MILLIGAN NOTEBOOK: BOYER KEEPING BUSY.Byline: Heather Gripp Staff Writer Brad Boyer finished his season with the Camarillo High baseball team by winning a Southern Section championship Saturday. The game marked the end of Boyer's multisport mul·ti·sport also mul·ti·sports adj. 1. Composed of, involving, or accommodating several sports: a multisport competition; a multisport stadium. 2. career at Camarillo. But don't think Boyer finally gets a break this week. His schedule is as hectic as ever as he prepares to play in multiple all-star games An all-star game is an exhibition game played by the best players in their sports league. The players are often chosen by a popular vote of fans of the sport and the game often occurs at the halfway point of the regular season, although this is not the case for some all-star games , including the 26th annual Daily News Bernie Milligan All-Star Game at Birmingham High of Lake Balboa Balboa, town (1990 pop. 2,751), Colón prov., in the former Panama Canal Zone, on the Gulf of Panama. The port for Panama City, Balboa was the administrative headquarters of the Panama Canal Zone. It was also the site of a U.S. navy base (closed 1999). on Saturday, when he will play for the West. A day later, he will play in an all-star football game. Practices for both games are keeping him busy throughout the week. ``It's so busy, I can't ever keep track of everything,'' said Boyer, who also played on the Scorpions' basketball team when he wasn't staring as a wide receiver or shortstop. Baseball will become his only sport when he heads to Arizona in the fall. ``I love football and basketball,'' Boyer said. ``I'm really going to miss it. It's going to be weird once I go to college and I'm focusing on just one sport all year. It'll be the first time I've done that.'' He aspires to earn a starting job with the Wildcats as a freshman and likes his chances after batting .467 with six home runs, 39 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 , 22 walks and a Ventura County-record 61 runs scored this season. And that was without full devotion to the sport. ``I'm kind of curious to see how I'm going to do putting on all my attention on baseball,'' Boyer said. ``I'll get to work on my hitting a lot more. I'll be able to concentrate on everything more. I never really worked on defense. I just rely on my athleticism.'' --More busy schedules: Boyer isn't the only one juggling activities. Chaminade of West Hills has its graduation Saturday morning, meaning Bobby Paschal, Cody Haerther and D.J. Milonas won't have much time to celebrate before heading to the field. Thousand Oaks' Alex Clyburn and Westlake's Justin Blaine are among those who'll be rushing to their proms afterward af·ter·ward also af·ter·wards adv. At a later time; subsequently. Adv. 1. afterward - happening at a time subsequent to a reference time; "he apologized subsequently"; "he's going to the store but he'll be back here . --Small-school big hitters: Tyler Downie and Brian Trump were among the least-recognized players at Wednesday's East practice at Canyon High - until they started to hit. The small-school players made a large impact among the big boys during batting practice. Downie, a catcher from Desert Christian in Lancaster, and Trump, a first baseman from Montclair Prep of Van Nuys, turned in some of the afternoon's most impressive displays of power hitting. Of course, those familiar with Downie and Trump wouldn't be surprised. Downie hit .525 with 41 RBI and nine home runs this season, giving him a school-record 17 home runs in his career. He signed with Kansas, making him the school's first athlete to earn a Division I scholarship. Trump batted .476 with six home runs for the Mounties during the regular season. --Draft ups and downs ups and downs pl.n. Alternating periods of good and bad fortune or spirits. ups and downs Noun, pl alternating periods of good and bad luck or high and low spirits : Six of this year's Milligan participants were selected in the professional baseball draft earlier this week. For some, such as 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 Haerther, the news was good - he surprisingly was the first local high school player picked. ``I had high hopes,'' said Haerther, who was taken in the sixth round by St. Louis. ``I thought I could be drafted high - I had been talking to Noun 1. talking to - a lengthy rebuke; "a good lecture was my father's idea of discipline"; "the teacher gave him a talking to" lecture, speech rebuke, reprehension, reprimand, reproof, reproval - an act or expression of criticism and censure; "he had to teams - but you can never be sure. ``I knew I wasn't one of the high-profile players, I didn't get a lot of press. That didn't bother me. I knew if I played hard, people would see what I could do.'' He stayed home from school during finals in anticipation of being drafted. ``My mom, my dad, my sister and me, we went and sat in my brother's room because he has the computer - we were listening to the draft on the Internet,'' Haerther said. `` When we heard the Cardinals had picked me, we were all screaming. We were going crazy. It's so exciting.'' Others weren't so excited about their picks. Poly of Sun Valley pitcher Eddie Baeza and 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. of La Crescenta pitcher Kris Krise were expected to be among the top local players taken but neither went until the second day of the draft. Krise was so disappointed with his 43rd-round selection by the Arizona Diamondbacks This article is about the baseball team. For other uses, see Diamondback. The Arizona Diamondbacks (also referred to as the D-backs) are a Major League Baseball team based in Phoenix, Arizona. They play in the West Division of the National League. , he said, ``I'm just focusing on going to college now.'' --He'll be ready: Canyon ace Jake Coash spent more time teasing teasing the act of parading a male before a female to see if she displays estrus, and is therefore in a state where mating is likely to be fertile. his Foothill League rivals than practicing Wednesday. The left-hander, who was drafted in the 18th round by Detroit, said he wanted to give his arm a break after a heavy workload during the Cowboys' playoff play·off also play-off n. Sports 1. A final game or series of games played to break a tie. 2. A series of games played to determine a championship. Noun 1. run that ended in last Saturday's championship game, but he said the week's rest should leave him ready to play Saturday. AT A GLANCE What: 26th annual Daily News Bernie Milligan All-Star Game When: 3 p.m. Saturday, preceded by Home Run Derby This is about the Major League Baseball contest. For the 1959 television show of the same name, see Home Run Derby (TV series). The Home Run Derby is an event played prior to the Major League Baseball All-Star Game. at 1:30 p.m. Where: Birmingham High, Lake Balboa. CAPTION(S): photo, box Photo: Camarillo's Brad Boyer will play in two all-star games this weekend. John McCoy/Staff Photographer Box: AT A GLANCE (see text) |
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