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The following are updates from local athletes who are currently playing at the college level. ? Kathryn Poet (Flintridge Sacred Heart Academy, 2007) sophomore outfielder, University of Missouri softball: Poet helped the Tigers, the Big-12 champs, capture the Los Angeles Super Regional at Easton Stadium on Sunday and move on to the College World Series in Oklahoma City for the first time in 14 years, where, on Thursday, they?ll face Arizona State. Missouri (50-10) picked up a lopsided 9-1 win in the deciding game of the best-of-three series against UCLA, the No. 2 seed.

Evelyn Bentley Evelyn Krotz Bentley, a longtime resident of Glendale and La Cañada, passed away June 12 in Huntington Beach at the age of 93. She was born in Bisbee, Ariz. on Sept. 22, 1915 to Myrle and Harry W. Krotz, early residents of Glendale who were instrumental to the establishment of many local community organizations and early real estate development in the area. The second of five children, Evelyn was raised and schooled in Glendale. After graduating from Fresno State University, Evelyn taught physical education at Taft Junior College.

Created timeless animation for such films as "Pinocchio," "Bambi," "Peter Pan" and "101 Dalmatians," and authored four books Frank Thomas, one of the most talented, inventive and influential animators in the history of the art form, a member of Walt Disney's elite "Nine Old Men," and a pioneering animator who worked on many classic shorts and features during his 43-year career at the Disney Studios, passed away on Wednesday, Sept. 8, at his home in La Cañada Flintridge. He was 92 years old. No funeral is planned but details regarding a life celebration will be announced shortly.

Evelyn Bentley Evelyn Krotz Bentley, a longtime resident of Glendale and La Cañada, passed away June 12 in Huntington Beach at the age of 93. She was born in Bisbee, Ariz. on Sept. 22, 1915 to Myrle and Harry W. Krotz, early residents of Glendale who were instrumental to the establishment of many local community organizations and early real estate development in the area. The second of five children, Evelyn was raised and schooled in Glendale. After graduating from Fresno State University, Evelyn taught physical education at Taft Junior College.

The following are updates from local athletes who are currently playing at the college level. ? Kathryn Poet (Flintridge Sacred Heart Academy, 2007) sophomore outfielder, University of Missouri softball: Poet helped the Tigers, the Big-12 champs, capture the Los Angeles Super Regional at Easton Stadium on Sunday and move on to the College World Series in Oklahoma City for the first time in 14 years, where, on Thursday, they?ll face Arizona State. Missouri (50-10) picked up a lopsided 9-1 win in the deciding game of the best-of-three series against UCLA, the No. 2 seed.

Created timeless animation for such films as "Pinocchio," "Bambi," "Peter Pan" and "101 Dalmatians," and authored four books Frank Thomas, one of the most talented, inventive and influential animators in the history of the art form, a member of Walt Disney's elite "Nine Old Men," and a pioneering animator who worked on many classic shorts and features during his 43-year career at the Disney Studios, passed away on Wednesday, Sept. 8, at his home in La Cañada Flintridge. He was 92 years old. No funeral is planned but details regarding a life celebration will be announced shortly.