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Cheerleaders advance

Sunnyvale will be well represented when the top Pop Warner cheerleading squads compete in regional competition Nov. 28 in Oakland.

The Sunnyvale Knights, Black Knights, Rockets and Micro Rockets all finished second in local competition to earn spots in the regionals. This marks the first time in Sunnyvale Pop Warner history that all four cheerleader squads have advanced to regionals at the same time, according to Black Knight assistant coach Stephanie Loya. The girls range in age from 8 to 17.

The top finishers in Oakland move on to the nationals.

Dons come up winners

The men's and women's soccer teams at De Anza Community College both came up winners in Coast Conference play last week.

Jodie Walters (Fremont) knocked in a goal and dished off an assist to lead the De Anza women to a 3-0 win over Cabrillo. Kara Grondzik and Michelle Kandah also scored goals in the win.

The Dons, 15-1-1 for the year and 13-1-1 in the conference, had opened the week with a 3-1 win over West Valley. Walters had a goal and two assists, and Kandah chipped in with a goal and an assist. Grondzik also scored for the Dons.

The De Anza men's team, meanwhile, opened the week with a 3-1 win over Las Positas and backed that up with a 4-1 victory over the City College of San Francisco. The Dons are 15-1-1 in the conference.

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This article appeared in the Sunnyvale Sun, November 5, 1997.
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