EL SEGUNDO HERALD April 7, 2016 Page 5 See Keith Erickson, page 15 Burkley & Brandlin LLP A T T O R N E Y S A T L A W Living Trusts/Wills, Probate, Employment Law, Personal Injury Trust and Estates Litigation, Business Litigation, Civil Litiga tion 310-540-6000 Lifetime El Segundo Residents *AV Rated (Highest) Martindale - Hubbell / **Certified Specialist Estate Planning, Trust & Probate Law, State Bar of California, Board of Legal Specialization Brian R. Brandlin • Bruce R. Brandlin • Christopher P. Brandlin GO METRO TO DODGER STADIUM. SERVICE FROM THE SOUTH BAY AND UNION STATION. 16-1864ps_sby-ie-16-011 ©2016 lacmta Go Metro to see the Dodgers Want to reach Dodger Stadium faster this season? Go Metro from Union Station or the South Bay and connect with the Dodger Stadium Express. Your Dodger ticket is good for the fare! For more information, visit metro.net/dodgers. Crenshaw/LAX Transit Project Update Construction on the Crenshaw/LAX Transit Project is halfway complete. 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To learn more, visit vetsgo511.com. metro.net @metrolosangeles losangelesmetro Former ESHS Great Keith Erickson Honored By Gregg McMullin El Segundo high school’s athletic program has had its success. Think about the former athletes who have graced the school’s hallways and playing venues. It includes two Olympic water polo teams, a Major League umpire, six former Major Leaguers (one in the Hall of Fame), four former NFL players (two have Super Bowl Rings), one NHL player, one American Basketball or ABA player and one National Basketball Association player. That NBA player, Keith Erickson, was recently honored by the Pac-12 during a ceremony prior to the championship game of the 2016 Pac-12 Men’s Basketball Tournament at the Keith Erickson on the left and Gail Goodrich on the right flank coach John Wooden after winning their first national championship. Keith Erickson drives towards the basket in the NCAA final game against Duke. Beathard Brings Another Award to ESHS By Gregg McMullin The Super Bowl High School Honor Roll celebrates the high schools and communities that have contributed to Super Bowl history. This platform is designed to link the past 49 Super Bowls with this year’s game and honor the high schools and communities that have positively impacted the game. More than 2,000 schools and nearly 3,000 individuals will be honored through this program. Super Bowl High School Honor Roll schools will receive a commemorative Golden Football produced by Wilson for every player or head coach who graduated from the high school and was on an active Super Bowl roster. El Segundo’s Pete Beathard was not only on a roster but played in what would be called Super Bowl I. Pete Beathard graduated more than 50 years ago from El Segundo high school but his athletic legacy continues today. He was the Eagle’s quarterback who went on to the University of Southern California to play quarterback for the Trojans. As a junior, he led the Trojans to the National Championship in 1962. Both he and Ron Vander Kellen , the Wisconsin quarterback, were named the Players Of The Game in the See Beathard, page 15 Kings Ready for Another Playoff Push By Adam Serrao The Los Angeles Kings may have clinched a playoff berth this season, but that doesn’t mean that the team is necessarily firing on all cylinders. The Kings have had a tremendous year so far this season, even setting the franchise record for most regular season wins. Now that this is their year to take home the Stanley Cup again, though, Darryl Sutter, Jonathan Quick and company need to iron out a few kinks first. With a 3-0 win over the Calgary Flames last Thursday night at the Staples Center, the Kings not only won the game, but also earned two points in the standings and tied their franchise record for wins. A 3-2 loss to the Dallas Stars in their very next game, though, showed that if the Kings want the Cup, they’re going to have to flip the switch yet again and somehow be better than even the league’s best teams. Losing to the Dallas Stars is nothing to be extremely disappointed about. At 48-22-9, the Stars are one of the league’s best teams and have the NHL’s most prolific offense. The Stars own the league’s top rate of 3.26 goals scored per game and put together two scores late in the game versus the Kings to notch a 3-2 victory over Quick and company at the Staples Center. “When the time came down for [the Stars] to make a play and execute, get some gritty goals, they did,” Kings defenseman Rob Scuderi said. With only four games remaining on the schedule following their loss to Dallas, the Kings must start getting gritty, making plays, and executing in their own right. After clinching their playoff berth with a 2-1 victory over the Boston Bruins, the Kings went on to lose three games in a row while only producing four total goals in those three games. Those three losses don’t necessarily suggest that there’s something fundamentally wrong with the Kings and their offense, but with first place in the Pacific Division and a top seed in the Western Conference at stake, three-game losing streaks and things of a like kind simply can’t happen for Los Angeles. “We’ve worked for six months and we’ve been in a spot,” coach Sutter said of his team. “And we’ve been in and out of 1-2-3 the whole time. Might as well finish strong and see if you can be 1.” If the Kings want to stay at 1, they’re going to have to fend off the likes of the Anaheim Ducks and the San Jose Sharks in what is now the last week of regular season play in the NHL. Fortunately for Los Angeles, their schedule isn’t too daunting, to say the least. Matchups with the Calgary Flames and Winnipeg Jets to end the season are split by only one key matchup with the Ducks that could have postseason implications should everything move in Anaheim’s favor this week. The Kings, however, have the ball in their court or, the puck on their ice, if you will, and have the distinct opportunity to roll into the playoffs with momentum on their side. “We want to finish as high as we can,” Scuderi said of his team’s final regular season See Kings, page 14
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