San Bernardino Valley College sophomore offensive lineman Thad Quist has signed a letter of intent with Division II Dixie State College of Utah.
Dixie State is located in St. George, Utah about 120 miles northeast of Las Vegas, Nevada. The Rebels, coached by Ron Haun, went 4-7 in 2008.
Quist, out of Arlington High School in Riverside, was an All-Mountain Conference honorable mention this season.
The University of Redlands suffered a tough 58-67 loss to the Coe College Kohawks (IA) in tonight’s final game of the 2008 Redlands Winter Classic.
The Bulldogs fell behind by as many as 10 points in the first half but inched their way back into the game. Redlands took its first lead with 6:04 to go in the second half, pulling ahead by one point. However, Coe fought back with persistent defense and strong shooting, and held on for the win.
Redlands gained 22 points from junior forward Meghan Yetman (Danville, CA), shooting 9-for-12 from the floor. She also came up with four rebounds, three assists and two steals.
Sophomore guard Mariah Barbetti-Cort (Ventura, CA) and freshman forward Courtney Carroll (Rancho Palos Verdes, CA) each chipped in 14 points in the loss.
Coe was led by junior center Brittany Norris, who provided 17 points, including three-for-three shooting from beyond the arc. Calie Sobaski and Sarah Anciaux contributed 11 and 10 points, respectively, to round out the double-digit scorers.
All-Tournament team
Brittany Norris (C)
Sarah Anciaux (C)
Clarissa Holz (L)
Meghan Yetman (R)
MVP: Trenecca Jones (L)
The Cal State State San Bernardino men’s basketball team dropped its fifth game in seven tries, this time falling to Grand Canyon 76-71 Saturday at Valley High School in Las Vegas.
Cal State shot 52 percent from the field while Grand Canyon shot just 37 percent and rebounds were even at 37-all. But the Coyotes had 20 turnovers and hit just 14 of 28 free throws while the Antelopes (4-4) hit 21 of 27 tries from the stripe.
“We continue to find new ways to lose,” Cal State coach Jeff Oliver said. “We did show a little more fight and I was pleased with that. We still just haven’t put it all together.”
The bright spot was the play of junior forward Brandon Brown who tallied 23 points, 13 rebounds and four blocks in his Cal State debut.
“He played well. We just have to have some other guys jump on board,” Oliver added.
The only other player in double figures was Lawrence Tyson who had 18 with five assists. DuBois Williams had six points and 11 rebounds.
Leading scorer Devin Montgomery was held to seven and second-leading scorer Tim Denson managed just two.
The Coyotes will play San Francisco Academy of the Arts (0-10) Sunday in Las Vegas.