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"Factonng in the competition, I thought we played better than we did against Santa Barbara (a 78-56 loss) and as good as we did against Fuller• ton," Egan said. With Means' scoring burst provid· ing the main thrust, USO opened a 46-22 lead at halftime and coasted home despite being outscored, 44--40, m the second half. The Toreros led, 80-50, with 4 20 left before Seattle Pacific managed a 16-6 run against USD's reserves. The Falcons, who were looking for their second win in 10 years against a Division I school, were led by fresh- man forward Jackie Johnson s 20 points. Junior forward Duke Wood scored 11, senior center Scott Rolf- ness 10.

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68-66 loss to Fullerton on Dec. 8. "I wasn't benching Danny as much as I was trying to get (fellow senior guard) Efrem Leonard off the mark," Egan said I thought Danny earned his starting job back m the Fullerton game. "Obv10usly, he shot the ball very well tonight. He has been more ag• gressive shooting in practice this week." 1ean ·. who played 2a minutes overall and exited with 8:54 remain- ing, was joined in double figures by Craig Cottrell (16) and Gylan Dottm (13). Cottrell had a team-high seven rebounds, five offensive. USD out-re- bounded Seattle Pacific, 43-39. The Toreros shot 54 percent (34-of• 63), thei t figure this season.

shooting drills In practice, and l think that helped, too." Means' seven three-point field goals was one short of the school and West Coast Athletic Conference record set by Mark Manor on Feb. 21, 1987, against Portland For Means, who entered the game averaging 8.6 points, it was the hot- test shooting hand he could remem• ber havmg since an 18-point second- half against Nevada-Reno early in the 198&-87 season "A couple of lime I wouldn't have ta en the shots I did if I hadn't had uch a hot hand," Means said. Tbe 6-foot-2 Means hadn't missed a start since the first game of the '86- 87 eason, hlS •ophomore year, until he sat out the first minute of USD'

The San Diego Union IJohn R. McCutcben

Sockers coach Ron ewman can't believe what he's seeing - a Kansas City goal in the second period. San Diego won, 8-6, at the ports Arena. , ,. .

l,-:1lt huA-game losing streak

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bac court. Kelvin will handle the point-guard duties. Freshman forward Gylan Dottin and sophomore center Dondi Bell wh~ responded to their first starting assignments of the season with 15 points apiece, will both get another starting opportunity. and junior for- ward Craig Cottrell retain the start- ing spot he has occupied all season. The 6-9 Bell leads USD with aver- ages of 12.6 pomts and 8.6 rebounds.

laying at pretty much the vel," Egan said. "We've got to step up." n t Fullerton, Egan replaced the players who started the ree game , and is making a djustment to that unit against Pacific. r guard Danny Means. wbo 1 streak of 62 starts ended ,t Fullerton. is back in the line- id will be paired with his er brother. Kelvin, in the

curr nl ea on when he scored 28 in the team's final two regular-season gam , 10 against Peppcrdme and 18 again t Loyola Marymount. Smee enrolling at USD, Bell is 25 pound heavier, mamly the result of a weight-training program that is address d heavily in the summer, trenuously during the season. And his ba ketball skills have improved through ind1v1dual practice ess1ons with Egan and his a i tants. "Coach Egan · a lot tougher on m than I expected him to be when I d c1ded to come here, but that's fine with me," Bell said. Lat ly, Egan has used phrases like "could become a force" when di cussing Bell. An inside force, that 1s, , uch as th Toreros have lacked since 7-0 center Scott Thompson graduated after the 1986--87 season. "Right now, I do a few things OK," Bell said. "But Coach Egan ys I'm Just starting to scratch the urface, and I feel the same way he does. "I feel I could be a lot better def ns1ve player, and I have a lot of room to improve on my offensive moves m the post I can always break down those barriers and become a better player than I am." 1

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Learning about the world

PhotostPeggy Freeman Joe and Rochelle Capozzi, above left, with Shirley and Jim Berry at the Kazmareks dinner party. Sally and Robert Kazmarek, above, hosted a dinner at their home to celebrate the tenth anniversary of the founding of the Invisible University in Rancho Santa Fe. Herb and Joan Holquist, below, attended the dinner celebration at the Kazmareks.

Peggy Freeman/ Ranch Spotligh.

items which help individuals that have eye problems. There were talking clocks, and watches scales, needle-threaders, sun- glasses and shields, large marked playing cards, magnifying glasses, special phone dialers, a ''say when" liquid-level indicator, and many more helpers. These items are sold at the institute for much less than they would cost at retail stores. The Partial Vision Center at that location has a volunteer staffed information and referral service. They also have special lamps, and sophisticated TV reading machines, and the National Braille Institute offers Talking Books. To visit the center, appointments may be made on weekdays from 9 a.m. to noon, and from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. by calling 457-6521. Amer icans are largely unaware of causes, • warning signs and treatment of eye disease. Scripps l\tlnorial Mericos Eye Institute offers state-of-the-art surgery. The following surgical procedures are available through Mericos Eye Institute ophthalmologists: Cataracts, secondary IOL surgery, corneal transplantation, ocloplastic surgery, YAG laser surgery· after cataract removal, glaucoma surgery, retinal surgery, vitreous surgery, laser surgery, radial kera- tomy, and astigmatic keratomy.

h1na has one-sixth of the world's population . Teachers are held in great esteem. The children are very respectful, and are very obedient They arc required to take six years of Enghsh . People cannot own land. The housing shor- tage i tremendous. There are no stocks in China, but they do have savings and loans. During the evening, founding members Agnes Crippenand Dr. Gilbert Brown were honored, also Adele and Bob Taylor, Muriel and Jack Arnold, Julia Kraft, Sandy Brue, and of course Sally and Bob Kazmarek. They had an excellent sit-down dinner, which Y. a set up in various downstairs room due to the large crowd. Sally said to me afterwards, "I was amazed and delighted how smoothly everything went. The guests were so helpful, moving their own chairs back into the living room for the lecture. This is such a wonderful group of people." Sea1or of Rancho Santa Fe gathered at the Rancho anta Fe Library to hear Renee Linton. educational coordinator at the Meri- co~ Eye Institute at Scripp ·Memorial Hospi- tu I. La Jolla, speak Linton brought a variety of devices and

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