Cal State Northridge

Hollywood High School keeps its doors open 12 months a year to ease overcrowding. The year-round schedule allows the campus to run hundreds more students through its cramped classrooms. It also chips away at their education. Teachers skip pages of material, assign less homework and give fewer tests because their school year has been slashed by 17 days. Hundreds of pupils take the Stanford 9 exam shortly after returning from an eight-week vacation.

Dianne F. Harrison, a veteran educator in Florida and California, has been named the new president of Cal State Northridge. Harrison will succeed Jolene Koester, who retired in December after 11 years in the post. Northridge provost Harold Hellenbrand has been serving as interim president. Since 2006, Harrison has been president of Cal State Monterey Bay, a campus of about 5,000 students located on the former Ft. Ord Army Base in Seaside. At Northridge, she will take the reins of one of the nation's largest public universities, with 34,000 students and a budget of more than $300 million.

MEN at Long Beach State 65, Cal State Northridge 51: T.J. Robinson scored 15 points to lift the 49ers (11-12, 5-5 Big West). Kenny Daniels had 18 points for the Matadors (9-14, 4-6). UC Riverside 76, at Cal State Fullerton 59: Kyle Austin had 35 points and 11 rebounds for the Highlanders (9-14, 3-8 Big West). Larry Gurganious also had 11 rebounds for Riverside. Aaron Thompson had 16 points for the Titans (11-11, 5-5). UC Santa Barbara 81, at UC Davis 77: James Nunnally had 24 points to lead the Gauchos (13-8, 8-3 Big West)

at Long Beach State 75, Cal State Northridge 67: Larry Anderson led five 49ers in double figures with 16 points as Long Beach (17-6, 10-0 Big West) pulled away in the second half for its 18th consecutive conference win and 19th in a row at home. The Matadors fell to 6-15, 2-8. at Cal State Fullerton 99, UC Santa Barbara 86: Kwame Vaughn scored 37 points, making five of seven three-pointers, to lead the Titans (15-7, 7-3 Big West) over the Gauchos (12-8, 7-3), who got 28 points from Orlando Johnson.

Texas San Antonio 66, UC Irvine 56: Eric Wise scored 23 points but the Anteaters (2-2) couldn't overcome 50% shooting by the Roadrunners (3-0) at Richmond, Ky. at Western Kentucky 68, Cal State Northridge 67: Anthony Sally made a free throw with 4.7 seconds left to lift the Hilltoppers (2-1). Kenny Daniels led the Matadors (1-3) with 19 points. at UC Santa Barbara 76, San Francisco 65: Orlando Johnson scored 25 points and James Nunnally had 20 to lead the Gauchos (3-0)

at Cal State Northridge 62, UC Santa Barbara 57: Rodrigue Mels scored 19 points and the Matadors, 13-12 overall and 9-4 in the Big West Conference, used a barrage of free throws to rally past the Gauchos (12-14, 5-8) in a game that featured 50 turnovers and 47 fouls. The Matadors used a 33-15 run in the second half, though they made only one field goal in the last 10 minutes. -- TONIGHT UC Irvine at Long Beach State...7 Cal State Fullerton at UC Riverside...7 San Francisco at Loyola Marymount..

The 22-year-old son of Cal State Northridge's basketball coach, along with a 23-year-old Northridge basketball player and another man, pleaded no contest Thursday to burglary and grand theft stemming from a theft at Best Buy. Jeffrey Robert Braswell, son of Coach Bobby Braswell, pleaded no contest to five felony counts, including one count of second-degree commercial burglary, three counts of grand theft over $400 and one count of identity theft, said Deputy Dist. Atty. Jeff Stodel.

Tanner Nua had 17 kills and Theo Edwards added 16 as the Cal State Northridge men's volleyball team validated its No. 1 national ranking with a 30-26, 30-28, 9-30, 26-30, 15-10 victory over No. 2 USC in front of a capacity crowd Wednesday night at the Matadome. Northridge took sole possession of first place in the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation. It was the Matadors' 15th consecutive victory over USC dating to March 2004. Northridge took a 3-0 lead in the decisive game and never relinquished it. Nua served two straight aces to end the match.

at Cal State Northridge 81, Cal State Bakersfield 74: Vinnie McGhee scored 19 points off the bench as the Matadors won their home opener by fighting off the Roadrunners. Lenny Daniel had a double-double of 12 points and 14 rebounds for the Matadors (3-3). Kenny Daniels scored 16 points, and Raymond Cody had 10. The Roadrunners (1-3) got 26 points from Donavan Bragg, who made four three-point shots. Stephon Carter had 15 points and 11 rebounds, Trent Blakley scored 14 points and Bryan Emanuel scored 11, while Santown Latunde pulled down 10 rebounds.

When: 8. Where: Galen Center. On the air: Radio: 710. Records: Season opener. Record vs. opponent: USC leads all time, 4-1. Update: USC is surrounded by question marks. The only certainties are the Trojans will work hard on defense and guard Maurice Jones will be the No. 1 scoring option. The tallest player expected to be in Northridge's starting lineup is 6 feet 6, so expect USC's post players to be a main focus. Northridge, which returns two starters from a team that finished 14-18 last season, beat USC the last time they met, in 2005.

Larry Anderson led four Long Beach State players in double figures with 20 points as the 49ers improved to 3-0 in the Big West Conference with an 81-68 victory at Cal State Northridge on Saturday night. The 49ers (10-6 overall) won easily despite a four-for-12 shooting night from Casper Ware, who had 12 points. Josh Greene led the Matadors (4-9, 1-2) with 15 points. at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo 73, Cal State Fullerton 67: Chris Eversley scored 18 points off the bench and the Mustangs (10-6, 1-2 Big West)

Ten minutes into USC's season opener against Cal State Northridge on Friday, the crowd began a chant: Ded-mon … Ded-mon … Ded-mon The cadence rang out from the USC student section and washed over Dewayne Dedmon as the 7-foot sophomore sprinted down-court after grabbing a defensive rebound. It seemed improbable that Dedmon could live up to the hype USC Coach Kevin O'Neill bestowed him all off-season, declaring the athletic big man a future NBA lottery pick — perhaps as soon as next year.

When: 8. Where: Galen Center. On the air: Radio: 710. Records: Season opener. Record vs. opponent: USC leads all time, 4-1. Update: USC is surrounded by question marks. The only certainties are the Trojans will work hard on defense and guard Maurice Jones will be the No. 1 scoring option. The tallest player expected to be in Northridge's starting lineup is 6 feet 6, so expect USC's post players to be a main focus. Northridge, which returns two starters from a team that finished 14-18 last season, beat USC the last time they met, in 2005.

Dewayne Dedmon , the 7-foot sophomore forward professional scouts and USC fans are eager to see, will be in the starting lineup Friday when the Trojans open against Cal State Northridge at the Galen Center. And he will not be wearing a cast, splint or brace of any kind on his right hand, which was broken Oct. 11. That injury has healed properly and Dedmon is free of pain, team athletic trainer David Borchardt said. Dedmon had been practicing with the hand wrapped and had been concentrating on using his left hand.

Will USC 7-foot sophomore center Dewayne Dedmon , who is recovering from a broken right hand, play in the Trojans' season opener Nov. 11 against Cal State Northridge? "Oh yeah, for sure," Coach Kevin O'Neill said Tuesday. Dedmon's recovery from the injury he sustained Oct. 11 has been on schedule, said team athletic trainer David Borchardt . Dedmon had the hard cast removed from his shooting hand after the Trojans' closed scrimmage Saturday against Air Force and he'll wear a soft splint that will be padded during upcoming practices.

John Wooden: "You can't live a perfect day until you do something for someone who will never be able to repay you. " Joseph Frazier is in a coma. Joseph, 28, was a standout basketball player at Pasadena Muir High and Cal State Northridge before working last year as an assistant coach at Calabasas High. A hit-and-run driver, who has yet to be caught, knocked him off his motorcycle Aug. 25. Joseph was wearing a helmet, but when he arrived at Northridge Hospital he was non-responsive, doctors saying his head injuries were so severe nothing could be done.

Allan Guei was a standout player on the Compton High School basketball team, but when he stepped to the free-throw line for a chance to win $40,000 in college expenses, he admitted to feeling a little pressure. He made five out of 10 attempts in the March competition, edging the first runner-up, who sank four underhanded baskets as she trembled at the line. But it was the 18-year-old's next move that astonished his classmates at last month's graduation ceremonies. After receiving a full basketball scholarship to Cal State Northridge, Guei announced he would give his contest winnings to the seven runners-up in the free-throw competition.

The men's basketball program at Cal State Northridge, which has struggled academically in recent years, took another hit Tuesday when the NCAA banned the team from postseason play for next season. The penalty stemmed from another subpar score on the annual Academic Progress Rate report, which measures the number of student-athletes who remain in school and are academically eligible over a four-year period. The Matadors had company on the list of sanctioned teams, including the reigning men's basketball champion, Connecticut, which lost two scholarships.