CHATTER: THOMAS RETURNS TO COACH AT CRESPI.Byline: Lee Barnathan and Vincent Bonsignore Staff Writers Crespi High of Encino has hired Troy Thomas as its new football coach. Thomas, a former Crespi and Westlake assistant, spent the past season as a graduate assistant at Fresno State. He was a member of Crespi's Southern Section Big Five championship team in 1986. Thomas, who played at Cal State Northridge, was an assistant to Tim Lins at Crespi before coaching at Hawaii. He returned last season as the defensive coordinator A defensive coordinator typically refers to a coach on a football team in the National Football League or college football who is in charge of the defense. This position aids the head coach a great deal in many ways by delegating play calling to other coaches and allowing the head for Westlake, which won the Division IV title. . . . Your team captain is out, so a sophomore will take over. If that sophomore is Damaris Hinojosa, it's no problem. The Pepperdine women's basketball Women's basketball is one of the few games which developed in tandem with men's. It became popular, spreading from the east coast of the United States to the west coast, in large part via women's colleges. team is in good hands. Since senior Rasheeda Clark is out a month with a knee injury, Hinojosa, from Moorpark High, has taken it upon herself to lead. ``I don't mind taking the leadership role for a couple of weeks,'' she said, knowing next year she will be the leader. She's already showing it, averaging 13.2 points this season, up from 12.1 last week. A 19-point effort Sunday against Cal State Northridge helped. . . . Wisconsin middle blocker Sherisa Livingston, formerly of Royal High 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. , led the Badgers to an NCAA NCAA abbr. National Collegiate Athletic Association runner-up finish Noun 1. runner-up finish - a finish in second place (as in a race) second-place finish finish - designated event that concludes a contest (especially a race); "excitement grew as the finish neared"; "my horse was several lengths behind at the finish"; "the . In the national championship game against Nebraska, Livingston led Wisconsin with 19 kills and four blocks and was named to the all-tournament team. . . . UCLA UCLA University of California at Los Angeles UCLA University Center for Learning Assistance (Illinois State University) UCLA University of Carrollton, TX and Lower Addison, TX volleyball player Kristee Porter became the school's first All- America selection in six years. Porter, selected by the American Volleyball Coaches Association The American Volleyball Coaches Association aka (AVCA) is an organization, incorporated as a private non-profit educational corporation in 1981, as the Collegiate Volleyball Coaches Association. , set the school and Pac-10 records with 741 kills. That gives her 1,939 for her career, which is just 176 shy of former Bruins great Natalie Williams This article is about the basketball player. For other meanings see Natalie Williams (disambiguation) Natalie Williams (born on November 30, 1970 in Long Beach, California) was a professional basketball player in the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). . Loyola Marymount's Sarah McFarland also was named All-America. Former Westlake setter Brooke Rundle, now at UC Santa Barbara Santa Barbara (săn'tə bär`brə, –bərə), city (1990 pop. 85,571), seat of Santa Barbara co., S Calif., on the Pacific Ocean; inc. 1850. , made the second team. . . . More All-America stuff: Portland midfielder Erin Misaki, from Hart High in Newhall, made the National Soccer Coaches Association second team. Misaki earned West Coast Conference Player of the Year honors and led the Pilots to the NCAA Final Four. Misaki also was named to the All-West Region first team, as was UCLA forward Tracey Milburn. UCLA defender Krista Boling made the second team. Four area players made the third team: LMU LMU Ludwig Maximilians Universität (München) LMU Loyola Marymount University LMU Leeds Metropolitan University (UK) LMU Lincoln Memorial University LMU Location Measurement Unit goalie Tracy Sharp, LMU defender Shari Nishikawa, Cal defender and former Chaminade of West Hills standout Tamy Pivnick and USC An abbreviation for U.S. Code. forward Jessica Edwards. Speaking of Milburn, she became the first Bruins soccer player to be nominated for the Honda Award, given to the top women's player. She also was drafted by the Washington Freedom The Washington Freedom was one of the eight professional soccer teams that played in the Women's United Soccer Association from 2001 to 2003. The team won the WUSA Founders Cup III in their final year, shortly before the league announced on September 15, 2003, that it was in the ninth round (71st overall pick) of the first Women's United Soccer Association The Women's United Soccer Association (WUSA) was the world's first women's soccer league in which all the players were paid professionals. Founded in February 2000, the league began its first season in April 2001 with eight teams nationwide in the United States. draft. Washington took former Bruins Skylar Little (1996-99) in the fourth round (26th overall) and Louise Lieberman (1995-98) in the 15th round (119th overall). UCLA forward Venus James was selected by the Bay Area CyberRays in the 11th round (88th overall). Former Bruin Traci Arkenberg-Gatell (1994-97) was selected in the seventh round (No. 50) by the 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. Sprint. Arkenberg-Gatell holds the school scoring records with 169 points, 71 goals, 27 assists, 26 game-winning goals and 451 shots. . . . Former Flintridge Sacred Heart The Sacred Heart is a religious devotion to Jesus' physical heart as the representation of the divine love for humanity This devotion is predominantly used in the Roman Catholic Church and also used in the Anglican Church. volleyball standout Megan Hosp was named All-Southeastern Conference and All-South Region at South Carolina South Carolina, state of the SE United States. It is bordered by North Carolina (N), the Atlantic Ocean (SE), and Georgia (SW). Facts and Figures Area, 31,055 sq mi (80,432 sq km). Pop. (2000) 4,012,012, a 15. . Hosp had 1,280 assists and 337 digs for the Gamecocks. A highlight was a triple-double against eventual NCAA champion Nebraska. She had 58 assists, 23 digs and 12 kills. . . . Former Village Christian football player Tim Gustafson earned Academic All-America honors at Division III Case Western Reserve. UCLA volleyball player Elisabeth Bachman earned second-team Division I All-Academic honors. ATHLETES OF THE WEEK JAMESON MORA Junior, Canyon cross country Mora finished sixth in the USA Track & Field National Junior Olympics in Reno in the 5,000-meter intermediate boys' division (age 15-16) to earn All-America honors. Mora helped the Valley Striders finish third in the team competition at Rancho San Rafael Park; teammates included Phillip Reid of Rio Mesa (10th) and Canyon's Ryan Morgan and Mark Bingham. The 5-foot-3, 105-pound Mora, who was sixth in the Southern Section Division II final, was part of Canyon's most successful boys' cross country season. The Cowboys, who were ranked as high as ninth in the nation, notched the school's first section boys' team title, a runner-up finish in the state meet and successfully defended their Foothill League title with a sweep of the top four places. JENNIFER LACY Senior, Agoura basketball Lacy, perhaps the area's top post player, had a dominating performance last week in the Burroughs tournament, which the Chargers won with a 57-31 victory over Valencia. Lacy totaled 15 points and 13 rebounds in the championship game and earned 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. She also had 24 points and 11 rebounds in a victory over Birmingham and 15 points, 10 rebounds, nine steals and six assists in a victory over Burroughs. Lacy, who has committed to play for Pepperdine next year, leads an Agoura team that is expected to challenge for the Marmonte League championship. UP AND COMER CURTIS COLE Olive Vista Middle School Cole, 13, plays for the North Valley Golden Bears Midget division. The 5-foot-9 Cole broke a team record with 364 receiving yards and 11 touchdowns in 10 games, making about 30 catches. He'll be going to San Fernando High. Nominate outstanding junior varsity and middle school athletes by calling (818) 713-3611. HEAD TO HEAD GILLIAN LILLICH Camarillo guard TERESA COOPER Simi Valley guard Camarillo and Simi Valley are two of the early surprises in the area this year and they will meet in the semifinals of the Simi Valley tournament Friday. Both Lillich and Cooper are high-scoring guards who will try to dictate the pace. Behind Lillich, a senior, the Scorpions are 8-1 with victories over Canyon, Monroe and Newbury Park. Camarillo's only loss was to Ventura by five points. Cooper, a junior, led the Pioneers to victories over Rio Mesa and Santa Clara, and should help Simi Valley to challenge Newbury Park for the Marmonte League championship. Friday, 7 p.m., at Simi Valley High CAPTION(S): 3 photos, 5 boxes Photo: (1) JAMESON MORA Junior, Canyon cross country (2) JENNIFER LACY Senior, Agoura basketball (3) CURTIS COLE Olive Vista Middle School Box: (1) STATILICIOUS (2) ATHLETES OF THE WEEK (see text) (3) UP AND COMER (see text) (4) HEAD 2 HEAD (see text) (5) ON DECK: Highlights of the coming week |
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