SMALL SCHOOLS: BROTHERS HONOR FATHER.Byline: Gideon Rubin Special to the Daily News CALABASAS - Viewpoint High of Calabasas boys' basketball and volleyball coach Mike Talamantes Jr. and his younger brother Wiki is aware of the following uses of "'Younger Brother":
The way they see it, there is no better way to honor their father's legacy. The Talamantes brothers moved to the San Fernando Valley San Fernando Valley Valley, southern California, U.S. Northwest of central Los Angeles, the valley is bounded by the San Gabriel, Santa Susana, and Santa Monica mountains and the Simi Hills. together a year after former Cathedral 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. basketball and volleyball coach Mike Talamantes Sr.'s death in May 2003. Matt Talamantes was a setter on Viewpoint's Southern Section Div. V championship volleyball team last fall and has the rebuilding Patriots' basketball team off to its best start in years. Matt Talamantes, a standout junior shooting guard The Shooting guard (SG), also known as the two or off guard,[1] is one of five traditional positions on a basketball team. Players of the position are often shorter, leaner, and quicker than forwards. , is among the area's leading scorers, averaging 22.4 points and 8.1 assists for the Patriots (7-8, 4-1 in Liberty League), who have already equaled their win total from last season, when they were 7-15. Viewpoint was 3-21 last season. ``Everything I do as a coach is to honor my dad's memory,'' Mike Talamantes said. The two brothers moved to the Valley in the summer of 2004, a year after Mike Talamantes took a coaching/teaching job at Viewpoint. Mike Talamantes commuted to Viewpoint from his home in the Long Beach area, while Matt was enrolled at St. John Bosco "Don Bosco" redirects here. For other uses, see Bosco (disambiguation). Saint Don Bosco, born Giovanni Melchiorre Bosco, and known in English as John Bosco of Bellflower bellflower, in botany bellflower or bluebell, name commonly used as a comprehensive term for members of the Campanulaceae, a family of chiefly herbaceous annuals or perennials of wide distribution, characteristically found on dry his freshman year. ``My brother wasn't happy and I wasn't happy,'' Mike Talamantes said. ``Our dad was a big influence in our lives and it was a hard time for us because we barely got to see each other.'' These days, the Talamantes brothers barely spend any time apart, and are cherishing every moment. ``We're both very stubborn and we did butt heads a few times in the beginning of last season, but this year, (Matt is) more of an extension of me on the court,'' Mike Talamantes said. Matt Talamantes has had several big games, including a 40-point performance in a 68-58 victory over league rival Yeshiva yeshiva Academy of higher Talmudic learning. Through its biblical and legal exegesis and application of scripture, the yeshiva has defined and regulated Judaism for centuries. Traditionally, it is the setting for the training and ordination of rabbis. of Los Angeles on Dec. 15, the school's first win against Yeshiva. Facing a smothering smothering death by asphyxiation. Occurs where poultry are carelessly herded into a corner where they cannot escape and where they are piled four or five birds deep; they will die of asphyxia very quickly. See also crowding. defense in a 89-77 loss to league favorite Buckley of Sherman Oaks on Jan. 10, Talamantes was held to eight points but managed 20 assists. ``Even when he's being guarded by three or guys sometimes, he's still puts all the pressure on himself,'' Mike Talamantes said. ``It's not that he's selfish, it's just that he has a tremendous will to win.'' --Coming together: After an 0-3 start, Village Christian of Sun Valley's boys' basketball team won eight of its past 11. The Crusaders have emerged as the Alpha League's team to beat after opening league with a 60-46 victory over Windward of Los Angeles on Jan. 10 and a 62-45 win against L.A. Baptist of North Hills on Jan. 13. Standout Wayne Robinson Wayne L. Robinson (born January 14, 1930 in Minneapolis, Minnesota) is a former professional American football linebacker who played for the Philadelphia Eagles from 1952 through 1956. At 6'2", 225-lb. , a 6-foot-5 junior forward, is averaging 23 points and 11 rebounds. --Enrollment issue: Valley Torah of Valley Village boys' basketball coach Doug Yocum said an error in his school's reported enrollment has his team competing in Southern Section Div. IV-AA instead of the smaller Div. V-A V-A abbr. ventriculoatrial . The Southern Section has the small Jewish school's enrollment listed at 285. Its actual attendance is 235. Yocum hopes to have the issue cleared up by next season. ``We're eager to get this resolved,'' Yocum said. ``I believe we'd have a much better chance to go deep into the playoffs in the smaller division.'' Gideon Rubin, (818)713-3607 gideon.rubin(at)dailynews.com |
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