Briones Mourned at Canyon

Funeral services for Michelle Briones, a soccer player who graduated from Canyon High in 1995, were held Friday in Newhall.

Briones, who helped Canyon reach the Southern Section Division III semifinals in 1995, was killed a week ago in a car accident near the merger of the 5 and 170 freeways.

“The amount of people [at the funeral] showed how many lives Michelle touched,” said former Canyon girls’ soccer coach Michele Braseros. “It was a privilege to coach her and have her as a friend.”

Briones was a three-year varsity midfielder at Canyon. She attended Cal Poly San Luis Obispo before recently transferring to Cal State Northridge.

Canyon officials have established a scholarship in Briones’ name for a senior on the girls’ soccer team.

GIRLS’ SOCCER

Sarah Deckers, the goalkeeper who recently withdrew from Harvard-Westlake as a result of violating school rules, has enrolled at Hart and will begin attending classes on Monday, her father, Ted Deckers, said Friday.

Deckers, a Canyon Country resident, is a sophomore who last season earned All-Mission League honors and helped Harvard-Westlake reach the Southern Section Division III semifinals.

FYI

Spring registration for returning players in William S. Hart Pony Baseball-Softball will take place at the Hart complex in Santa Clarita today from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., Sunday from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., and Monday from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m.

Open registration is Nov. 1 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. and Nov. 3 from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m.

Information: (805) 254-9780.

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Boys 11-18 may try out for the Valley Oaks Volleyball Club teams from noon to 3 p.m. Sunday at Birmingham High in Van Nuys.

Information: Michael Soto, (818) 713-8527.

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UCLA women’s assistant basketball coach Pam Walker and Alemany Coach Melissa Hearlihy will conduct a basketball camp for women 21 and older on Oct. 25-26.

The camp, for beginner and intermediate-level women will be held at Hart High.

Enrollment fee of $175 includes instruction, meals, hotel, camp shirt and shorts.

Information: (818) 905-2162 or (818) 361-9714, extension 36.