The Cal Poly Pomona baseball team swept a four-gameseries against St. Martin's to start the season. Two of the key performers in that series have earned weeklu honors.

Senior Geoff Broussard has been named the California Collegiate Athletic Association's (CCAA) baseball Pitcher of the Week while first baseman Chris Miller, also a senior, has been named Player of the Week.

 Broussard, an Alta Loma High School graduate, pitched seven scoreless innings, scattering three hits, walking one and striking out five in a 20-0 victory.

Miller, of Mission Viejo, batted .643 (9-for-14) with eight runs scored, two doubles, a triple, home run and 10 RBI, while posting a .684 on-base percentage and 1.143 slugging percentage during a four-game series sweep of visiting Saint Martin's.

Miller recorded three multi-hit games, including a 3-for-4 effort in the series opener when he scored a career-high four runs, homered and drove in four runs. He also scored at least one run in all four games as the Broncos outscored the Saints 57-10 in the series.

Cal State San Bernardino guard Angela Streets has been named the California Collegiate Athletic Association's (CCAA) women's basketball Player of the Week for the week of Jan. 30 - Feb. 5.

Streets, a senior from Chandler, Ariz., had a solid weekend while helping the Coyotes to wins over Cal State Dominguez and Cal State L.A., and their first CCAA sweep of the season. She averaged 24.5 points on 14-for-29 shooting (46.2 percent), four rebounds and two assists while playing all but three minutes in her team's two games.

During a 64-49 win over the Toros on Friday, Streets scored 24 points, collected four rebounds, three assists, a steal and block. She followed that effort with 25 points, four rebounds and two assists in a 63-57 victory over Cal State L.A.

Riverside native Brandon Ward of Cal State Monterey Bay was named Men's Player of the Week.

Cal State San Bernardino is next in action on Friday when it hosts Cal State Stanislaus at 5:30 p.m.

CCAA Women's Basketball Players of the Week:

Nov. 7-13: Chelsea Carlisle (UC San Diego)

Nov. 14-20: Sarah Semenero (Cal Poly Pomona)

Nov. 21-27: Chelsea Carlisle (UC San Diego)

Nov. 28 - Dec. 4: Brandi Stephens (Cal State Monterey Bay);

Dec. 5-11: Theresa Henderson (Cal State Stanislaus)

Dec. 12-18: Ariel Marsh (Cal Poly Pomona)

Dec. 19-25: Catie Richards (Humboldt State)

Dec. 26 - Jan. 1: Megan Ford (Cal Poly Pomona)

Jan. 2-8: Syncro Bull (Chico State)

Jan. 9-15: Chelsea Carlisle (UC San Diego)

Jan. 16-22: Daisy Feder (UC San Diego)

Jan. 23-29: Jazzi Johnson (Cal State L.A.)

Jan. 30-Feb. 5: Angela Streets (Cal State San Bernardino).

What basketball fan doesn't like a good dunk? How about one that brings downs the house? Literally?

Well they don't get much better than the dunk by Cal State San Bernardino behemoth Kwame Alexander against CCAA foe Cal State Dominguez Hills on Friday at Coussoulis Arena.

Alexander took a perfectly time Alley-Oop from Tre Brewer, soared through the air and dunked it home with such conviction it pulled the entire backboard down, bringing a roar from the small crowd. It was restored to its proper position even before the buzzing stopped.

Well the dunk is a hit on You Tube. Isn't everything these days? Punch in Kwame Alexanders's name and go to the entry "CSUSB Alexander Dunk PullsDown the Backboard." It wasn't posted until late Saturday and has already drawn 3,000 hits in less than 24 hours.

Stick with it because there are a couple of great slo-mo replays and note the backboard just misses coming down on the shoulder of a Dominguez player.

School officials are planning to put a highlight reel of his dunks this season. Those of us who get to watch him are spoiled by the ordinary dunk because there are so many spectacular ones. He's easily the most exciting player to watch in the conference and worth the price of admission.

Why there aren't more fans there to watch him alone is more puzzling. That's also a subject for another day!

The University of Redlands softball program will embark upon the 2012 campaign as the No. 11 team in the country according to the National Fastpitch Coaches Association (NFCA) .

The Bulldogs, coming off a 36-11 overall record, nabbed 121 points in the NCAA Division III Top-25 Preseason Poll.

In 2011, Redlands captured the program's eighth overall and seventh consecutive Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SCIAC) championship while dismantling various school records, including wins in a season.

In addition, the Bulldogs ran the table at the SCIAC Postseason Tournament to secure the automatic berth to the NCAA Championships for their seventh straight appearance. Equalizing the program's best performance at the national tournament, the Bulldogs came out of the losers' bracket to finish tied for second against host University of Texas -Tyler.

Sophomore All-American Amanda Lievanos headlines the team's returning crew as the SCIAC Player of the Year. She led the Bulldog starters in nine offensive categories and ranks among the best in school history in six categories.

Claremont-Mudd-Scripps checks in at No. 18. The poll is topped by Linfield (Ore.)

The Bulldogs kick off the 2012 season on Friday with a 5 p.m. doubleheader at Azusa Pacific University before hosting their home opener on Sunday against Concordia University - Irvine at 11 a.m. at the "Field of Dreams."

Well, I had Thursday night off and it wasn't exactly a good "TV" night so I spent much of it watching the Atlanta Hawks and Memphis Grizzlies game. Why that game? Well former Cal State San Bernardino player Ivan Johnson is a rookie with the Hawks so I had a vested interest.

It's always nice when someone you saw through the growing stages makes it up to the professional ranks. There are two other prominent ones for me - Keyon Dooling of the Boston Celtics is one I know from his high school days back in Florida. The other is Texas Rangers catcher Mike Napoli, whom I also covered in the prep ranks as well as in the minor leagues.

Well Johnson is one we all knew had a chance of making it in the NBA IF his demons didn't get to him first. He's toiled in the D-League and overseas. This was a chance a lot of guys don't get, especially at 27.

Ivan seems to be making the most of it. He just missed a double-double with 10 points (the first two coming on a thuindering dunk), nine rebounds and two blocked shots. He logged 28 minutes, the most he has logged in a game this season.

The numbers were a bit skewed. The game was a blow out (96-77), not indicative of how well the Hawks have been playing as of late, so the subs did see a lot of action. But Ivan did play 10 uninterrupted minutes in the first half when it was still competitive.

Then the second half. Ivan did draw a technical foul late in the fourth quarter after a phantom foul call on him . . some things never change. Replays showed Ivan never touched the guy he supposedly fouled. The TV analyst also admitted the technical foul was really weak one. But when you're a rookie, you really can't say boo. Referees have the last word and they're going to send a message,.

He is averaging 5.4 points and 3.5 rebounds.

With Al Horford out for the near future Ivan is going to continue to see steady playing time. He has played as little as 2 minutes but is typically between 15 and 25 minutes. He has been through a lot in his life and it is great to see him fulfilling his dream. It's a chance he needs to take full advantage of.

The California Community College poll is loaded with Inland Empire teams.

San Bernardino Valley split games last week but it's win over then-No. 3 Mt. San Jacinto was more impressive than its loss to now No. 19-Chaffey was disappointing because the Wolverines moved up two spots.

Chaffey was in the rankings much opf the year but dropped out after a loss to Victor Valley two weeks ago. Two wins last week, including the one over SBVC, were enough to propel the Panthers back in.

Here it is:

1. San Francisco
2. Citrus
3. Yuba
4. Mt.San Jacinto
5.Santa Rosa
6. San Bernardino Valley
7. Fresno
tie Mt.San Antonio
9. Diablo Valley
10. Antelope Valley
11. Imperial Valley
12. Cabrillo
13. Sierra
14. Saddleback
15. Los Angeles Southwest
16. Foothill
17. San Diego City
18. Ohlone
19. Chaffey
20.  Las Positas

Southern California
1. Citrus
2. Mt.SanJacinto
3. SanBernardinoValley
4. Mt.SanAntonio
5. Antelope Valley
6. Imperial Valley
7.Saddleback
8. Los Angeles Southwest
9. San Diego City
10. Chaffey
11. Cuesta
12. Ventura
13. Riverside City
14. Allan Hancock
15.  tie, Ventura and Los Angeles Valley

With spring sports in full swing now, there are a lot of sporting events in the area from which to choose. Here's the rundown on what's going on locally . . .

WEDNESDAY

Men's basketball

Chaffey at College of the Desert, 7 p.m.

San Bernardino Valley at Rio Hondo, 7 p.m.

Barstow at Mt. San Jacinto, 7 p.m.

Antelope Valley at Victor Valley, 7 p.m.

Claremont-Mudd-Scripps at La Verne, 7:30 p.m.

Occidental at Redlands, 7:30 p..m.

Pomona-Pitzer at Caltech, 7:30 p.m.

Women's basketball 

San Bernardino Valley at Rio Hondo, 5 p.m.

Chaffey at Desert, 5 p.m.

Antelope Valley at Victor Valley, 1 p.m.

Barstow at Mt. San Jacinto, 5 p.m.

Baseball

Claremont-Mudd-Scripps at Azusa Pacific, 5 p.m.

THURSDAY

Women's basketball

Redlands at Whittier, 7:30 p.m.

La Verne at Occidental, 7:30 p.m.

Caltech at Claremont-Mudd-Scripps, 7:30 p.m.

Cal Lutheran at Pomona-Pitzer, 7:30 p.m.

Baseball

Azusa Pacific at Cal State San Bernardino (at Fiscalini Field), 2 p.m.

FRIDAY,

Men's basketball 

Cal State Dominguez Hills at Cal State San Bernardino, 7:30 p.m

Cal Poly Pomona at Chico State, 7:30 p.m.

Women's basketball

Cal State Dominguez Hills at Cal State San Bernardino, 5:30 p.m.

Cal Poly Pomona at Chico State, 5:30 p.m.

Baseball

Whitworth (Wash.) at Pomona-Pitzer, 2 p.m.

St. Martin's (Wash.) at Cal Poly Pomona, 2 p.m.

Cal State San Bernardino at Azusa Pacific, 2 p.m.

San Bernardino Valley and Chaffey at College of the Desert Tournament

Victor Valley at Grossmont, 2 p.m.

Softball

Cal Baptist at Cal State San Bernardino (DH), noon

Redlands at Azusa Pacific, 5 p.m.

SATURDAY

Men's basketball

Cal State Los Angeles at Cal State San Bernardino, 7:30 p.m.

Cal Poly Pomona at Cal State Stanislaus, 7:30 p.m.\

Victor Valley at Chaffey, 3 p.m.

Antelope Valley at San Bernardino Valley, 3 p.m.

Rio Hondo at Barstow, 3 p.m.

La Verne at Cal Lutheran, 7 p.m.

Redlands at Pomona-Pitzer, 7 p.m.

Whittier at Claremont-Mudd-Scripps, 7 p.m.

Women's basketball

Cal State Los Angeles at Cal State San Bernardino, 5:30 p.m.

Cal Poly Pomona at Cal State Stanislaus, 5:30 p.m.

Antelope Valley at San Bernardino Valley, 1 p.m.

Victor Valley at Chaffey, 1 p.m.

Cerro Coso at Barstow, 1 p.m.

La Verne at Cal Lutheran, 5 p.m.

Whittier at Clarmeont-Mudd-Scripps, 5 p.m.

Redlands at Pomona-Pitzer, 5 p.m.

Baseball

La Verne at Biola, 1 p.m.

St. Martin's at Cal Poly Pomona (DH) 11 a.m.

Azusa Pacific at Cal State San Bernardino (at Fiscalini Field) , 1 p.m.

San Bernardino Valley, Chaffey at College of the Desert Tournament

Victor Valley at Southwestern, noon.

Softball

Claremont-Mudd-Scripps at Azusa Pacific, noon

Pomona-Pitzer at vanguard, noon.

Swimming and diving

Claremont-Mudd-Scripps at Redlands, 10 a.m.

Caltech at La Verne, 10 a.m.

Pomona-Pitzer at Occidental, 10 a.m.

SUNDAY

Baseball

St. Martin's at Cal Poly Pomona, 11 a.m.

Chaffey at Desert Tournament

Softball

Redlands at Concordia-Irvine, 11 a.m.