Brogdon Might Face Sexual Battery Charge

With a Ventura County sheriff’s investigation completed Friday, the district attorney must decide whether to press charges against All-County linebacker Shane Brogdon of Moorpark High, arrested last week on suspicion of misdemeanor sexual battery.

Authorities were notified Brogdon might have been involved in a crime March 2 against a 17-year-old female at Moorpark High, Sgt. David Paige said. Paige declined to release details of the incident.

If formally charged, Brogdon, 18, would face a maximum sentence of one year in county jail.

The senior has been suspended from school pending the outcome of a separate school district investigation.

BASKETBALL

Occidental guard Anna Celaya has been chosen the Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference’s player of the year.

Celaya, an All-City Section selection at North Hollywood High, averaged 20.8 points and six assists, both conference highs.

Brandie Murrish, Missy Rider and Nicole Sanchez of Cal Lutheran were selected to the all-conference team.

HONORS

Basketball player Michelle Greco and swimmer-water polo player Kenny Carpenter will throw out the first pitches for Crescenta Valley’s Pacific League baseball opener Friday against Arcadia.

Baseball Coach Phil Torres wants to honor two of the most successful athletes at Crescenta Valley.

Burroughs midfielder Miguel Meneses was named Foothill League boys’ soccer player of the year.

Jessica Griffith of St. Bonaventure was selected defensive player of the year and Oak Park junior Rebecca Carroll was selected offensive player of the year in Tri-Valley League girls’ soccer. St. Bonaventure’s Rod Mendoza and Oak Park’s Ted Eggleston were named co-coaches of the year.

Goalkeeper Mike Conway of St. Bonaventure and Ivan Cruz of Bishop Diego have been chosen boys’ soccer co-players of the year in the Tri-Valley League.

TRACK & FIELD

Former Providence High basketball player and cross-country runner Barry Dabbaghian has been hired as the school’s track and field coach. He replaces Paul Sutton.

Dabbaghian, a graduate of University of Redlands, competed in the NCAA Division III national cross-country championships in 1996.

TENNIS

The Valley-based Neighborhood Junior Tennis Program is soliciting pledges to raise money to upgrade the courts at El Cariso Park in Sylmar, where the program hopes to relocate.

Information: (818) 362-1068.

SOCCER

Mike Bradbury of Buena High has committed to San Diego State, according to his mother, Jackie Bradbury.

Bradbury, an All-Channel League selection, had 14 goals and eight assists this season.