CHATTER: NEWS AND NOTES FROM LOCAL SPORTS LA CANADA SENIOR MAKES MOST OF SECOND CHANCE.Byline: Erik Boal and Matthew Kredell Staff Writers The last time La Canada High senior boys' basketball player Philip Anderson Noun 1. Philip Anderson - United States physicist who studied the electronic structure of magnetic and disordered systems (1923-) Phil Anderson, Philip Warren Anderson, Anderson competed at Azusa Pacific University External links
In Saturday night's San Gabriel Valley The San Gabriel Valley is one of the principal valleys of southern California. It lies to the east of the city of Los Angeles, to the north of the Puente Hills, to the south of the San Gabriel Mountains, and to the west of the Inland Empire. All-Star game An all-star game is an exhibition game played by the best players in their sports league. The players are often chosen by a popular vote of fans of the sport and the game often occurs at the halfway point of the regular season, although this is not the case for some all-star games at APU's Felix Events Center The Felix Events Center is a 3,500-seat multi-purpose arena in Azusa, California, USA. It hosts locals sporting events and concerts. It is home of the the Azusa Pacific University Cougars basketball teams and was the former home of the SoCal Legends when they played in the American , Anderson had another chance to be the hero, and this time he delivered. The 6-foot-8, Lehigh-bound forward hit a 25-footer as time expired to lift the West All-Stars to an 83-82 victory over the East. Anderson, one of five area players on the West roster, was selected his team's most valuable player after an 18-point, 11-rebound performance in just over 20 minutes. Anderson said West coach Tim Tucker ``wanted me to screen down and get the ball in the block, but that's not my game. I saw that (La Canada teammate Craig Ballard) was double-teamed and I was just fortunate enough to hit the shot.'' Anderson and Ballard, who has committed to the University of San Diego, were joined on the West team by St. Francis of La Canada Flintridge's Chris Johnson and Kevin Peterson, along with Renaissance Academy of La Canada Flintridge's Leif Williams. Williams was the only other area player to score, finishing with two points. Ballard had four points, five rebounds and three assists in 17 minutes. ``It's a storybook sto·ry·book n. A book containing a collection of stories, usually for children. adj. Occurring in or resembling the style or content of a storybook: storybook characters; a storybook romance. ending. It's a great way to go out,'' Anderson said. ``After losing to Colony here and losing to Santa Margarita (in the Southern Section Div. III-AA semifinals), it was kind of disappointing. But going out like this, it's all good now.'' ... The most interesting news to come out of the Southern California Nike football camp Sunday at USC An abbreviation for U.S. Code. was that the area's top running back/cornerback is exploring another position. In a surprising move, Sylmar's C.J. Gable worked with the receivers at the camp, which is one of the best in getting junior prep football prospects noticed. ``I'm versatile, so I can play running back or receiver and I think I might end up playing receiver in college,'' Gable said. ``I'm just expanding my options. I hope teams will look at me as an athlete.'' Gable ran the 40-yard dash in 4.6 seconds. Some of the more impressive performers from the area included Palmdale defensive back Tyreace House, who tied for fifth in the camp in the 40-yard dash with a time of 4.47 seconds, and Royal of Simi Valley quarterback Kevin Harrington, who was fourth in the 20-yard shuffle with a time of 4.1 seconds. Junior football players can sign up for the first Coastal/Valley High School Football Combine, which is from 4 to 7 p.m. April 28 at Moorpark College. Players from Ventura County and the San Fernando, Santa Clarita and Antelope valleys are welcome. The combine is free for participants and will give athletes the chance to work out in front of coaches from schools such as USC, 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 , Cal, Washington State, Arizona, San Diego State and Fresno State. Players can register for the combine at the Web site www.powerprepsports.com or call John Diaz at 805-986-1232. ... Cal State Northridge defender Sean Franklin, a former Highland High of Palmdale standout, and three UCLA men's soccer players are in the Netherlands with the U.S. under-20 national team. Coach Sigi Schmid, the former UCLA and Galaxy coach, called in Bruins Benny Feilhaber, Patrick Ianni and Marvell Wynne for the three-game Dutch tour, which runs through Wednesday. The Americans are preparing for the June 10-July 2 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. ... Briana Bernardi, a former Hart of Newhall softball standout who's at Flagstaff Flagstaff, city (1990 pop. 45,857), seat of Coconino co., N Ariz., near the San Francisco Peaks; inc. 1894. Lumbering, ranching, and a lively tourist trade thrive in the region, where many ruined pueblos, numerous state parks, several lakes, and large pine forests High in Arizona for her senior season after moving with her family, has committed to UNLV UNLV University of Nevada, Las Vegas on a softball scholarship. Staff writers Gerry Gittelson and Scott French contributed to this report. ATHLETES OF THE WEEK DUSTIN EMMONS Sophomore, Crescenta Valley of La Crescenta The pitcher/third baseman was MVP (Multimedia Video Processor) A high-speed DSP chip from Texas Instruments, introduced in 1994. Officially introduced as the TMS320C80, it combines RISC technology with the functionality of four DSPs on one chip. at last week's Babe Herman Tournament after leading the Falcons to the championship. He improved to 5-0 with a complete-game victory, striking out six and allowing no earned runs in a 3-1 semifinal victory over Torrance. Emmons batted .400 (6 for 15) during the tournament. The second-year varsity standout is batting .377 and has a 1.32 ERA with 34 strikeouts in 36 innings for Pacific League-leading Falcons (14-2). KRISTEN AIDEM Sophomore, Valencia The outfielder went 4 for 6 with three 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 in upsets Saturday of Corona and El Toro of Lake Forest at the Woodbridge of Irvine tournament. Aidem was 2 for 3, scored two runs and had two RBI, including the game-winner, as the Vikings rallied for a 7-4 victory over El Toro in the championship game. UP AND COMER J.D. ARCHIBALD Simi Valleyl The freshman starter and leading scorer for the Pioneers' Southern Section-contending boys' golf team, has a season-best of 3-under-par 68 and is among 13 area golfers this season to shoot in the 60s on a course with par of at least 70. He is second in individual scoring midway through the four-team Marmonte League tournament, which resumes at noon Wednesday at Los Robles Robles is a common surname in the Spanish language meaning oaks, and may refer to:
CAPTION(S): 3 photos, 7 boxes Photo: (1) DUSTIN EMMONS (2) KRISTEN AIDEM (3) J.D. ARCHIBALD Box: (1) ATHLETES OF THE WEEK (see text) (2) UP & COMER (see text) (3) RANDOM NUMBERS (4) THEY SAID IT (5) DAY PLANNER (6) THINK YOU KNOW? (7) TRIVIA ANSWER |
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