALK -- Janelle Del Soldato raised her fist in the air and jumped for joy for a reason after the 800 meters at the CIF Southern Section Track and Field Championships. The Crescenta Valley High senior's 2 minute 12.4-second time in the event not only put her atop the school's record books, but put her among the elite in Southern California. Del Soldato finished third in the girls' Division I race, but she could have easily been a CIF champion.

WALNUT - While Saturday afternoon marked the conclusion of the season for the majority of local competitors, Glendale High's Michael Davis, Crescenta Valley's Megan Melnyk and St. Francis' Caleb Simmeth proved themselves masters of advancing at the CIF Southern Section Divisional Track and Field Championships at Mt. San Antonio College. All three competitors qualified to the following week's Masters Meet at Cerritos College by posting a qualifying finish. Maybe there was no surprise that Davis, a state qualifier, would advance in the 200-meter run. The BYU-bound senior recovered from a disappointing effort in the 100 by finishing second in Division I in the 200 with a mark of 21.39 seconds.

Qualifying to Saturday's CIF Southern Section Track and Field Divisional Championships at Mt. San Antonio College required the local entrants who earned such advancement to turn in very good results at last weekend's divisional prelims all over Southern California. This weekend, however, the bar will be raised from very good to exceptional. Of course, that's to be expected as divisional championships and CIF-Southern Section Masters Meet berths are on the line with the trip to Cerritos College available for the top 12 finishers in the 800-meter, 1,600-meter and 3,200-meter runs and top nine in every other event.

NORTHEAST GLENDALE - A small bounce proved the difference between winning and a continuing slide for the Glendale Community College men's basketball team Friday afternoon. A fall-away five-foot jumper from sophomore wing Mike Johnson agonizingly bounced twice on the rim, but failed to score as time expired, allowing visiting Cerritos College to steal a 71-70 overtime victory in nonconference play. “We competed hard and we've just got to do a better job of understanding time circumstances and conditions of the game,” Vaqueros Coach Brian Beauchemin said.

PASADENA -- History would be made at Robinson Stadium on Saturday night, as the Pasadena City College football team hosted Cerritos College.  It would not be the kind of history that Lancers Coach Fred Fimbres wants to remember, as the Falcons defeated the Lancers, 65-14. This loss goes down as the biggest deficit, 51 points, at Robinson Stadium.  It would also be the most points, 65, given up by the Lancers in the stadium's history.  Robinson Stadium was built in 1999. “Any loss is a tough loss,” Fimbres said.

Glendale Community College track and field Coach Eddie Lopez is basically conceding any thought of a team title when the Vaqueros women take to the Cerritos College track for the 2012 California Community College Track and Field Championships. "Laney [College] is going to win it, but as the other teams cancel each other out, we're going to be right there for second or third with Cerritos and Antelope Valley," Lopez said. "Every point counts. We start with the 10K, get some places there.

GLENDALE — Making it through their respective divisional prelims was just the first test for the group of local athletes slated to compete in the CIF Southern Section finals at Cerritos College in Norwalk on Saturday. Now, there will be medals and CIF titles on the line and, for the ninth-fastest times across all divisions in sprints and 12th-best marks in distance and field events, a continuation of their seasons into the CIF Masters meet the following week. The meet is scheduled to go off at 10 a.m. beginning with field events.

THURSDAY SOFTBALL ?Crescenta Valley at Colton in CIF Southern Section Division III first-round game, 3:15 p.m. ? FRIDAY COLLEGE TRACK AND FIELD ?Glendale Community College in State Championships at Antelope Valley College, 2:45 p.m. ? BASEBALL ?Flintridge Prep at Capistrano Valley Christian in CIF Southern Section Division VI first-round game, 3:15 p.m. BOYS? TENNIS ?Glendale and Flintridge Prep in CIF Individual Tournament at Whittier Narrows Tennis Center, 9 a.m. ?

GLENDALE — Right from the start, Glendale Community College second-year football Coach John Rome figured his defensive unit would be up to speed. Rome surmised correctly after the Vaqueros opened the season Sept. 5 with a 51-29 home victory against West Los Angeles College. Now, Rome will look for another strong defensive performance when Glendale college meets East Los Angeles College in a nonconference road game at 6 p.m. today. “From the first day they were able to put the pads on, our defense was willing to hit and tackle,” Rome said.

A solid weekend for Falcons, Rebels, Tologs and Golden Knights as each had representatives this past Saturday at the CIF Southern Section track and field finals in Norwalk. As per usual, Crescenta Valley was represented well in Division I as Zack Torres came in second place in the 3200. Torres? time was a good one, at 9 minutes, 9.19 seconds, but it was just a second behind Vista Morrieta sophomore Noe Ramirez?s 9:08.08. ?I?ve been wanting a CIF championship my whole life,?