BIG GAME BRINGS FAMILIAR FACES.Byline: Vincent Bonsignore Staff Writer The place to be Wednesday night in the San Fernando Valley San Fernando Valley Valley, southern California, U.S. Northwest of central Los Angeles, the valley is bounded by the San Gabriel, Santa Susana, and Santa Monica mountains and the Simi Hills. was at Cleveland High of Reseda. Cleveland played host to Taft of Woodland Hills in a City Section boys' basketball quarterfinal, and the faces in the standing room only crowd were just as noteworthy as what happened on the court. Gilbert Arenas Gilbert Jay Arenas Jr. (born January 6, 1982 in Florida[0]) is an American professional basketball player currently with the NBA's Washington Wizards. Arenas overcame his modest NBA debut, including being a second-round draft pick, to establish himself as one of the most Sr. just back from Denver where he watched son Gilbert Jr. play in his first NBA NBA abbr. 1. National Basketball Association 2. National Boxing Association NBA (US) n abbr (= National Basketball Association) → Basketball-Dachverband (= All-Star Game An all-star game is an exhibition game played by the best players in their sports league. The players are often chosen by a popular vote of fans of the sport and the game often occurs at the halfway point of the regular season, although this is not the case for some all-star games , worked the crowd while watching a number of players he coached on a youth team a few years ago perform for Taft and Cleveland. ``It feels good to see them out there doing their thing,'' Arenas said. Oaks Christian of Westlake Village quarterback Jimmy Clausen, along with teammate Marc Tyler, also were there. Clausen's older brother Casey, the former Tennessee star who played with the Kansas City Chiefs In addition, it seemed like every high school basketball coach in the area - and a number of current and former players - flooded the Cleveland gym for the big game. Cleveland coach Andre Chevalier agreed. ``Derrick and I talked before the game, long before anyone won or lost, and just looked around and agreed how special it was to be a part of something so big around here,'' Chevalier said. ``It was definitely an electric moment.''... 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. football quarterback Cory Miles has committed to a scholarship at Division II Texas A & M-Kingsville after passing for a school-record 3,127 yards to lead Canyons to the JC national championship this past season. Vincent Bonsignore, (818) 713-3612 vincent.bonsignore(at)dailynews.com |
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