HOMETOWN HEROES : ATHLETES OF THE WEEK.Boys: Tim Feirfeil, L.A. Baptist What he did: The senior won the 100 meters in a school-record 10.85 seconds and finished third in the 200 in 22.02 in the Southern Section Division IV track finals Saturday to help the Knights finish second in the team standings for the second year in a row. Feirfeil also had nine strikeouts and two hits in the baseball team's 10-0 victory over Flintridge Prep in the first round of the Southern Section Division V playoffs. The scoop: The 5-foot-11, 175-pound Feirfeil is a four-sport athlete. He set a Southern Section record for receiving yardage yard·age 1 n. 1. An amount or length measured in yards. 2. Cloth sold by the yard. Noun 1. in football. Feirfeil also plays on the soccer team. Comment: ``He's our hired gun hired gun Forensic medicine A popular term for a physician, lawyer or other highly paid expert who is not a regular employee of a particular enterprise, whose services are paid only as long as necessary; the term is an analogy from the use of mercenaries to fight ,'' said L.A. Baptist track coach Wes Smith about Feirfeil, who does not work out with the track team regularly. Girls: Katherine Nielson, Granada Hills What she did: The junior led Granada Hills to a fourth straight City Section girls' swimming title by winning two individual events and earning Swimmer of the Meet honors. In addition to winning the 100 butterfly and 100 backstroke, she swam on the record-setting 400 freestyle relay team that improved on the record it set the week before by more than two seconds (3:41.12). The scoop: Nielson swam in the junior nationals earlier this year and, like the Highlanders, went undefeated during dual meets. She broke City records in the 100 butterfly (58.42) and 100 backstroke (58.00) at the section prelims May 13. Comment: ``It's great,'' Nielson said of her team's title. ``We were just having fun and trying to set records. I didn't have my best times - last week was better - but I've been sick.'' SPORT-BY-SPORT UPDATE Prep trivial pursuit Trivial Pursuit is a board game where progress is determined by a player's ability to answer general knowledge, and popular culture questions. The game was made in 1979 by Scott Abbott, a sports editor for the Canadian Press, and Chris Haney, of Welland, Ontario, a photo : Name the only local in the Pro Football Hall of Fame. Prep football: Highland has named three new assistant coaches: Mike Drennan (defensive coordinator A defensive coordinator typically refers to a coach on a football team in the National Football League or college football who is in charge of the defense. This position aids the head coach a great deal in many ways by delegating play calling to other coaches and allowing the head ), Bobby Drennan (linebackers), and Jim Weese (defensive backs). . . Quartz Hill lineman Chris Bishop, Montclair Prep linebacker Kevin Bentley Kevin Kinte Bentley (born December 29, 1979 in North Hills, California) is an American football linebacker for the Seattle Seahawks of the NFL. He was originally selected with the third pick of the fourth round of the 2002 NFL Draft out of Northwestern University by the Cleveland Browns. and Palmdale safety Imad Rodriguez have been added to the Daily News Valley Classic all-star football game Saturday, June 6, at CSUN CSUN California State University Northridge . . . Westlake safety Kevin Howard Kevin C. Howard (born June 25, 1981 in Hinsdale, Illinois) is a infielder in Minor League Baseball who plays for the Jacksonville Suns in the Double-A Southern League. has dropped football to concentrate on baseball. . . . Antelope Valley tailback Bruce Molock's 4.38 40-yard dash raised eyebrows at the High Desert football combine at Quartz Hill High last Thursday. Prep tennis: The quarterfinals of the Southern Section playoffs continue today with seven area teams remaining in contention for championships. In the best matchup, Marmonte League power Westlake plays at perennial Foothill League power Burbank in a Division II match. Thousand Oaks hosts Peninsula (D-I); Harvard-Westlake plays at Bonita Bonita (Spanish and Portuguese for "beautiful") is the name of:
 `ĭs ōbĭs`pō), city (1990 pop. 41,958), seat of San Luis Obispo co., S Calif., near San Luis Obispo Bay; inc. 1856. (D-III); Campbell Hall and Chaminade are hosting San Marino and Brentwood, respectively, in Div. IV. On Wednesday, the City Section singles and doubles tournament continues with the semifinals at the Racquet Center in Studio City. Prep baseball: Despite a 13-5 record and No. 10 ranking in the Southern Section Division V coaches' poll, Montclair Prep was left out of the playoffs. The Mounties set a section record for runs scored in a game when they beat Pilgrim 54-1 on April 21. . . . Kennedy first baseman Tim Arroyo is being recruited by Long Beach State. The Cougars' Wes Crown, a pitcher/outfielder, is also being recruited by the 49ers and San Diego State. . . . Highland third baseman Jon Anello will play at 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. next year. Other sports: Louisville's Kim Feig will play water polo and swim for UC Santa Barbara next year. Trivia answer: Bob Waterfield (Van Nuys High, UCLA UCLA University of California at Los Angeles UCLA University Center for Learning Assistance (Illinois State University) UCLA University of Carrollton, TX and Lower Addison, TX , L.A. Rams). CLOSING QUOTE ``It doesn't mean anything. One game doesn't mean more than any other one.'' --- El Camino High baseball coach Mike Maio after the Conquistadores' 14-4 loss to Chatsworth in their regular-season finale. The City 4-A playoffs begin on Friday. CAPTION(S): 2 Photos PHOTO (1) Tim Feirfeil (2) Katherine Nielson |
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