CHATTER: LOYOLA HIGH RUNNER COMMITS TO CAL.Byline: Lauren Gustus Staff Writer Senior Mark Matusak, the Loyola of Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. cross country and track standout, said he has committed to California. The 2003 state champion at 1,600 meters will join a Golden Bears program that won both the men's and women's Pacific-10 Conference The Pacific-10 Conference (Pac-10) is a college athletic conference which operates in the western United States. It participates in the NCAA's Division I. Membership Full members team titles in 2003. Matusak indicated Cal was his top choice at a press conference for the Mt. San Antonio College Mt. San Antonio College (commonly called Mt. SAC; pronounced as the word "sack") is a community college located in the Los Angeles suburb of Walnut, California, next to California State Polytechnic University, Pomona which is just over a hill. Mt. Invitational in·vi·ta·tion·al adj. Restricted to invited participants: an invitational golf tournament. n. An event, especially a sports tournament, restricted to invited participants. Adj. 1. two weeks ago but only recently announced his decision. ``It takes a lot of pressure off in terms of having to deal with phone calls and things like that,'' Matusak said. The Cubs finished third in the boys' Div. I and II individual sweepstakes race at Mt. SAC on Saturday. Matusak, who won the race in 14 minutes, 33 seconds in 2003, took second place in 14:43, behind El Toro's Brandon Bethke (14:30). Loyola, the No. 1 team in Div. II, continues to gear up for the end of the championship season, the apex of which is the state meet in Fresno on Nov. 27. ``Our workouts this year have been a little different,'' Matusak said. ``It has to do with our goals, which are more long term.'' ... UC Irvine is again proving to be a popular destination for area baseball players. Crespi High of Encino standout Michael Gilmartain committed to the Anteaters, making him the third local product from the class of 2005 to commit to Irvine, which already has 12 area players on its roster. Gilmartain is an All-Southern Section second baseman/pitcher entering his fourth varsity season. He batted .400 with 22 RBI RBI abbr. Baseball runs batted in Noun 1. rbi - a run that is the result of the batter's performance; "he had more than 100 rbi last season" run batted in last season as he helped Crespi to the Mission League title and a second consecutive berth in the Div. III final. On the mound, he was 9-1 with a 1.98 ERA. Gilmartain joins Simi Valley Simi Valley (sē`mē, sĭm`ē), city (1990 pop. 100,217), Ventura co., SW Calif. in an oil, fruit, and farm region; laid out 1887, inc. 1969. shortstop Ben Orloff and 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:
Glendale College quarterback Steve Martines, Valley running back Edric Prim, Moorpark defensive back Jason Spratt and Moorpark all-purpose performer Joe Shumpert were named Western State Conference football Players of the Week. Prim, who ran for 236 yards and a touchdown in the Monarchs' loss to Canyons, earned the honor for the third time. ... The Hart of Newhall girls' basketball team, which was 29-3 last season, is ranked No. 7 in the Cal-Hi Sports preseason state top 20 rankings. League rival Valencia as well as Royal of Simi Valley are listed among 16 teams on the bubble. On the boys' side, Harvard-Westlake of Studio City is No. 15 in the poll. ... El Camino Real graduate Conor Jackson Conor Sims Jackson (nicknamed Co-Jack or Action) was born May 7, 1982 in Austin, Texas. He is a first baseman in Major League Baseball who plays for the Arizona Diamondbacks. He bats right handed and throws right handed. He is 6'2" and roughly 225 pounds. has been one of the hottest hitters in the Arizona Fall League The Arizona Fall League is a minor league baseball league which operates during the fall in Arizona, United States at five spring training complexes. Structure Each August, Major League Baseball clubs hold a position draft to determine the players who will go to Arizona. . The outfielder entered the week ranked among league leaders in several categories, including first in hits (20), first in home runs (five) and seventh in batting (.370). ... The Pro Baseball Clinic Noun 1. baseball clinic - a meeting at which baseball players receive special evaluation and instruction; "a summer baseball clinic for promising young players" clinic - meeting for diagnosis of problems and instruction or remedial work in a particular activity is offering adult baseball players the opportunity to receive instruction from major-league coaches in a four-day event designed to be like spring training. The clinic, which is Jan. 6-9 in Peoria, Ariz., was put together by local doctor John Rubinow, who wanted to improve his baseball skills and was disappointed with attending traditional fantasy camps. ... --First-year freshman football program West Ranch of Stevenson Ranch Stevenson Ranch, California (in the 91381 ZIP Code) is a Los Angeles County, USA, unincorporated community west of Santa Clarita a few miles south of Six Flags Magic Mountain amusement park. The Stevenson Ranch fountain was redone in 2007. is having a difficult season, falling to 0-6 after a 20-10 loss to Oak Park last week in a game West Ranch was leading by 10 points at halftime. ``We're getting better. We're improving. We just have to find a way to win,'' coach Mike Kane said. Before his arrival, Kane, 39, had grown accustomed to winning a lot of games. As an assistant at 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. , he helped the Cougars win 40 of 46 games over the past four years. ``It's a lot different here. I'm coaching a lot of kids who are playing the game for the first time,'' he said. ``You learn a lot more when you lose than you do when you win. But don't get me wrong. I want to win.'' West Ranch has three more games, including a showdown against fellow first-year school Golden Valley (1-5) in the season finale. ``If we don't win that one, I might find a for-sale sign in front of my house - put there by someone else,'' he said with a smile. Former Hart High of Newhall football standout Chris Frome, a junior defensive lineman at 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 , finally is getting significant playing time. One of the first reserves, Frome had three tackles and a tipped pass in a recent game against Washington. - Heather Gripp, Erik Boal and Gerry Gittelson contributed. ATHLETES OF THE WEEK ANNA FARIAS-EISNER Senior Harvard-Westlake of Studio City The Wolverines' standout runner took a two-year break from cross country to focus on track, and the strategy worked as she finished as the Southern Section's Div. III 1,600-meter runner-up in 2003. Farias-Eisner has returned to the hills and dirt paths of cross country in her senior year, with impressive results. She won the girls' Div. III sweepstakes race Friday at the Mt. San Antonio College Invitational in Walnut in 18 minutes, 1 second. Her time over the 2.91-mile course was a Mt. SAC personal best - 56 seconds better than her freshman time. MARK LAWRENCE Mark H. Lawrence, is the principal trombonist of the San Francisco Symphony Orchestra. He was appointed to this position in 1974. Lawrence was educated at the University of Michigan and the Curtis Intitute of Music. His teachers have included Carlos Rivera, Allen H. Senior Agoura Now this is the impact the Chargers thought Lawrence could make. Expected to be Agoura's No. 1 receiver entering the season, Lawrence missed three and a half games offensively with a broken hand. In his second game back, Lawrence caught eight passes for 106 yards and scored the winning touchdown to beat Thousand Oaks Thousand Oaks, residential city (1990 pop. 104,352), Ventura co., S Calif., in a farm area; inc. 1964. Avocados, citrus, vegetables, strawberries, and nursery products are grown. and return Agoura to the playoff hunt. Lawrence caught a 25-yard pass, fumbled inside the 5 but dived on the ball in the end zone to seal the victory. UP AND COMER CHRISTINE CHO CHO Carbohydrate (chemical formla Carbon Hydrogen Oxygen) CHO Chinese Hamster Ovary CHO Chemical Hygiene Officer CHO Chief Health Officer (corporate title) Freshman Crescenta Valley The Crescenta Valley is a small inland valley in Los Angeles County, California. Its name derives from its crescent-like shape, with the convex portion facing roughly northeast and the concave portion southwest. of La Crescenta One of three area freshmen who are team-scoring leaders this golf season, the hard-working Cho also is among 11 local players to shoot par or better in nine-hole girls' competition, posting a 2-under-par 28 at Scholl Canyon. Her contributions, especially her strong putting, have helped coach Ken Johnson's Crescenta Valley team start 9-5, defeat Foothill League-leader and No. 3-ranked Valencia last week 233-242, and stay within a stroke of No. 2-ranked Saugus in an early-season 210-211 loss at Vista Valencia. CAPTION(S): 3 photos, 4 boxes Photo: (1) ANNA FARIAS-EISNER (2) MARK LAWRENCE (3) CHRISTINE CHO Box: (1) ATHLETES OF THE WEEK (see text) (2) UP AND COMER (see text) (3) STATILICIOUS (4) ON DECK: Highlights of the coming week |
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