CHATTER: VAULT VERY GOOD TO VERDUGO COACH.Byline: Lee Barnathan Staff Writer Fred Kogler was never a pole vaulter but he certainly made his mark in the event. Kogler, the track coach at Verdugo Hills High in Tujunga for 30 years, recently announced his retirement after 33 years in the L.A. Unified School District A unified school district is a school district which includes both primary school (kindergarten through middle school or junior high) and high school (grades 9-12). In Illinois, these districts are called unit school districts. . He also coached cross country for 28 years. All told, he won 30 league titles and sent nine track athletes to the state meet. Of the nine, five were pole vaulters, and one, Shane Hackett, won the City and state titles in 2000. ``I don't know Don't know (DK, DKed) "Don't know the trade." A Street expression used whenever one party lacks knowledge of a trade or receives conflicting instructions from the other party. a thing about pole vault pole vault Track-and-field event consisting of a vault for height over a crossbar with the aid of a long pole. It became a competitive sport in the mid-19th century and was included in the first modern Olympic Games. ,'' said Kogler, a sprinter in his prep days at Hollywood High
UCLA University Center for Learning Assistance (Illinois State University) UCLA University of Carrollton, TX and Lower Addison, TX or Birmingham (High in Lake Balboa).'' It was there the vaulters gleaned knowledge from Anthony Curran, a UCLA assistant coach and former vaulter. Hackett also reached the state meet in 1999, finishing sixth. The others who made it: Justin Van Fleet (1991, third place); Jeremy Pope Jeremy Pope (b. 1938) is a New Zealand Anti-Corruption Crusader and travel writer. Pope is a co-founder of Transparency International in 1993 and later TIRI in 2003. TIRI is a Maori word which basically means lifting the taboos for the protection of society. (1996), Jerry Cunningham (1997) and Joe Bosco (2001). The latter three failed to clear a height at state. Kogler also coached Evan Armstrong, who reached state in the shot put in 1998. Over the years, Kogler has seen the dedication level drop among track athletes. In 1972, 100 boys tried out for the team. In 2002, it was only 30. ``Times have changed,'' said Kogler, 60. ``Guys didn't have to worry about jobs. Now, they miss practice, miss meets and think nothing of it.'' Kogler also loses athletes when coaches from other sports demand their athletes play that sport year-round. ... The power in City boys' volleyball shifted several years ago to the Valley. Now, it's concentrated in the West Valley. Three West Valley League teams, Chatsworth, Granada Hills and three-time defending-champion Taft of Woodland Hills, are alive in the semifinals, which will be at 7 tonight at Chatsworth and Taft. This will be the seventh consecutive year a West Valley League team has reached the City final. If Chatsworth wins, it will be the first time two West Valley League teams will meet. As always, Chatsworth is favored to beat University tonight. Taft-Granada Hills is the intriguing matchup. The winner will be the team that passes best. Of course, the team that passes best usually wins. In this case, it's particularly critical, especially for Taft, which must feed experienced middle blocker Joel Rodstein to win. Granada Hills, meanwhile, must pass well to spread the offense. The Highlanders have the better outside hitters in Kris Manansala and Taku Uechi, plus a decent middle in Eric Sulzinger. Prediction: Granada Hills in five. Taft will put up a better fight than Monroe did last week, but the Highlanders have one of the best coaches in Tom Harp Tom Harp was a college football coach at Cornell, Duke, and Indiana State. From 1961 to 1965, he coached at Cornell, where he compiled a 19-23-3 record. From 1966 to 1970, he coached at Duke, where he compiled a 22-23-1 record. . They will return to the finals for the first time since winning the City title in 1997. ATHLETES OF THE WEEK MIKE LINN linn n. Scots 1. A waterfall. 2. A steep ravine. [Scottish Gaelic linne, pool, waterfall.] Senior Hart swimming Linn's high school career ended about as perfectly as one could hope. He won his first Southern Section titles at the Division II finals Saturday at Belmont Plaza in Long Beach, winning the 50-yard freestyle in 20.85 seconds and the 100 freestyle in 45.59. If that wasn't enough, he also helped Hart of Newhall win the 200 medley and 200 freestyle relays, and helped the Indians win their first Southern Section title. AMBER MILLS Senior Royal softball Mills was 1 for 2 with two RBI RBI 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 and set a school career record with 36 stolen bases in an 11-0 victory Thursday over Moorpark that clinched the Marmonte League The Marmonte League is a high school sports league primarily made up of schools from Ventura County. The Marmonte Leauge is part of the CIF Southern Section. Click here to view the league schedule. title. Mills also scored two runs in a 7-0 victory Tuesday over Thousand Oaks Thousand Oaks, residential city (1990 pop. 104,352), Ventura co., S Calif., in a farm area; inc. 1964. Avocados, citrus, vegetables, strawberries, and nursery products are grown. . Mills, who has accepted a scholarship to Cal State Bakersfield, is batting .278 with a team-high 20 RBI, 11 stolen bases and 21 runs scored. The first baseman has been one of the key reasons why Royal 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. is 23-5-1, one of the best seasons in school history. UP AND COMER GEOFFREY DUNN Parkman Middle School Dunn, 13, excels at running. He ran two miles in 13 minutes, 23 seconds at Mt. SAC, 2:08 in the 800 meters at the Simi Valley Relays, and finished in the top 10 overall at a recent five-kilometer (3.1-mile) race at Pierce College In 2006 the Library won a national Excellence award. Academics Pierce College offers associate's degrees, mainly in the arts and sciences. There are also certificate programs in early childhood education, social services, dental hygienist, and others. . He also played on a soccer team that won the AYSO AYSO American Youth Soccer Organization AYSO All Your Saturdays Occupied AYSO Alabama Youth Soccer Organization AYSO Albuquerque Youth Soccer Organization (Albuquerque, New Mexico) Region 71 title, and he took third place at the Karate World Championships The WKF Karate World Championships are the highest level of competition for karate. The competition is held in a different city every 2 years. The most recent events include Madrid in 2002, Monterrey in 2004, and Tampere in 2006. . Nominate other outstanding junior varsity or middle school athletes by calling (818) 713-3611. HEAD 2 HEAD Matchup of the week: JOEL RODSTEIN Taft Middle blocker ERIC SULZINGER Granada Hills Middle blocker Rodstein, a senior, is the heart and soul of Taft of Woodland Hills as it attempts to become the first team to win four City titles in a row. He's good for double-digit kills most nights, many of which help turn the momentum of the match toward Taft. But like any middle blocker, Rodstein can't get his kills if his team can't pass to him, or if someone consistently blocks him. That's where Sulzinger comes in. He's a returning senior with plenty of experience. In one match this season, he blocked 25 balls. The Highlanders need that kind of effort from him tonight. City Section semifinal, tonight, 7 p.m. at Taft High. CAPTION(S): 5 photos, 5 boxes Photo: (1) MIKE LINN (2) AMBER MILLS (3) GEOFFREY DUNN (4) JOEL RODSTEIN (5) ERIC SULZINGER 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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