Holmes the mvp
All-conference players James Holmes and Scott Reeves sparked the West Valley Community College men's basketball team to a 91-63 win over West Hills in the first round of the community college state playoffs.
Reeves led the Vikings with 30 points, including six three-pointers, and Holmes poured in 27 points, including a perfect 9-for-9 effort at the free-throw line.
Toby Vares tossed in three threes and was six for six at the stripe on his way to a 21-point night for the Vikes, who improved to 22-8 for the year with the win.
Keith Lakstigala popped five points, Robert Taylor hit four, and Derek Mickle and Taplar Mvogo added two apiece.
Holmes entered the game just days after being named the most valuable player in the Coast Conference. Reeves was picked to the all-conference first team, and Mvogo won a spot on the second team.
Student-athletes star
The student-athletes continue to star both on the field and in the classroom at Saratoga and Lynbrook high schools.
When the Central Coast Section recently announced the scholastic championship awards for the winter season, Saratoga had three teams among the best in the section and Lynbrook had two.
The Saratoga girls' soccer team finished second only to Leland in the race for the scholastic title. The Chargers posted a 3.6555 grade point average, with the Falcons close behind at 3.6480.
Saratoga was third in girls' basketball at 3.6200 behind Fremont Christian and Pinewood, and the Falcons were sixth in boys' soccer at 3.3650.
Lynbrook, meanwhile, was third in boys' basketball with a 3.2872 grade point average. Leland was first at 3.4397, with Bellarmine second at 3.4316.
The Vikings were also sixth in girls' soccer at 3.4310.
Pony League
The Saratoga Pony League will hold late registration each Saturday through March 8 at Congress Springs Park. The league will also hold clinics and spring training for players ages 13-14 (as of July 31, 1997). For more information, call John at 867-7253.
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This article appeared in the Saratoga News, March 5, 1997.
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