HART ENDS YEAR ON HIGH NOTE.Byline: GERRY GITTELSON Community Sports The William S. Hart Mustang baseball team lost its first two round-robin games Wednesday and Thursday to fall out of championship contention at the Pony World Series (10-under) in Irving, Texas Irving (pronounced 'er-ving') is a city located in the U.S. state of Texas within Dallas County. According to the 2000 U.S. Census, the city population was 191,615; the 2006 estimate was 201,927 according to the North Central Texas Council of Governments, and 196,084 according to . But the team rebounded with a season-ending 22-6 victory over Illinois on Friday to finish 8-2 overall - including previous tournament victories at the North Coast Sectional in Valencia and the Western Regionals in Long Beach. ``It was very emotional for us when it ended,'' manager Ray Rodriguez Ray Rodriguez is Cuban-American businessperson and the current president of Univision. Univision Communications (a subsidiary of Broadcasting Media Partners Inc.) • • said. In the finale, Robert Mittelbrun went 4 for 4 with four RBI RBI abbr. Baseball runs batted in Noun 1. rbi - a run that is the result of the batter's performance; "he had more than 100 rbi last season" run batted in , and Cole Mullen went 3 for 4 with two RBI. Earlier in the day, Austin Rodriguez finished second in the home run derby This is about the Major League Baseball contest. For the 1959 television show of the same name, see Home Run Derby (TV series). The Home Run Derby is an event played prior to the Major League Baseball All-Star Game. with 10. Ray Rodriguez said the team came out nervous during an opening loss to Puerto Rico Puerto Rico (pwār`tō rē`kō), island (2005 est. pop. 3,917,000), 3,508 sq mi (9,086 sq km), West Indies, c.1,000 mi (1,610 km) SE of Miami, Fla. , then made ``too many mistakes'' in a second-round loss to host Irving to eliminate the team from playoff contention. Hart has qualified for the Mustang World Series three years in a row. --Helpful hockey: A celebrity hockey game to benefit the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation The Cystic Fibrosis Foundation (CFF) is a non-profit organization in the United States established to provide the means to cure and control cystic fibrosis. The Foundation provides information about cystic fibrosis (CF) and finances CF research that aims to improve the is scheduled for 12:30 p.m. today at Ice Station Valencia. The sold-out event includes a private auction, lunch, raffles and a chance to win major prizes. Among the scheduled participants are actors Michael Vartan, Enrico Colantoni Enrico Colantoni (born February 14, 1963 in Toronto, Ontario) is a Canadian actor who starred in the sitcom Just Shoot Me!, playing the womanizing fashion photographer Elliot DiMauro. , and Alan Thicke, news anchor Aaron Fitzgerald and Academy Award winning director/producer Jon Landau, along with current and former NHL players The list of National Hockey League (NHL) players is divided into the following lists: By specific groups
--Charity bail: In other sports-related charity news, local real estate guru Gail Rocco, mother of former Valencia High softball standout Tori Rocco, participated in an interesting fund-raiser Thursday for the Muscular Dystrophy Association The Muscular Dystrophy Association (MDA) is an organization founded in 1950 which combats muscular dystrophy and diseases of the nervous system and muscular system in general by funding research, providing medical and community services, and educating health professionals . She trudged through a mock ``arrest'' - including handcuffs hand·cuff n. A restraining device consisting of a pair of strong, connected hoops that can be tightened and locked about the wrists and used on one or both arms of a prisoner in custody; a manacle. Often used in the plural. tr.v. - and was detained behind bars at a mock jail at Olive Garden restaurant in Valencia to raise $1,800 charity ``bail.'' Rocco, a cancer survivor, was chosen because of her willingness to help, her visibility as a broker for Keller Williams VIP Properties and her strong ties to the community. Further donations can be made in Rocco's name. For information, call (661) 253-2230. --From the Hart: Former Hart High lineman Chad Michaud and longtime school booster Julian Lewis Sr. are among those coaching the Santa Clarita Warriors youth program this season. --Moore support: Another former Hart football player, Matt Moore, has taken his knocks in various forums since quitting UCLA's football team, then wavering about switching to baseball. But Moore has a staunch supporter in former Hart teammate Chris Frome, now a junior defensive lineman at Notre Dame. ``That kid always keeps you guessing. But believe me, Matt Moore knows what he's doing,'' Frome said. ``He's got immense talent. He's just so naturally gifted. It was great playing with him, and I'm sure he'll end up on his feet.'' --Softball tryout: The search is on for local players ages 16-19 to represent the United States in an international competition in Australia and Hawaii during the winter and summer break during the school year. An open tryout is scheduled for 9 a.m. Aug. 29 at Cal Lutheran in Thousand Oaks. For information, contact Coast to Coast Athletics: (740) 373-2068 or coasttocoastathletics.com. CAPTION(S): photo Photo: Gale Rocco, a cancer survivor, stands in a mock jail to raise money for the Muscular Dystrophy Association. David Crane/Staff Photographer |
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