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Basketball: Menaul standout commits to play at Cal-Northridge
Michael Ou came to America, in part, to play basketball. He’ll be playing more of it than he might have first imagined. -- Albuquerque Journal - NM
SandBows Host 2018 Big West Tournament
UH and Cal Poly are the top two seeds and will receive a bye in the double-elimination tournament. The Rainbow Wahine will face the winner of the (4) CSUN-(5) Cal State Bakersfield matchup on Friday at noon. This is the second time in three seasons that UH has received the top seed and the SandBows are 6-0 all-time in the tournament. -- KITV - HI
HAWAII TABBED AS #1 SEED AS BIG WEST BEACH CHAMPIONSHIPS FIELD IS SET
The tournament kicks off a 10 a.m. HT (4 p.m. ET) when Cal State Northridge faces Cal State Bakersfield. The winner of that match will face Hawaii. At 5 p.m. ET, Long Beach State will take on Sacramento State, with the winner earning a match with Cal Poly. -- Volley Mob
Tuesday Night Baseball: Ron Scott gets 1000th win, Bulldogs get revenge on CSUN
FRESNO, Calif. - Two weeks after getting embarrassed at home by CSUN, 15-2, the Fresno State baseball team returned the favor. The Bulldogs beat the Matadors on Tuesday night, 8-2. Earlier in the day, Fresno City won at Cerro Coso, 5-2, giving coach Ron Scott the 1000th win of his career. -- Your Central Valley
College Baseball Central Mid-Major 12 Rankings: 4/25/2018
Last week: 8
Results: Cal State Northridge W 3-2, Fresno State W 3-2, Fresno State L 7-4, Fresno State W 7-0 -- College Baseball Central
Here are 236 early entrants who declared for 2018 NBA Draft
Jalon Pipkins, G, Cal State Northridge (freshman) -- YardBarker
Despite successful week, Sooners stay at No. 6 in RPI, increasing pressure the rest of the way
Last Tuesday, they survived Tulsa 1-0 thanks to a solo homer from Jocelyn Alo. After falling behind Wichita State by six runs on April 11, the Sooners rallied to win 7-6, scoring all seven runs in the bottom of the sixth inning. With a flight home waiting at the airport, they battled Cal State Northridge, on its home turf, into the 11th inning on March 19. Gasso said in a radio interview later the two teams might have called it a tie had Fale Aviu not driven in Alo for the eventual game-winning run. -- The Norman Transcript - OK
Dr. Brandon Martin Appointed New President and CEO of Home Field 4 Champions/L.A.
In his previous executive role, Martin served as the Director of Athletics at California State University, Northridge. From 2013-18, Martin lead the day-to-day operations of CSUN’s Division I athletics program that included a $15.8 million operating budget, 19 sport programs and over 400 student-athletes. -- BizWire Express
NCAA volleyball: Big West, ConfCarolina finals set; WCC, CCSA beach
Big West Conference: Long Beach State left little doubt in its 25-23, 25-13, 25-17 win against CSUN. -- Volleyball Magazine
FIRST-EVER BIG WEST FINAL SET: #1 LONG BEACH AND #4 HAWAI’I ADVANCE
For CSUN, Arvis Greene led the Matadors in his final collegiate match with 9 kills. Dimitar Kalchev finished with 5 kills and a team-high 2 aces. Maciej Ptaszynski had 4 kills on 8 swings while leading the team in digs with 7. Setter Sam Porter couldn’t find another terminator other than Greene, struggling to dish out 14 assists. Josiah Byers earned the team’s only block. -- Volley Mob