HOT OFF THE PRESS.Byline: -- By GERRY GITTELSON and RAMONA SHELBURNE Ramona Shelburne is an American sports journalist currently writing for the Los Angeles Daily News. Shelburne was born and raised in Los Angeles, California. She attended El Camino Real High School in Woodland Hills, California where she was a class valedictorian. Staff Writers Florida Prep star not all talk ... unfortunately Oaks Christian High of Westlake Village has yet to play a football game this week, but its position in USA Today's national rankings might have already improved. Lakeland High (Fla.), ranked fourth, could be without star running back Chris Rainey this Friday in the state championship because of an investigation into whether he accepted small gifts and cash. Lakeland also could forfeit its victories. It all started when Rainey boasted to the Miami Herald that he received sports jerseys and jewelry from a local clothing vendor in exchange for an autograph. He also said he received cash from an unknown elderly woman. ``I didn't even count it,'' Rainey said in a story published Tuesday. ``When I walk around, people are buying me food, giving me money. I'm like, `Damn, I'm glad I'm Chris Rainey.' It's real nice to be me.'' 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. a story in Wednesday's Miami Herald, the reporter whom Rainey made the comments to has the interview on tape. Rainey, who has committed to Florida, is among the top running backs in the country. Oaks Christian is No. 6 in USA Today's rankings. The Lions (13-0) play host to Oak Park (12-1) at 7 p.m. Friday in the Southern Section's Northwest Division Two of North America's major professional sports leagues contain a Northwest Division.
Baseball legend to pay local visit: Sparky Anderson Anderson managed the Cincinnati Reds to World Series titles in 1975 and 1976, then managed the Detroit Tigers The Detroit Tigers are a professional baseball team based in Detroit, Michigan. The Tigers are a member of the Central Division of Major League Baseball's American League. From to the present, the Tigers have played in Comerica Park. to a World Series championship in 1984. A Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. native, Anderson was inducted into baseball's Hall of Fame. The 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. inductees are former baseball coach Mike Gillespie There are 3 sports coaches with the name Mike Gillespie:
Water polo water polo, swimming game encompassing features of soccer, football, basketball, and hockey. The object of the game is to maneuver, by head, feet, or hand, a leather-covered ball 27 to 28 in. standouts: La Canada's Devon Borisoff and Royal of Simi Valley's Tyler McClure were selected as MVPs of their respective boys' water polo Senior All-Star games this past weekend. Borisoff, the Rio Hondo Rio Hondo may refer to:
McClure, a Marmonte League co-MVP, helped the South team to victory in Saturday's Div. IV/Tri-Counties All-Star game at Ventura. Alumni hoops game set: Moorpark High plays host to an alumni game at 7p.m. Dec. 21 in the school's gym. Information: Tbednar@mrpk.k12.ca.us or emg01@msn.com. Birmingham yet to practice: Good fourtune for the Mission College men's soccer team has meant bad news for the defending City Section champion Birmingham of Lake Balboa boys' soccer team. E.B. Madha is the head coach of both teams, leaving Birmingham without a coach or a field to play on while Mission, which also practices at Birmingham, enjoys its best season in program history. The young Patriots benefit from watching a talented team that still is alive in the state's junior college playoffs, but they have yet to hold their first practice even though most other area high school teams began playing games last week. ``They run during their PE class, but that's about all they've been able to do so far,'' said Madha, noting that last season's team started practicing late, too, but was in form when it mattered. San Fernando's first-year coach Norman Mejia is splitting time as a Mission assistant. AVC (1) (Advanced Video Coding) The video compression techniques used in the H.264 standard, jointly developed by ISO and the ITU-T. See H.264. (2) (Audio Visual C football coach steps down: Longtime 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. football coach Brent Carder announced his resignation Wednesday. Carder's 37-year coaching career at AVC included two state titles, seven conference championships and 13 bowl appearances. His 189-185-5 career coaching record ranks him 11th all-time in the nation and fifth in the state. Carder was the state's Coach of the Year in 1974 and 1975, when the Marauders won consecutive state titles. The program has fallen on hard times since its last bowl appearance in 2001, with AVC losing its past 26 consecutive games. Daily News staffers host Web cast: Daily News columnist Gerry Gittelson and staff writer Justin Frank co-host this week's Daily News High School Show from 7:30 p.m.-10 p.m. Friday at nowinla.com. The show is produced by Kevin Bromber, a former baseball standout at Montclair Prep of Panorama City. -- Gideon Rubin and Heather Gripp contributed. |
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