Buick Invitational Tickets on sale now Tickets are on sale for the Buick Invitational, which will take place at Torrey Pines Golf Course Feb. 2 through 9. Following practice rounds on Feb. 2 and 3, live action kicks off on Thursday, Feb. 5 with opening-round play at the North and South Courses at 8:30 a.m. Action continues on Friday and Saturday, with the final round slated to begin on Sunday at 8:30 a.m. The Boys & Girls Clubs of San Dieguito Golf Tournament will be held Sunday on the North Course, starting at 7 a.m. and 12:30 p.m. For ticket information on the Buick Invitational, visit the Web site www.buickinvitational.com. Hardwood hoops heroes show their moves La Jolla Country Day (LJCD) Torrey alumnus Dominique Conners had 14 points, five rebounds and two assists as the University of San Diego (USD) Lady Toreros defeated the Pepperdine Lady Waves, 69-57, in a West Coast Conference (WCC) women’s basketball game last Thursday, Jan. 15. Conners, a 5-foot-8 freshman point guard for USD, also had six assists, five rebounds and a point as the Lady Toreros suffered a tough 78-61 WCC loss to the Loyola Marymount Lady Lions on Saturday, Jan. 17. Meanwhile, in other local collegiate play, former University City Centurion shooting guard Tim Island saw action on the hardwood for the San Diego State University (SDSU) Aztec men’s basketball team in a recent 93-61 blowout of the Arkansas-Pine Bluff Golden Lions at Cox Arena. Island, a 6-foot-4 junior, played five minutes for SDSU (12-4 overall, 2-1 in the Mountain West Conference), scoring four points, grabbing three rebounds and forcing one turnover.