CHATTER: SAUGUS AVOIDS FORFEIT, BUT COACH WILL MISS GAME.Byline: Rich Hammond Rich Hammond Los Angeles Daily News sports writer. Instrumental in bringing the Los Angeles Kings hockey organization closer to the fans. He is the atypical "what a guy" to Kings fans everywhere. Rich Hammond on himself. and Lee Barnathan Staff Writers The Saugus High girls' basketball team will not have to forfeit To lose to another person or to the state some privilege, right, or property due to the commission of an error, an offense, or a crime, a breach of contract, or a neglect of duty; to subject property to confiscation; or to become liable for the payment of a penalty, as the result of a its Jan. 11 victory over Burroughs of Burbank, but coach Eric Olsson had to sit out Wednesday's Foothill League game against Burbank as punishment, Saugus assistant principal John Costanzo said. Foothill League principals decided as much in a vote Wednesday, although Burroughs administrators are considering an appeal to the Southern Section. Olsson admitted he stayed in the gym after he was ejected in the first quarter of the Burroughs game and talked to his players at halftime but said he only apologized and talked to the team for less than a minute. Burroughs administrators said Olsson coached the players at halftime. Southern Section rules say an ejected coach must leave the premises immediately. Burroughs protested because four years ago, coach Doug Nicol violated a similar rule and caused his team to forfeit a game. Interestingly, Valencia coach Jerry Mike was ejected during Tuesday's win over Canyon, meaning he will miss Friday's game against Saugus. ... Gloria Slakoff considers herself lucky. Not just because she ran with the Olympic torch last week, but because of who she ran with and what she learned from them. Slakoff, a Hart High of Newhall softball softball, variant of baseball played with a larger ball on a smaller field. Invented (1888) in Chicago as an indoor game, it was at various times called indoor baseball, mush ball, playground ball, kitten ball, and, because it was also played by women, ladies' player, was picked to be a support runner when the torch came through Santa Maria Santa Maria, city, Brazil Santa Maria (sän`tə mərē`ə), city (1991 pop. 217,592), Rio Grande do Sul state, S Brazil. It is a major railroad terminus and the site of an important military base. . But her experience was heightened because of who she supported: 1968 Olympian Tommie Smith
The three of them spent more than an hour talking before the run. Slakoff never had heard of Smith, who set a world record in the 200 meters and then made a statement during the victory ceremony when he bowed his head, stood barefoot bare·foot also bare·foot·ed adv. & adj. With nothing on the feet: walking barefoot in the grass; a barefoot boy. , wore a black scarf and raised one black-gloved fist as ``The Star Spangled span·gle n. 1. A small, often circular piece of sparkling metal or plastic sewn especially on garments for decoration. 2. A small sparkling object, drop, or spot: spangles of sunlight. Banner'' played. At the time, Smith's gestures were to symbolize Black Power and point out black poverty. He told Slakoff he did what he did as an attempt to unite people by showing how unequal things were. When the time came to run, Smith handed Slakoff the torch, saying, ``I've had my chance for glory.'' She ran with it for about a block and a half. Although it was almost dark, Slakoff felt blinded by all the flash bulbs as she ran. Slakoff also told Smith she wants to earn a college softball College softball is softball as played on the intercollegiate level at institutions of higher education, predominantly in the United States. College softball is played by women at the intercollegiate level, whereas college baseball is played by men. scholarship, and Smith told her, ``If you put your mind to it, you can do it.'' Slakoff never had met a Holocaust survivor but found Katz's story to be ``unbelievable. He was so kind-hearted.'' Katz had lost most of his family, and his story touched the young girl. ``Every time he spoke of the Holocaust, he'd cry,'' Slakoff said. ``Family meant everything to him.'' The two of them walked the block and a half. Slakoff felt like she had experienced more in a couple of hours than many do in years. ... Running back Charles Burnley of Valencia High was named to the first-team All-Southern Section football team. His name was erroneously left out of Tuesday's editions. |
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