TORRANCE TRIBUNE April 13, 2017 Page 3 Up and Adam Community Briefs Muratsuchi’s AB 1649 Passes 6-0 in (ESTM) Committee Tartars Baseball Begins to Dominate By Adam Serrao Anyone who follows high school baseball knows that the Torrance Tartars are headed into this year’s season with a chip on their shoulders. After a second place finish in the Pioneer League standings one season ago, first-year head coach Terry DeWan has taken over a roster that is ready to win and ready to win now. Behind returning seniors Noah Ishikawa and Travis Martizia, along with the solid play of sophomore first baseman Neil Feist, the Tartars are finally beginning to hit their stride. A victory at home against the Palos Verdes Sea Kings last Tuesday afternoon not only gave Torrance its fourth win in a row, but also accounted for the pitching staff’s third shutout in its last four games. Shutouts aren’t easy to come by in high school baseball, especially when you’re facing off against an opponent like Palos Verdes. The Sea Kings had won 10 of their last 11 games heading into a matchup with the Tartars. Torrance starting pitcher Alex Gallegos certainly made things look easy enough, though. The senior ace of the pitching staff had all of his pitches working at Kendall Field against the Sea Kings, which, needless to say, was much to the liking of his head coach. “He’s totally dialed in,” DeWan said with a small smile on his face. “He’s a fiery guy, but he’s learning how to be composed. He was in control of himself, which is all you can control. You can’t control the umpires or anything else.” Gallegos pitched a complete game, going the entire seven innings while allowing just two hits and striking out four batters. The win marked the pitcher’s third victory of the season and his second straight shutout. Despite all of his singular success, however, the entire Torrance team has been catching fire as well. Junior Brad Kong specifically has been exploding on offense and proved that fact with his production against Palos Verdes. Kong delivered an RBI single in the bottom of the sixth inning to basically put the game out of reach. It was also Kong who manufactured a run by stealing second base in the bottom of the fifth. Kai Hershberger later singled to left, allowing Kong to come around and score the first run of the game. Torrance has enjoyed success behind an explosive offense at the plate. What makes the team so scary, though, is the efficiency of its defense. Gallegos, for one, certainly doesn’t hesitate to voice his pleasure with the protection that he has behind him. “Our defense was good--they had my back,” he explained. “I threw a lot of first-pitch strikes and a lot of ground balls.” The Tartar defense was able to scoop up all of the ground balls that came its way, except for one slight fielding error by Jacob Villareal. Villareal (who also had three put-outs on the day) and the Torrance defense were good enough, however, to hand the Sea Kings (11-3, 1-0) their first shutout loss of the season and only their third loss of the regular season. The Tartars (12-6) will get league play started this week with back-to-back matchups against their inner-city rivals from South High. South High The South High Spartans and head coach Grady Sain have been struggling in preparation GO METRO TO DODGER STADIUM. SERVICE FROM THE SOUTH BAY. 17-2263ps_sby-ie-17-009 ©2017 lacmta Go Metro to see the Dodgers Want to reach Dodger Stadium faster this season? Go Metro to Harbor Gateway Transit Center or Union Station 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 Updates Construction of the Crenshaw/LAX Transit Project is in full swing. Metro riders are encouraged to check Metro’s Service Alerts at metro.net/advisories for information regarding bus services. Thank you for your patience; for more information about the project and to view construction notices, please go to metro.net/crenshaw. Choose TAP Over Cash When you use TAP to pay for your ride instead of cash, you get more. Riding with a TAP card is fast, safe and convenient. It o=ers you increased travel options and protection from loss or theft when your card is registered. TAP is available online at taptogo.net, by calling 866.TAPTOGO, at over 400 vendor locations and at TAP vending machines. Metro Seeks Input on 2018 Fiscal Year Budget Metro’s annual budget sets transportation priorities across LA County for the coming year. Metro will gather comments on the 2018 >scal year budget at the Regional Service Council Meetings in May, and a public hearing on May 17th, before formal adoption by the Board of Directors. For meeting information or to provide your comments, go to metro.net/budgetcomments. metro.net @metrolosangeles losangelesmetro In a 6-0 bipartisan vote, the Assembly Committee on the Environmental Safety and Toxic Materials (ESTM) passed Assemblymember Al Muratsuchi’s (D-Torrance) Assembly Bill (AB) 1649, which codifies and makes permanent the existing Interagency Refinery Task Force created by Governor Jerry Brown. The bill is part of the California Refinery Jobs and Safety Action Plan, which includes five Assembly bills that will improve public safety at all California refineries. “The Torrance Refinery, and all refineries across California, must make public safety their number one priority,” stated Muratsuchi. “When the refinery exploded in Torrance two years ago, my wife, daughter and I lived just a few miles away. Since then, I have worked with local residents to develop a six-point Torrance Refinery Safety Plan. Now, I am introducing a legislative bill package to carry out my plan.” In addition to AB 1649, Assemblymember Muratsuchi’s “California Refinery Jobs and Safety Action Plan” includes the following important Assembly Bills: • AB 1645 will phase out the use of hydrofluoric acid by California refineries. • AB 1646 will require the maintenance of a publicly accessible community alert plan which includes notification to residents for emergencies (reverse 911, text, email, PSAs, etc.) and public alerts (alarms, sirens, etc.). How far that notification has to be heard, ways by which the community must be notified, and a number of other community alarms will be included. • AB 1647 will require refineries to install and maintain air quality monitors at the refinery fence line and in the community, and require that the governing air quality agency publicly report the readings from the monitors in real-time. • AB 1648 will increase the number of state refinery inspectors at the California Division of Occupational Safety and Health (Cal OSHA). A budget request has been made in conjunction with this bill. El Camino Football Coaching Legend Joins Hall of Fame Legendary retired ECC football coach John Featherstone was recently inducted into the California Community Colleges Football Coaches Association Hall of Fame. The award honors those in the California Community Colleges who show exemplary participation and dedication to their chosen sport. Featherstone joins a prominent group of coaches and players who have contributed to California Community Colleges football programs. Past inductees include Pete Carroll, Bill Walsh, Dick Vermeil, John Madden, Jackie Robinson, Hugh McElhenny, Ollie Matson, Keith Calkins, Joe Perry, Tom Dempsey, Steve Smith, Aaron Rodgers, Brent Carder, and Herman “Herm” Edwards. After more than 30 years leading the successful ECC Warriors football program, Featherstone retired at the end of the 2015 season. A legend in community college football, Featherstone had the highest winning percentage of any active coach in the southern section of California at the time of his retirement. A South Bay native, Featherstone’s affiliation with the El Camino College football program began as a student-athlete (1967-1968), and includes his ECC coaching career, which began in 1985. Since then, he built the Warrior football program’s long tradition of producing scholar-athletes who have continued to the university level; some even made their way into the professional ranks. Under his leadership, the Warriors earned a national championship in 1987, two state championships, 11 conference championships and appeared in 19 bowl games. Five consecutive Southern California playoff appearances were made from 2004-08 and the team has 21 nationally ranked finishes, including seven straight from 2003-09. Featherstone’s influence as a community leader is far reaching, with numerous athletes, students, alumni, colleagues and friends all over the country supporting his work through the years and remaining dedicated to football and El Camino College. Providence Dedication and Blessing Usher in World-Class Facilities, Expanded Medical Team A $4.8 million state-of-the-art electrophysiology laboratory, a signature element of Providence Little Company of Mary Medical Center Torrance’s $35 million Cardiovascular Center of Excellence Heart to Heart campaign, will be named in honor The Maureen and Stanley Moore Family Foundation. The tribute was announced last week at a dedication and blessing ceremony at the hospital. The Moore Family Foundation has long supported the hospital. The electrophysiology lab is a room, similar to a surgical suite, designed to conduct electrophysiology studies to test the electrical activity of the heart to determine the cause of an arrhythmia - an abnormal heartbeat; provide information to help decide the best course of treatment: medication, a pacemaker, an implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD), cardiac ablation or surgery; and treat cardiac arrhythmia through intervention such as cardiac ablation, where the heart is mapped by sophisticated software to assure the highest degree of accuracy and safety during the procedure. In addition to new technology, Providence Little Company of Mary is welcoming two new cardiologists to the program. Jashdeep Dhoot, M.D., a cardiac electrophysiologist, recently practiced at St. Luke’s Hospital at the University of Missouri and Murrad Abdelkarim, M.D., an interventional cardiologist with 11 years of experience, has joined the team from Oconomowoc Memorial Hospital in Wisconsin. Our new physicians join an expert bench that includes Rishi Kaushal, M.D., Nazanin Azadi, M.D., and Michele Del Vicario, M.D., medical director of the Cardiovascular Interventional Program. PV Students Play Surgeons for the Day with daVinci® Robotic Surgical System at Torrance Memorial As a way to interact with robotic technology outside of the classroom, Torrance Memorial Medical Center will host a daVinci® Robotic Exhibition on Friday, April 14 at 10:20 a.m. for students of the STEM (science, technology, engineering and math) program attending Palos Verdes Intermediate. The selected group of 40-60 students have been studying engineering and robotics through See Up and Adam, page 4 See Community Briefs, page 7
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