HOMETOWN HEROES : ATHLETES OF THE WEEK.Boys: Quincy Wright Philip Quincy Wright (28 December 1890 – 17 October 1970) was an American political scientist known for his pioneering work and expertise in international law and international relations. , 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:
What he did: Ran for 169 yards to lead the Conquistadores to a 42-0 win over Carson in the City Section 3-A championship game. The scoop: Wright finished a fabulous year in style, rushing for over 100 yards six times in the last eight games while getting four touchdowns in each of the final three games. Comment: ``We have lots of great players,'' Wright said. ``It seems like I get the spotlight, but we've got lots of other people to do the job.'' Girls: Alicia Weber, Royal What she did: She had 15 points and 10 assists to lead the Highlanders to a 70-67 overtime win over previously unbeaten Santa Ynez in the Rio Mesa tournament final. Weber was named tournament 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. . The scoop: The 5-7 senior guard averaged 16 points and 6.3 assists as the Highlanders also beat Moorpark and Channel Islands on their way to the title. For the season, Weber is averaging 14.4 points, 7.0 assists and 1.3 steals per game. Comment: ``It was like she pushed the team through the championship game,'' Royal coach Mike Kohl. ``She distributed the ball and she kept the tempo going and she did everything a leader does.'' FINAL FOOTBALL RANKINGS (Large schools) No. School Record LW 1. Taft 12-1 1 2. Notre Dame Notre Dame IPA: [nɔtʁ dam] is French for Our Lady, referring to the Virgin Mary. In the United States of America, Notre Dame 11-32 3. El Camino Real 10-4 3 4. Hart 11-2 4 5. Sylmar 11-2 4 6. Antelope Valley This article is about the Los Angeles County region. For the census-designated place in Wyoming, see Antelope Valley-Crestview, Wyoming. The Antelope Valley 8-4 6 7. Newbury Park 10-1 7 8. Palmdale 9-3 8 9. Westlake 8-4 9 10. 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. 10-1 10 (Small schools) No. School Record LW 1. Paraclete 13-1 1 2. Moorpark13-1 2 3. Boron boron (bōr`ŏn) [New Gr. from borax], chemical element; symbol B; at. no. 5; at. wt. 10.81; m.p. about 2,300°C;; sublimation point about 2,550°C;; sp. gr. 2.3 at 25°C;; valence +3. 12-1 3 4. Calabasas 7-5 4 5. L.A. Baptist 9-2 5 SPORT-BY-SPORT UPDATE Prep football: Justin Fargas Justin Fargas (born January 25, 1980 in Encino, California) is a football player in the NFL. Professional career He was drafted in the third round of the 2003 NFL Draft by the Oakland Raiders. As of 2006, he is the Raiders' second-string running back. of Notre Dame joined Serra linebacker Jashon Sykes Overview Jashon Sykes is a former NCAA and NFL Linebacker, being a standout player for the Colorado Buffaloes in college and playing in the NFL for the Denver Broncos and Washington Redskins. and St. Francis QB/kicker Kjell Nesen as the Most Valuable Players of the Mission League. St. Francis running back Darius Brown and Notre Dame quarterback Dave De Martinis were voted the most valuable backs and St. Francis's Brian Abraham and Serra's Alvin Steen were selected most valuable linemen. Basketball: Sheila Penn, a freshman center, was the Notre Dame player who made a key block in the Knights' 57-54 win over Glendora in the championship game of the Valencia tournament Saturday. She was misidentified in Sunday's Daily News. . . Ribet Academy's LeAnn Bennett, a 6-0 senior forward, has scored 306 points in eight games, an average of 38.1 per game. She was selected MVP of the Fairmont tournament Saturday despite the Fighting Frogs' third-place finish. College basketball: Montclair Prep graduate Reed Berglund, who spent the past two seasons at UNLV UNLV University of Nevada, Las Vegas , is now at Mira Costa College in Oceanside, where he is a starting guard for the Spartans. Woodland Hills' Nick Alexander is also playing at Mira Costa and averaged almost 20 points a game at the Antelope Valley tournament. College football: Former Chatsworth High and Pierce College quarterback David Muir is the backup to Ryan Leaf for Pacific-10 champion Washington State. Muir and the Cougars will be in town next week for Rose Bowl practices. Boys' soccer: Simi Valley is again showing itself as an area hotbed hotbed, low, glass-covered frame structure for starting tender plants. It differs from a cold frame only in that the soil is heated—either artificially as by underground electric wiring or steampipes, or naturally with partially fermented stable manure, which . Simi Valley won the Lancaster tournament and is 4-0 on the season. Royal, the defending Division I champion, played for the Burroughs tournament title Monday night. Those two teams square off Friday at Simi Valley. Girls' soccer: Two early season showdowns appear as can't-miss matches. Tonight, undefeated Chaminade and Chatsworth square off at 6 at Chatsworth. Both are defending section champions, and Chatsworth's one loss last year was to Chaminade. On Wednesday, Marmonte League powers Westlake and Thousand Oaks play at Thousand Oaks at 5:30 p.m. Westlake has shown itself to be a young talented team, having outplayed Chaminade last week in a 1-0 loss. Thousand Oaks' is injury-riddled but has shown a strong defense, having played Hart to a scoreless draw last week. CLOSING QUOTE ``It's called The Great Escape.'' 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. basketball coach Newton Chelette. on his Marauders' wild 102-98 upset of Santa Monica to win AVC's McDonald's tournament despite trailing by 19 points in the first half. CAPTION(S): 2 Photos Photo: (1) Quincy Wright (2) Alicia Weber |
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