CHATTER: OAK PARK TO FORFEIT WINS MEDDERS WAS IN.Byline: Heather Gripp Staff Writer The Oak Park High girls' basketball team will have to forfeit five victories gained in a seven-game stretch in which senior guard Lyndsey Medders played this season, according to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. Southern Section commissioner Jim Staunton. The Eagles' record changes from 13-10, 7-0 Tri-Valley League to 8-15, 7-0. Oak Park remains in first place in league so it should still make the playoffs but it could affect its seeding. Medders was reinstated Jan. 31 after sitting out six games when she was found to be in violation of section rules regarding transfers with dual residency. ... Only four local high school 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. teams - boys or girls - have won Southern Section titles in the past 10 years. Thus, Harvard-Westlake of Studio City boys' coach Rich Corso decided it was time to do something to make area teams more competitive with the traditionally strong teams in Orange County. He recently helped form the 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. Water Polo Club, which will provide an opportunity for players of various ages and skill levels to improve their game. The program, a merger of the Harvard Water Polo Foundation with other Southern California Southern California, also colloquially known as SoCal, is the southern portion of the U.S. state of California. Centered on the cities of Los Angeles and San Diego, Southern California is home to nearly 24 million people and is the nation's second most populated region, club teams, has more than 200 players so far from Ventura to Long Beach. ``We've been thinking about it for two years,'' said Corso, who is the technical director and coach of the Agoura-based program. ``The Harvard Water Polo Foundation teams were very, very good, but we didn't have that many kids.'' The new club, which also has a senior program for players beyond high school, has training affiliates at Agoura, Harvard-Westlake, Loyola Marymount and Palos Verdes Palos Verdes is often used to refer to a group of coastal cities on the Palos Verdes Peninsula in the Los Angeles/South Bay area of California. This affluent bedroom community is known for its dramatic views, good schools [1] extensive horse trails [2] from which players are pulled for various tournaments. ``The club roster is like a who's-who list in the Valley, Ventura and the Westside,'' Corso said. ``But it's not just an all-star team. Some clubs do that, but we're interested in the development of players and providing a place for them to become better players. ... It will make the high school programs stronger. It'll help the water polo in this area come up and flourish.'' Boys' teams already have started practicing. Girls' workouts are scheduled to begin after the high school season. The club's first major competition is the Alberta Open in mid March. ... Harvard-Westlake senior water polo player Marty Matthies, who recently committed to California, earned first-team high school All-America honors. Fellow Wolverines Juan Delgadillo and Kevin Schwimer also were among the All-America honorees. ... Evan Shahak, who hit 15 home runs the past two seasons with the Glendale College baseball College baseball is baseball as played on the intercollegiate level at institutions of higher education, predominantly in the United States. Compared to American football and basketball in the United States, college competition plays a less significant contribution to cultivating team, has continued his power hitting at Texas Tech. His latest heroics include a walk-off, two-run home run to give the Red Raiders Red Raiders can refer to sports teams at:
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 , homered four times in his first three games. ... Two-time Olympic softball gold medalist Sheila Kornell-Douty is scheduled to appear at the Thousand Oaks Girls Softball Association's opening ceremony March 8. The league, which has had all-star teams compete at the state and national levels, is celebrating its 20th anniversary with events running from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. The opening ceremony is at noon at Los Cerritos Middle School's field. ... Loyola Marymount basketball player Andy Osborn was named the West Conference Player of the Week after helping the Lions record consecutive home victories for the first time in four years. The sophomore forward scored 19 points against Portland and 17 against first-place Gonzaga. ... The Grant High of Van Nuys baseball team has scheduled its annual alumni game for March 1 at 11 a.m. and invites all alumni of the program to show up. A home run derby This is about the Major League Baseball contest. For the 1959 television show of the same name, see Home Run Derby (TV series). The Home Run Derby is an event played prior to the Major League Baseball All-Star Game. will follow the game. Alumni expected to attend include Javier Del A Hoya, who was drafted by the Dodgers out of high school and now pitches in the Mexican League, Juan Velasquez, who played at Valley College and Cal State Northridge, and Felipe Tetelboin, who is redshirting at CSUN CSUN California State University Northridge after two years at the University of Missouri. ... 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. freshman guard Krystal Clay was named the Western State Conference South Division women's basketball Player of the Week. She scored 34 points in two victories last week. Ramona Shelburne contributed to this report. |
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