Minors

SOUTH GLENDALE — A 17-year-old Los Angeles boy was stabbed in the back Saturday after a group of taggers confronted him about his gang affiliation, police said. Police found the boy about 10 p.m. Saturday at Glendale Adventist Medical Center, where he was treated for the non-life threatening stab wound, Glendale Police Sgt. Tom Lorenz said. The boy, whose name wasn't released because he is a minor, was visiting his girlfriend in Glendale when he was approached by a group writing graffiti on a wall behind Popeye's Chicken & Biscuits on East Colorado Street, Lorenz said.

The percentage of minority students enrolled in Glendale Unified during 2009-10 increased to 43%, up from 41% the previous year, according to a recently released racial and ethnic survey. "Demographics are changing, our minority population is up a couple of percentage points," Assistant Glendale Unified Supt. John Garcia said. A report coming in March is considered by the district to be more important, though, since it will show which languages students are speaking at home — an important factor in determining programs for those learning English as a second language.

GLENDALE — The following are updates on area athletes in minor league baseball. Trevor Bell (Crescenta Valley High, 2005) Cedar Rapids Kernels, starting pitcher : Following a hectic finish to the season, including 15 wins in its final 19 games, Cedar Rapids, a Class-A affiliate of the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim, found itself atop the Midwest League Western Division second-half standings. However, the season has come to a close after a three-game playoff series defeat at the hands of the Clinton Lumberjacks.

GLENDALE — The following are updates on area athletes in minor league baseball. Trevor Bell (Crescenta Valley, 2005) Cedar Rapids Kernels, starting pitcher : Bell has been sharp of late and is unbeaten in is last nine starts, four of which were victories for the right-hander. In his last outing, a 7-2 win over the Wisconsin T-Rattlers, Bell (4-2) went four innings, allowing two earned-runs on four hits while striking out 10 batters. The 10 strikeouts tied a team-high on the season.

GLENDALE ? The following are updates on area players in minor league baseball . ? Bill Spottiswood (Glendale Community College, 2005) South Bend Silver Hawks relief pitcher: The right-hander picked up a loss Saturday in a 1-0 road defeat to the Lansing Lugnuts that went 10 innings. In the performance, the 23-year-old Spottiswood went two innings. He allowed one run, two hits and struck out a pair. In 14 appearances, Spottiswood is 0-2 with three saves and a 2.25 earned-run average this season.

A quick recap of Tuesday's action from the Little League Junior and 9-10 Softball Section 2 All-Star Tournaments at Montrose Park. JUNIOR SOFTBALL Foothill-Tujunga 5, Arcadia American 3: The District 16 champion advanced to today's 5 p.m. championship contest against District 51's Lancaster Parkview at Montrose Park. The locals, who fell to Parkview, 2-1, on Monday, would need to win today to set up an if-necessary final at 5 p.m. Thursday. District 17's Arcadia American tied the game at 3 in the bottom of the third, but Foothill-Tujunga regained it in the sixth, thanks to clutch hitting from Kristin Bautista and Jennifer Monson.

Jeff Tully It came as a big surprise to fans of baseball player Freddy Sanchez. But for Sanchez, he had braced himself for the bad news. On Thursday, the Boston Red Sox demoted the former Burbank High standout to its triple-A affiliate in Pawtucket after less than two months with the big-league club. Sanchez, a 25-year-old infielder who also played at Glendale Community College, was sent down with right-handed pitcher Jason Shiell to make room for left-handed hitter Jeremy Giambi -- who had been on the disabled list since June 28 with what was described as bursitis in his left shoulder -- and Casey Fossum.

CITY HALL — Ethnic diversity in the city’s workforce has continued to increase in recent years, representing a significant jump in minority representation from 1998 to 2008, according to the city’s most recent workforce demographic report. Last year, whites made up 43.9% of the city’s workforce, compared with 57.5% in 1998, according to the report. Meanwhile, representation of most minority groups has grown, with African Americans seeing their ranks grow by 21% within the 10-year period.

Alecia Foster NORTHEAST GLENDALE -- Students in Glendale Community College's Alliance for Minority Participation program are cashing in on their good grades. Students receive a $300 stipend for earning an "A" or "B" grade in math and science classes that are transferable to the Cal State University system. "It's a really cool program," said electrical engineering major Davey L. Lopez. Students in the program recently received a combined total of $15,300 in stipends for high grades during the fall semester.