Lots of changes in the Northern Division top 10

The Canyon football team moved up to the No. 1 spot in the CIF Southern Section Northern Division poll after an impressive, 56-48, win over Clovis West, one of the top teams in the Central Section.
Hart, the preseason No. 1 team, dropped to No. 2 after a 10-7 loss on the road against Tesoro, the fourth-ranked team in the Pac-5 Division.
Palmdale is the only other 2-0 team in the Northern Division top 10. The Falcons beat Valencia, 35-21. The loss only cost Valencia one spot in the rankings, dropping from No. 4 to No. 5, and Palmdale was ranked ninth.
Another head scratcher is how is San Luis Obispo still ranked in the top 10.
The Tigers have lost two games, each by scores of 21-20. Dos Pueblos was the latest team to knock of San Luis Obispo on Friday night.
Here is a look at the Northern Division top 10:


NORTHERN DIVISION

1. Canyon/C.C. 2‐0
2. Hart 0‐1
3. Arroyo Grande 1‐1
4. Palos Verdes 0‐1
5. Valencia/Valencia 0‐1
6. San Luis Obispo 0‐2
7. Righetti 1‐1
8. Antelope Valley 1‐0
9. Palmdale 2‐0
10. West Torrance 1‐0

US Olympic gold medalist Annika Dries

Annika Dries, a member of the 2012 Team USA women's water polo team and a graduate of Laguna Beach High School, returned to her hometown as an Olympic gold medalist. The United States women's water polo team won the gold medal at the Summer Games in London.
Dries, who also plays on the Stanford water polo team, is the daughter of music professors. Her mom and dad teach music at California State University Fullerton.
Dries said watching her parents devote so much time to music inspired her to put the same dedication to water polo.

The Wolitarsky Watch

Canyon’s Drew Wolitarsky caught 10 passes for 129 yards in his team’s 56-48 win over Clovis West on Saturday night.

He has 15 catches for 187 yards this season as he closes in on Steve Smith’s state records for receptions and receiving yards.

Wolitarsky needs 65 more catches and 486 receiving yards to break Smith’s records of 271 catches and 4,545 receiving yards set while he was playing at Woodland Hills Taft in high school. Smith is now a receiver with the St. Louis Rams in the NFL.

Wolitarsky broke the Canyon school record for receiving yards in the game against Clovis West. He has 4,060 yards receiving in his career at Canyon. He has 207 career receptions at Canyon, also a school record.

Photo: Canyon High receiver Drew Wolitarsky is chasing Steve Smith for the state record in receptions and receiving yards. (Credit: Tim Haddock)

Dodgers down Diamondbacks with ninth inning rally

Dodgers rallied for two runs in the bottom of the ninth to beat the Diamondbacks, 5-4. Adrian Gonzalez knocked drove in the tying and winning runs with a two-run double.
Dodger Stadium was pretty empty for the game. I don't think the attendance was even announced, but my guess would be well below 20,000.
On to San Diego...

Royal rallies against Golden Valley

The Royal football team scored two fourth-quarter touchdowns and beat host Golden Valley, 24-20, at Canyon High School.
Derick Okpaise scored on a 97-yard kickoff return and Kyle Jaeger caught a 16-yard touchdown pass in the fourth quarter as Royal erased an 11-point deficit.
Royal beat Golden Valley for the fourth year in a row. Highlanders quarterback Anthony Couch threw for 229 yards and two touchdowns.
Go to the Ventura County Star for more on the game.

Photo: Royal quarterback Anthony Couch was 17 of 28 passing for 229 yards and two touchdowns against Golden Valley. (Credit: Tim Haddock)

Olympic gold medalist Annika Dries visits Laguna Beach

Annika Dries, a member of the United States women's water polo team, visited her hometown of Laguna Beach. She shared the gold medal she won at the Summer Olympics in London with the hundreds of people who came out to greet her at the Laguna Beach Community Pool. She went to Laguna Beach High School and is on the Stanford University water polo team. (Credit: Tim Haddock)

Pursley pads West Series lead with win in Portland

Greg Pursley won the NASCAR K&N Pro Series West race at Portland International Raceway and extended his lead in the West Series standings.
Pursley won his fourth race of the season. The reigning West Series champion has a 15-point lead over his Gene Price Motorsports teammate Dylan Kwasniewski.
Michael Self was second, his fifth top 10 in the past six races. Three-time West Series champion Eric Holmes was third.
Go to the K&N website for more on the race from Portland International Raceway.

Photo: Greg Pursley won the NASCAR K&N Pro Series West race at Portland International Raceway. (Credit: Craig Mitchell Dyer/Getty Images for NASCAR)