COACH HEGRE READY FOR TIPOFF AT NEW KNIGHT HIGH.Byline: Vincent Bonsignore Staff Writer Tom Hegre isn't sure when he'll ever have as much time to himself as he's had so far this summer, so he plans to enjoy it as much as possible. Hegre, the former Antelope Valley This article is about the Los Angeles County region. For the census-designated place in Wyoming, see Antelope Valley-Crestview, Wyoming. The Antelope Valley High boys' basketball coach and the new head man at new Knight High in Palmdale, is used to summer-league practices, tournaments and games with the Antelopes at this time of year. But heading up a new program that won't play at the varsity level for two years means Hegre can relax a little bit. For now, anyway. Hegre will oversee freshman tryouts at Knight beginning Monday, so he'll be back in the thick of things soon enough. ``It's different, but it's nice having the time off,'' Hegre said. ``I was just talking to Noun 1. talking to - a lengthy rebuke; "a good lecture was my father's idea of discipline"; "the teacher gave him a talking to" lecture, speech rebuke, reprehension, reprimand, reproof, reproval - an act or expression of criticism and censure; "he had to (Knight football coach Jim Bauer, formerly of Littlerock) and we were kidding each other about having all this time off.'' Hegre is anticipating a huge turnout for freshman tryouts Monday - about 87 incoming students expressed interest in playing basketball - and soon he'll be paring that down to fill his 12-man roster for next season. Knight will play at the freshman level during the upcoming season. ``I'm really looking forward to it,'' Hegre said. ``To start a program from the ground up is really exciting. It's going to be a challenge, but I'm looking forward to it.'' Hegre recently spent two weeks at the University of Minnesota (body, education) University of Minnesota - The home of Gopher. http://umn.edu/. Address: Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA. basketball camp getting tips and pointers. --New kid on the block: Newcomer Lawrence Tyson is opening eyes with his dynamic play at Quartz Hill. Tyson, the MYP MYP Middle Years Programme (International Baccalaureate Curriculum) MYP Member of Youth Parliament MYP Multi-Year Procurement MYP Make Your Point of the Rebels junior varsity team For the American rock band, see . In sports, usually at the high school and college levels, members of a team who are not the main players in a competition (such as a football or basketball game) are called junior varsity players. a year ago, is one of the most improved players In some sports, a Most Improved Player award is given to players who have improved the most over the year.
``We're really expecting big things from him,'' Quartz Hill coach Bernard Nichter said. ``We think he can be an impact player for us.'' Tyson, a 6-foot-1 shooting guard The Shooting guard (SG), also known as the two or off guard,[1] is one of five traditional positions on a basketball team. Players of the position are often shorter, leaner, and quicker than forwards. , is expected to team with returning varsity guard Byron Manuel and Nate Forte to give the Rebels an explosive three-guard attack. Manuel provided a spark off the bench for Quartz Hill a year ago but will be a featured scorer in the starting lineup For the line of action figures, see . A starting lineup in sports refers to the set of players actively participating in the event when the game begins. The players in the starting lineup are commonly referred to as starters, whereas the others are substitutes this year. As for Tyson, his dramatic improvements can be traced to his ambitious father, who drives Tyson all over the map in search of quality basketball games. ``If there's a game going on, he'll find it and get Lawrence there,'' Nichter said. ``They've got family in Pasadena and Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. , so they get around pretty well. And it's really helped Lawrence develop.'' --Getting games in: The goal for Highland High this summer is court time. With just three players returning from last year's team, it's imperative the Bulldogs get as much game experience as possible as they blend a number of new players with the returners. Highland will host its own summer league beginning next Tuesday in addition to attending three tournaments, two of which are in Palm Springs. In all, Highland is expected to play more than 30 games this summer. ``We want to build team camaraderie ca·ma·ra·der·ie n. Goodwill and lighthearted rapport between or among friends; comradeship. [French, from camarade, comrade, from Old French, roommate; see comrade. and chemistry,'' Bulldogs coach Jeff Smith said. ``We need to get these guys used to playing with one another.'' Highland is in good shape at center with returning starter Curtis McHenry, who has grown to 6-4 and is showing improvement. McHenry was a role player last year, called on to defend and rebound. This year, he'll be expected to add more offense, and Smith thinks McHenry is up to the challenge. ``He's shown huge improvements on his offensive game,'' Smith said. ``He's going to get a lot more chances to score this year.'' Highland also expects big things from 6-5 center Clifton Glass, who starred on the Bulldogs' Golden League champion JV team and is showing he's ready to make the jump to varsity. Vincent Bonsignore, (818) 713-3612 vincent.bonsignore(at)dailynews.com |
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