CONCUSSION SIDELINES LEON AFTER FALL IN VALENCIA GAME.Byline: GERRY GITTELSON Sports Canyon High girls' basketball standout Nicole Leon has been released from the hospital after suffering a concussion Thursday against Valencia, but she figures to miss at least a week while recovering. Southern Section playoff pairings are scheduled to be released today, and Canyon (15-11, 3-7) likely will receive an at-large bid An at-large bid is a bid or berth in a sporting tournament granted by invitation, not right. This term is most commonly used in the United States to refer to berths that the NCAA grants in its annual Division I men's and women's basketball tournaments, although at-large berths are . The first round is either Thursday or Saturday depending upon the number of entries in the Div. I-A bracket, and Leon said her doctor has told her she won't be able to play Thursday, and she's questionable for Saturday. After taking a hard fall late in the first half against Valencia, Leon played the second half with a concussion. The 5-foot-9 sophomore scored 12 of her 19 points after halftime in a 59-55 loss that was closer than many expected. Following the game, the pain worsened and Leon collapsed. She was taken to the hospital by ambulance. ``At first, I just had a little bit of blurry vision. But it was right before halftime, so I said I could play,'' Leon said. ``But after the game, I started to get a really bad headache, really horrible. It was so bad I started to cry like crazy. ``Then I guess I collapsed. I remember 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 a policeman who was there at the game, and I think he's the one who called the ambulance.'' A CAT scan CAT scan (kăt) [computerized axial tomography], X-ray technique that allows relatively safe, painless, and rapid diagnosis in previously inaccessible areas of the body; also called CT scan. proved negative, and Leon was released from the hospital early Friday morning. She didn't attend school Friday. ``When she first mentioned to us she had blurry vision, I asked her, `Are you OK?' And she said, `Oh yes, I'm going. Let's go Let's Go may refer to: Television
Leon, a 5-foot-9 sophomore, averages 18 points. She's the second-leading scorer in the Foothill League. ``I'm glad everything turned out fine,'' said her mother, Brenda. --Cory Miles, who passed for a school single-season record 3,127 yards to lead College of the Canyons College of the Canyons is one of the fastest-growing community colleges in the state. According to the National Junior College Research Association, College of the Canyons consistently ranks in the top 50 community colleges in the nation. to a 14-0 record and a JC national championship this past football season, has scheduled an official recruiting visit to Division II Texas A & M-Kingsville on Thursday. Miles, who played at Westlake High and Ventura College Ventura College is a California-state funded community college located in Ventura, California. Established in 1925, the college has a 112-acre campus with an enrollment of 13,000 students. The college is part of the Ventura County Community College District. , visited Division II Western Missouri last weekend but didn't commit. Part of the reason he hasn't received a Division I offer is because he's yet to earn his AA degree, while many JC recruits do so by the end of football season so they can leave immediately. ``Cory needs a couple of classes, and that hurts (to not leave early) when you're a quarterback,'' Canyons offensive coordinator An offensive coordinator typically refers to the coach on a football team in the National Football League or College football who is in charge of the offense. This position aids the head coach by designing and scripting plays, delegating work to offensive position coaches during Dean Herrington said. ``But we'll see what happens once the second (recruiting) wave hits.'' In other College of the Canyons football recruiting news, defensive back Dez Revish (ex-Cleveland High of Reseda) has signed with New Mexico New Mexico, state in the SW United States. At its northwestern corner are the so-called Four Corners, where Colorado, New Mexico, Arizona, and Utah meet at right angles; New Mexico is also bordered by Oklahoma (NE), Texas (E, S), and Mexico (S). Highlands. He joins former College of the Canyons defensive lineman Andy Endemann, who has transferred to New Mexico Highlands from Western Michigan. --Casey Burrill, who left as baseball coach at Saugus High last spring after the team's most successful season in many years, said he's happy coaching at new school West Ranch in Stevenson Ranch, composed of freshmen only. ``It's fantastic here. I love it,'' said Burrill, who played catcher at Hart High and USC An abbreviation for U.S. Code. before a brief minor league career. ``The staff is wonderful, the kids are great, and the parents are fantastic. Plus, I really enjoy the challenge of a brand new program and building a brand new tradition.'' Saugus assistants Brad Fogel, Darwin Smock and Jason Priske have followed Burrill to West Ranch. Former junior varsity coach George Lopata is Saugus' new varsity coach. --Sami Chalmers is the latest Canyon High girls' soccer player to commit to a four-year college. The senior defender is headed to Division II West Texas A & M. Her twin brother, Chris, is a standout kicker for the football team who plans to play at Glendale Community College Glendale Community College can refer to one of two colleges in the United States.
--Hart basketball center Derrick Onwuachi should be nicknamed ``The Big O'' because he shoots one-handed free throws just like former NBA NBA abbr. 1. National Basketball Association 2. National Boxing Association NBA (US) n abbr (= National Basketball Association) → Basketball-Dachverband (= great Oscar Robertson. CAPTION(S): photo Photo: (color) Nicole Leon, a basketball standout at Canyon High School Canyon High School can refer to:
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