CHATTER: CSUN LANDS BRIGNAC.Byline: Vincent Bonsignore Daily News Staff Writer Taft running back Marquis Brignac signed with Cal State Northridge on Monday, further solidifying a strong recruiting class for Matadors coach Ron Ponciano and his staff. Brignac, whom the Daily News named to its All-Area team, led Taft to a 12-2 record and the City Section championship this past season with 1,884 yards and 16 touchdowns. He joins locals WR/DB Bryson Atkins of Alemany, DB Travis Campbell of Westlake, DL Nick Koufkos of Lancaster, OL Nick Longshore long·shore adj. Occurring, living, or working along a seacoast. [Short for alongshore.] of Canyon, OL Ashcon Madjid of L.A. Baptist, OL Brandon McElvaine of Highland, RB Crayton Milton of St. Francis, RB Bruce Molock of Antelope Valley and DL Edwin Reed of Highland as a future Matador matador In bullfighting, the principal performer, who works the capes and attempts to dispatch the bull with a sword thrust between the shoulder blades. Most of the techniques used by modern matadors were established in the 1910s by Juan Belmonte (b. 1894–d. . . . . Gilbert Arenas of Grant High was named to the West team for the third annual Dada All-Star Classic (formerly the Eddie Jones All-Star Classic) at Pauley Pavilion on April 18. The game features a number of the top players in the country. The West team, which boasts Arenas (committed to Arizona), El Cerrito's Andrew Gooden (Kansas) and Compton's Tito Maddox (considering 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 ) will play against a team made up of players from elsewhere, including UCLA recruit Kareem Rush from Kansas City and Oak Hill Academy's Travis Watson (Virginia). Arenas said he doesn't have any special moves planned for the game, but figure on him taking advantage if he gets a chance in the open court. ``I'm just going to play my game and have some fun,'' Arenas said. . . . It's come to this: The roster for the Dada Classic lists each player, plus the schools with which they've signed or are considering. For 6-foot-10 Leon Smith from King High in Chicago, it mentions DePaul, Fresno State and the NBA NBA abbr. 1. National Basketball Association 2. National Boxing Association NBA (US) n abbr (= National Basketball Association) → Basketball-Dachverband (= . . . . Stanford's softball team already has a decidedly local flavor, boasting Jessica Mendoza from Camarillo, Shane Anderson (La Reina), Christina Chao (Hart) and Romona Shelburne from El Camino Real El Camino Real (Spanish for The Royal Road or The King's Highway) was the name of a series of pre-automobile highways linking the various New World colonies of Spain:
All but Chao are alumni of the San Fernando Valley-based Stealth travel team program, which was rated the third-best travel program to scout by college coaches. Eight players from last year's Stealth 18-A team have received college scholarships for next year, including LeCocq, Cara Blumfield (Boston College), Cindy Muran (Northwestern) and Traci Hall (Santa Clara.) ``It's pretty phenomenal when you think about how well 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. is doing in softball,'' said Ed LeCocq, Maureen's father. ``I can remember seven or eight years ago there wasn't even a travel team in the Valley, so we'd have to pack up the car and drive to Orange County. The progress is unbelievable.'' . . . Maureen LeCocq's left shoulder was given a clean bill of health a certificate from the proper authority that a ship is free from infection. See also: Clean Friday after an MRI 1. (application) MRI - Magnetic Resonance Imaging. 2. MRI - Measurement Requirements and Interface. . There was concern there might be cartilage damage after she dislocated dis·lo·cate tr.v. dis·lo·cat·ed, dis·lo·cat·ing, dis·lo·cates 1. To put out of usual or proper place, position, or relationship. 2. the shoulder three weeks ago. Had any been found, LeCocq would have needed surgery before leaving for Stanford next year. . . . Bell-Jeff has hired Rolando Aguirre to be its head football coach. He comes from Mary Star. . . . Matthew Hoffenberg of Simi Valley won the 9-and-under division at the Los Angeles Junior Golf Championships last week. Hoffenberg played the Griffith Park course at 4 over par over the two-day competition. |
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