May 1, 2007 2 min read

Baseball/softball Cal players of the week

California University of Pa. sophomore Nick Schreiber was named the PSAC West baseball Pitcher of the Week after throwing a four-hit shutout in the last game of the four-game series at Lock Haven, which clinched the Vulcans’ third-straight PSAC West regular-season title.

Schreiber scattered four hits and three walks over seven innings to improve to 5-2 for the season.

He struck out seven in recording his fourth complete game and second shutout of the season.

California shortstop Megan Timpf was named the PSAC West softball Player of the Week after hitting .500 and leading the Vulcans to a doubleheader sweep at Clarion Saturday, clinching the team’s 19th straight PSAC playoff berth.

In Cal’s only games of the week, Timpf was 4-for-8 with two triples, two walks, four runs scored and three RBIs as the Vulcans swept the Golden Eagles, 4-1 and 25-6.

Track

McLee excels in Texas

Ciara McLee, freshman daughter of Chris and Rochelle McLee of Converse, Texas, is off to a running start in her track and field season.

McLee won first place in the girls long jump with a 17-foot, 10.25-inch effort for Judson High School. She also helped the team’s 4×200 (1:38.62) and 4×100 (46.58) relay teams capture first places in record setting fashion. She finished second in the 200-meter dash in 24.92.

Her father, Chris, ran track at Uniontown High School, and her grandmother, Lavada McLee, still lives in Uniontown.

Golf

Lohr Memorial set

The second annual Larry Lohr Memorial Golf Outing will be held Friday, May 18, at Pleasant Valley Country Club.

The benefit outing sends proceeds to the Mesothelioma Applied Research Foundation. Various sponsorship opportunities are available, including direct donations to MARF. Cost is $90 per golfer.

The event features a 9 a.m. shotgun start with a steak dinner to follow. For more information, call Cindy Jesso at (724) 547-5427.

Football

Mitchell dies in sleep

ASHBURN, Va. (AP) – Former NFL linebacker Kevin Mitchell died in his sleep at the age of 36.

Mitchell died overnight Sunday at his home in Ashburn, near the Washington Redskins’ training facility, according to the team. An autopsy was performed Monday by the Virginia state medical examiner’s office. The cause of death was not immediately announced.

Mitchell was drafted in the second round out of Syracuse in 1994 by the San Francisco 49ers.