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Sport (Season, Conference W-L)

Seasons completed
Baseball 18-18, 15-10
Softball 20-12, 11-4
Men's Tennis 9-5, 6-2
Women's Tennis 20-1, 10-0
W. Track & Field 2-1, 2-1
Men's Golf 56-48-1, 34-36
Men's Volleyball 4-14, 4-8

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Notable Palomar sports alumni ...

JOHN FAIRCHILD, Former BYU basketball All-American and ex-Los Angeles Laker

JON STANLEY, United States Olympic Team, Volleyball, 1968 and 1972; 7-time United States Volleyball Assn. All-American; Inducted into National and International Volleyball Hall of Fame, 1992

TOM DEMPSEY, Former New Orleans Saints, Los Angeles Rams, Houston Oilers, Buffalo Bills and Philadelphia Eagles kicker; co-holder of NFL record for longest field goal, 63 yards

RANDY JOHNSON, Former Atlanta Braves third baseman; Former Assistant General Manager of the Detroit Tigers; Currently Assistant to the General Manager of the Oakland A's

MARK WIEBE, Retired PGA Tour golfer

TOM PETRANOFF, Two-time World Record holder in the javelin; No.1-ranked American in 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1989 and 1990

JOHN TUSHAUS, Former American Record holder in the javelin; Former NCAA Record holder; University of Arizona's first NCAA track & field champion in any event.

TROY AFENIR, Former Major League catcher for the Houston Astros, Oakland A's and Cincinnati Reds

GEORGE HINSHAW, Former Major League second baseman for the San Diego Padres and Los Angeles Dodgers

JIM SCRANTON, Former Major League shortstop for the Kansas City Royals

THOM KAUMEYER, Former Seattle Seahawks and New York Giants safety; former Atlanta Falcons Assistant Coach; former Defensive Coordinator,  San Diego State; Current Defensive Coordinator, Tulane University

BRAD HENKE, Defensive end for the Denver Broncos in Super Bowl XXIV

KEITH MILLER, Former outside linebacker for the St. Louis Rams and Seattle Seahawks

KEVIN SWAYNE, Three-season NFL wide receiver for the New York Jets

MITCH WHITE, Tampa Bay Buccaneers offensive tackle

CHRIS CASH, Cornerback for the Atlanta Falcons; Former corner for the Detroit Lions

PITA ELISARA, Former Washington Redskins offensive guard and tackle

BILL KUSHNER, Ex-punter, Buffalo Bills

MATT GEORGE, Ex-kicker, Pittsburgh Steelers

CHRIS KELDORF, Former University of North Carolina quarterback; 1996 ACC Player of the Year; 1997 Gator Bowl MVP; holds 17 North Carolina passing records and eight total offense records

KIM WARD, Two-time softball All-American at Oklahoma State and former pitcher for the U.S. National Team; Associate Head Softball Coach, Oklahoma State University

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CLICK HERE to view an article on former Palomar swimmer Ana Maria Salazar,  Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense in the Clinton Administration.

CLICK HERE to view biographical information on former Palomar football player Dr. Scott Bowman, Ph.D., UCLA Professor of the Year, Policital Science Dept., 1993-94, and Author of The Modern Corporation and American Political Thought.

CLICK HERE to view a biography of onetime Palomar basketball player Dr. Ted Repa, Ph.D., who retired recently as Chair, Department of Administration, Leadership and Technology, Steinhart School of Education, New York University. The biography is from the NYU web site.

CLICK HERE to view a professional biography of world renowned entomologist David Faulkner, a former Palomar football and basketball player.

CLICK HERE to view an interview with former Palomar and University of North Carolina quarterback Chris Keldorf, 1996 ACC Player of the Year, 1997 Gator Bowl MVP and holder of 17 Tar Heel passing records.


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Did you know?

That Palomar alum Tom Dempsey, who set an NFL record when his 63-yard field goal gave the New Orleans Saints a last second-win over the Detroit Lions back in 1970, was much more than just a kicker for the Comets. He also started on the defensive line, was a conference heavyweight wrestling champion and threw the discus. TO READ CBS SPORTSLINE'S DESCRIPTION OF DEMPSEY'S NFL CAREER ...

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BASEBALL: Pro Alumni Report

Vincent: big return to Triple-A; Ibarra, Hadley, Saladino updates

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. / TUCSON /  OTHER LOCATIONS (5-21-2012) -- While the Chicago White Sox have moved  Tyler Saladino (left) to the leadoff spot in the order for Double-A Birmingham, pitchers Nick Vincent, Jeff Ibarra and Marcus Hadley are among those also are in the news among Palomar alums in pro baseall.

Vincent, a right-handed pitcher who was called up to the San Diego Padres' Major League roster for two days over the weekend, returned to Triple-A Tucson in the Pacific Coast League on Sunday with a hitless, scoreless relief inning against the visiting Nashville Sounds.

Fresh off a flight from San Diego, Vincent retired the Sounds in order in the seventh inning.

Other updates for former Conets:

Jeff Ibarra -- The left-handed pitcher continues to impress for the Padres' San Antonio farm club in the Class AA Texas League.

Ibarra,who pitched at NAIA national power Lee University after two seasons at Palomar,  has an ERA of 0.67 out of the bullpen with 18 strikeouts and only five walks in 20 2/3 innings.

Marcus Hatley -- Pitching for the Tennessee Smokies in the Class AA Southern League in the Chicago Cubs farm system, Hatley is 1-1 with 1 save, a 2.75 ERA and 24 strikeouts in 19 2/3 innings.

Tyler Saladino -- The ex-Summit League Player of the Year at Oral Roberts University, rated as one of the top prospects in the White Sox organization, is playing both shortstop and second base at Birmingham. He recently cokmpleted a 10-game streak during which he batted .361 for the Barons.

Bobby Shore -- The former Oklahoma University alum has struck out 76 batters in 70 2/3 innings for the Seattle Mariners' Clinton LumberKings farm club in the Class A Midwest League. Shore has a 3.96 ERA in two seasons in the Mariners organization.

PRO ALUMS UPDATED MAY 21, 2012

Player Pos. Organization / Team
Nick Vincent RHP Padres / Tucson (AAA)
Marcus Hatley RHP Cubs / Tennessee (AA)
Tyler Saladino INF White Sox / Birmingham (AA))
Jeff Ibarra LHP Padres / San Antonio (AA)
Bobby Shore RHP Mariners / Clinton (A)
Brenden Webb  OF Orioles / Delmarva (A)
Joe Ramos INF Independent / Lincoln
Jeff Nettles INF Independent / Somerset
Reece Alnas  OF Independent / Hilo
Zane Chavez C Independent / Grand Prarie
Scott Clement C Independent / Rockland
Jeff Tezak INF Austrian Baseball League / Vienna
4-Year College Teams for Players in Pro Baseball -- Nick Vincent, Long Beach State / Tyler Saladino, Oral Roberts / Jeff Ibarra, Lee University / Bobby Shore, Oklahoma / Joe Ramos (Chico State) /  Reece Alnas, Oklahoma Baptist / Scott Clement, UC San Diego, Cal State San Marcos / Jeff Tezak, Nebraska


SOFTBALL: Alumni Report

LeBeau ends '12 as Ohio State's 3rd-leading hitter with .319 avg.

COLUMBUS, Ohio (5-18-2012) -- Palomar transfer and two-time Pacific Coast Athletic Conference Player of the Year Danielle LeBeau has completed a big junior softball season for Ohio State.

LBeau, the Buckeyes' designated player, hit .319, third-best among Ohio State's hitters. She had eight doubles, two home runs, 26 RBIs and a .422 slugging percengage.

During a late-season run, the former National Softball Coaches Association community college All-American selection at Palomar went 2-for-4 with a double against Buffalo, 3-for-3 with a double vs. Nebraska, 2-for-4 with an RBI vs. Northwestern and 3-for-3 with a double and RBI, also against Northwestern.

LeBeau, a Poway High School product who went unnoticed by four-year college recruiters coming out of high school, also helped lead Ohio State to two road wins ito close the season at Penn State last week.

LeBeau's RBI double gave the Buckeyes a 3-2 victory over the Nittany Lions on May 11. She had a key single as Ohio State beat Penn State again on May 13, this time 4-1. The wins gave the Buckeyes a a two games-to-one edge in the final series of the year to conclude their season 31-23 overall, 10-13 in the Big Ten.


BASEBALL: Alumni Report

Padres call up ex-Comet Vincent from AAA to Major League roster

SAN DIEGO (5-18-2012) -- The San Diego Padres have called up former Palomar pitcher Nick Vincent. The 26-year-old right-hander will be in uniform when the Padres host the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim on Friday evening.

He was on the club's 40-man roster in spring training and appeared primed to make the opening-day roster whee he stepped on a loose ball in the bullpen and injured an ankle.

Vincent returned to action this past week, making three appearances in a re-hab stint for Tucson of the Pacific Coast League..

The Padres' Major League pitching coach is another former Comet, Darren Balsley.

Vincent, a Ramona High School product, pitched two full seasons and part of another at Palomar, receiving a medical redshirt due to an arm injury as a true freshman in 2005, when he began the year 5-1. He pitched one season for Long Beach State in 2008 before being drafted and signed by the Padres.

Vincent compiled a Palomar career ERA of 2.11 from 2005-07, second best on the Comets' all-time list. He holds the Palomar record for single-season conference ERA (0.81 in 2005), is second all-time in career wins (20) and second all-time in career strikeouts (195).

... 2 days later, he's back in Tucson

SAN DIEGO (5-20-2012) -- After spending two games in the San Diego Padres bullpen, Palomar aluym was sent back down to Triple-A Tucson on Sunday. He warned up in the sixth inning Friday night in  the Padres'game with the Angels, but didn't get into the game.


JUNIOR SEAU MEMORIAL: Qualcomm Stadium

Tyler Seau, center, the son of Junior Seau, reacts to fans during a public memorial service for the late NFL football player Junior Seau at Qualcomm Stadium Friday, May 11, 2012, in San Diego. At rear are pastor Miles McPherson, left, San Diego Chargers owner Dean Spanos, second from right, his wife Susie Spanos, second from left, and Seau's daughter, Sydney Seau. Seau committed suicide on May 2 at his Oceanside, Calif., home. He played parts of 20 seasons in the NFL, with the San Diego Chargers, Miami Dolphins and New England Patriots. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull)

Former Palomar middle linebacker Tyler Seau reacts to the crowd while speaking at Friday evening's public memorial for his late father, Junior Seau, at Qualcomm Stadium. Tyler was chosen by the Seau family as its representative to speak to the crowd and TV audience. -- Courtesy photo

Ex-Comet Tyler Seau speaks for family at Junior Seau memorial

SAN DIEGO (5-11-2012) -- Former Palomar middle linebacker Tyler Seau was his family's representative to speak at his dad Junior Seau's public memorial Friday evening at Qualcomm Stadium.

Tyler Seau, 23, the eldest of Junior Seau's four children, was chosen by the Seau family as its spokesperson.

Some of Tyler Sea's remarks to the crowd at the 'Q":

"You (fans) have definitely made this process a little easier. All the support and love you ... have given us this week has allowed us as a family to come together and be strong. ... Tonight is truly amazing. (My father) has had an impact on every single one of our lives today. He is truly a legend and he will be with us forever."

The memorial was a "celebration of life" for the former football and basketball CIF San Diego Section Player of the Year at Oceanside High Schoo and ex-USC All-American and All-Pro with the Chargers and New England Patriots, Junior Seau's No. 55 was retired at the memorial by Chargers President Dean Spanos.

Tyler Seau did not have his dad's size, but inherited his hitting ability. He came to Palomar out of Mission Hills High School. After playing for two seasons for the Comets, Tyler helped Delta State Univeristy of Cleveland, Mississippi to the 2010 NCAA Division II National Championship Game, where the Statesman lost to Minnesota Duluth 20-17 at Florence, Alabama..

Tony Seau, Junior Seau's brother and Tyler's uncle, also played football for Palomar and later was an assistant coach for the Comets.

Junior Seau, one of the greatest players in Chargers history and one of the NFL's all-time best defensive players, shot himself in the chest on May 2 at his house in Oceanside.


W. TENNIS: ITA Region 1 Awards

Mancao is Coach of Year again;

Littrell region Sophomore of Yr.

SKILLMAN, New Jersey (5-13-2012) -- Palomar women's tennis coach Ronnie Mancao (left) repeated as Intercollgiate Tennis Association (ITA) Community College Coach of the Year for Region I (Western United States) on Sunday, after also winning the award in 2011. The Comets' Mardee Litrell (right) was selected as Region I Sophomoire of the Year.

Other 2012 regional Coach of the Year winners were Jaime Donjuan (Laredo Community College, Laredo, Texas) in Region II, Wandal McPahil (Meridian CC, Meridian, Mississippi) in Region III and Mohamed Nait Omar (Georgia Permiter College, Decater, Georgia) in Region IV.


CONFERENCE: Men's Coach of the Year

Palomar's Jem McAdams, who also coaches the Comets' women's team (above), has been named Pacific Coast Athletic Conference Coach of;the Year for all men's sports for 2011-2012. He guided the men's team to second in the state meet behind Santa Rosa.

PCAC names Comets' McAdams as Coach of Year for all sports

PALM SPRINGS (5-8-2012) -- Pacific Coast Athletic Conference Athletic Directors selected Palomar head swimming & diving coach Jem McAdams as the conference's Coach of the Year for all 2011-12 men's sports on Tuesday.

McAdams coached the Comets to the PCAC team title -- then to second behind Santa Rosa in the CCCAA State Championships at East Los Angeles College Swim Stadium. Besides coaching both the Palomar men and women (who were eigth), he also was meet director of both events.

The Athletic Directors voted in McAdams at the final 2011-012 PCAC meeting at the Hyatt Regency Suites where all Southern California community college conferences gathered on Monday and Tuesday for their final individual conference and joint meetings. It was for all sports offered by All-PCAC colleges. Baseball coach Buck Taylor was the last Palomar  men's winner, in 2008-09.


WOMEN'S GOLF: Pro Alumni Report

'Big Break' for Palomar's Hardin begins Monday on Golf Channel

THE BAHAMAS  (5-8-2012) -- Palomar sophomore Meghan Hardin, who helped lead the Comets to the 2011 State Community College women's golf championship last Nov. 15 in Hanford, is seeking fame and fortune on a very big stage.

The 19-year-old, who transferred from Cal State San Marcos prior to the 2011 season and finished seventh in the communiry college state tournament, has turned pro, forfeiting her remaining collegiate eligibility, to become the youngest female golfer ever selected to play in The Golf Channel's  "Big Break" series, which begins its 17th season next Monday, May 14.

"Big Break Atlantiss" was shot at the Atlantis resort in the Bahamas, with Hardin attempting to earn an exemption into an LPGA event later this year -- among a plethora of other perks and prizes.

" 'The Big Break' is a once-in-a lifetime opportunity Hardin told golf writer Marc Figueroa of the North County Times. "There are thousands of applicants who apply every year, and for me to getchosen. I just knew I had to take (my shot)."

Both literally and figuratively.

No one is saying how Hardin does in the taped event, althugh the word on the street is that she played well. For her part, Hardin isn't saying. She'sprevented, in fact, from uttering a word, and so is everyone else from The Golf Channel and the show. She did tell Figueroa that it was a "gruelling" experence.

Hardin received a golf scholarship to Cal State San Marcos out of Rim of the World High School in Lake Arrowhead, where she played on the boys team in the rugged CIF Southern Section and was team captain..She won a tournament playing for the Cougars as a true freshman, but left the program when the coach who recruited her left the school.

She transferred to Palomar to play for coach Mark Eldridge and, after last Fall's state team championship, things started to happen fast and furious for the former Comet.

Figueroa quoted Eldridge as saying he was surprised, "initially" when Hardin was selected to play on the Big Break series from amog so many hopefuls.

"The odds of making it are huge," Eldrige said in Figueroa's golf column. When he thought about it, however, Eldridge wasn't surprised at all.

"She sees that carrot in front of her and she doesn't quit until she gets what she wants," Eldridge added. "Her drive is not that common."

CLICK HERE to read Mark Figueroa's column feature on Meghan Hardin from the North County Times' May 2, 2012 edition

Above Photo courtesy of The Golf Channel


BASEBALL: All-Conference

ABOVE: Palomar pitcher Julian Esqjuibel has repeated a an All-Pacific Coast Athletic Conference first-team selection. -- Photo by Hugh Cox. BELOW LEFT:  Nick Carmichael. BELOW RIGHT: Audie Afenir. Both also repeated as first-team selections. Carmichael was named as a relief pitcher, Afenir at designated hitter.

Carmichael, Afenir, Garbella, Esquibel, Cheek, Taylor picked

SAN DIEGO (5-03-2012) -- Palomar's Buck Taylor shares Pacific Coast Athletic Conference Coach of the Year honors in baseball with Southwestern's Jerry Barow and San Diego Mesa's Kevin Hazlett. Five Comet players were named to the all-conference first team.

The first-team selections for the PCAC co-champion Comets were sophomore Julian Esquibel at a starting pitcher,sophomore Nick Carmichael at relief pitcher, sophomore Audie Afenir at designasted hitter, sophomore Tommy Cheek at third base and freshman Nico Carbella in the outfield.

Afenir, Carmichael and Esquibel were also first-team picks, as voted by conference coaches, a year ago. Afenir made last season's team as a first aseman.

Esqjuibel (Vista High School), Carmichael (Rancho Bernardo), Afenir (Escondido), Cheek (Cathedral Catholic) and Garbella (Cathedral Catholic) all local high school products. Cheek was a transfer from the University of San Diego.

Palomor's honorable mention selections were Danny Hawksley, Casey Munoz, Alex Cox, Chris Sanders, D.J. Zapata,, Reggie Jones and Kyle Montiel.


WOMEN'S TENNIS: Ventura 5, Palomar 4

ABOVE: Palomar's Liesl Galleisky hits an overhand shot for a point in doubles action in Tuesday's Southern California championship match. Her partner (background) is Pamela Cademas. MIDDLE: Mardee Littrell delivers a backhand for another point in doubles. BELOW LEFT: Hillary Ramage, who won in No. 4 singles. LOWER RIGHT: Brittany Scism, who won  in No.6 singles and teamed with Tori Bohart for a victory win in No. 3 doubles.-- Action shots by Hugh Cox; Scrism photo by Melinda Finn

Comets so near, yet so far in Southern Cal team title match

SAN MARCOS (5-01-2012) -- After 4 1/2 hours of highly-competitive play and constant twists, turns and gut-wrenching momentum switches, it finally came down to this as darkness was beginning to settle in on Tuesday:

Visiting Ventura College finally escaped with a 5-4 victory in a showdown of unbeaten teams to win the Southern California community college team championship.

In an epic struggle against the No. 2-seeded Pirates, the No. 1-seeded Comets fell one win short of the Palomar record of 21 victories set by the 1978 team and tied by the 1986 team.

Coach Ronnie Mancao's team finishes its dual season with a 20-1 record, tying the 1982 squad for the third-best record in Palomarr history, with the Southern California and CCCAA state tournaments still remaining. Ventura moves to 18-0 and will move on to face the Northern California champion for the state team title.

Sierra and Fresno City College will play for the Northern California championship on Wednesday.

The Comets lost at No. 1, No. 2 and No. 3 singles, but got big efforts from Hillary Ramage, Pamela Cademas and Britanny Scism  to win at No. 4, No. 5 and No. 6, leaving the teams tied at 3-3 entering the doubles competition.

Ramage defeated Ventura's Layne Gallimore 6-1, 7-5. Cademas defeated Carolyn Morris 6-0, 6-2. Scrism beat Grace Hanamoto 6-4, 6-2.

Tori Bohart and Scism were the first doubles team to finish, dispatching Morris / Hanamoto 6-2, 6-2 in a quick straight sets to put Palomar up 4-3 with the other doubles matches still going on.

Both the No. 1 doubles team of Littrell / Ramage and the No. 2 team of Cademas / Liesl Galleisky led late before finally falling in three sets. The Pirates' Juliana Bacelar and Layne Gallimore finally outlasted Littrell / Ramage 4-6, 6-2, 6-4. Jessica Worring / Sonia Landeros outlasted Cademas / Galleisky 6-4, 2-6,  6-4.

In No. 1 singles, Bacetar handed PCAC singles champion and Player of the Year only her second loss of the season 6-2, 6-1. Worring defeated Galkleisky 6-1, 6-0. Landeros turned back Bohart 6-2, 6-3  in No. 3 singles.


FOOTBALL: NFL Signing

Saalim Hakim, who signed with the Dallas Cowbloys on Monday, breaks a tackle after catching a pass in Palomar's 41-9 victory over Oange Coast in 2009. Hakim caught two touchdown passes in the game for the Comets, who advanced to the Southern California Championship Game, finished 8-3 and were ranked No. 8 in the nation. -- Photo by Hugh Cox

Ex-Comet receiver Saalim Hakim signs contract with Cowboys

DALLAS, Texas (4-30-2012) -- Former Palomar wide receiver Saalim Hakim signed with the Dallas Cowboys on Monday.

Hakim, younger brother of former San Diego State and NFL receiver Az-Zahir Hakim, never played football prior to his freshman season with the Comets in 2008. He came to Palomar from Palo Verde High School in Las Vegas, where he was a soccer player.

Hakim had 28 receptions for 379 yards and six touchdowns as a sophomore for the Comets in 2009. He played for Tarleton State in 2010, tried  to commit to the NFL draft after the season but was too late and played this past season for the Las Vegas Locomotives in the United Football League. Hakim returned to Tarleton State for its NFL Pro Day on March 8 of this year, when he ran a 4.23 in the 40.

Projected by some sources to be drafted as high as the third or fourth round over the weekend, Hakim signed with the Cowboys as a free agent after his name wasn't called.

"Saalim isn't one of those guys they're looking at because of their production. He's one of the guys they want because of potential," Tarleton coach Cary Fowler told the Stephenville (TX) Empire Tribune. "He can fly, he can catch and he's got size (6-foot-2, 195 pounds)."


SWIM & DIVE: CCCAA State Championships

Sophomore Kody Moffatt places second  in the 200 individual medley at the state community college meet. Moffatt also anchored Palomar to first place in the 800 freestyle relay, helping lead the Comets' men's team to a second-place team finish behind Santa Rosa. -- Photo by Hugh Cox

Palomar men take 2nd in state; Comet women finish in 8th

MONTEREY PARK (4-26-2012 / 4-27-2012 / 4-18/-012 -- Palomar's men's team swam to a second-place finish in the CCCAA State Community College Championships that concluded a three-day run on Saturday at East Los Angeles College Swim Stadium.

Led by a first-place finish by their 800-yard freestyle relay team, the Comets overwhelmed four-tine defending state champion Orange Coast, which finished third, fourth-place finisher Ventura and fifth-place Grossmont among 34 scoring men's teams.

Santa Rosa won the state championship with 602 points. The Comets scored 408 points,m Orange Coast 283, Ventura 276 and Grossmont 266. Santa Monica, Diablo Valley, Golden West and Cuesta placed seventhh-through-ninth, respectively. Riverside City College, Foothill and West Valley tied for 10th.

Palomar's women's team finished eighth with 196 points. Orange Coast won the women's meet with 431.5 points, followed by Diablo Valley, Ventura, Shasta, Riverside and Santa Rosa. Santa Monica and Cypress finished ninth and 10th. Pacific Coast Athletic Conference champion San Diego Mesa was 11th in a 34-team field.

MEN'S STATE FINALS

Kody Moffatt, who led the Comets to the PCAC championship, also provided the biggest impetus to Palomar's second-place state team finish.

Moffatt anchored the winning 800 free relay team, which also included Kevin Reichel, Misaki Onoue and Wyatt Woodward on the first three legs. The Comets were timed in 6:47.66 in defeating runner-up Santa Monica, which filnished in 6:49.51. It was the only men's relay event that Santa Rosa, which won the other four relays, didn't win.

Moffatt placed second in the 200 individual medley, swimming a 1:55.31 in finishing behind event winner Jef lum of Santa ;Monica 1:49.43). Moffatt was fourth in the 100 freestyle in 48.30.

Moffatt anhored the 200 free relay team to a near-upset of Santa Rosa. The Comets swam 1:23.60. Thomas, Chaffin Blake and Reichel swam the first three legs.

Moffatt helped the 400 medley relay team to third place in 3:27.48, anchored the 400 free relay team to fourth in 3:05.69. Rcichel, Blake and Thomas swam the other three legs in the 400 medley relay. Thomas, Reichel and Blake swam the first three legs in the 400 free event.

Also for the Comets, David Betts finished third in the 200 breaststroke in 2:05.93, with Blake sixth with a 2:10.60. Misaki Onoue was fourth in the 400 IM with a 4:17.29 and sixth in the 500 ree in 4:44.20. Liam Acosta swcored 223.95 points to finish seventh in 1-meter diving. Woodward swam to an eighth place in the 200 backstroke in 1:58.96.

WOMEN'S STATE FINALS

Kyle Brown, the PCAC Swimmer of the Year, had the best finish for the Comets, a fourth in the 200-yard freestyle in 1:55.30.

Charlie Warburton swam a 1:00.60 to take fifth in the 100 backstroke and a 28.39 to place fifth in the 50 backstroke.

Laura Bryant finished seventh in the 400 freestyle with a 5:12.13.

Melanie Consiglio, Kristen Maples, Bryant and Brown turned in the best relay finish for Palomar, a sixth in the 400 free event in 3:40.63.

Warburton, Maples,Kimi Walters and Consiglio were seventh in the 200 medley relay at 1:52.59. Consiglio, Maplles, Warburton and Brown placed seventh in the  200 free relay in 1:41.47.

Warburton, Walters, Brown and Consiglio finished eighth in the 400 medley relay with a 4:10.77


BASEBALL: Palomar 5, Southwestern 1

ABOVE: Palomar closer Nick Carmichael, appearing in a non-save situation, delivers the final pitch of the game in title-clinching 5-1 victory over Southwestern on Friday. He retired the Jaguars'; Sammy Montalvo on a called third strike. Carmichael shares the PC career saves record of 10 with three other pitchers. -- Photo by Hugh Coix. BELOW: The Comets pose after Friday's win. -- Courtesy photo by Russ Scoffin (Southwestern College). LOWER LEFT: Starter and winning pitcher Julian Esquibel. LOWER RIGHT: Reggie Jones, who had three hits in the game

Comets win to cap improbable late-season run, tie for PCAC title

CHULA VISTA  (4-27-2012 / (UPDATED 4-28) -- Palomar capped an improbable late-season run Friday by beating Soiuthwestern 5-1 in a rain make-up to tie for the Pacific Coast Athletic Conference baseball championship.

The Comets, pronounced dead on multiple occasions during a season which saw them struggling at seven games under .500 on March 2, share the title with the Jaguars and San Diego Mesa. The Olympians lost 3-1 at Grossmont on Friday.

Palomar is hoping to advance to the Southern California playoffs as an at-large play-in team, as the conference's No. 3 representative (the tie-breaker for a three co-champions is overall winning percentage. It was incorrectly reported on the conference level on Friday that the tie-breaker was run-differential among the co-champions).

0The Comets, who won 7 of their last 8 regular-season games and 10 of their last 12, got outstanding pitching from winner Julian Esquibel, who .threw seven innings of one-run, six-hit ball, and relievers Alex Cox and closer Nick Carmichael.

Carmichael, appearing in a non-save situation, came on to to get the last three outs of the afternoon on two groundouts and a strikeout, the latter when Southwestern's Sammy Montalvo looked at a called third.

Reggie Jones led Palolmar at the plate by going 3-for-5. Chris Sanders went 2-for-4 with two RBIs. Tommy Cheek was 2-for-3 with a sacrifrice bunt and also reached base as a hit-batter. Danny Hawksley went 2-for-5 and drove in a run. Audie Afenir and Casey Munoz also hit safely.

Palomar won the season series from Southwestern, which won the tie-breaker for the conference's No  1 playoff seed, 5 games to 0.


FOOTBALL: 2012 Schedule

Chad Dobbins, shown powering into the end zone for his second tourxchdown in Palomar's 41-27 victory over Cerritos last season, will return at runing back this upcoming Fall. Palomar announced its 2012 schedule on Monday. -- Photo by Hugh Cox

Comets will open on the road vs. El Camino College, Riverside CC

SAN MARCOS (4-09-2012) -- Palomar will kick off its 2012 football season with back-to-back back-to-back road match-ups against El Camino College on Sept. 1 and Riverside City College on Sept.  8, both at 6 p.m.

Coach John Featherstone's Warriors are a traditional national community college power while RCC, under former Palomar coach Tom Craft, is coming off an 11-0 season.

Coach Joe Early's Comets also will play Southwestern in their home opener at Wilson Stadium in Escondido on Sept.15 before opening Southern Conference play at Orange Coast on Sept. 22.

Following another conference game vs. Golden West on Sept. 29, Palomar will host Cerritos in a non-conference game on Oct. 6 before returning to conference action at Fullerton on Oct. 20, at home with Saddleback on Oct. 27, at home to Santa Ana on Nov. 3 and at Grossmont on Nov. 10.
PALOMAR 2012 SCHEDULE
DATE  OPPONENT TIME
Sat, Sept 1 -- at El Camino 6 p.m.
Sat, Sept 8 -- at Riverside City College 6 p.m.
Sat, Sept 15 -- Southwestern (Wilson Stadium) 6 p.m.
Sat, Sept 22 -- at Orange Coast 1 p.m.
Sat, Sept 29 -- Golden West (Wilson Stadium) 6 p.m.
Sat, Oct. 6 -- Cerritos (Wilson Stadium) 6 p.m.
Sat, Oct. 12 -- at Fullerton 6 p.m.
Sat, Oct. 27 -- Saddleback  (Wilson Stadium) 6 p.m.
Sat, Nov 3 -- Santa Ana (Wilson Stadium) 6 p.m.
Sat, Nov.10 -- at Grossmont 1 p.m.
Home Games in BOLD  
Home Games at Wilson Stadium, Escolndido Hgh School


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SCOREBOARD

SAT., MAY 19
W. TRACK & FIELD
Palomar 33rd of 43 scoring teams, CCCAA State Championships, Falcon Stadium, Cerritos College, Norwalk

NOTES

PITCHER DAWSON IS HEADED TO S.F. STATE

SAN FRANCISCO (5-21-2012) -- Palomar relief pitcher Callan Dawson (left) will move on to the NCAA Division II level at San Francisco State.

Among 2012 sophomores, both outfielder Casey Munoz and starting pitcher D.J. Zapata previously signed with Division I Santa Cl;ara.

In two seasons for the Comets, Dawson, a right-handed side-armer, was 1-0 in 19 appearances out of the bullpen, throwing 19 1/3 innings with a 4.66 ERA.

He pitched for Carlsbad High School.

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FAAPOULI, BOUVATTE. SANGER ALL TAKE 7TH

NORWALK  (5-19-2012) -- Palomar's Solianna Faapouli (left, Karthryn Bouvatte and Katie Sanger all placed seventh in the  CCCAA Sstate Community College Track & Field finals that concluded a two-day run on Saturday at Cerritos College's Falcon Stadium.

Faapouli had a throw of 107 feet, 6 inches to take seventh in the javelin.

 Bouvatte ran a 39:10.66 to place seventh in the 10,000 meters.

Sanger ran an 11:39.86 to finish seventh in the 3,000-meter steeplechase.

Palomar's women wound up 33rd among 40 scoring teams with 6 points. Laney College of Oakland won the team title with 78 points, ahead of second-place Cerritos.

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3 COMETS QUALIFY FOR STATE 

SAN DIEGO  (5-12-2012) -- Palomar placed 20th with 12 points in the Southern California Community College Women's Track & Field finals that concluded Saturday at San Diego Mesa College.

The Comets qualified three athletes for the CCCAA State Championships this upcoming Friday andSaturday at Cerritos College.

Kate Bouvatte dvanced by placing fourth in the Southern Cal 10,000 finals on the first day of the SoCal meet on May 5.

Katie Sanger finished eighth in the 3000-meter steeplechase Saturday in 11:36.50, qualfying because not enough runners in the Northern California meet met the state meet qualifying standard.

Soli Faalpouli advanced in the javelin with by surpassing the state qualifying standard earlier in the season. She placed ninth but four other athletes did not meet the qualifying standard.

Cerritos won the Southern California championship with 75 points. 

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LITTRELL FALLS IN QUARTERS

SAN DIEGO  (5-11-2012) -- Palomar 's highly successful women's tennis season came to an end on Friday in the CCCAA State Individual Tournamen at the Balboa Tennis Club..

The Comets' Mardee Littrell (left) defeated Robin Zhou of De Anza 2-6, 6-3, 6-4 in her first singles match. But Littrell lost to Jessica Worring from Ventura 6-2,6-2in the quarterfinals.

In doubles, Pamela Cademas and Liesl Galleisky were eliminated  by Sierra's Jessica Ho / Chlob Vicari 7-5, 7-6(3).

Ventura. tje team that defeated the Comets 5-4 for the Southern California Team championship, downed Northern Cal champion Sierra by the same 5-4 score for the state title on Thursday, also at the Balboa Tennis Club.

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BOUVATTE TAKES 4TH IN SO CAL

SAN DIEGO  (5-5-2012) -- Palomar 's Kate Bouvatte ran to a fourth place in the 10,000 meters, the only final event of the day, in the Southern California Community College Track & Field Prelims on Saturday at San Diego Mesa College.

She was timed in 38:56.80, a personal best, in qualifying for the CCCAA State Meet May 18-19 at Cerritos College.Palomar is third with 5 points entering Saturday's Southern Cal finals, also at Mesa.

The Comets' qualifiers for Saturday were Katie Sanger (5th-best mark of 11:35.59 in the 3,000-meter steeplechase), Elena Jefferson (6th best mark in the long jump at 17 feet, 10.6 inches 7th in the 100 meters at 12.40; 11th in the triple jump at 35-11.5); Deanna Doss (4th in the hammer throw at 146-6.5 and 1wth in the discus at 113-8.5) and Solianna Faapouli (5th in the javelin at 112-2.5).

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COMET T.E. SOTO SIGNS WITH LAMAR

BEAUMONT, Texas (5-03-2012) -- Palomar tight end Cory Soto has signed a letter of intent to play football at Lamar University.

Soto, a 6-foot-8, 255-pound sophomore from La Costa Canyon High School, is expected to play a key role in turning around the fortunes of the Football Championship Subdivision (I-AA) program. The Cardinals went 4-7 last season.

Lamar will play in Honolulu the third week of the season against the University of Hawaii, which along with Michigan State were Football Bowl Subdivision schools that intitially had Soto high on their radar before he was just short of being able to transfer at the semester in time for spring football.

Lamar players in the Southland Conference.

Comets who previously signed and / or transferred to the four-year college level were Alex Wheat (Utah State), Nigel Westbrooks (Nevada), David Fisher (Kent State/, Adam Witzmann (La Costa Canyon), Jeremiah Kose (Montana), Devin Taverna (South Dakota) and Dallas Butler (University of San Diego).

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EX-COMET WALTER IS KILLED

PEARL, MS  (5-3-2012) -- Former Palomar baseball star Mike Walter, who pitched for seven seasons in the Houston Astros organization and was elevated to the Astros' 40-man Major League roster in 2000, has been killed in the line of duty in Mississipi, where he was a police officer.

Walter came to Palomar from Rancho Bernardo High where he pitched for former Comet Sam Blalock, the winningest high school baseball coach in San Diego County history. He was shot to death as he and two other officers were attempting to serve a warrent on convicted felon and sexual battery suspect Carnell Gaines Jr. Gaines pulled a gun and shot all three officers, killing Walter and wounding the other two. One of the other olfficers was able to return fire, killing Gaines.

Walter, 37, who joined the Pearl Police Dept. in 2008 and was promoted to investigator in 2010, is surved by his wife Jeanne, and 11-year-old daughter Baile

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PEARCE MISSES CUT FOR STATE

GLENDORA (5-07-2012) --Palomar's Chris Pearce failed to make the cut for next week's CCCAA State Men's Golf championships in Santa Maria when he shot an 81-74 -- 165 on Monday in the Southern Caliofornia Regionals.

Pearce placed 34th in the tournament field at Glendora Country Club.

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PALOMAR PLAYERS MAKE STATE

PALM DESERT / IRVINE(5-04-2012) -- Palomar advanced Mardee Littrell in singles and Leisl Galleisky / Pamela Cademas in doubles through the Southern California women's tennis tournament at the Marriott Hotel / Tennis Resort in Palm Desert into the CCCAA State cham;pionships this upcoming weekend at the Balboa Tennis Clubin Sanreel won in the next two rounds, then was eliminated  Diego.

After receiving a first-round bye, Littrell won twice  before being eliminated from the Southern Cal tourney 6-1, 1-0 retire by Santa Barbara City College's Sophia Angner, a player she had beaten 10 days earlier in the Southern Cal team semifinals.

Galleisky / Cademas advanced to the quarterfinals, where they lost to opponents from Glendale.

In the Southern Cal men's tournament at Irvine Valley College, Palomar's Tracy Beblie advanced to the Round of 16, where he lost to Santa Barbara's Josh Crisp-Jones 6-1, 6-1.

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3 COMETS FIRST TEAM IN SOFTBALL

SAN DIEGO (4-26-2012) -- Palomar landed three players on the All-Pacific Coast Athletic Conference softball first team selected by conference coaches.

IInfielder Raea Tanielu, outfielder Jasmine Vogel and utility player Katie Wilford were all first-team selections.

Pitcher Bree Burns, first baseman Samantha Avii and infielder Courtney Krauss made secvond team. Mia Sprau received honorable mention.

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NO BID FOR BASEBALL IN REGIONALS

SAN MARCOS (4-29-2012) -- Less than 48 hours after they were mistakenly notified that they were the conference's automatic No. 1  playoff seed and would host a best-of-3 first-round series next weekend, Palomar's PCAC baseball co-champions found themselves out of the playoffs on Sunday.

Theconference tie-breaker for three teams tying for the championship, when none of them has a season series advantage over the other two, turned out to be best overall season record, not season run differential between the three. So co-champion Southwestern goes in as the PCAC's  No. 1 seed and San Diego Mesa, the third co-champion, goes in as the conference's No  2 seed. Palomar, which was only 18-18, does not even get a play-in game and the Comets' seaon is over.

Southwestern is seeded No. 8 in SoCal and will host No. 9 El Camino in a best-of-3 series next weekend.  Mesa is seeded 12th and will visit No. 5 seed Glendale in a best-of-3 series. Orange Coast (34-4-1), a team the Comets lost to by one run on he road, will host a series against the winner of a playoff game Tuesday between Los Angeles Valley and Bakersfield.

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SOFTBALL LEFT OUT OF PLAYOFFS

MISSION VIEJO (4-29-2012) -- Palomar, which finished in a tie for second place in the Pacific Coast Athletic Conference, did not receive a bid to the Southern California community college softball playoffs on Saturday.

The Comets were nudged out of the No. 2 seed out of the conference by the team they tiod with for second place, Southwestern. The Jaguars had the tie-breaker on the Comets as they won the season series between the two teams 2 games to 1.

 It appeared Palomar was headed to the postseason as an at-large team, but it was ruled that a 4-inning, 12-0 win in the San Diego City College tournament could not be counted as a victory for seeding purposes because it was halted by time limit before the teams could begin the fifth inning. Citrus thus received the playoff bid the Comets were expecting.

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PEARCE TO SOCAL FINAL IN GOLF

CHINO HILLS (4-30-2012) -- Cody Ek shot a 77 on the North course and a 73 on the South course  as Palomar's leader at 150 for 36 holes in the OEC men's golf tournament on Monday at Los Seranos CC.

Richard Kearns carded a 73 on the North course and an 80 on the South course to finish at 153.

But Chris Pearce, who saw his streak of two straight 69 rounds ended in back-to-back 18-hole matches that made up the conference finals, was the only Comet to qualify for the Southern California community college finals.

Pearce shot a 74 on the North course and an 80 on the South course for a 154 total on the day.. Individual qualifiers are determined from season-long averages in OEC play, and Pearce was third in the conference on the year with a 74.9 average. Pearce was selected all-conference, an honor that goes to the top 10 finishers.

Orange Coast won the day's match on the North course with a 360 and Cypress won the match on the South course with a 374. The Comets (389-390) finished seventh of eight teams on the North course and six on the South course to complete its OEC season at 34-36.

Other Palomar scores from Monday (North course scores listed  first) were Eugene Wang at 79-75 -- 154 and Jordan Brown 86-82 -- 168. Jake Mancini withdrew from the match on the North course and shot an 82 on the Suth course. ,