LOCAL: PREP EXTRA : ATHLETES OF THE WEEK.MIKE SEIDMAN Westlake High Senior tight end All Travis Campbell had to say was one word after Westlake High's 27-17 win over Canyon on Friday. ``Seidman,'' Campbell uttered. Say no more. Tight end extraordinaire ex·tra·or·di·naire adj. Extraordinary: a jazz singer extraordinaire. [French, from Old French, from Latin extra , emerging defensive force, linebacker-crushing runner. Mike Seidman is becoming all of those things in 1998. Every major university in the country has offered a scholarship. The 6-foot-5, 245-pound senior caught seven passes for 148 yards and a touchdown against the Cowboys, had two key sacks, a handful of hurries and a tipped pass on Canyon's final play. ``He was awesome,'' Westlake quarterback Zac Wasserman said. One play in particular stood out. Seidman stretched out in the end zone to catch a 15-yard touchdown pass from Wasserman to seal the victory, diving to his left to make the spectacular grab. ``I just told him to get open in the end zone and I'd get him the ball,'' Wasserman said. ``And that's what he did.'' AMANDA ANDERSON Amanda Anderson is the head of the English department at Johns Hopkins University. She received her Ph.D. from Cornell University and taught at the University of Illinois before coming to Hopkins in 1999. 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. High Senior runner It was quite a week for Anderson, who helped lead the Pioneers to two victories against top-level competition. On Monday, she finished ahead of three runners who had beaten her just two days earlier as Simi Valley defeated rivals 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 Westlake in a 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. meet. ``I knew if I didn't break up that pack on Monday, (Thousand Oaks) would automatically win,'' Anderson said. ``My coach said, `You know what you have to do.' '' Anderson wasn't through. On Friday, she won the Channel Islands Invitational with a time of 18 minutes, 18 seconds over the three-mile course. Anderson, who finished 12th in the league meet last year, also finished seventh and Simi Valley beat Thousand Oaks and won the Bell-Jeff Invitational on Sept. 26. It was the first time the Pioneers beat 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. in back-to-back meets since 1991. QUOTE OF THE WEEK ``There's going to be joy in Mudville tonight.'' - Bill Norton Pierce College In 2006 the Library won a national Excellence award. Academics Pierce College offers associate's degrees, mainly in the arts and sciences. There are also certificate programs in early childhood education, social services, dental hygienist, and others. football coach, following Saturday's win that ended 31-game losing streak BY THE NUMBERS 1: Consecutive victories by Pierce College football team UP & COMING JOHN WHITE Westlake sophomore WR/DB White is enjoying a terrific year on the Westlake sophomore team. In an easy win over Canyon on Friday, he caught five passes for 156 yards and two touchdowns. That brings his season total to 24 catches for 455 yards and seven touchdowns. He also has two rushing scores. Defensively, he's the team's leading tackler at linebacker, averaging nine per game. ``If we needed to put him on the offensive line, he'd be able to do that,'' Westlake coach Mike Leibin said. HEAD 2 HEAD Matchup of the Week TRAVIS CAMPBELL Wide Receiver Westlake We say Travis Campbell, but you may as well add Kevin Howard Kevin C. Howard (born June 25, 1981 in Hinsdale, Illinois) is a infielder in Minor League Baseball who plays for the Jacksonville Suns in the Double-A Southern League. , Chris Catalano and Mike Seidman to the list, too. The Warriors' high-powered passing attack is no one-man show, although Campbell is Westlake's best wide receiver when he's healthy. Right now he's still banged up with a partially separated right shoulder, but said he'll play Friday and that's not good news for the Highlanders. When he's on the field, Campbell has to be accounted for by one of two defensive backs. That means Seidman, Catalano and Howard will face one-on-one coverage. JESSE MORRIS Cornerback Royal It's not all on Morris' shoulders, he'll get help from fellow corner Robert Espinoza. Together they give the Highlanders a pair of outstanding DBs. Ordinarily, they would be enough to shut down a passing game. But when you consider Royal also must deal with Seidman, Catalano and Howard, it's just too much offense to account for. Still, if Morris and Espinoza can make plays - and especially create turnovers - Royal can sttoay close and pull off an upset. Both have the speed to run with Campbell and the others. 7 p.m. Friday at Royal High School STATLICIOUS After four weeks, eight local football teams are undefeated. There were also eight unbeatens at this point last year, and three teams - Crescenta Valley The Crescenta Valley is a small inland valley in Los Angeles County, California. Its name derives from its crescent-like shape, with the convex portion facing roughly northeast and the concave portion southwest. , Taft and Newbury Park - finished the regular season unbeaten. Calabasas, which has three wins and a tie this season, and 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 are the only two teams on both lists. A comparison: 1997 Birmingham Calabasas Crescenta Valley El Camino Real El Camino Real (Spanish for The Royal Road or The King's Highway) was the name of a series of pre-automobile highways linking the various New World colonies of Spain:
Hart Newbury Park Notre Dame Taft 1998 Boron boron (bōr`ŏn) [New Gr. from borax], chemical element; symbol B; at. no. 5; at. wt. 10.81; m.p. about 2,300°C;; sublimation point about 2,550°C;; sp. gr. 2.3 at 25°C;; valence +3. Calabasas Crespi Granada Hills Harvard-Westlake Moorpark Notre Dame Westlake ON DECK: Highlights in the week of local sports This week's must-see: Hart vs. Loyola Analysis: Hart, the Daily News' No. 1 team, finishes its tough preseason against Loyola, which has outscored its opponents 121-27 in winning its first four games. The Cubs are ranked fifth in the Southern Section Division I coaches' poll, and the Indians are the top team in Division III
Division III (or DIII) is a division of the National Collegiate Athletic Association of the United States. . Both teams feature marquee quarterbacks: Loyola's Chris Peterson and Hart's Kyle Boller Kyle Bryan Boller (born June 17 1981 in Burbank, California) is an American football quarterback who plays for the Baltimore Ravens of the National Football League. He was drafted by the Ravens in the first round of the 2003 NFL Draft out of California. . Vitals vi·tals pl.n. 1. The vital body organs. 2. The parts that are essential to continued functioning, as of a system. : At 7 p.m. on Friday at Glendale High. Exit 134 to Harvey Drive, go south on Harvey, school is on corner of Verdugo and Broadway. TODAY (6) Girls' tennis: Westlake vs. Simi Valley at Rancho Simi Rancho San José de Nuestra Senora de Altagarcia y Simi is one of the land grants in California by the Spanish government. The name derives from Shimiji, the name of the Chumash village here before the Spanish. Park, 2:30 p.m. Girls' volleyball: Royal at Thousand Oaks, 6 p.m. Girls' volleyball: Flintridge S.H. at Alemany, 6:30 p.m. WEDNESDAY (7) Girls' tennis: Peninsula vs. Harvard-Westlake at Studio City G&T, 3 p.m. Girls' volleyball: Santa Barbara at Royal, 6 p.m. Men's soccer: The Master's at CSUN CSUN California State University Northridge , 7 p.m. THURSDAY (8) Girls' tennis: Chaminade vs. Harvard-Westlake at Studio City G&T, 3 p.m. High school cross country: Thousand Oaks vs. Newbury Park at Peppertree Park, 3 p.m. Girls' volleyball: Moorpark at Westlake, 6 p.m. FRIDAY (9) Boys' water polo: Westlake at Agoura, 3:15 p.m. High school football: Taft at San Fernando, 7 p.m. High school football: Alemany at Canyon, 7 p.m. SATURDAY (10) Boys' water polo: Marina at Royal, noon. College football: Montana at CSUN, 3:05 p.m. High school football: Hart vs. Loyola at Glendale High, 7 p.m. SUNDAY (11) Men's water polo: Stanford at Pepperdine, 1 p.m. Men's soccer: Cal at UCLA UCLA University of California at Los Angeles UCLA University Center for Learning Assistance (Illinois State University) UCLA University of Carrollton, TX and Lower Addison, TX , 2 p.m. Women's soccer: Cal State Sacramento at CSUN, 4 p.m. MONDAY (12) Women's soccer: The Master's at Pepperdine, 3 p.m. Men's soccer: Cal Lutheran at The Master's, 3:30 p.m. Women's volleyball: Northern Arizona at CSUN, 7 p.m. CAPTION(S): 5 Photos, 3 Boxes PHOTO (1) Mike Seidman (2) Amanda Anderson (3) Travis Campbell (4) Jesse Morris (5) John White BOX: (1) HEAD 2 HEAD Matchup of the week (see text) (2) STATLICIOUS (see text) (3) ON DECK: Highlights in the week of local sports (see text) |
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