The James Logan Courier

Tomorrow, the Union City Youth Commission is hosting their 3rd annual Youth Summit. It will be held at the Ruggieri Senior Center, across from the UC Library, from 12:00 pm to 5:00 pm. This year’s theme is called “Future in Hand,” where the youth are encouraged to take control of their lives and be more involved with the community.

Previous Youth Summit meetings included important information on violence preventions and college initiatives. For this "Future in Hand" summit, the Youth Commission has planned to have workshops on health and nutrition, the environment, and careers. Guillermo Willie Lopez will be present as a guest speaker on the topic of “Taking Charge of Your Life.”

By Karen Mui, Courier Staff Writer

On January 10th of this year, Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger presented his plan to the public for a 10 percentdecrease in funding for the California State Universities. This means a $312.9 million cut for the 2008-2009 budget, a significant damage to the already faltering funds that were reduced by $500 million in 2002.

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ACTIVITIES:
Come join our football players, Blake Lebeau and Rashad Evans as they sign their division one football scholarships this Wednesday at 6 pm in the Spot. Refreshments will be served.

Congratulations to the varsity and j.v. wrestlers for defeating Newark last Wednesday. The varsity won 38-27, and the jv’s won 46-30.

By Vicente Marcelo, Courier Sports Writer

The Logan Colts Wrestling Varsity Team defeated the Newark Memorial Cougars in their showdown last night at the Guy Emmanuel Pavilion. The Colts won by a total score of 38‑27.

Mark Taia, Logan’s heavy weight kicked off the Dual meet by being the first match of the night. His match remained very close through three rounds. Unfortunately, at the end of the third and final round, Mark Taia wounded coming up short and losing by three.

By Vicente Marcelo, Courier Sports Writer

The Colts will have plenty of challenges as they head over to Mission San Jose Friday morning to attend the Mission San Jose Invitational. The Colts will be competing against 59 other High Schools and over 200 wrestlers will be competing.

The Mission Invitational is a two day tournament which consists of top wrestling schools from all over California, such as Clovis West High, Granada, De la Salle, Deer Valley, Mount Diablo.

By Samuel Jue, Courier Sports Editor

The Colts came back to defeat the Titans 2‑1 Wednesday night to stay in first place in the MVAL standings and set up a crucial season finale against Newark on Friday.

The pair of Jorge Valdovinos and Abran Gonzalez provided all the scoring the Colts needed to secure the victory.