BEAVERS COME CALLING FOR MORALES.Byline: GERRY GITTELSON Snubbed a year ago by NCAA NCAA abbr. National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I college football recruiters despite a sensational high school career, Shane Morales has been granted redemption. Following a solid freshman season last fall as a receiver at College of the Canyons College of the Canyons is one of the fastest-growing community colleges in the state. According to the National Junior College Research Association, College of the Canyons consistently ranks in the top 50 community colleges in the nation. , Morales has committed to Oregon State. Assuming Morales' transcripts are approved -- a likely scenario, considering Morales is an honor student -- Morales heads to Corvallis when this semester ends. He accepted an offer from defensive coordinator A defensive coordinator typically refers to a coach on a football team in the National Football League or college football who is in charge of the defense. This position aids the head coach a great deal in many ways by delegating play calling to other coaches and allowing the head Mark Banker Mark Banker is the current defensive coordinator for the Oregon State Beavers football team. Coaching career He has coached at the University of Southern California and in the National Football League for the San Diego Chargers. on Sunday night Sunday Night, later named Michelob Presents Night Music, was an NBC late-night television show which aired for two seasons between 1988 and 1990 as a showcase for jazz and eclectic musical artists. . ``I'm pretty excited,'' Morales said. ``In fact, I'm very excited.'' Morales, who is 6-foot-2, 195 pounds, caught 36 passes for 598 yards and two touchdowns to help Canyons (12-1) to the Southern California Southern California, also colloquially known as SoCal, is the southern portion of the U.S. state of California. Centered on the cities of Los Angeles and San Diego, Southern California is home to nearly 24 million people and is the nation's second most populated region, championship game last December. The previous season at Valencia, he set most of the school's single-season and career reception records and was accorded Foothill League co-MVP honors as the Vikings reached the Southern Section Div. II final. He also was a top defensive back and punter. During his senior year in high school, several programs, including Nevada, Cal Poly Cal Poly may refer to:
At Oregon State, Morales has an opportunity to team with returning quarterback Matt Moore, a former Hart standout who transferred to the Beavers after two seasons at UCLA UCLA University of California at Los Angeles UCLA University Center for Learning Assistance (Illinois State University) UCLA University of Carrollton, TX and Lower Addison, TX . Canyons assistant coach/recruiting coordinator Dean Herrington said Moore helped convince Oregon State coaches to recruit Morales. ``We're fired up,'' Herrington said. ``It hurts our team to lose Shane instead of having him for two years, but he's such a good kid who has a chance to get out, and he deserves it. Former Canyons quarterback Marcel Marquez is expected to commit to Sacramento State, a Division I-AA program. Another prominent area quarterback, Canyon High senior Austin Civita, has begun spring workouts at Glendale College, along with Canyon teammates Garrett Leary (defensive lineman), J.P Curvey (defensive back) and Leon Henderson (defensive back). Valencia High baseball coach Jared Snyder, a Saugus High product who played four minor-league seasons in the Chicago Cubs' organization, plays softball for EAS (Electronic Article Surveillance) A security system for preventing theft in retail stores that uses disposable label tags or reusable hard tags attached to the merchandise. Pollards, a prominent slow-pitch team that competes in national tournaments, most recently in Denver last weekend. ``Can I hit home runs? Yes, but that's about all I can do anymore,'' said Snyder, who plays first base. ``My wheels left me a long time ago. In fact, I don't think I was ever born with them. It's nice playing for this team because we're sponsored, so I get to play for free.'' Former Dodgers general manager Kevin Malone, of Santa Clarita, is donating 500 Dodgers tickets to the William S. Hart PONY baseball/softball league. The league is selling the tickets -- for a May 24 game vs. Colorado -- as a fund-raiser through Mercedez-Benz of Valencia. Malone is a co-partner with Dodgers assistant Eddie Murray and former Montclair Prep of Panorama City baseball standout Lenny Sage at the auto dealership. Rhonda Ripley has been hired as head coach for the Santa Clarita Knights, a local semipro sem·i·pro adj. Informal Semiprofessional: a semipro baseball player. sem football team. She takes over for Tim Brandon, the team's founding owner, who plans to play quarterback this season. Ripley, a former Knights assistant, participated in girls' basketball, track and wrestling at Lancaster High. She also worked as an assistant semipro football coach for the Antelope Valley Bombers in 2004. gerry.gittelson(at)dailynews (661) 257-5218 |
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