Midnight snack: Saturday

Soccer
La Jolla Country Day School graduate Ali Hawkins was the star of the day Friday, delivering the game-winning goal in the second overtime as North Carolina beat Texas A&M 2-1 in the quarterfinals of the NCAA women's playoffs. The North Carolina SID recap says Hawkins drilled a low shot in the left side of the goal from 8 yards out in the left side of the penalty area. ...

Notre Dame beat Florida State 2-0 to remain unbeaten. Rancho Bernardo High School product Kelsey Lysander got the shutout in goal, but it took a play by La Costa Canyon High School alumna Carrie Dew to keep the shutout intact. The defender cleared a shot by Tiffany McCarty late in the game to keep the Seminoles off the board. ...

Another La Costa Canyon alumna, Allison McCann, had a goal waved off, but her Stanford team still advanced with a 1-0 victory over Portland.

Padres
The San Diego Union-Tribune quotes Padres CEO Sandy Alderson as saying it's highly unlikely the team will offer salary arbitration to free-agent closer Trevor Hoffman. That would close one path back to San Diego for Hoffman after contract talks fell apart. ...

OF/1B Justin Huber, who opened 2008 with the Padres, speaks enthusiastically about the improvements Australian baseball has made going into the 2009 World Baseball Classic. ...

Sticking with the international theme, RHP Justin Germano will pitch in Japan in 2009. He signed with the Softbank Hawks.

Media
The Chargers-Raiders game Thursday on the NFL Network will be shown in high-definition 3D in select theaters in three cities, a test of the new technology. The game is fine, but the league would be well-advised not to show any Raiders fans in high def, much less 3D. Then again, Chargers fans are used to Raiders fans in 3D: drunk, dirty and dumb. ...

The same media column linked above says Rangers radio announcer Victor Rojas and Mariners TV broadcaster Dave Sims have been interviewed to replace Matt Vasgersian on Channel 4 San Diego's Padres coverage.

San Diego State
Former RB Marshall Faulk played for the Aztecs before the formation of the Mountain West Conference, so he still holds some Western Athletic Conference records. His mark of 57 career rushing touchdowns was tied Friday by Boise State's Ian Johnson.

Football
Former Chargers coach Mike Riley, on the verge of gaining a Rose Bowl berth for Oregon State, gets a nice write-up in the Portland Oregonian. State rival Oregan stands between Riley and Pasadena.

Basketball
El Capitan High School alumna Heather Molzen had 18 points for Washington State, but the Cougars fell 86-79 to Northern Colorado in a tournament at San Francisco. ...

La Jolla Country Day product Mercedes Fox-Griffin chipped in 12 points in a balanced Oregon State attack as the Beavers defeated Arkansas 69-56 in the Bahamas. ...

The Arizona Daily Star writes that La Costa Canyon graduate Chase Budinger has emerged as a leader at Arizona. ...

Former USD player Nick Lewis scored 18 points to help Bakersfield win its NBA Development League season opener at Los Angeles 116-90. The defeated D-Fenders got 24 points from SDSU product Brandon Heath.