Glendale Community College

Dozens of firefighters were trying to get the upper hand on a brush fire in Glendale Friday afternoon as it threatened canyon homes and wrecked havoc on nearby freeways. Evacuation orders were issued for homes in the 500 block of Solway Street. Traffic into Chevy Chase Canyon was closed as water-dropping helicopters attacked from above. [Update: As of about 4:20 p.m., the fire had grown to 75 acres, according to the city. No injuries were reported as of 4:20 p.m. and no structures had been damaged.

A brush fire has broken out in Glendale between the Ventura (134) and the Glendale (2) freeways, where the transition road has been shut down as firefighters move in. The fire is on the ridge line of the 2100 block of Chevy Chase Drive and Glenoaks Boulevard, according, police Sgt. Tom Lorenz. Evacuation orders have been issued for some homes in the 500 block of Solway Street. Traffic into Chevy Chase Canyon has been closed as water-dropping helicopters attacked from above. [Updated: 3:35 p.m.: Portions of Chevy Chase and Glenoaks Canyons will be evacuated, according to the city.

Glendale Fire Chief Harold Scoggins said the “head” of a 75-acre brush fire in the canyons of North Glendale “is pretty much knocked down right now.” Evacuation orders remain in place for hundreds of homes in the Glenoaks and Chevy Chase canyons as fire crews and water-dropping helicopters continue to fight the blaze. More than 200 firefighters, including five hand crews, are in the field, Scoggins said. Roughly half of the 2,200 homes in Chevy Chase Canyon - and all of the 700 homes in Glenoaks Canyon -- had been evacuated shortly after the fire broke out just after 2 p.m., fire officials said.

GLENDALE - It was just the phenomenal start the Glendale Community College baseball team was looking to get. Faced with an unfamiliar opponent in Grossmont College, the Vaqueros turned to freshman right-hander Angel Rodriguez, whose consistent excellence has been a keystone in propelling GCC into the 2013 California Community College Athletic Assn. Baseball Southern California Regional. PHOTOS: Glendale Community College vs. Grossmont tournament baseball Rodriguez responded with a clutch performance, hurling a complete game and leading the Vaqueros to a 4-2 win over the visiting Griffins on a hot and breezy Friday afternoon at Stengel Field in the first game of the best-of-three series.

As the current Glendale Community College baseball season was on deck, Vaqueros Coach Chris Cicuto admitted how fulfilling it would be to bring home a third consecutive Western State Conference South Division, but the veteran skipper put far more of an emphasis on a game-by-game approach rather than any long term goals of continuing his team's historic run of success. Cliched as the one-game-at-a-time approach may be, it's resulted in a WSC conference title three-peat and, in turn, a third straight appearance in the opening round of the 2013 California Community College Athletic Assn.

Unlike past years in which the prestigious Ojai Tournament served as an entity unto itself for community college tennis, this year, players had to qualify out of conference tournaments. The 113th annual Ojai Valley Tournament was the final event for junior college tennis, with the Southern California Regionals and state tournament taking place under the umbrella of the prestigious tourney. “It was a lot different. You had to qualify this year,” Glendale Community College men's Coach Bob MacKay said.

MOORPARK - In her two seasons as a member of the Glendale Community College women's track and field team, Grace Zamudio has enjoyed plenty of banner performances. At the Western State Conference finals at Moorpark College on Friday, Zamudio added another one with a record-setting performance. Zamudio won two individual races, including recording a school-best time of 4 minutes 28.86 seconds to win the 1,500-meter race, to lead the Vaqueros to a tie for second place. “It's a special accomplishment and to do it in my favorite event is special,” said Zamudio, who eclipsed the record of 4:33 by Shari Ewing in 1981.

The following are updates on local athletes at the collegiate level. Scott Hong (Glendale Community College, 2011) Occidental College baseball senior: With the Glendale Community College baseball team having clinched its third consecutive Western State Conference South Division title Tuesday, plenty of former Vaqueros who helped lay the foundation for current success are excelling on the collegiate level. Not the least of which is Hong, who's achieving success with his arm, legs and bat. Hong leads the Southern California Interscholastic Athletic Conference with 28 stolen bases, 16 more than the second-best total and more than two teams in the conference have swiped overall.