HOT OFF THE PRESS.Palmdale's Jackson going to Chico State Palmdale center Joshua Jackson has signed a national letter of intent to play basketball at Chico State next year. The Falcons standout is a two-time All-Golden League First Team selection. He led the league averaging foursteals per game while averaging 12.5 points and 6.8rebounds. "Josh is a talented athlete, who played center in high school, but will play the threeor four position in our program," Chico State coach Puck Smith said in a statement. "He has great instincts and plays with great energy and passion." Jackson led the Falcons to a 21-6 record this season and to a first-round playoff appearance. -- Ivan Orozco Chaminade boys are fencing champs Fencing is not a common sport among high school athletic programs, but at Chaminade of West Hills, it's a championship sport. The Eagles boys' fencing team took first places in twocategories at the California Fencing championships held at Monroe of North Hills earlier this month. Chaminade placed first in boys' foil and epee. The girls' team took fourth in epee and sixth in foil with the help of Rajat Gupta Rajat Kumar Gupta (Hindi: रजत कुमार गुप्त; born Calcutta, India on December 2, 1948) is the current special advisor on management reforms to the Secretary-General of the United Nation. , Iesha Zimdahl and Natalie Herrera. The boys' championship team is comprised of Chris Pinkowski, David Singontiko, Chris Cashdan, Gil Hauser and Gavin Daly. Harvard-Westlake of Studio City took first place in men's saber and ninth in Foil. -- Ivan Orozco Local players in Div.III World Series Harvard-Westlake of Studio City graduates Frank Pfister and Jason Glushon joined Westlake product Steve Bralver on the all-tournament team at the Division III
Division III (or DIII) is a division of the National Collegiate Athletic Association of the United States. College World Series. All three played for Atlanta-based Emory, which lost 5-4 in 10 innings in Tuesday's championship game against Kean University Kean University (Pronounced KĀN or "cane") formerly Kean College of New Jersey, and previously Newark State Teachers College is a state university located in Union Township, Union County, New Jersey. (N.J.). Bralver went 3 for 4 with three RBIs and a home run in the final, in which Pfister also contributed a hit and an 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 . Glushon, a senior right- hander, made two starts at the tournament and earned his school record-tying 13th victory of the season Monday. Pfister, a junior 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 , finished the season with a school-record 87hits and a team-high .387batting average batting average n. Baseball A measure of a batter's performance obtained by dividing the total of base hits by the number of times at bat, not including walks. Noun 1. . -- Heather Gripp Valley wrestlers in championships Brandon Sotomayor and Carlos Lazo are slated to compete today in the National Olympics of freestyle wrestling This article is about freestyle wrestling. For the style of wrestling practiced in American high schools and colleges, see Collegiate wrestling. Freestyle wrestling is a form of amateur wrestling that is practiced throughout the world. in Veracruz, Mexico. Sotomayor and Lazo, both 13-year-olds, will represent the Boys and Girls boys and girls mercurialisannua. Club of San Fernando youth wrestling club in the 130 to 140-pounds and 125-pounds categories, respectively. Both wrestlers qualified for today's tournament by wining the Baja California, Mexico, state title in their respective weight categories earlier this year. -- Ivan Orozco Notre Dame's Barton to run in 4x100 relay A lingering hamstring injury hamstring injury Sports medicine A muscle injury of biceps femoris, seen in sprinters and runners, when a contracted muscle meets a lengthening force, overpowering intrinsic muscle resiliency Management RICE, NSAIDs, gradual ↑ of pain-free activity–eg, kept Notre Dame of Sherman Oaks 400-meter specialist Chris Barton from qualifying for this weekend's state track and field meet in that event, but he is healthy enough to help defend the Knights title in the boys' 400 relay. Barton, who will begin his college career at Iowa next year, will anchor the Knights 400 relay team but will miss out in a much anticipated 400 race that will feature state defending champion Bryshon Nellum and runner-up Nevin Gutierrez of North High of Riverside. "It's a little downer down·er n. A depressant or sedative drug, such as a barbiturate or tranquilizer. not to be facing the bigger guys," Barton said. "But I'm still in the 4x100. I've been to state three times now. I've had an excellent four years here. Now I have something to look forward to." -- Ivan Orozco |
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