Derek Bell

17-year-old sports car champion from Boca Raton makes history

2012-12-05 10:12:00

Tristan Nunez isn't like most 17-year-old guys his age. � He is a junior at #1 Education Place in Wellington, but he doesn't get to go to prom. He doesn't have many friends. He has to train daily at Busy Body Fitness Center to keep his body fit for...

Falcons staged classic CIF comeback win for top game

2012-08-22 19:14:00

The top 10 high school games from the 2011-12 season were selected by the sports writers of the Glendale News-Press. 1 Crescenta Valley High boys' soccer defeats Salesian in overtime, 3-2, Feb. 23 The Falcons' thrill ride to their first-ever CIF...

St. Francis stunned in the second round

2012-02-21 22:19:00

LA CA�ADA FLINTRIDGE — For more than 65 minutes of game time, St. Francis High's soccer team was holding a winning ticket for a trip to the CIF Southern Section Division I quarterfinals. But then a familiar storyline reared its ugly head, as the...

More CIF magic for St. Francis

2012-02-16 22:27:00

UPLAND — No matter the final standing at the conclusion of Mission League play and no matter the CIF Southern Section Division I opponent, in recent seasons, St. Francis High's boys' soccer team has made a habit of playoff histrionics and postseason...

Knights done in by dagger

2012-01-05 00:00:00

LA CANADA FLINTRIDGE — For a St. Francis High soccer team that's been down on its luck for most of the season, getting a hard-fought scoreless tie against Mission League-rival Harvard-Westlake on Wednesday might have felt just as good as a win. One...

Falcons ready for tie

2012-01-06 21:44:00

BOYS' SOCCER Crescenta Valley 2, Burbank 2: An Alex Berger goal off a throw-in inside the final minute of regulation saved the Falcons (4-0-6) from their first loss of the season in a Pacific League match Friday at Burbank. Berger also assisted on Pavle...

Late goal costs Knights win

2012-01-20 00:00:00

WEST HILLS — Two defensive breakdowns in the first and last few minutes cost the St. Francis High boys' soccer team two points in a Mission League game at Chaminade Thursday. The Golden Knights tied the Eagles, 2-2, but it felt and looked a lot...

Top honors for Knights

2011-03-22 00:00:00

GLENDALE — If he wanted better results on the field, he first needed to take the initial steps toward improvement off the field. In the case of St. Francis High sophomore soccer player Mark Verso, it meant hitting the weight room with the goal...

Knights fall in CIF playoffs

2011-03-02 14:42:22

It was a brilliant beginning and a sensational ending. But in between the showcase of St. Francis High soccer skill came a span in which visiting San Clemente was a bit too much to stop, scoring three straight goals, and therein lied the difference in...

St. Francis pays the penalty at Loyola

2011-01-24 00:00:00

LOS ANGELES — The match developed differently, but for the St. Francis High soccer team, the final result and the accompanying feeling of frustration were very much the same. Unlike the aftermath of their Thursday loss to Chaminade, there was no...

Second-half rally spurs St. Francis

2011-01-15 00:00:00

LA CA�ADA FLINTRIDGE — St. Francis High soccer player Connor Snashall stood by the far right post eagerly waiting for the ball to get to him through a maze of players. After a teammate crossed the ball that was then headed off the crossbar,...

Verso glad to be at home

2011-01-11 00:00:00

LA CA�ADA FLINTRIDGE — For the members of the St. Francis High soccer team, it was good to be back home. After a 10-match road trip that included stops in West Torrance, San Diego and the San Fernando Valley, the Golden Knights looked to...

St. Francis' Derek Bell controls the ball against Ventura's Max Tapia in a CIF Southern Section Division I second-round playoff soccer match at St. Francis High School in La Canada Flintridge on Tuesday, February 21, 2012. St. Francis lost the match in the first overtime 2-1.

2012-02-23 17:59:32

St. Francis' Derek Bell (7) and Chaminade's Matt Rosendo battle for the header in the first half in a Mission League boys soccer match at St. Francis High School in La Canada Flintridge on Monday, February 6, 2012. The game ended in a 1-1 tie.

2012-02-07 09:45:01

CV's Erick Trejo, from far left, and St. Francis' Derek Bell, fight for the ball during a game at St. Francis High School in La Canada on Saturday, December 3, 2011.

2011-12-03 18:58:44