Football: February 2012 Archives

Terrell Newby, a top junior running back at Chaminade, has been offered by Arizona State.

Josh Ross, a receiver for Campbell Hall, has signed with Minnesota Crookston, a D2 college.

Keith Ramljak, a Westlake offensive lineman with brains and brawn, has committed to Columbia.

Scott Napier, who coached the 8-Man football team at Windward, has been named the new coach at Campbell Hall, replacing Russ Gordon.

"I think it's great. I think Scott can take us to the next level," Campbell Hall athletic director Juan Velazquez said. "We had more than 120 applicants, and Scott stood out."

Napier, of Van Nuys, was 51-8-1 over the past five seasons at Windward.

Buckley faces visiting San Marino at 7 tonight in a Div. IV-A opener, and the host Griffins have a heavy heart.

Buckley's Steven Yampolsky, a junior tennis player, died Tuesday night after a long bout with Cancer. He was good friends with the basketball players, particularly Tyler and Ryan Rodef, coach Mike Hamilton said.

"Everyone here has been in tears all day and night," Hamilton said.

Tom Hernandez, 54. a longtime football coach at San Fernando whose roots go back to his playing days with the Tigers as a teammate to Charles White in 1974, has resigned after 19 years as a head coach, 26 overall.

"I want to do other things," said Hernandez, citing burnout.

Notre Dame celebrates its annual Hall of Fame ceremony on Saturday, Feb. 25 on campus, beginning at 6 p.m.

The inductees are:

Walt Gurasich '54 - (posthumous) All CIF football player, later played for USC and Detroit Lions.

Fred Carpenter '56 - ALL CIF later playing in the New York Yankees organization.
Joe Borella '61 - 3-year varsity basketball letterman and All Catholic leading scorer.

Chris Vella '69 - All-CIF star in two sports (football, baseball), starred in three (football, baseball and basketball).

Jack McDowell '84 - ALL CIF, Stanford Hall of Famer, Cy Young Award with Chicago White Sox.

Shannon (Tuttle) Genova '92 - 4-time NDHS woman athlete of the year; 2-time All-CIF volleyball star and Mission League MVP, 3-year track standout, CIF finalist and 300 hurdles league champion, member of first NDHS women's soccer team, Univ. of Notre Dame, collegiate coach at UW-Milwaukee, Kent State and Georgia Tech.

Justin Fargas '98 - ND All-Time leading rusher and state 100-meter champion, 2-time All CIF, State Player of the Year and High School All American, USC, Oakland Raiders.
Al Alcala - ND Head Varsity Baseball Coach 1961-1982 and assistant football coach.
1975 CIF Championship Track Team - ND's first-ever CIF title.

Information: Katie Feeney (818) 933-3606 or Susan Armendariz (818) 933-3608

Notre Dame will continue its annual tradition by awarding its Knight of Honor to Jeff and Libby Ames. Jeff and Libby's two daughters graduated from NDHS (Robyn '92, Jennifer '96).

Previous Athletic Hall of Fame Inductees (2010)
Gordy Ceresino '75, Lee Danielson '62, Larry Deisinger '59, Tim Foli '68, Greg Goossen '64 (posthumous), Dave Kopay '60, Bill Stifter '62 (posthumous) and John Vella '68.

Here are the members of the Hall of Fame Committee: Charlie Perkins '69, Chair; Jim Barrett '52, Jeff Kraemer '78, Mike O'Sullivan '60, Vince Orlando '61, Mike Poyer '75, Jim Sartoris '62, John Skeese, former Athletic Director and Coach; Kevin Slattery '77, Brett Lowart, NDHS President; Kevin Rooney, NDHS Athletic Director & Varsity Football Coach; Alec Moss '00, NDHS Admissions Director, Denny Barrett '82, Annual Fund Director; Ann McClung, NDHS Dean of Women and Head Varsity Womens Golf Coach; Tom Dill, NDHS Dean of Men and Head Varsity Baseball Coach.

Previous Knights of Honor Inductees
2000
Joe Allegretti 1956
Kenneth Banks 1955
Philip "Flip" Smith 1964
William Tooley 1952
Tim Viole' 1951
Brother Robert Hampton, C.S.C.

2001
Daniel Koenig 1966, Community Service
Michael Mullen 1964, Prof. Achievement
The Parker Family, Loyalty to Institution
Larry, 1961
Michael, 1962
Dennis, 1963
Peter, 1969
Warren and Anna, parents
Brother Nivard Meichtry, C.S.C., Special Ach.

2002
Carl Abato 1962, posthumously
James Amato 1955
Brother Richard Daly, C.S.C., 1957
Daniel Donahue 1959

2003
Brother John Doran, C.S.C.
Jeanette Martinez 1992
Paul Sunderland 1970

2004
Br. Gerald Comeau, C.S.C.
Michael Minkler 1970

2005
Brother John Dobrogowski, C.S.C.
Robert Wetzel 1952

2006
Father John Bitterman, C.S.C.
Terry Donahue 1962

2007
Roger Casey 1958

2008
Jamie Dixon 1983
Maggie Dixon 1995, posthumously

2009
Brother William C. Nick, C.S.C.

2010
John Combes, Service and Loyalty

2011
Ron Renaud 1964

2012
Jeff and Libby Ames

Tickets are $50 per person and can be purchased by contacting the school Advancement Office or online at www.ndhs.org.

West Ranch can clinch a share of the Foothill League title tonight with a win over visiting Canyon, as the host Wildcats look to pull off a championship for the first time in school history.

Ako Kaluna, a 6-foot-7 junior, is averaging 15.1 points, 11 rebounds and 3.3 assists.

Two of the region's top boys basketball teams will fight to maintain each of their six-game winning streaks during Time Warner Cable's featured High School Game of the Week.

Price (17-5) faces Alemany Warriors (20-3) this Thursday, each team looking to stay at
the top of their league standings.

Watch from home on SoCal Channel 101,

Oaks Christian Jordan Payton has set an official record for snubs.

After committing to USC, then Cal, then Washington on Tuesday, Payton now plans to sign with UCLA today, according to an Oaks Christian source.

Payton, a receiver, has not returned calls or texts, so let's wait and see if and when he signs on the dotted line. With this guy, until it's official, it's VERY unofficial ....