Glendale Community College

GLENDALE - Even without the benefit of a hit, the members of the Glendale Community College still enjoyed a huge opening inning during a pool-play game of their tournament Friday night at the Glendale Sports Complex. The Vaqueros showed patience at the plate while batting for nearly 20 minutes, racking up five walks and scoring five runs. The Glendale coaching staff wasn't even aware the Vaqueros hadn't registered a hit. “I thought maybe we had one or two hits,” said Glendale assistant Sal Pizzo, who saw Glendale pick up an 11-0 victory against Gateway College (Ariz.)

Success is quickly becoming synonymous with the Glendale Community College baseball program in its current three-season run to unprecedented heights. For a third year in a row, the Vaqueros will ride into the super regionals and for a second straight year, that journey will take them south to Orange County. "Guys are excited. Guys are less nervous than they were this time last week," said Vaqueros Coach Chris Cicuto, whose squad opens up play at the Fullerton College Super Regional at 11 a.m. Friday against Palomar.

MEN'S TENNIS Glendale Community College 6, L.A. Pierce College 3: The Vaqueros picked up a Western State Conference road victory Thursday. Glendale (7-4, 3-2 in conference) got singles wins from Gaspar Macalutas (6-0, 6-0), Dat Le (6-4, 6-7(4-7), 6-0), Son Trinh (6-0, 6-1) and Santiago Segovia (6-4, 6-4). Picking up doubles victories for the Vaqueros were Andrew You and Macalutas (8-4) and Oscar Lam and Stephen Joharry (8-2). WOMEN'S TENNIS Santa Monica City College 7, Glendale Community College 2: The host Vaqueros fell Thursday in a Western State Conference match.

FULLERTON - Timely hitting throughout the order and reliable relief pitching have been staples of Glendale Community College baseball success this season. On Friday afternoon, however, they were the Vaqueros' undoing. GCC stranded 13 base runners and its bullpen allowed two runs, as the Vaqueros lost to Palomar, 3-2, in the opening game of the Fullerton Super Regional of the CCCAA tournament at Fullerton College. "We really didn't play our game," said Vaqueros Coach Chris Cicuto, whose team will now play either El Camino Compton Saturday morning at 10 a.m. at Santa Ana College, hoping to move on and into another elimination game Saturday afternoon at Fullerton.

Glendale Community College has received nearly two dozen applications for the interim president job, according to Dean of Human Resources Donna Voogt. At the close of the application period, 22 people had qualified for consideration. “We have potentially a pool that will allow us to move forward with the position,” Voogt said. “I am encouraged.” A task force will convene on June 8 to rank the candidates, which will then be reviewed by the board of trustees. Interviews are scheduled to kick off on June 12, she said.

An upright piano, installed near the administration building at Glendale Community College last month as part of a three-week performing arts project, is slated to become a permanent fixture on campus. The piano was one of 30 placed at public sites around Los Angeles County by the Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra to celebrate 15 years under the leadership of music director and pianist Jeffrey Kahane. “One of the best parts of having the piano outside on campus is to see students with no other access to musical instruments just playing with it and having fun,” said Peter Green, chairman of the visual and performing arts division at Glendale Community College.

Glendale Community College trustees plan to name an interim president by June 29, according to a timeline approved this week. At a special board meeting Wednesday, trustees approved a formal job announcement for the position while also laying out how the search will unfold. The application window opened Friday and will close June 1, with interviews scheduled for June 21 through 29. A job offer is scheduled to be made by June 29, although the formal start date will depend on the individual's availability.

The next superintendent of Glendale Community College probably will be one of 12 candidates who will set foot on campus in early April for interviews. At a board of trustees meeting this week, Donna Voogt, administrative dean of human resources for the college, said the 11-member hiring committee had screened 23 applications on March 15 that met the minimal qualifications for the job. Of those 23 applicants, 12 were chosen to participate in on-campus interviews April 2 and 3. But with the hiring committee sworn to secrecy, college trustees will be left in the dark about the backgrounds of each of the 12 candidates for now. At a board meeting this week, Glendale Community College trustee Ann Ransford jokingly spoke of her futile attempt to gain information.

Less than one month on the job and Glendale Community College interim President Jim Riggs is seeing his pay check shrink. He has plenty of company. The board of trustees on Wednesday approved 5% salary reductions for managers - including Riggs and other top administrators - some support staff, even the trustees themselves. The cuts are expected to save the college about $444,000, the bulk of it from the management group. They remain in effect through the 2012-13 year, after which salaries will return to previous levels.

GLENDALE - After recording a third-place finish Monday in a Western State Conference home match, the members of the Glendale Community College men's golf team immediately began to look ahead to the conference final. Glendale college had four players crack the 70s to finish with a 385 on Monday at fabled Oakmont Country Club. PHOTOS: Glendale Community College men's golf in Western State Conference match While Glendale Coach Greg Osbourne would have liked to have seen the Vaqueros win on their home course for the third season in a row, Monday's placement left the Vaqueros knowing what they will need to accomplish at the 36-hole conference tournament on Monday at Soule Park Golf Course in Ojai.