Duff Earns Honor in Water Polo

Jimmy Duff, a senior driver at Harvard-Westlake, has been named to the All-Southern Section Division I water polo team team. Duff was also named Mission League most valuable player.

Harvard’s Albert Won was selected to the Division I second team, and Harvard’s Bret Hool and Crespi’s Brennan Bakke were third-team selections.

In Division III, Crescenta Valley’s Joey Bennett and Glendale’s Gilbert Abramyan were first-team picks. Crescenta Valley’s Colby Dunford and Jon Conrad and La Canada’s Brian Ellis made the second team. Crescenta Valley’s Chad Celi and Glendale’s Edvin Sahakyan made the third team.

In Division IV, Agoura’s Chris Driscoll and Harvey Wilford and Royal’s Bill Bruininga were named to the first team. Agoura’s David Arons, Royal’s Randy Zielinski and Buena’s Jeff Malas made the second team. Royal’s Randy Owens and Agoura’s Joey Vona made the third team.

Girls’ Basketball

Notre Dame High girls’ basketball player Lourdes Slinsky will miss six weeks because of a knee injury.

Slinsky, a junior forward, was a key starter for Notre Dame (4-1), averaging 9.8 points and 9.5 rebounds.

“The (fast break) has been our bread and butter,” Coach Rob DiMuro said. “And she is our finisher on the break. This hurts.”

Slinsky sustained the injury to her right knee Monday in the second quarter of the Knights’ 56-53 loss to North Hollywood.