New Hearing Date Set for Beauregard

A new preliminary hearing date was set on Wednesday for Cal State Northridge football player Jonathan Beauregard, who is charged with two counts of attempted murder.

In early November, Beauregard’s preliminary hearing was scheduled for Friday. But on Wednesday in San Bernardino Municipal Court, his attorney, Grover L. Porter, requested that it be postponed until Jan. 13.

“Mr. Porter is engaged in a trial and is unavailable because of the trial demands,” said Wade Abbott, San Bernardino deputy district attorney.

Porter did not return phone calls from The Times.

Beauregard, 22, was arrested in August and accused of shooting his former girlfriend and her male companion outside a San Bernardino bar. He is free on $100,000 bail.

--IRENE GARCIA

Football

Westlake wide receiver Billy Miller was named Ventura County large schools offensive back of the year by the Ventura County Coaches’ Assn.

Miller led the county with 67 receptions for 1,057 yards and 14 touchdowns.

Other large schools award winners included: Buena tackle John Raymond and Royal center Steve Zirnite (co-offensive linemen of the year); Simi Valley linebacker Brian Kavanagh (defensive back); and Westlake linebacker Eric Guenther (defensive lineman).

In the small schools’ division, Nordhoff running back Josh Hawkins and Moorpark running back Bryan Wilkins were named co-offensive backs of the year.

Other small schools award winners included: Nordhoff tackle David Colker (offensive lineman of the year), Oak Park safety Ryan Johnson (defensive back), Oak Park tackle Pete Majors and Oak Park linebacker Brian McMullen (co-defensive linemen of the year).

Hawkins was player of the year in the Frontier League and Wilkins was the league’s most valuable offensive player.

Antelope Valley High running back Jermaine Lewis was named the Golden League player of the year. The 5-foot-7, 160-pound junior rushed for 1,367 yards and 21 touchdowns.

Senior Caleb Smith of Antelope Valley, a defensive end and offensive guard, was named lineman of the year.

Senior linebacker Dave Dupetit of Notre Dame High has been selected most valuable player of the Mission League. Dupetit had 151 tackles this season and finished as the school’s all-time leader with 360.

Junior running back Jason Giovannettone of Chaminade, who rushed for 1,037 yards and 13 touchdowns, was selected the league’s most valuable back.

Senior running back Ryan Johnson of Oak Park has been selected offensive player of the year in the Tri-Valley League. Johnson rushed for 1,592 yards and 24 touchdowns to help lead the Eagles to the Southern Section Division IX quarterfinals.

Valley College wide receiver Brian Comer, Moorpark defensive tackle Jason Jones, Pierce defensive back Ron McKelvey and Glendale kick returner Tim Hilton have been named to the All-American team selected by the California Community College Football Coaches Assn.

Comer also was named to the all-state offensive team from Region III along with Valley quarterback Jim Arellanes, Moorpark wide receiver Isaiah Mustafa and Glendale tackle Phil Cook.

Jones, McKelvey and Hilton were named to the defensive team that also included Ventura nose guard Shawn Popkin, Moorpark linebackers Jeff Maxey and David Hairston, and Moorpark punter Robert Ralston.

Hilton, a business major with a 3.5 grade-point average, also was named to the J.C. Grid Wire Scholar-Athlete All-American team.

Valley College (10-1) finished seventh in the J.C. Grid-Wire poll. Texas Trinity Valley (12-0) finished ranked No. 1.

Volleyball

The Valley Oaks volleyball club will hold open tryouts for girls in sixth through eighth grade Friday at 6 p.m. at Portola Middle School.

Information: 818-713-8527.

Track and Field

Pam Spencer-Marquez, an assistant coach at Cal State Northridge and a former Olympian, has been named secretary to the executive commissioner of USA Track & Field’s executive board of the Athlete’s Advisory Committee.

Spencer-Marquez also was named manager of the U.S. team that will compete in the Pan American Junior Games in Santiago, Chile, next August.

A three-time Olympian, Spencer-Marquez set the Northridge record of 6 feet 2 1/2 inches in 1979 and her personal best of 6-5 1/2--set in 1981--ties her for sixth on the all-time national list.