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MARINE CORPS BASE CAMP PENDLETON, CA
Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, the Corps' largest West Coast expeditionary training facility, encompasses more than 125,000 acres of Southern California terrain.
Located approximately 38 miles from downtown San Diego in North County and 82 miles south of Los Angeles, Camp Pendleton has been the largest employer in North San Diego County for more than 60 years.
Camp Pendleton contains the largest undeveloped portion of coastline in Southern California. The ecosystem includes beaches, bluffs, mesas, canyons, mountains and Southern California's only free-flowing river. There are more than 1,000 species of plants, fish and animals, some of which are either threatened or endangered. Wildlife and habitat protection is a top concern of all who live, work and train at Camp Pendleton.
August 27, 2010
101 Days of Summer Sports Jam
What a great time Friday night was... There were approximately tweleve players that came out to prove their might. With both Men's and Women's division's being OPEN, the Jam attracted a few off base players as well.
In the Women's division: 1st place went to Rebecca Wilkinson, 2nd place went to Maria Galvin and 3rd went to Yvette Vequezo.
The Men's division had a few surprises... but when it was all said and done, Lorenzo Valdez took 1st place, Jimmy Vequezo took 2nd place and 3rd place went to Mike Cameron.
Thanks goes out to the MCCS Paige Fieldhouse staff puttting on a great event.
Pictures are forthcoming :)
August 1, 2010
MRF Tournament at NAS Lemoore
23-24 July - Members of the Camp Pendleton Varsity Racquetball Team supported by the base MCCS Athletics department, made the 400 mile drive from Camp Pendleton to NAS Lemoore for their (Lemoore) first MRF tournament.
"The Marines have Landed" was the comment by the Navy Sports Coordinator. The team consisted of Team Captain Derek Cooper, Rod Sharrar, and Sean McTighe. There were a total of 16 MRF players in the tournament (11 upper and 5 lower division players).
After pool play was completed, all three of Pendleton's team members had made it into the next round of play (Semi-finals). In the semi-finals, Derek (CPEN) Def Jace Mirmak (Lemoore) in two games to advance to the finals... And Sean (CPEN) Def Rod (CPEN) in three games to advance to an all-Marine/all-Pendleton Final on the Navy base.
In the NAS Lemoore MRF tournament Finals, Sean squeaked by Derek in two games (15-13, 15-13) to win the tournament. In the end it was a 1-2-3 sweep for the Pendleton Varsity Team.
It was a great tournament hosted by Lemoore's Courtney Tilley (MWR) & Kristen Helm, and managed by Jack Hughes (MRF) ... then it was on the road for the five hour drive back to the North County!
NAS Lemoore
Derek Cooper, Jack Hughes, Sean McTighe & Rod Sharrar
2010 "Midnight Sports Jam"
The second in a series of three Sports Jam's took place on April 9th at the Paige Field House. A few of the regulars were on hand as well as some new blood. It was a small turnout, but a great time was had by all!!
Women's Open
1st Place Maria Galvin and 2nd Place Yvette
Men's Open
1st Place Rod Sharrar and 2nd Place Derek Cooper
Camp Pendleton Team sends three to the
2010 RACQUETBALL WAREHOUSE CALIFORNIA STATE SINGLES
Rod Sharrar, Sean McTighe and Team Captain Derek Cooper made the trip to the CSRA State Singles tournament to Canoga Park, CA (27-28 March). As a group they tallied up four wins: Rod with a 2nd Place win in 45+ B Singles, Sean with a 2nd Place win in 40+ B Singles and Derek with a 2nd place win in B Singles and a First Place win in 40+ B Singles.
Rod Sharrar, Sean McTighe and Derek Cooper
2010 "Back-in-the-Saddle" Sports Jam
One in a series of three Sports Jams was held at the Paige Field House aboard Marine Corps Base, Camp Pendleton, CA on 22 Jan 2010. Racquetball is one of six other sporting events during the Sports Jam.
It was a somewhat small event with roughly 15 players in a double elimination format (two games to nine and a tie-breaker to seven) to be played on four courts. It was a Men's and Women's open tournament, so all level of players were welcome.
It kicked off around 1730 and the finals were played around 2130. In the Men's finals it was Derek Cooper DEF Rod Sharrar in two games to win the match and the tournament. Maria Gavin was the only female to come out, so she battled with the men and was awarded with her 1st place accomplishment.
Next Sports Jam is 9 Apr 2010.
Sports Jam flyer
Front lobby
Derek Cooper (R) - 1st place Men's Open,
Rod Sharrar (L) - 2nd Place Men's Open.
One of the Trophy's 
Kevin Carlisle checking out the action.
Eddie Bolanos (L) -Tournament Director,
Maria Gavin (R) - 1st Place Women's Open
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