Wellman Activated by Oilers

Gary Wellman, a former Westlake High and USC wide receiver, was activated by the Houston Oilers on Friday and could make his NFL debut Sunday against the New England Patriots.

Wellman was one of Houston’s final cuts before the start of the regular season and was signed to a berth on the team’s practice roster shortly afterward.

Wellman was the team’s fifth-round draft choice and the 129th overall selection this spring.

He made 66 catches for 1,015 yards and five touchdowns last year, team highs in each category.

Bruce Bittner, who coached Cal Lutheran’s men’s tennis team to the NAIA District 3 title last season, has resigned. Cal Lutheran finished 19-1 in its only season under Bittner.

Bittner said he resigned to devote more time to his pursuit of a master’s degree in business administration. He also cited financial reasons.

“I felt it was time to make the move to get my MBA and continue working toward my career goals,” Bittner said in a press release.

Some of the Southern and City sections’ top volleyball girls’ teams will compete in the 14th Calabasas Volleyball tournament today at Calabasas High.

Six teams in the 15-team field--Canyon, L. A. Baptist, La Mirada, La Reina, San Luis Obispo and Nordhoff highs--are ranked in the preseason Southern Section coaches’ polls.

Also included in the field are three top-notch City teams: Chatsworth, El Camino Real and University.

Pool play will begin at 8 a.m.

San Luis Obispo, ranked seventh in the 2-A Division and Nordhoff, ranked 10th in the 2-A, will join University in a pool that includes Agoura and Montclair Prep.

L. A. Baptist, ranked third in the 1-A, and La Mirada, ranked third in the 2-A, will play in a pool that features El Camino Real, Calabasas and Ventura, a 5-A team that reached the final in its own invitational last weekend.

Canyon, seventh in the 3-A, is the featured team in a pool that includes La Reina, ranked ninth in the 2-A, Chatsworth and Bell-Jeff.

Joel Entreken, the starting goalkeeper for the Cal State Northridge soccer team, suffered a dislocation of the small finger on his left hand in practice Friday and is questionable for Sunday’s match against Cal Poly Pomona at North Campus Stadium.

The senior had a 3-1 record this season with an 0.24 goals-against average.