Arenas, Dennis Chosen All-City in Basketball

Gilbert Arenas of Grant High and Kent Dennis of Cleveland have been selected to the Amateur Athletic Foundation All-City basketball team chosen by a panel of sportswriters.

Second-team choices included James Word of Poly and Jeremiah Turner of Sylmar.

James Wright of City champion Manual Arts was selected player of the year.

* Kevin Krose of Burroughs High, Brian Ostro of Crescenta Valley, Ian Sullivan of La Canada and Derek LaVelle of St. Francis are expected to participate in the second annual San Gabriel Valley Hall of Fame boys’ basketball game tonight at 8 at Muir High.

The boys’ game will be preceded at 6 p.m. by a girls’ game featuring Mania Houspian of Glendale and Kelly Paige of Crescenta Valley.

Proceeds will go to the scholarship fund of the National Football Foundation and Hall of Fame’s Pasadena/San Gabriel Valley chapter. Information: (818) 441-3986.

VOLLEYBALL

* Cam Dickson, a middle blocker at Royal High, has committed to Cal State Northridge.

Dickson, a 6-foot-4 senior who has helped Royal (5-0) to the top spot in The Times’ regional poll, said he chose Northridge for several reasons.

“It’s close to home and the coaches are great,” said Dickson, who said he wants to be reunited with former teammates John Baxter, Ryan Denihan and Steve Russell, who play at Northridge.

Dickson’s commitment is consistent with the recruiting pattern of second-year Northridge Coach Jeff Campbell, who signed several recruits from the region last year.

BASEBALL

* Ed Campaniello, who played at Agoura High and Cal Lutheran, and Jim Vatcher, from Cal State Northridge, have signed contracts with the Rimini Pirates of the Major League Federation of Italian Baseball.

Campaniello played last season in the independent Texas-Louisiana League.

Vatcher, who played briefly in the major leagues, spent the last two seasons playing professionally in Taiwan.

SOFTBALL

* Cori Herbert of Hoover High has been selected state athlete of the week by Cal-Hi Sports.

Herbert, a junior, pitched two consecutive no-hitters and struck out 45 batters in three games of the Hoover tournament.

WATER POLO

* Jeanine Jackson and Courtney Quinn of Harvard-Westlake High, Joanna Antonsen of Agoura and Misty Harlan of Crescenta Valley have been selected to the All-Southern Section Division II girls’ water polo team.

Second-team selections included Nina Simon of Harvard-Westlake, Colleen Schiman of Agoura and Lauren O’Brien of Ventura.

Third-team selections included Rachel Burkens of Harvard-Westlake, Courtney Yoder of Oxnard, De De Perram of Agoura, Kate Freudenberg of Crescenta Valley, Erin Enriquez of Rio Mesa and Carly Huffman of Royal.