CHATTER: NEWS AND NOTES FROM LOCAL SPORTS IT'S NEVER TOO EARLY FOR A CLAUSEN TO ATTRACT ATTENTION.Byline: Matthew Kredell Staff Writer The most highly recruited prep football player in the area is not yet thinking about his senior season. Jimmy Clausen James Richard "Jimmy" Clausen (born September 21, 1987, in Thousand Oaks, California[3]) is an American football player. He is a quarterback at the University of Notre Dame. from Oaks Christian of Westlake Village already has scholarship offers from Colorado, Mississippi, Oregon State, South Carolina South Carolina, state of the SE United States. It is bordered by North Carolina (N), the Atlantic Ocean (SE), and Georgia (SW). Facts and Figures Area, 31,055 sq mi (80,432 sq km). Pop. (2000) 4,012,012, a 15. and Tennessee. Some area players have more impressive offers, but none are still finishing up their sophomore years like Clausen. The quarterback's pedigree - two brothers who started at the major-college level - and stratospheric strat·o·spher·ic adj. 1. Of, relating to, or characteristic of the stratosphere. 2. Extremely or unreasonably high: "money borrowed at today's stratospheric rates of interest" sophomore statistics have college coaches already taking notice. Clausen passed for 3,608 yards and 58 touchdowns, the most ever by a sophomore in California. The touchdowns were fourth-most in state history for any grade. During spring break in April, Clausen and his family visited Florida State, Florida and South Carolina. Of course, he knows all about Tennessee. Casey Clausen Casey Clausen (born January 9, 1981) is a former American football player who played college football for the University of Tennessee. He took over the starting position from A.J. Suggs. , now with the Kansas City Chiefs Like his brothers, Clausen plans to graduate from Oaks Christian in December of his senior year and enroll at college a semester early to participate in spring practice. --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. track and field coach Greg Wells died May 10 after a two-year battle with prostate cancer prostate cancer, cancer originating in the prostate gland. Prostate cancer is the leading malignancy in men in the United States and is second only to lung cancer as a cause of cancer death in men. . He was 53. In 18 years, Wells led Loyola to a dual-meet record of 105-1, winning three Southern Section team championships. --Carly Stanford never played varsity soccer for Valencia High. But that didn't mean she lost sight of her dream to play college soccer. The 5-foot-8 defender continued to play club ball and worked out on her own during her senior season last winter, and now she's headed to Illinois Tech on a soccer scholarship. Stanford, a top defender on Valencia's lower-level teams during her first three years of high school, did not specify why she chose not to play as a senior. Coach Tony Scalercio said Stanford could have been on the team if she wanted. ``We asked her to be part of the team, and when Carly never showed up, it kind of surprised me,'' Scalercio said. ``We only had three seniors so we could have used her. I guess there was miscommunication.'' --Taft of Woodland Hills receiver Jamere Holland showed off his speed over the weekend at the El Camino College El Camino College is a two-year public community college located in the city of Torrance in Los Angeles County, California. It is commonly referred to as "El Co" or "ECC". It consists of 37 buildings spanning an area of roughly 26 acres (105,000 m²). Scout.com Combine. Holland, one of the fastest prep sprinters in the nation, ran the 40-yard dash in 4.40 seconds. It was the best time of the camp on a slow track. USC football USC football refers to either of two NCAA Division I-A college football programs:
--Hart of Newhall quarterback Tyler Lyon also was at the El Camino College combine. He recorded times of 4.84 in the 40-yard dash and 4.47 in the shuttle, very good marks for a quarterback. --More college coaches will be at Rio Mesa High on Wednesday to scout players at the Ventura County Football Coaches Association Combine. Approximately 120 players will participate in drills with hopes of earning college scholarships. --Cleveland of Reseda baseball infielder Drew Caldwell has committed to Cal Lutheran. Caldwell is batting .308 with 18 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 for the Cavaliers, who are seeded fifth in the City playoffs that begin Wednesday. --Three track and field distance runners signed letters of intent to attend Long Beach State. Royal of Simi Valley's Dylan Jaedtke, Burroughs of Burbank's Katie Vahoviak and former Saugus runner Jessica Gomez will be 49ers. Gomez attended 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. . --Former Canyon High football standout Andrew Schantz has made quite an impression during spring drills at San Diego State, and the redshirt freshman could have a major impact next season. During the team's annual spring scrimmage, Schantz made a game-high five tackles, including a sack. ``I got a chance to run with the first-string defense because someone got hurt, and I felt like I did very well,'' Schantz said. ``It's been a good spring, but what really matters is what happens during the fall. But I've learned that a big part of the game is learning all the (defensive) packages, and I feel like I've been able to pick up things faster.'' --Germany's FFC FFC Fleet Forces Command FFC Fédération Française de Cardiologie FFC Flexible Flat Cable FFC Financial and Fiscal Commission (South Africa) FFC Flat-Field Correction FFC Francis Ford Coppola (movie director) Turbine Potsdam shut down a Djurgarden/Alvsjo attack led by former 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 women's soccer standout Venus James on Sunday, scoring a 2-0 victory over the Swedish champion in the first leg of the UEFA Women's Cup The UEFA Women's Cup is the first international women's football (soccer) club competition for teams that play in UEFA nations. The competition was started in the 2001-02 season in response to the increased interest in women's football. final in Solna, Sweden. James was called upon to carry the Swedes' attack after Djurgarden/Alvsjo lost Swedish national team forwards Victoria Svensson and Sara Johansson to injury. The second leg of the two-match, total-goals final will be played Saturday in Potsdam, Germany. --Cal State Northridge defender Sean Franklin and three UCLA players are in the final U.S. under-20 men's national soccer team training camp before next month's FIFA FIFA International Association Football Federation [French Fédération Internationale de Football Association] FIFA n abbr (= Fédération Internationale de Football Association) → FIFA f World Youth Championship in the Netherlands. Franklin, a Highland High of Palmdale product, and Bruins defenders Tayt Ianni and Marvell Wynne and midfielder Benny Feilhaber are among 16 players on former UCLA/Galaxy coach Sigi Schmid's camp roster at Home Depot Center. Former Bruins forward Chad Barrett has been added to the roster for a May 18 game against Canada in Blaine, Minn. Barrett plays for the Chicago Fire in Major League Soccer. The camp ends May 28, when Schmid will determine his 20-man roster for the June 10-July 2 championships. The U.S. will play Argentina, Germany and Egypt in group play. Scott French, Gerry Gittelson and Heather Gripp contributed to this report Matthew Kredell, (818)713-3607 matthew.kredell(at)dailynews.com ATHLETES OF THE WEEK MARISA SAMANIEGO Senior, Flintridge Sacred Heart of La Canada Flintridge After two runner-up efforts and a fifth-place finish in her previous three Southern Section finals appearances, the UCLA-bound standout concluded her high school career with a Div. I diving title May 10 at Mission Viejo Aquatics Center. Samaniego, a four-time Mission League champion, scored 518.25 points to become the first local female diver to win a championship since Crescenta Valley of La Crescenta's Kasey Reinhard won the Div. II crown in 1998. ROBERT PATE Senior, Chatsworth Pate, a three-year starter and one of the top players in the region, capped his brilliant Chatsworth career off in style Friday, guiding the Chancellors to an unprecedented fourth consecutive City Section boys' volleyball championship with a 25-21, 25-21, 19-25, 25-13 victory over Taft of Woodland Hills. Pate played a decisive role in the victory, dramatically stepping up in the fourth game to assist the Chancellors on every key point. On the night, Pate had a match-high 18 kills. UP & COMER ANNIE ANNIE Application of Neural Networks for Industry in Europe STEFANEC Notre Dame of Sherman Oaks Following her performance at the Southern Section Div. I finals Friday, Stefanec demonstrated that she could be one of the best backstrokers in the country the next three years. Her personal-best time of 56.74 seconds in the 100-yard backstroke - good for third place - was the best time in the state and fifth-fastest reported mark in the nation by a freshman. She also finished fifth in the 100 freestyle in her championship-meet debut. CAPTION(S): 3 photos, 7 boxes Photo: (1) MARISA SAMANIEGO (2) ROBERT PATE (3) ANNIE STEFANEC Box: (1) ATHLETES OF THE WEEK (see text) (2) UP & COMER (see text) (3) THINK YOU KNOW? (4) RANDOM NUMBER (5) THEY SAID IT (6) DAY PLANNER (7) TRIVIA ANSWER |
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