SPORTS BRIEFS

YMCA Quarterback Club meeting

The Glendale YMCA Quarterback Club will begin its 66th season when the organization meets at 11:30 a.m. today at the Elk’s Lodge, 120 E. Colorado St., Glendale.

Former Hoover High and Glendale Community College quarterback Bob Gagliano, who also competed in the National Football League, will be the guest speaker.

2009 GCC Sports Hall of Fame

The eighth annual Glendale Community College Athletic Hall of Fame induction ceremony will be held March 7 at the college’s J. Walter Smith Student Center, 1500 N. Verdugo Road, Glendale.

Jeff Nelson, George McGowan, Steve Moore, Dr. John Davitt, Tony Spino and the 1978 women’s volleyball team will be inducted.

Nelson was the individual state champion in cross-country in 1980, helping the squad win the team title. He held the high school record in the two-mile in eight minutes 36.3 seconds for almost 30 years until it was recently eclipsed.

McGowan and Moore were Glendale High graduates and All-American teammates on the 1967 Glendale college football team at wide receiver. McGowan went on to become a record-setting receiver in the Canadian Football League and was named the league’s most valuable player in 1973 before being placed in the league’s hall of fame in 2003.

Moore served as an assistant coach for the Seattle Seahawks for many years.

Davitt was the superintendent and president at the college from 1985-2006 with the athletic facilities improving under his watch.

Spino was a student-trainer at Glendale college from 1968-70 and has been a trainer for more than 35 years at UCLA. He was a trainer for the Milwaukee Bucks from 1975-79.

The volleyball squad, coached by Dianne Spangler, won the Western State Conference championship and finished fourth in state in 1978.

For more information, contact Glendale college Athletic Director Alex Leon at (818) 240-1000, ext. 5674.

Soccer/basketball sign-ups taking place

The Crescenta-Cañada YMCA is conducting sign-ups through Sept. 19 for fall indoor soccer and basketball.

The events are geared for those in grades first through eighth. A skills clinic will begin at 10 a.m. Sept. 20. Contests will begin Oct 11.

For more information, contact Jesse Hirdler at (818) 790-0123, ext. 245 or via e-mail at jhirdler@ymcacc.org.

High school sports officials wanted

The San Gabriel Valley Football Officials Assn. is seeking those interested in working with local high school athletes.

For more information, contact Mike Wyly at (818) 795-4107.