COM swimmer takes second in state meet

COM sophomore Raquel Newman, who finished eighth in the state in the 50-yard breaststroke last year, improved to a second-place finish in the race this year during the California State Community College Swimming and Diving Championships on Friday in Los Angeles.

Newman finished the race in 30.49 seconds, a figure bested only by a state-meet record effort from Diablo Valley College's Shalia Yoder (29.43).

Newman will race again Saturday, competing in the 100 breaststroke.

"Last year when she took eighth, she was a seasonal swimmer," COM coach Warren Lager said of Newman. "She trained all year round for this meet and it showed."

MA doubles tennis wins league final

SAN FRANCISCO — The Marin Academy High boys tennis team of Matt Fields and Matt Waxman knocked off the top-seeded University duo to capture the Bay Counties League West individual doubles championship at Golden Gate Park.

Fields and Waxman, the No. 2 seed entering the league finals, dropped the first set 6-1 before bouncing back for 6-2 and 6-3 victories in the next two sets.

They advance to the two-day North Coast Section Division II championships which start Friday at Golden Gate Park.