Bob Timmermann, who writes the respected baseball blog The Griddle, attended Kennedy High in Granada Hills and commits to the Web its history as a powerhouse and producer of major league talent. The Angels' Garrett Anderson played for Kennedy, which has won the Los Angeles city championship seven times since the school opened in 1971. Kennedy is part of a larger Valley tradition that Timmermann recounts in his piece at The Baseball Analysts. Teams from the Valley have won the city baseball title in all but one year since 1973.

On a semi-related note, Dodger Thoughts blogger Jon Weisman dredges up his memories of Saticoy Elementary School in North Hollywood and Collier Street Elementary in Woodland Hills.

Previously on the topic: Jose Canseco plays in the Valley, Don Drysdale at Van Nuys High