Bob Gagliano

CSUN baseball camp set to be held The 2008 Northridge Baseball Camp, presented by Cal State Northridge baseball Coach and Crescenta Valley resident Steve Rousey, is currently in the enrollment process. The four-day day camp is designed to develop physical ability in the areas of arm strength, hitting for power and foot speed and evaluating skill levels in fielding, hitting and pitching. The event is open to players ages 5-13 and is offered in two sessions ? today through Aug. 7 and Aug. 11-14 ?

Hoover High School has its share of notable graduates. A sampling: Dr. Leland Hartwell, '51: 2001 Nobel Peace Prize in medicine. Carlos Moorhead, '40: U.S. Representative. Stirling Silliphant, '35: Emmy Award-winning screenwriter. Dario Frommer, '81: Glendale assemblyman. Mary Boger, '63: Glendale Board of Education. Jack Carlson, '36: President, Kaiser steel. Bob Gagliano, '76: Quarterback, National Football League. Forrest Beaty, '62: Pediatric surgeon; world-class sprinter.

Charles Rich They left Glendale Community College, and would go on to achieve success at the professional and amateur levels. For four key athletic figures who excelled at GCC, their on-campus accomplishments haven't been forgotten. A quartet consisting of Bob McMillen, Bob Gagliano, Abe Androff and Juno Stover will be inducted into the college's Athletic Hall of Fame at 5 p.m. March 5. The fourth annual event will be held on campus at the J. Walter Smith Student Center.

More than a 100 golfers, 16 corporate sponsors and 90 local businesses teed off and chipped in Monday to help the Glendale Community College Foundation raise more than $60,000 at the group's 24th annual Golf Classic tournament. The 144 golfers played 18 holes of golf in a scramble format at the Oakmont Country Club with the proceeds going toward programs at the college, said foundation spokeswoman Ann Ransford. She praised the sponsors and players for making the event a success.

Tickets for GCC Hall of Fame event on sale Tickets for the fourth annual Glendale Community College Athletic Hall of Fame ceremony are on sale. The event will be held at 5 p.m. March 5 at the college's J. Walter Smith Student Center, 1500 N. Verdugo Road, Glendale. The cost is $50 per person. Those expected to be honored are Bob McMillen, Bob Gagliano, Abe Androff, Juno Stover Irwin and the 1983 men's soccer team. McMillen, who was a two-time Olympian in 1948 and the silver medalist in the 1,500-meters in the 1952 Olympics, was nominated for outstanding athletic achievement.

Charles Rich Area high school sports teams began to win California Interscholastic Federation Southern Section championships in the 1970s, and the Glendale News-Press extensively covered the expanding city schools from Glendale to La Crescenta and La Canada Flintridge. With Sports Editor Al Ames beginning his third decade with the Glendale News-Press, he made sure that every nook and cranny of the area was covered. Several football teams won CIF championships, including Crescenta Valley in 1973 and La Canada in 1979.

Glendale Panthers fall in conference contest The Glendale Panthers, a 13-year-old boys' basketball squad, dropped a 60-45 decision to the Valley Jaguar White team on Saturday. David Mansuryan paced the Panthers with 11 points, nine rebounds and three assists. Narek Esmailian had seven points and five rebounds for the Panthers, who got five points and two steals from Arturo Garcia. The Panthers got four points and 11 rebounds from Edgar Mihranian and two points from Geoffrey Bywater.

GLENDALE — To say Jeff Nelson’s distance-running exploits will live on in area lore would be an understatement. They already do, but if there was any doubt, it will be subsided in the next eight months. For the second time, Nelson will find his way into the Glendale Community College Athletic Hall of Fame. The honor will come seven months removed from him being enshrined into the Burbank High Hall of Fame as part of its first-ever class. For Nelson, a cross-country standout, he will be inducted into the GCC Hall for Outstanding Athletic Achievement, two years removed from getting inducted as part of the state-champion 1980 cross-country squad.