Julia Margaret Cameron (England, 1815-1879) “Mrs. Herbert Duckworth,” c. 1867, Albumen print from a collodion negative. The Marjorie and Leonard Vernon Collection, gift of The Annenberg Foundation, and promised gift of Carol Vernon and Robert Turbin.
Julia Margaret Cameron (England, 1815-1879) “Mrs. Herbert Duckworth,” c. 1867, Albumen print from a collodion negative. The Marjorie and Leonard Vernon Collection, gift of The Annenberg Foundation, and promised gift of Carol Vernon and Robert Turbin.
The Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA) has acquired The Marjorie and Leonard Vernon Collection, a group of more than 3,500 prints that forms one of the finest histories of photography and collections of masterworks from the 19th and 20th centuries. Highlights, including seminal photographs by Ansel Adams, Julia Margaret Cameron, Edward Steichen, W.H. Fox Talbot and Edward Weston, will be presented in LACMA’s exhibition, “A Story of Photography: The Marjorie and Leonard Vernon Collection,” opening October 5 in the Ahmanson Building. Through the largesse of Wallis Annenberg and the Annenberg Foundation, the collection becomes the most significant and valuable gift of photography in the museum’s history. Annenberg’s support of LACMA includes a new study room, opening in early 2011, that will allow for access to the entire photography collection at LACMA. Marjorie and Leonard Vernon, former Pacific Palisades residents now deceased, began to amass their expansive collection in 1976. “People thought we were crazy,” Leonard recalled in an interview with the Palisadian-Post in 1999. “Our kids thought we were crazy! “Three generations of people now have been surrounded with photographs,” Leonard continued. “In 1936, Life magazine began to use photos not only for reportage but also for illustration, so photography became a very significant part of their lives. It took another generation to realize that they were also surrounded by a very strong art form.” The Vernons cultivated a group of works with global significance that especially highlighted the riches of West Coast photography in the early and mid-20th century. The collection grew over the years to include works by 700 photographers, with the earliest photographs dating from the 1840s. The couple were also pioneer Los Angeles collectors and supporters of local talent. The collection was acquired from Carol Vernon and Robert Turbin, including a partial gift of a selection of the photographs. “My parents would be pleased to know that the collection they so passionately fostered will remain together in Los Angeles, a city rapidly developing into a photography collecting hub,” Carol said. Key works on view in the Vernon collection will include Ansel Adams’ “Moonrise, Hernandez” (1941), one of his most famous and most difficult photographs to print, as well as Edward Weston’s “Nude” (1925), from what Weston considered the finest series of nudes he created, and Imogen Cunningham’s “Magnolia Blossom” (1925), which exemplifies the photographer’s interest in pattern and especially plant structures. Other iconic works represented are Gustav le Gray’s “The Great Wave, Sete” (1856-57), a photograph that demonstrates le Gray’s ambition and invention in capturing the rapid movement of the surf at such an early stage of photography’s technical development. Julia Margaret Cameron’s “Mrs. Herbert Duckworth” (1867), also in the exhibition, is an example of exquisite framing and masterful lighting with the photographer’s niece, later to become Virginia Woolf’s mother, as the subject. Contact: 323 857-6000 or visit lacma.org.
Palisadian TV producer Larry Lyttle in his Rustic Canyon office.
Photo by Rich Schmitt, Staff Photographer
From courtroom sitcom Night Court to courtroom reality television Judge Judy and Judge Joe Brown, Larry Lyttle developed viable concepts that have endured on the increasingly fickle television airwaves. A Pacific Palisades resident since 1997, Lyttle put much thought into moving to the area. “I live in Rustic Canyon,” the veteran television producer/executive tells the Palisadian-Post. “It brings a sense of Northern California. I like some of the restaurants, especially. As a community, it has a nice feel.” Lyttle grew up in New York City, the only child of a father in real estate and a speech therapist mother. He attended the University of Wisconsin and Northwestern, where he pursued his master’s in journalism, against his mother’s wishes. “I went to grad school as a way of avoiding law school,” says the wry-witted Lyttle, now in his 50s. “My theory is: you hire lawyers . . . ” That said, Lyttle admits that he’s “not a tortured writer, but I had a difficult time getting things out in the timely way. Clearly, I could not write a daily column. I had a local little sports show, an RKO show in Chicago—I made $125 a week. I did a lot of writing for that. I wrote the ads. I could never be a screenwriter. I was a prose writer.” Following graduate school, Lyttle “eschewed journalism. I was selling TV time to ad agencies for NBC in Chicago.” KTTV brought Lyttle to Los Angeles at the ripe old age of 26 as its national sales manager “making more than I should’ve made. But I wasn’t happy. Somehow I was able to escape the charms of ad sales, and I became a literary agent at ICM.” At the powerhouse literary and talent agency, Lyttle packaged St. Elsewhere. “I had an enormous amount of fun,” he says of his four years at ICM, during which time he lived in a modest house north of Sunset on Beverly Glen. “I didn’t have to go through the mailroom. Then I realized that the artist gets 90 percent, the agent gets 10. I wanted to be in the 90 percent.” Lyttle spent eight years as vice president of creative affairs for Warner Bros. Television until 1990. While a development executive, he launched such shows as Murphy Brown, Life Goes On and China Beach. But it all began with a sitcom called Night Court. “It was an idea I had with Jeff Sagansky and Brandon Tartikoff , who had witnessed the proceedings of a night court in Philadelpia. We’d go to see the night court, see a crazy judge,” Lyttle recalls. “So we hired a writer [Reinhold Weege, the man behind Barney Miller].” Launched in 1984, the popular NBC comedy––which made Harry Anderson, John Larroquette and Markie Post household names––ran for eight years. The next year brought Growing Pains, which also ran till 1992 and was ABC’s answer to NBC’s popular Family Ties when it started. “Everyone thought it was a total joke,” Lyttle remembers. “Then it became the number-one show on TV.” Growing Pains, of course, made a TV star out of Kirk Cameron, and, in its last season, introduced America to a young actor named Leonardo DiCaprio. Head of the Class, a vehicle for WKRP in Cincinnati star Howard Hesseman, became another hit under Lyttle’s watch; a highlight of which came in 1988 with a two-part episode shot in Moscow, back when it was still the capital of the Soviet Union. “We had an amazing run,” Lyttle says. “I learned to be careful what you hope for. After eight years, I convinced the people they had to let me become a producer. So I did it, and I didn’t like it. I missed the action and the multitasking.” Lyttle became president of Spelling Television, then created Big Ticket Productions in 1994 in a pact with Spelling’s host studio, Paramount. When Big Ticket launched, Lyttle intended to name it Blockbuster Television after the video-rental outlet. But the production company’s new corporate parent, Viacom, opposed the name because of the video chain’s unclear fate within the conglomerate. Inspired by Blockbuster’s logo, Lyttle hatched Big Ticket. Lyttle was particularly proud of the 96 half-hours of Nightstand with Dick Dietrich that launched his company: “It was our first show that didn’t have a script.” He remembers discovering Judge Judith Sheindlin, the popular personality of a long-running TV show that recently proved topical after footage from her set, rattled by the July 29 Chino Hills earthquake, hit media outlets. “She came in my office and immediately took over the room,” Lyttle recalled in an article a few years ago. “By the time she was seated, you could feel her personality. And she hadn’t really said a lot of words other than ‘hello.’” Lyttle offered the feisty family-court judge, with 25 years of gavel experience and zero showbiz experience, her own TV show, originally dubbed Hot Bench. But cooler heads prevailed, and the rest, as they say, is Judge Judy history. A reinvention of the ‘80s courtroom reality show “The People’s Court,” Judge Judy has been on the air since 1996 and has been nominated for 10 Emmys. “Judge Judy became an iconic figure, something I was immensely proud of,” Lyttle says. “We had the first imitator––Judge Joe Brown [in 1998]––so we were right in there.” Lyttle “realized quickly when Blockbuster funded Big Ticket, there was a changing landscape, an erosion of the TV network audience. You could see by the subtle drop in its numbers.” Lyttle and Big Ticket produced a number of shows, but by the time he developed a talk show for Caroline Rhea (2002-03), the TV marketplace became less interesting to Lyttle, as reality and reality-competition shows elbowed out demand for Lyttle’s original bread-and-butter: scripted programming. “Reality TV was always in and out,” Lyttle says. “Now, this is the absolute business model. The probability [of launching a scripted sitcom] is exponentially worse now than it was 10 years ago. In a given year, of 30 comedy pilots, seven or eight would make it. I don’t think there are seven or eight on the air now.” In June 2003, Paramount Network Television and Paramount Domestic Television folded the 40-employee TV production operations of Big Ticket, and its president departed. From “Judge Joe,” Lyttle turned to “Senator Joe” for yet another career twist, working three years in politics. He served as Joe Lieberman’s media consultant during the Connecticut senator’s 2000 vice presidential campaign, and, for two years, as a media consultant for Phil Angelides, who ran for governor in the 2006 California elections and lost to incumbent Arnold Schwarzenegger. Recently, Lyttle split from his wife, author Audrey Lavin (profiled in our August 7 story “Children’s Book Tackles ‘Big Scary Divorce’”). Their children, Charlie, 11, and Zoey, 9, reside in the Palisades and attend Westside schools. Today, Lyttle is developing a docu-drama for HBO about the Walter Reed [Army Medical Center’s 1997 neglect] scandal, based on a series of Washington Post articles that he and his producing partner, David Halperin, acquired. Philadelphia screenwriter Ron Nyswaner will script. “There are a lot of things I want to do,” Lyttle concludes. “A few years ago, a few of us tried to buy the [NHL team] Pittsburgh Penguins. I’d like to purchase a hockey team. I have a passion for sports.” Palisades Penguins, anyone?
THURSDAY, AUGUST 21 Pacific Palisades resident Kaori Tanegashima discusses and signs her autobiography, “Daughter of a Gun,” 7:30 p.m. at Village Books on Swarthmore. Tanegashima proved instrumental to establishing and/or embellishing Asian Studies programs at USC, UC Irvine, and East Los Angeles College.
SATURDAY, AUGUST 23 Movies in the Park offers a free outdoor screening of “The Lion King,” about 8 p.m. on the Field of Dreams at the Palisades Recreation Center, 861 Alma Real.
SUNDAY, AUGUST 24 Highlights from Verdi’s “La Traviata” will be performed in concert version by the Palisades Symphony and nine guest soloists, 7:30 p.m. at the Palisades Lutheran Church, 15905 Sunset. Free admission.
MONDAY, AUGUST 25 Monthly meeting of the Pacific Palisades Civic League, 7:30 p.m. in the music room at the Methodist Church, 801 Via de la Paz. (See Updates, page 1.)
TUESDAY, AUGUST 26 Story-Craft Time, suggested for ages 4 and up, 4 p.m., Palisades Branch Library community room, 861 Alma Real.
WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 27 Weekly writing meeting for all 12-Step programs or anyone with a habitual problem or illness, 7 to 8 p.m. at 16730 Bollinger Dr. Contacts: (310) 454-5138 or e-mail info@12stepsforeverybody.org. Mountain explorers Jürgen Czwienk and Günter Dyhrenfurth will appear together for the first time at a screening of “To The Third Pole” at Villa Aurora in Paseo Miramar (see story, page 11). The screening begins at 7:30 p.m. Seating is limited and reservations are required: (310) 573-3603. Admission is $10; free for Villa Aurora members. A shuttle service begins at 6:30 p.m. on Los Liones Drive off Sunset Boulevard.
THURSDAY, AUGUST 28 Natasha Bauman discusses and signs her novel “The Disorder of Longing,” the story of a young woman married to a controlling, orchid-obsessed man in Victorian-era Boston, 7:30 p.m. at Village Books on Swarthmore.
Harriet Hacker, beloved wife, mother and friend, passed away Friday, August 15 at the age of 85. She was truly a renaissance woman writing poetry, loving music and art. She received her master’s degree in gerontology from USC, her MFCC license at 70 and served the senior community conducting therapy groups and workshops. She was preceded in death by her husband, Fred, and is survived by her daughter Gloria, son Bill, and brother Arnold. She will be deeply missed by her family and friends. Memorial services will be held on Thursday, August 21 at 12 p.m. at Hillside Memorial Park, 6001 W. Centinela Ave.
Palisadian Ali Riley Lives a Dream in New Zealand’s Olympic Soccer Debut
New Zealand’s Ali Riley (left) tries to dribble the ball through USA defender Lori Chalupny during group play at the Beijing Olympics August 12 in Shenyang, China.
Competing in the Olympics is every athlete’s dream and lifelong Palisadian Ali Riley made her dream a reality this month in Beijing. The 20-year-old soccer sensation started at forward for New Zealand’s women’s national team, the Football Ferns, who qualified for the Games for the first time in the country’s history. The Ferns went 0-2-1 in their group and failed to advance out of pool play but Riley returned home from China last Thursday with memories that will last a lifetime. She shared some of her experiences on and off the field with Palisadian-Post Sports Editor Steve Galluzzo: PP: How were you chosen to play for New Zealand? AR: My dad was born in Christchurch on the South Island, so I have dual citizenship. I was invited to play for their Under-20 team at the World Championships in Russia and things went from there. I was so happy when I was told I had made the Olympic roster. It’s truly an honor to be selected for the national team. PP: What were your expectations going into the Olympics? AR: I knew it would be tough to medal because all the teams are so strong. The biggest disappointment was our first game against Japan. We needed to win and we were leading 2-0 but they came back to tie us. They just lost in the semifinals so obviously they’re an awesome team. PP: Did you participate in the Opening Ceremonies? AR: Unfortunately no. Soccer was the first sport to start and we had a game the day before that we had to prepare for, but they had a big TV in the lobby of our hotel and we watched some of it from there. We wore skirts and blazers and shirts with silver ferns on them. PP: It must make you proud to know you assisted on the team’s first-ever goal in the Olympics. Can you describe the play? AR: Actually, I’m more proud that we were the first team to qualify. As for the goal, someone played me a great ball, I beat my defender on the right wing and crossed it on the ground to Kirsty Yallop. It’s awesome that she scored because she’s a native Kiwi. PP: What was it like playing that last game against the United States? AR: To be honest it wasn’t that big a deal, other than the fact that I know a lot of their players. Their center back Rachel Buehler is one of my best friends. She just graduated from Stanford. And their backup goalie [Nicole Barnhart] was my volunteer coach for two seasons. It was a sad way for us to end the tournament–they scored in the first minute and seized the momentum right away. But I have no regrets. We really bonded and I hope to be back in 2012 in London. Once you play for one country you can’t play for another, but even if I could I wouldn’t want to. New Zealand is my team. PP: Besides the games themselves, what was your biggest thrill? AR: I’d have to say meeting the [New Zealand] men’s team. They played in Shengyang their first two games and we went to watch the first half of their game against Brazil. They gave us an amazing “haka,” which is a spiritual chant that the All Blacks [rugby] team used to dance to. Traditionally, it’s a challenge to enemies and a welcome to friends. PP: How is playing in the Olympics different than playing in the PAC-10? AR: For me, the biggest difference is that I’ll be playing a totally new system. In the Olympics we played a 4-4-2 formation and I was one of the forwards whereas Stanford uses a 4-4-3. The college level is so high, I know that now being a junior. I gave my all for New Zealand but it’s equally important to play my best for Stanford. PP: Did you get a chance to mingle with the other athletes in the Village? AR: Yes, a little bit. One thing that was cool is we got to meet the Brazilian men’s team. They were at the same hotel so we went tearing down to their floor. They were very friendly, especially Ronaldinho, Anderson and Marcelo. We got pictures with them and they signed one of my jerseys. PP: How does it feel to finally be back home in Pacific Palisades? AR: Besides the jet lag it’s been nice. I’ve been gone since June 10. We did a lot of traveling even before the Olympics… South Korea, New Zealand, Australia, China, Singapore, then back to China. In fact, I left Stanford early and had to take my last final while I was in South Korea for the Peace Queen Cup. The funny thing is I won’t be home long. I head back up to school Thursday and we have our first game Sunday against Pacific. PP: What did you think of the Pali Blues winning the W-League championship right before the Olympics? AR: Unfortunately, I didn’t get to watch any of their games but it’s great that we have such a strong women’s team in the Palisades. I can’t wait to see how the new pro league turns out.
Corpus Christi student Ryan Wilson smacks a forehand against fellow PTC player Brandon Michaels in the boys 12s semifinals last Thursday. Photo by Rich Schmitt, Staff Photographer
Since Steve Bellamy founded the Palisades Tennis Center in 1997 it has evolved into one of the elite junior training facilities in the country. That reputation was put to the test last week when the PTC hosted a USTA Junior Open tournament and by the time it was over local players left little doubt that the moniker is well-deserved. PTC boys swept all five singles championships and added three doubles titles in an event that attracted 200 juniors from across the nation, including players from Texas, Arizona, Nevada, Florida, Virginia and New York. “The Pacific Palisades has become the best tennis community in America,” ATP Tour player Vince Spadea said at the inaugural “Shotgun 21” event, held two weekends ago at the PTC. “If we could make every park in America like the Palisades Tennis Center, tennis would be bigger than the NFL.” Living up to Spadea’s claim, local players stole the show on their home courts. In fact, all four semifinalists in the boys 16s and 18s singles divisions were from the PTC. The biggest winner was Robbie Bellamy, who captured three titles. He dropped a mere six games in his first four rounds, then rallied to beat Victor Vu of Las Vegas, 4-6, 6-4, 10-8 in the final of the boys 14s. Bellamy then teamed with Alex Giannini and the two 13-year-olds won both the 14s and 16s doubles divisions. The 16s title was particularly impressive in that the Palisades duo knocked off one of Southern California’s best 16-year-olds, Burbank’s Trevor Campbell, and his partner Paxton Samammitr of Panorama City, 6-2, 6-3 in the finals. Lucas Bellamy, fresh off victories in his previous two tournaments, continued his hot streak by winning all eight of his sets in the 10s singles division, then paired with Diego Nava of Valencia to reach the doubles final, won by Palisadians Gilbert Chung and Ben Goldberg. Rising PTC star Brandon Michaels dominated the 12s singles, breezing through the draw without dropping a set. With spectators packing the hillside to watch, Michaels beat Michael Genender of Los Angeles, 7-5, 6-4, in the final. Palisasdians Ryan Wilson and Thomas Ryan also made the semifinals. Although the boys 16s draw included only six Palisadians, the final four consisted entirely of PTC players, with Cristobal Rivera beating Giannini in straight sets in the finals. In the boys 18s final, Danny Moss ousted fellow PTC trainee and Crossroads High standout Clay Thompson in a third-set tiebreaker. Moss is headed for Pepperdine next year on a full scholarship. Palisadian Grace Danco won the girls 10s title, beating PTC players Bridget Stokdyk and Sophie Bendetti before edging Diana Silvers in a third-set tiebreaker. Top-seeded Krystal Hansard reached the finals of the girls 16s and fellow Palisadian Samantha Kogan, the No. 2 seed, reached the semifinals. “The players from our program totally dominated this event,” PTC Head Pro Jon Neeter said. “I think it speaks to how strong the players are who train here everyday.” The previous week, the PTC hosted USTA-sanctioned novice and junior satellite tournaments. Lucas Bellamy won the boys 12s satellite, Elizabeth Ryan upset fellow PTC player Perri Zaret in the girls 14s final and Corpus Christi student Christian Gambale won the boys 10s satellite. PTC player Charlie Hollingsworth won the boys 12s novice division.
Former Palisadian Larry Wein, who coached 20 seasons at Westchester, is now the Dolphins’ offensive coordinator. Photo by Rich Schmitt, Staff Photographer
Heading into his second season, one of the top priorities for Palisades High head football coach Kelly Loftus was hiring experienced coordinators to assist him with the development of his players. So who better to bring aboard to run the Dolphins’ offense than the man who spent years devising schemes to stop it’former Palisadian and longtime Westchester coach Larry Wein. “Ron coached with me at Hamilton,” Wein said, referring to Dolphins’ defensive coordinator Ron Evans. “At UCLA, Ron played with Kenny Norton, Jr., who played for me at Westchester. He asked if I’d be interested in coaching at Palisades. I talked with Coach Loftus and here I am.” As offensive coordinator, Wein will have a talented group to work with–a rapidly improving line, five or six fast receivers and a highly-touted sophomore quarterback. The question marks for him are in the backfield, for Wein believes success lies in a team’s ability to run. “I like what I’ve seen so far and I think this group is going to surprise a lot of people,” Wein said. “It’s a good group of kids and I’ve enjoyed working with them. They have real good attitudes and are willing to learn.” Wein moved to Cheviot Hills in 2001, 11 years after his younger son David graduated from Westchester. After stepping down at Westchester he took over the program at Hamilton and built it back to respectability. He retired after three seasons at L.A. Hamilton, but last year volunteered at Paul Revere, where both of his sons attended to middle school. He has over 200 wins at the varsity level. “I’ve been fortunate to coach some great players over the years,” Wein said. Among them were Larry Triplett, an All-American tackle who played in the NFL; Aaron Cox, a former wide receiver for the L.A. Rams; and Kevin Johnson, who played tackle for the Oakland Raiders. A Fairfax High graduate, Wein played quarterback at Cal State Los Angeles. He began coaching City football in 1971, where he stayed for 10 years before taking over the head job at Westchester. There he would rack up 162 wins in 20 seasons, including the City championship in 1987. Wein also guided the Comets to numerous league titles’quite often at Palisades’ expense. “It seemed like it was always us and Pali competing for the league title,” Wein remembers. “They had some nice teams, talented teams. I think the difference is we were a little more physical and we were better defensively.” The irony for Wein during his days at Westchester is that the school he grew so accustomed to beating was just minutes from the house on Corsica he lived in for 25 years. In fact, his older son Craig Stewart played cornerback at PaliHi, graduating in 1978. “Craig played with Jay Schroeder,” Wein recalled. “Back then, 80 percent of the school district was familiar with football. Now it’s more like 20 percent. So there are fewer kids playing football.” Ironically, Wein always coached against Palisades when he lived here and now that he’s moved away, he’s coaching at the school he used to consider his archrival. “I raised my family here so it’s nice to be back,” he said. Right now, though, Wein prefers to focus on the task at hand: getting his offense ready for the season. Palisades plays Washington in a scrimmage on September 4 and opens the season against Hollywood Sept. 12 at Stadium by the Sea.
Anna Chakvetadze hits a backhand while training at the PTC last week. The 21-year-old Russian was honing her skills for next week’s U.S. Open in New York. Photo by Rich Schmitt, Staff Photographer
Walk by the Palisades Tennis Center courts these days and you never know who you’ll find practicing serves or playing live ball with the juniors. For 10 years now, numerous pro players have trained there in the summertime to prepare for the circuit’s hard court season and the latest to show up at the public courts on Alma Real was Anna Chakvetadze, a Russian currently ranked 11th on the WTA Tour. The blonde-haired, hard-hitting baseliner has the same first name as fellow Russian-born player Anna Kournikova–and the game to match. Chakvetadze, one of a talented crop of Russian women making her mark in the sport, hopes to distinguish herself by winning majors. A great place to start would be the U.S. Open, which begins Monday in Flushing, New York. “She was out here hitting for a week, getting ready for the [U.S.] Open,” PTC founder Steve Bellamy said. “How cool is that? One of the top women in the game right now chose to come here to the Palisades. She’s an exciting player on the rise and definitely someone who can be a factor in the Open.” Chakvetadze, 21, was born in Moscow and turned pro in 2003. She reached a career-high singles ranking of No. 5 in 2007 when she won four events and reached the semifinals of the U.S. Open and the quarterfinals of the Australian and French Opens. Last Friday, she departed the PTC for New Haven, Connecticut, where she was seeded No. 1 for this week’s Pilot Pen tournament. Other notable pros who have played or trained at the PTC this summer include the ATP Tour’s Zack Fleishman, Vince Spadea and Phillip King and the WTA’s Jill Craybas.
Amanda Lisberger (left) gets a hug from fellow Palisadian Ali Riley, just back from the Beijing Olympics. Photo: Chuck Lisberger
This past winter Amanda Lisberger was scoring goals by the bucketful as a senior striker on the Brentwood soccer team. Now she’s a freshman at the University of Texas, and although she wears a different uniform she hasn’t lost her uncanny nack for scoring big goals’or winning big awards. Lisberger made a triumphant return to Los Angeles last Saturday, tallying a goal and an assist in the Longhorns’ 3-1 exhibition victory over host Loyola Marymount. There to watch was her older sister of sorts, fellow Pacific Palisades soccer sensation Ali Riley, who had just returned from Beijing, where she played for the New Zealand national team. After feeding teammate Niki Arlitt for the go-ahead goal 27 minutes into the second half, Lisberger didn’t have to wait long to notch the first goal of her collegiate career. Just 28 seconds later, she chipped in a nifty pass from Stephanie Logterman to close out the scoring. “Amanda came off the bench and provided some spark to our attack,” Texas Coach Chris Petrucelli said. “She really created Niki Arlitt’s goal by getting the ball to the end line and then played a great combination with Stephanie Logterman to chip the ball past their keeper.” To top off her magical week, Lisberger was named to the 2008 EA Sports All-American team.
It’s soccer season again in AYSO Region 69, where fall practices officially begin next Monday. Commissioner Debbie Held said many coaches are still on vacation and haven’t called their players yet, but should do so by September 2. There are small wait lists in most age divisions, so those interested in signing up should visit www.ayso69.org. Held said she anticipates 50-80 drops. First games will be played on Saturday, Sept 13, Uniform Distribution Day will take place on a Saturday and Picture Day will take place on a Sunday. On Saturday, Sept. 6, a Beginning Referee Course will be offered from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Palisades High in room B101. At 9 a.m., field set up clinics will be held at various fields and from noon-2 p.m. will be uniforem distribution at Barrington Park. At that time, coaches must turn in the Parent volunteer list and missing Kid Zone Pledges in order to receive the team uniforms. That night, board members, coaches and referees of older divisions are invited to a Los Angeles Galaxy game. Sunday, September 28, is picture day, from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. at the PaliHi baseball field. From 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday, October 5, Chivas USA and the L.A. Department of Recreation and Parks are sponsoring soccer clinics at the Palisades Recreation Center for players ages 5-15. Cost is $5 and includes a ball and a t-shirt. At 1 p.m. on Saturday, November 1, Will Rogers State Park will be the site for a Will Rogers Birthday Celebration and all AYSO families are invited.
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