HOT OFF THE PRESS.Wrestling the options Some of the area's top wrestling teams will be competing in three different tournaments this weekend. Royal of SimiValley is sending its top wrestlers to the Five Counties tournament in Fountain Valley Fountain Valley, city (1990 pop. 53,691), Orange co., S Calif.; inc. 1957. Chiefly residential, Fountain Valley also has diverse manufactures, including apparel, computer equipment, semiconductors, and medical equipment. A U.S. navy helicopter facility is there. to take on some of the best wrestlers in Southern California Southern California, also colloquially known as SoCal, is the southern portion of the U.S. state of California. Centered on the cities of Los Angeles and San Diego, Southern California is home to nearly 24 million people and is the nation's second most populated region, and possibly the state. But the prestige of Five Counties sometimes keeps a team's best wrestlers out. ``There's so much information to give about the wrestler on the application and the selection committee makes it tough for people to get in,'' Royal coach Richard Carrillo said. ``That's probably what makes it a good tournament.'' Royal is also sending wrestlers to the West Covina West Covina, city (1990 pop. 96,086), Los Angeles co., S Calif., in the San Gabriel valley; settled 1905, inc. 1923. Before World War II, West Covina was a small rural community where walnuts, wheat, and livestock were raised. tournament Friday and Saturday. The 32-team tournament serves as an alternative to Five Counties for some teams. Highland, 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. and QuartzHill will compete at the Bobby Loughridge tournament at Highland this weekend. Crespi of Encino coach Mike Odman has petitioned to get into Five Counties, and has been rejected. Odman will take his entire team to West Covina. ``Five Counties is like a Master's Meet,'' Odman said. ``I tried to get my state champion (Sione Fua) there last year but couldn't. It's a very good tournament and a perfect way to get your guys on the map. I think even (Royal's) Kevin Dunn was rejected there before.'' It took some work but Carrillo got Dunn in the tournament. Dunn finished third in 2005. ``I've been petitioning to get into (FiveCounties) and have been rejected for five straight years,'' San Fernando San Fernando, city, Argentina San Fernando (săn fərnăn`dō), city (1991 pop. 144,761), Buenos Aires prov., E Argentina. It is a district administrative center in the Greater Buenos Aires area. coach Fernando Gonzalez said. ``But going to West Covina is not bad. ``It's a challenging tournament. They'll be some tough competition there.'' -- Ivan Orozco Coaching the East and West Rudy Lugo of Canoga Park and Keith Knoop of Burroughs of Burbank have been selected as the coaches for the 11th annual East-West All-Star Football Game on June 10 at Birmingham High in Lake Balboa -- a high-profile event that raises money for the Valley Youth Conference. A 38-year veteran at Canoga Park, Lugo, who is battling cancer, guided the Hunters to a second-place finish Noun 1. second-place finish - a finish in second place (as in a race) runner-up finish finish - designated event that concludes a contest (especially a race); "excitement grew as the finish neared"; "my horse was several lengths behind at the finish"; "the in the Sunset Six League. He's a former high school teammate of event organizer Bill Speer Bill Speer (born March 20, 1942 in Lindsay, Ontario) is a retired professional ice hockey player who played 135 games in the World Hockey Association and 130 games in the National Hockey League. . ``We're tremendously happy to have Rudy,'' Speer said. ``The cancer is in remission, and he's still very weak, but it looks like he's going to be back next year. We want to make it a special occasion for both coaches but especially for Rudy because of all he's done. He's a success story who's taught kids more important things about life than just football.'' -- Ivan Orozco Locals recognized among state's best Oaks Christian of Westlake Village football players 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. , Marc Tyler Marc Tyler (born September 27, 1988 in Palmdale, California) is an American football running back for the University of Southern California Trojans football team. High school career Tyler attended Oaks Christian High School in Westlake Village, California. , Duke Lemmens, Anthony Gildon and Marshall Jones joined Crespi of Encino's D.J. Holt among the 30 first-team selections on Cal-Hi Sports' all-state medium-schools roster. Tonio Celotto, a former Royal of Simi Valley Simi Valley (sē`mē, sĭm`ē), city (1990 pop. 100,217), Ventura co., SW Calif. in an oil, fruit, and farm region; laid out 1887, inc. 1969. standout, was an all-state first-team defensive lineman at Piedmont. Oaks Christian's Michael Ebbitt, Casey Matthews, Sean Wiser and Cory Yriarte were among the 35 second-team selections, along with Chaminade of West Hills' Aubrey Smith and Oak Park's Logan Ketchum and Sean Westgate. -- Erik Boal Lemmens no longer Gator bait Lemmens, a lineman for Oaks Christian, was subject to plenty of trash talk from friends and teammates the week before the BCS (1) (The British Computer Society, Swindon, Wiltshire, England, www.bcs.org) The chartered body for information technology professionals in the U.K., founded in 1957. National Championship game, but it was Lemmens who had the last laugh following Florida's 41-14 victory over Ohio State. Lemmens, who has committed to Florida, was decked out in full Gators apparel Tuesday at school, reveling in the opportunity to compete for the defending national champions in the fall. ``I give myself permission to be as obnoxious as I want,'' Lemmens was heard saying in his English class Tuesday. Unfortunately for Lemmens, he wasn't able to watch the game live, since Oaks Christian's boys' basketball team had a game Monday night at Ojai of Nordhoff. Lemmens received regular updates through the third quarter of the football game before having to focus on competing for the Lions. ``The first call I got was that (Ted Ginn Jr.) returned the opening kickoff (for a touchdown),'' Lemmens said. ``Fortunately, things got a lot better after that.'' Lemmens is one of four Oaks Christian players headed toward a top-five program. Marshall Jones and Marc Tyler are going to No. 4 USC An abbreviation for U.S. Code. and Cory Yriarte has committed to No. 5 Boise State. -- Erik Boal |
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