Drew Housman never heard of the Los Angeles Lightning. “I thought it was an adult league team,” he said. “I didn’t know.” The former Calabasas High boys’ basketball star, who plays pro ball in Israel, has spent the past few weeks lighting up scoreboards for the Lightning, a semipro basketball team based in Thousand Oaks. So far, Housman’s International Basketball […]
2010-06-17
Area athletes, coaches say dads play a huge role in sports
Father’s Day saluteFathers can be found in neighborhood parks, playing catch with their sons and daughters. They’re on the sidelines coaching. They’re in the stands or behind the dugout videotaping games. They’re cheering, always. With Father’s Day approaching, area players and coaches shared stories about their fathers— or being dads. Brett Hall played for her father, Rob, on the Oak Park High […]
Golf standout Kang named All-American
Former Westlake and Oak Park high school standout Danielle Kang earned honors for a stellar freshman season on the Pepperdine women’s golf team. Kang is a Golfweek All-American second-team selection. She also earned All-Freshman honors. After graduating early from Westlake, Kang enrolled at Pepperdine in January and played in six tournaments. She won her second collegiate tournament, the Bruin Wave […]
Big results from young track stars
Gino Colella of Westlake Track Club pole vaulted 12 feet, 4 inches at the Southern California United States Track & Field Junior Olympics in Norwalk. Colella, an eighth-grader at St. Jude the Apostle School who will attend Westlake High in the fall, won the boys’ event by 3 feet, 6 inches. His performance was the third-best mark in the nation […]