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Sean O'Sullivan captured his MLB debut, 8-1, over the San Francisco Giants. Photo: Courtesy, L.A. Angels of Anaheim

O'Sullivan goes to 2-0, Courtesy, MLB.com

Dream MLB debut for O'Sullivan

Former El Cap standout joins Blue Jays

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ANAHEIM (7-3-09) — SEAN O’SULLIVAN was staring at three possibilities this weekend. He could remain one of the Los Angeles Angels’ five starting pitchers or be shuttled to the bullpen for the first time in his brief professional baseball career.

Or the 21-year-old right-hander of out of Valhalla High and Grossmont College could be sent down to Triple-A Salt Lake.

Angels manager MIKE SCIOSCIA decided Thursday (July 2) to keep O’Sullivan on as the club’s No. 5 starter. O’Sullivan is ticketed to pitch Saturday (July 4) at 6:05 p.m. against the Baltimore Orioles at Angels Stadium. It will mark the fourth start of the season for O'Sullivan, who is 2-0 with a 3.00 ERA. More HERE

WOMEN'S BASKETBALL
Robinson scores major scholarship from Oklahoma State

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SAN DIEGO (7-1-09) – Two more graduates of coach ROB SANDOVAL’s highly successful Mount Miguel High girls basketball program have bounced into the NCAA Division I level after two sparkling seasons at the junior college level.

PRECIOUS ROBINSON, a 6-foot National Junior College Athletic Association All-American out of Central Arizona JC, has accepted a basketball scholarship to Big 12 power Oklahoma State University. Robinson will get a quick start to the 2009-10 season, as the Cowgirls were one of 16 teams to play in the women's preseason NIT.

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EL CAJON (7-2-09) — Valhalla High coach STEVE SUTTON has tagged his nationally renowned quarterback PETE THOMAS with the moniker “Pistol Pete.”

No one is actually sure why the veteran Norseman coach has chosen to hang that handle on his premier passer, but Thomas was firing bullets with pinpoint accuracy during his junior season during Sutton’s second year at calling the plays.

Coming off his junior season when he passed for 3,159 yards and 28 touchdowns on 246-of-360 accuracy, Thomas attracted college scouts by the dozens. He was offered recruiting trips by the handfuls, but made actual official visits to Boston College, Maryland, Northwestern, Colorado State and Arizona State. He also was accepted at Harvard.

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EL CAJON (7-3-09) — The Grossmont Conference will have a new look during the 2009-10 academic school year.

After years of bantering and bickering, the 11-member conference reached an arrangement it could agree upon, then officially rubber-stamped by the CIF Board of Managers.

Thursday Stars 11, South Bay Saints 0

Friday S.D. Waves at Barona Stars 4:30 p.m.

Stars need another
'three' in tournament

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BARONA INDIAN RESERVATION (7-3-09) — You know how, as the saying goes, things seem to often come in threes?

The San Diego-Barona Stars received home runs from three players, while a trio of other teammates combined on a 5-hit shutout, as the Stars pasted the visiting South Bay (Carson) Saints, 11-0, in Thursday's (July 2) opening round of the National Baseball Congress' Western Regionals, held at Stars Field. The tournament winner earns a berth to the NBC World Series in Wichita, Kan., in August.

The pitching was domintaed by starter MELVIN BLACKMON, who blanked the Saints for five strong innings. JASON BROWN yielded only a bloop single in his two innings, then EDDIE PRYOR bounced back from a rough start in his last outing with a solid effort in the 8th inning. Pryor coaxed an inning-ending, double play grounder, which ended the ballgame via the run rule.

BASEBALL
Stonecipher signs with Marlins

FOOTBALL
Notepad: Griffins tabbed nation's best at SNM

Griffins football is 'In the Air'
Tournament sponsored by former NFL QB Smith

Bellatti signs with Rays

Strasburg tabbed No. 1 by Nationals
Can they sign the West Hills/SDSU product?