Sports
Williams Makes Surprise Appearance at Alumni Game
La Mirada~Derrick Williams, the number two pick in the 2011 NBA Draft by the Minnesota Timberwolves, made a surprse appearance at the annual La Mirada High Boys Basketball Alumni Game this past Tuesday night.
The game features La Mirada basketball stars of yesterday against the current varsity team of today.
Since the NBA was still in lockout mode, the gym was a buzz as to whether or not Williams would show up. Rumors were flying since Williams was apparently tweeting during the course of the day, hinting at an appearance.
Williams lead the Matadores to the CIF-2A semifinals against Loyola in 2009, before heading to Arizona where he led the Wildcats to the NCAA tournament Elite Eight this past March.
At halftime, Williams walked into the gym, and was welcomed by teammates and fans.
With an apparent very successful NBA career ahead of him, this was probably the last oppoortunity to see him compete on the La Mirada High floor.
In the second half, Williams entertained the crowd with a few attempted dunks, connecting on a couple, and also had a very nice spin-move, no-look assist to 2006 graduate Casey James.
Photos, Above, Williams enters the game. Also pictured, from left to right, Mike Estrada, Sammy Piazza, Josh Siemens, Casey James, former coach Larry Kaupang, Miles Aiello, Stephen Kaupang, Steve Kaupang, Williams, Ryan Kaupang, and Taylor Siemens. Below, 2011 game participants.
La Mirada High Girls Go For Title; Follow Live on LM Blog/Twitter
La Mirada~In an improbable year, the Lady Matadores of La Mirada High School Softball will go for a CIF Division-2 title today, taking on Camarillo, at Deanna Manning Stadium in Irvine, at 3:30 p.m.
With four straight playoff victories the Mats are making their first title appearance since 2004.
Follow inning-by-inning LIVE coverage of game on our Twitter feed www.twitter.com/lamiradablog beginning at 3:30 p.m.
UPDATE: Girls lost 5-1. Check our Twitter feed for tweets.
Traditional All-Star Game June 4th at Cerritos College
Norwalk~Come out and see some of the best high school football players in the metropolitan Los Angeles area, at the 44th Annual 605 All-Star Classic high school football game Saturday, June 4th at Cerritos College.
The game features all-star football players from high schools on the east and the west side of the 605 freeway.
Coaching the East is Margarito Beltran of La Serna. Beltran's Lancers lost in the Semi-finals this past season.
West coach is Jack Williams of Downey High. Williams' Vikings lost in the opening round of the 2010 playoffs.
Cost is $11 general admission, $8 for Seniors. Game time is 6:05 p.m.
UPDATED! Matadores Extend String of Appearances
MATADORE PLAYOFF WEEK
Matadore Boys & Girls Draw Tough First Round Opponents; Both Games on the Road
La Mirada~It looked as if the La Mirada Matadores boys basketball team was going to miss the CIF playoffs for the first time since 1992-in fact, we posted as much on our Twitter feed.
But, much to our dismay, and with egg on our face, we digress, and are pleased to report the Matadores (10-19, 5-7), were picked as an at-large bid in Division 3AA by the CIF selection committee and will travel to play North High School of Torrance Wednesday night, beginning at 7pm.
The young Matadores will play a North team that finished its Pioneer League schedule with six straight wins.
La Mirada, despite losing four of its last five, has made vast improvements since the beginning of the campaign. First year head coach Steve Schuster, has had his team playing competitively in the Suburban League, despite having a very young team-if not the youngest.
An on-court incident recently during the game at Mayfair, resulted in the exit of Roger Hamel, and his Dad, Roger Sr. from the team, and has opened up the door for Sharad Patel to take over the three-point shooting duties for the Mats. A pure shooting senior, Patel has excelled since the change.
New Look Matadores Off to Rough Start in League Play
New Head Coach is Guiding Very Young Team
La Mirada~The La Mirada High School Boys basketball program has begun a new era, however, two early league losses have put a bit of a damper on things.
This past Friday La Mirada lost to Artesia 58-44, after falling to Mayfair two days earlier, 59-51, in the Suburban League opener.
In the Mayfair game, Roger Hamel tried his best to keep his team in the game by hitting six three-pointers and scoring 24 points overall for the Matadores (5-13, 1-8).
Annual Basketball Alumni Night at La Mirada High
La Mirada~The annual La Mirada Alumni Basketball Night will take place Thursday, December 2nd, at La Mirada High School gym.
The La Mirada High School Boy's Frosh team will play a scrimmage at 4:30 p.m., followed by the junior varsity playing at 5:30.
At 6:30, two teams from the La Mirada NJB will square off in a 20-minute scrimmage.
The popular event will be highlighted by a varsity game featuring today's La Mirada varsity against alumni from past La Mirada teams.
. It is a major fundraiser for the La Mirada Boys Basketball Booster Club. Admission is $3.00
The snack bar will open throughout the evening and there will also be a 50/50 raffle.
La Mirada Gets Home Game in First Round
LA MIRADA HIGH
La Mirada~The Matadores of La Mirada High will take their first step in defense of their CIF title, hosting Muir High School (Pacific League) this Friday, November 19th, beginning at 7:30 p.m. at Goodman Stadium-in first round action..
In Girls Cross-Country News: Super Sophomore Taylor Jones leads the Lady Mats, fresh off another Suburban League title, into this Saturday's third-consecutive CIF-SS finals appearance at Mt. SAC in Walnut. Mats could make their first appearance ever at State with a strong showing.
Individually, in Boys CC action: Regan Garcia advanced to finals. He will run in Division 3 at 7:45 a.m. this Saturday.
The Girls team will run at 8:25 a.m.
Just over the hills on Colima; Get up early and enjoy some great long distance running stars of tomorrow and support the La Mirada Matadores!
Prep Sports Night Live Premiers
La Mirada's Estrella Hosts New Call-in Sports Program
El Segundo~Time Warner Cable is expanding its local sports programming lineup this fall with the addition of a live call in show, featuring La Mirada's Rich Estrella and La Mirada High School Alum, Richie Estella and Brandon Ortega. The show is Prep Sports Night Live, set to debut Friday, September 3rd at 10:30 p.m. on SoCal Channel 101.
The two‐hour live call‐in show, hosted by Estrella, will provide extensive coverage of local prep sports action throughout Southern California. Estrella is an award‐winning producer of the Sports Corner and former host of the Pac‐10 Report on KMAX radio. The show will feature live reports from SoCal High School games, highlights, post‐game interviews and special in studio guests. Fans will have their chance to voice their opinions on the hottest sports topics of the week.
La Mirada Blog’s Preseason 2010-11 All-Suburban League Football Team
Well fans, it looks like we are in for an intriguing football season as this may be one of the better years that the Suburban League has seen in a long time; with talent all over the place at every school. Here is my Preseason All League Team, featuring kids from every team. I hope you enjoy it.
Soon, I will have my preseason overview of each team, including things that I have heard, and things out there, that are just not true.
Preseason ALL SUBURBAN LEAGUE OFFENSE:
QB- Evan Hunko Sr. Mayfair: Looks to close out his four-year campaign as the starting QB with a league title, gaining momentum on the recruiting front after a solid summer.
RB-Aaron Francis Sr. Cerritos: He is looking to take his versatility to an Ivy League school next year, just hasn’t decided which one.
RB-Billy Moore Sr. Norwalk: Looks to build on a successful junior campaign that saw him be one third of a three-headed monster at RB in Norwalk’s vaunted double-wing.
FB- Elijhaa Penny Sr. Norwalk: Mr. U-Dub! He has verbally committed to the University of Washington and will be a key cog in Norwalk’s Offense. He would like nothing more than to be a league champion!
WR-Dejon Bernard Sr. John Glenn: This do-everything athlete for the Eagles scored a TD last season seven different ways. Right now, he is working his tail off to get that scholarship he deserves. He will be the leader of a young Glenn team.
Never Too Early to Look Ahead
EXCLUSIVE! SUBURBAN LEAGUE FOOTBALL
I want to take some time this summer and analyze what should come about for the upcoming season. There is a ton of passing tournaments and linemen competitions going on this summer. In this section I will take a look at the preseason schedules for all of the teams and make a prediction of how they will do. This is going to be an interesting preseason since some local schools have scheduled a few Southern Section powerhouses.
Artesia: The Pioneers in my opinion are in a rebuilding year and they are unfortunately stuck in a few two-year contracts that have them playing against Edison of Huntington Beach in Week 0. That is a mountain of a challenge, and Coach Joe Veach has his work cut out for him after taking over as the interim head coach last year. All I can say is that Edison lost in the Division I final last year to Servite; not an easy task for the Pioneers when opening up during a rebuilding year.
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