Quance Wins 200 Breaststroke for 7th U.S. Title

Kristin Quance of USC, a former standout at Granada Hills High, won the women’s 200-meter breaststroke with a time of 2 minutes 28.55 seconds in the U.S. Swimming Championships at King County Aquatic Center in Federal Way, Wash., on Thursday.

Quance, a freshman, picked up her seventh national title by defeating a field that included U.S. and former world record-holder Anita Nall and Canada’s Guylaine Cloutier.

Nall, who set the national record of 2:25.35 in 1992, finished second in 2:30.95, with Cloutier third in 2:31.74.

Jason Stelle of USC finished seventh in the men’s 200 backstroke. Stelle, a former standout at Calabasas High, was timed in 2:04.95 as Brad Bridgewater of Texas finished first in 1:59.15.

In Wednesday’s events, Alexis Larsen of Harvard-Westlake High finished second in the women’s 800 freestyle.

Larsen, who was swimming for the Golden West swim club, finished in a time of 8:38.09, 5.65 seconds behind Janet Evans.

Tennis

Twins Mike and Bob Bryan of Camarillo advanced to the semifinals of the boys’ 16-under division at the PowerAde Easter Bowl at the Doral Resort and Country Club in Miami.

Third-seeded Mike Bryan defeated 14th-seeded Emmett Braxton of Miami, 6-2, 6-1, in the third round and then upended fifth-seeded Alex Kim of Potomac, Md., 6-2, 6-4, in the semifinals.

Fourth-seeded Bob Bryan was forced to three sets in both of his matches. He defeated 11th-seeded Ken Wasserman of North Miami Beach, 3-6, 6-1, 6-0, in the third round, then defeated eighth-seeded Hugo Armando of Bradenton, Fla., when the latter was forced to retire due to cramping in the third set after leading, 7-5, 5-7, 2-1.

Track and Field

Jeremy Fischer, a high jumper from Camarillo High, has been selected the state high school athlete of the week by Cal-Hi Sports.

The 5-foot-10, 155-pound senior cleared a personal best of 7 feet 4 inches to win the event in the Santa Barbara Easter Relays at Santa Barbara City College on Saturday.

The effort moved him to second on the all-time state outdoor list and into a tie for eighth on the all-time national list.

Fischer, who has made a commitment to Wisconsin, missed three times at 7-5 1/2 after clearing 7-4. A clearance at 7-5 1/2 would have been the highest ever in a U.S. high school meet.

Fischer also won the long jump at Santa Barbara with a wind-aided leap of 21-8 1/2.

The scheduled four-team meet between Cal State Northridge, Oregon and Colorado at UCLA on April 9 has been reduced to a dual meet between the Matadors and Bruins.

Colorado pulled out of the meet recently and Oregon decided to play host to UCLA in a meet in Eugene on April 23.

Several competitors from Wyoming, UC Irvine and local club teams also will compete at UCLA, although they will not count in the team scoring.

Basketball

Steve Hurst, boys’ coach for Quartz Hill High, has resigned after three seasons because of personal reasons. Hurst led the Rebels to Golden League titles in 1992 and ’93.

Soccer

Bradfield College, an English men’s school, will play a California Youth Soccer Olympic Development team at Cal Lutheran on Saturday at 4:30 p.m. Tickets are $2 and benefit the Cal Lutheran soccer program.

Information: 805-642-8934 or 805-493-3855.

Miscellany

Quarterback Erik Kramer of the Chicago Bears has scheduled a celebrity golf tournament for May 23 at Woodland Hills Country Club.

Kramer, former quarterback for Pierce College and North Carolina State, spent the past four seasons with the Detroit Lions before signing with the Bears.

Proceeds will benefit the Childrens Hospital of Los Angeles and Valley College. Entry is $125, which includes green fees, golf cart, refreshments, cocktails, dinner, awards ceremony, tee prizes and eligibility for the hole-in-one prize.

Information: 818-781-1200, ext. 205 or 818-340-9423.

The Southern California Municipal Athletic Federation has scheduled a men’s softball tournament for April 9-10 in Ventura.

Information 818-448-0853.

Thousand Oaks High has scheduled a baseball alumni game for April 16. Proceeds will benefit the school’s athletic program.

Information: 805-499-2077 or 805-492-3614.

The Ventura County Offshore Racing Circuit opens its season April 9 with the first of four races off Channel Islands. Other races are scheduled for May 3, June 11-12 and July 9. Entry fee for the series is $65. Individual races are $20, $25 for the Regatta in June.

Information: 805-499-1066 or 805-650-3219.