Woodland Hills Ice Secures Lease, Permits, Set to Open November 25th
Ice Skating Goodness, Sample Photo
As previously reported, Topanga Promenade Mall will be getting a temporary seasonal ice skating rink in its northwest corner this year, run by a company called Woodland Hills Ice. They had experienced some delays, but have put the word out that things are set for opening November 25th (The day before Thanksgiving). Leases have been inked and permits have been expedited.
From their Twitter:
(November 2) Rink Lease is signed and we are moving forward with a NOVEMBER 25 opening date! Come be part of the coolest event in the valley!
And their Facebook:
(Today) Huge thank you to Councilman Zine’s office for giving Woodland Hills Ice Rink permitting the big push through City Planning and Building and Safety! We cannot express enough gratitude! We will celebrate with Mr. Zine himself on Monday December 14th at 5pm, with a ribbon cutting ceremony and holiday party!
Woodland Hills Ice will end its run on February 21, 2010. Here’s a blurb from their site:
Woodland Hills Ice opens November 25, 2009 for our first annual winter wonderland, in the heart of the West San Fernando Valley at Westfield Promenade in Woodland Hills. Featuring over 6000 square feet of real ice, our outdoor ice rink will offer daily recreational ice skating along with special events, skating exhibitions and shows, birthday parties, holiday activities, skating lessons and more throughout the duration of the holiday season and through the winter.
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Racap of Taft vs El Camino Real on October 30th
It was a tough game in which El Camino Real lost its QB to a concussion. Those interested in a game recap should follow this link to the Daily News.
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Eric Sondheimer Reports: Taft 28, ECR 21 – Final
In what must certainly be disheartening for El Camino Real, which went into tonight’s game with a perfect 7-0 record, they have been defeated by their Woodland Hills rival Taft, 28 to 21.
Source: @latsondheimer on Twitter.
I wonder how this will affect ECR Coach Kevin Williams’ plan to move El Camino up to Division I next year.
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LA Times Taking Notice – “The Battle of Woodland Hills” This Friday!
In the battle of Woodland Hills high school football bragging rights nothing so big has happened in almost 20 years. LA Times sports writer Eric Sondheimer has taken notice with a blog entry and a full detailed article on Friday’s matchup between Taft and El Camino Real. He writes:
In Woodland Hills, the two public high schools, Taft and El Camino Real, have each won national academic decathlon titles. But in sports, the similarities have been few and far between.
Taft has been a football and basketball powerhouse. El Camino Real has won five City championships in baseball and won a state title in boys soccer.
But something unusual is happening in football. El Camino Real is the team that comes into the battle of Woodland Hills on Friday night unbeaten. The Conquistadores are 7-0 overall and 2-0 in the West Valley League. Taft is 4-3 and 2-0. El Camino Real hasn’t beaten the Toreadors in a football game since 1991. The Conquistadores get to host Taft in a 7 o’clock showdown for first place in the West Valley League.
“It’s probably going to be the biggest game we’ve had with El Camino in the last 20 years,” Taft Coach Matt Kerstetter said.
This is definitely going to be interesting. The article also points out:
Taft, however, has played a much stronger schedule than the Conquistadores, having lost to Gardena Serra, Sherman Oaks Notre Dame and Mission Hills Alemany, three schools that have been ranked in the top 25 by The Times. El Camino Real’s best win came in the season opener against Newhall Hart.
The game is being played at ECR and adult admission is $7.00.
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El Camino Real High School Celebrating 40 Year Anniversary – Banners Around Town
LA Time’s Eric Sondheimer writes:
Woodland Hills El Camino Real is celebrating its 40th anniversary as a high school, and the school this past week put up 19 banners on lamp posts around its streets featuring photos of athletic and academic accomplishments.
It’s a classy way to document and publicize the school’s accomplishments. Pitcher Jose Cardona is on the baseball banner. Running back Ra’Shon Harper is on the football banner. There will be 19 more banners going up in six months.
The embedded video above features ECR assistant athletic director Vinnie Orlando.
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Eric Sondheimer (LA Times) Twitters This Week’s West Valley Football Results
LA Times’ Eric Sondheimer Twitters (@latsondheimer) tonight’s results for the West Valley:
ECR 59, Granada Hills 10. It’s ECR vs. Taft next week for the West Valley League championship.
Taft 33, Chatsworth 0.
El Camino Real moves to 7-0 and Taft improves to 4-3. The October 30th game between ECR and Taft should be very interesting!
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Bercovici Declared Ineligible for Season
LA Times writes:
Michael Bercovici, a junior quarterback who transferred in the middle of the season from Westlake Village Westlake to Woodland Hills Taft, has been declared ineligible by City Section Commissioner Barbara Fiege after determining the transfer was “athletically motivated,” according to assistant commissioner John Aguirre.
Bercovici will have to miss this season unless he wins eligibility from an appeals panel.
How much you wanna bet Bercovici packs up his toothbrush from his Taft adjacent apartment and heads back to Westlake?
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