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Athletes of the Week

2012-02-08T19:25:08Z

Athletes of the Week
Boys
Luis Cervantes, Sr., Millikan
The slick forward was a big reason why the Rams were able to basically clinch their fifth consecutive Moore League soccer title. He had a goal, an assist and drew a PK in a 3-1 win over Cabrillo, and the also scored in a 2-1 win over Lakewood.

Girls
Michaela Reed, Jr., Wilson
Reed scored 14 points to lead the Bruins to a 66-64 upset win over then-CIF-SS Division 1AA No. 8-ranked Millikan, and she added a 15-point, eight-rebound effort two days later in a loss to No. 2 Poly.

Cerritos tabs Miracle worker as next football coach

2012-02-06T22:11:41Z

Cerritos High has hired a new football coach, Darin Owens, whom the school hopes can rejuvenate its struggling program.

Owens comes to the Dons from Hillcrest High in Idaho Falls, Idaho. Before that he coached in at Northgate in Northern California and ML King in Riverside. He is expected to arrive in the next couple of weeks.

Owens has a track record for successful reclamation projects, one reason the Dons hired him among the 55 applicants for the job.

He turned around the programs at Northgate and King before heading to Idaho. In 2008, Owens took over at Hillcrest, which had lost 23 games in a row, scored just three TDs in 2007, hadn't been to the playoffs in a decade, and transformed the team into a state champion in his first year. A movie is in the works about that championship season.

Cerritos will prove to be a similar challenge for Owens. The Dons have won just five games over the past five seasons and are on an 11-game losing streak.

Athletes of the Week

2012-02-04T06:02:05Z

Athletes of the Week
Boys
Garrett Neilan, Sr., Downey
The Vikings' hot-shooting guard was on target last week in a pair of wins. He scored 20 points in a 47-32 win over Lynwood and dropped another 20 points in a 52-42 victory over Warren as Downey remained in control of the SGVL.

Girls
Jewelyn Sawyer, Jr., Gahr
Sawyer posted two monster games last week. She started the week with a triple double - 17 points, 15 rebounds, 13 assists, six blocks and six steals - in a 47-45 win over Warren, then had 14 points, 14 rebounds, eight assists and eight steals in a 61-24 win over Paramount.

An Extraveganza of hoops

2012-02-04T05:59:29Z

Mater Dei will host a daylong boys basketball spectacle on Saturday. Some locals,including Poly and Los Alamitos, and lots of great games.

Signing Day - Final List

2012-02-02T02:22:33Z

Well, Signing Day is drawing to and end, with SJ Bosco's Bryce Treggs heading to Cal, and the Dominguez duo of Brandon Beaver and Alphonso March going to Washington and Utah, respectively.

Here is the list of today's signings:

Football
Lacy Westbrook (Dominguez) UCLA
Alphonso Marsh (Dominguez) Utah
Brandon Beaver (Dominguez) Washington
Damian Turpin (Dominguez) Washington
Dejon Allen (Dominguez) Hawaii
Lavell Sanders (Dominguez) Northern Colorado
Jabari Ruffin (Downey) USC
Delshawn McClellon (Gahr) Utah
Dwayne Washington (Gahr) Washington
Darius Powe (Lakewood) California
Malik Gilmore (Lakewood) Oregon State
Derek Sabo (Lakewood) Cal Poly
Terrance Brown (Los Alamitos) Northwestern
Kyle Roberts (Los Alamitos) Sacramento State
Dylan Lagarde (Los Alamitos) Bryant University
Cody Paul (Los Alamitos) Chadron State
Diamonte Wiggins (Lynwood) Eastern Washington
Jerry Smith (Mayfair) Fresno State
Josiah Blandin(Poly) Arizona State
Salamo Fiso(Poly) Arizona State
Randall Goforth (Poly) UCLA
Jeremy Lutali (Poly) Malone University
Tomas Rivera (Poly) Colorado State
Matthew Rowe (Poly) Arizona State
Richard Smith (Poly) Arizona State
Nemo Stefanovic (Poly) Malone University
Alonzo Williams(Poly) Texas A&M
Bryce Treggs (St. John Bosco) California
Charles Redd (St. John Bosco) Eastern Washington
Dalis Bruce (St. John Bosco) Eastern Washington
Beau Boyster St. John Bosco) Arizona
Justin Johnson (St. John Bosco) Fresno State
Shane Baumann (St. John Bosco) Western New Mexico
Jaylen Raye (Valley Christian) Minnesota-Moorhead

Girls Volleyball
Chelsee Sauni (Lakewood) Coppin State
Zana Bowens (Poly) Fresno State

Girls Basketball
Breeyon Alexander (Poly) CS Northridge

Boys Soccer
Aaron Thompson (Mayfair) San Diego State

Girls Soccer
Amanda Bolanos (Lakewood) CS Dominguez Hills
Noemy Polanco (Lakewood) Metropolitan State College of Denver
Alyssa Gomez (Lakewood) Concordia
Kendahl Fisher (Lakewood) Southwest Minnesota State
Elliott Gentile (Poly) California
Megan Kilroy (St. Joseph) Southwest Minnesota State

Baseball
Kevin Maxey (Poly) CS Los Angeles
Jeff Turley (Poly) UCLA

Softball
Sara Fobbs (Lakewood) Eastern Kentucky
SaraMagill (Lakewood) Young Harris
Ariel Carrillo (Lakewood) Saddleback College
Justine Robles (Lakewood) Trine
Cayla Unverzagt (Lakewood) Louisiana-Monroe
Priscilla Pino (Poly) Williams College

Diving
Deon Reid (Poly) Duke

Boys Volleyball
Pele Ili (Poly) Kingman College

Treggs headed to Cal

2012-02-02T00:51:11Z

St. John Bosco receiver Bryce Treggs stuck with his initial commitment and announced Wednesday on live TV he'd sign with Cal.
Treggs committed to Cal over the summer, but UCLA - and later USC - made a strong late push. Treggs said on Prime Ticket he stuck with Cal because he was taught by his mother to be "a man of my word."

LBCC's Aysse headed to San Diego State

2012-02-02T00:13:53Z

Long Beach City offensive tackle Justin Aysse signed with San Diego State on Wednesday, the first day most high school and community college football players can sign a national letter of intent.
Aysse is a 6-6, 280-pound former Marine who served in Iraq and Afghanistan.
Offensive lineman Brock Ane signed with NAIA school McPherson College in Kansas and receiver Sean Morris signed with West Texas A&M, where LBCC teammate Travon Payne is already enrolled.
Cerritos cornerback Tommy Elliott signed with Southeast Louisiana on Wednesday and ECC Compton offensive lineman Rodney Donaldson signed with Benedict College in South Carolina.

Football to Futbol ... and back

2012-02-01T22:21:27Z

We will have one last signing update in a few hours. For now, off to cover a soccer game.

Poly's turn

2012-02-01T22:11:26Z

Nine Jackrabbit football players are ready to sign on the dotted line as I type.

They are:

WR Josiah Blandin- Arizona State
LB Salamo Fiso- Arizona State
DB Randall Goforth - UCLA
OL Jeremy Lutali - Malone University
OL Tomas Rivera - Colorado State
LB Matthew Rowe - Arizona State
WR Richard Smith - Arizona State
OL Nemo Stefanovic - Malone University
DL Alonzo Williams -Texas A&M

The dish on Dominguez

2012-02-01T21:46:21Z

Four Dominguez football standouts signed at a lunchtime ceremony, and two will make their announcment on TV later today.

Alphonso Marsh will make his announcment on KCAL at 5:30 pm and as noted in a different blog post, Brandon Beaver will makes his on Prime Ticket at 3 pm

Those who signed already are:
OL Lacy Westbrook - UCLA
DL Damian Turpin - Washington
OL Dejon Allen -Hawaii
LB Lavell Sanders - Northern Colorado

Mayfair signings

2012-02-01T21:25:33Z

Mayfair football star Jerry Smith signed his letter this morning with Fresno State, and soccer standout Aaron Thompson signed with San Diego State.

Four Griffins gridders sign letters

2012-02-01T21:10:46Z

We knew that three Los Alamitos football players would be signing today, but a fourth one popped up.

The three were WR Kyle Roberts with Sacramento State, QB Dylan Lagarde wtih Bryant University and DB Terrance Brown with Northwestern.

But speed-mite-sized RB Cody Paul got some much-deserved love, too, signing with Chadron State in Nebraska.Chadron's claim to fame so far is the New England Patriots quick and tiny RB Danny Woodhead.

Treggs talks

2012-02-01T20:59:19Z

Here is a comment from Bryce Treggs on his delayed signing from a SJ Bosco press release:

Bryce Treggs has been a Cal commit since July of last year. With UCLA making a late push over the past two weeks and USC throwing their name in the hat late last night, Treggs has decided to take some additional time to make his college decision.

"All are great academic institutions with outstanding athletic programs," said Treggs. "I just need more time to ensure that I make an intelligent decision regarding my academic and athletic future."

Treggs will make his final decision on Fox Sports West at 4:45 this afternoon.

Lakewood signees

2012-02-01T20:53:36Z

Early today we had that Lakewood WRs Darius Powe and Malik Gilmore signed.

The rest of the Lancers' standouts, over all sports, signed in a noontime ceremony. Here's that list...

Girls Volleyball
Chelsee Sauni - Coppin State

Girls Soccer
Amanda Bolanos - CS Dominguez Hills
Noemy Polanco - Metropolitan State College of Denver
Alyssa Gomez - Concordia
Kendahl Fisher - Southwest Minnesota State

Softball
Sara Fobbs - Eastern Kentucky
SaraMagill - Young Harris
Ariel Carrillo - Saddleback College
Justine Robles - Trine
Cayla Unverzagt - Louisiana-Monroe

Football
Derek Sabo - Cal Poly

Three more big names sign

2012-02-01T18:58:39Z

Downey's Jabari Ruffin, the top OLB prospect in the nation, inked his deal with USC, and the Lakewood WR duo of Darius Powe and Malik Gilmore signed with California and Oregon State, respectively.