Aussie men's hoops team finishes ninth
The Australian men's basketball team, which is coached by 1971
Crescenta Valley High graduate Brian Goorjian, recorded a 98-77
victory against New Zealand on Tuesday to take ninth at the 2004
Summer Olympics in Athens.
Guard Shane Heal made an Olympic-record nine three-pointers for
Australia, which took fourth in the 2000 Olympics in Sydney. The
34-year-old Heal made nine of his first 10 three-point attempts.
Locals swimmers fare well in August meets
La Crescenta residents Lukas and Zachary Taylor competed in two
events in August.
Lukas represented the Southern California Swimming's Western Zone
All-Star Team in Redding. The event was held Aug. 9-14.
He placed second in the 100-meter butterfly, 200 freestyle, 200
freestyle relay and 200 medley relay. Taylor finished third in the 50
butterfly.
At the Southern California Junior Olympics, which was held Aug.
3-8, Lukas took first in the 100 freestyle. He was also second in the
50 butterfly, 100 butterfly, 200 individual medley and third in the
50 freestyle.
Zachary, 13, made the consolation finals in the 13- to 14-year-old
division of the Junior Olympics. He placed 11th in the 1,500-meter
freestyle event, 12th in the 200 butterfly and 400 individual medley
and 14th in the 400 freestyle and 800 freestyle.
Zachary got eighth as part of the 200- and 400 freestyle relays,
ninth in the 800 freestyle relays and sixth in the 200 medley relay.
Championship trophy on display in Montrose
The World Series trophy won by the North San Gabriel Valley
All-Star baseball team will be on display through Saturday at
Landry's Sporting Goods, 2271 Honolulu Ave., Montrose.
North San Gabriel Valley, which featured eight local players and
was coached by Crescenta Valley High Coach Phil Torres, won the 36th
annual Babe Ruth World Series on Saturday in the 16- to 19-year-old
division with an 8-2 win against Worcester, Mass.
It marked the fifth time that North San Gabriel Valley won the
championship since 1973.
Boys' water polo team to host fundraiser
The Glendale High boys' water polo team will hold a fundraiser
from 8 to 10 a.m. Sept. 4 at the Glendale High School pool, 1440 E.
Broadway, Glendale. One-third of the donations will be given to the
American Heart Association and Cancer Society.
For more information, contact Coach Tim Fredericksen at
tfreder@msn.com.
St. Francis High Golf Classic to be held
The 17th annual St. Francis High Alumni Golf Classic will be held
