CHATTER: WARRIORS PSYCHIC NETWORK.Byline: Chris Branam Daily News Staff Writer When Westlake High wide receiver Travis Campbell was asked who surprised him most this summer, he didn't hesitate to say junior receiver Chris Catalano. Obviously, Campbell knows what he's talking about. Catalano opened the year against Buena on Friday with five catches for 112 yards, including a 75-yard touchdown. ``Chris is just a great athlete,'' said Campbell, a senior. ``He's the type of player that can make things happen.'' The emergence of Catalano and running back Julian Lambert enhance an already potent Westlake offense. With Campbell and tight end Mike Seidman getting most of the attention by opposing defenses, Catalano and Lambert can let loose. Lambert had 115 yards on 19 carries. There he goes again: 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 running back Justin Fargas Justin Fargas (born January 25, 1980 in Encino, California) is a football player in the NFL. Professional career He was drafted in the third round of the 2003 NFL Draft by the Oakland Raiders. As of 2006, he is the Raiders' second-string running back. scored so quickly and so often last year at homethat he tested scoreboard operator Bob Grant's reflexes. Fargas caused Grant to wear out the scoring buttons. ``If he got 5 yards past the line of scrimmage line of scrimmage n. pl. lines of scrimmage Football Either of two imaginary lines extending across the field parallel to the goal line at the ends of the ball as it rests prior to being snapped and at which each team lines up for ,'' Grant said of Fargas, ``my hand was right there.'' Gritty competitor: Kevin Lelles of Notre Dame broke away from the lead pack late in the senior boys' race and won at the Seaside Invitational cross country meet last Friday at Ventura County Fairgrounds n. pl. 1. same as fairground. . Lelles finished the three-mile course in 15 minutes, 7 seconds. He beat Saugus' Jacob Boeding by four seconds and also posted the fastest time of the meet. Saugus won the boys' team title with a cumulative time of 79:26, edging second-place Notre Dame (80:02). Thousand Oaks' Melissa McBain won the senior girls' race in 17:58, leading the Lancers lanc·er n. 1. A cavalryman armed with a lance. 2. A member of a regiment originally armed with lances. 3. lancers (used with a sing. verb) a. A kind of quadrille. b. to the team title. Her time was the fastest among the girls. Insult to injury: It wasn't bad enough that Pierce College blew an 18-point lead in the fourth quarter and lost 21-18 to San Diego Mesa College San Diego Mesa College is a public, two-year community college located in the Kearny Mesa neighborhood of San Diego, California. Academics Mesa College is coeducational. It has a semester-based academic calendar and resides on a campus of 104 acres (421,000 m²). last Saturday, which extended the Brahmas' losing streak to 29 games. But which team did the Brahmas supplant as the state JC team with the longest losing streak? Mesa, which had lost 30 straight. UP & COMING SHAUN CHATER Weightlifting champion Shaun, 13, won the gold medal in his weight class for the second consecutive year at the California state games The California State Games is an Olympic-style competition for California's amateur athletes of all ages and abilities. The Games is a member of the National Congress of State Games and of the United States Olympic Committee. . Weighing 95 pounds in the July competition, he snatched 99 pounds and clean and jerked 122 pounds. Shaun lives in Santa Monica and also competed in the World of Weightlifting championships in August at Venice Beach. His goal is to compete in the 2004 Olympics in Athens, Greece. Shaun also practices tae kwon do tae kwon do Korean martial art resembling karate. It is characterized by the use of high standing and jump kicks as well as punches and is practiced for sport, self-defense, and spiritual development. In sparring, blows are stopped just short of contact. and is a purple belt. CAPTION(S): Photo PHOTO Shaun Chater |
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