Rick’s Sports Corner: Ryan King Has Real Potential
By Rick AssadMaybe it's the quiet but confident countenance or the steely-eyed look of being self-assured, but Ryan...
Rick’s Sports Corner: Current, Former Burroughs Athletes Chime In On Mascot Name Change
By Rick AssadWhen professional sports teams, colleges and high schools named its mascot after Native Americans, it...
Rick’s Sports Corner: Alyssa Valenzuela, School Leader, Scholar-Athlete
By Rick AssadAlyssa Valenzuela leaves nothing to chance in anything and everything that she does.
Rick’s Sports Corner: Doug Nicol Has Coached Two Sports To Much Success
By Rick AssadDoug Nicol is definitely in rare company after finding success coaching not one, but two sports.
Rick’s Sports Corner: Softball Standout Caitlyn Brooks Turns Over New Chapter
By Rick AssadAt some point, every athlete sees their career come to a conclusion. For most it ends...
Rick’s Sports Corner: Hoops Guru, Sid Cooke Knows How To Win
By Rick AssadSid Cooke's basketball teams didn't win every game or every CIF Southern Section playoff match, but...
Rick’s Sports Corner: Mike Delaney’s Words Carried Gravitas
By Rick AssadWhen Mike Delaney was positioned in the dugout, he was often soft spoken and under control,...
Rick’s Sports Corner: Randy Simmrin Was Football Standout, Keen Learner
By Rick AssadFor Randy Simmrin, playing football for the Burbank Vikings, Burroughs High, USC and later professionally delivered...
Rick’s Sports Corner: Golden State Versus Lone Star State
By Rick AssadHigh school football in Texas isn't just something to attend on Friday night. It's bigger than...
Rick’s Sports Corner: Success Follows Burbank High’s Katie Hooper
By Rick AssadKatie Hooper not only played three sports, but was highly decorated while doing so.
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