http://www.examiner.com/x-5754-West-Valley-High-School-Sports-Examiner?cid=exrss-West-Valley-High-School-Sports-Examiner en-us Mon, 23 Nov 2009 10:51:37 -0700 Thu, 12 Nov 2009 16:21:59 -0700 BlogCFC http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss http://www.examiner.com/x-5754-West-Valley-High-School-Sports-Examiner~y2009m11d12-West-Valley-fall-sports-mailbag-a-little-water-polo-with-your-football?cid=exrss-West-Valley-High-School-Sports-Examiner Man, I suck. This e-mail was sent to me on October 27, before the City Section water polo playoffs had even started.  Someone letting me know that the Birmingham High water polo team is having an excellent season without getting even a li... Football Water Polo Thu, 12 Nov 2009 16:21:59 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-5754-West-Valley-High-School-Sports-Examiner~y2009m11d12-West-Valley-fall-sports-mailbag-a-little-water-polo-with-your-football?cid=exrss-West-Valley-High-School-Sports-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-5754-West-Valley-High-School-Sports-Examiner~y2009m11d1-El-Camino-Real-quarterbacks-concussion-connects-with-the-greater-debate-about-dangers-of-football?cid=exrss-West-Valley-High-School-Sports-Examiner There's a lot of violence in football.  That's not a news flash, and yet I am remarkably oblivious to it.  I guess I'm so busy keeping track of what yard-line the ball happens to be on and trying to see what number the ball-c... Football Concussions Sun, 01 Nov 2009 13:30:33 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-5754-West-Valley-High-School-Sports-Examiner~y2009m11d1-El-Camino-Real-quarterbacks-concussion-connects-with-the-greater-debate-about-dangers-of-football?cid=exrss-West-Valley-High-School-Sports-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-5754-West-Valley-High-School-Sports-Examiner~y2009m10d26-LA-West-Valley-high-school-football-Youve-got-to-play-the-fieldWeek-7?cid=exrss-West-Valley-High-School-Sports-Examiner "You've got to play the field" is what I quoted St. Paul High School head football coach Marijon Ancich as saying in the aftermath of his team's 63-14 loss to Crespi Friday night.  The context: I was asking him how Crespi st... Football Mon, 26 Oct 2009 16:04:05 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-5754-West-Valley-High-School-Sports-Examiner~y2009m10d26-LA-West-Valley-high-school-football-Youve-got-to-play-the-fieldWeek-7?cid=exrss-West-Valley-High-School-Sports-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-5754-West-Valley-High-School-Sports-Examiner~y2009m10d23-West-Valley-High-School-football-Week-Seven?cid=exrss-West-Valley-High-School-Sports-Examiner Given that the Southern Section has something like 576 teams, including many of the most well-regarded in the state, it seems like the section Web site leaves a little something to be desired.  I know I shouldn't criticize; I used to ... Football Fri, 23 Oct 2009 18:46:43 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-5754-West-Valley-High-School-Sports-Examiner~y2009m10d23-West-Valley-High-School-football-Week-Seven?cid=exrss-West-Valley-High-School-Sports-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-5754-West-Valley-High-School-Sports-Examiner~y2009m10d18-High-school-football-scores-from-this-corner-of-the-West-Valley?cid=exrss-West-Valley-High-School-Sports-Examiner Friday Scores (more can be found right here) L.A. Section, E. Valley League Arleta 62, N. Hollywood 0 Canoga Park 33, Verdugo Hills 6 Poly-Sun Valley 74, Van Nuys 0   West. Valley League Cleveland 45, Chatsworth 26... Sun, 18 Oct 2009 21:23:13 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-5754-West-Valley-High-School-Sports-Examiner~y2009m10d18-High-school-football-scores-from-this-corner-of-the-West-Valley?cid=exrss-West-Valley-High-School-Sports-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-5754-West-Valley-High-School-Sports-Examiner~y2009m10d16-Just-to-avoid-doing-school-work--more-fun-with-calpreps?cid=exrss-West-Valley-High-School-Sports-Examiner Teams I have seen so far this year:* Oaks Christian (5-0, 0-0 Tri-Valley).  No. 2 in So. California; No. 1 in Div. III, No. 1 in Southern Section Northwest (X), ahead of Serra-Gardena* Valencia (5-0, 0-0 Foothill), No. 18 in So. California, No. ... Football Fri, 16 Oct 2009 18:24:04 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-5754-West-Valley-High-School-Sports-Examiner~y2009m10d16-Just-to-avoid-doing-school-work--more-fun-with-calpreps?cid=exrss-West-Valley-High-School-Sports-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-5754-West-Valley-High-School-Sports-Examiner~y2009m10d1-Los-Angeles-high-school-sports-Thousand-Oaks-thoughts?cid=exrss-West-Valley-High-School-Sports-Examiner * I just glanced over this list of Daily News top 10 for various non-football sports, and I think Thousand Oaks High School is on every one of these lists.  That's pretty impressive.  I'm going out to Westlake to see the Lancers' football t... Canoga Park High Football Thu, 01 Oct 2009 01:53:07 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-5754-West-Valley-High-School-Sports-Examiner~y2009m10d1-Los-Angeles-high-school-sports-Thousand-Oaks-thoughts?cid=exrss-West-Valley-High-School-Sports-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-5754-West-Valley-High-School-Sports-Examiner~y2009m9d17-LA-high-school-football-What-is-it-about-this-valley?cid=exrss-West-Valley-High-School-Sports-Examiner The 118 freeway branches off from the 405 and runswest through the San Fernando Valley, parallel to the 101 and about 12 miles north of it.  I'd never followed it past Topanga Canyon Road until last Friday's football game at Thousand Oaks, and I... Football Fri, 18 Sep 2009 00:12:29 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-5754-West-Valley-High-School-Sports-Examiner~y2009m9d17-LA-high-school-football-What-is-it-about-this-valley?cid=exrss-West-Valley-High-School-Sports-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-5754-West-Valley-High-School-Sports-Examiner~y2009m9d14-Los-Angeles-high-school-sports-How-misinformation-spreads?cid=exrss-West-Valley-High-School-Sports-Examiner So I cover this game between Thousand Oaks High School and Valencia, in Thousand Oaks.  Most fun I've had in a long time, and I really hope to cover another game next week, and to get the same adrenaline from having my deadline come up at me fas... Football Tue, 15 Sep 2009 00:26:53 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-5754-West-Valley-High-School-Sports-Examiner~y2009m9d14-Los-Angeles-high-school-sports-How-misinformation-spreads?cid=exrss-West-Valley-High-School-Sports-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-5754-West-Valley-High-School-Sports-Examiner~y2009m9d6-High-school-football-One-team-that-didnt-fail-to-blow-out-anybody?cid=exrss-West-Valley-High-School-Sports-Examiner Our buddies at Canoga Park got their season off to a good start Friday night: 55-13 over Belmont!  I am kind of tempted to link to another 12 items on that Varsity Times Insider blog, which has been hopping over the weekend, but I have some real... Canoga Park High Football Sun, 06 Sep 2009 17:48:26 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-5754-West-Valley-High-School-Sports-Examiner~y2009m9d6-High-school-football-One-team-that-didnt-fail-to-blow-out-anybody?cid=exrss-West-Valley-High-School-Sports-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-5754-West-Valley-High-School-Sports-Examiner~y2009m9d6-Is-Oaks-Christian-legit-Sure-as-long-as-Alemany-is--part-2?cid=exrss-West-Valley-High-School-Sports-Examiner   - continued from part 1 -The reasonable question, then, is whether OC's 28-17 win over Alemany will help it or hurt it in its quest for legitimacy, a quest that means nothing early in the season, but means a lot late in the season if the ... Football Sun, 06 Sep 2009 17:37:34 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-5754-West-Valley-High-School-Sports-Examiner~y2009m9d6-Is-Oaks-Christian-legit-Sure-as-long-as-Alemany-is--part-2?cid=exrss-West-Valley-High-School-Sports-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-5754-West-Valley-High-School-Sports-Examiner~y2009m9d6-High-school-football-Is-Oaks-Christian-legit--Sure-so-long-as-Alemany-is?cid=exrss-West-Valley-High-School-Sports-Examiner I went out to the Oaks Christian-Alemany game on Friday night as a way of celebrating the beginning of high school football season.  It was fun; Oaks Christian used a late first-half touchdown to take a 21-10 lead, and then the two teams traded ... Football Sun, 06 Sep 2009 17:33:55 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-5754-West-Valley-High-School-Sports-Examiner~y2009m9d6-High-school-football-Is-Oaks-Christian-legit--Sure-so-long-as-Alemany-is?cid=exrss-West-Valley-High-School-Sports-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-5754-West-Valley-High-School-Sports-Examiner~y2009m8d31-Fun-with-CalprepsPreviewing-LA-high-school-football-continued?cid=exrss-West-Valley-High-School-Sports-Examiner continued from here:http://www.examiner.com/x-5754-West-Valley-High-School-Sports-Examiner~y2009m8d31-Fun-with-CalprepsPreviewing-LA-high-school-football-without-knowing-a-single-players-nameEast Valley ConferenceTeam 2008 Record Rank in City Section... Football Tue, 01 Sep 2009 00:39:43 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-5754-West-Valley-High-School-Sports-Examiner~y2009m8d31-Fun-with-CalprepsPreviewing-LA-high-school-football-continued?cid=exrss-West-Valley-High-School-Sports-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-5754-West-Valley-High-School-Sports-Examiner~y2009m8d31-Fun-with-CalprepsPreviewing-LA-high-school-football-without-knowing-a-single-players-name?cid=exrss-West-Valley-High-School-Sports-Examiner So as noted last time, calpreps ranks every team in California based on some computer formula that weighs a bunch of factors--mostly last year's records, last year's strength of schedule, and last year's margin of victory. Two good things about these... Football Mon, 31 Aug 2009 23:14:49 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-5754-West-Valley-High-School-Sports-Examiner~y2009m8d31-Fun-with-CalprepsPreviewing-LA-high-school-football-without-knowing-a-single-players-name?cid=exrss-West-Valley-High-School-Sports-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-5754-West-Valley-High-School-Sports-Examiner~y2009m8d20-Los-Angeles-city-section-football-teams-not-ranked-highly-by-Calpreps?cid=exrss-West-Valley-High-School-Sports-Examiner   So Friday, September 4 is a date you might have circled: when the high school football season begins.  But you don't have to wait until then to start sizing up the competition.  The beginning of each season is a time to remember tha... Football Thu, 20 Aug 2009 15:07:22 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-5754-West-Valley-High-School-Sports-Examiner~y2009m8d20-Los-Angeles-city-section-football-teams-not-ranked-highly-by-Calpreps?cid=exrss-West-Valley-High-School-Sports-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-5754-West-Valley-High-School-Sports-Examiner~y2009m8d6-LA-High-school-sports--Followup-on-payingtoplay-and-other-notes?cid=exrss-West-Valley-High-School-Sports-Examiner The commenter in my last post here noted that athletes paying to play sports is nothing new.  In football, for instance, many schools may implement "uniform fees" of up to $250. I'm not sure how many schools do this, and I do feel a li... The economics of sports Football The Great Recession Thu, 06 Aug 2009 18:54:25 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-5754-West-Valley-High-School-Sports-Examiner~y2009m8d6-LA-High-school-sports--Followup-on-payingtoplay-and-other-notes?cid=exrss-West-Valley-High-School-Sports-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-5754-West-Valley-High-School-Sports-Examiner~y2009m8d3-Varsity-Times-Insider-LAUSD-athletic-section-considers-charging-kids-to-play-sports?cid=exrss-West-Valley-High-School-Sports-Examiner The LA Times' Ben Bolch stays in touch with Los Angeles Unified School District commissioner Barbara Fiege, and the latest news out of the section office is not so good.  Absent some economic stimulus, the district is going to have to start char... The economics of sports The Great Recession Mon, 03 Aug 2009 18:37:44 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-5754-West-Valley-High-School-Sports-Examiner~y2009m8d3-Varsity-Times-Insider-LAUSD-athletic-section-considers-charging-kids-to-play-sports?cid=exrss-West-Valley-High-School-Sports-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-5754-West-Valley-High-School-Sports-Examiner~y2009m7d20-Canoga-Park-summer-football-Part-3?cid=exrss-West-Valley-High-School-Sports-Examiner --continued from page 2--    “It’s more in the shoulder than anywhere else with your body,” quarterbacks coach Todd Orey is saying to senior Frank Kopenhaver as they walk off the practice field.  “When I pl... Canoga Park High Football Mon, 20 Jul 2009 11:37:34 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-5754-West-Valley-High-School-Sports-Examiner~y2009m7d20-Canoga-Park-summer-football-Part-3?cid=exrss-West-Valley-High-School-Sports-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-5754-West-Valley-High-School-Sports-Examiner~y2009m7d20-Canoga-Park-summer-football-part-2?cid=exrss-West-Valley-High-School-Sports-Examiner --continued from page 1--     “Guys, I want to see no smiles on your faces,” Moreno is saying, and that is probably a set-up line.  Of course that is going to make the players smile.  Sure enough, the next thing t... Canoga Park High Football Mon, 20 Jul 2009 11:34:54 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-5754-West-Valley-High-School-Sports-Examiner~y2009m7d20-Canoga-Park-summer-football-part-2?cid=exrss-West-Valley-High-School-Sports-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-5754-West-Valley-High-School-Sports-Examiner~y2009m7d20-Canoga-Park-summer-football--games-are-won-at-100degree-July-practices?cid=exrss-West-Valley-High-School-Sports-Examiner     At around 5-o’clock in the Valley, the first hint of relief is in the air.  The heat seems truly intolerable from maybe 1 till 4:30, but around 5 the temperature drops from triple-digits into the mid-90's, and once you&r... Canoga Park High Football Mon, 20 Jul 2009 11:30:53 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-5754-West-Valley-High-School-Sports-Examiner~y2009m7d20-Canoga-Park-summer-football--games-are-won-at-100degree-July-practices?cid=exrss-West-Valley-High-School-Sports-Examiner