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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.

Hertz -- Pickett Jennifer Christine Hertz and Jeff Robert Pickett have announced their engagement and will marry in September. The bride-to-be is the daughter of William and Suzanne Hertz of Glendale and Barbara Hertz Chamberlain of La Verne. The groom-to-be is the son of Robert and Mary Pickett of Walnut Creek. The bride-to-be graduated from Glendale High School in 1993 and UCLA in 1998. At UCLA, she was Josephine Bruin, the university mascot and a member of the Alpha Delta Pi sorority.

Jeff Tully BURBANK -- Competing on the college level can be an eye opening experience for many athletes. Athletes who are used to success and almost star status in high school can be brought back down to earth very quickly once they begin playing the collegiate game. But for a handful of athletes from the area, this season has been a banner year not only for individual accomplishments, but for team success as well. Here is a look at how some of these players from the Burbank area are doing: Alfonso Tucay at UCLA: The most successful team that features a local player is the UCLA men's water polo squad.

PERRON--COTTI Nicole Perron of Burbank and Daniel Cotti of Burbank were married at St. Bartholemew Catholic Church in Long Beach. Father Elder officiated. Many of the couple's friends and family members came from the East Coast to help the couple celebrate. The maid of honor was Rayanne Perron. The bridesmaids were the groom's sister Cathi Cotti McMahan, the bride's sisters, Erica Perron and Toni Madore, and friends Jessica Byrne, Lori Valquette, Jodi Higgins and Erika Wadsworth.