CHATTER: CASSEL IS `NO. 1 ROOTER'.Byline: Gerry Gittelson Staff Writer Chatsworth High's Matt Cassel Matt Cassel [CASS-ul] (born May 17, 1982 in Northridge, California) is an American football quarterback for the New England Patriots of the NFL. Youth and high school career , expected to be one of the region's top prep baseball players this season, decided not to participate this year. Instead, he's been concentrating on football so he can make an impact as a freshman quarterback at USC An abbreviation for U.S. Code. next fall. However, he said he almost changed his mind and was considering rejoining the baseball team right before the season opener. As things have turned out, the defending City Section champion Chancellors are 24-1-1 and seeded No. 1 in the playoffs. ``I was thinking of coming back, but have no regrets,'' Cassel said. ``I just had to walk away. If they make it back to the championship, I'll be their No. 1 rooter. I'm going for them all the way.'' . . . Always bet on Montclair Prep in a Southern Section baseball final. The Mounties (17-7), who play host to Paraclete (9-14) in the second round of the Division V playoffs at 3:15 p.m. today at Mission Hills Little League, are 6-0 in championship games. Under coach Jeff Pressman, they won the small-schools title in 1978, 1979, 1981 and 1982, and Walt Steele coached them to the 1-A championship in 1990 and 1991. . . . Shannon Culver 'Skinny' Shannon Culver (born 1971-10-05) is a former Arena Football League wide receiver for the Anaheim Piranhas (1997), the Grand Rapids Rampage (1998), the Los Angeles Avengers (2000-2001), the Dallas Desperados (2002-2003), and the Austin Wranglers (2004). , who played football at Palmdale High and Pierce College In 2006 the Library won a national Excellence award. Academics Pierce College offers associate's degrees, mainly in the arts and sciences. There are also certificate programs in early childhood education, social services, dental hygienist, and others. , signed with the L.A. Avengers of the Arena Football League last week. The 29-year-old Littlerock resident had four receptions for 33 yards in Friday's 51-36 loss to Houston at Staples Center This article has multiple issues: * Its neutrality is disputed. * It may contain original research or unverifiable claims. * It does not cite any references or sources. . He previously played Arena Football for the Anaheim Piranhas in 1997 and the Grand Rapids Rampage The Grand Rapids Rampage is an Arena Football League team that began playing as a 1998 expansion team. History The team as under its current name goes back to 1997. in 1998. . . . Jackie Lott, recently removed from her post as the Antelope Valley College Antelope Valley College is a comprehensive community college located in Lancaster, California, USA. It is operated by the Antelope Valley Community College District, with a primary service area of 1,945 square miles covering portions of Los Angeles and Kern counties. women's basketball coach, has filed a grievance protesting her dismissal, according to Brent Carder, the university's dean of athletics. ``I've been here 30 years, and this is the first time anyone has filed a grievance,'' Carder said. ``It was my decision, but at this point, I really don't think I should discuss it, but I'm looking to fill the position as soon as possible, hopefully within the next two weeks at the latest.'' Lott, who coached at AVC (1) (Advanced Video Coding) The video compression techniques used in the H.264 standard, jointly developed by ISO and the ITU-T. See H.264. (2) (Audio Visual C for 10 years, is still a full-time teacher on campus. . . . The Master's College lost its best-of-three baseball sectional at Albertson College in Caldwell, Idaho, on Friday on Saturday. However, the Mustangs (35-13) still qualified for an at-large berth into the NAIA NAIA abbr. National Association of Intercollegiate Athletes World Series. They open against Birmingham Southern on Friday in Lewiston, Idaho. . . . John Santor, who finished his Highland baseball career with 31 home runs (26 over the last two seasons), will commit to Cal State Northridge if he gets a qualifying score on the SAT, according to his father, Stan Santor. . . . Shannon Springer and Allison Retig, both of Santa Clarita, won gymnastics medals at the Stars & Stripes Invitational in San Marcos on Saturday. Springer took the all-around title in the 10- to 12-year-old division, and Retig was first all-around for 9- to 10-year-olds. CAPTION(S): photo Photo: Chatsworth's Matt Cassel sat out his senior year of baseball to concentrate on football. Gene Blevins/Special to the Daily News |
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