DAILY NEWS WATER POLO ALL-AREA TEAM : PLAYER OF THE YEAR.PETER HUDNUT Harvard-Westlake Senior His well-rounded skills make him one of the best in the nation. After spending the summer as a member of the U.S. national junior team, Hudnut earned Mission League 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. and first-team All-Southern Section honors for leading the Wolverines to their first Division I final in six years. Although he was usually the opposition's primary focus, Hudnut remained among Harvard-Westlake's leading scorers and was just as important defensively. He is undecided on a college. The Wolverines were the area's only team to make it to a final. Despite losing, they provided top-ranked Long Beach Wilson with one of its closest games, led by three goals from Hudnut. COACH OF THE YEAR JASON Jason, in Greek mythology Jason, in Greek mythology, son of Aeson. When Pelias usurped the throne of Iolcus and killed (or imprisoned) Aeson and most of his descendants, Jason was smuggled off to the centaur Chiron, who reared him secretly on Mt. Pelion. ROSENTHAL Agoura Unlike some of his counterparts, Rosenthal wasn't blessed with any overpowering players capable of single-handedly controlling a game. Instead, the eighth-year coach took an undersized undersized see dwarfism, runt. group of dedicated athletes and turned them into winners. The scrappy scrap·py 1 adj. scrap·pi·er, scrap·pi·est Composed of scraps; fragmentary: scrappy evidence. scrap Chargers ended Royal's 16-year streak atop 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. by going undefeated in league for the first time and entered the Division IV playoffs as the No. 4 seed. Agoura (19-8) made its third appearance in the semifinals, but Ventura dashed the Chargers' hopes of reaching their first final by beating the Agoura 8-5. FIRST TEAM JOE AXELRAD Harvard-Westlake Junior The U.S. national youth `A' team's goalie was a vital part of the Wolverines' success. He earned All-Southern Section recognition in his first year as a varsity starter. JASON FALITZ Burroughs Junior The 2-meter man more than tripled his production from the year before to shatter the school single-season scoring record and lead the region with 183 goals. The All-Southern Section selection carried the unseeded Indians to the Division III
Division III (or DIII) is a division of the National Collegiate Athletic Association of the United States. semifinals. JASON MALINSKY Harvard-Westlake Senior The deadly outside shooter provided leadership and complemented Hudnut well as one of the Wolverines' leading scorers. Malinsky was a first-team All-Southern Section Division I selection. JUSTIN PAYNE Crescenta Valley The Crescenta Valley is a small inland valley in Los Angeles County, California. Its name derives from its crescent-like shape, with the convex portion facing roughly northeast and the concave portion southwest. Senior The first-team All-Southern Section player helped the Falcons earn a share of the Pacific League title and a berth in the Division III quarterfinals as their leading scorer. KYLE STRACHE Malibu Senior The multisport mul·ti·sport also mul·ti·sports adj. 1. Composed of, involving, or accommodating several sports: a multisport competition; a multisport stadium. 2. star ranks second on the school's all-time scoring list after a 126-goal season. He led the Sharks to a fifth consecutive league title to earn Frontier League The Frontier League, based in Troy, Illinois, is a professional, independent baseball organization located in the Midwestern United States and Western Pennsylvania. It operates mostly in cities not served by Major or Minor League Baseball teams and is not affiliated with either. MVP and first-team All-Southern Section honors. KEVIN WITT Glendale Senior He scored 128 goals and had 101 assists, but made his most important contribution with 165 steals. Witt led the Dynamiters to a share of their first league title in 19 years and a berth in the Division III quarterfinals. He was selected division Co-Player of the Year as well as Pacific League MVP. HONOR ROLL honor roll n. A list of names of people worthy of honor, especially: a. A list of students who have earned high grades during a specified period. b. A list of people who have served in the armed forces. Ryan Apperson, Sr., Royal; Brian Ault, Jr., Harvard-Westlake; Mike Bucher, Sr., Crespi; Mike Campbell For other persons named Mike Campbell, see Mike Campbell (disambiguation). Michael (Mike) Wayne Campbell (born February 1 1950 in Panama City, Florida in the U.S.) is a guitarist and record producer, best known for his work with Tom Petty. , Sr., Agoura; Kenny Carpenter, Sr. Crescenta Valley; Joao Cepeda, Sr., Glendale; Charles Chang, Sr., La Canada; Laszlo Kupan, Sr., Agoura; Michael McDay, Sr., La Canada; Tom Onyshko, So., Royal; Justin Rosa, Jr., Agoura; Billy Strickland, Sr., Harvard-Westlake; Dutch Turley, Sr., La Canada. CAPTION(S): 8 Photos PHOTO (1) Peter Hudnut (2) Jason Rosenthal (3) Joe Axelrad (4) Jason Flitz (5) Jason Malinsky (6) Justin Payne (7) Kyle Strache (8) Kevin Witt |
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