CHATTER: MOORPARK TO APPEAL FORFEIT DECISION.Byline: Ross Siler Staff Writer Moorpark College Moorpark College is a California-state funded community college located on a 134 acre (542,000 m²) property reclining on a hill in Moorpark, a town in Ventura County, California. athletic director Athletic director (commonly, "athletics director") is a position at many American colleges and universities, as well as in larger high schools and middle schools, which oversees the work of the coaches and related staff involved in intercollegiate or interscholastic athletic John Keever said Monday the school will appeal a decision by Western State Conference commissioner Aviva Kamin forfeiting the Raiders' victory over Ventura on Oct. 27 for using an ineligible player. Moorpark routed Ventura 40-0 - holding the Pirates to 1 yard in the first half - but had the victory overturned because reserve defensive back Jason Spratt played in the game after being ejected the previous week. Conference rules stipulate ejected players must be suspended from their team's next game. But Keever said the Moorpark coaches never received a game report concerning Spratt's ejection until after the Ventura game - a tumultuous week on campus because of the nearby wildfires. Spratt was ejected from the Raiders' loss Oct. 18 to Harbor for hitting a punt returner Punt returner (PR) is a position on special teams in American football. Description The role of a punt returner is to catch the ball after it is punted and to give his team good field position (or a touchdown if possible) by returning it. early. The school then held Spratt (Montclair Prep of Panorama City) out of Moorpark's victory over 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. on Nov. 1. Keever said Spratt played in fewer than 10 plays against Ventura. ``There was a lot of confusion about the game report and we sat him out the next game,'' Keever said. ``We don't feel like we deliberately tried to cheat or anything. ``(Spratt) was a backup in the game and played on some special teams. He didn't affect the outcome of the contest.'' Moorpark fell to 4-5 overall and 4-2 in the WSC WSC Winter Symposium on Chemometrics WSC Winter Simulation Conference WSC Wayne State College WSC Westfield State College (Westfield, MA) WSC Western State College (Colorado) as a result of the forfeit plus Saturday night's 42-14 loss at Hancock. The Raiders will host top-ranked 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. at 7 p.m. Saturday. Keever said he was uncertain about the timetable for filing an appeal, given the Veterans Day holiday today. Moorpark had been in contention for a spot in the Southern California Southern California, also colloquially known as SoCal, is the southern portion of the U.S. state of California. Centered on the cities of Los Angeles and San Diego, Southern California is home to nearly 24 million people and is the nation's second most populated region, regional playoffs before the events of this weekend. ``I don't know Don't know (DK, DKed) "Don't know the trade." A Street expression used whenever one party lacks knowledge of a trade or receives conflicting instructions from the other party. the process yet, but we will appeal,'' Keever said. ``We just feel that because of a communication problem we weren't able to take proper action.'' ... Tony Ker of Valencia High has committed to a 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 volleyball scholarship. Pepperdine men's volleyball coach Marv Dunphy was selected to assist the USA men's volleyball team at the upcoming World Cup in Japan, where the top three teams earn a berth in the Olympics next summer. Dunphy, who guided the U.S. to a gold medal gold medal traditional first prize. [Western Cult: Misc.] See : Prize as coach during the 1988 Olympics, will serve in a scouting and advisory capacity. ... Bryan Cantwell has been hired as boys' golf coach at Chaminade of West Hills. Cantwell, who started Chaminade's middle school golf program in 1997, has been the high school's co-coach for the girls' team and was an assistant for the boys' team in 2002. ... The La Canada boys' water polo water polo, swimming game encompassing features of soccer, football, basketball, and hockey. The object of the game is to maneuver, by head, feet, or hand, a leather-covered ball 27 to 28 in. team credits senior Tom Dodson as being the pivotal player in a season that has the Spartans ranked No. 1 entering the Southern Section Div. III playoffs. Dodson, one of the team's few returnees, began the season anchoring the offense as a starting 2-meter player. However, as sophomore Jordan Thompson emerged as a consistent scorer, Dodson switched to a defensive role. ``That's been the key to our team, his willingness and ability to take on that role for the team'' La Canada coach Larry Naeve said. ``To be the guy who says he'll go from scoring all the goals to trying to stop them, which isn't a glamorous job, was huge. ... Tom would do anything possible to help the team.''... The Los Angeles City College Los Angeles City College, known as LACC, is a public community college in the Hollywood section of Los Angeles, California. A part of the Los Angeles Community College District, it is located on Vermont Avenue south of Santa Monica Boulevard. men's basketball team, ranked No. 5 in the nation, has a strong Valley connection. James Spencer James Spencer may refer to:
Staff Writers Gerry Gittelson, Heather Gripp and Ramona Shelburne Ramona Shelburne is an American sports journalist currently writing for the Los Angeles Daily News. Shelburne was born and raised in Los Angeles, California. She attended El Camino Real High School in Woodland Hills, California where she was a class valedictorian. contributed to this report. ATHLETES OF THE WEEK Brandon Clayton Senior 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 Clayton rushed for 236 yards and three touchdowns on 20 carries in a 35-6 victory Friday over Chaminade of West Hills. Clayton was especially effective in the second half, scoring his three touchdowns to help put the game away. Jada Walker Senior Littlerock Walker helped the Lobos win the Golden League girls' volleyball title with a victory Tuesday over Highland of Palmdale. Walker had 16 assists to set up Carolyn Gorny (12 kills) and Tia Horner (10 kills). Walker has been a key for the Lobos, who won the school's first league title for a girls' team. UP AND COMER Nick Delio Saugus The 14-year-old freshman golfer looks to establish himself as a Foothill League contender in the spring but already is used to earning titles in junior events. By winning two of his past three tournaments and placing second in the other, Delio qualified to be invited to the California Juniors tournament in December. THIS WEEK IN HISTORY The Southern Section volleyball playoffs open today with several local teams meeting each other in the first round. Things have changed, though, from the days when teams from the same leagues routinely were paired against each other in the early playoff rounds. Here's a look back: The law of averages finally caught up with the Hart High School Hart High School may refer to:
Hart had defeated Saugus twice in five games on the way to its first Foothill League title in school history. Saugus responded Thursday night with a 15-12, 15-8, 15-12 victory in the second round of the Southern Section I-A playoffs at Valencia High School Valencia High School may refer to:
``This makes up for (previous losses) 200 percent,'' Saugus setter Erika Lilley said of knocking out the division's third-seeded team. ``When does a team beat another team three times in a row? All the pressure was on them. We had nothing to lose.'' With the victory, the Centurions (12-4) will host Thousand Oaks in the quarterfinals Saturday. Hart finished 15-2. Saugus' method of winning was simple: More players needed to contribute against Hart. Outside hitter Lauren McCartin registered 29 and 27 kills in the previous Hart matches, with the next-highest hitter getting fewer than 10. On Thursday, McCartin twisted her ankle in warm-ups and still managed to lead the team with 15 kills, two stuff blocks and two service aces. Everyone else made up the difference. - Originally published in the Daily News Nov. 16, 1996. STATILICIOUS The final week of football's regular season means two things: rivalry games and teams with nothing to lose trying to pull upsets. Here's a look at the key upsets in Week 10 of last season: Crescenta Valley 49, Arcadia 28 Arcadia had been undefeated. Palmdale 20, Antelope Valley 15 A.V. had won 19 Golden League games in a row. Taft 30, Birmingham 6 Birmingham had won previous three meetings. Quartz Hill 22, Highland 12 Cost Highland (7-3, 3-2) share of league title. Quartz Hill (3-7, 2-3) finished fourth. Valley Christian 47, Paraclete 14 Paraclete had won six consecutive league titles. Chatsworth 41, Granada Hills 38 Cost G.H. third place in West Valley League. CAPTION(S): 3 photos, 5 boxes Photo: (1) Brandon Clayton (2) Jada Walker (3) Nick Delio Box: (1) ATHLETES OF THE WEEK (see text) (2) UP AND COMER (see text) (3) THEN AND NOW (see text) (4) STATILICIOUS (see text) (5) ON DECK: Highlights of the coming week |
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