La Jolla High field hockey falls at CIFs The La Jolla High School girls field hockey team lost to Valley Center last week in the second round of CIF playoffs by a 3-2 score. Goals for La Jolla (14-4) were scored by Anna Parma with an assist by Claire Mittermiller, and by Maddy Sharp. The Lady Vikings finished the season ranked 10th in the county and second in the Western League (Scripps Ranch) under new head coach Paula Conway. “Claire Mittermiller was awesome all season and she and Maddy Sharp kept the team together,” Conway said. “It was the best season to date. The group was very close and we had a close bond. Despite the early CIF loss in the quarterfinals, it was an awesome season.” La Jolla High polo ends season The La Jolla High boys water polo team saw its season come to an end last week with a 10-8 loss in the CIF semifinals against Coronado High. Hunter Gettelfinger had three goals to lead La Jolla, with Augie Arcidiacono and James Hixson (two each) and Joseph Laird also scoring. Coronado went on to lose to The Bishop’s School in the Division II championship. UCSD, PLNU named top surf colleges The University of California, San Diego (UCSD) and Point Loma Nazarene University (PLNU) have made the cut in Transworld Surf magazine’s top 10 surfing colleges in the U.S. The rankings were based on several criteria, including academic standards, life experience, quality of surf, cost and even partying considerations. According to Transworld Surf’s Web site, UCSD appears to be ranked No. 3, with PLNU ranked No. 5 in the country. More than 160 surfers belong to the UCSD Surf Club, which was founded more than 30 years ago. The club hosts surf-movie nights, concerts, beach cleanups and other social events. UCSD has also been ranked a top surfing school by Surfer magazine and Sports Illustrated. PLNU, with its picturesque setting atop Sunset Cliffs in Point Loma, also consistently ranks high in the standings in the National Scholastic Surfing Association’s southwest college division. The Christian university is also home to a group called Surf ’n’ Serve, a program that allows students to enjoy the wave action and to help feed the local homeless population.