CHATTER: GABLE TOP LOCAL IN ALL-STAR GAME.Byline: Gerry Gittelson Staff Writer Sylmar High football standout C.J. Gable heads the list of area players selected to participate in the 55th annual Shrine Classic all-star football game to be played June 24 at Citrus College According to the Public Policy Institute of California, Citrus College had 632 students who transferred to universities during the 2005-2006 academic year, ranking seventh in the area. Citrus College students are represented by ASCC the Associated Students of Citrus College. in Glendora. Gable, who rushed for more than 2,000 yards two seasons in a row, is also a talented defensive back who earned Daily News Defensive Player of the Year honors this season after totaling 56 tackles and seven interceptions. He has signed with USC An abbreviation for U.S. Code. . Among the other top names are Taft of Woodland Hills receiver Jamere Holland, Crespi of Encino defensive lineman Sione Fua, Canyon defensive lineman Garrett Leary, Newbury Park quarterback Jordan LaSecla, Hart defensive back James Wheeler and Agoura receiver J.T. Wright. ``C.J. was one of the first players to reply. I think it's a very good group this year,'' game organizer Stephen Wurtzel said. One of the nation's most prestigious prep all-star events, the Shrine Classic raises money for the L.A. Shriners Hospital for children. This year's format divides the teams into public schools vs. private schools plus City Section players. --Multi-sport standout Matt Valaika is the first Hart High soccer player to have his jersey retired. ``It was the most amazing feeling ever. I didn't expect it,'' Valaika said. ``I didn't even know what to say.'' Valaika, who scored a school-record 41 goals this season, plans to concentrate on baseball as a scholarship player at UC Santa Barbara Santa Barbara (săn'tə bär`brə, –bərə), city (1990 pop. 85,571), seat of Santa Barbara co., S Calif., on the Pacific Ocean; inc. 1850. next season. This year, he's batting .521 in 21 at-bats. --Harvard-Westlake of Studio City's Alex Stepheson Alex Stepheson is an American basketball player at the University of North Carolina. Grabbed 20 or more rebounds in 16 games as a senior at Harvard-Westlake High School in North Hollywood • Fourth-team Parade All-America selection • Averaged 20.4 points and 17. is among eight finalists for Cal-Hi Sports' boys' basketball State Player of the Year. Oak Ridge Oak Ridge, city (1990 pop. 27,310), Anderson and Roane counties, E Tenn., on Black Oak Ridge and the Clinch River; founded by the U.S. government 1942, inc. as an independent city 1959. of El Dorado's Ryan Anderson Ryan Anderson may refer to:
The La Costa Resort and Spa Canyon of Carlsbad's Chase Budinger Chase Budinger (born May 22, 1988 in Encinitas, California), is a college basketball player for the Arizona Wildcats. High School Chase was a standout basketball and volleyball player at La Costa Canyon High School College , Artesia of Lakewood's James Harden James Richard Edwards Harden (12 December 1916 – 22 October 2000) was a Northern Irish politician. He was Ulster Unionist Member of Parliament for Armagh from a by-election in 1948 until he resigned his seat on 12 February 1954 by the procedural device of accepting the , Clovis West of Fresno's De'Jon Jackson, Mater Dei of Santa Ana's Taylor King, Wahington Union of Fresno's Tre'Von Willis, and Palo Alto's Jeremy Lin are the other candidates. --Chuck Martin is the new men's basketball coach at The Master's College, replacing veteran Bill Oates. --A disappointing season-long baseball slump during his junior year is a thing of the past for Johnny Hay, who's off to a terrific start for Canyon High this season. Hay homered in three consecutive games last week. Finally, it appears the senior outfielder finally is making good on the hype that has surrounded him since his freshman season, when he hit six JV home runs and was tabbed a future major-leaguer by former Canyon coach Chuck Crim. ``The talent has always been there, but I think now Johnny has learned how to be a good hitter,'' said new Canyon coach Scott Willis, who was an assistant last year. ``The problem last year was he just wasn't swinging at strikes. He's an aggressive hitter, and now he's learning his strike zone and learning how to swing at pitches in his strike zone.'' - Erik Boal contributed. Gerry Gittelson, (661) 257-5218 gerry.gittelson(at)dailynews.com |
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