The Ten: 03/27/2017

THE TEN (NEW)

(“The TEN” is not a top ten but ten items worth being included in The TEN”)

1. The 2017 Final Four is set. Gonzaga v. South Carolina and North Carolina v. Oregon.

2. The NFL Owners voted 31-1 today approving the Raiders move from Oakland to Las Vegas.

3. Former Minuteman Tyler Dorsey is averaging 24.5 points per game in the 2017 NCAA Basketball Tournament for the the Oregon Ducks.

4. Mayfair’s Landon Anderson is 5-0 with an ERA of .53 with 31 strikeouts for the Monsoons.

5. The APU Cougar baseball team is currently 23-3 and riding an eight game winning streak. During the streak the offense has averaged 9.1 runs a game.

6. Former Villanova Wildcat Ed Pickney and Philadelphia Eagle quarterback Randall Cunningham both turn 54 today.

7. The Chargers announced today that they have sold out all available season tickets at the StubHub Center for the 2017 season.

8. On this day in 1939 Oregon beat Ohio State 46-33 in the first NCAA Basketball Championship game.

9. The Anaheim Ducks are 8-1-1 in their last 10 games, have won four straight and are now atop the NHL’s Pacific Division.

10. “If you make every game a life and death proposition, you’re going to have problems. For one thing, you’ll be dead a lot.” Dean Smith

17 Comments to "The Ten: 03/27/2017"

  1. Ron Vrooman, AHS stat man's Gravatar Ron Vrooman, AHS stat man
    April 1, 2017 - 12:21 am | Permalink

    Well, you’re onto something, Rumor Has It.
    It looks like sophomore running back Lu-Ring Paialii, who gained 912 yards for us last season, will be continuing his football career at Valencia High School. I haven’t heard any further developments since we learned of his intentions early this year, so that’s where he’ll probably end up.
    However, junior Salman Gurung, who rushed for 1,045 yards in 2016, will be returning. We will also have several running back candidates vying to join him in the Alhambra Moors’ backfield.
    I wish the best for all of these young men who have made the commitment to play football. It’s not a sport for the faint-hearted.

  2. SoCal's Gravatar SoCal
    March 31, 2017 - 9:35 pm | Permalink

    The big question is how does title IX affect football in that district. All the funds raise buy the SG football team will have to be split with the girls sports all the efforts of football players put in has to be split with the girls sports when they bring money for team meals for football has to be split with girls sports.
    The football team is raising money for girls sports at SG. At other schools the players that raise money for their sport go to their sport and is not split with girls sports. The lawsuit at that district made this happen. SG is not playing on the same level at other schools in more way than one.

  3. Rumor Has It's Gravatar Rumor Has It
    March 31, 2017 - 8:42 pm | Permalink

    Got a question for you Ron Vrooman, I have heard from several coaches that you guys are playing this upcoming season that the Sophomore RB has transferred out of Alhambra. Is this true? That young man was a stud!

  4. Ron Vrooman, AHS stat man's Gravatar Ron Vrooman, AHS stat man
    March 31, 2017 - 5:48 pm | Permalink

    Title IX, which was enacted by the federal government in 1972, applies to all schools, colleges, and universities. (At least to those which are coeducational, and I believe federal funding is a factor as well.)
    But, as is true with many laws, efforts to implement it can vary, especially if there’s any room for interpretation.
    One specific instance where Title IX has affected Alhambra High, and AUSD as a whole, was the settlement of a lawsuit filed in the early 2000’s by the then-softball coach at AHS.
    The suit alleged that the (girls’) softball team’s on-campus facilities were not equal to those provided to the (boys’) baseball team at Moor Field. (The baseball fields and stands there had been recently renovated, at least partly due to the vision and fundraising efforts of Coach Steve Gewecke.)
    The legal settlement resulted in the construction of two softball fields—along with a scoreboard and stands—at the northwest corner of Moor Field. (One irony there is that those new softball fields, which have been in use for several years now, are in much better condition than the adjacent football facility, which has looked like a dump for decades.)
    In addition, the softball fields at San Gabriel and Mark Keppel High Schools were also vastly improved. San Gabriel got brand-new diamonds—with stands—and Keppel’s fields were upgraded. (Another irony is that at the time of the lawsuit, Alhambra High’s softball fields were in relatively good condition, while those at San Gabriel and Keppel were riddled with ruts and gopher holes. I had first-hand knowledge of those conditions because I sometimes subbed for P.E. teachers at all three high schools.)
    On a personal note, I currently serve Mid-Valley Sports as an unpaid stringer for AHS varsity football. And, why not? I’m already doing stats there; it’s a good way of giving our program greater public exposure.
    I appreciate the compliments and moral support from readers like yourself. I’ve always tried to be factual and informative, just the way I was taught to be as a journalism student at AHS and Cal State L.A.
    I eagerly await the 2017 football season; it should be another good one!

  5. NWO's Gravatar NWO
    March 31, 2017 - 9:10 am | Permalink

    But isn’t every school under Title IX? MVS, you should tap into Mr. Vrooman’s knowledge or give him a column.

  6. Ron Vrooman, AHS stat man's Gravatar Ron Vrooman, AHS stat man
    March 30, 2017 - 3:13 pm | Permalink

    My second-hand understanding of the Title IX situation in the Alhambra district is that the teams which produce the most revenue (mainly football) have had to share more of their proceeds with other sports, including girls’ teams. (I encourage anyone who has additional information on this to share it with us.)
    I can tell you for a fact that Title IX hasn’t killed AHS football; we’re looking forward to being more competitive again this coming season.
    I share NWO’s curiosity about any possible impacts that the district’s implementation of Title IX has rendered to football and, possibly, to boys’ basketball and baseball. (Football and boys’ basketball are typically the biggest revenue producers at the high school level, and the baseball program at AHS has done reasonably well.)
    By the way, I posted my insights regarding San Gabriel High’s search for a head varsity football coach on the Oscar Robles thread. I don’t have as much direct knowledge about San Gabriel’s program as I do about Alhambra’s and Mark Keppel’s, but I hope I was able to shed some light on the Matadors’ situation.

  7. NWO's Gravatar NWO
    March 30, 2017 - 2:06 pm | Permalink

    Can someone explain the Title IX situation at San Gabriel?

  8. Tin's Gravatar Tin
    March 29, 2017 - 12:49 pm | Permalink

    Wow

  9. Anonymous's Gravatar Anonymous
    March 29, 2017 - 11:22 am | Permalink

    @Faithful Reader,Bye Felicia!!!!

  10. Faithful Reader's Gravatar Faithful Reader
    March 28, 2017 - 5:20 pm | Permalink

    Due to sporadic high school sports coverage, I will be canceling my subscription to Mid Valley Sports. Please stop charging my Visa Card.

  11. Marc's Gravatar Marc
    March 28, 2017 - 2:42 pm | Permalink

    @nwo
    Nobody wants to coach at SG for a lot of reasons. First, title 9. Second, no administrative support. Third, no athletes. Okay I get it they have cool colors.

  12. annoymous's Gravatar annoymous
    March 28, 2017 - 11:23 am | Permalink

    Maybe he can fix So. Elmonte, Rosemead, .

  13. Fishy's Gravatar Fishy
    March 28, 2017 - 10:36 am | Permalink

    This notion of an NFL team being loyal to a certain city isn’t as important as the need for an NFL team to actually contend for a Superbowl title once every twenty years or so. Los Angeles just got two NFL teams that are now presumably ‘loyal’ to our city, but they have no allegiance to winning.

  14. @Rams Fan's Gravatar @Rams Fan
    March 28, 2017 - 9:31 am | Permalink

    Kraft don’t give a sxxt what team goes anywhere.

  15. Anonymous's Gravatar Anonymous
    March 28, 2017 - 7:11 am | Permalink

    The dolphins objected because​ the owner believes that you owe it to the fans to try and stay. Which he has done by investing 500 million dollars of his own money to fix the dolphins Stadium

  16. RAMS FAN's Gravatar RAMS FAN
    March 27, 2017 - 5:27 pm | Permalink

    #2 So I see it’s the Dolphins. Why would a AFC East team object to a AFC West team relocating? Don’t trust your players with all the “distractions” in Vegas????

  17. RAMS FAN's Gravatar RAMS FAN
    March 27, 2017 - 5:03 pm | Permalink

    #2 Who was the one d…head, Kraft?
    #7 Not really much of an accomplishment. What’s it seat 20,000? So they sold 10,000 season tickets? Wow!

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