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"I've known Coach Koh for many years and have been continually impressed with his coaching acumen and his ability to inspire his players to achieve the highest level of performance and character, both on and off the field," said Johnson. "The deep bench of assistant coaches for the 14U staff that Coach Koh will be leading is similarly impressive."
Coach Koh remarked, "I consider it a tremendous honor to assume the head coach and offensive coordinator positions and to be able to serve under the mentorship of Chad Johnson, whom I have long considered to be among the very best coaches in the nation. Coaching high school and youth football has been my life's passion for the past fifteen years, and I am a firm believer in supporting club-level, high school preparatory programs that meet the needs and development goals of the special young men who demonstrate the skill and dedication to perform at the highest level. I look forward to working with my fellow coaches to help the elite youth players of Orange County rise to the next level of achievement with the South County Trojans."
Ryan Koh – Head Coach and Offensive Coordinator Orange Lutheran High School, freshman offensive and defensive coordinator and head varsity corners coach (six years), J Serra Catholic High School, varsity and freshman wide receiver coach, El Dorado High School, defensive coordinator, Football University (FBU), 12U offensive and defensive coordinator, 2017 Southwest Champions and among the top eight teams in the nation; Saddleback Valley Bears Pop Warner, D1 junior varsity offensive coordinator, 2018 Division 3 Orange Bowl Champions and Division 3 Wescon Champions, 13 – 1 season; Tustin Cobras Pop Warner, offensive coordinator, 2015 Division 2 Orange Bowl Champions, Division 2 Wescon Champions, and among the top eight teams in the nation; currently at Laguna Beach High School as their varsity and freshman head corners coach.
DJ Brandel, Offensive and Defensive Line Orange Lutheran High School, current varsity assistant offensive line coach (two years); DJ has extensive coaching as well as playing experience; he played for the Los Angeles Kiss Semi-Pro Team, offensive tackle (four years); Cleveland Gladiators Semi-Pro team, offensive tackle (two years); had tryouts and spring camps with the Dallas Cowboys, Green Bay Packers, and Cleveland Browns; he also played for Chapman University, offensive tackle; and Orange Lutheran High School, offensive tackle, won a state championship in 2006; in addition to his current Orange Lutheran coaching position, Brandel has also coached at El Dorado High School as varsity assistant offensive line coach.
Blake Hyepock: Quarterback Coach Orange Lutheran High School, previous head varsity and freshman quarterback coach (four years), and current Orange Lutheran assistant athletic director; El Dorado High School, varsity quarterback coach (two years); Saddleback Valley Bears Pop Warner, D1 junior varsity quarterback coach for Ryan Hanson, 2018 Division 3 Orange Bowl Champions and Division 3 Wescon Champions, 13 – 1 season; coached FBU, 4Vert, and OC Elite teams 2019 post-season; coach Hyepock began his football career at Orange Lutheran, starting quarterback, in 2008 earned 2 [nd] Team All-Trinity League designation; Colorado State Universityas quarterback 2008 – 2009 before a serious auto accident ended his football career too early. Masters degree in coaching and athletic administration from Concordia University.
Sonny Pa-u: Offensive Line South County Trojans Youth Football, currently serves on the board in the role of fields director; Golden West College, previous offensive line coach (7 years); Mission Viejo High School, previous freshman offensive line coach under Chad Johnson; OC Buckeyes and Irvine Chargers (under OCJAFF), previous offensive line coach for both; Coach Pa-u began his love for the game playing for Westminster High School, defensive and offensive tackle; Golden West College and California State Long Beach, as defensive tackle for both.
George Katrib – Receiver coach Coach Katrib accepted a preferred walk-on spot with the USC Trojans, earned a full scholarship as a wide receiver and competed all four years (2012 – 2016). Coach Katrib started his football career at Diamond Bar High School, receiver and defensive back as a three-year starter and was named 1st Team All-CIF wide receiver and safety, two-time team MVP, and broke all of the high school's receiving records. Coach Katrib is excited to work with the SC Trojans' receivers to pass along all he can to the next generation of elite athletes! He currently serves as a team leader in full-time youth ministry with YoungLife Saddleback Valley, working with La Paz middle schoolers and Mission Viejo High schoolers in the areas of faith and character and leadership development.
Coach Dustin Nichols – Assistant Coach California Wolves Semi-Professional Football, defensive end (two years); Saddleback Valley Bears Pop Warner, assistant coach (six years), and Bears D1 junior varsity, 2018 Division 3 Orange Bowl Champions and Division 3 Wescon Champions, 13 – 1 season; coach Nichols began his football career playing for Oliver Ames High School, defensive end and tight end and went on to California State University Northridge, strongside defensive end (Sam Backer), achieved co-champion status in the Western Football Conference in 1990.
South County Trojans Youth Football will feature six unlimited weight class divisions: 14U, 12U, 11U, 10U, 8U, and 6U, as well as cheerleading squads. Interested players for these divisions will be evaluated by professional coaches during initial tryouts on March 17th at Mission Viejo High School, with practices commencing on July 15th with regular season play to begin in early September. If you are interested in signing up for tryouts and/or receiving more information, please visit http://www.BecomeATrojan.com/and register your player today, as capacity is filling up.
Further details will follow in the coming days and weeks. Visit us on Facebook @sctrojansyouthfootball and on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/sctrojansfootball.
About South County Trojans Youth Football South County Trojans Youth Football is an elite, high school-preparatory tackle football program for the most advanced players in Orange County and surrounding communities. Backed by Mission Viejo High School head football coach Chad Johnson, the Trojans are the newest member of the Snoop Youth Football League, a competitive club-level league with more than 20 chapters throughout California. We feature six unlimited weight class divisions: 14U, 12U, 11U, 10U, 8U and 6U, led by the finest professional coaching squads in the region, including current and previous and current Trinity League and Football University (FBU), as well as previous Mission Viejo High School Football, OC Buckeyes and Mission Viejo Cowboys coaching greats. For more information, please visit www.BecomeATrojan.com.
Just a short time ago, one-time One Direction member Zayn dropped his new single “Dusk Till Dawn,” which features fellow singer-songwriter Sia, much to the delight of his millions of fans all around the globe.
“Dusk Till Dawn” is as epic as it needed to be, considering the two powerhouses attached to it. The cut, which seems to be more in-line with the music Sia has been producing for years, as opposed to Zayn (though it somehow still fits him like a perfectly tailored suit), features powerful vocals, high notes left and right and a vocal hook that is somehow impossible to sing along to, while still being memorable. This is, in simple terms, a big pop song, and while it's slightly surprising that it came from a man who kicked off his career in a manufactured boy band, it's wonderful to hear something this grandiose arrive before 2017 ended. "Dusk Till Dawn" isn't necessarily club fare, but it provides something that has been missing from the pop landscape for some time, and hopefully the masses can appreciate what's been created here.
This latest release is Zayn’s second single of 2017, following the March release of “Still Got Time,” which sadly didn’t end up becoming much of a hit, despite it sounding like it was perfectly-crafted to rule the summer. The song, which featured Canadian artist and frequent Drake collaborator PartyNextDoor, only managed to peak at No. 66 in the U.S. “Dusk Till Dawn” appears to be the second proper single taken from Zayn’s upcoming sophomore full-length, which still does not have a name or even a tentative release date.
Zayn excited his massive and sometimes over-the-top fan base last week when he revealed the single’s artwork on Twitter, captioning the photo, which is designed to look like an old-timey action flick, with nothing more than the name of the tune, the fact that it features Sia and the release date. The video that was released at the same time as the song plays more like an action film, with Zayn starring as the fashionable lead man involved in something mysterious that both the police and other parties want a piece of. The production must have had a budget that would make some indie flicks jealous, but a single like "Dusk Till Dawn" demands a stellar visual.
Australian singer-songwriter Sia has also been relatively quiet this year, at least when it comes to proper single releases. She has been busy penning and recording a number of songs for films and even a few for various good causes, but after wrapping promotion of her most recent album This Is Acting, which dropped in the first few months of 2016, she has stepped out of the spotlight, as most musicians do when they’re not busy pushing a full-length. She is gearing up to drop a collection of Christmas tunes later in 2017, which is sure to be something truly special.
Nipsey Hussle’s business acumen was well-known. In the wake of his death, many lauded the rapper’s hometown revitalization efforts and his savvy mixtape selling right alongside his musical ability. However, the extent of Nipsey’s hustle wasn’t entirely known.
A friend and business partner of the late rapper said that Hussle secured a deal as part-owner of an upcoming resort in Las Vegas. David Gross shared that Hussle was in on a plan to open the Virgin Las Vegas resort in 2020.
“This is the meeting... that would result in us becoming partial owners, of not a hotel... But a resort and casino in the desert...The Virgin Las Vegas coming 2020,” he closed the caption.
The rapper was remembered by fans throughout Los Angeles last week in a massive homegoing ceremony that included testimonials and performances from names as big as Stevie Wonder.
Well, one Portland-area family now knows exactly what happened to 43 of their missing socks — the dog ate them.
The family’s 3-year-old Great Dane had been repeatedly vomiting and retching all day, leading the dog’s owners to take it to DoveLewis Emergency Animal Hospital in northwest Portland.
Vets looked at abdominal radiographs and found “a large quantity of foreign material” in the dog’s stomach. The vets went to work, performing an exploratory surgery, and what they found is almost hard to believe.
They removed 43 and 1/2 socks from the dog’s stomach.
A photo provided by the hospital showed all 43 socks; it’s unknown if there are any matches.
The Great Dane’s family wasn’t available for comment Wednesday, but the dog made it out OK and went home one day after surgery.
"Israel can withstand a global recession"
Mizrahi Tefahot Bank chief strategist Modi Shafrir believes the economy is in fine shape, and isn't worried about the fiscal deficit.
"Even though the growth rate slowed in recent months, the economy is in fine shape. Growth in Israel is not stunning, but it's also not bad. The Bank of Israel says that potential growth is 3%, and I'm inclined to agree with it," Mizrahi Tefahot Bank (TASE:MZTF) chief strategic Modi Shafrir told "Globes." "Growth in 2019 will be around 3%."
Like other economists and analysts, Shafrir expects no recession in Israel or the US this year, unless a black swan, such as another capital market crash in the US or major escalation in the trade war between the US and China, drags the global economy down, or an important security event occurs in Israel or elsewhere in the world.
Asked what supports growth in Israel, Shafrir says, "There are several factors supporting continued growth at the current level this year. Private consumption is an important engine for the local economy, and public consumption will continue to support growth, despite the recent slight rise in the budget deficit. Investment in startups, which rose significantly in 2018, will probably also continue to support growth, although this depends a lot on Nasdaq and the interest rate, because there is a clear correlation between these factors in the long term."
"Globes": What else supports economic growth?
Shafrir: "Continued growth in incoming tourism, together with continued high-tech service exports, meaning software. Here, too, however, there is a very high correlation with the state of the markets. As long as the capital markets function well, high-tech exports will grow."
"Mainly what's happening in the real estate market. Investment in home construction has been shrinking for several quarters, and in my opinion will continue diminishing in the coming quarters. An increase in imports of consumer goods, whether via the Internet or by Israelis flying overseas, also detracts from growth."
"Not enough housing is being built"
Mizrahi Tefahot grants a great many mortgages. What is your forecast for housing prices?
"All in all, we expect stable prices over the next year, although we saw a renewed rise in demand for housing in recent months. After the elections, if Kahlon is not minister of finance, demand could skyrocket, together with housing prices, but that will take time and also depends on other factors. In the long term, there is a real problem of inadequate supply. Not enough housing is being built here. Among other things, land prices in central Israel are rising because of the Buyer Fixed Price Plan. We expect stable prices in the coming year, mainly because of uncertainty."
In 2018, especially towards the end of the year, the government budget deficit rose, and probably exceeded 3% of GDP, which compares with a 2.9% government target. Minister of Finance Moshe Kahlon presented data showing that last year's deficit was 2.9% of GDP, but almost all macroeconomists believe that the Ministry of Finance manipulated the numbers.
Shafrir is not especially concerned about the increase in the deficit. "In the basic scenario, which does not include a recession, I do not expect a sharp rise in the government deficit. They may raise taxes after the elections, but not steeply. I don't see VAT going up so fast.
"Incidentally, the Bank of Israel is also not especially worried about the higher deficit. Prof. Amir Yaron, the new governor, recently said at a press conference that he looks mainly at the debt-GDP ratio, which is relatively low at present. In contrast to Karnit Flug, the current governor wants to lower tension between the Ministry of Finance and the Bank of Israel. The rise in the deficit should not be completely ignored, of course, but its significance should not be exaggerated."
What do you thing about the new governor's policy?
"In contrast to the past, when the Bank of Israel's goal was to put inflation within the 1-3% target range, the new governor says that his goal is inflation in the middle of the target range, i.e. 2% inflation. Annual inflation is currently only 0.8%. In the past, inflation slightly higher than 1% made it possible to raise the interest rate, because it was within the inflation target range. According to the new governor, interest rate hikes can wait until annual inflation nears 2%. This is very similar to the attitude of former US Federal Reserve Board chairperson Bernanke, European Central Bank President Draghi, and the central banks in Japan and the UK. They're all aiming at 2% annual inflation."
What do you think the interest rate will be at the end of 2019?
"I think that the interest rate will be at most 0.5% at the end of the year. The market expects 1-1.1% inflation in the coming year, and we predict 1% inflation this year, so the Bank of Israel has no real reason to raise the interest rate."
"We're far from a credit downgrade for Israel"
If there is a global recession, is Israel prepared for it?
"Yes. Furthermore, if there is a global recession, and we don't really expect it this year, the deficit can be increased. This is an automatic stabilizer, and has to be put into action, if necessary. Keep in mind that in the previous crisis in 2008, Israel's debt-GDP ratio was over 80%, compared with 60% today, so we're in a much better situation.
"Incidentally, if the deficit increases as a result of a global recession, I don't think that the rating agencies will downgrade Israel's credit rating. In my opinion, we're far from a rating downgrade for Israel."
Late last week, the S&P rating agency left Israel's debt rating at AA-.
What do you think about the global growth rate?
"Surveys show a general decline in expectation. Keep in mind that we're towards the end of a very long economic cycle, but I don't expect a global recession this year. Possibly in 2020. At the same time, there is a clear slowing of growth in China and Europe. Growth in the US was still good in the fourth quarter of 2018, but there, too, we saw a decline in the Procurement Managers Index in December and January."
What do you predict for the interest rate and the foreign currency market?
"The Bank of Israel will raise the interest rate, but at a slower pace than the market expects, because we believe that inflation will be 1% this year. As for the foreign currency market, it is difficult to predict what will happen in the coming months, but in the long term, pressure for a strengthening of the shekel against the basket of currencies will mount."
"There are several reasons. The interest rate gap between Israel and the US will narrow, while the gap between Israel and Europe will widen. The Leviathan project will begin operating in late 2019, which will decrease imports by $300 million and increase exports by $1.3 billion. Oil prices will tumble, and assuming that the upward trend does not recur, this will also have a significant effect. There is an improvement of $1.3 billion in the trade deficit. It adds up to $3 billion a year.
"Furthermore, the investment institutions are very exposed to overseas investments. When the shekel trend against the dollar changes, these institutions might sell dollars, and be joined by local and foreign hedge funds, which will obviously support a stronger shekel in the long term."
What could confound this forecast?
"Steep falls in the stock markets, which are always accompanied by a flight to the dollar, meaning investment in US bonds. In addition, a significant geopolitical event, such as a war, could influence the shekel-dollar rate."
Banking giant HSBC is to axe 1,100 jobs worldwide, blaming the current financial turmoil for the decision.
About half of the cuts, which will affect back room jobs at its global banking and markets operation, will take place in the UK.
HSBC employs about 335,000 people around the world.
Last month, HSBC said half year profits fell 28% to $10.2bn (£5.2bn), as it was forced to write-off $14bn from bad debts in the US and asset write-downs.
Meanwhile, pre-tax profits fell 35% to $2.1bn during the same period.
An HSBC spokesman said the firm had opted to reduce its workforce, "because of market conditions and the economic environment, and our cautious outlook for 2009".
Many of the job-losses will be at the headquarters of HSBC's investment banking division, which are in London's Canary Wharf.
Banks around the world have been coming under increased pressure from the credit crisis currently affecting financial markets.
The problems have forced governments to step in and boost money markets as well as bail out a number of companies.
Earlier this year, the UK government had to buy mortgage lender Northern Rock, while in the US lenders Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac have been rescued as well as insurer AIG and investment bank Lehman Brothers filed for bankruptcy.
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - California utility stocks plummeted for a second day on Monday after deadly wildfires killed at least 31 people and left hundreds missing, with property losses estimated at over $2 billion and the companies facing potential liability.
PG&E Corp (PCG.N), which operates in the northern part of California, dropped 16 percent, bringing its loss over two sessions to 29 percent, equivalent to $8 billion. Edison International (EIX.N), the owner of Southern California Edison Company, slumped 11 percent, leaving its stock market value $5 billion lower since Thursday when the fires broke out.
PG&E was deemed responsible for wildfires in 2017 that ravaged wine country north of the San Francisco Bay area and killed 46 people, and this week’s fires create new uncertainties for investors in California’s utilities.
The so-called Camp Fire in northern California, the state’s most destructive blaze on record, had left at least 228 people missing as of early Monday after burning down more than 6,700 homes and businesses in the town of Paradise.
In southern California, the Woolsey Fire had forced authorities to issue evacuation orders for a quarter million people in Ventura and Los Angeles counties and beachside communities including the Malibu beach colony.
Both utilities reported to regulators in recent days that they experienced problems with transmission lines or substations in areas where fires were reported, just before or close to the time they started.
SunTrust analyst Ali Agha in a note to clients said the sell-off in Edison International was likely overdone because total acres and property burned so far in its territory were smaller than in fires last year. He noted that new legislation could help reduce the potential costs related to possible liability.
The fire in northern California has probably caused between $2 billion and $4 billion in insured property damage, Morgan Stanley estimated in a report on Monday. Shares of insurance companies covering homes and businesses in California also fell, with Allstate (ALL.N), Travelers Companies (TRV.N), Chubb Ltd (CB.N) and Hartford Financial (HIG.N) each down more than 1 percent.
PG&E recorded a $2.5 billion in pre-tax expense for the second quarter related to last year’s fires after a report said some of them were sparked by trees toppling into PG&E power lines.
Both utilities said the causes of the current fires have not been determined. PG&E said that as of Saturday, 25,000 customers were without electricity and that it had turned off gas for another 12,000 customers.
Southern California Edison said 9,500 of its customers were without power due to the Woolsey fire in southern California.
In September, the state passed a bill allowing utilities to pass on to customers some of the costs incurred from liabilities related to wildfires.
Stephen Labaton–who took a buyout from The Times in November, after nearly two decades with the paper–is headed to Goldman Sachs as a “full-time consultant on regulatory and legal issues,” reports Politico.
Mr. Labaton’s departure was part of a minor exodus from the D.C. bureau that started even before the buyouts. Mr. Labaton covered the capital’s response to the financial crisis and should help the company navigate the minefield down in D.C., though the company insists he won’t be lobbying.
Mr. Labaton is trodding a path to Wall Street that is–if not quite well-worn–at least a little less maverick than when then-Timesman Steve Rattner bolted for Morgan Stanley in the mid-1980s.
The newest Hornet to start today will be junior Dexter Alcala at nickel back.
The special-teams standout replaced the injured Markell Williams in last Saturday’s 42-7 loss to Cal Poly and was one of the few bright spots for the Hornets. The 5-foot-10, 190-pound Alcala had eight tackles.
Williams had made 22 consecutive starts, second only to senior linebacker Todd Davis’ 32, before suffering an ankle injury.
Tough losses take a toll – Sperbeck said the physical and emotional toll of losing three close games at home played a factor in Sac State’s flat performance at San Luis Obispo, where the Hornets historically haven’t fared well.
Even resilient junior quarterback Garrett Safron struggled against the Mustangs after taking several punishing hits against Montana.
He took some more licks against Cal Poly’s fast and physical defense in the first half and was a shell of himself in the final two quarters.
He finished 24 of 43 for 204 yards with a touchdown and two interceptions and rushed for 25 yards on 10 carries. His 15-yard scoring strike to DeAndre Carter was his 23rd of the season, which ties him with Jeff Fleming (2010) for Sac State’s single-season record. Carter’s touchdown catch was his 13th of the season, moving him to within one of Mike Carter’s mark of 14 in 1969.
Davis’ new fan – Portland State coach Nigel Burton, a renowned hitter while at Jesuit High School and Washington, likes the challenge of game planning for Sac State senior linebacker Todd Davis, the Big Sky Conference leader in tackles.
The 250-pound Davis has 107 tackles this season after compiling 14 against Cal Poly. That puts him No. 8 in the Football Championship Subdivision at 10.7 tackles per game.
With 327 career tackles, the Palmdale native is 10 shy of moving up to second all-time on the Hornets’ list. No. 2 Cyrus Mulitalo had 336 from 2005-08.
Hang time – Senior punter Justin Weldon continues to excel this season. He is averaging 44.6 yards on 57 kicks – fourth nationally among FCS punters – and could challenge the single-season record of 44.05 by Steve Thorns in 1997.
He’s also on pace to set the Sac State career punting average. The current record is 42.27 yards per punt set by Doyle Brunson from 1968-69. Weldon is averaging 43.89 yards for his career and had his longest punt of this season last week against Cal Poly, a 53-yarder.
Today, he’ll try to match punts with Portland State’s Kyle Loomis, the national leader at 47.8 yards.
• Vikings at a glance: After a promising start and midseason lull, Portland State has caught fire in beating North Dakota, Weber State and Idaho State. The Vikings have had rushing games of 281, 350 and 395 in those three wins. With Maryland transfer DJ Adams (1,207 yards rushing) leading the way, the Vikings average 275.5 rushing yards per game. Despite playing three different quarterbacks this season, they also average 241.5 passing yards. They are second in the Big Sky in total offense (517 yards). Defensively, the Vikings have 22 sacks. But they also are the conference’s most penalized team (85.9 yards) and are minus nine in turnover ratio. Former Casa Roble standout Jaycob Shoemaker, a senior linebacker, leads the team with 82 tackles, including seven for loss, and David Edgerson has nine interceptions.
• Hornets at a glance: Sacramento State hopes to rebound from its 42-7 loss at Cal Poly and finish strong with wins in its last two games. Quarterback Garrett Safron ranks third (293 yards per game) in the Big Sky Conference in total offense and leads the team in rushing with 416 yards. He is within two touchdowns of tying Ryan Leadingham (2001-04) for the career passing touchdowns with 48. Safron has four strong targets in wide receivers DeAndre Carter (59 catches, 801 yards, 13 touchdowns), Morris Norrise (68 catches, 643 yards and three touchdowns) and Shane Harrison (35 catches 396 yards, one touchdown) and tight end Cole Hikutini (16 catches, 173 yards, four touchdowns).
• Series: After playing for 18 straight seasons, including 16 straight in Big Sky Conference contests, Portland State and Sacramento State did not play in 2012 because of league expansion. Portland State ended a three-game Hornets’ winning streak with a 29-20 win in 2011 and leads the series 22-9.
Janesville East SAT. 4/20 8:00am-3:00pm 319 S. Atwood Ave. Big $2 Sale No toys or clothing, just lots of housewares, kitchenware, small appliances, furniture, artwork, collectibles, decorative items, exercise equipment, a boat, a bicycle, a little of everything All Items Priced at $2!!
Staff picks for January 2019.