NOTES : NCAA REJECTS SAT SCORE FOR KENNEDY'S DOYLE.Byline: Daily News A long-awaited weekend ended abruptly for Kennedy High School defensive back Karalus Doyle on Monday when the NCAA NCAA abbr. National Collegiate Athletic Association Clearinghouse denied his first qualifying Scholastic Assessment Test score, requiring him to retake re·take tr.v. re·took , re·tak·en , re·tak·ing, re·takes 1. To take back or again. 2. To recapture. 3. To photograph, film, or record again. n. 1. the test. Doyle, who accepted a scholarship offer to Washington State last weekend, must either pass the test on another try or sign with a Division I college as a Proposition 48 case. ``This breaks my heart,'' Doyle said. ``I know I didn't do anything wrong. They're trying to take my dreams away from me.'' The Educational Testing Service The Educational Testing Service (or ETS) is the world's largest private educational testing and measurement organization, operating on an annual budget of approximately $1.1 billion on a proforma basis in 2007. challenged his score last month after reviewing his points increase from his first test. Doyle scored a 580 out of 1600 points on that test and the service declined to release his score on the second test. The NCAA requires a score of 820 to be allowed to play sports as a freshman. The only other choice Doyle has is to challenge the NCAA on the decision. Otherwise, the last available test to qualify for next season is June 1. Bobcat-bound: Former North Hollywood All-City forward Damon Ollie has signed a national letter of intent with Montana State. Ollie, who averaged 16.5 points and 10.9 rebounds at Santa Monica College Santa Monica College was first opened in 1929 as Santa Monica Junior College. Current enrollment is 32,000 students in more than 90 fields of study. The college also has one of the largest international student populations of any community college in the US, with approximately this season, chose Montana State over Missouri-Kansas City. The 6-foot-6 Ollie helped North Hollywood to basketball prominence and Santa Monica Santa Monica (săn`tə mŏn`ĭkə), city (1990 pop. 86,905), Los Angeles co., S Calif., on Santa Monica Bay; inc. 1886. Tourism and retailing are important, and the city has motion-picture, biotechnology, and software industries. to a 31-4 record. CSUN CSUN California State University Northridge slips: With its three losses in Hawaii over the weekend, the Cal State Northridge baseball team fell three spots to No. 11 in Baseball America's national rankings and seven spots to No. 15 in Collegiate Baseball's poll. The Matadors (37-10) host Long Beach State, ranked No. 22 by Baseball America, today at 2:30 p.m. CSUN signee sign·ee n. One who has signed a document, such as a contract or petition. : Issia ``Ice'' Lincoln, a two-time all-state women's basketball selection at Santa Monica Community College, has signed a letter of intent to play for Northridge. Lincoln, who graduated from Littlerock High, averaged 19 points and 12 rebounds this past season. In the Navy: Westlake swimmer Nicholas LeClerc was accepted into the Naval Academy and will swim for the Midshipmen. Groff finishes 12th: Shan Groff, 18, of Reseda, finished 12th in his racing debut at the Long Beach Indy Lights race Sunday. Groff, who attended Cleveland High School, gained the 26th and final qualifying spot, then showed off his impressive driving skills to move up during the 47-lap race. |
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