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  As it is seemingly every Tuesday night , It was another learning experience last night on the Mid Valley Sports Show. I learned that Lydell McCullough’s middle name is Houston. Lydell Houston McCullough – sounds like an actor – or  a lawyer. 

  I also learned that his Los Altos softball team is a little better than we thought. With several Division 1 prospects in the lineup, the Lady Conquerors had a huge win over powerful Mater Dei on Saturday and are poised to make a long playoff run. Thursday they get Bonita in what should be a classic. 

  “I was told I inherited the best softball team ever at Los Altos,” McCullough said. “I’ll take it. ”

  I learned that San Marino football coach D.R. Moreland,  (another lawyer?), was inducted into the Menlo College Hall of Fame in 1997. Of course we would never have known that unless his wife didn’t tell us.  Moreland was too modest to mention it. Now you know.

  I learned that San Dimas Coach Bill Zernickow played at the University of LaVerne once upon a time. So did Nick Lemas, Brian Zavala and a couple of other coaches that have appeared on the show. Who knew?

  San Dimas has added Monrovia to its non league schedule because as Zernickow said “Monrovia might be ranked number one in the Mid Valley heading into the season. ” Can’t wait for that one. 

  Am I the only one that is worried about Andrew Bynum?  he looked lost against the Jazz and Yao Ming could be next on the agenda. Can Pau Gasol handle the middle by himself?  Doesn’t seem likely. 

  Fomer heavywight Greg Page died over the weekend at the age of 5o. Page sufferred a severe brain injury during a fight in 2001 and never fully recovered.  Page fought in the heavyweight division when it was still relevant. He lost a WBA title bout to Tim Witherspoon in 1984 but claimed the championship in December of that same year with a win over Gerrie Coetzee. Page, a Louisville Kentucky native, was a sparring partner of Muhammad Ali at the age of 15.

  Also longtime sports writer Bob Oates, who covered 39 consecutive Super Bowls, passed away Monday at the age of 93.

  I still think Chicago will beat Boston but the Blazers are done.

  While everybody was focusing on the first month of the baseball season and the NBA playoffs the Ducks, seeded eighth in the NHL playoffs quietly knocked off the top seeded San Jose Sharks in six games in the first round. Does anybody care? Probably not.

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