TURF MAKES GRASS GREENER AT COC.Byline: GERRY GITTELSON Community Sports The installation of new artificial turf Artificial turf, or synthetic turf, is a grass-like man-made surface manufactured from synthetic materials. It is most often used in arenas for sports that were originally or are normally played on grass, however, it is now being used on residential lawns and commercial has been completed at College of the Canyons College of the Canyons is one of the fastest-growing community colleges in the state. According to the National Junior College Research Association, College of the Canyons consistently ranks in the top 50 community colleges in the nation. , much to the enjoyment of the football team. ``It's all done, and the field is unbelievably nice,'' coach Chuck Lyon said. ``It's a great facility.'' It has been nearly three months since the grass was removed. Although recent rains caused a delay in installation, the team has a few weeks remaining in spring training to get used to the new surface. The project cost between $750,000 and $900,000, but that will be offset by lower maintenance costs. The grass field took a beating because of overuse overuse Health care The common use of a particular intervention even when the benefits of the intervention don't justify the potential harm or cost–eg, prescribing antibiotics for a probable viral URI. Cf Misuse, Underuse. . Hart, Saugus and Valencia varsity and junior varsity junior varsity n. Abbr. JV A high-school or college team that competes in interschool sports on the level below varsity. Noun 1. football games are played there, and several soccer teams also used the field. College of the Canyons is the region's only college using artificial turf. Even 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 and USC An abbreviation for U.S. Code. don't have it at the Rose Bowl and Coliseum, respectively. Two area high schools - Oaks Christian in Westlake Village and St. Francis in La Canada - have artificial turf. --No wonder Canyon High track standout Alysia Johnson, a junior hoping to place among the state's top girls' 800 runners for the third consecutive season, is so fast. Johnson, who won the 800 and anchored two winning relays during the Foothill League finals at Birmingham in Lake Balboa on Friday, comes from a family of elite runners. Her brother, Eric Johnson
Eric Johnson (born August 17, 1954) is a guitarist and recording artist from Austin, Texas. , runs track at College of the Canyons. Her cousin, Dane Comrie from Hart High, won the league title in the boys' 100 hurdles Friday, and another cousin, Mikhaile Savary, a former standout at Notre Dame Notre Dame IPA: [nɔtʁ dam] is French for Our Lady, referring to the Virgin Mary. In the United States of America, Notre Dame High in Sherman Oaks, runs for Cornell University Cornell University, mainly at Ithaca, N.Y.; with land-grant, state, and private support; coeducational; chartered 1865, opened 1868. It was named for Ezra Cornell, who donated $500,000 and a tract of land. With the help of state senator Andrew D. . --Todd Wilson, a standout on offense and defense for the Hart football team last season, also was a starter for the baseball team, playing third base and compiling 47 at-bats. But this baseball season, Wilson is the team's ``designated player,'' which means he plays in the field but doesn't bat - not the most glamorous position, to be sure. Wilson, however, missed about a month of the season because of a back injury and said he doesn't mind the limited role. ``I kind of miss batting, but any way I can contribute is fine. I'll take what I can get,'' Wilson said. Wilson figures to hang up his glove after this year to concentrate on football at Azusa Pacific beginning this fall. --Hart's football team, which has had an All-Southern Section quarterback every season for the past 18 years, should continue the streak for at least another three seasons. This year, Sean Norton returns after passing for more than 4,000 yards and accounting for 42 touchdowns as a junior. There's also junior Robbie Moore Robbie David Moore (born May 3, 1954 in Sarnia, Ontario) is a retired Canadian ice hockey goaltender who played for the Philadelphia Flyers and Washington Capitals. External links
Moore, brother of former Hart standout and current UCLA quarterback Matt Moore, was a terrific junior varsity player last year. He passed for 2,052 yards and 21 touchdowns, including a 385-yard, five-TD performance in a season-ending victory over Valencia to clinch the league title. Lyon, son of College of the Canyons coach Chuck Lyon, is 6-foot-3 1/2 and has been groomed to be a quarterback. A dominating youth player for the Santa Clarita Warriors, Lyon transferred from Valencia to Hart just before the season opener last fall and shared duty at quarterback for Hart's frosh team for four games before sitting out the rest of the year because of a broken hand. As many of the area's top QBs, Lyon has worked extensively with passing guru Dean Herrington, the former Hart offensive coordinator now at College of the Canyons. ``Tyler's got a good work ethic and a strong arm,'' his father said. |
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