PREP EXTRA LOCAL.ATHLETES OF THE WEEK RHUBEN WILLIAMS Senior Eagle Rock Track & Field Despite the recent death of his father, Williams has had solid efforts inthe shot put and discus in the Arcadia Invitational and the Mt. San Antonio College Mt. San Antonio College (commonly called Mt. SAC; pronounced as the word "sack") is a community college located in the Los Angeles suburb of Walnut, California, next to California State Polytechnic University, Pomona which is just over a hill. Mt. Relays. His father, Chino Chino (chē`nō), city (1990 pop. 59,682), San Bernardino co., S Calif.; founded 1887, inc. 1910. It is the business and processing center of a diversified farming (notably dairying) area. ``Fats'' Williams, died after a lengthy illness at age 66 three days before the meet. Rhuben still competed, winning the shot put and finishing third in the discus at 184-3, the best mark ever by a City Section athlete. His effort in the discus was nearly 10 feet better than his previous best. At Mt. SAC on Saturday, Williams won the shot put (63-0 1/4) and discus (178-1). ``He is always in my thoughts,'' Williams said about his father. ``I have a lot of emotions running around inside me, but the biggest one is relief that it is all over. I feel like it is a weight off my shoulders because he is in a better place right now. With all the bad things I feel, it also feels kind of good.'' DENEEKA TORREY Senior Taft Track and Field Torrey won the 100-meter high hurdles in 13.99 at the Mt. San Antonio College Relays for the fifth-best mark in the nation this season. The Colorado-bound Torrey has shaved nearly a half second off her best of 14.43 and crushed her school record of 14.26 set at the Pasadena Games on March 25. At Mt. SAC, Torrey handily hand·i·ly adv. 1. In an easy manner. 2. In a convenient manner. Adv. 1. handily - in a convenient manner; "the switch was conveniently located" conveniently 2. defeated a field that included 1999 state runner-up Dana Bethel of Mission Viejo. This season, Torrey has teamed with Schquay Briganc, Erin Reed and Danielle Robinson on Taft's 400- and 1,600-meter relays that have timed 47.52 and 3:52.24 for the sixth-best marks in the state. HEAD TO HEAD KATHRYN NEVARD Camarillo Pitcher NICOLE NICOLE Nearly Intelligent Computer Operated Language Examiner (chatterbot) ANGELO Thousand Oaks Pitcher These two teams rarely play since Camarillo moved to the Pacific View League. But they're two of the best teams in the region, so any time they play it's an intriguing matchup. Nevard is a hard-throwing, intelligent pitcher who relies on movement and ball placement. When she's on top of her game, few in Southern California are as impressive. Angelo continues to get better, now fully established as the Lancers' No. 1 starter, a role she assumed when Sheridan Fowler was injured. Like Nevard, Angelo has power, control and good movement. But she's smart enough to know she doesn't have to overpower o·ver·pow·er tr.v. o·ver·pow·ered, o·ver·pow·er·ing, o·ver·pow·ers 1. To overcome or vanquish by superior force; subdue. 2. To affect so strongly as to make helpless or ineffective; overwhelm. 3. batters because 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. have an outstanding defense. Still, she gets strikeouts when she needs them and keeps the ball in play. Thursday, 3 p.m. at Thousand Oaks QUOTE OF THE WEEK ``I said, `Hey guys, I don't have my best stuff today so I'm going to need some help.' '' -- Thousand Oaks High pitcher Nicole Angelo, to teammates before pitching the Lancers to a 1-0 victory over Westlake. BY THE NUMBERS: 3 -- Number of former prep baseball players in the area featured in Muscle Magazine's list of the Best Bodies in Major League Baseball "MLB" and "Major Leagues" redirect here. For other uses, see MLB (disambiguation) and Major Leagues (disambiguation). Major League Baseball (MLB) is the highest level of play in North American professional baseball. . Gabe Kapler (Taft of Woodland Hills/Texas Rangers) and Brad Fullmer (Montclair Prep of Van Nuys/Toronto Blue Jays) were on the Best Body list. Rod Beck (Grant of Van Nuys/Boston Red Sox) was voted the worst body. ON DECK: This week's must see: Camarillo at Thousand Oaks These matchups used to decide the Marmonte League title. Although Camarillo has moved into the Pacific View League, these nonleague baseball and softball games remain exciting. In softball, Camarillo pitcher Kathryn Nevard, bound for Illinois, faces the No. 1-ranked team led by Nicole Angelo. In baseball, youth rules as freshman Delmon Young of Camarillo and Billy Lockin of Thousand Oaks are in the spotlight. --The vitals vi·tals pl.n. 1. The vital body organs. 2. The parts that are essential to continued functioning, as of a system. : Softball: today at 3 p.m.; Baseball: Wednesday at 3 p.m. Highlights in the week of local sports: TODAY (18) --Prep baseball: Westlake at Notre Dame, 3 p.m.; Canyon at Hart, 3:15 p.m.; Crescenta Valley at Arcadia, 3:30 p.m. --Prep softball: Camarillo at Thousand Oaks (DH), 3 p.m.; Quartz Hill at Palmdale, 3:15 p.m.; Saugus at Hart, 3:30 p.m. WEDNESDAY (19) --Prep baseball: Camarillo at Thousand Oaks, 3 p.m. --Prep swimming: Hart at Canyon, 3 p.m.; Alemany, Louisville and Notre Dame at CSUN CSUN California State University Northridge , 3:30 p.m. --Boys' golf: Thousand Oaks, Hart and Agoura at Camarillo Springs, 2 p.m. --Boys' volleyball: Arcadia at Crescenta Valley, 3:15 p.m. THURSDAY (20) --Prep baseball: Notre Dame at Westlake, 3:15 p.m.; L.A. Baptist at Malibu, 3:30 p.m. --Prep softball: Quartz Hill at Highland, 3:15 p.m. --Boys' golf: Golden League meet at Antelope Valley CC, 1 p.m.; Hart vs. Calabasas at Calabasas CC, 1 p.m. --Boys' volleyball: Saugus at Hart, 4:45 p.m.; Littlerock at Quartz Hill, 5:30 p.m. FRIDAY (21) --Prep baseball: Agoura at Camarillo, 3:15 p.m.; Hart at Canyon, 3:15 p.m. --Boys' volleyball: Thousand Oaks at Harvard-Westlake, 6:30 p.m. --College baseball: Santa Clara at Pepperdine, 3 p.m.; Stanford at USC An abbreviation for U.S. Code. , 6 p.m. SATURDAY (22) --Prep track: San Diego Relays, 8 a.m.; Spartan Relays at Rio Mesa, 9 a.m.; San Fernando Invitational at Birmingham, 9 a.m. --Men's volleyball: MPSF MPSF Mountain Pacific Sports Federation Tournament: BYU BYU Brigham Young University BYU Bayou BYU Bob's Your Uncle BYU Bayreuth, Germany - Bindlacher Berg (Airport Code) BYU Beyond Your Understanding 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 , 7 p.m.; Stanford at Pepperdine, 7 p.m.; Hawaii at USC, 7 p.m. --College baseball: Santa Clara at Pepperdine, 11 a.m.; San Diego at LMU LMU Ludwig Maximilians Universität (München) LMU Loyola Marymount University LMU Leeds Metropolitan University (UK) LMU Lincoln Memorial University LMU Location Measurement Unit (DH), noon; Stanford at USC, 1 p.m. STATLICIOUS Last week, Harvard-Westlake's Matt Thayer hit home runs in three consecutive games. It doesn't happen often, but players do post Mark McGwire-like numbers. A sampling: Year Player, School..................HRs in Games 1990 Mike Lieberthal, Westlake...... 4 in one game 1990 Joe Gordon, Simi Valley........ 4 in 2 games 1994 Judd Granzow, Faith Baptist.... 4 in one game 1996 Danny Phillips, Chatsworth..... 5 in 4 games 1997 Chris Mayberry, Saugus......... 6 in 6 games 1999 John Santor, Highland.......... 6 in 4 games 1999 Jon Bringuier, Granada Hills... 3 in 3 games 2000 John Santor, Highland.......... 7 in 5 games 2000 John Voita, Granada Hills...... 7 in 7 games 2000 Matt Thayer, Harvard-Westlake.. 3 in 3 games UP AND COMER TINA TINA There Is No Alternative TINA Transport Infrastructure Needs Assessment (EU) TINA Truth In Negotiations Act TINA TINA Is No Acronym TINA Telecommunication Information Network Architecture LUTIZETTI Chaminade Middle School Lutizetti, 13, was MVP (Multimedia Video Processor) A high-speed DSP chip from Texas Instruments, introduced in 1994. Officially introduced as the TMS320C80, it combines RISC technology with the functionality of four DSPs on one chip. of her middle school soccer team. Playing center midfielder, she scored 14 goals in 12 matches. In AYSO AYSO American Youth Soccer Organization AYSO All Your Saturdays Occupied AYSO Alabama Youth Soccer Organization AYSO Albuquerque Youth Soccer Organization (Albuquerque, New Mexico) , she scored 25 goals. She also plays softball. - Nominate outstanding junior varsity and middle school athletes by calling (818) 713-3611. CAPTION(S): 5 photos Photo: (1) Deneeka Torrey (2) Rhuben Williams (3) Kathryn Nevard (4) Nicole Angelo (5) Tina Lutizetti |
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