SPORTS
By Gabriel Rizk | May 17, 2012
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.
COMMUNITY
By Ruth Sowby | May 15, 2012
“The Glendale Commission on the Status of Women is the most active commission in the city.” That's according to Glendale Mayor Frank Quintero. Led by Commission Chairman Paula Devine, the 8th Annual Jewels of Glendale Awards Luncheon on Thursday (May 10) was the best ever. And that's according to yours truly. The Oakmont Country Club was a jewel of a setting. Some 275 supporters were there to honor five Women of Courage: Lori Hartwell, Christine Hovnanian, Betty Porto and her sister Margarita Navarro, and Suzonne Slaughter.
NEWS
May 15, 2012
Authorities are looking for help with identifying an alleged carjacker who is responsible for more than a dozen thefts and robberies in Glendale, Burbank and the Los Angeles region. The man, who police have dubbed the “Opportunistic bandit,” allegedly started targeting lone women April 14, physically assaulting them before taking their purses and sometimes their vehicles, Los Angeles Police Department detectives said at a press conference on Tuesday. “Intimidation is a big part of this,” said Glendale Police Sgt. Jeff Newton, who is also working on the robbery investigation.
NEWS
By Veronica Rocha, veronica.rocha@latimes.com | May 15, 2012
Authorities are looking for help with identifying an alleged carjacker who is responsible for more than a dozen thefts and robberies in Glendale, Burbank and the Los Angeles region. The man, who police have dubbed the “Opportunistic bandit,” allegedly started targeting lone women April 14, physically assaulting them before taking their purses and sometimes their vehicles, Los Angeles Police Department detectives said at a press conference on Tuesday. “Intimidation is a big part of this,” said Glendale Police Sgt. Jeff Newton, who is working on the robbery investigation.
SPORTS
By Charles Rich | May 11, 2012
An appearance in the California Community College Athletic Assn. State Tournament was a goal leading up to the season for Sevana Zargarian and Samantha Sismundo. The Glendale Community College top women's doubles team got through each obstacle in the Western State Conference and Southern California Regionals to reach the state tournament for the first time. Unfortunately for the duo, their run fell short, as Zargarian and Sismundo suffered a 6-2, 7-6 (7-2) loss to Fresno City College's Kate Abston and Regina Leyba on Friday afternoon in a round-of-16 match at Balboa Tennis Club in San Diego.
SPORTS
By Andrew Shortall | April 27, 2012
It didn't play out ideally for Cecilia Nicolas and Nohemi Martinez, but both Glendale Community College women's track and field runners said their desire to succeed fueled them to cross the finish line first at the Western State Conference Championships. Rodriguez and Martinez were the only Vaqueros - both men and women - to finish first Friday at Moorpark College, as the women took third with 108 points, behind West L.A. College (119) and College of the Canyons (112). The Wildcats swept on both sides, as their men also finished first with 135 points.
SPORTS
By Charles Rich | April 20, 2012
With his right ankle practically healed, Trevor Campbell went about his normal business of staying aggressive Friday afternoon. The Glendale Community College sophomore men's singles tennis player shuffled from sideline to sideline returning shots during his round-of-16 Western State Conference match at Ventura College. Campbell, a Burroughs High graduate, rolled his ankle April 14 during an opening-round match and it wasn't determined until Thursday if he would compete Friday.
NEWS
By Kelly Corrigan, kelly.corrigan@latimes.com | April 19, 2012
Glendale resident Bill Lefkovits, 57, was outnumbered Thursday evening as he walked in a pair of women's shoes to raise awareness of sexual assault and rape. Across the country, the Walk a Mile in Her Shoes campaign draws thousands of men to walk a mile in high heels. Among more than 100 men and women participating in Glendale on Thursday, Lefkovits appeared to be the only man to don women's footwear, wearing his wife Kathy's low-heel brown sandal wedges. “Good causes like this - I'm into it,” he said.
NEWS
By Andrew Shortall | April 14, 2012
With the end of the season at hand, the Glendale Community College women's tennis team's veterans know nothing can be taken for granted in their final season with the Vaqueros. The mindset paid off on the first day of the Western State Conference Tournament Saturday - after rain postponed competition for a day - with two victories for Glendale's sophomore members Sevana Zargarian and Samantha Sismundo and another for freshman Sofia Tavitian, who all advanced to the round of 16 in singles.
SPORTS
By Andrew J. Campa | April 14, 2012
WALNUT - Months after winning a state cross-country championship, the Glendale Community College women's distance squad is still setting the tone, just in track and field. Members of the Vaqueros' title squad wrapped up a couple of victories and a few impressive times, highlighted by Alyssa Selve and Cecilia Nicolas, in leading GCC at Saturday's 54th annual Mt. San Antonio College Relays. For the aforementioned Selve, running at Mt. SAC was a return to normalcy for the sophomore from Canyon High, who was competing in only her third race since suffering a stress fracture in her foot at the beginning of the year.