HOMETOWN HEROES : ATHLETES OF THE WEEK.Boys: Danny Phillips, Chatsworth. What he did: The senior third baseman third baseman n. Baseball The infielder stationed near third base. Noun 1. third baseman - (baseball) the person who plays third base third sacker went 7 for 12 with five home runs and 15 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 in Chatsworth's four victories in the Bishop Gorman tournament in Las Vegas Las Vegas (läs vā`gəs), city (1990 pop. 258,295), seat of Clark co., S Nev.; inc. 1911. It is the largest city in Nevada and the center of one of the fastest-growing urban areas in the United States. . The scoop: The 6-foot-3 Phillips has orally committed to defending NCAA NCAA abbr. National Collegiate Athletic Association champion Cal State Fullerton. He has been on Chatsworth's varsity since his sophomore year, but this is the first season he has been completely healthy. Comment: ''We got on a roll and everybody was hitting well,`` Phillips said of his Las Vegas home-run barrage. Girls: Jennifer Sharron, Thousand Oaks Thousand Oaks, residential city (1990 pop. 104,352), Ventura co., S Calif., in a farm area; inc. 1964. Avocados, citrus, vegetables, strawberries, and nursery products are grown. . What she did: She defeated Florida's third- and fifth-ranked teams in leading the Lancers lanc·er n. 1. A cavalryman armed with a lance. 2. A member of a regiment originally armed with lances. 3. lancers (used with a sing. verb) a. A kind of quadrille. b. to the championship game of the Kissimmee Classic. Sharron was outdueled in the final and lost a 1-0 decision to Florida's top-rated team. The scoop: Sharron (8-3), a junior left-hander, is among a stable of impressive Marmonte League The Marmonte League is a high school sports league primarily made up of schools from Ventura County. The Marmonte Leauge is part of the CIF Southern Section. Click here to view the league schedule. pitchers. Coach Gary Walincredits much of her current success to a busy summer, in which she played travel ball and increased her strength. Comment: ''She's had excellent control and she pitched extremely well down there,`` coach Gary Walin said. SPORT-BY-SPORT UPDATE Pro baseball: Former Monroe pitcher Wayne Nix, last season's City Section 4-A Player of the Year, underwent reconstructive shoulder surgery two weeks ago and will be sidelined for the entire 1996 minor-league season. Nix was a second-round draft pick by the Oakland Athletics last June.... St. Genevieve graduate Steve Smith has been named a bench coach for the Seattle Mariners. Smith played on the Valiants' 1970 Southern Section finalist team. College baseball: Former Notre Dame pitcher Rich Igou has been sidelined at San Francisco for the past three weeks because of tendinitis in his rotator cuff rotator cuff n. A set of muscles and tendons that secures the arm to the shoulder joint and permits rotation of the arm. Also called musculotendinous cuff. .... Former Harvard-Westlake catcher Jon Schaeffer hit two home runs and had five RBI in Stanford's 10-6 win over Arizona State.... 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. pitcher Brandon Hernandez is sidelined indefinitely because of tendinitis in his pitching shoulder. College basketball: Alex Lopez, a former Campbell Hall High standout, has decided to transfer to Santa Clara. Lopez, who played two years at Washington, must sit out next season. Prep basketball: Crossroads sophomore point guard Micah Cohen cohen or kohen (Hebrew: “priest”) Jewish priest descended from Zadok (a descendant of Aaron), priest at the First Temple of Jerusalem. The biblical priesthood was hereditary and male. has applied to transfer to Montclair Prep.... Buckley in Sherman Oaks is seeking a varsity boys' basketball coach with a teaching opportunity. Call athletic director Dan Gilmartin at (818) 783-1610, ext. 410.... Brandon Fullove, a 6-3 eighth-grader from West Hills, was named to the all-tournament team at the Las Vegas Easter Classic in the 15-and-under division.... Crescenta Valley's Michelle Greco has been selected the sophomore girls' Player of the Year by Student Sports magazine. College football: Former Monroe receiver Jeff Nadeau has quit the team at Arizona. Also in Tucson, former Newbury Park quarterback Keith Smith is pushing No.1 Brady Batten in spring drills. Ex-Taft standout Dashon Polk is the No.2 inside linebacker and could start while former San Fernando quarterback Leon Blunt is the No.2 tailback. Cycling: New Pierce College football defensive coordinator John Wordin, an avid cyclist, made the cut for the Tour Du Pont International Invitational, May 1-12, from Wilmington, Del., to Atlanta. END QUOTE ''If he wasn't playing sports, he'd be in the choir singing and dancing.`` -Terry Scott on son J.K. Scott, Burroughs' three-sport star CAPTION(S): Chart: (1) BASEBALL RANKINGS (2) SOFTBALL RANKINGS Photo: (1) DannyPhillips (2) Jennifer Sharron |
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