La Quinta

TODAY Football (7 p.m.) Compton Centennial at Laguna TUESDAY Boys' Water Polo (3:15 p.m.) Laguna vs. Foothill/Riverside Poly (scrimmage) THURSDAY Frosh Soph Football (3:15 p.m.) Laguna at La Quinta FRIDAY, Sept. 9 Football (7 p.m.) Laguna at La Quinta SATURDAY, Sept. 10 Boys' Cross Country (8 a.m.) Laguna at Las Vegas Invite Cross Country (8 a.m.) Laguna at Mt. SAC Fastback Shootout Girls' JV Volleyball (8 a.m.)

Name: Charley Bowman Position: Quarterback Height: 5 feet 11 Weight: 165 Year: Sophomore Game highlights: Bowman was a strong offensive leader in a 38-13 win over host La Quinta. The sophomore accounted for 225 yards of offense, including 160 in the air. He scored on a 46-yard run in the first quarter. Coach's comments: "This guy has been running the ball like Michael Vick," Jimmy Nolan said. "He turns our poor blocking into big plays.

Karen S. Kim Chamber hosts holiday mixer MONTROSE -- A holiday mixer will celebrate the season Dec. 5 at Whites Art Store & Gallery, 2414 Honolulu Ave. Hosted by the Montrose-Verdugo City Chamber of Commerce, the event will feature "The Old Town Singers," refreshments and business card prize drawings. The event runs from 6 to 8 p.m., and the singers are expected to perform at 6:45 p.m. For more information, contact the chamber, 249-7171. Housing group gets funding GLENDALE -- The Glendale-based Southern California Presbyterian Homes has been awarded $14.6 million to build two low-income senior housing projects in La Quinta and Redding, California.

Joyce Simmons Peña went to her final rest after a short illness. She was preceded in death by her husband, Joe Claude Peña, her parents, Jesse Theodore and Alta Simmons, and her sisters, Joan Simmons and Mary Sue Prout-Wiley. She was born June 20, 1932 in Rexburg, Idaho, but spent most of her life in Southern California. She was a real estate broker, and for many years headed her own firm, Oakwood Enterprises, based in La Cañada-Flintridge. The Peña's retired to La Quinta, CA, where they spent their final years together enjoying the sunshine and their hobbies, including collecting celebrity autobiographies and other memorabilia, taking courses at the local adult education center in topics such as creative writing and desktop publishing, volunteering for community events and charity golf tournaments, and keeping up with old friends; this despite Joyce's being seriously injured in a fall that left her a hemi-quadriplegic.

The Laguna Beach High football team is 2-0, but head coach Jimmy Nolan hasn't been very impressed with his team. He wasn't even pleased by last Friday's 38-13 road win over La Quinta, which came on the heels of a season-opening 40-19 victory over Centennial of Compton. Nolan didn't mince words. "Since I have been at Laguna Beach High School, I have never been so angry with my boys as I was Friday night," he said. "We continue to fumble the ball, miss assignments, line up wrong, etc. I believe we dropped more passes than we caught, and those were passes that were touchdowns.

SOFTBALL Crescenta Valley High in Loara Tournament: The Falcons won both of their games on Saturday, beating La Quinta, 10-2, in the opening contest and finishing off the afternoon with an 8-2 win over host Loara. In the first game, which was shortened to six innings by the mercy rule, Sydney House went three for four, homered and drove in five runs. Allison Lacey had a triple and three runs batted in for Crescenta Valley (11-8), which also got two runs from Sissy Sovereign (two for two)

Of the 13 local playoff teams that qualified for the CIF Southern Section playoffs, five still remain alive in their bid to win CIF championships. Here's a brief synopsis at what the local boys' water polo, girls' tennis, girls' volleyball and boys' and girls' cross-country squads will face today: BOYS' WATER POLO Rowland Heights Rowland (23-8) vs. Flintridge Prep (21-6) at Pasadena City College, noon: The Rebels have scored 29 goals in their two Division VI playoff matches.

Erik Boal CERRITOS -- Although both have a lot to deal with in preparation for their respective CIF Southern Section Division III first-round matchups, the members of the Crescenta Valley and La Canada boys' water polo teams probably couldn't help but notice the opposite half of each other's bracket. Yes, the Falcons still have to get past a strong La Serna squad and the Spartans will have their hands full with a much-improved Don Lugo team, but should both teams emerge victorious Thursday at Pasadena City College, they can look forward to facing each other in Saturday's quarterfinals.

RICHARD C. HEILIGER Richard C. Heiliger, 93, a Glendale resident, died Oct. 16, 2002. Mr. Heiliger was born Feb. 11, 1909, in Rockford, Ill. He lived most of his life in Washington and Arizona. He is survived by his wife of 66 years, Eva; daughter and son-in-law, Marilyn and George McGinnis; granddaughter, Shana; and grandsons, Scott and Reed. Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. today at Kiefer & Eyerick Mortuary. A memorial fund has been set up at The Village of Oak Creek Community Church of the Nazarene, P.O. Box 20002, Sedona, AZ, 86341.

GIRLS' TENNIS Crescenta Valley 15, Burroughs 3: With Pacific League play beginning Tuesday, the Falcons ended their nonleague campaign with a 4-3 record after defeating the Indians Friday at Burroughs. CV was led by singles player Alina Karapetian, who went, 6-0, 6-1, 6-2, and the doubles team of Kisa Ito and Luana Choi, which went, 6-0, 6-1, 6-2. BOYS' WATER POLO La Canada 10, Riverside Poly 7: Scott Burns and Jordan Thompson each scored three goals for the Spartans (6-4)

Joyce Simmons Peña went to her final rest after a short illness. She was preceded in death by her husband, Joe Claude Peña, her parents, Jesse Theodore and Alta Simmons, and her sisters, Joan Simmons and Mary Sue Prout-Wiley. She was born June 20, 1932 in Rexburg, Idaho, but spent most of her life in Southern California. She was a real estate broker, and for many years headed her own firm, Oakwood Enterprises, based in La Cañada-Flintridge. The Peña's retired to La Quinta, CA, where they spent their final years together enjoying the sunshine and their hobbies, including collecting celebrity autobiographies and other memorabilia, taking courses at the local adult education center in topics such as creative writing and desktop publishing, volunteering for community events and charity golf tournaments, and keeping up with old friends; this despite Joyce's being seriously injured in a fall that left her a hemi-quadriplegic.

SOFTBALL Crescenta Valley High in Loara Tournament: The Falcons won both of their games on Saturday, beating La Quinta, 10-2, in the opening contest and finishing off the afternoon with an 8-2 win over host Loara. In the first game, which was shortened to six innings by the mercy rule, Sydney House went three for four, homered and drove in five runs. Allison Lacey had a triple and three runs batted in for Crescenta Valley (11-8), which also got two runs from Sissy Sovereign (two for two)

GLENDALE ? Once more, the Women?s Open Singles title fell out of the grasp of Glendale?s Maureen Diaz. For the fourth time and the third straight year, Diaz marched her way into the singles final of the 109th annual Ojai Valley Tournament, but found the same result, this time against a familiar opponent, as La Quinta?s Pamela Montez outlasted Diaz, 4-6, 7-6 (7-3), 6-2, on Sunday morning. Montes, a high school senior, defeated Diaz by a similar 4-6, 6-4, 6-3 score in last season?

GLENDALE — A day removed from a stirring comeback, Brett Kanda figured he had the parts in place to win a Southern California Golf Assn. event for the first time in more than a year. Trying his hand at a new event seemed promising. But Kanda, a La Crescenta resident and 2005 Flintridge Prep graduate, saw his bid to win the inaugural SCGA Match Play Championship end Wednesday afternoon at Sandpiper Golf Course in Santa Barbara. The sixth-seeded Kanda, who will be a redshirt junior at UNLV in the fall, fell to 22nd-seeded Gary Havro, 1 up, in a quarterfinal match.

GLENDALE ? She?s not completely discouraged. In Sarah Salvo?s mind, she?s proven her ability to compete against some of the top golfers from around the country. Salvo turned in another stellar effort Thursday, as she carded a one-under-par 71 during the second round of the PING Phoenix Junior Tournament at Moon Valley Country Club in Phoenix. Salvo, a Glendale resident, will enter today?s final round of the three-day tournament tied for third with a two-round total of 141 along with Rachel Morris of Carlsbad and Andrea Messer of Largo, Fla. Grouped with Danielle Frasier and Cheyenne Woods on Thursday, Salvo finished with two birdies, 15 pars and one bogey on the 6,230-yard course.

GLENDALE — In most cases, a quality first round would be met with enthusiasm. Not so for Sarah Salvo. Fighting the dry heat and a temperature that reached 100 degrees, Salvo fired a two-under-par 70 on Wednesday during the first round of the PING Phoenix Junior Tournament at Moon Valley Country Club in Phoenix. Unfortunately for Salvo, her performance doesn’t have her atop the leaderboard. Salvo, a Glendale resident, finished with five birdies, 10 pars and three bogeys on the 6,230-yard course.

GLENDALE ? They helped their teams win their respective league championships this spring, but saw their bids fall short to capture postseason glory. La Ca"ada High's Abe Lee and Crescenta Valley's Josh Ward didn't qualify for the CIF/Southern Section Golf Assn. Final after they failed to make the cut Monday at the CIF Southern Section Boys' Golf Individual Championship at Canyon Country Club in Palm Springs. Lee, a junior, shot a five-over-par 77 to finish in a five-way tie for 48th place on the 6,904-yard course.

LA CA—ADA FLINTRIDGE ? For the umpteenth time this season, Mike Gaudino was absolutely unstoppable. And for the 16th time this year, the La Cañada High boys' volleyball team prevailed thanks to a dominating performance by its senior leader. Gaudino had a match-high 33 kills to carry the fourth-seeded Spartans to a 25-14, 25-22, 25-17 home victory against Carpinteria High on Friday night in a CIF Southern Section Division IV first-round match. La Cañada (16-4), the Rio Hondo League champion, next plays La Quinta or La Mirada at 7 p.m. Tuesday in a second-round match.

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