CHATTER: NEWS AND NOTES FROM LOCAL SPORTS KARATEPEYAN, SEVEN OTHER PIERCE PLAYERS MAKE COMMITMENTS.Byline: 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. Staff Writer Eight Pierce College In 2006 the Library won a national Excellence award. Academics Pierce College offers associate's degrees, mainly in the arts and sciences. There are also certificate programs in early childhood education, social services, dental hygienist, and others. football players have committed to four-year universities. The group is headlined by former Chatsworth High standout Alain Karatepeyan, headed to Tulsa, and former La Canada High tight end Rubin Resnick, who gave a commitment to Harvard. Karatepeyan, a 2003 Daily News All-Area first-team selection, signed with Boise State out of high school but transferred to Pierce before last season. He was an All-Western State Conference selection. Resnick, a JC Grid-Wire Academic All-American, scored 1,480 on his SAT. Punter Greg Fullerton, Karatepeyan's high school teammate, committed to Eastern Oregon Eastern Oregon is a geographical term that is generally taken to mean the area of the state of Oregon east of the Cascade Range, save the region around The Dalles and sometimes Klamath County. The area around Bend is considered to be Central Oregon rather than Eastern Oregon. , a Division III
Division III (or DIII) is a division of the National Collegiate Athletic Association of the United States. school in LaGrande, Ore. Defensive end Lamarr Waiters and defensive tackle Mark Sutton committed to Portland State after a recruiting trip last weekend. Defensive backs Kellan Yancy and Roland White Roland White is an American bluegrass music artist, performing principally on the mandolin. He was born in Maine in 1939. At an early age, he formed himself, his two brothers (Eric and Clarence) and his sister (Joanne) into a bluegrass band which performed locally. committed to Houston, and receiver Daniel Smith Daniel Smith may refer to:
``We've got four guys going to Division I-A schools, and we're just getting started,'' Pierce coach David Banuelos said. ``Not only are these guys talented, but they got it done in the classroom as well.'' ... Several members of the national champion 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. football team are headed to four-year schools. Recent commitments include linemen Zach Verdin and Luis Solis, who are going to Division II Minnesota State. Running back Will Caldwell Will Caldwell was born 17.08.82, in Young, New South Wales . Will is an Australian rugby union footballer who currently plays for the New South Wales Waratahs in the international Super 14 competition. At 198 cm tall, and weighing in at 112kg, he is a promising lock. and defensive back Roshawn Marshall are headed to Division II Central Missouri State, defensive back Kris Theus committed to Northern Arizona Northern Arizona is dominated by the Colorado Plateau, the southern border of which in Arizona is called the Mogollon Rim. In the West lies the Grand Canyon, which was cut by the flow of the Colorado River while the land slowly rose around it. , and tight end Chris Butler There is also Chris Butler (musician) (The Waitresses). Christopher John Butler, known as Chris Butler (born 12 August 1950), was a British Conservative Party politician. is going to UNLV UNLV University of Nevada, Las Vegas . ... The Agoura High girls' 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 showed how strong it is without star junior Meghan Corso. Corso, an All-American who set the school scoring record as a sophomore, was home sick when the Chargers finished third at the El Dorado of Placentia tournament Saturday. Agoura (16-2) lost 8-7 to Redlands in the semifinals, then defeated Millikan of Long Beach 7-3 in the third-place game as freshman Casey Flacks and sophomore Carly Clark scored two goals apiece. ... Calabasas sophomore Jillian Schnitman is one of six junior-division members of the U.S. tennis team that will compete in the 17th World Maccabiah Games next summer in Israel. Schnitman, who helped Calabasas to a Southern Section Div. I girls' championship in November, was selected for the team after winning all five of her matches during a tryout in Philadelphia in late December. ... The newest members of Moorpark College's Hall of Fame will be inducted Sunday. Honored this year are Jamal Anderson (football), Deena Bernstein-Barton (track and field), Ken Lutz (football), Larry Miller (football), Steve Reed (baseball), Bob Rinehart (wrestling) and Sheridan Walker (volleyball and basketball). The inductions will follow a 5 p.m. dinner at Paul's Italian Villa in Simi Valley. Information: (805) 378-1457. ... Pepperdine senior forward Jennifer Lacy is the West Coast Conference women's basketball Player of the Week for the third time this season. The former Agoura High standout scored 48 points in two games last week and grabbed 11 rebounds in Saturday's victory over Santa Clara. ... Former Dodgers catcher Chad Kreuter, a 16-year major-league veteran beginning his first season on USC's baseball coaching staff, will be joined by several high school and college baseball coaches at a free coaching clinic at 10 a.m. Saturday at the William S. Hart PONY Complex in Valencia. The clinic is open to youth coaches. Information: hartbaseball.org or (661) 254-9780. ... Ron Quarterman, a former boys' basketball coach at Burbank High and assistant at Pierce College the past two seasons, has been hired as an assistant coach for the Ontario Warriors of the American Basketball Association
Garrett Stairs, a 6-foot-9 junior, has quit the Hart High boys' basketball team. Stairs plans to transfer to Saugus, according to Hart coach Tom Kelly. ``He just told me he doesn't want to play anymore,'' Kelly said. ``I guess he's not having fun.'' Stairs has played sparingly after missing eight games because of a foot injury, and he has had difficulty breaking into the lineup because he's behind veteran center Jordi Ubaldo and rising prospect Derrick Onuwachi, both seniors. Heather Gripp, Erik Boal and Gerry Gittelson contributed. Ramona Shelburne, (818) 713-3617 ramona.shelburne(at)dailynews.com ATHLETES OF THE WEEK DERRICK ONWUACHI Senior, Hart Onwuachi, a 6-foot-4, 220-pound forward, had seven points, 16 rebounds and six blocked shots Friday to lead Hart of Newhall to a 54-51 victory over Saugus. The win kept the Indians in playoff contention, and Onwuachi, playing his first year of basketball, was pivotal in the triumph. ``He came up huge,'' Hart coach Tom Kelly said. ``He's been coming on all year, and he really gave us a terrific lift.'' DAVIYONNE WEATHERSBY Senior, Valencia The diminutive point guard played big in Valencia's 55-52 upset of No. 1 Hart of Newhall, snapping the Indians' Foothill League winning streak at 24 games. Weathersby, headed to Cal State Fullerton, scored a team-high 17 points and dished dished adj. 1. Concave. 2. Slanting toward one another at the bottom. Used of a pair of wheels. Adj. 1. dished - shaped like a dish or pan dish-shaped, patelliform concave - curving inward out 10 assists, breaking down Hart's defense and creating good shots for teammates. It was Valencia's first win over Hart since 2001. UP AND COMER TALIA COGNATA Agoura There won't be much room for newcomers next season on the Agoura girls' water polo team - the Chargers graduate just two seniors from this year's Marmonte League-leading lineup. Cognata could fill one of the coveted cov·et v. cov·et·ed, cov·et·ing, cov·ets v.tr. 1. To feel blameworthy desire for (that which is another's). See Synonyms at envy. 2. To wish for longingly. See Synonyms at desire. openings. As a freshman 2-meter player, she is the leading scorer on Agoura's junior-varsity team. CAPTION(S): 3 photos, 6 boxes Photo: (1) DERRICK ONWUACHI (2) DAVIYONNE WEATHERSBY (3) TALIA COGNATA Box: (1) ATHLETES OF THE WEEK (see text) (2) UP & COMER (see text) (3) RANDOM NUMBERS (4) THEY SAID IT (5) THINK YOU KNOW? (6) DAY PLANNER |
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