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DOUDIAN Alexandra C. Getty, the daughter of Craig D. Getty of Reno, Nev. and Gail Getty Brown and Craig W. Brown of Sausalito, and Garo M. Doudian, the son of Edward and Zarouhi Doudian of Burbank, have announced their engagement. The bride-to-be graduated from San Rafael High School in 1996. She received a degree in mathematics of computations from UCLA in 2001. She was a member of Alpha Phi sorority. She develops games for Black Ops Entertainment.

Jeff Tully Burroughs High hasn't exactly been a bastion of success when it comes to turning out basketball players who have made their way to the NCAA men's tournament. In fact, it has been 35 years since an Indian alumnus has had the opportunity to participate in the Big Dance with a college team. In 1969, former Burroughs star Lynn Shackelford ended a fine career at UCLA by helping the Bruins -- who also featured Lew Alcindor (Kareem Abdul-Jabbar)

Gary Moskowitz After watching a childhood friend unwillingly move in and out of foster homes, Andrea Macias decided to pursue a career in social work. Andrea, a 2003 Hoover High School graduate, will attend Glendale Community College this fall and plans to eventually earn a doctorate in psychology from UCLA and become a social worker. She is taking her first step toward achieving her goal this week by attending a six-day Summer Intensive Transfer Experience at UCLA.

BOWNE Shelby Nielson Corliss and Ryan David Bowne have announced their plans to marry in June. The bride-to-be is the daughter of David and Judy Corliss of Orinda. She graduated from UCLA with a bachelor's degree in sociology and was a member of the Kappa Alpha Theta Sorority. She earned her master's degree in education from Pepperdine University. She is a teacher at La Ballona Elementary School in Culver City. The bridegroom-to-be is the son of Robert and Dianne Bowne of Burbank.

Jeff Tully The blacktops and city park courts of Burbank is where Shaina Zaidi first learned to love the sport of basketball. Beginning in the Burbank Park, Recreation and Community Services leagues, Zaidi also developed a taste for competition, along with a flair for a game that has become an extension of her being. With basketball such a big part of her life, it's not surprising that Zaidi has become a successful girls' player for L.A. Marlborough School.

BURBANK -- It's not uncommon for some college graduates to take a break after they finish school and escape to Europe for awhile. Former Burroughs High and UCLA men's water polo star Alfonso Tucay is doing just that. However, unlike other college grads who go abroad to take a vacation, Tucay is going to Europe to work. The 22-year-old, who graduated with a degree in political science and who plans to go to law school -- someday -- has signed a one-year professional contract with Les Frances Naguers Cheminots of the French First Division.

TULLY TALK In years past, the area high schools were been known for sending their share of football athletes to top colleges. Players like Paul Cameron (UCLA), Jairo Penaranda (UCLA), Kenny Walker (UCLA),Tom Tunnicliffe (Arizona), Randy Simmrin (USC), Mike McDonald (USC), and Wes Bender (USC) made Burbank a football town. That tradition has even carried on in recent years, as the likes of Chris Sailer (UCLA), Dan Cotti (UCLA), J.K. Scott (Washington)

Jim Riggio Opening the month of June with a 16-3 record, former Burroughs High baseball standout Mike Magnante and his Oakland Athletics teammates had reason to be in a good mood after going 10-17 in the month of May. But reality struck hard for Magnante and many players in major league baseball a week ago when they heard of the death of St. Louis Cardinals pitcher Darryl Kile. Kyle died in his sleep June 21. An initial autopsy reveled that Kyle died of coronary atherosclerosis, a blockage of main arteries to the heart.

Jeff Tully If all goes well, a group of young Burbank tennis players will get the opportunity to play at the same venue that has hosted the likes of Andre Agassi and Pete Sampras. Two 12-and-under youth teams from the Burbank Tennis Center will be busy this weekend taking part in the Southern California Assn. Championships at UCLA. If the local boys' and girls' squads do well in the six-member team-tennis format event Saturday at the Sunset Canyon Recreation Center, they will earn a spot in Sunday's finals at the center-court stadium at Los Angeles Tennis Center on the UCLA campus.

Jeff Tully BURBANK -- Alfonso Tucay did all he could to help his UCLA men's water polo team win its third straight NCAA championship. However, despite two goals from the former Burroughs High standout, the Bruins fell Sunday to top-ranked Stanford, 8-5, in the title match at Palo Alto. It was the third time this season Stanford (22-1) defeated the Bruins (16-5). Brett Ormsby also had two goals for UCLA. The Bruins suffered from a sputtering offense early in the match, as the Cardinal jumped out to a 3-0 lead midway through the first quarter.