EL SEGUNDO HERALD February 7, 2019 Page 11
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story so much. An anonymous donor stepped
up to pay for the other shirts that were already
purchased.
Everyone who heard of Cam and his commitment
level to the team or had ever met
him wanted to be a part of this night. The
coaching staff bought new shoes, socks and
undershirts to get him ready. Mike Lynch and
two former players, Jacob Franco and Ryan
Booker, showed up two hours early to work
Cam out to get him game-ready.
Never mind that the Vikings, one of the top
teams in the CIF Southern Section 2AA Division,
would defeat the Eagles by 28 points.
It didn’t matter to the Eagle faithful because
the gym was there to watch Cameron “Cam”
Carlton. Before the game Carlton was shooting
jump shots. With each one made beyond the
three-point line, the student section, dressed
in Cam’s Night yellow tee-shirts, erupted with
praise and thunderous applause. Cam sank
seven in a row.
When the starting lineups were announced,
Cam was introduced last. Before his name was
called, there were 30 seconds of crowd noise
at a fever pitch. When he was introduced, “at
guard, 6-foot senior guard, number 32, Cam
Carlton,” the ovation reached a noise level that
hasn’t been heard this loud in this gym since
the 1963 Eagles, led by Kirk Brown, knocked
off Culver City for the school’s first league title.
During the game, Cam got an ovation with each
touch of the ball. The moment was not too
big for someone playing in front of a standing
room-only crowd there to watch and support
him in his first and last game. When he launched
and made his first three-pointer, the entire gym
went into a deliriously happy ovation that
was louder than the preceding ones. As the
officials signaled a three-point made basket,
Cam stretched both arms to the heavens. His
smile lit up the night, making his first of five
field goals. For the night, Cam scored a gamehigh
15 points including four three-pointers.
Even the visiting team’s crowd was in awe
of Cam and applauded enthusiastically when
he made a basket. Long-time Santa Monica
head coach James Hecht was gracious and
classy enough to see what this night was all
about and instructed his players to “play tight
defense on number 32,” he said with a smile.
Afterwards, it didn’t matter the Eagles had
lost a game. The student section hoisted Cam
high over their shoulders, parading him around
Lady Eagles celebrate the school’s first league title.
the gym as if he’d just drained the gamewinner.
In the big picture, Cam did sink the
game-winner and we were all there to witness
what sportsmanship and humanity is all about.
Is retiring number 32 in the works?
Historic Ending for Lady Eagles
In the main gym there are banners that name
teams and the year they won a league title,
earned from nearly every sport El Segundo
High School fields. When the Eagles defeated
Santa Monica 45-29 in the finale of the Ocean
League schedule, it marked the first time in
program history that El Segundo had won a
league title in girls basketball.
It was a special win for a special team that
jelled together under first-year head coach John
Peterson. Coach Peterson used his vast experience
of coaching basketball from high school
to Division I programs to earn the respect of
the first girls team he has led. He enlisted the
help from a special friend to help get the Lady
Eagles ready for their title game.
Prior to the game, senior guard Lydia Telahun
and Homecoming Queen Sierra Rollin sang our
National Anthem. They were given a thunderous
ovation with their impeccable rendition. The
Eagles then went out and rolled to victory and
Coach Peterson made sure all 12 players got into
this historic game. Reese Jones had a game-high
12 points, Hannah Chang connected on three
long-range jumpers, and Kayla Smith-Petty had
eight points, four key rebounds and three steals.
The eighth-ranked Eagles start their CIF
Southern Section 3A Division playoff run tonight
at 7 p.m. at home when they host Sage
Hill. Should the Eagles prevail, the second
round is set for Saturday night and the third
round next Wednesday night.
Eagles Complete Undefeated
Soccer Ocean League Schedule
The boys soccer team made a statement in
the Ocean League this season. With their 3-2
win over Santa Monica, the Eagles went an
undefeated 10-0 in league play for the first
time in the program’s history.
Jack Finders scored after a corner kick pass
and headed it in for an early 1-0 El Segundo lead.
Leading scorer Malcolm Holtzmann-Cisse found
an opening and sliced in a score from 12 yards
out. With the Eagles leading 2-0, Santa Monica
scored their first on an intercepted ball and
converted easily from inside the 18-yard box.
The Eagles responded after a series of intricate
passes near and around their penalty area.
Ciaran Feeney finished the scoring to give his
team a 3-1 lead. Santa Monica was able to tap
home a score after a point-blank save by James
Amerault. With only seconds remaining, Finders
cleared a sure goal off the line to preserve the
win and the undefeated league record.
The Eagles, who are 18-1-1 overall, are the
second-seeded team as they start the CIF-SS
Division 3 playoffs at home against Esperanza
today at 3 p.m. Should the Eagles win, they
would play the winner of Crescenta Valley/
Brea Olinda on Saturday. The quarterfinals
are slated for next Wednesday at a site TBD.
Girls Water Polo Shares Ocean
League Title
The Eagles will enter the CIF-SS Division 4
playoffs as the fourth seed after finishing in a
tie for the top spot in the Ocean League. They
played host to Burbank Burroughs on Tuesday. A
win would set up a showdown today against the
winner of Downey/Long Beach Millikan at a site
TBD and the quarterfinals are set for Saturday. •
City Council from front page
ditional payments towards unfunded liabilities
the last two fiscal years, refinanced several
plans, prepaid unfunded liabilities, set up a
pension trust fund, and forged agreements
with three labor groups for those personnel to
pay the full employee shares of their PERS.
The combined moves saved the City over $6.1
million in interest over the long term. Lillio
estimated that the unfunded liability should be
paid up by 2040. However, the short-term news
is less optimistic with budget deficits expected
by 2021 and growing to over $2.5 million by
2023/24. Lillio added that staff will remain
proactive and will continue to monitor market
conditions and investment returns as well as
any CalPERS policy changes. They will also
recommend additional payments to unfunded
liabilities whenever possible.
Boyles brought forth an item directing staff
to look into the possibility of installing stop
signs at the intersection of Walnut Avenue and
Sheldon Street after hearing resident concerns
about the location. During public communications,
several residents who live nearby spoke
of the hazards there – with descriptions such
as an “absolutely dangerous intersection: and
“poor visibility.” However, a staff analysis of
the intersection in 2017 concluded that Walnut
at Sheldon did not meet the criteria for stop
sign installation based on the number of annual
reported accidents and total vehicle trips.
Nicol made an initial motion to approve the
installation, but Deputy City Attorney David
King cautioned against the move – arguing
that it would set the City up for additional
liability by having the signs in an area where
they aren’t warranted. Ultimately, the Council
by a 3-2 vote (Nicol and Brann dissented,
deeming it a waste of staff time) agreed to
have the intersection studied a second time.
Mayor Pro Tem Carol Pirsztuk noted that new
townhomes built in that area will add to traffic
and could make a difference in the results.
Earlier in the meeting, South Coast Air
Quality Management District representative
Danielle Soto discussed a Chevron incident last
week where a power outage stemming from
a lighting strike led to unplanned flaring. The
next day, a sour water tank resulted in odors
emanating from the refinery. Air samples taken
showed no pollutants present in El Segundo,
but Boyles reported that some businesses in the
general area sent employees home mid-day due
to headaches from the odors. The City received
about 80 complaints. Soto added that her agency
has implemented Rule 1180, which requires
refineries to install air monitoring systems at
fence lines. Fire Chief Chris Donovan added
that his department will work to increase the
speed of communication to ensure the community
receives accurate information in the
event of such incidents.
And last but not least, the Council issued
a commendation to Sue Carter - the longtime
president of The Friends of the El Segundo
Public Library and Historical Committee founder
who also led major fundraising campaigns for
the facility remodel and Bucks for Books. She
also oversaw the microfilm conversion of nearly
a century of El Segundo Herald editions to
digital to preserve local news in perpetuity. In
her honor, the meeting room at the library will
be renamed The Sue Carter Friends of the El
Segundo Public Library Community Meeting
Room. A ceremony marking the occasion will
take place on Saturday, Feb. 16 at 1 p.m. •
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