Sports Roundup : 1985 ALL-CITY AWARDS : Lakewood Youth HALL OF FAME

NOTE: The City of Lakewood Athlete of the Year is the top award of the annual Hall of Fame.

Performers of the Year are chosen for each of the sports played at Lakewood-area high schools and colleges.

Distinguished Nominees are not award winners, however, they are recognized each year for their sports accomplishments.

Although the awards ceremony was held last week, only sports statistics from the calendar year 1984 were used to select the recipients.

1985 ATHLETE OF THE YEAR Athlete..............Affiliation Jill Wells...........Lakewood HS

All-Times South Coast all-star selection. All-Southern Section third team basketball. All-Moore League and All-City in Softball. Currently a starting middlehitter and blocker at Cal State Fullerton.

PERFORMERS OF THE YEAR BADMINTON Monica Decillis......Lakewood HS

All-Moore League and All-City. Third place winner in Moore League singles. Team most valuable player.

BASEBALL Guy Montgomery.......Artesia HS

All-Suburban League. All-Southeast. All-Southern Section. Shortstop/pitcher with .389 batting average, 25 runs batted in, 10 stolen bases. As pitcher was 10-5 with 1.52 earned run average. Named Artesia senior athlete of the year. Don Herrell..........Lakewood HS

All-Moore League. All-City. All-Southern Section.

BASKETBALL Shelley Bowcutt......Artesia HS

Suburban League most valuable player. All-Southern Section first team. Valley Christian tournament MVP. San Diego all-tournament team. Averaged 19.1 points and 10.4 rebounds per game.

DISTINGUISHED NOMINEES Tonya Williams St....Joseph HS

All-Angelus League. Cathy Beadle.........Artesia HS

All-Suburban League. All-Southern Section first team. All-Tournament, Valley Christian and San Diego. Averaged 14.3 points and 6.3 assists a game. John Salazar.........Lakewood HS

All-Moore League. All-City. Team MVP. Janice Parks.........Mayfair HS

All-Suburban League. All-Southern Section 2A second team. Team MVP. Averaged 24 points and 18 rebounds a game.

CROSS COUNTRY Bill Lind............Lakewood HS

Moore League champion (15:43). All-City. Undefeated in league competition.

FOOTBALL Chuck Page...........Lakewood HS/CSU Long Beach

Offensive tackle for 49ers. Team captain.

DISTINGUISHED NOMINEES Mike Ramirez.........Mayfair HS

All-Suburban League offensive and defensive teams. Ron Paulsen..........Artesia HS/Cerritos College

All-South Coast Conference. Received scholarship to Ohio State.

GOLF Dave Sargeant........Lakewood HS

All-Moore League. All-city. Second place in league individual play. Darren Teague........Mayfair HS

All-San Gabriel Valey League. Second place in league individual play.

DISTINGUISHED NOMINEE Matt Paul............Lakewood HS

All-Moore League. All-city.

GYMNASTICS Carin Galletta.......Lakewood HS

Southern Section vaulting champion (9.5). Moore League gymnast of the year. Won league all-around title and every event in league finals. Cypress Invitational all-around champion (37.5).

DISTINGUISHED NOMINEES Nathalie Garcia......Lakewood HS

All-Moore League. third place all-around in league finals. Chosen most outstanding sophomore at Lakewood. Theresa L’Heureux....Lakewood HS All-Moore League. Sixth place in league all-around finals. Voted most outstanding junior at Lakewood.

ICE SKATING Sara MacInnes........Mayfair HS

Southwest Pacific Regional Champion-Senior Ladies.

SOCCER Jose Alamo...........Lakewood HS

Moore League most valuable player. All-city. All-Southern Section first team. Scored 33 goals in senior year. His coach credits him with large part in team’s two-year league record of 23-0.

DISTINGUISHED NOMINEES Ernie Tweebeeke......Artesia HS

All-Suburban League. All-Southern Section first team. Denise Williams......Lakewood HS

All-Moore League. All-city. All-Southern Section third team. Team captain. Carol Gonzalez.......Lakewood HS

All-Moore League. All-city. All Southern Section second team.

SOFTBALL Lisa Longaker........Mayfair HS

Suburban League most valuable player. Team co-MVP. All-Southern Section first team. Carried .323 batting average and 16-5 pitching record.

DISTINGUISHED NOMINEES Estela Gutierrez.....Artesia HS

Had 1.26 earned run average and 16-4 record. Batted .308. Lora Mackey..........Mayfair HS

All-Suburban League. All-Southern Section second team. Batted .276 Janice Parks.........Mayfair HS

All-Suburban League. All-Southern Section second team. Team co-MVP. Batted .467.

SWIMMING Chris Blachowicz.....Lakewood HS

All-Moore League. All-city. Moore League champion in 100-yard backstroke. Second place in 200 freestyle.

DISTINGUISHED NOMINEES Cristina Rizzi.......Lakewood HS

All-Moore League. All-City. Moore League Champion 100 breaststroke. More League second place 100 butterfly. Team captain. Chris Fassett........Artesia HS

Team captain. Holds four school records (100,200 freestyle; 400 freestyle relay and 200 medley relay). First place 100 freestyle at Los Alamitos Swim Invitational. Kristian Leidich.....Lakewood HS All-Moore League in individual medley. All-city. Southern Section qualifier. Team’s top point scorer.

TENNIS Kim Falk.............Lakewood HS

Moore League girls singles champion. All-Moore League. All-city.

DISTINGUISHED NOMINEE Jennifer Djie........Lakewood HS

Moore League doubles runner-up. All-Moore League. All-city.

TRACK AND FIELD Leslie Babcock.......Artesia HS

Suburban League 200 meter, triple jump and high jump champion. Second place in both high and long jump at Southern Section 2A finals. Suburban League record holder. Marcus Hooks.........Lakewood HS

Second place in Moore League triple jump, 1984. All-city. Third place in Southern Section 4A finals in triple jump. Sixth place in CIF Masters meet in triple jump at 49-2 (six inches short of national 16-year old record).

DISTINGUISHED NOMINEES Lori Johnson.........Artesia HS

Suburban League champion in 100LH and triple jump. Finished third in 2A triple jump finals. Shelley Schack.......Lakewood HS

Suburban League titles in 200 and 400 meters and mile run. Sixth in 2A 800 meter finals. Jose Quintana........Lakewood HS

Moore League champion in two-mile. All-city. Fifth in 4A two-mile finals.

VOLLEYBALL Tonya Williams.......St. Joseph HS

Angelus League most valuable player. Second team all-5A. USBVA Junior Olympic all-American. Michele Krebsbach....St. Joseph HS

All-Angelus League first team. All-5A first team. USBVA Jr. Olympic all-American. Heather Forbes.......Lakewood HS/Arizona State

Senior setter and team captain at Arizona, which is currently ranked ninth in the nation. Twice selected to Athletes In Action volleyball team for tours to China and Japan.

DISTINGUISHED NOMINEE Janice Parks.........Mayfair HS Suburban League most valuable player. Artesia Tournamenmt first team.

WATER POLO Christopher Sean.....Lakewood HS

All-Moore League. Team captain and most valuable player.

WRESTLING Stan Johnson.........Mayfair HS

Southern Section champion at 154 pounds. Suburban League champion. 50-2 record. Second place finish in state Masters finals.

DISTINGUISHED NOMINEES Bill Parker..........Artesia HS

Suburban League weight champion. Runner-up finalist in eight major varsity invitationals. Team captain. Robert Copeland......Artesia HS

Suburban League weight champion. Sixth place in 2A finals.

1985 SCHOLAR ATHLETE Cindy Mathewson......Lakewood HS

CREDENTIALS--All-Moore League and all-city in swimming, tennis and soccer. Carried a 4.0 grade point average. American Chemical Society; Bausch Lombe Awards winner. Bar association finalist. Bank of America award nominee.

DISTINGUISHED NOMINEES Jill Wells...........Lakewood HS

CREDENTIALS--All-league and all-Southern Section basketball player. All-League softball. Carried 3.92 grade point average. CIF nominee as scholar athlete. NASA regional space shuttle experiment winner. School’s female student of the year. Cathy Beadle.........Artesia HS

CREDENTIALS--All-Southern Section first team and all-Suburban League in basketball with 14.3points and 6.3 assists per game. Carried a 3.92 grade point average. Matt Paul............Lakewood HS

CREDENTIALS--All-league and all-city golfer. GPA of 3.93. Rick Robertson.......Mayfair HS

CREDENTIALS--All-league and team most valuable player in soccer. 4.0 GPA. Janice Parks.........Mayfair HS

CREDENTIALS--Suburban League MVP in volleyball; Artesia Tournament first team volleyball selection. All-league in basketball and softball. Scored 24 points and had 18 rebounds each game in basketball; Batted .467 in softball enroute to all-Southern Section 2A second team honors. 3.75 GPA. Darren Teague........Mayfair HS

CREDENTIALS--Suburban League No.2 in golf. 3.7 GPA. Jeff Warren..........Mayfair HS

CREDENTIALS--No. 4 golfer on Suburban League championship team. 3.7 GPA. Mike DiMaggio........Mayfair HS

CREDENTIALS--Suburban League most valuable soccer player. Mayfair athlete of the year. Also lettered in football and baseball. 3.75 GPA.

ALL-AROUND PERFORMER OF THE YEAR. Janice Parks.........Lakewood HS

(See section on scholar athletes.)

PROFESSIONAL ATHLETE OF THE YEAR Mike Fitzgerald......Lakewood HS/Baseball

Starting catcher for the New York Mets. In 112 games batted .242 and drove in 33 runs.

HIGH SCHOOL COACH OF THE YEAR Cathy Allars.........Lakewood HS

Girls gymnastics Southern Section champions.

SPECIAL ACHIEVEMENT AWARD (For sustained contribution to youth sports) Rich Flores..........Lakewood HS

Manager of varsity football, basketball and baseball teams for three years--a total of 202 games. Dick McQuarrie.......Track and Field Official

Veteran track and field official. A resident of Lakewood. Los Angeles Olympics track and field official. Selected 1984 Southern California track and field official of the year.

OUTSTANDING CONTRIBUTION TO YOUTH SPORTS (business award) Business.................City B-Z Disposal Company.....Lakewood