CHATTER: TAFT QUARTERBACK COMMITS TO FLORIDA.Byline: Heather Gripp Staff Writer Taft High of Woodland Hills quarterback Josh Portis is following Urban Meyer Urban F. Meyer (born July 10, 1964 in Ashtabula, Ohio) is currently the head football coach at the University of Florida. He is best known for leading Florida to the 2006 Southeastern Conference Championship and later the BCS National Championship. to Florida. Portis has orally committed to play football for the Gators next year. Portis initially committed to play for Meyer at Utah but changed his mind when Meyer, who guided the Utes to an 11-0 record and Fiesta Bowl The Fiesta Bowl, now sponsored by Tostitos tortilla chips (a Frito-Lay product), is a United States college football game played annually since 1971. Originally, the game was hosted in Tempe, Arizona at Sun Devil Stadium where it remained until 2006. berth this season, was hired as Florida coach two weeks ago. Portis visited Florida last weekend and committed to play for the Gators, 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. Taft coach Troy Star. ``Washington and Maryland made a late push and made it interesting,'' Starr said, ``but Josh really wants to be at Florida.'' ... Palmdale linebacker Jerry Milling has committed to San Diego San Diego (săn dēā`gō), city (1990 pop. 1,110,549), seat of San Diego co., S Calif., on San Diego Bay; inc. 1850. San Diego includes the unincorporated communities of La Jolla and Spring Valley. Coronado is across the bay. State. Milling led Palmdale in tackles as a junior and senior and was a two-time first-team All-Golden League selection. His best game this season was in Week 4, when he made 14 tackles and four fumble recoveries in a 49-20 defeat of Dominguez of Compton, a Div A DIV Associate of Divinity . III finalist. ``Everybody there was great, the facilities were top-notch, and I had a really good feeling about it down there,'' said Milling, who canceled trips to Boise State, Northern Arizona Northern Arizona is dominated by the Colorado Plateau, the southern border of which in Arizona is called the Mogollon Rim. In the West lies the Grand Canyon, which was cut by the flow of the Colorado River while the land slowly rose around it. , Nevada and UNLV UNLV University of Nevada, Las Vegas after committing to the Aztecs. ... Three local football teams were selected by Cal-Hi sports as State Team of the Year for their divisions. 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 of Sherman Oaks, which won the Southern Section Div. III title, was chosen the top team at the state Div. II level. Southern Section Div. X champion Crespi of Encino earned top honors in Div. III; Southern Section Div. XI champion Oaks Christian was the best in Div. IV. The mythical state championships are the first for Notre Dame and Oaks Christian and the second for Crespi, which was the State Team of the Year in 1986. Mission Viejo Mission Vi·e·jo A community of southern California southeast of Irvine. It is mainly residential. Population: 96,300. , which defeated Valencia in the Southern Section Div. II final, was named the state's overall Team of the Year, ending a 10-year run by De La Salle De La Salle is the name of several educational institutions affiliated with the Institute of the Brothers of the Christian Schools, also known as the Lasallian Brothers, a Roman Catholic religious teaching order founded by French priest Saint Jean-Baptiste de la Salle: Oaks Christian quarterback Jimmy Clausen James Richard "Jimmy" Clausen (born September 21, 1987, in Thousand Oaks, California[3]) is an American football player. He is a quarterback at the University of Notre Dame. and running back Marc Tyler Marc Tyler (born September 27, 1988 in Palmdale, California) is an American football running back for the University of Southern California Trojans football team. High school career Tyler attended Oaks Christian High School in Westlake Village, California. shared Tri-Valley League offensive co-MVP honors. Oak Park's Mike Puopolo was the league's lineman of the year. ... Cal Lutheran senior defensive lineman Quinn Longhurst was a D3football.com honorable mention All-American pick. ... Cal State Northridge junior forward Ofa Tulikihihifo was selected Big West Conference women's basketball Player of the Week. Tulikihihifo, the first Matador matador In bullfighting, the principal performer, who works the capes and attempts to dispatch the bull with a sword thrust between the shoulder blades. Most of the techniques used by modern matadors were established in the 1910s by Juan Belmonte (b. 1894–d. since January 2002 to earn the honor, scored a game-high 26 points with 10 rebounds in an 84-74 victory over Wright State. ... The Moorpark High girls' water polo team is making remarkable progress in its second campaign. After finishing last in the Marmonte League last season, the Musketeers have become competitive - they're off to an 8-5 start. They claimed their first Marmonte victory Tuesday, beating Newbury Park 10-9 in overtime. Moorpark's success stems from the solid goalkeeping of Crystal Pollard! and a balanced offense with scorers Jessica Bridges, Jennifer LeBeau, Courtney Mestowa and Casey Tobias. Despite the Musketeers' improvement, Moorpark will have a difficult time qualifying for the postseason. It is in the same league as Div. IV powers Agoura (8-1, 2-0), Royal of Simi Valley (8-0, 3-0) and Thousand Oaks (8-1, 2-1), all ranked in the top 10. ... The Paraclete of Lancaster girls' soccer team won the Garces tournament championship Saturday in Bakersfield. The Spirits, who went 5-1 at the tournament, won in shootouts in the semifinals and final. ... Heather Gripp, (818)713-3607 heather.gripp(at)dailynews.com ATHLETES OF THE WEEK SHANE POPPEN Senior Thousand Oaks Poppen, a 6-foot-4 guard, shook off the effects of the flu to gain tournament 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. honors last week at the Arroyo Grande boys' basketball tournament. After sitting out Wednesday's game with a 102-degree fever, Poppen returned to record 12 points and 10 rebounds as Thousand Oaks defeated Arroyo Grande 73-46 Thursday, then scored 30 points with 12 rebounds in a 92-65 victory over Santa Maria in the semifinals. ANIKA PERKINS Senior Highland of Palmdale The midfielder was instrumental in leading the Bulldogs (6-1-1) to the final of the South Torrance girls' soccer tournament, scoring a goal in a 4-1 quarterfinal victory over North Torrance, then tallying the lone goal from a Diana Mendez assist in the 34th minute of Saturday's semifinal triumph over West Torrance. Perkins and teammate Sahar Haghdan received all-tournament honors for Highland. UP AND COMER SARINA COUTIN Hart of Newhall During 25 years of Indians girls' soccer, there have been several freshmen who have made impacts at the varsity level, most notably Erin Misaki and Ali Pavoni. Although Hart's latest ninth-grade talent has far to go to reach their levels of success, she's off to a good start, recording five goals and five assists in the team's first five games. Coutin will showcase her skills against some of the best teams in the region at Hart's tournament Dec. 27-29. CAPTION(S): 3 photos, 4 boxes Photo: (1) SHANE POPPEN (2) ANIKA PERKINS (3) SARINA COUTIN Box: (1) ATHLETES OF THE WEEK (see text) (2) UP AND COMER (see text) (3) STATILICIOUS (4) ON DECK Highlights of the coming week |
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