GLOBETROTTERS BRINGING FUN TO VALENCIA APPEARANCE TO AID SPECIAL OLYMPICS, VALENCIA HIGH BASKETBALL TEAM.Byline: Sharon Cotal Staff Writer VALENCIA - The Harlem Globetrotters Harlem Globetrotters African American professional basketball team. The team was organized in 1927 in Chicago by the promoter Abe Saperstein and initially was a competitive team that won a world professional championship in 1940. will bring their amazing - and amusing - slam dunk and basketball-handling prowess Monday in a benefit for the Santa Clarita Valley The Santa Clarita Valley is the valley of the Santa Clara River in Southern California. It stretches through Los Angeles County and Ventura County. Its main population center is the city of Santa Clarita. The valley was part of the 48,612-acre (19,672. Special Olympics Special Olympics International sports program for people with intellectual disability. It provides year-round training and athletic competition in a variety of Olympic-type summer and winter sports for participants. and the Valencia High School Valencia High School may refer to:
The Globetrotters, celebrating their 75th anniversary this year, will dribble into the Valencia High School gym at 7 p.m. Monday and perform their usual hi-jinks to their signature song, ``Sweet Georgia Brown Georgia Brown may refer to:
``They're just so funny, you just laugh the whole time,'' said Special Olympics spokesperson Jackie Hartman. ``They perform tricks that you don't normally see on the basketball court, and really show people how to enjoy the game of basketball.'' After performing to a packed house for the same cause last year, the Globetrotters expressed interest in returning to Santa Clarita Santa Clarita, city (1990 pop. 110,642), Los Angeles co., S Calif., suburb 30 mi (48 km) NW of downtown Los Angeles, on the Santa Clara River; inc. 1987. Situated in the Santa Clara valley and nearby canyons, Santa Clarita includes the former towns of Canyon Country, , Hartman said. Valencia High School offers its gym for the event, and shares the proceeds with the Special Olympics. Gary Spindt, coach of the boys' team, is also a Special Olympics coach, Hartman said. The evening will begin with the national anthem performed by the Activities for Retarded Children (ARC) bell choir, and a parade of Special Olympics athletes will take place during half time. ``We want people to become aware of what Special Olympics is and how important it is to this valley,'' Hartman said. After the show, the Globetrotters will sign autographs and mingle with fans, Hartman said. Tickets to the performance are $22 for adults and $18 for seniors and children under 13, and can be purchased at the following locations: Astro Awards, 21515 Soledad Canyon Soledad Canyon is a long narrow canyon / valley located in Los Angeles County, California between the cities of Palmdale and Santa Clarita. Soledad Canyon contains the localities of Vincent, Acton, Ravenna, and Agua Dulce. Road, Canyon Country; Carlson Wagonlit Travel, 25844 McBean Parkway, Valencia; Valencia Car Wash, 24233 Creekside Road, Valencia; and Valencia AutoSpa, 23440 Valencia Blvd., Valencia. Hartman recommends early arrival at the gym because there will be no reserved seats. For information, call the call the SCVSO hotline at (661) 252-6916. CAPTION(S): photo Photo: Wun Versher, Curley Johnson and Orlando Antigua are among Globetrotters who will appear. |
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