CHATTER: NEWS AND NOTES FROM LOCAL SPORTS SYLMAR SOFTBALL STAR TRANSFERS TO EL CAMINO REAL.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 Bianca Mejia, who batted .640 and led Sylmar High to the City Section softball semifinals last season, enrolled Monday at 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:
Mejia will need to petition for a hardship transfer in order to become eligible to compete this year for the Conquistadores. If her petition is granted, she would be a huge addition for El Camino Real, which has advanced to the semifinals each of the past four seasons. ``This wasn't about softball,'' said her father, Carlo Mejia. ``We're always going to bleed Sylmar blue. We just felt that, at this stage in Bianca's career, the academics at El Camino afforded her the best opportunity for a higher education higher education Study beyond the level of secondary education. Institutions of higher education include not only colleges and universities but also professional schools in such fields as law, theology, medicine, business, music, and art. . We felt that she was falling short academically at Sylmar.'' ... Brittany Coffin, Pierce College's all-time leading scorer in women's soccer, has signed a letter of intent to play at UC Irvine. Coffin attended Chaminade High of West Hills but rarely played because of injuries. She broke her left leg as a sophomore and had four surgeries over the next two years because of complications. Coffin resurrected her career at Pierce, scoring eight goals as a freshman and 19 last fall as a sophomore. ``I'm so excited about it,'' Coffin said. ``In high school, I never really got to showcase what I could do because I was always injured.'' ... Canyon High of Canyon Country girls' basketball standout Nicole Leon has been released from the hospital after suffering a concussion Thursday against Valencia. She figures to miss at least a week while recovering. Canyon (15-12) plays host tonight to Camarillo (14-11) in a Southern Section Div. I-A wild-card game. Leon, a 5-foot-9 sophomore who was the Foothill League's second-leading scorer, averaging 18 points a game, fell during the first half of the game against Valencia but continued to play. She collapsed after the game and was rushed to the hospital, where a CT scan CT scan: see CAT scan. See CAT scan. was negative. ... Canyon girls' soccer defender Sami Chalmers committed to Division II West Texas A&M. ... Cory Miles, who passed for a school single-season record 3,127 yards to lead 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. to a 14-0 record and a JC national football championship last fall, has scheduled an official recruiting visit to Division II Texas A&M-Kingsville on Thursday. Miles, who played at Westlake High and Ventura College Ventura College is a California-state funded community college located in Ventura, California. Established in 1925, the college has a 112-acre campus with an enrollment of 13,000 students. The college is part of the Ventura County Community College District. , visited Division II Western Missouri last weekend. In other College of the Canyons football recruiting news, defensive back Dez Revish (Cleveland of Reseda) has signed with New Mexico New Mexico, state in the SW United States. At its northwestern corner are the so-called Four Corners, where Colorado, New Mexico, Arizona, and Utah meet at right angles; New Mexico is also bordered by Oklahoma (NE), Texas (E, S), and Mexico (S). Highlands. ... USC An abbreviation for U.S. Code. sophomore right-hander Ian Kennedy For the British academic, lawyer and bioethicist, see . Ian Patrick Kennedy (born December 19, 1984 in Long Beach, CA) is a right-handed pitcher for the New York Yankees in Major League Baseball. He is 6' 0" tall, and weighs 190 pounds. and Loyola Marymount junior right-hander Stephen Kahn are on the watch list for the Roger Clemens William Roger Clemens (born August 4, 1962, in Dayton, Ohio), is a starting pitcher for the New York Yankees, and is one of the preeminent pitchers in Major League history. In 2006, a poll of 32 ESPN analysts named Clemens the greatest living pitcher. Award, given to college baseball's top pitcher. Royal of 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. graduate Jason Urquidez, a junior right-hander at Arizona State, also is among 42 players on the list. ... Granada Hills product Ryan Braun appears back in form as a leading power hitter for the University of Miami's baseball team after being slowed last season by a strained rib cage rib cage n. The enclosing structure formed by the ribs and the bones to which they are attached. . The junior infielder, Baseball America's Freshman of the Year in 2003, when he hit a team-high .364 with 17 home runs and 76 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 , hit his fourth homer this season in a victory Sunday over South Florida. Miami is 7-0, its best start since 1992. Braun hit 10 home runs last season despite missing 18 games in April and May because of the injury. ... Sylmar graduate Marco Estrada, a junior right-hander who transferred from Glendale College, threw four perfect innings of relief in Long Beach State's 4-3 baseball loss Saturday to USC. In three appearances this season, Estrada is 1-0 with a 1.80 ERA and a team-high 16 strikeouts and one walk in 15 innings. ... Calabasas High's baseball alumni game will be held at noon Feb. 26. The Coyotes have a new coach, 1985 and 1989 AL Cy Young Award winner Bret Saberhagen, and a new stadium that is receiving its finishing touches. ... Heather Gripp and Gerry Gittelson contributed to this report. Ramona Shelburne, (818) 713-3617 ramona.shelburne(at)dailynews.com ATHLETES OF THE WEEK MIKE McNAMARA Senior, Crespi of Encino Two years ago, McNamara suffered a career-ending spinal injury and was paralyzed par·a·lyze tr.v. par·a·lyzed, par·a·lyz·ing, par·a·lyz·es 1. To affect with paralysis; cause to be paralytic. 2. To make unable to move or act: paralyzed by fear. from the neck down. McNamara went through extensive physical rehabilitation physical rehabilitation See Physical therapy. to regain feeling in his body and learn to walk again. In honor of McNamara's comeback, Crespi and Notre Dame of Sherman Oaks arranged him for him to shoot two technical-foul shots Feb. 7 during Crespi's final home game of the season. McNamara, projected as one of the top players in the area before his injury, missed the first but swished the second. Kelley Tarver Senior, Valencia Tarver scored a game-high 28 points and five steals to lead Valencia in a 59-55 victory over Canyon. That win preserved Valencia's share of the Foothill League title and likely kept them among the top 10 seeds in the Southern Section Div. I-AA playoffs. Earlier in the week, the Cal State Bakersfield-bound Tarver scored 19 points to keep Valencia close in a 66-59 loss to Hart of Newhall. UP & COMER KELSEA SMITH Oaks Christian of Westlake Village The freshman's versatility has been a valuable asset for the Lions girls' soccer team, which begins its quest for a third consecutive Southern Section Div. V championship Friday against visiting La Reina of Thousand Oaks. Oaks Christian lost starting sweeper Jessica Needham to an ACL injury ACL injury See Anterior cruciate ligament injury. before the season began, and Smith stepped in to anchor the defense, leading the Lions to their third Frontier League title in a row. CAPTION(S): 3 photos, 7 boxes Photo: (1) MIKE McNAMARA (2) KELLEY TARVER (3) KELSEA SMITH Box: (1) THINK YOU KNOW (2) ATHLETES OF THE WEEK (see text) (3) UP & COMER (see text) (4) RANDOM NUMBERS (5) THEY SAID IT (6) DAY PLANNER (7) TRIVIA ANSWER |
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