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link to newspaper articles week of 2003 State Track Meet!!

• Caitlin Chock (Granite Bay) deals with eating disorder - great article
• Hardworking West Valley Coach Scott Fairley recognized!!
• Carmel claims MTL Titles in Track!! (CCS)
• WCAL Action features good Boys 400 - DJ Smith East Bay League sprints! (CCS/NCS)!
• Super female distance group in West Catholic Athletic League (CCS)
• Muir hurdler Marquis Profit Money in Bank for Pasadena school (SS)
• De'Sean Cunningham (University City) ironman of the Eastern League (SD)
• Lauren Magdelano (St. Paul, Whittier) much improved distance runner (SS)
• Central Section realignment means some travel for some!! (CE)
• Frosh start Shana Woods fills in nicely for LB Poly at Section Prelims (SS)
• Tijahnni Newton (Rancho Cucamonga) injury stalls title hopes (SS)
• Long Time successful Selma Coach Haskell Henson steps down in frustration (CE)
• DJ Smith (Foothill, Pleasanton) record Day at East Bay Athletic League Finals (NCS)
• Northern Section Eastern Athletic League - some good results - Enterprise Boys - Chico Girls Champs! (No)
• State Community College Meet Results - Moorpark wins Men - Sacramento CC Women!!
• St. Mary's Boys - Piedmont Girls rule Bay Shore Athletic League (NCS)
• High School Coaches and the Media - Responsibility to talk? - Interesting (SS)
• Day One Pac 10 - USC Saturday
• West Covina's Brittani Barnhard leads area folks in SS Div I Prelims (SS)
• "Survive and Advance" Southern Section Inland Empire Motto during Championships (SS)
• North Bay League Track Championships - good greater Santa Rosa area Action (NCS)
• Muir Hurdler Marquis Profit (Muir) SS Div III Prelims Action (SS)
• Mohamed Trafeh (Duarte) leads area folks at SS Div IV Meet (SS)
• Jacob Tolbert (Silver Creek) Area Athlete of Week (CCS)
• Camplindo runs off with DFAL League Title!! (NCS)
• Avenal tough at Central Section North Sequoia League Championships (CE)
• Transfer City in Southern Section - got enough quarterbacks? (SS)
• NCS Bay Valley Athletic League Action - some good marks ! - BCL Finals also (NCS)
• Far West Collegiate Conference (CS Northridge - Cal Poly SLO - UC Irvine - LB State - UCSB - UCR - CS Fullerton - Day 4 Results - Day 3 - Decathlon - Heptathlon
• Contra Costa Times Top 100 Athletes from Area Schools - Interesting Compilation (NCS)
• Western Athletic Collegiate Conference - Fresno State Univ
• Riordan San Francisco Wright pulls up with injury (CCS)

• Monterey's Nick Cunningham dominates Monterey Bay League (CCS)
• Berkeley's Alex Enscoe takes ACCAL 1600 in area best time! (NCS)
• Tulare's Christina Lopez stars in Yosemite Division Central Section Action (CE)
• Gardena Girls dominant in LA Marine League Track (LA)
• Linzy Allen goes from the Hunter to the Hunted on the Track! (NCS)
• Great story on Buchanan (Clovis) Bogdanof Hurdle Family - I can't keep them sorted out!! (CE)
• Tynisha Smallwood (Mt. Whitney, Visalia) stars in area meet (CE)
• Las Lomas star Charlene Heaston a good grip on success!! (NCS)
• Westlake (Westlake Village) Track copes with death of a teammate (SS)
• Monticello League Finals - Sac Joaquin
• Humberto Rojas (Estancia, Costa Mesa) distance star (SS)
• Yreka's Lauren Quinn Scholar Athlete - Jim Eckman retires (no way - it was a life sentence!!!!) (No)
• Coach Terrell Ward has balanced Carondelet squad (NCS)
• Coach Mike Ramos's balanced Gardena HS Girls squad (LA)
• Woodland at big Metro League Finals Meet (SJ)
• Carmel takes Mission Trail Meet (CCS)
• Alameda Boys Take League Title!! (NCS)

• Rancho Bernardo - Coach Tom Martin's PV Program (Best in the Nation!!) (SD)
• Bakersfield Area Preps Head into PostSeason! (CE)
• Concord Boys Challenge for DFAL League Title (NCS)
• Alhambra (Martinez) stars like their chances in Post Season (NCS)
• Tough weather - good marks - track in Woodland 2003 (SJ)
• Triple Jump star Anthony Wheat (Dominguez) Ore St bound footballer other events/injury (SS)
• Santa Fe HS dominates Del Rio League Finals (SS)
• Baseballer takes San Andreas League 100m (SS) League Meet Story (SS)
• Natlie White (Oak Ridge) distance star bothered by stomach ailment since CC (SJ)
• Pole Vault Safety Article - preview for Modesto Relays time (SJ)
• Stacy Dragila feels she's back on track in the Pole Vault - Modesto Relays this weekend!! (SJ)
• Modesto's Suzy Powell enjoyed her night at the ESPY's!! (Modesto Relays Preview) (SJ)
• North Monterey County (Castroville) great Championship tradition (CCS)
• Avenal's Sharon Ayala (weight events) shines in the rain at Reedley (130' DT) (CE)
• Desert Valley Boys LJ Champ after four days!! (SS) Desert Valley League (SS)
• La Quinta's Norma Esqueda (La Quinta) repeats Desert Valley Girls 400 win (SS)
• Big meet rivalry brings out best in Joe Perkins (Vacaville) 181 foot Discus Toss!! (SJ)

• Lauren Quinn (Yreka) star is Scholar Athlete Also!!
• Great dual action - Hollister Boys 20 win streak - they meet Salinas this week - read about it
• Battle for the Title--Hollister area story the day prior to the Meet!!
• Rain not a problem for Pittsburg's Toeaina in Discus at Robt Warren/Charlie Eaton Invite
• Granite Bay (Sac Joaquin) does not like move to Metro League
• Injury free season for Royal's Tony Ramirez means some fast 400 times
• Sacto Meet of Champions - Jessica Pressley (Laguna Creek) continues to make progress
• Ernie Gomes (Casa Roble) Coach to Kentucky and Back!!
• Good Paradise HS group makes mark at West Valley/Chico
• Tulare area - power teams!!
• Stanford over Cal in the "Big Meet"
• Skyline's O'Neal motivation to 10.49w 100m at Sacto MOC
• Tragedy at Westlake HS (Westlake Village) member of track team
• Discipline at Taft (Woodland Hills) under new Coach Quincy Watts!!
• Kyle Tuttle (Yucca Valley) dominates league meet sprints!!

• Julia Stamps (Santa Rosa/Stanford) on the comeback trail - great story about distance running
• Long Beach Poly sprints their way to the top during amazing 2003 campaign!!
• Super-Frosh DeAna Carson (Vista del Lago, Moreno Valley)
• Reggie Bush (Helix) back "on-track"
• Bonita and Devon Jones - family track at Grant, Sacramento
• Sacramento Meet of Champs - Preview for great weekend meet!!
• Ex-Chico HS HJ Star Teak Wilburn (UC Berkeley) goal of 8'!! Big Cal/Stanford tis weekend
• Chico's Kayla Silva finds 800 to her liking!!
• Shannon Shird (Las Plumas soph) top sprinter via Texas!!
• Riverside Inland Empire Best Marks List for last week
• Angeleno Fobbs-Valentino (Serra, San Mateo) Area Athlete of Week
• Avenal HS some good local results!!
• Stockdale's Keisha Gaines top Student (3.99 try!!) - Off to Stanford with Section Sports/Academic Award
• Berean Christian - Dynamite NCS Small Schools Program!!
• Renee Williams (Skyline, Oakland) 20-02.5 in blustery conditions at Logan - off to UCLA!!
• San Benito vs. Salinas for the League Title - it's that time of year!!
• Beaumont's Brian Baker - from bike to running!!
• Santa Maria area mid-week track
• Leuzinger's Guerin and Mico's Dobush battle in weight events at Mira Costa Invite!!
• Great Story - Torrance Jumping duo of Robert Nelson and Kevin Finney
• Costa Mesa's Christine Bjelland back from hip injury suffered in cross-country
• Brandon Babiracki (Dana Hills, Dana Point) some running bloodlines

• Amanda Thornberry's Steady Rise to the Top (of the state and national levels!!)
• Good Yreka marks at Crater Lake (Oregon) - Ricahrdson 143-11 GDT (and 4-11 HJ!!)
• Bob Fraley sacrifices to save Fresno State program
• Merced's Kristina Price signs with LB State!!
• Burbank Sports Beat - Tom Moriarty Effort - Boys Track - Girls Track
• Allyson Felix (LA Baptist) Angela Williams and others at Mt. SAC
• Will Faules (Homestead) CCS Star FB/Trackster supreme
• Allyson Felix a triple at the State Meet? 100-200-400
• Ursuline's Christa Durand top Discus Thrower
• Pam Simpson (ex LB Poly/USC star) competes as an Army of One!!
• Nicole Gragson (Wilson, LB) Discus Star takes break from Softball - to Ohio State Div I ride!!
• Fast ladies at Nevada Union (Grass Valley)
• Inland Empire Weekly Track Bests (Riverside area)
• Windy conditions don't slow Sheldon team at Ceres Invite
• Serra (San Diego) star Sparkle Anderson up early to get to Mt. SAC
• Prospect's HJ star Fermen Smith at 6-07 heads for new heights!!

• Marion Jones pregnant - out for the year?
• Katie Richardson (Yreka) School Record Discus (also #6 throw in entire US at this time) read about it!!
• Jason Johnston (Estancia, Costa Mesa) star Area Athlete of Week
• Fine Frosh 1600 Time for for Mt. Shasta's Austin Fritzke
• Phillip Reid (Rio Mesa, Oxnard) distance star in full stride for Arcadia
• Rodney Van (LB Poly) Jumper/Sprinter leaves impression at Football Camp
• Pleasant Valley (Chico) star Christiane Kragel his full stride in sprints!!
• Fairfield Girls Take down good school 400m Relay Record in Dual Meet!! (sub 49 running)

• State Champs Herron and Alcorn from Central Section ready in 2003!!
• David Nichols (Enterprise, Redding) puts his own spin on the Discus 180'+ School Record!!
• Renee Williams (Skyline, Oakland) leaps into prominence!!
• Ashley Lodree (El Cerrito) star returns!!
• Dodging the snowflakes - Woodland Boys win at Rocklin Thunder Invite
• Mike Poe (Etiwanda) to sign at Arkansas
• LA Times Area Track Team Rankings - down the page please when you get there!
• Trabuco Hills Hurdle star Bryan Payne not always open to the barrier events!!
• Redwood Empire Bests - greater Santa Rosa
• Liz Watson (Tehachapi) School Record in Discus!
• Tynisha Smallwood (Mt. Whitney Visalia) all-arounder now top Triple Jumper!!
• Ventura County Track Bests
• Riverside Area Track Leaders for the last week
• Many Top Tracksters in San Diego started with other sports
• Lynbrook (San Jose) sizzles out of blocks - leads area in both relays!!
• East Bay Athletic League looks good in track - unfortunately Sam DeSa pulls!!

• West Covina star Pole Vaulter Brittani Bernhard sets the bar up very high!!
• Fresno Relays Small Schools - 15-foot PVer Roy Phelps (Coalinga) tries to come back from injury, etc.
• Holy Names (Oakland) cranks it up - 47.6 dual meet Girls 400 Re!!
• Sheldon's Deonna Lawrence a prime time star!!
• Oakland Relays to feature some good duels!!
• DeSa changes his tune on the 400 - Football Star moves up in distance to one lap!!
• Contra Costa Area Track Leaders - they use DyeStatCal.com for their results!!!
• Union Mine's Coach Joe Volek a Pied Piper!!
• Nicole Gaskins - former Diamond Bar HS star now at UCLA battles cancer -
• Mt. SAC kiddie's weekend - huge weekend!!
• Inland Empire Schools prepare for the budget axe!!
• Crescenta Valley takes Pasadena in big Boys Pacific League Dual meet (SS)
• Loyola (LA) Vault Duo Matt Contreras and Dan Appanaitis a successful but interesting duo!!
• Royal (Simi Valley) star Bryan Rodie (800 1:52) is ahead of pace!!
• Sympathies to LB Poly and Coach Don Norford upon death of his wife - Team Mom Carol Norford
• Sacramento area stars strong at Stanford

• Deer Valley (Antioch) working hard for a good season!!
• Greg Garza (Indio) Discus Star

• Renee Williams (Skyline) jumper/sprinter had record leap come earlier than planned
• Inland Empire Track Report (greater Riverside area) - Rancho Verde all-weather track, etc.!!
• UC Irvine School Records in the last week
• Glendale area HS Track round-up over last weekend
• Kennedy (La Palma) Girls Team much improved!!
• Orange County Track Team Rankings (scroll down the page once you get there)
• Santa Rosa Area Best Marks Listing
• Ventura County Best Marks Listing

• Track is Back Invitational - West Torrance HS (SS) 3/29/03 Meet Story
• San Pedro Easter Relays - LA City Section - 3/29/03 Meet Story
• Long Beach Area (SS) Boys Preview - Derrick Jones will be hard to catch at Poly!!
• Cororan Invite Report - Central Section
• Mt. Carmel Invite - Reggie Bush hurt - Rethmeier cruises!

• Lionel Larry (Dominguez) a career day at Pasadena Games 10.64 - 21.10 sprints!!
• Ten Shot Putters over 50 feet at one school - Arroyo Grande HS
• Paradise over Pleasant Valley in North Dual Action
• Aresha McKay (Rodriguez HS, Solano) Area Athlete of Week
• Amanda Thornberry leads Stanford action!!
• Former Jesuit HS star Mike Stember strong in open Stanford action!!
• Sam DeSa - Desean Cunningham 400 Battle at Stanford - great contest!!

• More talk of Budget Problems - this time Fresno area
• Yreka dual Action vs. Red Bluff
• Stockdale's Gaines stars in Buchanan meet
• Mt. SAC CC and Fresno State Univ Dual Meet

• Joel Tuosto (Greenfield) CCS Star ready to pop big TJ! - Other Monterey area stars!!
• Andrew Little (West Torrance) - South Bay PV Star uses 2002 League Finals failure for motivation
• Long Beach Area Schools Girls Preview - Wow!! - relay power
• Sac Joaquin Area Track Bests 3/28/03
• Long Beach Area Schools Boys Preview Derrick Jones Leads LB Poly
• Aaron Tombleson leads Woodland in local meet with 57-04 SP Effort
• Redwood Empire Bests 3/27/03 - Santa Rosa area
• St. Joseph (Santa Maria) Sweep - other Northern SS Coastal Meets -
• St. Joseph (Notre Dame) hands St. Mary's (Berkeley) very rare dual loss (NCS)
• Coley Candaele (Carpinteria) former State 1600 Star new Vista Murrieta FB Coach

• Desirae Gonder (Stockdale, Bakersfield) 5-10 frosh HJer Area Athlete of Week!!
• CCS Girl Distance Stars - ton of great 4 and 8 lappers in area!!!
• Montery to be home of elite training center for runners?
• Nevada Union (Grass Valley) off and running at Placer meet (some good marks)
• Golden West (Visalia) Relays feature some good efforts (Central Section)
• Central Section Selma Relays a success - Kira Costa 12-00 PV!!

• Kyle Hammerquist (Webb, Claremont) weight star back home for Phillips/McCain Meet Record Marks!!
• Budget crunch hits Fresno
• Redwood Empire 2003 Track Bests (Santa Rosa Area)
• St. Bonaventure's (Ventura) Lambert shows Speed at Camarillo
• Conflict in Iraq hits close to home for some - Port Hueneme!!
• Bit out of the loop - but Grad Rates hit among NCAA Basketball Finalist Teams
• Riverside Area Weekly Track Leaders (SS)

• Desirae Gonder (Stockdale) already 5-09.5 HJ as frosh!!!
• Bakersfield area Boys/Girls Track Preview
• Paradise hopes to defend North Section Title!!
• Rancho Cucamonga to run with State's Elite!!
• Ronnie Drummer (North Salinas) big senior year coming up for sprinter!!
• DJ Smith -Sam DeSa local showdowns coming!!
• Alex Enscoe (Berkeley) mean 1600 finish!!
  

• Rain doesn't impede Brad Liber in San Diego 3200 - 9:22
• Aptos Local Track Reign (CCS power)!!
• Safety in the Pits! - Inland Empire Article comments on the Vault!!
• LB Poly like lightning in National Prep Meet
• CS Bakersfield third at Nationals Div II
• New Runners grab spotlight at Bay Area Distance Carnival!!
• Burbank (SS) Track Previews
• Redwood Empire (greater Santa Rosa area) Seasonal Bests
• Story of Aptos All-Weather Track - Super Fund-Raising effort
• Paradise HS good start at North State Relays!!
• Nation's Top TJer Demetrius Ragland (Tulare Western) 50-11 out of the sport as senior!!
• CCS Track Leaders

• Claremont new facility starts out with novice Meet
• Shannon Hobson (Perris) one of state's top Girl Discus throwers also great basketballer
• Palm Springs area folks at Rancho Verde Relays (Moreno Valley)
• St. Joseph Girls nip the hosts in the Paso Robles Relays - Kevin Loung (St. Joe) male Athlete of Meet

4 Year College Results

• Stanford Spring Opener - Sunday 3/9 - Good efforts - Kathleen Donoghue 12-11.75 PV
• Azusa Pacific Sweeps NAIA Titles - Men and Women!!
• Seattle Univ of Washington Invite Results - Grant Robison (Stanford) 3:58.95 mile - Ben Aragon UCLA 4:00.36!!
• Arizona State - Sawyer Invite - Seth Amoo (former Highland) 46.33 400 - Sean Shields 62-10 SP - 187-07 DT!
• CS Fullerton - Ben Brown Invitational - Men (Ck Mike Powell LJ 29-footer at age 39 still jumps!!!!) - Women - USC's Powell 13.46 hurdles - Crawford (USC) 209-09 HT (!)
• Bruce Drummond Invite - Sac State - Roshena Duree 14.23 100H
• San Diego State - City Women's Championship - Shayla Ballentine 12-00 PV (SD St)
• Fresno Pacific - Pt Loma Nazarene
• Sunday 3/9 - Stanford Opener - Stanford University

2 Year College Results

• Beaver Relays - Community College - 3/8 - American River College (Big Nor Cal Meet plus Moorpark/Fresno)
• Riverside CC Tri Meet - 3/7 (Fullerton and Golden West also)
• Cuyamaca Tri Meet - 3/7 (Antelope Valley and San Diego City also)
• San Diego Mesa Tri - 3/7 (Chaffey and Southwest also)
• San Bernardino CC Tri - 3/7 (Victor Valley and Rio Hondo also)
• National JC Indoor Championship Meet (if you are interested - no California schools)

• Graham Bockmiller (Miramonte, Orinda) Vaulter Clearing new heights!!
• Orange County area (SS) Track & Field Previews by League
• Ashlee Lodree (El Cerrito) back for a good senior year after a season lost to injury
• Glendale area (SS) Girls Track Preview
• Cabrillo/Lompoc (SS) huge area dual Meet early!!
• Glendale area (SS) Boys Track Preview
• Redwood Empire (NCS) 2003 Track Bests with 2002 top returnees!
• Southern Section potentially four super 1600 Stars - Poe, Trafeh, Reid, Haddan (Michael illness discussed)
• LA Times - Area Boys Team Rankings for Track & Field 2003
• Lemoore HS (Cen) new Track Coach
• Felix and Grant lead charge for National Records outdoors in 2003 SS/LA Area Track Season!!
• LA Times - Area Girls Team Rankings for Track & Field 2003 - group of nation's best!!

• Kira Costa - local Fresno article on her PV Record and new poles!!
• South Bay Preview - Southern Section - David Washington takes over for Dick Gatlin at Serra - Boys - Girls
• Nicole Teter (former West Valley HS of Cottonwood star) into Shasta College Hall of Fame
• UCI sharp at Rossi Relays with former Ca HS Stars
• Brittnie Johansson (Diamond Ranch) fine hurdler headlines Inland Empire Preview Track
• Forfeit City back East - interesting rule and effect on absences and eligibility
• Club Issue big in San Diego - practice with your club and high school team?
• Reggie Bush thinks Helix (La Mesa) can run under 40 in the 400 relay this spring!!!

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