Page 8 June 15, 2017 EL SEGUNDO HERALD Wrap Up from page 5 was fourth best in the Pac-12. Lars’ defense was pretty solid, leading the team in fielding with a .997 fielding percentage and committing just one error in 286 chances. McCall James, arguably one of El Segundo’s former top softball players, is continuing her mark at the collegiate level. The former fouryear Eagle standout is pitching for University of Santa Clara. She pitched a two-hit shutout against LMU this year in conference and was named to the Honorable Mention WCC All Conference this season. McCall repeated her selection to the All-Academic WCC team majoring in Economics. Little League News Xavier Rice (Angels) won the 2017 Home Run Derby, outslugging runner up Lucas Bonham (Orioles) in a tiebreaker. Baseball Team Had Seven All- Stars CJ Shevlin, Spencer Long, Spencer Palmer, Kobe Estrada, Sean Emery, Nico Celestial and Jake Palmer all played in the South Bay All Star game. Each played important roles. Long started for his team and struck out the side in the second inning. Shevlin played a flawless shortstop, while Sean Emery and Kobe Estrada each caught long fly balls for the Red Team. Jake Palmer scored for the Blue team, while Spencer Palmer walked and doubled off the centerfield fence. Nico Celestial was injured earlier before the game and was limited. Babe Ruth Season Winds Down The Beavers are gunning for their second straight league title. After winning the first two rounds of league play, they were in control of sweeping all three rounds until the Seals held them off 8-5. The Seals needed to win one of two remaining games this week to force a playoff with the Beavers on Saturday. Youth Lacrosse Update The Eagles U9 lacrosse team went 5-0 in winning the prestigious Battle of L.A. tournament against some of the best youth teams from Los Angeles and Ventura Counties. They did it with an impressive offense that produced 65 goals and with a defense that saw only nine goals scored against them. This victory caps off an impressive undefeated season for the U9 team in the youth LAYYL Spring league. For more information about joining Gundo Eagles youth lacrosse, please contact Coach Brooks Roscoe at brooks. roscoe@gmail.com. Are You Ready for Some Football? Summer Football Camp for the high school started Tuesday from 7-9 a.m. on the practice field. Saturday marks the first passing tournament of the summer played at El Camino College. There will be a seven on seven and lineman competition. If We Only Had the Money Michael Jordan’s game-worn and dual-signed Converse shoes from the 1984 Olympics’ gold medal-winning game against Spain closed at auction for $190,373 to shatter the previous record of $104,765 for game-worn shoes. The historic Jordan sneakers are the last pair he ever wore in amateur competition and represent perhaps his crowning achievement before turning pro. Also at auction was the headline-grabbing sale of a 1909-11 Honus Wagner T206 baseball card for $609,294. One of the most soughtafter baseball cards is being referred to as “The Original Wagner” based on the fact that it was the first of its kind to be featured in mainstream media (Newark Evening News) in 1930. Track and Field News Two notable achievements stand out in 2017. The frosh/soph girls won Ocean League Finals and the “traveling plaque” that goes to the winning team for the year. Freshman Arend Verfaillie set three frosh/soph boys distance records—two of which were set by Gavin Glynn when he was a freshman. Alumni News In alumni news, Portland Pilot senior and 2013 Eagle alum Anna Farello competed in her last NCAA DI West Regional Championships at the University of Texas in Austin in the 5,000 meters as well as 10,000 meters. She was ranked 45th in the 5,000 and 12th in the 10,000 (33:44.75) in NCAA Division I. Near the end of June, El Segundo High alum Allison Reaser will compete in her seventh consecutive USA Track and Field Senior Outdoor Championships in the Heptathlon in Sacramento. She hopes to make the US team for the World Championships in London. The 2011 alum Austin Van Biezen has had a phenomenal Road Racing season. In 2017, he’s already run six 5Ks, one 10-miler and a half-marathon. He won the Redondo Super Bowl 5K. He took second at the El Segundo Run for Education this year and sits at number five all-time in our hometown race. • The 9U El Segundo Lacrosse team pose after sweeping through their tournament. Front Row L-R, Austin Lee, Joaquin Wagner-Bagues, Ryan Wiacek, Jack McCaulley. Second Row L-R, Colin Engelhardt, Max Keldorf, Ford Waldman, Luka Pavlovic, Matias Arauz, Calvin Meyer, Will Collard. Third Row L-R, Dominic Perfetti. Coach Brooks Roscoe, Coach John Lang. Check It Out from page 6 his dad is a superhero. If that doesn’t just scream Happy Father’s Day, I don’t know what does. The kid describes how his dad makes everything fun and is always there for him. Perhaps the sweetest moment is when the dad comes to rescue the kid from a noise in the night. The kid calls his dad a superhero and the dad says that he isn’t a superhero but that he knows one… his son. Even though the Knapman rhythm stumbles at times, it is still a very sweet and cute book that readers the ages four to eight are sure to enjoy. The last book for this week is My Dad Used to Be So Cool by Keith Negley. This is the follow-up to Negley’s Tough Guys (Have Feelings Too) and in both books subtext plays a large role. The child in this book suspects that his dad was cool, but “something must have happened…” We see evidence of the dad’s coolness including an electric guitar, a skateboard and his tattooed forearms. The kid imagines his dad with an orange Mohawk and riding a motorcycle in the past. Now, his dad has black hair that is conservatively cut and he is folding laundry and vacuuming. However at the end of a great day, the kid admits that maybe his dad is still a tiny bit cool. This book is a quirky and fun read, perfect for six- to nine-year-olds. The El Segundo Public Library offers access to its collection of titles in a variety of formats, including traditional hardback, e-books and books on CD. To check out How to Surprise a Dad by Jean Reagan and illustrated by Lee Wildish, Superhero Dad by Timothy Knapman, and My Dad Used to Be so Cool by Keith Negley or any other title on your to-read list, please visit the library to apply for your library card, or please contact the reference staff for further assistance. •
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