HOMETOWN HEROES : ATHLETES OF THE WEEK.Girls: Kelli Kobayashi, Alemany What she did: The senior point guard scored eight points in the fourth quarter and her inspirational play led the Indians to a 50-45 victory over Harvard-Westlake in the state's Southern Region Division III
Division III (or DIII) is a division of the National Collegiate Athletic Association of the United States. championship on Saturday at The Pyramid at Long Beach State. The scoop: Kobayashi scored 14 points in the championship after she guaranteed a win earlier in the day on a local TV show. Alemany, which started 3-2 this season and lost 59-45 to Harvard-Westlake on Jan. 6, is playing in its first state-championship game on Saturday at ARCO Arena Current arenas in the National Basketball Association Western Conference Eastern Conference in Sacramento. Comment: ``At the end of the game, it really didn't hit me,'' she said. ``Now, it's just unbelievable.'' Boys: Chris Martinez, Chaminade What he did: Martinez, one of the best second baseman second baseman n. Baseball The infielder who is positioned near and to the first-base side of second base. Noun 1. second baseman - (baseball) the person who plays second base second sacker in the area, went 4 for 4 with three home runs - including a grand slam grand slam n. 1. The winning of all the tricks during the play of one hand in bridge and other whist-derived card games. 2. Sports The winning of all the major or specified events, especially on a professional circuit. - and totaled seven 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 as the Eagles routed San Fernando San Fernando, city, Argentina San Fernando (săn fərnăn`dō), city (1991 pop. 144,761), Buenos Aires prov., E Argentina. It is a district administrative center in the Greater Buenos Aires area. 20-4 on Friday. The scoop: Chaminade coach Scott Drootin said Martinez turns the double play better than any high school second baseman he's seen. Defensively, Martinez is outstanding. Offensively, he's a threat batting leadoff to hit home runs and drive in runs. And this year, the Cal Poly Cal Poly may refer to:
Comment: ``We're not looking for Looking for In the context of general equities, this describing a buy interest in which a dealer is asked to offer stock, often involving a capital commitment. Antithesis of in touch with. home runs from him all the time, but it sure is nice when they happen,'' Drootin said. ``Chris is a quality human being and definitely our team leader.'' SPORT-BY-SPORT UPDATE Ribet Academy's LeAnne Bennett finished with 2,386 career points, including 835 in 21 games (a state-leading 39.8 average) this season. . . . North Hollywood set a school record with 25 wins this season. . . . The ending of Burroughs' first-round loss to Dos Pueblos in the Southern Section Division II-A playoffs is worth noting. The Indians had a nine-point lead with 2-1/2 minutes left, and a two-point lead with 6 seconds left and the ball, but ended up losing 59-56 in overtime. Prep baseball: Monroe's John Ennis, a senior right-hander, was named to Student Sports magazine's preseason All-American team. . . . Chatsworth was ranked No. 18 nationally and No. 4 in the state in Student Sports' preseason polls. . . . El Camino Real El Camino Real (Spanish for The Royal Road or The King's Highway) was the name of a series of pre-automobile highways linking the various New World colonies of Spain:
Prep softball: Burroughs' Chantal Jiminez has decided to attend Oregon State, where she will try to walk on. Prep football: Highland's Micheal De Leon has signed a letter of intent to play football at UC Davis next year. De Leon was also selected as the Highland scholar/athlete of the year by the National Football Foundation Hall of Fame. . . . Oak Park linebacker Matt Warman, a 6-0, 200-pound junior, has transferred to Westlake. He will team with returning standouts Jordan Lampos (LB), Travis Campbell (DB), and Mike Seidman (DE) to give the Warriors one of the area's hardest-hitting defenses. . . . Bethel Christian RB/LB Travis Alkire, eight-man football's Southern Section player of the year, plans to play at Antelope Valley College Antelope Valley College is a comprehensive community college located in Lancaster, California, USA. It is operated by the Antelope Valley Community College District, with a primary service area of 1,945 square miles covering portions of Los Angeles and Kern counties. next semester. . . . Taft linebacker David Melo, who sparked controversy when he transferred from Van Nuys last year, has accepted a football scholarship to CSUN CSUN California State University Northridge . Boys' volleyball: A big City matchup is today at 2:30 p.m. between Taft and host Kennedy. Both are among the area's top teams and are led by big men. Taft's go-to player is 6-foot-5 Joe Nargi. Kennedy is led by 6-7 Jeff Toon. Other sports: Birmingham High goalkeeper John Wall and La Canada midfielder Bryan Jackson were named to the under-17 U.S. National Team training roster, the U.S. Soccer Federation announced. The 22-player pool will train at the University of Portland The University of Portland (UP) is a private Catholic university located in Portland, Oregon. It is specifically affiliated with the Congregation of Holy Cross and is the sister school of the University of Notre Dame. Founded in 1901, UP has a student body of about 3,200 students. from Friday through March 26. . . . The consolation round of the Hart softball classic was rained out last weekend. It has been rescheduled for Saturday at Hart and Saugus High. . . Malibu High is seeking a girls' varsity volleyball coach. Resumes should be submitted to the school by March 31. . . . Burbank High is seeking coaches for girls' basketball, football, cross country and boys' soccer. Some teaching positions are open. Deadline is Friday. Information: Chris Krohn, assistant principal in charge of athletics, (818) 558-4700, ext. 417. CLOSING QUOTE ``It's tough knowing that these guys won't get to practice tomorrow, just knowing that this group of players will never be together again. That's tough no matter what your record is.'' Jeff Young, Chaminade High boys' basketball coach On the Eagles season-ending loss to University High in the Division III Southern Regional State Semifinals last Thursday. CAPTION(S): Photo PHOTO no caption (Chris Martinez) |
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