Premier Soccer Santa Clarita Valley (PSSCV) is pleased to announce open team tryouts February 28, 2009 for the upcoming Women's Premier Soccer League (WPSL) 2009 season. PSSCV will compete in the very tough Southwestern Conference featuring 2008 National Champion, Ajax America Women, The tryout will be held at Santa Clarita Central Park at 10:00am and 3:00pm to accommodate as many players as possible. If you have any questions contact the team at psscv2009@gmail.com .

The tryout is open to all amateur women players who are interested in a high level of competition. Players that are currently playing for NCAA or NAIA teams are encourage to tryout, playing with PSSCV will not jeporadize eligibility. According to Head Coach Steve Cooper "This team and it's league affiliation is a perfect fit for women that would like to continue competing at a high level after their college experience." The WPSL consists of 60 teams and four divisions across the USA. The WPSL, at the recent Women's Soccer League (WSL) Draft, had 16 players drafted to the pro league making this team and this league a true spring board to the next level. "We are out to build a team from our area that will complete at the highest level and show that the Santa Clarita Valley and the City of Santa Clarita IS a soccer power not only in Southern California but the entire nation." said team Manager Pat Riggins. CONTINUED »

My name is Jose Luis Lomelí and I am the new Head Baseball Coach at Fillmore High School. I am extremely honored and privileged to take over a program with such a rich baseball tradition. Fillmore has won 22 league titles, four CIF titles and countless Junior Varsity championships. I understand what it means to wear a Flashes’ uniform having been a member of three league championship teams during the early 1990’s. I am looking forward to carrying on this proud tradition at my alma mater. The success of our program on the field throughout the years has been a joint effort with our local community; together we’ve been a great team!

Budget cuts in our schools make it difficult for our program to operate. Many schools in our county are spending $10,000-$15,000 and some even more, on a yearly basis for baseball. We know we cannot compete with those numbers year in and year out. However, it is extremely important that our players feel like they are just as important as the athletes at these other schools. I believe in providing our athletes with the best safety equipment and uniforms. I want our athletes to feel good about who they are and where they come from. This year we will be renovating our entire uniform supply and begin making much-needed field improvements prior to the start of the 2009 season. This represents a large financial commitment. Therefore, I am extending this invitation for your organization to join our sign sponsorship program for the 2009 baseball season.

One of our fund raising projects is to offer our community businesses the opportunity to help sponsor us by purchasing a sign advertisement. The sign will be professionally made and will be 3’x 6’ in vinyl and will feature your business logo and information. The sign will be hung up at our varsity field for the entire baseball season, which runs from March through June. Your sign will be seen by everyone in attendance at our games, including anybody driving by our field. We have three plans available: CONTINUED »

Fillmore 50, Santa Paula 46 - January 14th.
Fillmore Record 7-8 (1-0 in Frontier League) Noah Aguirre- 16pts, 7 rebounds, 2 steals Chris De La Paz- 12 points, 6 rebounds, 1 steal Troy Hayes- 8 points, 3 steals, 2 assists Mike Watson- 4 points, 8 rebounds (leading rebounder) Arlen Appenzeller- 5 points, 6 rebounds, 3 assists. Fillmore was sluggish offensively but played solid zone defense to hold off the Cardinals.

Try outs and last day to sign-up. Saturday, January 24th 2009 starting at 8:00am. 7 & 8 year olds – 9:00am, 9 & 10 year olds – 10:30am, 11 & 12 year olds – 2:30pm, 13 & 14 year olds – 1:00pm,. Fee is $120.00. Call 805-746-1246 for more information.

Fillmore Youth Football & Cheer will be holding our board meeting on Wednesday, January 21st at 6:30 at the Fillmore Senior Center on Santa Clara Avenue. We will be electing a new board. Our Vice President, Secretary, Gold Coast Rep, Team Mom Rep, Asst. Equipment Manager and others are open positions! This is the time to come and get involved and make a difference. If you have any questions, please contact President, Royce Davis at 407-7302. Hope to see you there!

Mariah Perez

Coach Harry Burns has selected Mariah Rivas as player of the week. Mariah is the daughter of Denise and Henry
Rivas. Mariah is a 16 year old Junior at Fillmore High School. Mariah has been playing basketball for 9 years
and has been on Varsity since freshmen year. In the recently concluded Fillmore Tournament Mariah took over as the starting point guard because Rebecca Herrera had a sprained ankle and could not play until the last game
of the tournament. “Mariah did an excellent job filling in for Rebecca, and ran the offense flawlessly,” stated Coach Burns. For her strong effort she received All Tournament Honors. Mariah’s teammates affectionately call her
“Sharkbait” because she stands 5’3 inches tall and is the shortest member of the Lady Flashes basketball team.
Mariah says she loves being with her family of 3 sisters and 1 brother which give her lots of support. Next to her family Mariah says “Playing basketball is my number one passion.”

The Lady Flashes Basketball Team won the Jolene Stethem Tournament for the fourth straight year. Led by tournament MVP Aimee Orozco, All-Tournament Selection Jillian Wilber, and All-Tournament Mariah Rivas filling in for injured Rebeca Herrera, the Lady Flashes completely dominated every team they faced. In the first game, they defeated Thacher School of Ojai 79-33, and then followed up by crushing Paraclete of Lancaster 78-8. The Flashes then defeated arch rival Santa Paula Cardinals 75-32 to move into the championship game against LA Baptist. In the championship game, the Lady Flashes and the LA Baptist Knights went at each other tenaciously for the first two minutes until the Fillmore five established their man-to-man dominance. The score at the end of the first quarter was 17-4 in favor of the Flashes. With Aimee Orozco, Jillian Wilber, Kyla Hernandez, Jazzmin Galvez, and Rebeca Herrera along with Mariah Rivas, the Lady Flashes preceded to blow the Knights off the hardwood. The Fillmore girls completely dominated the LA Baptist Knights in all aspects of the game, wrapping up their fourth straight tournament championship with a score of 54-30. Aimee Orozco, Jillian Wilber, and Rebeca Herrera, who made the varsity as freshman, will go down in Fillmore basketball history as the only players to win four straight tournament championships. The championship game was rescheduled from 2:30 pm to 1:00 pm so the Lady Flashes could attend the CIF football game in Twentynine Palms. The Lady Flashes will now play away against large schools in Los Angeles until January 6th to prepare themselves for league and the CIF playoffs.