Dumais Dives to National Title

Troy Dumais of Ventura won the one-meter springboard title at the National Diving Championships Friday in Dallas.

Dumais, 17, led after four rounds in the one-meter final, but fell eight points behind two-time champion Dean Panaro after a faulty fifth dive.

His sixth dive, a reverse one and one-half somersault with two and one-half twists, won him the title when Panaro faltered on his sixth dive.

Dumais, who won the junior nationals last week, will represent the U.S. in the one-meter at the Diving World Cup in Mexico City next month and at the World Aquatic Championships in Perth, Australia, in January.

SWIMMING

Swimmers from Crescenta Valley High and Buena High dominated the list of National Interscholastic Coaches Assn. High School All-American awards, combining for 17 of the 24 awards.

Kenny Carpenter of Crescenta Valley led the list with awards in four events (100 butterfly, 100 backstroke, 200 medley relay and 200 freestyle relay). Steven Kim and Evan Robb, also of Crescenta Valley, each received awards in three events.

Jennifer Parmenter of L.A. Baptist was tops among girls, with awards in the 500 freestyle and 200 individual medley relay.

Joel Everman of Notre Dame and Matt Carter of Buena each received awards in two events. Other area award recipients included: Rebecca Gilman, Liah Kim and Nicole Beck of Buena High; Heather Boylan of Saugus High; Anthony Ervin of Hart; and David Yi and Michael Pak of Crescenta Valley.

SOFTBALL

The Mid-Valley Magic won the Amateur Softball Assn. 12-and-under national title in Steamboat Springs, Colo., last weekend.

The Magic, based in Encino, outscored six opponents, 33-10, to claim the championship.

BASKETBALL

The American Roundball Corp. basketball team lost its semifinal, 47-40, to Charlotte, N.C., Friday at the AAU 10-and-under National Championships in Orlando, Fla.

Conor Turley scored 11 points and Bryce Taylor added 10 for the North Hollywood-based ARC team, which plays in the third-place game today.

VOLLEYBALL

Candice Hayden, a 6-3 sophomore middle blocker/outside hitter for Washington State last year, has transferred to Cal State Northridge.