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FIRST INTERSTATE BANK ATHLETIC FOUNDATIONFORMERLY HELMS ATHLETIC FOUNDATION

3 - 34 - 89Contacts: Ken Preston - First Interstate Bank

(213) 634 - 3656Braven "Bud" Dyer - Amateur A t h l e t i c

F o u n d a t i o n of Los Angeles(213) 730 - 9626

FOR RELEASE; TUESDAY, MARCH 21 - AMs

TERRY CANNON, CRENSHAW, NAMED 4 - A DIVISION L.A. CITY

BASKETBALL PLAYER OF YEAR BRENT LOFTON, EL CAMINO

REAL H. S . , VOTED HONOR IN 3 - A DIVISION FOR 1 9 8 9

CRENSHAW HIGH SCHOOL'S TERRY CANNON, WHO LED COACH WILLIE WEST'S

COUGARS TO THEIR SECOND STRAIGHT CITY TITLE AND FIFTH OUT OF THE LAST

SIX, HAS BEEN NAMED 4-A DIVISION PLAYER OF THE YEAR FOR 1989 BY MEM-

BERS OF THE FIRST INTERSTATE BANK - AMATEUR ATHLETIC FOUNDATION OP LOS

ANGELES' ALL-LOS ANGELES CITY BOARD OF ATHLETICS. BRENT LOFTON, WHO

LED EL CAMINO REAL HIGH SCHOOL TO THE WEST VALLEY LEAGUE TITLE AND TO

THE SEMI-FINALS OF THE 3-A DIVISION PLAYOFFS, WAS VOTED TOP PERFORMER

IN 3-A DIVISION PLAY FOR ' 8 9 .

In winn ing i t s 1 1 t h c i t y championsh ip under coach W i l l i e West ,

Crenshaw d e f e a t e d Manual A r t s 8 5 - 7 2 . I t was t h e T o i l e r s f i r s t ' 8 9

l o s s , l e a v i n g them 2 4 - 1 f o l l o w i n g t h e championsh ip game. Crenshaw b e a t

Manual Arts 83-67 for the t i t le in last year's finale.

Crenshaw defeated Kennedy (62-48), Westchester (97-80) and Fair-

fax (60-47) before the t i t l e encounter with the Toilers. Manual elim-

inated Narbonne (97-47), Washington (80-69) and Carson (50-44) on i ts

way to the t i t l e round.

El Camino Real's Brent Lofton, a 4~A Division selection last year,

was named Player of the year in a close vote over last year's MVP

- - more - -

Stefon Davis of Jordan and Fremont High's Tyrone Phillips for 3-A Div-

ision MVP honors.

Fremont won the 3-A Division Championship, 65-48, over Los Angeles

High School. Fremont defeated Eagle Rock (96-57), University (58-5D

and El Camino Real (66-63) before testing the Romans. Los Angeles got

over Poly (86-73), Bell (55-53) and Wilson (53-39) before losing to the

Pathfinders. Fremont finished i ts city season 26-3, while L.A. wound

up 17-9.

In Southern California playoff action, Crenshaw repeated i t s city

playoff victory over Manual Arts, 8k-72, to advance to the state finals

against Skyline High of Oakland. Crenshaw had defeated Edison of Fresno

in the semi-final of the Southern Cal tournament....110-92.

Manual Arts eliminated 3-A champion Fremont 65-6k in overtime to

advance to the Southern Cal f inals. Fremont had disposed of Millikan

(66-60) in the f i rs t round, while Manual eliminated Capistrano Valley

(69-63).

All players named for All-City Basketball Team honors will receive

beautiful scroll awards from First Interstate Bank - Amateur Athletic

Foundation of Los Angeles. Medals and plaques will be awarded Players

of the Year and championship coaches.

LOS ANGELES CITY BASKETBALL PLAYERS OF THE YEAR - 1970-1989

1970 - Gregory Lee, Reseda 1981 - Dwayne Polee 4-A, Manual Art1971 - Tom Lipsey. Jefferson Kevin Holmes 3-A, Cleveland1972 - Richard Johnson, Jefferson 1982 - Eldridge Hudson 4-A, Carson

Lawrence Williams, Fremont Kevin Holmes 3-A, Cleveland1973 - Marquis Johnson, Crenshaw Keith Morrison 3-A, Clevelan1974 - Ivory Ward, Fremont 1983 - John Williams 4-A, Crenshaw1975 - Chris Lippert, Cleveland Hunter Greene 3-A, Van Nuys1976 - James Wilkes 4-A, Dorsey 1984. - John Williams 4-A, Crenshaw

Ronald Baxter 4-A, Dorsey Eugene Jackson 3-A, ResedaAlan Taylor 3-A, Kennedy 1985 - Stephen Thompson 4-A, Crensh

1977 - Henry Johnson 4-A, Manual Arts Sean Higgins 3-A, FairfaxDave Shepard k-A, Manual Arts 1986 - Stephen Thompson 4-A, CrenshBill Mathis 3-A, Poly Jerry Simon 3-A, Marshall

1978 - Michael Johnson 4-A, Crenshaw 1987 - Chris Mills 4-A, FairfaxLeonard Johnson 3-A, Fairfax Gary Gray 3-A, Granada Hills

1979 - Darren Daye k-A. Kennedy 1988 - John Staggers 4-A, CrenshawEd Fitzpatrick 3-A, Jordan Stefon Davis 3-A, Jordan

1980 - Stuart Gray k-A, Kennedy 1989 - Terry Cannon 4-A, CrenshawDarryl Butler 3-A, Taft Brent Lofton 3-A, El Camino

L O S A N G E L E S C I T Y B A S K E T B A L L T E A M - 1 9 8 9

F O R R E L E A S E : TUESDAY, MARCH 2 1 . . . AMs & a f t e r . . . .

L . A. CITY k - A DIVISION BASKETBALL TEAM - 1 9 8 9 SEASON

* TERRY CANNON . . . . C R E N S H A W S e n i o r 6 - 2KEN BENNETT. . . . . M A N U A L A R T S , . S e n i o r 6 - 6LUCIOUS HARRIS . . . C L E V E L A N D . . . . S e n i o r 6 - 5

+ DEDAN THOMAS . . . . T A F T S e n i o r 5 - 1 1VINCENT WASHINGTON . C A R S O N S e n i o r 6 - 5

* * ZAN MASON W E S T C H E S T E R . . S e n i o r 6 - 7SAM CRAWFORD . . . . W E S T C H E S T E R . . S e n i o r 5 - 9ADONIS JORDAN. . . . C L E V E L A N D . . . . S e n i o r 5 - 1 1DON SMITH C R E N S H A W S e n i o r 6-ij.

CHARLO DAVIS . . . . M A N U A L A R T S . . S e n i o r 6-ij.

CORNELIUS BANKS. . . C R E N S H A W S e n i o r 6 - 6

* 1+.-A D i v i s i o n MVP * # 1 9 8 ? & 1 9 8 8 lj.-A Team + 1 9 8 8 i;-A Team

L . A . CITY 3 - A DIVISION BASKETBALL TEAM - 1 9 8 9 SEASON

* BRENT LOFTON . . . . EL CAMINO REAL S e n i o r 6 - 5* STEFON DAVIS . . . . J O R D A N . S e n i o r 6-lj.

TYRONE P H I L L I P S . . . F R E M O N T S e n i o r 6 - 5ERIC CLARK . . . . . U N I V E R S I T Y . . . S e n i o r 6 - 2CESAR UBALLE . . . . B E L L S e n i o r 6 - 7DANA JONES NORTH HOLLYWOOD J u n i o r 6 - 5ADAM HENDERSON . . . L O S A N G E L E S . . S e n i o r 6 - 1 0

AARON ATKINSON . . . L I N C O L N J u n i o r 6 - 5CHRIS FORD . . . . . F R E M O N T S o p h . 6 - 0RICK GARRICK . . . . C H A T S W O R T H . . . S e n i o r 6 - 1MICHAEL EPPS . . . . EAGLE ROCK S e n i o r 6 - 3

# 3-A D i v i s i o n MVP & «88 I4.-A Team * * 1 9 8 8 3-A D i v i s i o n MVP& '87 3-A Team

ALL - LOS ANGELES CITY BOARD OF BASKETBALL - 1989 SEASON...

Phil Collin - South Bay Breeze Rob Fernas - Times South Bay

Ron Guild - Downey HeraId-American Daniel Lewis - Santa Monica Outlook

Eric Shepard - L.A. Herald-Examiner Eric Sondheimer - L.A. Daily News

Hans Tesselaar - L.A. Daily News Jerry Weiner - Member at Large

Lonnie White - L.A. Times Vladimir Moraru - Northeast Newspaper:

Bud Dyer - Amateur Athletic Found. Ken Preston - F i r s t In te rs ta te Bank

FIRST INTERSTATE BANK ATHLETIC FOUNDATIONFORMERLY HELMS ATHLETIC FOUNDATION3-24-89

Contacts : Ken Preston - F i r s t I n t e r s t a t e Bank(213) 634 - 36^6

Braven "Bud" Dyer - Amateur A th l e t i cFoundation of Los Angeles

(213) 730 - 9626FOR RELEASE; FRIDAY, MARCH 31 PMs & a f te r

ED STOKES, ST. BERNARD HIGH SCHOOL, UNANIMOUS MVP OF

CAMINO REAL LEAGUE, NAMED TOP PLAYEP IN DIVISION I FOR 1989

EDWARD STOKES, 6-11 SENIOR CENTER FROM ST. BERNARD HIGH

SCHOOL, HAS BEEN NAMED PLAYER OF THE YEAR IN DIVISION I BASKETBALL FOR

THE 1989 SEASON BY MEMBERS OF THE FIRST INTERSTATE BANK- AMATEUR ATHLET-

IC FOUNDATION OF LOS ANGELES' BOARD OF SPORTS JOURNALISTS.

In leading S t . Bernard to the El Caraino League t i t l e , Ed Stokes

scored an average of 25 po in t s per game and averaged f ive b locks . He

was 5th. in the C . I . F . Southern Section in rebounds with an average of

15 over the team's 29-game season (23-6) .

S t . Bernard advanced to only the second round of the Southern

Section playoffs before los ing t o Ci t rus Belt League kingpin Redlands,

65-56. Millikan won the 5-AA t i t l e game, 62-59 in overtime, agains t

Saddleback.

In the 5-A p layof f s , Capistrano Valley won the t i t l e . The South

Coast League Champions defeated league runner-up I r v i n e , 76-Ij.9» in the

f ina l e advancing t o the Southern Cal P layoffs .

Neither Divis ion I en t ry got past the f i r s t round of play in the

s t a t e p layof f s . Mill ikan l o s t to Fremont of Los Angeles (66-60), while

Capistrano Valley was dropped by LA's Manual Arts (69-63)•

All p layers named for a l l - s t a r team honors w i l l be r e c i p i e n t s of

F i r s t I n t e r s t a t e Bank - Amateur Ath le t i c Foundation of Los Angeles s c r o l lawards. Players of the Year w i l l receive medallion awards, while champ-ionship team coaches w i l l be recognized wi th p laques .

A l l - s t a r teams have been se lec ted by the Ath le t i c Foundat ion 's All

Southern Cal i fornia Board of A t h l e t i c s for 52 y e a r s . Al l teams named by

the Foundation's s e l ec t ion board are on f i l e in the AAF l i b r a r y , located

in the Paul Ziffren Sports Resource Center . _ „ pick up teams - -

ALL - SOUTHERN SECTION BASKETBALL TEAM . . . DIVISION I . . . 1 9 8 9

RELEASE DATE; FRIDAY, MARCH 31 PMs and a f t e r

F I R S T T E A M . . . . . .

ED STOKES ST. BERNARD 6 -11 S e n i o r 2 5 . 0IDRIS JONES PASADENA 6-3 S e n i o r 2 0 . 1+DYLAN RIGDON. . . . . MATER DEI 6-3 S e n i o r 1 8 . 3MALRU DOTTIN SADDLEBACK 6-7 Senior 17.0

*• BRIAN CAMPER LAKEWOOD 6-1}. Senior 23.0SCOTT McCORKLE. . . . CAPISTRANO VALLEY . . . 6-1+ Junior 21+. 1JEEP JENSEN MILLIKAN 6-6 Senior 1 3 . 5ANTHONY WALSH . . . . CANYON S P R I N G S 6-1+ Senior 26.0BRYAN ALLRED I R V I N E 6-3 Senior 15.3REGGIE CAIN CHAFFEY 6-6 Senior 27.0EARNEST KILLUM. . . . LYNWOOD 6-3 Junior 29.8CLEVELAND JACKSON . . ST. MONICA. 6-5 Junior 17.0COREY ROGERS NOGALES 6-1+ S e n i o r 2 5 . 9CHOPIN SCOTT MORENO VALLEY . . . . . 6-L|. S e n i o r 18.5

+ CRAIG MARSHALL. . . . SADDLEBACK 6-2 S e n i o r l l + . l

S E C O N D T E A M

DON MITCHELL PASADENA 6-2 Junior 17.0DAVID MITCHELL. . . . JORDAN, LONG BEACH . . . 6-3 Senior 19.0JOHN HILLMAN H O O V E R 6-3 Junior 21+.3RYAN JAMISON L O Y O L A 6-10 Junior 16.0TERRY HILLIARD. . . . MILLIKAN 6-0 Senior 11+.6JEFF OLIVER B U E N A 6-0 Junior 17 .1ED LOERA BELL GARDENS 6-1 Senior 16.0WILLIAM WILSON. . . . REDLANDS 6-3 Junior 11+.9KRIS KOSTOFF CAPISTRANO VALLEY . . . 6-2 Senior 15.0MIKE MOORE BEVERLY HILLS 6-1+ Senior 19.8CHRIS COTTON ST. MONICA. . . . " . . . 6-0 S e n i o r 14.0CHEROKEE PARKS. . . . M A R I N A 6-10 Soph . 2 1 . 0TODD NORMAN OCEAN VIEW 6-6 Senior 19.3JOHN BROWN MONTEBELLO 6-3 S e n i o r 2 0 . 9BRETT WILSON. . . . . H A R T . . . , 6-1+ Senior 23.1+

* «88 5-A Div. 1st Team + «88 3-A Div. 2nd Team

1989 - ALL - SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA BOARD OF BASKETBALL -~1989

Don Bradley (Pomona) - Rich Breault (Antelope Valley) - Frank Burlison(Long Beach) - Roger Carlson (Costa Mesa) - Bi l l Cizek (San Pedro) -Phil Collin (Torrance) - Rob Fernas (Torrance) - Ron Guild (South Gate) -Chris Gutierrez (South Gate) - Paul Helms (Ontario) - Steve Hunt (Covina) -Bruce Isphording (Riverside) - Keith Lair (Glendale) - Mark Langill(Pasadena) - Daniel Lewis (Santa Monica) - Nick Leyva (San Bernardino) -Len Locher (Oxnard) - Vladimir Moraru (Los Angeles) - David Osterman(Santa Ana) - Jim Parker (Ventura) - Mannie Fineda (Azusa) - Dale Ruhe(Fullerton) - David Shefter (Glendale) - Eric Shepard (Los Angeles). -Dan Shiel ls (Santa Barbara) - Eric Sondheimer (Woodland Hills) - HansTesselaar (Woodland Hills) - Lonnle White (Los Angeles) - Billy Witz(Long Beach) - Ken Preston (First In ters ta te Bank) - Buddy Dyer (AmateurAthletic Foundation of Los Angeles).

3 - 24 - 89Contac t s : Ken Preston - F i r s t I n t e r s t a t e Bank

(213) 6H4. - 3656Braven "Bud" Dyer - Amateur A t h l e t i c

Foundation of Los Angeles(213) 730 - 9626

FOR RELEASE: THURSDAY, MARCH 30 PMs & a f t e r

TRACY MURRAY, GLENDORA HIGH SCHOOL, STATE SCORING RECORD

BREAKER, NAMED DIVISION I I PLAYER OF YEAR IN UNANIMOUS VOTE

TRACY MURRAY, 6-8 , 220-POUND SENIOR FORWARD AND THREE-TIME BASE-

LINE LEAGUE MVP, HAS BEEN VOTED PLAYER OF THE YEAR IN DIVISION I I BASKET-

BALL BY MEMBERS OF THE FIRST INTERSTATE BANK - AMATEUR ATHLETIC FOUNDA-

TION OF LOS ANGELES' BOARD OF SPORTS JOURNALISTS.

OVER A 31-3 CHAMPIONSHIP SEASON, MURRAY AVERAGED 44.26 POINTS PER

GAME...A C . I . F . SOUTHERN SECTION AND CALIFORNIA STATE RECORD. IN THE FINAL

WEEK OF THE REGULAR SEASON, MURRAY HAD ALREADY BECOME THE STATE'S TOP ALL-

TIME CAREER SCORER (2,705 POINTS).

Playing every p o s i t i o n on the f loor a t one time or another during

the season, Murray led the Tartans t o the Base l ine League Championship and

in to the Southern Sec t ion 4.-AA playoff . Although Murray scored l{.l po in t s

in the t i t l e game aga in s t San Bernardino, the Tar tans l o s t 72-69 to the

Cardinals who completed a pe r fec t 30-0 season.

Both Glendora and San Bernardino q u a l i f i e d for the Southern Cal

p layof f s , meeting in the s e m i - f i n a l game. The Tar tans defeated San Ber-

nardino t h i s t ime, 52-I4.6 and then edged Dominguez, the Southern Sect ion

4-A champ, 61-57, for the Southern Cal t i t l e .

Advancing to the S t a t e Championships aga ins t Menlo-Atherton of the

Cent ra l Coast S e c t i o n , Murray scored 61j. po in t s in a los ing cause . Menlo

School won the Div i s ion I I crown, 89-83 .

Dominguez, the San Gabrie l Val ley League champs, won the 4-A South-

ern Sec t ion t i t l e wi th wins over Cypress (6ij.-33), Rosemead (86-66) , Barstow

(54-36) and Ar tes ia in the f i n a l (78-^9) . Dominguez beat Monache of the

Cent ra l Sect ion (78-37) and Torrey Pines (78-70) before going down before

Glendora ( 6 1 - 5 7 ) « . . . in the Southern Cal P l a y o f f s .- - m o r e - -

ALL - SOUTHERN SECTION BASKETBALL TEAM . . . DIVISION I I . . . 1 9 8 9

RELEASE DATE; THURSDAY, MARCH 30 PMs . . . and a f t e r

F I R S T T E A M *

* TRACY MURRAY G L E N D O R A 6-8 Sen io r I4J4..3+ HAROLD MINER INGLEWOOD 6-5 Sen io r 29 .0# BRYON RUSSELL SAN BERNARDINO . . . . . 6-7 Sen io r 1 9 . 1

«* ED O'BANNON. A R T E S I A 6-8 Jun io r 29 .0++ JERRY DALTON P E R R I S . . . . . . . . 6-2 Sen io r 21 .0++ DIJON BERNARD DOMINGUEZ 6-Ij. Senior 15.6

DARREN LAX P O L Y , RIVERSIDE . . . 6 - 0 S e n i o r 18.5GREG WILLIG S T . P A U L 6-7 Senior 27.3RICK ROBISON T O R R A N C E 6-0 Junior 28.6JEFF GARNER R I O M E S A 6-5 Senior 21.2DAN MURPHY BURROUGHS, BURBANK . . . 6 - 2 Sen io r 22 .6CARLOS DEW SAN BERNARDINO 6-3 Senior 17.0CARLOS LOPEZ R O S E M E A D . . . . . 6-0 Senior 21.7XAVIER EDISON DOMINGUEZ 6-I4. Senior 13.0KURT SCHWAN W E S T L A K E 6-10 Sen io r 21 .0

S E C O N D T E A M

TONY RODRIGUEZ W A R R E N 6-I4. Sen io r 18.14-CRAIG WARD N O R T H RIVERSIDE . . 5-7 Sen io r 9.0JEFF VON LUTZOW . . . . CHARTER OAK 6-8 S e n i o r 2 2 . 5WAYNE COOK NEWBURY PARK 6-k Senior 22.6ERIC SHIBLEY B A R S T O W 6-0 Senior 13.0DAVID HARBOUR CAMARILLO 6 - 1 Soph. 2 1 . 1JASON GREEN BISHOP AMAT 6-I4. Junior 20.8MIKE HOUCK R S D O N D O 6-li Senior 19.1+PETE BACH FULLERTON 6-li Senior 1 9 . 3R A F F I E ESKANDARIAN . . . CRESCENTA VALLEY . . . . 5 - 8 S e n i o r 2 0 . 2MICHAEL WOLLANGK . . . . VICTOR V A L L E Y . ; . . . . 6 - 0 S e n i o r 1 8 . 0ERIC THOMAS R I O M E S A 6-6 J u n i o r 16.2TERRANCE ADAMS C O M P T O N 6-2 Senior 18.0DERRICK THOMAS DOMINGUEZ 6-5 Senior 11.0JASON HART S T . P A U L 6-2 Senior 18.6

* «87 2nd Ij.-A Div. Team & «88 1st I4.-A Div. Team*# '88 1st 2-A Div. Team + ' 88 1st I+-A Div. Team++ '88 2nd I4.-A Div. Team # '88 2nd 2-A Div. Team

Mike LeDuc, Glendora coach, ca l l s Murray, "the b e s t . He has proven

himself both on and off the cour t . He is a tremendous person."

Murray's f ina l p o i n t - t o t a l s for the year were 1,505 for the 3l4.-gameseason and 3 0 5 3 for h i s ca reer .

Players named to the 1989 Division I I a l l - s t a r teams w i l l be r e c i p -

ients of beaut i ful framed s c ro l l awards from F i r s t I n t e r s t a t e Bank - Amateur

Athle t ic Foundation of Los Angeles. Players of the Year w i l l receive med-

al l ion awards while championship team coaches w i l l be awarded plaques.

This marks the 52nd year tha t sports j ou rna l i s t s from throughout South-ern California have met to se lec t a l l - s t a r teams in baske tba l l . All prev-ious select ions by t h i s board are on f i l e in the Foundation l ib ra ry locatedin the Paul Ziffren Sports Resource Center.

3 - 2 3 - 8 9C o n t a c t s : Ken P r e s t o n - F i r s t I n t e r s t a t e Bank

(213) 634 - 3656Braven "Bud" Dyer - Amateur A t h l e t i c

F o u n d a t i o n of Los A n g e l e s(213) 730 - 9626

FOR RELEASE: WEDNESDAY, MARCH 29 FMs & a f t e r

RICK SWANWICK, TRABUCO HILLS CENTER, WINS UNANIMOUS ACCLAIM

AS TOP PLAYER IN DIVISION I I I FOR THE 1989 SEASON

RICK SWANWICK, WHO LED THE TRABUCO HILLS MUSTANGS ALL THE WAY TO

THE CALIFORNIA STATE CHAMPIONSHIP ONLY TO FALL ONE POINT SHY ( 6 2 - 6 1 TO

CENTRAL VALLEY...NEAR REDDING), HAS BEEN NAMED THE SOUTHERN SECTION'S

DIVISION I I I PLAYER OF THE YEAR FOR 1989 BY MEMBERS OF THE FIRST INTER-

STATE BANK - AMATEUR ATHLETIC FOUNDATION OF LOS ANGELES AWARDS BOARD.

CALLED BY HIS COACH RAINER WULF, "THE MOST DOMINANT PLAYER IN

EVERY ONE OF OUR GAMES THIS YEAR," SWANWICK SCORED EVERY SECOND-HALF

POINT IN TRABUCO HILLS' LOSS TO THE NORTHERN CALIFCRNIANS. AT 6-10 AND

225 POUNDS (HE HAD TRIMMED OFF 65 POUNDS OVER LAST SUMMER) SWANWICK WAS

TRULY A "DOMINANT" FORCE.

Winner of the P a c i f i c Coast League, the Mustangs had few problems

in cap tu r ing the Southern Sec t ion 3-A championship. With wins over Fancho

Alamitos (8i|.-58), Savanna (75-68) , S s t anc i a (75-71) and San Luis Obispo

(65-52) they advanced t o the Southern Ca l -p layof f s wi th a t i t l e - w i n over

Corona del Mar (59-55)•

In Southern Cal play, the Mustangs defeated Clairemont of San Diego

(87-60), Lemoore of the Central Section (86-79) and Morningside of the

Southern Section (60-57) to grab the Southern California gold ring.

In selecting this year's all-star teams, the committee followed the

California State format of placing teams in divisions by school enrollment.

- - pick up teams - -

ALL - SOUTHERN SECTION BASKETBALL TEAM . . . DIVISION I I I . . . 1 9 6 9

RELEASE DATE: WEDNESDAY, MARCH 29 PMs . . . and a f t e r

F I R S T T E A'M

* CHAD GIVENS LA CANADA 6-7 S e n i o r 1 8 . 1SCOTT CAMPBELL LA QUINTA 6-5 S e n i o r 2 8 . 9RICK SWANWICK TRABUCO HILLS 6-10 S e n i o r 2 1 . 3

+ JOHN HARDY ROLLING HILLS 6-lj. Senior 28.0# KEITH GREELEY LA SIERRA 6-8 Senior 25.0

BRIAN JONES NOTRE DAME, SHERMAN OAKS . 6-3 Senior 25.9TONY McGEE A Z U S A 6-8 Senior 2 5 . kCHRIS JONES LA CANADA 6-5 Senior 19.0TIM KUBINSKI SAN LUIS OBISPO 6-3 Junior 17.9EDDIE SCOTT MORNINGS IDE 6 -6 S e n i o r 11;.7JOHNNIE McWILLIAMS. . . P O M O N A . . . 6 - 3 S o p h . 2lj..O

* # CHRIS SHEFF LAGUNA HILLS. . . . . . . 6-1). S e n i o r 19.0JASON GIAMBI SOUTH HILLS 6-2 Senior 22.8MUSTAPHA ABDI SAVANNA 6-3 Soph. 17.7KEITH WALKER BREA-OLINDA 6-5 Junior 25.2CHAD POULOS TRABUCO HILLS 6 - 1 Sen io r 1 0 . 0

S E C O N D T E A M . . . .

MARIO NAVA NORTE VISTA 6-2 Senior 23.0KENNY HICKS NOTRE DAME, SHERMAN OAKS . 6-1; Senior 18.9KEVIN WARE " . PASO ROBLES 6-2 Senior 2 2 . 0MATT CWIERTNIA CORONA DEL MAR 6-1 S e n i o r 10.6JASON FERGUSON WORKMAN 6-0 Senior 26.5STEVE McCALLUM SAN LUIS OBISPO 6 -1 Sen io r 11 .2MATT LUKE EL DORADO 6-5 SeniorALLEN FREEMON ST. FRANCIS 6-1 Senior 20 . kDERRICK COOPER B L A I R 6-2 Senior 18.0MIKE CURTIS ESTANCIA 6-1 Senior 11+.5MARK TESAR ROLLING HILLS 6-2 S e n i o r 1 5 . kRYAN SPRATT , CORONA DEL MAR . . . . . . 6 -6 S e n i o r 1 2 . 5ZACHARY ALLISON . . . . CENTENNIAL 6 - 1 S e n i o rROD TAYLOR. SAN DIMS 5-10 Senior 19.0MARC BENJAMIN . . . . . BELLFLOWER 5-7 Senior 16.6

*• '88 2-A Division 1st Team * * '88 2-A Division 2nd Team+ '88 3-A Division 1st Team

All - s ta r teams in basketbal l are selected by a committee ofSouthern Cal i fornia spor ts j ou rna l i s t s represent ing newspapersthroughout the southern part of the s t a t e . These wr i t e r s servein the i n t e r e s t of high school a t h l e t i c s without compensation.All teams selected by the F i r s t I n t e r s t a t e Bank - Amateur Ath le t icFoundation of Los Angeles board are on f i l e in the Foundation'sl i b r a ry located in the Paul Ziffren Sports Resource Center. Thef a c i l i t i e s are open t o the public by appointment and withoutcharge.Athletes honored by the Foundation and F i r s t I n t e r s t a t e Bank r e -ceive specia l awards at the close of each season.

3 - 2 3 - 8 9Contacts: Ken Preston - F i r s t In te rs ta te Bank

(213) 611; - 3656Braven "Bud" Dyer - Amateur Athletic

Foundation of Los Angeles(213) 730 - 9626

FOR RELEASE; TUESDAY, MARCH 28 PMs & after

SANTA CLARA JUNIOR FORWARD, SHON TARVER, UNANIMOUS SELECTION

AS DIVISION IV PLAYER OF THE YEAR FOR 1989 BASKETBALL SEASON

SHON TARVER, WHO LED COACH LOU CVIJANOVICH'S SANTA CLARA SAINTS

TO THE SOUTHERN SECTION TITLE IN 2-A PLAY...THE SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA

CHAMPIONSHIP IN DP/IS ION IV...AND THE CALIFORNIA STATE TITLE IN THE

SAME DIVISION, WAS A UNANIMOUS SELECTION AS PLAYER OF THE YEAR IN AN-

NUAL SELECTIONS BY THE FIRST INTERSTATE BANK - AMATEUR ATHLETIC FOUND-

ATION OF LOS ANGELES' HIGH SCHOOL SELECTION BOARD.

Only a j u n i o r , t h e 6-5 T a r v e r draws h i g h p r a i s e from h i s c o a c h ,

Lou C v i j a n o v i c h , " I n my 31 y e a r s a t S a n t a C l a r a , 36 i n t h e c o u n t y , I

have seen only one other player with Tarver's abi l i ty . . . that player

being Keith Wilkes."

A transfer from Rim of the World High School where he scored anaverage of 29.5 points last year, he averaged 21.8 points this season.He averaged six rebounds, three blocks, 2.5 assists and 2.6 steals duringthe season, which saw the Saints go 27-3. Two of the losses were for-fe i t s .

Tarver is joined on the Division IV all-star team by teammatesBubba Burrage and Art Santana. Both Tarver and Burrage were 2-A divis-ion second team members last year.

Two other players are back from last year's all-star team. JamesLoggins from Cabrillo was a 2-A division second-teamer in '88 and JeffZelenski of Paraclete was on the 1-A team last year.

The selection committee changed i ts format of selection this yearfollowing the state playoff bracketing (by enrollment). Also, any teamf;

"playing up" in the playoffs are considered in that division for the sel-ections.

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RELEASE DATE; TUESDAY, MARCH 28 PMs . . . and a f t e r

F I R S T T E A M "

*# SHON TARVER SANTA CLARA 6-5 J u n i o r 2 1 . 8«* BUBBA BURRAGE . . . . SANTA CLARA 6-7 S e n i o r 1 5 . 9

* JEFF ZELENSKI . . . . PARACLETE 6-2 S e n i o r 1 9 . 2* * JAMES LOGGINS . . . . CABRILLO 6-3 S e n i o r 1 5 . 6

DONELL HENDERSON. . . BANNING 6-0 S e n i o r 21)..6PAUL McKINLEY . . . . WHITTIER CHRISTIAN. . . 6-Ij. S e n i o r 17.1+PAT BAGATOURIAN . . . ORANGE LUTHERAN . . . . 6-2 Sen io r 2 0 . 7SHAWN FOSTER EL SEGUNDO 6-1; S e n i o r 2 5 . 2LOUIS FUENTES . . . . CATHEDRAL 5 - 1 1 S e n i o r 1 9 . 1NICK SANDERSON . . . . BELL - JEFF. . . . . . . 6-1; S e n i o r 2 3 . 7SCOTT FERGUSON. . . . WHITTIER CHRISTIAN. . . 6-7 S e n i o r 11;.7OSCAR ENCINAS . . . . ST. ANTHONY 6-0 J u n i o r 1I+.9

S E C O N D T E A M . . . .

RUSS MAY MAYFAIR 6-7 Senior 21.5ART RAMOS CANTWELL 6 - 1 Senior 15.6ART SANTANA SANTA CLARA 6 - 1 Sen io r 10.0JERRY SUDDRETH. . . . YUCCA VALLEY 6-0 Sen io r 22 .1;DARYL COLE ORANGE LUTHERAN . . . . 6-1+ S e n i o r 2 1 . 7ERIC CARPENTER. . . . S E R R A 6-3 Sen io r 2 1 . 3TODD THURMAN BEAUMONT 6-2 Senior 15.0SCOTT KLEIN MIRALESTE 6-5 Senior 17.8BRANDON WILKERSON . . CROSSROADS 6-3 Junior 17.0JEFF MEISTER CARPINTERIA 6-2 Senior 15.1+ALAN ARAGON ST. ANTHONY 6-3 Senior 16.1+RANDY HORN. . . . . . . CATHEDRAL 6-3 Soph. 27.8

* '88 1-A Division Team * * * 88 2-A Division 2nd Team

While Santa Clara won the 2-A Southern Section t i t l e this season,

coach Bob Brown's Whittier Christian Heralds won the 2-AA championship.Santa Clara waltzed through Southern Section play — 77-53 over St .

Bonaventure, 71+-59 over St . Anthony and 78-51+ over Orange Lutheran forthe championship. The Saints got over Washington Union of Fresno to winthe Southern Cal Division IV t i t l e and outscored Cardinal Newman of SantaRosa 6l-i;8 for the California State crown.

Aside from the two forfeited games, Santa Clara's only season loss wasto Edison, Huntington Beach, 39-38.

Whittier Christian defeated Aquinas 70-62, Bell-Jeff 80-52, El Segundo71-57 and Banning 69-67 in overtime for the 2-AA championship. The Heraldswon over Coronado 69-58 in Southern Cal play, but then lost to WashingtonUnion of Fresno 7l+-6l....to end i t s season 23-7.

All players named for Division IV all-star team honors will receivebeautiful framed scroll awards from First Interstate Bank - Amateur AthleticFoundation of Los Angeles. Players of the Year will receive medallions,while championship coaches will be awarded plaques.

3 - 2 3 - 8 9Contacts: Ken Preston - First Interstate Bank

(213) 614- - 3656Braven "Bud" Dyer - Amateur A t h l e t i c

Foundation of Los Angeles(213) 730 - 9626

FOR RELEASE; MONDAY, MARCH 27 PMs & a f t e r

MITCHELL BUTLER, OAKWOOD HIGH SCHOOL, UNANIMOUS SELECTION

AS SOUTHERN SECTION DIVISION V PLAYER OF THE YEAR FOR 1989

FOR THE FIRST TIME IN THE 52-YEAR HISTORY OF ALL-SOUTHERN CAL-

IFORNIA BOARD OF ATHLETICS, A SOUTHERN SECTION BASKETBALL PLAYER HAS

BEEN NAMED PLAYER OF THE YEAR FOR THREE YEARS RUNNING.

IN A UNANIMOUS VOTE BY SELECTION COMMITTEE MEMBERS IN THE BOARD',

52ND ANNUAL MEETING HELD RECENTLY IN CULVER CITY, OAKWOOD HIGH SCHOOL'S

MITCHELL BUTLER BECAME THE FIRST SUCH SELECTION. BUTLER WAS NAMED THE

SMALL SCHOOLS DIVISION PLAYER OF THE YEAR IN BOTH 1987 AND 1988.

A new s e l e c t i o n format was used in t h i s y e a r ' s s e l e c t i o n by mem-

bers of the F i r s t I n t e r s t a t e Bank - Amateur A t h l e t i c Foundation of Los

Angeles s e l e c t i o n board . Div is ion V a l l - s t a r team members are from

schools represen ted in the s t a t e playoff format (by enrol lment) and

from schools p laying in small schools and 1-A d i v i s i o n p lay .

Should a school have e lec ted to "play up" t o a higher d i v i s i o n

in the p l a y o f f s , p layers from t h a t school would be e l i g i b l e accordingly

Mi tche l l B u t l e r , headed for UCLA, led h i s team t o an 18-6 r e c -

ord in '89 and t o the 1-A quar t e r f i n a l s . He averaged 29.5 po in t s t h i s

season — 28.6 in '87 & 31.14- in ' 88 — and led h i s team t o the small

schools t i t l e last year as a junior.

He also averaged 16.1 rebounds, 5 assists , I4..3 steals and 2,1

blocked shots.

Bel-Air Prep won the Small Schools t i t l e (6I4.-58 over Newport

Christian) and the Southern Cal t i t l e (50-49 over Immanuel of Reedley).

Menlo School beat the Bruins 6^-59 for the state t i t l e .

Mission Prep defeated Flintridge Prep 56-I4.8 for the 1-A crown.

Mission Prep lost to Immanuel of Reedley, 55-1+5* in tn-e f i rs t round

of the Southern Cal playoffs.- - pick up teams - -

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* MITCHELL BUTLER . . . . OAKWOOD 6 - 5 S e n i o r 2 9 . 5# * LYMAN CASEY C A T E 6 - 5 S e n i o r 2i(..8

+ RYAN McKEE PASADENA POLY. . . . 6-ij. S e n i o r 2 2 . 6AHMAD C L A Y T O N B E L - A I R P R E P . . . . 5 - 1 1 Junior 20.0DAVID SWAYNE PLINTRIDGE PREP. . . 6-0 Junior ll+.OMARK SMITH HESPERIA CHRISTIAN. . 6-3 J u n i o r 1 7 . kDON BURNS MISSION PREP . . . . 6-2 Sen io r 2 1 . 6AVERY WILLIAMS PILGRIM 5-11 Senior 1 7 . 2RICHARD NEGRETE . . . . MARY STAR 5 -9 S e n i o r 1 9 . 0JON BAHNSEN NEWPORT CHRISTIAN . . 5 -11 Sen io r 2 5 . 1DAN PARANICK MAMMOTH 5 - 1 1 S e n i o r 2 2 . 1C H R I S ANDERSSON . . . . B I S H O P D I E G O . . . . 6 - 2 S e n i o r 1 6 . 0KENNY CROSS SO. CAL CHRISTIAN . . 6 -1 J u n i o r 20 .2CARTER JUDY PASADENA POLY. . . . 6-5 Senior 12.6TOM M O O R E A B U N D A N T L I F E . . . . 6 - 0 S e n i o r 28.i^.

S E C O N D T E A M

M* PAUL WHITEHOUSE . . . . WOODCREST CHRISTIAN. 6-ij. S e n i o r 1 6 . 0ZAID AL-HAKIM BEL-AIR PREP . . . . 5 - 1 1 S e n i o r li+.ODOUG GROVE BRETHREN 6 - 3 S e n i o r 1 7 . 6CHAD HANKINSON. . . . . GRACE COMMUNITY. . . 6 -2 J u n i o r 1 5 . 0ROB CARTER BAPTIST CHRISTIAN. . 6-0 Sen ior 22 .0LANCE JOHNSTON CUYUMA VALLEY. . . . 6-1+ S e n i o r l l+ .OJASON HENDERSON . . . . F A I T H B A P T I S T . . . . 6 - 1 0 Sen io r 17 .0BRAD BAILEY . . . . . . B O R O N 6-0 Sen io r 20 .2CHRISTIAN MAXWELL. . . . RIBET CHRISTIAN. . . 6-1+ Soph. U4..IREGGIE SPARROW AMBASSADOR BAPTIST. . 6-2 Jun io r 21+,ij.CHRIS BRUCE WESTERN CHRISTIAN . . 5-10 Soph. 20 .0BRETT BARTMAN BRENTWOOD 6-I4. J u n i o r 15 .0SHAWN WILTSHIRE . . . . SO. CAL CHRISTIAN . . 6 -1 J u n i o r 20 .3PETER DEGTJAREWSKY . . . PILGRIM 6-k Sen ior 19 .0ROBERT RAMIREZ HIGHLAND HALL. . . . 6-1 Senior 19.1

* '89 Player of Year . . . 1987 & 1988 Small Schools Player of Year•5BS- «88 Small Schools Team + '88 1-A Divis ion TeamALL - SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA BOARD OF ATHLETICS - 1 9 8 9

Don Bradley (Pomona) - Rich Breaul t (Antelope Valley) - Frank Burl ison(Long Beach) - Roger Carlson (Costa Mesa) - B i l l Cizek (San Pedro) -Phil . Col l in (Torrance) - Rob Fernas (Torrence) - Ron Guild (South Gate) -Chris Gut ier rez (South Gate) - Paul Helms (Ontario) - Steve Hunt (Covina)Bruce Isphording (Rivers ide) - Keith Lair (Glendale) - Mark Lang i l l(Pasadena) - Daniel Lewis (Santa Monica) - Nick Leyva (San Bernardino) -Len Locher (Oxnard) - Vladimir Moraru (Los Angeles) - David Osterman(Santa Ana) - Jim Parker (Ventura) - Mannie Pineda (Azusa) - Dale Ruhe(Ful le r ton) - David Shef ter (Glendale) - Er ic Shepard (Los Angeles) -Dan S h i e l l s (Santa Barbara) - Er ic Sondheimer (Woodland H i l l s ) - HansTesselaar (Woodland H i l l s ) - Lonnie White (Los Angeles) - B i l l y Witz(Long Beach)

(Note: Al l honored a t h l e t e s rece ive awards from F i r s t I n t e r s t a t e Bank -Amateur A t h l e t i c Foundation as wel l as championship coaches.)

FIRST INTERSTATE BANK ATHLETIC FOUNDATIONFORMERLY HELMS ATHLETIC FOUNDATION3-30 - 89

Contacts: Ken Preston - First Interstate Bank(213) 634 - 3656

Braven "Bud" Dyer - Amateur Athle t icFoundation of Los Angeles

(213) 730 - 9626FOR RELEASE; FRIDAY, APRIL 7 PMs & af ter

LISA LESLIE, MORNINGSIDE HIGH SCHOOL JUNIOR, WINS ACCLAIM

AS PLAYER OF YEAR IN DIVISION I GIRLS BASKETBALL FOR 1 9 8 9 . . . .

LISA LESLIE LED HER MORN INGS IDE MONARCHS' TO SOUTHERN SECTION,

SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA AND STATE TITLES IN 1989 AND IT WAS, THEREFORE,NO

SURPRISE THAT ALL-SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA BOARD OF BASKETBALL NAMED HER

PLAYER OF THE YEAR IN DIVISION I ,Morningslde, ranked number one in the s t a t e , won i t s l a s t 23 games

of the season f in i sh ing 32 -1 . The Monarchs only loss was t o SouthernHigh of Lou i sv i l l e , Kentucky*

In the 5-AA playoffs , the number one seeded Morningside dominatedthe competition Including a 71-ij.8 win over Fontana for the Southern Sec-t ion t i t l e . In the Monarchs three other 5-AA playoff encounters theteam won by an average of 33 points,-

Advancing to the Southern Cal tournament, Morningside whipped Mar-sha l l of Los Angeles 88-47, Washington of Los Angeles 53-^6 and San Diegochampion P t . Loma, lj.5-W+» P t . Loma went in to the t i t l e game 32 -1 .

Back in Oakland where l a s t year Les l ie had missed a s ix- foot jumperat the buzzer to lose t o Fremont 53-52, Morningside was not about t o l e th is tory repeat* In the 60-50 over l a s t y e a r ' s champs, Lesl ie scored 21po in t s , had 14. rebounds and four blocked shots*

Over the Monarchs 33-game season, Lesl ie averaged 25 po in t s , 14 r e -

bounds and seven blocked shots*Lisa Les l ie f inished the regular season as the s e c t i o n ' s ij.th high

scorer .All players named for Division I a l l - s t a r team honors w i l l receive

awards from F i r s t I n t e r s t a t e Bank - Amateur Ath le t i c Foundation of Los" A n g e l 9 S * - - pick up teams - -

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# LISA LESLIE MORNINGSIDE. . . * 6 - 5 J u n i o r 2 5 . 8JO JO WITHERSPOON . . . MORNINGS IDE. 5-8 S e n i o r 1 6 . 7

+ DANIELLE CARTER . . . . F O N T A N A . . . . . . . . 6 -2 S e n i o r 3 0 . 8SARA WILSON H A R T 6 -3 J u n i o r 1 7 . 8KRISTIN KNAPP SANTA BARBARA 6-3 Junior 21.3

* LINDA WATSON L Y N W 0 0 D 5-9 Junior 22.2#* KIM GESSIG U P L A N D . . 6-1+ Senior 2lj..3** JOANNIE WEINERTH. . . . B U E N A 5-6 Senior 19.8

FELICIA FRANKE C H I N O 6-1 Senior 17.6RACHEL ROSARIO R U B I D O U X 6-1 Senior 18.0

i»t STACY HISAKA FOUNTAIN VALLEY 5-8 Senior 13.3FAHA BANKS SANTA BARBARA . . . . . . . 5 -6 S e n i o r 3 4 . 5

+ HOLLY ANDERSON CAPISTRANO VALLEY 6 -2 S e n i o r 2 2 . 7BRENDA PANTOJA BELL GARDENS 5 - 6 S o p h . 1 5 . 7AMY CHANDLER. . . . . . THOUSAND OAKS 5 - 6 S e n i o r 1 3 . £INGRID DIXSON WEST COVINA 6 - 2 J u n i o r 17.Ij.BETTY LEE K E P P E L 5 - 2 S e n i o r 2 0 . 7

S E C O N D T E A M

BECKY DARBY CANYON SPRINGS 5-9 S e n i o r 1 5 . 0DION VAN LANDINGHAM. . . P O L Y , LONG BEACH. . . . 6 -0 S e n i o r 1 2 . 0JENNY SULLIVAN OCEAN VIEW 6 -2 J u n i o r 1 3 . 3KRISTEN BEVIS . . . . . E L TORO 5 - 8 S e n i o r 1 7 . 5MINDY HUSKEY B U E N A 5 - 8 S e n i o r 1 3 . 6NIKKI BRODOWY . . . . . H A R T 6 -0 S e n i o r lij . ,5JAIME ZITTERKOPF. . . . O N T A R I O . 6 -0 S e n i o r 3 4 . 0CAMERON INOUYE S C H U R R 5-Ij. Senior 15.2STEPHANIE GURICAN. . . . ARROYO GRANDE . 6-0 Senior 16.0KAREE BONDE P A L M D A L E 5-8 Senior 15 .3NEISHA WILLIAMS . . . . HAWTHORNE 5-8 Senior 19.2DARNELL GOOD R E D L A N D S 5-8 Senior 18.7SHANNON SOLWAY SIMI VALLEY 5-9 Senior 34.6JANET DAVIS MORNINGSIDE . 6 - 3 Frosh 11.8

# MVP Div. I & 1st Team ij.-A Div. «88 « 1st Team 4-A Div. '88«* 2nd Team ij.-A Div. '88 + 2nd Team 3-A Div. «88

Coach Pamela Walker 's Hart High Indians won the Southern Sec t i on ' s5-A t i t l e . The F o o t h i l l League Champions defeated Norco (62-35), West

Covina (76-70) and Buena (78-68) before overpowering Santa Barbara 63-^9.

I t was H a r t ' s f i r s t ever baske tba l l championship.

Hart defeated Fontana . . . runner-up t o Morningside in the 5-AA . . .

68-57* but f e l l before San Diego champion P t . Loma, 5^-^7> i n the SouthernCal p layof f s . Hart concluded i t s season 26 -3 .

3 - 3 0 - 8 9Contacts : Ken Preston - F i r s t I n t e r s t a t e Bank

(213) 6lfc - 3656Braven "Bud" Dyer - Amateur Ath le t i c

Foundation of Los Angeles(213) 730 - 9626

FCR RELEASE: THURSDAY, APRIL 6 PMs & af ter

KATELLA HIGH SCHOOL'S JONI EASTERLY NAMED PLAYER

OF THE YEAR IN DIVISION I I GIRLS BASKETBALL '89

JONI EASTERLY, KATELLA HIGH SCHOOL'S 5-11 SENIOR GUARD, LED

HER TEAM TO THE SOUTHERN SECTION 4.-A CHAMPIONSHIP; TO THE DIVISION

I I SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA TITLE; AND TO THE FINALS OF THE STATE CHAMP-

IONSHIPS IN OAKLAND. IT WAS, THEREFORE, ONLY.NATURAL THAT THE FIRST

INTERSTATE BANK - AMATEUR ATHLETIC FOUNDATION OF LOS ANGELES' BOARD

OF ATHLETICS NAMED HER THE DIVISION'S PLAYER OF THE YEAR.

Eas te r ly wound up 12th on the Southern S e c t i o n ' s season scoringl i s t , sport ing a 22.8 point average. Leading her team through theSouthern Section p layoffs , Joni saved her bes t playoff game for thef i n a l against Muir, as she r eg i s t e red 3I4. poin ts in the Knights ' 5*H+8overtime win.

Katel la defeated San Marcos of San Diego (56-39) and Muir (50-^3)before defeating Vista of San Diego (56-50) for the Southern Cal i forniaChampionship.

At Oakland in the t i t l e game against Grant of Sacramento, theEas te r ly magic faded. Grant was appearing at Oakland in i t s 5 th con-secutive championship and played l i k e i t . The Pacers dominated playand won handily 59-1+3. Katel la concluded i t s season 29-1+, while Grantf inished 32-3 .

Valencia won the 4.-AA t i t l e 56-45 over Canyon of Anaheim. Afterbeat ing Mt. Whitney of the Central Section 65-50, the Tigers l o s t toVista of San Diego 59-38,

All players named for Division I I a l l - s t a r team honors w i l l receivebeau t i fu l framed s c r o l l awards from F i r s t I n t e r s t a t e Bank - Amateur Ath-l e t i c Foundation of Los Angeles.

- - pick up teams - -

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# JONI EASTERLY . . . . . K A T E L L A 5 - H Sen io r 2 2 . 3# HEIDI BURGE . . . . . . PALOS VERDES . . . . . . 6 -5 Sen io r 2 3 . 8

## HEATHER BURGE PALOS VERDES 6-5 Sen io r 2 0 . 3# SUSAN PETERS L O S A L T O S . . . . 5 -11 S e n i o r 2 3 . 0

LISA SALSMAN MU I R 6-2 S e n i o r 2 0 . 7KRISTEN McDONALD . . . V A L E N C I A 5 - H Sen io r 1 9 . 7IESHA SMITH A R T E S I A 5-10 J u n i o r 2 3 . 0ALLISHA STEVENSON . . . NORTH, RIVERSIDE . . . . 5 -11 J u n i o r 2 1 . 0LAURA COLLINS NORTH TORRANCE 5-H Junior 21.7

+ MARLO CORMIER NEWBURY PARK 5-8 Sen io r 1 9 . 6KARI ERKENBRACK . . . . CANYON, ANAHEIM, . . . . 5 - U S e n i o r 2 0 . 2NICHOLS VICTORIA. . . . C A M A R I L L O . . . . 5-6 J u n i o r 20 .2RACHEL ACUFF TEMPIE CITY 5-9 Sen io r 2 0 . 5LESLIE RATHBURN . . . . WOODBRIDGE. 5 -8 J u n i o r 2 0 . 1HEIDI CRAMMER D O W N E Y 5 - H S e n i o r 1 6 . 1

S E C O N D T E A M

JENNIFER ROHRIG . . . . MISSION VIEJO 6-2 J u n i o r 1 3 . 5STACEY OUGHTON BISHOP AMAT 6-2 S e n i o r 2 0 . 0ROSE JONG M U I R 5-2 J u n i o r 10 .0JACKIE NEDER. . . . . . R I O M E S A . . . . . 5-6 S e n i o r 2 6 . 8ANGIE GOMEZ . . . . . . K A T E L L A 5 -6 S e n i o r 9 .0VANESSA VOGELSANG . . . R E D O N D O 6-2 J u n i o r 2 1 . 6ANGELA LONG C A M A R I L L O . . . . 5-9 S e n i o r Ik.kR O S A L I A O L L O Q U E . . . . W E S T T O R R A N C E . . . . . . 5 - 6 S e n i o r 1 9 . 7ANGELINA MARIN G L E N N 5-8 Soph . 2 3 . 6DANI O'BYRNE W E S T L A K E . . . . . . 5-9 S o p h . 12.k-JONNA STEFFENS L O S A L T O S . . . . 5 -11 S e n i o r 13.0KRIS KELLEY LA H A B R A 5-9 Senior 13.0ROSE RED P I O N E E R $-k Senior 15.6NANCY AMOROSO V A L E N C I A 5-4 Senior 8.0SHELLEY DAVIS UNIVERSITY 5-9 Senior 11.8

# MVP Div. I I & 1st Team 3-A Div. «88 *# 2nd 3-A Div. '87 & 1st 3-A Div. «84* 1st Team 3-A Div. '88 + 2nd lj.-A Div. Team '88

ALL - SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA BOARD OF BASKETBALL - 1989Don Bradley (Pomona) - Rich Breault (Antelope Valley) - Lee Langlois (LongBeach) - Roger Carlson (Costa Mesa) - B i l l Cizek (San Pedro) - Phil Collin(Torrance) - Rob Fernas (Torrance) - Ron Guild (South Gate) - Chris Gut-ierrez (South Gate) - Paul Helms (Ontario) - Steve Hunt (Covina) - BruceIsphording (Riverside) - Keith Lair (Glendale) - Mark Langill (Pasadena) -Daniel Lewis (Santa Monica) - Nick Leyva (San Bernardino) - Len Locher(Oxnard) - Vladimir Moraru (Los Angeles) - David Osterman (Santa Ana) -Jim Parker (Ventura) - Mannie Pineda (Azusa) - Dale Ruhe (Fullerton) -David Shefter (Glendale) - Eric Shepard (Los Angeles) - Dan Shie l l s (SantaBarbara) - Eric Sondheimer (Woodland Hil ls) - Hans Tesselaar (Woodland HillsLonnie White (Los Angeles) - Bi l ly Witz (Long Beach) - Ken Preston (FirstIn te rs ta te Bank) - Buddy Dyer (Amateur Athletic Foundation of Los Angeles).

3 - 2 9 - 8 9Contacts : Ken Preston - F i r s t I n t e r s t a t e Bank

(213) 634 - 3656Braven "Bud" Dyer - Amateur Athle t ic

Foundation of Los Angeles(213) 730 - 9626

FOR RELEASE; WEDNESDAY, APRIL 5 PMs & af ter

AIMEE McDANIEL, BREA - OLINDA HIGH SCHOOL, NAMED TOP

PERFORMER IN SOUTHERN SECTION DIVISION I I I BASKETBALL

CALIFORNIA STATE DIVISION I I I CHAMPION BREA-OLINDA HAD "ONE REASON"

IT WON THE STATE CHAMPIONSHIP IN 1989....AND THAT ON REASON IN THE WORDS

OF COACH MARK TRAKH IS AIMEE McDANIEL. THE 5-6 JUNIOR GUARD MADE 38

THREE-POINT SHOTS DURING THE SEASON AND AVERAGED 2$ POINTS IN THE PLAY-

OFFS AS THE LADYCATS FOUND LITTLE BUT TOKEN RESISTANCE IN MOST OF THEIR

GAMES.

The four players to make t h i s y e a r ' s honor team in Division I I I

from Brea-Olinda — Aimee McDaniel, Tammy Blackburn, Jody Anton and

J i n e l l e Williams — have e l i g i b i l i t y l e f t . In f a c t , Jody Anton i s only

a freshman, while J i n e l l e Williams i s a sophomore.

Brea-Olinda's Ladycats waltzed through Southern Section 3-A compe-t i t i o n , defeating three of t he i r opponents by 29 poin ts or more. The onlyteam to give the champions a game was S t . Joseph of Lakewood, los ing inthe semi- f ina ls , 65-58. The Ladycats defeated Atascadero for the SouthernSection t i t l e by 29 points. . ,69-i |X).

I t got l i t t l e b e t t e r for Ladycat opponents in three Southern Cal play-off games, Brea-Olinda dispatched Our Lady of Peace (San Diego by k$points (8I-36) j Reedley of the Central Section by 30 (78-lj.8)j and Lemooreby 32 in the f i n a l s (71-39),

Finishing i t s season 31-2, Brea-Olinda went unbeaten against Calif-ornia opponents. Only losses suffered came in a tournament in New YorkCity l a s t December. _ . p i c k u p tQama m _

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* AIMEE McDANIEL . . . . . BREA - OLINDA . . . . 5 - 6 J u n i o r 1 5 . 3+ TAMMY BLACKBURN . . . . . BREA - OLINDA . . . . 5 -8 J u n i o r 13.ij-

AMY JALEWALIA L A Q U I N T A . . 6 - 1 J u n i o r 3 0 . 2TARA DAVIDSON PALM DESERT 6 - 2 S e n i o r l i f .ORENEE BRILL . ATASCADERO 5 - 7 S e n i o r 1 5 . 0LISA FERNANDEZ. . . . . . S T . JOSEPH, LAKEWOOD 5 - 8 S e n i o r 2 2 . 3KELLY McCLANAHAN . . . . PALM DESERT 6-2 Junior 16.0SACHI EZAKI C O V I N A 5-3 Senior Ik*0JOANNE KNIGHT L A S I E R R A . . 5-10 Senior 21 .0ANDREA HOFFMAN A L E M A N Y . . . , £ - 1 1 Senior 17.5TRICIA OSWALD ATASCADERO. . . . . . 5 - 6 S e n i o r 17.5DANA MONTOYA S T . JOSEPH, LAKEWOOD. 5-6 Senior 1 0 . 1JENNY NEWSOME RANCHO ALAMITOS. . . 5-8 Junior 17.8NIKKI MANZO L O M P O C 6-i|. Soph. l l | .9SYLVIA CASTANEDA A L E M A N Y . . . . 5-9 Senior 1 3 . 7

S E C O N D T E A M . . . . .

LOUISE TER HORST TEMSCULA VALLEY. . . 5-6 Senior 22.0JENNIFER ALLEN ST. LUCY'S 5-9 Senior 17.0NATALIE KRAMER S A N D I M A S . . 5-H Junior 15.0JODY ANTON BREA - OLINDA . . . . 5 - 1 0 F r o s h 1 1 AJINELLE WILLIAMS BREA - OLINDA . . . . 5 - 8 S o p h . 10.8ROSEMARY CLINTON L O M P O C 5-6 Senior 17.6LISA RIOS S A V A N N A . . . . 5-9 Senior 11.2GRACE TELLEZ SIERRA VISTA . . . . 5-8 Senior 18.0TANYA FOXE F O O T H I L L . . . 5-10 Senior 16.8KRISTIN TRIEPKE ST. LUCY'S 5-8 Senior 12.1DEDE SAMPSON TRABUCO HILLS . . . . 5 - 6 J u n i o r 2 0 . 6PATRICO LUMPKINS E S T A N C I A . . . 5-8 Soph. 13.If

« MVP Div. I l l & 1st Team 3-A Div. '88 + 2nd Team 3-A Div. «88

In the state oharnpionship game at Oakland, Brea-Olinda was facing

a team (Mercy of San Francisco) that was averaging 60 points per game and

undefeated (31-0)• The Mercy Skippers were able to score only 12 points

in the f i rs t half at Oakland, going down by 2k points (70-Ij.6), "Twelve

points is unheard of for us," stated Mercy coach John Kerwin following the

lopsided loss*

All-star teams are selected by the First Interstate Bank - AmateurAthletic Foundation of Los Angeles board of sports journalists at the closeof each season. Honorees receive awards from the Bank and Athletic Found-ation and a l l teams are on f i le in the Foundation library. Located in thePaul Ziffren Sports Resource Center, the library is open to the public byappointment*

Contac ts : Ken Preston - F i r s t I n t e r s t a t e Bank(213) 614 - 3656

Braven "Bud" Dyer - Amateur Athle t icFoundation of Los Angeles

(213) 730 - 9626FOR RELEASE; TUESDAY, APRIL 4 PMs & a f t e r

TAMI ADKINS, 3-TIME ALL-SOUTHERN SECTION & ALL-VENTURA

COUNTY MVP, UNANIMOUS CHOICE AS DIVISION IV PLAYER OF YEAR

TAMI ADKINS, CALLED BY HER COACH TOM McCONVILLE "THE BEST POINTGUARD IN CALIFORNIA...TOPS IN ALL CATEGORIES EXCEPT REBOUNDING," HASBEEN VOTED PLAYER OF THE YEAR IN DIVISION IV GIRLS BASKETBALL FOR 1989.ANNUAL SELECTIONS WERE MADE RECENTLY IN CULVER CITY BY MEMBERS OF THEFIRST INTERSTATE BANK - AMATEUR ATHLETIC FOUNDATION OF LOS ANGELES' AWARDSBOARD OF SPORTS JOURNALISTS.

A three- t ime All-Southern Sect ion s e l e c t i o n , the t a l en t ed Adkins hascommitted her future ba ske tba l l e x p l o i t s t o the Univers i ty of San Fran-cisco* Tami has been a four-year s t a r t e r at San Clara and set school r e c -ords in a s s i s t s (574) and b a l l r ecove r i e s (570). She averaged 15.6 pointsduring the past season and 6.5 rebounds. She a l s o averaged 6.6 a s s i s t sand 7.6 r e c o v e r i e s .

Front ie r League Champions, Santa Clara won the 2-A Division t i t l e ,43-34 over league runner-up Santa Ynez. Advancing t o the Southern Calplayoffs in Division IV the Sa in t s beat Coronado (64-24) and Santa Ynezonce again (56-27) before los ing t o Wasco of the Cent ra l Sec t ion , 40-38 .

S t . Joseph of Santa Maria won the 2-AA Divis ion t i t l e 55-45 overMorro Bay. S t . Joseph was eliminated in the f i r s t round of the SouthernCal playoffs by Chowchilla of the Cent ra l Sect ion 51-48.

Santa Clara concluded i t s season 2 6 - 1 , while S t . Joseph wound up 21-6.

All p layers selected for a l l - s t a r team honors by the Foundat ion 's

awards board w i l l rece ive beau t i fu l framed s c r o l l awards. Players of the

Year w i l l be awarded medal l ions, while coaches of championship teams w i l l

be r e c i p i e n t s of p laques .

There a re seven r e p e a t e r s on t h i s y e a r ' s team from 1988. Eleven mem-bers of t h i s y e a r ' s team are other than s en io r s , with four sophomores mak-ing the two honor teams.

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# TAMI ADKINS . SANTA CLARA 5-6 Sen io r 1 5 . 6KARRY WAGONER SANTA CLARA 6 - 1 Sen io r 1 2 . 8AMY McCONNELL ST. JOSEPH, SANTA MARIA . . 6-0 Soph . 1 5 . 7

** ROLYNN RIENSTRA . . . . VALLEY CHRISTIAN, CERRITOS . 5-10 S e n i o r 19.3+ PATRICE HALL P I U S X . . 5-8 Senior 22 .3

ANGELA WEST . . . . . . MORRO BAY 5-9 Senior 18.7# KIM JOHNSON B A N N I N G 5-10 Senior 17.3

DAWN HAAG TWENTYNINE PALMS 5-8 Senior ll+.OMICA SAFERITE SANTA YNEZ 5-11 Senior 10.0SUZANNE CAREY ST. BONAVENTURE 6-0 Junior 18.2AMY ALARIAN L A R E I N A. 6-3 Senior lij..5ANNA McCONNELL ST. JOSEPH, SANTA MARIA . • 5-6 Soph. 12.Ij.GIGI REAGINS B A N N I N G 5-0 Senior 10.0TAMEESHA HAYES ST. ANTHONY $-k Senior 18.7AMY KISLING SANTA YNEZ 5 - H J u n i o r 11 .0

S E C O N D T E A M . . . .

CARMEN OSABA NOTRE DAME, RIVERSIDE • . . 5 -6 J u n i o r 1 7 . 0ERIKA WILLIAMS ST. MARY'S ACADEMY . . . . 5 -8 J u n i o r 13 .2

** NEYSA DUNNINGS REGINA CAELI 5-10 Junior 25 .5JO GARDINER B E A U M O N T 5-7 Senior 17.0JOEY CLARK RAMONA CONVENT 5-8 Soph. 15.2DEBRA MACCIOLA M A R A N A T H A 6-0 Senior 19.0

# DANA PARSONS ST. JOSEPH, SANTA MARIA . . 5-11 Senior U+.5DANIELLE BRYCE LOUISVILLE 5-11 Soph. 1 9 . 7LISA COHEN. . . . . . . WESTLAKE ACADEMY. 5 -7 S e n i o r 17 .6LIZ STAL LAGUNA BEACH 6 -1 Senior 23.7SARAH DANCS BELL - JEFF 5-7 Senior 9.0ALI CERVANTES ST. MATTHIAS 5-2 Senior 30.2JAMILLA BANKS CROSSROADS 5-8 Junior 19.5SHELLEY KELPE M O J A V E 6-0 Junior 17.6CHERILYN GULP WHITTIER CHRISTIAN $-$ Senior 18.1# Div. IV MVP & 1st Team 1-A Div. «87-'88 * 2nd Team 1-A Div. »88*# 2nd Team 1-A Div. '88 + 2nd Team 1-A Div. '87 & 1st Team '88± 2nd Tejra l|_A Div. J.88 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

Note: All-Southern California Board of Basketbal l , composed ofSouthland sports j ou rna l i s t s , make a l l F i r s t I n t e r s t a t eBank - Amateur Athlet ic Foundation of Los Angeles a l l - s t a rteam se lec t ions . Boys se lect ions date back to 1937t whileg i r l s teams have been named since the early ' 70s , Allteams selected by the Foundation's awards board are onf i l e in the Foundation l i b ra ry , which i s open t o the publicby appointment.

Contac t s : Ken Preston - F i r s t I n t e r s t a t e Bank(213) 614 - 3656

Braven "Bud" Dyer - Amateur A t h l e t i cFoundation of Los Angeles

(213) 730 - 9626FOR RELEASE; MONDAY, APRIL 3 PMs & a f t e r

CARRIE TAYLOR, MISSION COLLEGE PREP OF SAN LUIS OBISPO,VOTED PLAYER OF YEAR IN DIVE ION V GIRLS BASKETBALL FOR ' 89

CARRIE TAYLOR, MISSION COLLEGE PREP 6-0 SENIOR HEADED FOR LOYOLA -

MARYMOUNT COLLEGE, HAS BEEN NAMED SOUTHERN SECTION DIVISION V PLAYER OF

THE YEAR FOR 1989 BY MEMBERS OF THE FIRST INTERSTATE BANK - AMATEUR ATH-

LETIC FOUNDATION OF LOS ANGELES' BOARD OF SPORTS JOURNALISTS. THE SE-

LECTION OF TAYLOR, WHO RETURNS TO THIS YEAR'S TEAM FROM LAST YEAR'S SMALL

SCHOOLS ALL-STARS, WAS UNANIMOUS.

Following a new s e l e c t i o n format t h i s year, the Founda t ion ' s A l l -Southern Cal i forn ia Board of A t h l e t i c s picked teams by d i v i s i o n s , f o l -lowing the s t a t e format for t he p layoffs (by en ro l lmen t ) . In some ca se s ,where schools e leoted t o . . . . . t e a m s were allowed t o "play up" t o a higherdivision.

One-A Division Champion Mission Frep won the Southern Section t i t l e60-43 over Bishop Diego, The champs from San Luis Obispo also won theSouthern California Division V t i t l e , 52-J4.8, over Avenal of the CentralSection. Menlo School of Atherton defeated the Royals In the statefinals, 5>2-lj.l. Mission Prep wound up i ts season 2i|.-I|. and was on a 20-garae win streak prior to the Menlo finale.

Small Schools Division Champion Baptist Christian of Hemet defeatedthe Pilgrim Patriots of Los Angeles £0-ij.7 in the t i t l e decider. BeckyDrew of Baptist Christian, a repeater from last year's Small Schools team..led al l scorers with 30 points.

In the second round of the Southern Cal playoffs, Mission Prep de-feated Baptist Christian $k-k$ on i t s way to the Southern CaliforniaChampionships.

All honored players on this year's Division V team will be recip-ients of beautiful framed scroll awards from First Interstate Bank -Amateur Athletic Foundation of Los Angeles, pick up teams

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- CARRIE TAYLOR . . . . . . MISSION PREP 6 - 0 S e n i o r 2 0 . 6+ BECKY DREW BAPTIST CHRISTIAN, HEMET. . 5 - 9 S e n i o r 12.5

LOURES VASQUEZ R O S A M O N D 5-8 Junta? 16.7JOSIE VELASCO LA SIERRA ACADEMY . . . . 5-7 Senior 19.7CHRIS MOTT. . MISSION PREP 5-6 Junior 16.7SUZANNA PAYA SHERMAN INDIAN 5 -2 Senior 25.7SUZANNE STARKS FIRST LUTHERAN 5-11 Senior 1 8 . 7KRISTI GRANGER PACIFIC CHRISTIAN. . . . . 5 -8 S e n i o r 23.1+AMY SCHROEDER WESTERN CHRISTIAN 5-11 Senior 20.7KRISTY BUSS BAPTIST CHRISTIAN, HEMET. . 6-0 Senior 11 .0

+ SHARON CROUCH LIBERTY CHRISTIAN 5-10 Senior 16.7J E N N I F E R BODDEKER B I S H O P D I E G O . . . . . . . 5-11 J u n i o r - 1 9 . 7

S E C O N D T E A M . . . . .

AMY NAJERA. . . . . . . . BISHOP D3EG0 5-11 S e n i o r 1 3 . 0LINDY LUNNEY. . . . . . . RIO HONDO PREP 5-8 Frosh 10.2LAURA REID P I L G R I M $-^> Soph. 15.8NGOZI OGBUNAMIRI P I L G R I M 5-10 Junior 1 3 . 7MICHELLE KNIGHT . . . . . VALLEY CHRISTIAN, S . MARIA. 5 - 9 S e n i o r 1 5 . 0KIM KUNKEL. . . . . . . . HESPERIA CHRISTIAN 5 - 9 J u n i o r 1 3 . 5NICOLE LIEM . . . . . . . FLINTRIDGE PREP 5-k SeniorMARY WUESTER LONE PINE . 5-8 Senior 17.0STACY PIPES BETHEL CHRISTIAN, RIVERSIDE 6-0 Senior 20.0KALA PARKER C H A D W I C K 5-3 Soph. 19.1JENNY BYERLY R O S A M O N D 5-8 Soph. 13.0ERICKA WILLIAMS MISSION PREP 5-9 Senior 13.7

# Div. V MVP + '88 1st Team Small Schools Division

ALL - SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA BOARD OF BASKETBALL - 1989

Don Bradley (Pomona) - Rich Breault (Antelope Valley) - Lee Langlois (LongBeach) - Roger Carlson (Costa Mesa) - B i l l Cizek (San Pedro) - Phil Collin(Torrance) - Rob Fernas (Torrence) - Ron Guild (South Gate) - Chris Gut-ierrez (South Gate) - Paul Helms (Ontario) - Steve Hunt (Covina) - BruceIsphording (Riverside) - Keith Lair (Glendale) - Mark Langill (Pasadena) -Daniel Lewis (Santa Monica) - Nick Leyva (San Bernardino) - Len Locher(Oxnard) - Vladimir Moraru (Los Angeles) - David Osterman (Santa Ana) -Jim Parker (Ventura) - Mannie Pineda (Azusa) - Dale Ruhe (Fullerton) -David Shefter (Glendale) - Eric Shepard (Los Angeles) - Dan Shiel ls (SantaBarbara) - Eric Sondheiraer (Woodland Hills) - Hans Tesselaar (Woodland Hills)Lonnie White (Los Angeles) - Billy Witz (Long Beach) - Ken Preston (FirstInterstate Bank) - Buddy Dyer (Amateur Athletic Foundation of Los Angeles)

Note: All-star high school teams have been selected by the AthleticFoundation since 1937. All teams named by the Foundation areon f i l e in the Foundation l ibrary located in the Paul ZiffrenSports Resource Center. The l ibrary is open to the publicby appointment.