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WCS Alumni in the PGA

Posted on September 30th, 2010

Pomona’s Itzen Continues Hot Streak

Article taken from DailyBulletin.com
Phil Roche, Staff Writer
Created: 09/28/2010 09:26:08 PM PDT

Talk about hot. Pomona’s Justin Itzen, 27, continues his blistering August and September birdie pace, which is packed with 60s. Itzen was nearly perfect again Monday. He racked up eight birdies – count ‘em – to go with one lone bogey while firing a 7-under- par 65 at Yucaipa Valley Golf Club.

And the round was shot in a pressure-filled 18-hole qualifier for the Nationwide Tour’s upcoming Soboba Classic.

That wasn’t the end, though. Faced with a five-man playoff late Monday afternoon with other “65″ shooters, Itzen sank an 18-foot birdie putt at the 402-yard first hole, thus sealing his berth in the $1 million Classic, which starts Thursday.

“That putt got me in,” Itzen said Tuesday. “The other guys had to come back this morning to finish qualifying.”

The 72-hole event runs through Sunday at the Country Club at Soboba Springs.

Itzen’s stunning play started early in August when he shot a course record 10-under 62 at San Marcos’ Twin Oaks Golf Course in a Golden State Tour event.

In September, he followed with a wonderful 8-under-par 64 for a Golden State victory at Temecula Creek Inn Golf Resort.

And last Monday, at Tierra Del Sol Golf Club in California City, in a professional event called the High Desert Classic, Itzen went deep into the 60s again. He carved out a course-record 62 on the first day, and despite battling brutal winds in the second round Tuesday, shot a 72 to win the 36-holer with a 134.

“I’m gaining confidence,” said Itzen, a six-year pro who played on the Canadian Tour in 2008 and ’09. “I have a new putter, and my putting is really improved. I started to gain confidence after that 62 in August.”

Itzen, who’s 5-9 and 155 pounds, knows he’s in fast Nationwide company close to home, and he said, “I’m up with the big boys here, and I think I’m ready.”

So do we – especially if he keeps going like 60.

A total of seven players from a Yucaipa field of 127 qualified for the Soboba Classic, but aside from Itzen, no locals advanced. Jerry Chen of Rancho Cucamonga shot a 70, and Michael Drake of Fontana a 71.

Kyle Nicolson of Upland and Alfred Labrador of Fontana finished at 75 on Monday and came up short in their Classic qualifying at the East Valley Championship Course in Beaumont.

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WCHS Athletic Complex

Posted on September 3rd, 2010

Construction will begin September 7th on the Western Christian High School Athletic Complex commemorating Western Christian Schools 90th year in Christian education.

WCHS Athletic Complex - Celebrating 90 Years

The Sports Complex will be home to our football and soccer teams, and will also serve as a practice field for track and field. In addition, the field will be used by our P.E. Department. The Sports Complex will also be used for special events such as this year’s 90th Celebration Homecoming (For all students preschool – 12th grade)on October 15, 2010.

All families, friends, alumni and community members will have the chance to honor their families or students, recognize a graduation, remember a loved one, show support for an organization or advertise their business by purchasing a beautifully engraved brick. Click here for more information.

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Class of ‘73-’77 5-Year Reunion

Posted on May 19th, 2010

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Alumni Baseball Game 2010

Posted on April 28th, 2010

Alumni Baseball Game 2010. Click image to enlarge.

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Alumni Accepts Baseball Scholarship to NCAA Div. 1 Coppin State

Posted on April 22nd, 2010

Mark Reynoso (Class of 2008)

Mark Reynoso (Class of 2008) accepted a baseball scholarship to NCAA Division I member Coppin State. Reynoso was the 2008 Christian League Most Valuable Player for the Western Christian Lancers while leading Western Christian to their 2nd League Championship in three years. He was also a starter as a Sophomore on the 2006 Lancer squad that won the school’s first ever League Championship.

Upon graduation Reynoso played his freshman year at Citrus College before transferring to Coppin State. Last weekend in a series at the University of New Mexico he went 4 for 8 with two triples off of the #18 nationally ranked Lobos.

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Recovering History

Posted on March 11th, 2010

Western Christian is looking for assistance in recovering the high school’s league championship history. If anyone has factual information regarding league championships or league MVPs prior to 2000, please email the information to Athletic Director Mark Gabbard at mgabbard@westernchristian.org.

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Western Christian Alumni Baseball Game

Posted on March 10th, 2010

Dear Alumni,

It is baseball season again and the tradition that you have established is still running strong. In 2009 the Fighting Lancers went 17-9 and 10-2 in league winning our third Championship in four years. Senior Robert Wiley was selected League Most Valuable Player joining the ranks of Mark Reynoso (Class of 2008) and Dustin Richmond (Class of 2006). Junior CJ Beatty was selected as the league’s Pitcher of the Year, Western Christian’s first.

Since the return of Head Coach Mark Gabbard in 2006 the Lancers have compiled an overall record of 55-45 and a league record of 33-15. In the process the team has produced three league titles, three league MVPs, and six All-CIF players while being ranked in the top 10 twice.

Alumni Virgil Chavirra (Class of 2006) is a starting second baseman and a leading hitter for the #17 ranked Azusa Pacific University Cougars. Alumni Mark Reynoso (Class of 2008) is currently a player for NCAA Division I Coppin State. The tradition at Western Christian has been established an carried on by you.

For this reason we are putting together the Fourth Annual Western Christian High School Alumni baseball game on April 17, 2010 at 9:00A. The game will be played at Memorial Park South Field next to San Antonio Hospital in the city of Upland. Read the rest of this entry »

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WCHS Graduate Earns D1 All Tournament Honors

Posted on January 20th, 2010

(Photo by Anthony Vasser)

Three Huskies Earn All-Tournament Honors

Article from HBHuskies.com

Freshman Gabby Trujillo scored a pair of goals for the Huskies at the GWC tournament .

NAPERVILLE, Ill. – Three HBU women’s soccer players were named to the Great West Conference All-Tournament team for the GWC tournament which concluded on Monday.

Isla Cameron, Kelsey Reichow and Gabby Trujillo were the Huskies selected to the team. Cameron and Trujillo both scored two goals in three games at the tournament, helping the Huskies reach the first-ever Great West championship game. Reichow, a defender, started all three games and helped a defense that allowed just three goals over three games.

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WC Alumni Making Headlines

Posted on December 3rd, 2009

Theresa Broad (WC class of 06) named:

2009 GSAC Womens Soccer Player of the Year
2009 GSAC Womens Soccer All GSAC Team
2009 GSAC Womens Soccer Scholar-Athletes

Women’s Soccer All-GSAC Team Awarded
The All-GSAC Women’s Soccer Team has been released. Senior forward Theresa Broad of Azusa Pacific is the GSAC Women’s Soccer Player of the Year for the second consecutive season. She currently leads the conference with 30 points (14 goals & 2 assists). Jason Surrell of 2009 GSAC Champion Azusa Pacific is the GSAC Women’s Soccer Coach of the Year.