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Palisades News Page 18 September 16, 2015 Girls Volleyball Wants a Shot at State By LOGAN TAYLOR Sports Writer Under the guidance of head coach Carlos Gray, the Palisades High School girls volleyball team opened its season on September 10 by defeating defending Division II City champion Taft High School. The Dolphins opened Western League play by hosting LACES yesterday, and will remain home to play perennial City rival Granada Hills today at 4 p.m. Returning for his third season at PaliHi, Gray is optimistic after having won his first City title last year, and the 29th title overall for the girls volleyball program. “The expectation for this season is to reach our full potential,” Gray told the Pali - sades News. “This team’s ceiling is higher than last year’s team. I really think that this group could be special, but it will take a long time and it is a long road to get there.” Last year the Dophins beat Granada Hills in four sets in the Division I City Championships, but lost its first-round game in the State playoffs. The team began practicing the second week of August, focusing on hitting drills, passing and ball control, as well as holding scrimmages. Gray is joined by assistant coach Anthony Elizondo, who owns his own club team, the Santa Monica Volleyball Club, and has coached the Dolphins in previous years. Key players to watch this season are returning opposite Isabel Kelly, outside hitter Sadie Gray, middle blocker Angel Echipue, Setting ball for a teammate is co-captain Lucky Drageset. outside hitter Bella Edwards, and the “glue” of the team, libero Olivia Zelon. Zelon, only a junior, has already committed to play at the University of Texas in Golf Tournament Winners The L.A. Golf Academy hosted a youth tournament on August 23 at the Heroes Golf Course, a 9-hole, 3-par course locate on the grounds of the West Los Angeles VA north campus. Winners in the 5-to-7-year-old category were Justin Tun, first, and Misha Zutler, second. In the 8-to-10-year old category, Peter Jen took first and Charlie Hayton took second. In the 11-to-14-year-old group, Gavin Loughran took first and Rowan Jen was second. For those who want to learn to play, a golf development program is held for juniors, ages 7 to 16, Monday through Thursday from 3:30 to 5 p.m. and on Friday from 4 to 5:30 p.m. The co-ed program allows students to come on a daily basis. A special day of golf is planned for Wednesday, September 23. Youth can choose half day (9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. or 1 to 3:30 p.m.) or full day (9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.). Private lessons are available for youth and adult, and all levels are welcome. The Academy caters to Brentwood, Santa Monica, Pacific Palisades, Westwood and Beverly Hills. All lessons are taught by PGA Teaching Professional Carlos Rodriquez, who has more than 20 years of experience. He previously worked as an assistant golf pro at Indian Spring County Club in Silver Spring, Maryland. Rodriquez’s philosophy centers on harmony between the mental and physical aspects of the golf game. He also insists all youth learn proper golfing etiquette. A U.S. Marine, Rodriquez is also a highlyrespected Aikido practitioner. Email: lagolfacademy@gmail.com or call (310) 230-2052 or visit: lagolfacademy.com. Photo: Logan Taylor 2017. She will be coached by previous Pali - sades High star volleyballer Jerritt Elliott. “Olivia is the best defensive player that I have ever coached in all of my 26 years of coaching,” Gray said. With these key players as well as returning co-captains and setters Lucky Drageset and Delaney Arth, the Dolphins look as though they will be competing at an even Co-captain Isabel Kelly prepares to spike against an opponent. Photo: Logan Taylor higher level of play than last year’s team. When asked how this season will compare to last season, Gray replied, “I hope similar. Last year we were City champions. We lost some key pieces, but for the most part all of the main people are here. It is primarily realizing our potential and understanding that regardless of how good we are on paper, we have to work.” Y Fall Sports and Events Early bird pricing is still available through Friday, September 18 for the Palisades-Malibu YMCA’s fall sports at Simon Meadow that run through Saturday, November 21. A Punt, Pass and Kick competition for boys and girls ages 6-13 will take place at Simon Meadow on Saturday, September 19 from 9 a.m. to noon and will include prizes and scrimmage games. An 8-week cross-country clinic will have youth ages 6 to 12 running through Tem - escal Canyon and improving their endur - ance on Sundays from September 27 to November 15. On October 3, the Palisades-Malibu YMCA’s Simon Meadow will be filled with the sounds of children playing flag football and soccer as well as the bright orange colors of the annual pumpkin patch. Flag football is offered for ages 6 to 8 and ages 9 to 11. The co-ed league practices weekly and has games on Saturdays. YMCA soccer has three co-ed divisions—ages 1.5 to almost 3, 3-4 and 5-6. All the age groups play on Saturdays and the 5-6 year olds have an additional practice during the week. Contact YMCA Sports Coordinator Rashad Rhodes (310) 454-5591 or rashad - rhodes@ymcala.org. —LAURA ABRUSCATO
September 16, 2015 Palisades News Page 19 Kelly ‘Malibu’ Hayes Doesn’t Miss a Play Former Palisades High School wide receiver Kelly “Malibu” Hayes was sitting next to announcer Al Michaels during NBC’s coverage of the NFL’s season opener between the New England Patriots and the Pittsburgh Steelers on September 10. Hayes, who has been Michaels’ spotter for every football game since 1978, listened as Michaels reported that Steeler coaches were hearing the Patriots’ radio broadcast in their headsets, but Hayes’ eyes were focused on the field. The “eargate” problem persisted most of the first half before it was fixed (and the Patriots came out on top, 28-21). According to a feature by L.A. Times columnist Chris Erskine, Hayes has been working behind the scenes for 30 NFL seasons (and 11 Super Bowls) with Michaels. He has been responsible for making sure that Michaels has the right name and number for the players making the play. It was reported that during the football season, Hayes spends about 10 hours a week on his board, organizing stats and notes. He serves as a second set of eyes in a darkened booth, where Michaels is bombarded with Watch Palisades NFL Players If you follow the NFL Giants, Browns, Buccaneers or Redskins this season, chances are you’ll see a player from Pacific Palisades in action. Brothers Geoff and Mitchell Schwartz are former PaliHi standouts. Geoff graduated in 2004, before going to the University of Oregon. The 6-6, 340-pound offensive guard was drafted in 2008 and played for the Panthers, Vikings and Chiefs before he was traded to the Giants in 2014. Mitchell graduated in 2007 and attended UC Berkeley. The 6-5, 320-pound offensive tackle was first-team All-Pac 12 his senior year. He was drafted in the second round in 2012 by the Cleveland Browns. Fellow Berkeley Bear Chris Conte, who grew up in the El Medio Bluffs area, graduated from Loyola High in 2007. The 6-2, 203-pound safety was drafted in the third round in 2011 by the Chicago Bears. He signed a one-year contract with Tampa Bay last March. Kai Forbath, who grew up in the Highlands, played for Notre Dame High before attending UCLA. Although he was projected as the second-best kicker in the 2011 draft, the 5-9, 197-pound kicker was not selected. He later signed with the Dallas Cowboys as a rookie free agent. He played for Tampa Bay and then joined the Washington Redskins in 2012. television distractions: reading promotions and hearing countdown to ads. Within seconds, for example, Hayes gives Michaels the name of the intended receiver and the defender who knocked the ball away. Hayes grew up in Malibu and played Pop Warner in Venice before playing at PaliHi against future NFL stars like Warren Moon and Wendell Tyler. After graduating PaliHi in 1974, he attended Boston University. During his senior year there in 1978 he went to golf’s U.S. Open to research his thesis on how networks covered the event. This led to a position as a “gofer” for ABC, which is how he heard Michaels was looking for a spotter. Hayes called him and said he could do it. In Erskine’s story (September 10), Hayes remembers: “I showed up in Lincoln. Game was Penn State versus Nebraska . . . I remember being scared to death.” At the beginning of his career, Hayes had other jobs, including selling ads for magazines (Penthouse) and then starting his own sports production company. But on weekends, he traveled to join Michaels in the booth. Hayes acquired his “Malibu” nickname from Michaels, but has since traded his surfboard for skis and swapped the beach lifestyle for Aspen, Colorado. According to the Times, Hayes jogs every day, including pregame runs around stadiums, and pens a wine column for the Aspen Times. Not a bad life for a PaliHi Dolphin. —SUE PASCOE Copa De Dillon Tourney This Sunday The second annual soccer tournament, Copa de Dillon, will be held at Palisades High School at 4 p.m. on Sunday, September 20. A minimum donation of $350 per team is sought and will be used to raise money for scholarships for the Dillon Henry Foundation. Henry, who played AYSO, high school and club soccer, died in a car accident in June 2007. The idea for the tourney came from Dillon’s good friends David Lau, Gabe Lister and Elliot Wainman to honor his birthday on September 24. Last year’s event had eight teams and raised almost $10,000. This year there will be 12 teams that will play in a single-elimination format. Admission is free, and food will be offered by Café Vida, Noah’s Bagels, Tivoli Café, Yogurt Shoppe, Juice Crafters, Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf, Ralphs and Pearl Dragon. For more information or to sponsor/donate, contact: harriet@dillonslist.org. 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