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May 08, 2013
Mid Valley News
Arroyo and Rosemead Toss it Around
by Joe Torosian
FANVIEW By Joe Torosian
“Wish upon, wish upon, day upon day, I believe oh lord I believe all the way!”---David Bowie
Ask me what I think politically, and I’m ready to go. Ask me what I think about theological and spiritual matters, and I’ve got it down. Ask me what I want for dinner, and I’m down with the get down. Ask me about the Los Angeles Rams, and I’ll tell you I love them. Ask me about the Los Angeles Lakers, and I’ll tell you I could care less. Ask me about the Los Angeles Dodgers, and I’ll tell you I hate their bench. Ask me about the Los Angeles Kings, and I’ll tell you I love the playoffs. Ask me about Dick Enberg, and I’ll tell you he’s underrated. Ask me about Vin Scully, and I can’t say enough. Ask me about the East-West Hall of Fame game scheduled for May 17th... Yeah...I don’t know. I don’t know if there’s been a local sporting event I’ve been all over the yard about like this one. Back in the day I used to ignore this game because I hated exhibition football. When we started covering it I was more than happy to send Duane “Bad News” Barker to it with his camera while I did the Little League playoffs. Then I got dragged to a game. Saw La Canada’s La Velle Peterson dominate a first half. I believe a year later I saw South El Monte’s Tommy Cogburn torch some Charter Oak defensive backs who insisted on covering him in single coverage. Good stuff. Still, it was exhibition football. To me football is football, great to watch, great to be around, but it has to count for something. If guys are going to start knocking heads, it has to mean something. On my way to the game one year I got a call that someone was in the emergency room so I didn’t see it. I thought I would miss seeing the game, but I didn’t. I understand why coaches and schools offering scholarships don’t want their recruits to play in an all star game. But then you see the guy that hasn’t been recruited playing you are happy for him. So, exhibition or not, the game is great because it puts smiles on a lot of faces. I liked it in June, would love it in February, thought it was great to move it to May, but now I don’t know. No one should miss their prom for this game, but if you want to play in it you should. I’m glad its not a nuclear issue, I’m glad its not the fate of the world, I’m glad its only football. But I will forever be conflicted. Contact joe at joe@midvalleysports.com
Arroyo and Rosemead renewed old acquaintances Saturday at B.L. Bergstrom Stadium. The Panthers and the Knights have been butting heads for decades in what is the best rivalry in the Mission Valley League but this wasn’t quite as intense as a Friday night clash in October. Instead it was just a chance to throw the ball around a little bit on a sunny Saturday in May. Arroyo is coming off a third
place finish in the MVL but did advance to the second round of the playoffs after a big win over Bell Gardens. Rosemead
photos by Joe Torosian
is looking to improve on a year in which it missed the playoffs and went 4-6 overall.
Andrew Policky Returns to Arcadia High School by Joe Torosian
Apaches hire alum Andrew Policky as new head football coach. Policky played for Arcadia in the late 1990’s and served as an assistant on Jon Dimalante’s staff from 2005-2007. The last
two seasons he’s been the head coach at Hoover High School in Glendale. “He’s an Apache alumni and he coached with us from 2005-’07,” said Arcadia assistant Eric Elias. ”He’s a Jon Dimalante guy, like me. He’s a great fit for us. I’m excited about the direction of the program.” Policky takes over for Chris Long who stepped down earlier this year after one season at the helm. Irony, Long also came from Hoover to lead Arcadia in 2012. New Arcadia Head Coach Andrew Policky