HOT OF THE PRESS.Clausen named USA Today's Offensive Player of the Year Oaks Christian of Westlake Village quarterback Jimmy Clausen James Richard "Jimmy" Clausen (born September 21, 1987, in Thousand Oaks, California[3]) is an American football player. He is a quarterback at the University of Notre Dame. has been selected as the national prep football Offensive Player of the Year by USA Today USA Today National U.S. daily general-interest newspaper, the first of its kind. Launched in 1982 by Allen Neuharth, head of the Gannett newspaper chain, it reached a circulation of one million within a year and surpassed two million in the 1990s. . Clausen, who will begin attending classes at 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 on Jan. 16, completed 194 of 281 passes for 3,428 yards and 49 touchdowns this season while leading the Lions to a 15-0 record and the CIF (1) (Common Intermediate Format) A standard video format used in videoconferencing. CIF formats are defined by their resolution, and standards both above and below the original resolution have been established. The original CIF is also known as Full CIF (FCIF). State Div. III championship. The 6-foot-3, 208-pound signal caller finished his four-year Oaks Christian career with five state passing records, most notably his 146 career touchdown passes. Clausen, 19, graduated from Oaks Christian this winter and has enrolled at Notre Dame to be eligible for spring practice. The No. 1 prep recruit in the nation this season, according to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. rivals.com, Clausen is expected to be the heir apparent heir apparent n. the person who is expected to receive a share of the estate of a family member if he/she lives longer, or is not specifically disinherited by will. (See: heir) to Heisman Trophy Heisman Trophy Annual award given to the outstanding college gridiron football player in the U.S. The trophy was instituted in 1935 by New York City's Downtown Athletic Club and was officially named the following year for the club's first athletic director, the player-coach candidate Brady Quinn at Notre Dame. Quinn is expected by most experts to be the top quarterback taken in this year's NFL Draft. -- Kevin Connelly Oaks Christian's Grillo chooses UC Davis Tommy Grillo became the 11th member of Oaks Christian's football team to get a chance to play in college when he said Tuesday he had chosen to attend UC Davis. Grillo, a linebacker and who also pitches for the Lions' baseball team, received an offer from the Aggies in November but had also been considering Cal Poly and Georgetown. He plans to play both football and baseball at UCDavis. ``I went up there and I really liked the campus,'' Grillo said. ``And the coaches were really nice and made me feel like that's where I should be. Me and my family really liked it there and we're happy.'' -- Heather Gripp Boys' water polo players This is a list of water polo players: Contents: Top - A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z A
Harvard-Westlake of Studio City boys' water polo senior Brian Pingree was selected the Most Valuable Goalie at the Pan Pacific Championships after leading the U.S. Youth National Team to the tournament final. The U.S. lost 13-12 to Canada's junior team in Sunday's final. La Canada senior Devon Borisoff and Harvard-Westlake senior Jeff Schwimer also played for the U.S. Youth Team at the tournament in Calgary, Canada. Schwimer scored two goals in the final and Borisoff added one. Royal of Simi Valley sophomore Scott Snyder played for the 15-and-under U.S. Cadet team at the tournament. -- Heather Gripp Canoga Park players commit to CSUN CSUN California State University Northridge soccer Canoga Park soccer players Salvador Hernandez and Camilo Rojas said they will play for CalState Northridge. Rojas was a first team All-City selection this past season, when he scored a team-high 31goals with 19 assists for the City Section finalists. -- Heather Gripp Burbank High to retire Freddy Sanchez's number Jan. 12 Burbank High will retire former Bulldogs baseball standout Freddy Sanchez's uniform number in a ceremony Jan. 12. The event is scheduled for 3 p.m. at the school's baseball field. Sanchez, who also starred at Glendale College, won the National League batting title last season as an infielder for the Pittsburgh Pirates. -- Heather Gripp |
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