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Forty-four Barnett Elementary students, ranging in ages from 7 to 12, have been doing high-struts and tumbling runs and singing their hearts out in preparation for performances of the upcoming school musical, “The Time Machine (A Broadway Revue With a Twist).”
The performance includes 11 tunes familiar to the Broadway stage. Among them are “Comedy Tonight!” from A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum to George M. Cohan’s familiar “Give My Regards to Broadway.”
Directors of the Ramona Municipal Water District agreed to terminate weed abatement services with the private company, Fire Protective Services Inc. (FPS), and instead rely primarily on the state to provide such services through CalFire.
Within Ramona is a 74-square-mile area in the State Responsibility Area (SRA) for which the state has financial responsibility of preventing and suppressing fires, according to RMWD staff.
May 20 2011 | Posted in
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The Palomar League track and field meet saw Ramona High School take first place in two boys events.
During the league finals May 13 at Poway High School, Trevor Dotson broke his 8-day-old school record by totaling 45 feet 4 inches in the triple jump, which was also the furthest distance of any Palomar League competitor.
May 19 2011 | Posted in
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Based on times throughout the season, 10 Ramona High School girls swim entries qualified for the CIF meet.
All three relay teams qualified for the CIF Division II preliminaries, which were held yesterday at Del Norte High School after this issue of the Sentinel went to press and which determined the swimmers who will advance to Saturday’s CIF finals at Del Norte.
May 19 2011 | Posted in
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Ramona High School’s boys volleyball team started its participation in the CIF Division III playoffs May 13 with a three-game win over Montgomery.
The 25-19, 25-18, 25-14 home win earned the Bulldogs a home semifinal match against La Jolla that was played Tuesday night after this issue of the Sentinel went to press. The winner of that match will play in Saturday’s CIF finals at Canyon Crest High School.
May 19 2011 | Posted in
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When asked about shutting out Torrey Pines in the second game of a Saturday doubleheader on the road, Coach Dean Welch was all smiles.
“It was a great way to finish the week,” he said. “We lost a game in extra innings on Tuesday and got beat up in the first game of the doubleheader. Torrey Pines was the number one team in the CIF at one time during the season and is a very solid club. Jason Snodgrass sure picked a perfect time to pitch his best game of his career. He shut them out and went the distance. I couldn’t ask for more.”
May 19 2011 | Posted in
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The Ramona Bulldog golf team showed that it is one of the elite teams in the CIF by making a great showing at the North County Conference Tournament at Woods Valley Golf Course on May 9 and 10.
Junior Joseph Fortunato turned in a great individual performance, said Coach Jerry Patenaude. Fortunato fired a one under par 70 on Day 1 to lead the entire conference. Fortunato shot a 76 on Day 2 of the tourney to finish with a 146. He won the Palomar League individual title and finished second in the North County Conference.
May 19 2011 | Posted in
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Having talent and hefty goals is one thing. But having everything stripped away from you while you’re trying to excel at life is something very different. Working through that kind of challenge is what makes the great ones stand out among everyone else.
Kayla Kahn looks like just such a person.
May 19 2011 | Posted in
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Ramona showed that it belonged in the CIF Division playoffs. The Bulldogs beat El Capitan and lost a close match to Cathedral Catholic.
The Bulldogs finished the season with a 9-9 record and played one of the toughest schedules in school history.
May 19 2011 | Posted in
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Ramona High School freshman Garrett Glaudini once again broke his own school record in the 200-yard individual medley during the Palomar League meet finals May 14 at Rancho Bernardo High School, and his time of 1:59.48 also won the race to make him the league champion.
Glaudini’s victory in that event was Ramona’s only first-place showing in the league meet. The Bulldogs, who had a total of 14 swimmers and no divers, finished sixth among the six teams.
May 19 2011 | Posted in
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