Westmont to open GSAC Tournament today against OUAZ

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Continued from Page A3 for this accomplishment, and super excited for the basketball to be played in front of us.”

Roth scored in double-figures in each of Westmont’s five final regular season games, helping lead the Warriors to a seasonsaving five-game winning streak.

Roth also added in 22 assists during the final stretch of the games, which allowed Westmont to move from 5-8 in GSAC play, to 10-8.

After wondering whether or not they’d be able to snag the GSAC’s six seed, the Warriors’ late-season surge propelled the club to the conference’s fourseed at year’s end. This week, the GSAC Tournament will take place in Fullerton on the campus of Hope International, with the winner of the tournament receiving an automatic berth into the NAIA National Tournament.

Westmont will open up play on Thursday night at 5:00 p.m., when they take on fifthseeded OUAZ in the GSAC Quarterfinals. Last season, the Spirit eliminated the Warriors in the GSAC Semifinals en route to winning the tournament championship.

If Westmont can get the better of OUAZ during the Quarterfinals, Westmont will go up against top-seeded Arizona Christian, the #2 team in the NAIA, on Friday night for the GSAC Semifinals.

“We’re not wanting it to end,” acknowledged Boucher. “We want more practices, we want to keep it going and we want to still be together each day. Being together has been awesome this year. As we go into our 78th practice this year, it’s amazing that this group still wants more, and that they don’t want it to be over.

“People would be surprised to know how common it is in college basketball to want the season to be over this time of year. For us, seeing our seniors be announced before the game on Saturday and seeing them with tears in their eyes. It means they care, and it shows that they aren’t ready for it to be over.

“I’m proud of this team for being in February now, and still willing to do whatever it takes to keep this thing going.”

Links to live coverage for the entire tournament are available on the Westmont Athletics website.

Jacob Norling is the sports information assistant at Westmont College. email: sports@newspress.com value, the school offers all-school adventures every fall and spring (both camping and exploring urban environments), which give students opportunities for personal growth, experiential learning and personal connections.”

Dr. Talkin has both a bachelor’s and master’s in English from Brigham Young University. She also has a master’s in fine arts in writing for children and young adults from Vermont College of Fine Art. And she received a doctorate in literature and creative writing from the University of Houston in 2012.

The News-Press asked Dr. Talkin how her career has prepared her for this position. “I spent a good portion of my adult life being enamored with being a student myself and spent many years teaching at the college level before realizing that secondary education is where the most exciting opportunities for growth and development occur. The ripple effects of a positive secondary education are far-reaching,” said

AGNOLI, Anna

This February 2nd, Anna Agnoli passed away peacefully in her home, surrounded by her family and loved ones.

On March 3rd, 1942, Anna was born in Harar, Ethiopia, a day the world became a little brighter. From the beginning, Anna displayed her strength and resilience, being born in a concentration camp while her father was a prisoner of war. She grew up in Italy with her sister, Liliana, in San Benedetto Del Tronto, a small town between the Adriatic coast and mountains, which inspired her forever home in Santa Barbara. At 19, she met and married her soulmate, Royal, with whom she moved to Santa Barbara in 1962, going on to have three children, Anna, Chris and Marie. She was a fiercely dedicated mom to all three children, raising all three to go on to accomplish great things. Family came first and was above all else to Anna, a value she instilled in all those around - her family was arguably her most important achievement in life.

From a young age, Anna’s favorite pastime was playing tennis, first at Oak Park and Samarkand Club, then at La Cumbre Country Club, where she was a longtime member, playing into her 70s. Anna also enjoyed coaching the Bishop Garcia Diego High School’s girls tennis team. She was an excellent cook, master of sewing and knitting, and an extraordinary artist when it came to creating custom birthday and holiday cards for her family and friends. Anna enjoyed visiting and playing bridge with her friends well into her 70s, and was passionate about traveling with her husband, Royal, going on cruises, and spending summers visiting family in her home town, San Benedetto. Anna was a member of the church from a very young age, and later in life spent her Sunday mornings hosting Coffee and Donuts in the San Roque Parish courtyard after mass. On the weekends, Anna would spend her time spoiling her six grandkids, taking them to swimming lessons, the carousel, the Zoo, and attending every sporting event they played in.

Our family would not be where it is today if we didn’t have Anna as a wife, mother and grandmother. We are beyond blessed to have had her in our lives, and we should remind ourselves that while this is the end of Anna’s physical life on Earth, it’s the beginning of an eternal and beautiful journey for her.

Anna joins her daughter in Heaven, Anna Pappalardo “Pat”. She is survived by many loving family members, including her devoted husband, Royal, her son, Chris (Tina), her daughter, Marie Reardon (Sean), her six grandchildren, Ariana, Katherine, Michael, Marina, Giada and Chiara, and her great-grandson Giovani. She is also survived by her loving sister, Liliana Murgia (Alberto), sister in-law, Louise Antignani (Mariodeceased), predeceased, by sister in-law, Eleonara Dusi (Gimo - deceased), and survived by her many wonderful nieces, nephews, grand nieces and grand nephews.

Anna was a beautiful, loving, and comforting woman until the very end. Rest in peace.

In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Santa Barbara Alzheimer’s Association or the Breast Cancer Resource Center of Santa Barbara

Funeral Mass at San Roque Church 11:00am, Friday March 3rd, with a celebration of life to follow.

Arrangements entrusted to Welch-Ryce-Haider Funeral Chapels.

Dr. Talkin. “Sometimes we don’t see those effects straightaway. Secondary education can be time-released. Meaning that the skills and knowledge a young person receives may not present themselves as useful until later in that person’s life.

“Those a-ha moments are so precious, and when a person who’s had those advantages decides to ‘pay it forward,’ the impact of their education becomes exponential. That is so exciting to me and one of the reasons I am so passionate about secondary education.”

“I taught at college level for many years as an adult until 2010,” Dr. Talkin added. “When I realized secondary education had moments for exciting growth and development, I transitioned to Cate School in Carpinteria, where I currently teach English, humanities and creative writing. Over the last 13 years, I have seen and experienced how teaching young people has a wonderful ripple effect that is exponential. When they pay it forward and the ripple effect moves forward, it is amazing. I feel passionately about secondary education and its impact on the world.”

Dr. Talkin discussed her goals as head of the school.

“As an educator myself, I think one of the best gifts we can give young people is to nurture their sense of awe. The science on the healthy benefits of awe — physically, mentally and emotionally — is clear. Additionally, anything I can do to support the school and the faculty I will focus on. I want to make the school sustainable, expand the impact on the community and share the school’s vision.”

“I’m looking forward to working with Anacapa School’s board of directors, its teachers, families and community to support the various stakeholders and share the school’s entrepreneurial vision as well as expand its positive impact on the Santa Barbara community and beyond.” email: kzehnder@newspress.com

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