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Join the fight!
We need your support, together we can
stop The Los Angeles Unified School District
Board from passing a ruling that will require
non-profit youth sports organizations to pay an
hourly rate for the use of the fields, gyms and
other school facilities that have been available
to us for many years at no cost.
The effect of
this ruling could be devastating. Most of the
youth organizations operate on a shoestring,
utilizing registration fees to barely cover the
already high cost of operation. Equipment,
insurance and all the other costs directly
applicable to the athlete and his safety and
well being are non-negotiable expenses that use
up every penny of the fees. This additional, ill
conceived, unnecessary expense could put some of
us out of business. The result being thousands
of young people will lose the opportunity to
learn the basics of their chosen sport and lose
the opportunity to spend their time in a safe
environment rather than running the streets.
Those of us familiar with youth sports know that
these organizations are manned by unpaid
volunteers. Hundreds upon hundreds of men and
women who volunteer their time to teach our
young children the basics of several sports and
most importantly provide healthy, safe venues
for them to spend their after school hours
learning and having fun.
You, too,
can add your name in protest to the LAUSD by
signing this web site's petition that already
has several hundred signatures
click-here ----->
VYC Petition
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► All Star
High School Game East 17 - West 24
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D.J. Holt likes the feel of Birmingham High of Lake Balboa.
The last
time he set
foot in the
Patriots' football stadium, the Crespi of Encino standout
recorded 16 tackles, knocked out one quarterback and
scored on a 69-yard reception. So it was no wonder he
dominated the East-West All-Star Game played at Birmingham
on Sunday. Amidst a field of stars, Holt was a supernova.
The 6-foot-1 do-everything
 receiver/defensive
end is headed to Cal, but not before making one last major
statement amongst his peers. Collecting four
sacks, one fumble return for a touchdown and a crucial
reception, Holt was named the game's MVP after leading his
West
team to a 23-17 overtime victory.
"This game means a lot.
You want to show that you're the best in the Valley," Holt
said. "
We kept our heads up, and kept playing; it's never over
until it's over."
East running back Fred Winborn (Grant of Van Nuys), heading
to College of the Canyons next season, was his team's player
of the game after scoring twice and gathering 45yards.
Future Washington kicker Eric Folk (Notre Dame of Sherman
Oaks)
also made his mark, kicking an game record 57-yard field
goal in the first quarter.
Hart quarterback Alex Pettee
was the West's player of the game after connecting on a
25-yard game-winning touchdown with
Kyle Boas (Canoga Park) in overtime.
Pettee finished with 125yards passing and two scores. He
engineered the 57-yard
score-tying drive in just 20 seconds, capped by Michael
Wendorf's touchdown catch from 7 yards out. Wendorf, of
Granada
Hills, caught four balls during the drive. His score made it 17-15, and
Holt caught a short pass for the two-point conversion.
The final few minutes may have been fireworks, but defense
persisted like clockwork throughout. A windy stadium and
stingy defensive linemen made it a nightmare day for
quarterbacks. Birmingham's
James Beloff, who is heading to Minnesota State, completed 2 of 9 passes;
Canyon's Ben Longshore threw three picks and Pettee added
two. In all, the game featured nine turnovers and 21
penalties.
Holt's 73-yard fumble return for a touchdown changed the
game for the West.
The East was firmly in control, 17-3, when Holt picked up a
bad pitch from Longshore and broke away. Longshore, whose
older brother Nate will be joined at Cal by Holt next year,
could only shake
his head about the play, and Holt in general.
"He's an animal," Longshore said. "He's going to
be good, no matter what position he plays
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Canoga
Park High School , traditionally, on the Sunday
prior to Thanksgiving.
