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Former college QB to lead sports clinic

NORWALK - The Bernabe Community Center in Downey, in conjunction with the National Youth Sports Association, will present a free youth sports clinic at Lakeside Park in Norwalk on Sunday.There will be clinics for baseball, basketball, football, soccer, softball, volleyball and cheer. Among the coaches leading the clinics will be Chris Rix, founder of the Champion Training Academy and former quarterback at Florida State University. Rix spent four years as the starting quarterback at FSU under coach Bobby Bowden, leading the school to four straight bowl games between 2001-04. He spent 2005 in the San Diego Chargers training camp before starting a career in broadcasting. Also at the event will be Mike Davis, founder of the NYSA and host of the "Kids n Sports" Internet radio show. The clinic is open to boys and girls ages 7-14. Registration begins at noon and at least one parent must be present to register their child. All clinics are free. For more information, call Mike Davis at (562) 416-5102 or Dennis Dennehy at (562) 889-1298.

********** Published: August 26, 2010 - Volume 9 - Issue 19