{"id":54441,"date":"2016-08-22T09:27:03","date_gmt":"2016-08-22T16:27:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/midvalleysports.com\/?p=54441"},"modified":"2016-08-22T13:28:59","modified_gmt":"2016-08-22T20:28:59","slug":"the-ten-08222016","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/midvalleysports.com\/?p=54441","title":{"rendered":"The Ten: 08\/22\/2016"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"THE<\/a><\/p>\n

(\u201cThe TEN\u201d is not\u00a0a top ten but ten items worth being included in \u201cThe TEN\u201d)<\/p>\n

1. Chase Utley hit his 11th home run of the season to lead the Dodgers to a 4-0 win over Cincinnati and a .5 game lead over San Francisco in the NL West.<\/p>\n

2. The PAC 12 has five teams in the preseason AP Top 25 including UCLA at #16 and USC #20.<\/p>\n

3. The LA Galaxy had their nine-game unbeaten streak ended Saturday at Yankee Stadium falling 1-0 to the New York City FC.<\/p>\n

4. The 2016 Summer Olympics ended with the USA winning 121 total medals. 46 gold, 37 silver and 38 bronze.<\/p>\n

5. The Cal Condors return their leading rusher from 2015 Andrew Reyes:\u00a0 914-yards and nine touchdowns.<\/p>\n

6. Bill Parcells and Carl Yastrzemski share a birthday today. Parcells number 75 and Yastrzemski 77.<\/p>\n

7. The Alhambra Moors’ Sheehan Ramirez 2015 numbers: 67 tackles, four sacks, two fumble recoveries and an interception.<\/p>\n

8. On this day in 1989 Nolan Ryan strikes out Ricky Henderson for his 5,000th career strikeout.<\/p>\n

9. Although he is first in carries and second in rushing yards in the preseason, the unofficial Browns depth chart shows Terrell Watson fourth in advance of Friday’s game against Tampa Bay.<\/p>\n

10. “I was lucky enough to have the talent to play baseball. That’s how I treated my career. I didn’t think I was anybody special, anybody different.” Carl Yastrzemski<\/p>\n

\""This<\/a>

“This book has been such a breath of fresh air. Reminding me why I sit on bleachers and what a community is all about. Most importantly what high school football is all about. I read the book 3 times.”<\/strong><\/span>
“Anyone who has a kid trying out for his High School football team needs to read this book. Torosian has taken his 20 some years of reporting on Prep sports, mixed a healthy dose of San Gabriel Valley insider references and created a very readable first effort.”<\/strong><\/span>
“A page turner…I’m sorry it’s over! Is a sequel in the works?”<\/strong>
“Torosian does for high school football what Hemingway did for the Spanish Civil War…compelling look beyond the scoreboard and into the lives of players…”<\/strong><\/span>
“A truly great story unfolds in the pages of Joe Torosian’s first novel. With high school football at its core, the story of Dale Andrade shows how a young man grows in all aspects of his life thanks to being a part of a team and a football community.”<\/strong><\/span>
\u201cThis is a great read for everyone: from those who love high school football to those who have no idea about the game.\u201d<\/strong><\/span>
“This book brings you onto the field and into the locker room…”<\/strong><\/span>
Joe Torosian’s high school football novel is available through Amazon.com –click pic–<\/strong>
(Cover by Pat Cherry www.blackheartart.com)<\/strong><\/p><\/div>\n

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