PREP FOCUS: SIMI VALLEY FIRE FORCES COACHES TO ALTER PLANS.Byline: Ramona Shelburne Ramona Shelburne is an American sports journalist currently writing for the Los Angeles Daily News. Shelburne was born and raised in Los Angeles, California. She attended El Camino Real High School in Woodland Hills, California where she was a class valedictorian. Staff Writer Schools in 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. and Moorpark will be closed today while residents and firefighters try to save hundreds of homes threatened by the Simi Valley fire. Football coaches from Moorpark High, Royal of Simi Valley and Grace Brethren of Simi Valley said they planned to meet with their teams this afternoon but would do little more than watch film and walk-through drills because of the intense smoke and ash in the air. ``Some of our boys have had to evacuate; Moorpark has been under a dark cloud dark cloud See absorption nebula. all day,'' Moorpark football coach Tim Lins said. ``We're just going to get together and see how everybody is. It's been a very tough day out here.'' Royal coach Gene Uebelhardt said none of his players had been directly affected by the evacuations, but the heavy smoke and ash would make it impossible to practice. ``We're not allowed to practice and with good reason. A lot of our kids are asthmatic and you can hardly breathe out here, so we're just going to get together and watch film and do some walk-throughs,'' Uebelhardt said. ``None of our kids are affected right now, but I think everyone knows somebody whose family has been evacuated.'' The only area team that will be playing is Moorpark College Moorpark College is a California-state funded community college located on a 134 acre (542,000 m²) property reclining on a hill in Moorpark, a town in Ventura County, California. , which will take on Ventura College Ventura College is a California-state funded community college located in Ventura, California. Established in 1925, the college has a 112-acre campus with an enrollment of 13,000 students. The college is part of the Ventura County Community College District. tonight at 7 at Camarillo High. The game originally was scheduled for Saturday night but had to be canceled because of the fires. ``(Saturday) it almost burned the campus down, but (Sunday) it's been further west toward downtown Moorpark,'' athletic director Athletic director (commonly, "athletics director") is a position at many American colleges and universities, as well as in larger high schools and middle schools, which oversees the work of the coaches and related staff involved in intercollegiate or interscholastic athletic John Keever said. ``We couldn't use Moorpark High because of the smoke.'' --Commitment: Westlake softball player Stephanie Savre has committed to Virginia Tech. She also considered Brigham Young, Long Island and San Diego San Diego (săn dēā`gō), city (1990 pop. 1,110,549), seat of San Diego co., S Calif., on San Diego Bay; inc. 1850. San Diego includes the unincorporated communities of La Jolla and Spring Valley. Coronado is across the bay. State. ``I went there and just loved it,'' Savre said. ``I really wanted the college feel and a college town, and all their sports are pretty good there. I'm just relieved to have everything done with.'' Savre said she planned to major in sports communication and intends to go into broadcasting when she graduates. --Turnaround: All season, Loyola of Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. receiver Ian Wilson said, ``We just haven't clicked. Something just hasn't been right. It seems like we're just waiting to break out, and when we do it, we'll be fine.'' After Loyola's 31-28 overtime victory over Mater Dei of Santa Ana on Saturday, consider the Cubs (4-3) back on track. Loyola's three losses this season have come by total of 14 points. --T.O. gets new field: Thousand Oaks will cut the ribbon on its new softball field in a ceremony Tuesday at 11 a.m. The field was financed by the Conejo Valley Unified School District Conejo Valley Unified School District or CVUSD is a school district in Ventura County. It serves Thousand Oaks, California and its subsections Newbury Park and Westlake Village. and partly by Thousand Oaks High boosters. Coach Gary Walin said talks for a new softball field had been ongoing for the past two or three years. Construction began in August. Ramona Shelburne, (818) 713-3617 ramona.shelburne(at)dailynews.com CAPTION(S): 3 boxes Box: Daily News TOP 10 (1) FOOTBALL (2) GIRLS' VOLLEYBALL (3) GIRLS' TENNIS |
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