BRIEFS

QB SCHOOL TODAY

Newport Beach resident Matt Barkley, a Mater Dei High football standout, is a featured participant in the inaugural Steve Clarkson Quarterback Academy sessions that take place today and Sunday at Glendale Community College.

The event is sold out, but there are 125 positions open at the Academy’s next stop: Ambassador College in Pasadena April 12 and April 13. There will also be a Clarkson event in Orange County June 21 and June 22.

For more information, go to www.debartolosportsu.com.

Clarkson is considered by NFL, collegiate and high school quarterbacks to be an influential quarterback developer and launched the Academy to teach young, aspiring quarterbacks and receivers the skills for college football and ultimately the pros.

Clarkson is responsible for training such athletes as Ben Roethlisberger of the Pittsburgh Steelers and Matt Leinart of the Arizona Cardinals.

The Clarkson Academy is backed by the DeBartolo Sports University, which gave Barkley the Joe Montana Award in January.

TICKETS ON SALE

All-session tickets are on sale for the 2008 NCAA Men’s Volleyball Championship, at UC Irvine’s Bren Events Center on May 1 and May 3.

Adult all-session tickets are available for $25 and youth/student all-session passes are $18.

In addition, a VIP package is available for $250 to the first 200 fans on a first-come first serve basis. The package includes two preferred seating tickets to all matches, parking, pre-match hospitality and a tournament gift. Individual match tickets are not on sale at this time.

Tickets may be purchased through the Bren Center Box Office or by calling (949) 824-5000.

— From staff reports