Lee Finishes in Sixth Place in Junior Golf Tournament

Anne Lee of Northridge shot a three-day 236 to finish sixth Thursday in the Ashworth/Golfweek Junior golf championship at Aviara Golf Club at Carlsbad, Calif.

Linda Ishii of Westlake Village (246) finished 13th and Cheryl Musser of West Hills (266) placed 19th.

In boys’ competition, Chuck Ruiz of Sylmar and Ross Fulgentis of Westlake Village (225) tied for ninth and Jason Semelsberger of Newhall (230) tied for 21st.

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The fourth annual Wellness Community golf tournament will take place Sept. 18 at North Ranch Country Club in Westlake Village.

Proceeds will benefit cancer patients and their families. The tournament will include tee packages and an awards reception. Entry fee is $250 per person, $900 per foursome.

Information: 800-266-1836.

Basketball

Jon Wheeler, an assistant basketball coach at UC Davis the past three seasons, has been hired as an assistant at Pepperdine.

Prior to joining Davis, Wheeler was an assistant at California.

Boxing

Darryl Miller of Cincinnati defeated Jose Salas of Oxnard by a 3-0 decision in the opening round of the 132-pound division of the Junior Golden Gloves competition at Cincinnati on Thursday.

“It was a tough fight, but the other guy was just more experienced than Jose,” said Ben Lira, coach of the Southern California team. “Jose fought real good. He was very determined and he never gave up, but the other kid was just more experienced.”

Baseball

American Indian Little League in Lancaster is accepting signups for fall-winter season.

Information: 805-947-6232 or 805-273-5686.

West Valley National Little League is accepting signups for the fall season. Tryouts are Aug. 19-20 and Aug. 26-27 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Franklin Fields Complex in Encino. Boys and girls ages 5-15 are eligible.

Information: 818-989-4665.

Volleyball

Alemany High is searching for a girls’ junior varsity coach. Applicants should contact varsity Coach Jamie Quaglino at 818-884-5085.

Contributing: Vince Kowalick, John Ortega, Bryan Rodgers, Tris Wykes.