CHATTER: NEWS AND NOTES FROM LOCAL SPORTS YOUTH EXCELS AFTER SEVERED ARM IS REATTACHED.Byline: Gerry Gittelson Staff Writer After severing his arm in a childhood accident nine years ago, Malik Singletary has made quite the comeback. The eighth-grader at Sierra Vista Junior High in Canyon Country, whose arm was reattached, has developed into one of the Santa Clarita Santa Clarita, city (1990 pop. 110,642), Los Angeles co., S Calif., suburb 30 mi (48 km) NW of downtown Los Angeles, on the Santa Clara River; inc. 1987. Situated in the Santa Clara valley and nearby canyons, Santa Clarita includes the former towns of Canyon Country, Valley's top young basketball and football players. ``I just decided I would never give up, said Singletary, 13. ``I think I can be an inspiration to other kids.'' He was nearly killed in an home accident when he was 4. His arm was sliced off at the biceps when he stuck it into a washing machine (storage) washing machine - An old-style 14-inch hard disk in a floor-standing cabinet. So called because of the size of the cabinet and the "top-loading" access to the media packs - and, of course, they were always set on "spin cycle". , and he underwent 14 hours of reconstructive surgery reconstructive surgery n. Plastic surgery. reconstructive surgery, n surgery to rebuild a structure for functional or esthetic reasons. . ``It was completely severed,'' said Singletary's father, Lamont, ``and the doctors weren't sure if the veins and arteries would work again. There was only a 25 percent chance. I guess my son has really overcome the odds, but I'm just thankful he's still alive. ``He could have bled to death or gotten gangrene gangrene, local death of body tissue. Dry gangrene, the most common form, follows a disturbance of the blood supply to the tissues, e.g., in diabetes, arteriosclerosis, thrombosis, or destruction of tissue by injury. . There were so many different obstacles, and we're just blessed he's still here.'' Malik averaged about eight points and seven rebounds in basketball this fall. He's in his second year of youth football this season, starting as an offensive and defensive lineman for the Canyon Country Outlaws, who have a 6-0 record. --Hart High of Newhall quarterback Tyler Lyon, one of the nation's top football recruits, has narrowed his college choices to Arizona, Arizona State and Oregon State. He has ruled out 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 , LSU LSU Louisiana State University LSU Large Subunit LSU La Salle University (Philadelphia, PA) LSU La Sierra University LSU Link State Update (OSPF) LSU Learning Support Unit , Mississippi, BYU BYU Brigham Young University BYU Bayou BYU Bob's Your Uncle BYU Bayreuth, Germany - Bindlacher Berg (Airport Code) BYU Beyond Your Understanding and Rutgers. He also plans to play baseball in college, ``and that's what we're telling everyone we're talking to Noun 1. talking to - a lengthy rebuke; "a good lecture was my father's idea of discipline"; "the teacher gave him a talking to" lecture, speech rebuke, reprehension, reprimand, reproof, reproval - an act or expression of criticism and censure; "he had to ,'' said his father, Chuck, the football coach at 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. . Tyler Lyon, who passed for more than 3,100 yards as a junior, has been hampered by injuries this season. He has thrown for 584 yards and three touchdowns in three-plus games. An elbow injury to his pitching elbow limited him to two innings for Hart's baseball team last spring. --Agoura High right-hander Jason Stoffel, the Marmonte League baseball Pitcher of the Year and a first-team All-Southern Section Div. I selection, has verbally committed to Arizona. --Former Harvard-Westlake of Studio City girls' soccer star Jill Oakes scored two goals - her second and third of the season - in UCLA's 3-0 triumph Friday at Oregon. Oakes, a preseason All-American who has played for the U.S. national team, anchors the fourth-ranked Bruins' backline backline the upper outline of the body's silhouette viewed from the side. . --After a failed NFL NFL abbr. National Football League NFL (US) n abbr (= National Football League) → Fußball-Nationalliga tryout last spring with the Kansas City Chiefs Scott French and Heather Gripp contributed. Gerry Gittelson, (661) 257-5218 gerry.gittelson(at)dailynews.com ATHLETES OF THE WEEK JEREMY CAMACHO Senior, Eagle Rock The returning All-City quarterback completed 17 of 22 passes for a season-high 332 yards and four touchdowns, leading the Eagles to a 37-29 Northern League victory over Marshall of Los Feliz. Camacho helped Eagle Rock overcome a 14-0 deficit, throwing three first-half touchdown passes. His 18-yard scoring toss to Jose Navarro in the third quarter capped the Eagles' run of 37 unanswered points. KERI REINHOLM Senior, Thousand Oaks In what her coach described as an ordinary week for the second-year starting setter, Reinholm had 93 assists in the Lancers' victories over Westlake and Simi Valley. After leading Thousand Oaks' sweep of Westlake in Wednesday's showdown for the Marmonte League lead, Reinholm posted 54 assists in Friday's four-game match victory over Simi Valley as T.O. remained undefeated in league. UP & COMER PETER KURZEKA Agoura The sophomore, who isn't eligible to play for the varsity tea, after transferring from Notre Dame of Sherman Oaks, is the leading scorer on the Chargers' JV boys' water polo team. Agoura coach Dusty Litvak can't wait for him to be varsity-eligible next season. ``He's amazing,'' Litvak described Kurzeka, who plays for the Los Angeles Water Polo Club and is a competitive swimmer. CAPTION(S): 3 photos, 7 boxes Photo: (1) JEREMY CAMACHO (2) KERI REINHOLM (3) PETER KURZEKA Box: (1) ATHLETES OF THE WEEK (see text) (2) UP & COMER (see text) (3) RANDOM NUMBER (4) THEY SAID IT (5) THINK YOU KNOW? (6) DAY PLANNER (7) TRIVIA ANSWER |
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