TORRANCE TRIBUNE December 20, 2012 Page 5 2012: A Year to Remember Up and Adam By Adam Serrao track now. As for the NFL, a $3 million A High School Reviewdisagreement blemished almost the entiretyWhere would we be without sports? A crazy thought indeed. Throughout the year, of the first half of the season. Thank you for By Adam Serrao way that the underdog Spartans came from athletics has done its part to occupy our time the memories, NFL. In a city that is slowly becoming more and behind and turned an average season into a and take our minds off of the trivial problems The NBA did its part to satisfy our emotions more known for its athletics, Torrance boasts magical one certainly was. That, after all, is that we tend to dwell on during our lives on as well, but for us here in Los Angeles, maybe four outstanding schools at each corner of what sports are all about. a day-to-day basis. Watching sports serves as to a lesser degree than the NFL. Lakers’ town. While these schools each share the When it came to baseball season, the an escape for many. It’s a way to root for fans had to endure their first season without same city in common, their athletic programs Torrance Tartars took their turn to make your favorite teams and assist them towards Phil Jackson at the helm in quite some time. are drastically different. From the diverse some noise in the Pioneer League. After an their ultimate goal of winning a championship Enter Mike Brown. A disappointing second rivalries to the difference in leagues, all the impressive 7-3 record in league play, the that once accomplished, brings diehard fans round exit from the playoffs followed the way down to the proficiency in particular Tartars made it into the playoffs behind head as much pleasure as the players who hoist the lockout-ridden offseason before we were all sports--North, South, West and Torrance high coach Ollie Turner where they took a loss trophy in the air. So, this Christmas season forced to be made witness to LeBron James’ schools are all different, but all fight for the in the first round to Don Lugo. Perhaps one is the perfect time to reflect on the year of first NBA title. It certainly could have been same goal. To be number one in their sport is of the shining moments from the year was sports and give thanks for all that we as fans scripted better for the fans here in L.A., but what drives these students toward excellence when standout centerfielder Tyrone Taylor have experienced. From the Olympics to the we did also witness a meteoric rise of the Los and what keeps us exceptionally interested. was drafted by the Milwaukee Brewers. NHL lockout, we sports fans have a lot to Angeles Clippers franchise behind Chris Paul Indeed 2012 brought more of the same for Truly, any player that can make it from high be thankful for, so let’s take a look back. and Blake Griffin and observed an offseason us here around Torrance and in taking a look school to the pros has done a lot to make Where would we be without starting with that took Laker fans by surprise when the back, it is easy to realize just what kind of this city proud. Once again, it was North the most popular sport in the nation? Yes, team went out and not only got Steve Nash, spectacular year this one has truly been. High that was stealing the headlines on the the NFL was back in 2012 and has done its but also acquired Dwight Howard. What Of all of the teams in Torrance, the North schedule, as it finished behind Torrance in part to take our minds off of any lockout talk. makes the story even more interesting is the High Saxons have come out this year with the standings (third place), but made it all We can leave that up to hockey for now. Eli fact that the Lakers’ experiment seems to seemingly the most to prove. Almost every the way to the third round of the playoffs Manning did his best to follow in his father’s have turned itself upside down for the time time a team has made a run at a title this year, before being knocked out by St. Bonaventure. and brother’s (Peyton) great footsteps by being.--so much so that the organization it has been North High that has had its name The West High Warriors are in a division winning yet another Super Bowl with the New chose to fire Mike Brown and hire Mike at the top of the headlines. When basketball of their own (the Bay League) and thus York Giants at the beginning of the year. The D’Antoni, all while Phil Jackson was sitting, season came to an end last year, it was no don’t get as much attention when it comes victory came over the New England Patriots patiently waiting for his name to be called different. The Saxons had quite the team, led to cross-town rivalry games. One platform in a game that seemed almost identical to the by the organization that he himself assisted by Eddie Lee and Devante Jenkins, as they that they did use to put their name on the matchup between the two teams in 2008. It to six NBA titles. What would Hollywood rolled into the playoffs and were successful in map, however, was this year’s football came down to an amazing catch by Mario do without the drama? The beat rolls on. their first two games before being eliminated season. Coming off of a subpar showing Manningham (a la David Tyree), and in the Baseball has never been as big here on by the eventual champion Mayfair Monsoons. in 2011-12, the feeling around West High end, the result was the same. The Giants the West Coast as it has traditionally been The Saxons won their division by going 9-1 was that the team was ready to break out. won and Tom Brady went on living his life on the East Coast, but both the Dodgers in league, finishing with a 21-7 overall record. In 2012, that’s exactly what it did behind with a supermodel wife, devoid of an extra and the Angels look as if they are out to The Torrance Tartars finished in third place quarterback Joey Notch and running back multi-million dollar ring on his finger. Just change that. Last season, the Angels gave last year and made a little playoff noise of Barry Thomas. Key victories against North the way America likes it. Albert Pujols a record deal to bring some their own. Wins in the first three rounds of the High in the regular season and St. Joseph That’s not all that happened with football, fun and excitement back to Angel Stadium. playoffs saw the team advance even farther and Mira Costa in the playoffs propelled though. Once those tormenting six months of Unfortunately, the team missed the playoffs, than North High before being dropped in the the Warriors to the CIF championship the offseason were over after the Giants won so it went out and lured Josh Hamilton semifinals by eventual Division 3AA champion game against Palos Verdes. Unfortunately, their title, the NFL got back to business, but away from the division rival Texas Rangers. Calabasas. Perhaps the most successful team the Warriors’ season ended there, but to go this time without its referees. Perhaps one of Missing the playoffs again just simply isn’t from last year’s basketball season, however, from fourth place to nearly CIF champions the most popular sports games of the year an option. Nothing hurts more than watching came in the form of a Spartan. The South is more than just a small accomplishment. came between the Green Bay Packers and the your biggest rivals go on to win the World High Spartans, who finished in fourth place The North High Saxons followed a similar Seattle Seahawks on the Monday night when Series. That’s exactly what the Dodgers had to in the Pioneer League, did the miraculous. path this past year in football, making it all a pass that looked to have been intercepted do, though, as the San Francisco Giants took After squeaking into the playoffs, head coach the way to the championship game behind by Packers safety M.D. Jennings was ruled a the ring and Buster Posey walked home with Leo Klemm took the team all the way to the quarterback Jorge Hernandez and receivers catch and a touchdown by Seahawks receiver the NL MVP. That may spark a fire under Division 3AA championship game against Michael Jurado and the two-sport star Devante Golden Tate. The call took a win away from Matt Kemp as he and his Dodgers finished the same Calabasas team that eliminated the Jenkins. Their run ended early when they the Packers, but they seem to be back on See Sports, page 10 Tartars. 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