CHATTER: ARENAS SR. AS PROUD OF SON AS HE IS OTHER VALLEY PRODUCTS.Byline: Vincent Bonsignore Staff Writer 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. will be in Denver this weekend watching his son Gilbert Jr. make his NBA NBA abbr. 1. National Basketball Association 2. National Boxing Association NBA (US) n abbr (= National Basketball Association) → Basketball-Dachverband (= All-Star debut as a member of the East team. The younger Arenas is having a breakthrough season in his fourth year in the league, averaging 25 points and five assists. And Dad could not be more proud. ``This is my third 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 in terms of attending,'' the elder Arenas said. ``But with my son playing in this one, it just makes it very, very special.'' Arenas, who is involved in youth basketball 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. , pays close to attention to all the local products, and seems just as proud of them as he is his own son. ``I was in Las Vegas Las Vegas (läs vā`gəs), city (1990 pop. 258,295), seat of Clark co., S Nev.; inc. 1911. It is the largest city in Nevada and the center of one of the fastest-growing urban areas in the United States. the other day I was at a sports bar, and they had all the college games up on the TV screens,'' he said. ``On one I was watching (former Taft star) Jordan (Farmar) playing for 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 , and on another I was looking at (former Harvard-Westlake star) Bryce (Taylor) and Oregon. Then I look over at another screen and it's (former Cleveland star) Nick (Young) and USC An abbreviation for U.S. Code. . Man, that was nice to see all those local kids doing their thing. ``I love it when the Valley is represented like that. They're all great players.'' ... Rich Lawson is stepping down as football coach at Malibu High after nine years with the Sharks. The North Hollywood native and Notre Dame Notre Dame IPA: [nɔtʁ dam] is French for Our Lady, referring to the Virgin Mary. In the United States of America, Notre Dame of Sherman Oaks grad wants to take a year off to spend more time with his three children. But don't expect the longtime coach to be away from the sidelines long. ``I'm sure I'll be back at some point, but everybody needs to take a step back sometimes and it's that time for me,'' said Lawson, who headed the Chaminade of West Hills program prior to heading to Malibu. Lawson will remain a teacher at Malibu, which reached the second round of the Div. XIII playoffs last season. And one thing's for certain for the lifelong surfer. ``I'm definitely going to be getting more surf time in,'' Lawson said. ``I'm very much looking forward to that.'' ... Nancy Tinkham, who coached the Flintridge Sacred Heart The Sacred Heart is a religious devotion to Jesus' physical heart as the representation of the divine love for humanity This devotion is predominantly used in the Roman Catholic Church and also used in the Anglican Church. of La Canada girls' volleyball team to the past two Mission League titles, has resigned after nine seasons to take over the girls' volleyball program at Village Christian of Sun Valley. Tinkham, a Shadow Hills resident, cited a need to spend more time with her children, Emily and Ian. Emily is scheduled to start kindergarten at Village Christian in the fall. ``It's sad. I know I'm going to cry,'' said Tinkham, who has a career record of 144-47 (.754) with three league titles and Southern Section Div. IV-AA championships in 1996 and 1997. ``I loved it up there. I met the greatest people and I know I'll still be friends with them, but deep down I think it's time It's Time was a successful political campaign run by the Australian Labor Party (ALP) under Gough Whitlam at the 1972 election in Australia. Campaigning on the perceived need for change after 23 years of conservative (Liberal Party of Australia) government, Labor put forward a to move on.'' Flintridge Sacred Heart went undefeated in league for the first time in program history this past fall, finishing with a 25-3 record and advancing to the Div. IV-AA semifinals for the seventh time in Tinkham's tenure. The Tologs were the Daily News' top-ranked team for the final nine weeks of the season. Flintridge Sacred Heart returns sophomore setter Sam Orlandini, junior twins Rachel and Rebecca Salvo, and junior defensive specialist Aly Crea on a team that is again expected to contend for the league title. No candidates for Tinkham's successor have been named. Tinkham inherits a Village Christian team that went 6-8, 2-6 and finished fourth in the Olympic League. ``This just might be the challenge I'm looking for Looking for In the context of general equities, this describing a buy interest in which a dealer is asked to offer stock, often involving a capital commitment. Antithesis of in touch with. ,'' Tinkham said. ``If I had stayed at Sacred Heart, I know we would've had another great team, but I'm looking forward to try to build something at Village Christian.''... John Roberts has resigned as the girls' volleyball coach at Newbury Park. Roberts had guided the Panthers to consecutive Marmonte League championships and three playoff appearances in a row. Vincent Bonsignore, (818) 713-3612 vincent.bonsignore(at)dailynews.com |
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