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Having already captured three Western State Conference and Southern California championships, Grace Zamudio would next like to make a name for herself statewide. The Glendale Community College standout distance runner will seek to complete the task when she takes to the track Friday and Saturday at the California Community College Athletic Assn. Track and Field State Championships at College of San Mateo. The sophomore will look to close out her fabulous career at Glendale by attempting to win the 10,000-meter race Friday and the 5,000 and 1,500 on Saturday.

GLENDALE — With his team mired in a five-game losing streak, at least Glendale Community College football Coach John Rome still has a sunny disposition. “It might be the only thing I still have,” said Rome, whose team will look to snap its losing skid when they face visiting Moorpark College in a Northern Conference National Division contest at 7 p.m. today at Sartoris Field. “We can still always try to get better, and that’s all we can do.” Glendale college (3-5, 0-4 in the division)

Grace Zamudio likely won't have any trouble getting motivated with another trip to the California Community College Track and Field Championships at stake. Zamudio will lead a group of Vaqueros scheduled to compete in the Southern California Championship on Saturday at Antelope Valley College. The field events begin at 11 a.m., followed by the running events at 1 p.m. Zamudio, who has already advanced to the state meet in the 10,000 on Saturday after clocking 39 minutes 15.48 seconds for a victory at the Southern California Regionals prelims at Antelope Valley College, will attempt to win the 1,500- and 5,000-meter races Saturday.

Edgar Melik-Stepanyan MOORPARK -- The Glendale Community College football team continued its struggles on the road Saturday against Moorpark College. The Vaqueros dropped their second straight game as they lost to the Raiders, 34-15, in a Western State Conference Northern Division game at Moorpark College. GCC (3-6, 2-4 in division) lost its fifth consecutive game on the road this season. The Vaqueros trailed by only five points entering the third quarter, when the Raiders took a commanding lead.

Glendale Community College plays three nonconference matches: The Vaqueros (6-5) dropped three nonconference contests last week. They began the week with a five-game loss to Pasadena City College on Sept. 25. Aya Nakano led the Vaqueros with 29 kills, along with four blocks and 15 digs. Nicole Diller contributed five aces for the Vaqueros, who received 50 assists from Autumn Gomez. Glendale college dropped a four-game decision to Santa Ana College on Sept. 26 and a five-game loss to Moorpark College on Sept.

TODAY COLLEGE TRACK AND FIELD ?Glendale Community College, Moorpark College, Ventura College and Santa Monica City College in Western State Conference Meet No. 3 at Moorpark College, 2 p.m. ? BOYS? VOLLEYBALL ?St. Francis at Mark Keppel, 4:30 p.m. ?Hoover, Flintridge Prep in Providence Tournament, TBA ?Crescenta Valley at Glendale, 3:15 p.m. ? BOYS? TENNIS ?St. Francis at Pasadena, 3:15 p.m. ? SOFTBALL ?

Charles Rich 2002 GCC WOMEN'S TENNIS SCHEDULE Feb. 7 Ventura College Feb. 12 at Bakersfield College Feb. 14 Allan Hancock College Feb. 19 at Moorpark College Feb. 21 Cuesta College Feb. 28 at Citrus College March 5 Santa Monica College March 7 at Santa Barbara College March 14 at Ventura College March 19 Bakersfield College March 21 at Allan Hancock College March 25 Santa Barbara...

WOMEN'S TRACK AND FIELD Vaqueros in Western State Conference prelims: Grace Zamudio captured a conference championship in the 10,000-meter race on Friday, clocking 39 minutes 32.04 seconds. A handful of Glendale athletes advanced to the conference finals, which will be held Friday at Moorpark College. Elizabeth Nelson, Zamudio and Zulma Herrera in the 1,500, Nafasi Mataei in the 100, Lilia Asserian in the 800, Jasmine Sales in the 400 hurdles and Ana Tonga in the shot put moved on. MEN'S TRACK AND FIELD Vaqueros in Western State Conference prelims: Issac Diosdado and Nick La Croix each won conference championships in their respective events Friday.

NORTHEAST GLENDALE — For a while, the Glendale Community College men’s basketball team appeared on its way to winning its second home tournament of the season. The Vaqueros looked sharp with their shooting, crisp with their passing and aggressive on defense. Many of those facets vanished, including the ability to handle being pitted against a zone defense. Glendale college saw its offense become practically dormant in the second half and suffered a 73-62 loss to Moorpark College in the championship contest of the 23rd Vaquero Classic on Saturday night.

Having already captured three Western State Conference and Southern California championships, Grace Zamudio would next like to make a name for herself statewide. The Glendale Community College standout distance runner will seek to complete the task when she takes to the track Friday and Saturday at the California Community College Athletic Assn. Track and Field State Championships at College of San Mateo. The sophomore will look to close out her fabulous career at Glendale by attempting to win the 10,000-meter race Friday and the 5,000 and 1,500 on Saturday.

Grace Zamudio likely won't have any trouble getting motivated with another trip to the California Community College Track and Field Championships at stake. Zamudio will lead a group of Vaqueros scheduled to compete in the Southern California Championship on Saturday at Antelope Valley College. The field events begin at 11 a.m., followed by the running events at 1 p.m. Zamudio, who has already advanced to the state meet in the 10,000 on Saturday after clocking 39 minutes 15.48 seconds for a victory at the Southern California Regionals prelims at Antelope Valley College, will attempt to win the 1,500- and 5,000-meter races Saturday.

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.

A public forum featuring the four finalists applying to become the next Supt./President of Glendale Community College will be held from 1:30 to 5:15 p.m. Thursday in the auditorium at the college, 1500 N. Verdugo Road. Rajen Vurdien, president of Fullerton College, will participate in the forum from 1:30 to 2:15 p.m. Pam Eddinger, president of Moorpark College, will speak from 2:30 to 3:15 p.m. David Viar, president of American River College, will speak from 3:30 to 4:15 p.m. Farley Herzek, interim president of East Los Angeles College, will participate from 4:30 to 5:15 p.m. College officials confirmed this week that a fifth candidate, Kevin Walthers, has withdrawn from the search.

WOMEN'S TRACK AND FIELD Vaqueros in Western State Conference prelims: Grace Zamudio captured a conference championship in the 10,000-meter race on Friday, clocking 39 minutes 32.04 seconds. A handful of Glendale athletes advanced to the conference finals, which will be held Friday at Moorpark College. Elizabeth Nelson, Zamudio and Zulma Herrera in the 1,500, Nafasi Mataei in the 100, Lilia Asserian in the 800, Jasmine Sales in the 400 hurdles and Ana Tonga in the shot put moved on. MEN'S TRACK AND FIELD Vaqueros in Western State Conference prelims: Issac Diosdado and Nick La Croix each won conference championships in their respective events Friday.

The identities of the five finalists vying to become the next superintendent of Glendale Community College emerged this week, and all of them already hold the same job title. Among the five contenders is Pam Eddinger, president of Moorpark College since June 2008. Before starting at Moorpark, Eddinger served as executive vice president and chief academic officer for Massachusetts Bay Community College in Wellesley Hills, Ma. Another candidate, Farley Herzek, has served as interim president of East Los Angeles College since July 2012.

MEN'S TRACK AND FIELD Glendale Community College in Western State Conference South Meet: The Vaqueros won the event Friday at Moorpark College with 186 points. Glendale received first-place finishes from Jourdan Honore in the 100-meter event in 11.40 seconds., Issac Diosdado in the 3,000 (8 minutes 56.13 seconds), Nick La Croix in the hammer (51.89 meters), Quaid Vuncannon in the discus (42.88 meters), Jason Ahn in the javelin (54.06 meters) and Siraj Landery in the high jump (1.78 meters)

WOMEN'S TRACK AND FIELD Glendale Community College at Western State Conference Meet: Glendale's women's team took second with 102 points at Friday's meet at Moorpark College. West Los Angeles won the meet with 149 points and Moorpark (95) was third. Lilia Asserian won the 800-meter race in 2 minutes 8.19 seconds. In the 3,000, Cecilia Nicolas took third in 11:03.02, while teammate Charlene Quintanilla (11:04.31) took third. In the pole vault, Vaqueros also went second and third, with Melissa Cruz notching a mark of 8 feet 6 1/4 inches, while Darcy Coto turned in an identical mark and was given third.

The following are updates on area athletes at the collegiate level. Coltrane Powdrill (Crescenta Valley High, 2010) sophomore guard, Moorpark College men's basketball: The former two-time All-Area Player of the Year scored 23 points on Wednesday to lead the Raiders to a 75-66 Western State Conference win over Cuesta at home. Heading into that contest, Powdrill was third in the conference in scoring with 18.5 points per game, according to the conference's website.

There’s not much margin for error while competing in one of track and field’s most strenuous events. Glendale Community College men’s athlete Jonathan Alpizar learned that while competing in the 3,000-meter steeplechase during the Southern California Championships at Saddleback College on Saturday. Having just begun the taxing race, Alpizar stumbled after barely clearing the first of seven water boards on a windy afternoon. Fortunately for Alpizar, he regained his composure en route to clocking a personal-best mark of 9 minutes 19.46 seconds for second place.