Athletes of the Week

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Dave Werstine
on December 15, 2009 8:17 AM | | Comments (1) |

Athletes of the Week
Boys
Justin Torres, Sr., La Mirada
The running back finished off a great playoff run with 103 yards and three touchdowns on 12 carries in the Matadores' 49-27 victory over top-seeded Garden Grove in the CIF Southern Section Southern Division championship game on Friday.

Girls
Alexis Love, Sr., Norwalk
The 6-foot-2 center/forward continued her strong senior season last week, averaging 16.25 points, 12 rebounds and 5.25 blocked shots in four games for the Lancers. She had a high of 21 points, 14 rebounds and eight blocks.

If you would like to nominate an AOW, send the information to dave.werstine@presstelegram.com


 

1 Comments

By Hmmm on December 22, 2009 8:23 AM

I just have a question regarding the coverage of La Mirada athletics in the Press-Telegram. That question is, why is the Press-Telegram giving La Mirada double coverage and giving them double exposure when they already get a ton from the Whittier Daily News? No disrespect to La Mirada, they have a great program over there, but they get as much coverage in the WDN as Poly does in the P-T and then add on everything that the P-T gives them, it seems like too much. I don't see why they should get this double coverage just because they are in the Suburban League which has teams local to Long Beach like Mayfair, Cerritos, and Bellflower. Whittier Daily News does not cover Mayfair or Cerritos or Bellflower, so why does P-T cover La Mirada? You will never see Mayfair in a poll or pre-season rundown in the Whittier Daily News, but in the P-T you can find La Mirada all over the place. Don't say "Oh, it's because La Mirada has a great program and they're in a league with local teams," because I will just come back with, well hey Edison has a great program and in the Sunset League with Los Alamitos which is a local school, but you don't ever cover them. Please stop or at least lessen this double coverage because it's really not fair to other area programs. Thank you.

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Prep Sports Editor Dave Werstine has worked in and around the greater Long Beach area covering high school sports since the mid-1980s. Dave sums up his own athletic career as a "Jack of all trades and a master of none." Whether the ball is kicked, hit or thrown, Dave enjoys being part of it. If you have game, e-mail opinions, story ideas or news tips to dave.werstine@dailybreeze.com.

David Felton is a lifelong sports fan who began covering prep athletics in 1990. He's lived and worked in Long Beach since 2000 and has developed a deep respect and appreciation for the athletic history of this community. Email him at dave.felton@dailybreeze.com.

Robert Morales began covering prep sports in the greater Long Beach area in 2007. When a local football coach asked him how he felt about reporting on preps after many years of covering boxing, auto racing and various other sports, he replied, "Hey, if I'm going to cover prep sports anywhere, I'm glad it's this area because of the level of athletics, the intensity displayed by the athletes and coaches and the support of the community." Email him at robert.morales@dailybreeze.com.

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