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FALL

MEN'S WATER POLO

WINTER

SPRING

ALL YEAR

 CHEERLEADING
RECORDS

Sport (Season, Conference W-L)

Baseball 1-2, 0-0
Softball 5-0, 0-0 
Men's Golf 0-0, 0-0
W. Track & Field no duals
M. Swimming 0-0, 0-0
W. Swimming 0-0, 0-0
Men's Tennis 0-0, 0-0
Women's Tennis 0-0, 0-0
Men's Volleyball 0-1, 0-0
M. Basketball 8-16, 6-8
W. Basketball 5-19 3-7

SCHEDULE

Home contests in Bold
SOFTBALL
Cerritos  1 p.m.
MEN'S TENNIS
at Riverside CC 2 p.m.
WOMEN'S TENNIS
at Riverside CC 2 p.m.
SAT., FEB. 11
MEN'S VOLLEYBALL
Santa Barbara CC 9 a.m.
Moorpark 2 p.m.
The Dome
BASEBALL
College of the Desert 1 p.m.
Myers Field
MON., FEB. 13
MEN'S GOLF
at Riverside Community College Tournament 11:30 a.m.
The Victoria Club, Riverside
TUE., FEB. 14
BASEBALL
at Orange Coast 2 p.m.
WOMEN'S TENNIS
at Mt. San Jacinto 3 p.m.
SOFTBALL
at Santa Ana 3 p.m.
WED., FEB. 15
WOMEN'S TENNIS
Irvine Valley 2 p.m.
MEN'S TENNIS
at Irvine Valley 2 p.m.
MEN'S BASKETBALL
Cuyamaca 5 p.m.
Palomar Dome
WOMEN'S BASKETBALL
at MiraCosta 5 p.m.
MEN'S VOLLEYBALL
at Long Beach CC 6 p.m.
THU., FEB. 16
MEN'S TENNIS
at Orange Coast 2 p.m.
WOMEN'S TENNIS
at Orange Coast 2 p.m.
FRI., FEB. 17
SOFTBALL
Victor Valley (SD City Tournament) 10 a.m.
Santa Monica (SD City Tournament) 2 p.m.
BASEBALL
at Fullerton 2 p.m.
WOMEN'S TRACK & FIELD
at Cerritos Invitational (Day 1) 2 p.m.
WOMEN'S BASKETBALL
San Diego Mesa 5 p.m.
The Dome
MEN'S BASKETBALL
Imperial Valley 7 p.m.
The Dome
SAT., FEB. 18
WOMEN'S TRACK & FIELD
at Cerritos Invitational (Day 2) 10 A.M.
BASEBALL
Fullerton 12 noon
Myers Field
SOFTBALL
San Diego City Tournament TBA

ATHLETICS

1140 W. Mission Rd.
San Marcos, CA 92069
(760) 744-1150 X 2460
FAX (760) 761-3512
Athletic Director:
Scott Cathcart

A.D. LINK

WEBMASTER

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.


All about us ...

For useful information about Palomar, our athletic program, a more complete list of notable alumni and how to contact us

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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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WOMEN'S TENNIS: Comets 9, Gauchos 0

Palomar opens year by shutting out Saddleback

MISSION VIEJO (2-09-2012) -- Palomar opened its women's tennis season in dominant fashion on Thursday, shutting out Saddleback 9-0 in a non-conference match as No. 1 player Mardee Littrell (above)  came from behind to sweep the Gauchos' Jeanette Losaria in Nol. 1 singles 3-6, 6-2, 10-3.

No. 2 Liesl Galleisiky (6-0, 6-2), No. 3 Tori Bohart (6-0, 6-3),, No. 4 Hillary Ramage (6-3, 7-6 (3), No. 5 Pamela Cademas (6-2, 6-0)and No. 6 Brittany Scism (6-0, 6-3) also won for the Comets in singles.

In doubles, Palomar got victories from Littrel / Ramage (8-4 at No. 1), Gallesiky / Cademas (9-7  at No. 2) and Bohart / Scism (8-5 at at No. 3)


 BASEBALL: COD 1, Palomar 0

Esquibel, Zapata are lights out

but Comets lose pitchers' duel

PALM DESERT (2-09-2012) -- Palomar pitchers Julian Esquibel shut down College of the Desert with strong relief help from D.J. Zapata on Thursday night.

But the host Roadrunners scored the winning run on a wild pitch in the bottom of the ninth innings to hand the viciting Comets a 1-0 non-conference loss in a pitchers duel that featured a three-hit shutout by COD pitchers Josh Ferrill and Josh Garcia.

Esqubel blanked the Roadrunners on three hits in a dominant performance over the game's first 7 2/3 innings. COD managed two hits over the first seven innings.

Esquibel retired 13 batters in a row from the the Roadrunners' final out in the third inning through the last out in the seventh.

Zapata came in with the bases loaded and two outs in the bottom of the eighth and got Desert's Dyan Lauers looking at a called third strike. He also pitched effectively in the bottom of the ninth but COD put together the winning rallyh with scratch hits and the final wild pitch that catcher Audie Afenir almost blocked.

It appeared as if Palomar was going to take an early lead when the Comets put runners at first and third with two out in the top of the first on back-to-ack singles by Casey Munoz and Afenir. But the Roadrunners' Ferrell, a freshman left-hander, got the final out on a fielder's choice.

The Comets also got a runners either to second or third base in the second, fourth, fifth, seventh and eighth innings.

The teams will play a rematch on Saturday at 1 p.m. at Myers Field.

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Munoz but but Cypress wins it

CYPRESS (2-08-2012) -- Nationally 24th-ranked Cypress took advantage of four Palomar errors and overcame a nine-hit attack by No. 8-ranked Palomar on theway to a 6-3 non-conference victory on Thursday.

Casey Munoz (left) went 2-for-4 for Palomar and slugged the Comets' first home run of the 2012 season, a solo shot over the leftfield fence with one out in the sixth inning.
Tommy Cheek went 2-for-4 with a double and an RBI. Audie Afenir was 2-for-3 and walked.

Christian Johnson doubled for the Comets. Josh Sabourin and  Danny Hawksley each singled.

The Chargers, playing their home opener in a rain make-up from Tuesday, ran their record to 4-0 on the season.


MEN'S BASKETBALL: Cometsr 69, Jaguars 56

Vaz (15 pts,15 rebounds), PC

turn back Southwestern in upset

CHULA VISTA (2-08-2012) -- Palomar shocked two-time defending Pacific Coast Athletic Conference men's basketball champion Southwestern 69-56 on the road on Wednesday night as 7-foot-1 freshman center Joe Vaz scored 15 points and hauled down 15 rebounds.

Chamron Morgan tallied 18 points and Chris Gorman contributed 17 points and eight assists for the Comets.

Palomar (8-16, 6-8) can finish at .500 in the PCAC by winning its final two games, next Wednesday, Feb.15, vs. Cuyamaca at 5 p.m. and Friday, Feb. 17, against Imperial Valley at 7 p.m., both at home.


SOFTBALL: Comets 9, Santiago Canyon 8

Palomar scores unearned run

in 7th inning to escape with win

ORANGE (2-08-2012) -- Visiting Palomar scoredd an unearned run in the top of the seventh inning Wednesday to avoid a near-upset by defeating Santiago Canyon 9-8,

Coach Lacey Craft's Comets advanced to 5-0 on the season with the victory. Santiago Canyon is 1-9.

Mercedes Montanez did the most damage offensive for Palomar, doubling and drivfing in three runs.

Katie Wilford (above left, 2-for-3, double), Courtney Krauss (above right, 2-for-5. double, RBI) and Raea Tanielu (2-for-5, double) had multiple-hit games for the Comets.

Samantha Avii singled and drove in a run. Jasmine Vogel also hit safely.

Palomar won the game on back-to-back errors in the seventh.

Bree Burns (2-0), the third pitcher of the day for the Comets, picked up the win with four innings of two-hit, shutout ball.


SOFTBALL: Palomar 3, Saddleback 1

ABOVE: Mercedes Montanez leads off Palomar's three-run second inning with a single. BELOW LEFT: Starter and winner Samantha Avii delivers a pitch. -- Photos by Hugh Cox

Comets knock off Gauchos and

run record to open season to 4-0

SAN MARCOS (2-06-2012) -- Saddleback College's returning starters slugged a combined 40 home runs last season, but the Gauchos never solved Palomar pitchers Samantha Avii and Bree Burns on Monday.

Winning pitcher Avii allowed only one hit, an uneared run and struck out three over the first four innings as the Comets won 3-1 at home. Burns threw shutout ball over the last three innings to notch a save.

Palomar scored its three runs in the second inning. Mercedes Montanez singled to lead off the inning and other keys in the rally were Raven Ikeda's RBI single and Raea Taniel's bases-loaded walk. Courtney Krauss and Jasmine Vogel also hit safely in the game.


SWIMMING & DIVING: Waterman Festival

ABOVE: Palomar's Misaki Onoue swims to first place in the men's 1000 freestyle at the Waterman Festival. He was clocked in 10:10.80. BELOW: Haley McCauley swms the second leg for the Comets' winning women's 200 medley team, which was timed in 2:03.00

PC's men's team swims to title

while women bring home second

SAN MARCOS (2-05-2012) -- The Palomar men's swimming & diving team brought home the team championship with 741 points and the Comets' women's squad placed second with with 512 points. in the Waterman Festival that concluded a two-day run on Saturday at Wallace Memorial Pool.

In the Pentathlon portion of the meet on Friday, the men's team placed nine swimmers in the top 20, with five in the top 10 . Wyatt Woodworn took first place, followed by PC teammates Drew Thomas (third), Cody MoffatT (fourth), Kevin Reichel (f9fth) and Chaffin Blake seventh.

In the women's pentathlon, Laura Bryant finished second as the Comets placed four swimmers in the top 20.

In the regular porion of the meet on Saturday, Palomar's men took hom six first places -- Thomas in the 100 breaststroke (1:00.47), the 300 breast relay team (3:49.83), Misaki Onoue in the 1000 free (10:10.80), and both the 600 ironman relay team and the 400 free relay team.

For the PC women, the 200 medley relay team (2:03.00), Bryant in the 100 butterfly (1:03.17 and Melanie Consiglio in the 50 free (25.93).


BASEBALL: Palomar 7, Santa Ana 0

ABOVE: Josh Sabourin gets down a sacrifice bunt in the sixth inning in the Comets' 7-0 win over Santa Ana at Myers Field. Santa Ana mishandled the bunt, loading the bases. Palomar went on to score four times in the inning to break open a 3-0 game. BELOW: Winner Julian Esquibel delivers a pitch on his way to six shutout innings. The Comets wore camouflage hatsin their season opener to honor the military. -- Photos by Hugh Cox

Comets knock off Dons in battle

of ranked teams; Gabrella 3-for-4

SAN MARCOS (2-03-2012) -- Palomar, ranked No. 8 among the nation's community colleges by PerfectGame.org, got six shutout innings from starter Julian Esquibel and three hits from Nico Garella on Friday as the Comets opened their baseball season with a 7-0 victory over Santa Ana.

The Dons came to town ranked No. 1 in California and on the Pacific Coast by the American Baseball Coaches Association and No. 1 in Southern California by the California Community College Baseball Coaches Association.

Esquibel, a sophomore right-hander out of Vista High School, who was the Comets' ace starter a year ago, scattered four hits in his six innings, getting nine ground-ball outs and getting strong defensive support. Freshman left-handers Kyle Montiel and Matt Silberman came on in relief to preserve the shutout.

Gabrella, a red-shirt freshman shortstop from Cathedral Catholic High School by way of UC Santa Barbara, led a 14-hit attack, going 3-for-4 with a double and a run scored as the Comets' leadoff hitter.

Audie Afenir (2-for-4, double, two runs scored), Casey Munoz (2-for 2-for--4, double, RBI) and Christian Johnson (2-for-3, run scored) also had multiple-hit games.

Danny Hanksley doubled in two runs, .and Tommy Cheek and Austin Muehring each doubled in a run. Reggie Jones beat out a suicide squeeze bunt for an RBI single. Cheek and Josh Sabourin also got down crucial bunts as the Comets forced the Dons into erros with nearly-flawless execution.

Palomar played errorlerss ball in back of its pitchers, and second-generation Comet catcher Audie Afenir had a big day defensively. He picked off a runner, threw out a runner trying to steal and made a good play to get another runner trying to score on a throw from Munoz in left to complee a game-ending double play.

Johnson, playing second base, handled seven chances in the field and turned a double play, taking a throw from Cheek at short and relaying the ball to Hawksley at first.

Sabourin also hit safely.

The Comets go on the road to play Ventura on Saturday at 1 p.m..

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Comets again pound ball at plate

but early pitching meltdown fatal

VENTURA (2-04-2012) -- Palomar continued to pound the ball at lthe plate on Saturday, but early-game pitching problems proved deadly as the Comets dropped a 13-8 non-conference decision to Ventura.

The Comets, coming off a 7-0 victory over highly-regarded Santa Ana to open the season Friday, knocked out 14 more hits against the Pirates, led by Reggie Jones (3-for-4, double, 4 RBIs, sacrifice bunt), Tommy Cheek (3-for-5, double, RBI) and Casey Munoz (3-for-5, double).

Palomar (1-1) couldn't hold early leads of 3-0 after a half-inning and 4-3 after 1 1/2 innings as Ventura (1-0) pushed 10 runs (9 earned) on 9 hits over the first four innings.

The Comets did get a superb relief inning from D.J. Zapata, who spent three seasons as a quarterback in the football programs at the University of Montana and Palomar since last pitching for Mission Hills as a high school senior. Zapata threw a scoreless seventh inning, recording two strikeouts and getting a weak ground out to first base.

Austin Muehring had a double and two walks for the Comets. Audie Afenir singled and drove in two runs. Josh Sabourin singled and walked. Nico Garbella contributed a single.


SOFTBALL: Comets 13, Eagles 1

ABOVE: Palomar catcher Mia Sprau tags out Mt. San Jacinto baserunner at the platein the fourth inning in Comets' 13-1 home-opening win. -- Photo by Hugh Cox. BELOW LEFT: Katie Wilford, who went 3-for-4 with a triple, double and three RBIs.

Same result as Palomar blasts

Mt. San Jacinto in home opener

SAN MARCOS (2-03-2012) -- It was the same story for the Palomar softball team in its home opener on Friday as it was in the Comets' double-header sweep of Victor Valley to open the season on Wednesday.

Another run-rule wiln. Another big day at the plate. Another strong pitching performance.

The Comets won the non-conference game 13-1 behind the pitching of Brenna Parker (1-0) and munltiple-hit performances courtesy of Katie Wilford (above left), Riesa Tanielu, Mia Sprau, Jasmine Vogel and Parker.

Wilford went 3-for-3 with a triple, double, and three RBIs, Taniele (2-for-2, double, three stolen bases). Sprau was 2-for-3 with an RBI. Vogel went 2-for-4 with a tiple, doule and RBI. Parker was 2-for-3 with an RBI.

Coach Lacey Craft's Comets are 3-0 and have outscored their opponents 38-1 going into a home game vs. Saddleback on Monday at 3 p.m.


W. BASKETBALL: Palomar 56, IVC 38

Ashley Witherspoon drives against Imperial Valley on Friday evening. She pulled up and scored on the play (below). -- Photos by Hugh Cox

Comets play best game as they

turn back Arabs on cancer night

SAN MARCOS (2-03-2012) -- Coach Leigh Marshall's Palomar basketball team was at its best on Friday evening in the first game of the Coaches vs. Cancer double-header with the men's team.

The Comets opened up a 10-point halftime lead and went on to rout the Arabs 56-38 at The Dome.

Alliya Pinckney led the Comets (5-18, 3-6) with 13 points. Mariah Bennet scored 11 points.

Palomar helped itself by going 13-for-14 from the free throw line. Soli Faapouli went 4-for-4 from the line.

After trading the early lead back and forth with the Arabs, the Comets went on top 18-17 on a Faapouli bucket and began to draw away after that.


M. BASKETBALL: Knights 68, Comets 58

ABOVE: Nate Coleman takes the ball to the hole to score for the Comets against San Diego City College. BELOW: Vuk Ecmecic puts the ball up on a put-back after a missed shot by the Comets. -- Photos by Hugh Cox

First-place City buries 14 3's and

turns back Palomar at The Dome

SAN MARCOS (2-03-2012) -- Visiting San Diego City College swept in to town on Friday evening and knocked down 14 3-point shots, five by Stephon Lamar, as the Knights beat Palomar 68-58 to remain alone atop the Pacific Coast Athletic Conferencve.

Monas Stephens went 10-for-13 from the field as he led four Knights in double figures with 23 points. Lamar had 19 points.

For the Comets, Chris Gorman went9-for-10 from the free throw line and finished with 21  points. He also dished off four assists and played a key role in bringing Palomar, which trailed by as many as 23 points, back in the second half to make the game respectable.

Vuk Ekmecic was 6-forp-7 from the field and had 15 points and eight rebounds for the Comets in only 12 minutes of playing time.

Joe Vaz contributed 11 rebounds, including four on the offensive board. Vaz, Chamron Morgan and Zach Ramirez each tallied eight points.


FOOTBALL: Signings, Transfers

Westbrooks (Nevada) and Kose

(Montana) sign; List is at seven

SAN MARCOS (2-01-2012) -- Palomar sophomore receiver Nigel Westbrooks (left, Mission Hills High School) signed with the University of Nevada on Wednesday, bringing the list of Comets from last football season moving on to play at the 4-year level to severn and still counting.

Linebacker Jeremiah Kose (right), who came to Palomar from Vista High School, also signed on Wednesday, with the University of Montana.

Westbrooks caught 52 passes for 709 yards and 11 touchdowns during the 2011 season. He tied a Palomar record with four touchdown receptions in a 44-41 win over Saddleback on Nov. 5. In two seasons at Palomar, he had 91 receptions for 1,187 yards and 12 touchdowns.

Kose recorded 88 tackles, second highest on the team, 7 tackles for losses, 5 sacks, 2 pass break-ups, 2 quarterback hurries, 4 fumble recoveries and 1 forced fumble. He stole the ball from a Fullerton player and returned it 88 yards for a touchdown in a 41-18 victory over the Hornets on the road on Oct. 22.

Five Comets transferred at the semester break -- receiver Alex Wheat to Utah State, quarterback David Fisher (Vista High) to Kent State, linebacker Adam Witzmann (La Costa Canyon) to Charleston Southern, safety Devin Taverna (Oceanside) to South Dakota and slot receiver Dallas Butler (Misiion Hills) to the University of San Diego.

Wheat and Kose both are freshmen.


M. BASKETBALL: Comets 81, Olympians 66

ABOVE: Zach Ramirez, whose 11 first-half points enabled the Comets to take a four-point halftime lead, steals the ball from Mesa's Chris Barrow on Wednesday evening. Ramirez took the ball in to score on a layup. BELOW LEFT: Chris Gorman drives off a pick. -- Photos by Hugh Cox

Palomar rolls up SD Mesa ...

Double-doubles for Morgan, Vaz

SAN DIEGO (2-1-2012) -- Chris Gorman (18 points, 5 assists), Chamron Morgan 16 points, 12 rebounds) and Joe Vaz (13 points, 10 rebounds) led visiting Palomar to an 81-66 Pacific Coast Athletic Conference men's basketball victory ast San Diego Mesa on Wednesday night.

Zach Ramrez scored all 11 of his points in the first half in leading the Comets to a 40-36 lead at intermission.

Morgan also had a crucial defensive performance in the second half, holding Mesa's best player Dee Hugie to just six points over the last 20 minutes.

Vaz, playing with an injury, was 3-for-3 shooting and 7-for-7 from the free throw line for Palomar.

Vaz gavethe Comets the lead for good when he dropped in two free throws with 6:15 remaining in the game.


SOFTBALL: Palomar at Victor Valley

Avii ignites Comets' 15-0, 10-0

opening sweep of Rams on road

VICTORVILLE (2-01-2012) -- Samantha Avii (left) pitched a shutout in the first game and went 7-for-8 on the day on Wednesday as Palomar swept a season-opening doubleheader from Victor Valley 15-0 and 10-0 in a pair of five-inning mercy-rule games on the road.

Avii struck out seven in four innings and Bree Burns came in to strike out the side in the fifth in Game 1. Brenna Parker was 4-for-4 at the plate with a triple, three runs scored and three RBIs. Avii was 4-for-4, scored two runs and drove in two runs. Katie Wilford was 3-for-4 with a double and two runs scored. Raea Tanielu homered.

Burns pitched a shutout in Game 2. Avii (3-for-4, double, 2 runs scored, 2 RBIs) led the Comets at the plate.  Parker was 2-for-4 with a home run and four RBIs.


PCAC: Academic All-Conference Honorees

71 fall sports Comets receive

academic all-conference honors

SAN MARCOS (1-31-2012) -- The Pacific Coast Athletic Conference has honored 71 Palomar fall sports athletes as academic all-conference award winners.

Minimum qualifications for the award include at least a 3.0 grade-point average on a 4.0 scale, successful completion of at least 12 units of coursework and active participation on an intercollegiate athletic team.

Nine athleties achieved straight-A 4.0 grade-point averages -- Austin Cloes (above left) from the men's basketball team, Gianna Cioe (women's golf), Natasha Bartolotti and and Lauren Weiler (women's soccer), Anneke Bulthuis (above right), Elle Farrell and Jennifer Godfrey (women's volleyball) and Chloe Heath and Michelle Thornbury (women's soccer).

Football had the most honorees (19), followed by wrestling (8), women's soccer (7), women's water polo (7), women' golf (6),  women's cross country (5), women's basketball (4), women's volleyball (4), men's basketball (3), men's soccer (3), men's water polo (3) and men's cross country (2).

More than half of the 71 all-conference qualifiers had grade-point averages of 3.5 or higher, while the 147 fall sports athletes who passed 12 or more units achieved an aggregate 3.04 GPA. Women;s golf had an aggregate 3.52 GPA, women's water polo 3.21 and women's volleyball 3.17.

Palomar's All-PCAC academic all-conference award winners:

MEN'S BASKETBALL -- Austin Cloes, Chris Gorman, Joe Vaz

WOMEN'S BASKETBALL -- Irene Amezcua, Mariah Bennett, Katelyn Bonner, Tiana Dominick

MEN'S CROSS COUNTRY-- Joshua Lemack, Omar Romero

WOMEN'S CROSS COUNTRY -- Kathryn Bouvatte, Courtney McvGowan, MaryElizabeth Morones, Mayra Olea, Katie Sanger

FOOTBALL -- Erik Aunese, Brandon Blinn, Jon Conde, Michael Connelly, David Fisher, Gabriel Frost-Horton, Brandon Green, Kyle Greenwood, Demarcus Henderson, Morgan Kimbarow, Eugene Lott, David Moodie, Manasee St. Vil, Josh Sherlock, David Villanueva, Anthony Walker, Alex Wheat, Adam Witmann, D.J. Zapata

WOMEN'S GOLF -- Sadye Busby, Gianna Cioe, Taylor Crandall, Allysa Masaniai, Natascha Wiebe, Bobbi Wolfenden

MEN'S SOCCER -- Ricardo Godino, Alexis Mercado, Javier Sanchez

WOMEN'S SOCCER -- Natasha Bartolotti, Kelsey Kyneson, Keriann Nomura, Tessa Stark, Sara Stotler, Lauren Weiler, Sarah West

WOMEN'S VOLLEYBALL -- Anneke Bolthuis, Elle Farrell, Jennifer Godfrey, Andrea Johnson

MEN'S WATER POLO -- Dan Hartl, Stephen Krvk, Htrhh Knapp

WOMEN'S WATER POLO -- Chloe Heath, Hailey Holthaus, Michelle Thornbnury, Jessica villareal, Kimberly Walters, Charlie Warburton, Stephanie West

WRESTLING -- Jacob Asaeli, Chris Bascon, Cody Gratis, Matt Lewellen, Jarrod Mcehee, Simon Olguin, Tim Randall, Kyle Vexler


FOOTBALL: 4-Year Transfer Report

Wheat moves on to Utah State;

Butler to University of San Diego

LOGAN, Utah / SAN DIEGO (1-26-2012) -- Palomar freshman outside receiver Alex Wheat (right, photo by Hugh Cox) has transferred to Utah State. Slot receiver Dallas Butler has transferred to the University of San Diego. Both are enrolled.and attending classes.

Wheat, who caught 47 passes for 854 yards and 11 touchdowns this past fall, joins a team that dropped its opener to defending BCS national champion Auburn 42-38, dropped its season finale 24-23 in the Famous Idaho Potato Bowl in Boise and in between won seven of 11 games.

The Aggies placed second in the WAC.

Mission Hills High product Butler caugtht 23 passes for 339 yards and a touchdown during his sophomore season. USD went 9-2 and won the FCS Subdivision (I-AA) Pioneer Football League.

Other players from the Comets' 2011 team who transferred at the semester and are already in class are quarterback David Fisher (Kent State), linebacker Adam Witzmann (Charleston Southern) and safety Devin Taverna (University of South Dakota).

Linebacker Jeremiah Kose will sign with Montana next Wednesday. Receiver Nigel Westbrooks is expected to sign with Nevada the same day.




FOOTBALL: Alumni Coaching Update

Buh is named linebackers coach

at the University of Wisconsin

Andy BuhMADISON, Wisconsin (1-18-2012) -- Andy Buh, who was a first-team J.C. Grid-Wire All-American linebacker at Palomar, was named linebackers coach at the University of Wisconsin on Wednesday.

Until Wednesday, Buh has been defensive coordinator at Nevada and was formerly co-defensive coordinator and linebackers coach at Stanford.

He also coached at Cal, San Diego State and Fresno State. He was a starting linebacker for  two seasons at Nevada after two seasons with the Comets.

Buh steps in for DeMonte Cross, who resigned as the Badgers' linebackers to become the new linebackers coach at the University of Kansas.

Wisconsin's 2011 team won the Big Ten championship game from Michigan State before losing 45-38 to Oregon in the Rose Bowl.


FOOTBALL: Alumni Coaching Update

Kaumeyer leaving NFL for

Hawaii defensive coordinator job

HONOLULU (1-12-2012) -- Former Palomar J.C. Grid-Wire first-team All-American safety and ex-Comet coach Thom Kaumeyer, who, has been a defensive coach for the Jacksonville Jaguars for four seasons, is returning to college football as the new defensive coordinator at the University of Hawaii.

Kaumeyer previously was defensive coordinator at San Diego State, Tulane and Kentucky and spent two years as an assistant with the Atlanta Falcons.

He was an assistant at Palomar and also spent one season as the Comets' head coach, guiding Palomar to a 7-4 record and a bowl victory in 1994.

As a player, Kaumeyer went on from Palomar, where he starred for two seasons, to make All-Pac 10 at Oregon. After originally being drafted by the Los Angeles Rams, he played in the NFL for the Seattle Seahawks and New York Giants.

In Honolulu, new Hawaii head coach Norm Chow told the Associated Press that  Kaumeyer is a "great defensive mind" who "will be a great tutor to younger defensive coaches."


FOOTBALL: 2012, 2013 Re-Alignment

Santa Ana, Coast, Golden West

join Comets' football conference

SCFALONG BEACH (1-12-2012) -- Palomar's football conference, the National Division Southern Conference, will lose two teams and pick up three for the 2012 and 2013 seasons, as part of the Southern California Football Association re-alignment announced on Thursday. Mt. SAC will leave for the Central Conference, with Pasadena City College departing for the Northern Conference.

The Mounties and Lancers will be replaced in the Southern Conference by Santa Ana, Orange Coast and Golden West. The Comets, Grossmont, Saddleback and Fullerton remain in the conference. Schedules have not yet been announced.

The SCFA moves to three conferences in its top tier, instead of two. There will be two lower-tier conferences, and there will be two tiers instead of three..The Southern, Central and Northern Conference champions will qualify for the Southern Cal playoffs and be joined by the top-ranked remaining team from both the Upper and Lower tiers.

The new SCFA Division / Conference alignments:for the 2012 and 2013 seasons:

UPPER TIER (NATIONAL DIVISION)

SOUTHERN CONFERENCE --  Palomar, Grossmont, Saddleback, Fullerton, Santa Ana, Orange Coast, Golden West

CENTRAL CONFERENCE -- Mt. SAC, El Camino, College of the Desert, Long Beach City College, Riverside Community College, Citrus, Los Angeles Harbor

NORTHERN CONFERENCE -- Cerritos, Hancock, Bakersfield, Ventura, Moorpark, College of the Canyons, Pasadena City College

LOWER TIER (AMERICAN DIVISION)

MOUNTAIN CONFERENCE -- San Diego Mesa, Southwestern, San Bernardino Valley, Mt. San Jacinto, East Los Angeles, Victor Valley, Compton, Chaffey

PACIFIC CONFERENCE -- West Los Angeles, Los Angeles Valley, Los Angeles Pierce, Santa Monica, Los Angeles Southwest, Santa Barbara City College, Glendale, Antelope Valley



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SOFTBALL

Palomar

vs. Cerritos

game is

cancelled due

to medical

incident

SAN MARCOS (2-10-2012) -- Palomar's home softball game with Cerritos, which had been scheduled for 1 p.m. Friday at Palomar, was cancelled due to a medical emergency that occurred while the teams were warming up.

A man who was identified by Cerritos Sports Information Director John Van Gaston as the grandfather of a Cerritos assistant coach suffered an apparent heart attack.

He received CPR from the Palomar training staff and was transported to a hospital by paramedics. Witnesses said he remained unconsciousness.

Neither the stricken man's  name nor condition were not available.

SCOREBOARD

FRI., FEB. 10
SOFTBALL 
Cerritos at Palomar, cancelled due to medical emergency
THU., FEB. 9
BASEBALL
College of the Desert 1, Palomar 0
WOMEN'S TENNIS
Palomar 9, Saddleback 0
WED., FEB. 8
MEN'S BASKETBALL
Palomar 69, Southwestern 56 
SOFTBALL 
Palomar 9, Santiago Canyon 8 
BASEBALL
Cypress 6, Palomar 3
WOMEN'S BASKETBALL
Grossmont 67, Palomar 41

HIGHLIGHTS

WED., FEB. 8
WOMEN'S BASKETBALL
Grossmont 67, Palomar 41 -- The secpmd-place Griffins defeated the Comets in a Pacific Coast Athletic Conference match-up in El Cajon.

Katelyn Bonne (above)  led Palomar with 13 points and 11 rebounds. She also blocked a shot and added an assist.
Tiana Dominick scored seven points before fouling out. Ashley Witherspoon  contribugted eight points and four assists.

Stevi Cooper led the Griffins with 22 points.