William S. Hart School District student athletes attended the annual Lockheed Player of the Week awards luncheon at noon Tuesday, May 13, sponsored by Lockheed Federal Credit Union (LFCU), with KHTS AM 1220.

This event was hosted for these players and their coaches at Marie Callender's Restaurant and Bakery in Santa Clarita. Each player will receive an award from LFCU.

"Lockheed Federal Credit Union is proud to support Lockheed Player of the Week," said Phil Hart, chief operating officer. "We are pleased to recognize these students for their dedication to school athletics and believe it is important to support the community."

The 2007-2008 players include:

Basketball
Saugus High School: Mitch Weber, Feb. 19, 2008
Valencia High School: Skyler Seymour, Feb. 12, 2008
West Ranch School: Dave Franklin, Feb. 5, 2008
Valencia High School: John Otavka, Jan. 29, 2008
Canyon High School: Cody Anderson, Jan. 22, 2008
Valencia High School: Jim Baughman, Jan. 15, 2008

Football
William S. Hart High School: B.R. Holbrook, Nov. 27 and Dec. 1, 2007
William S. Hart High School: Delano Howell, Oct. 16, Nov. 20 and Dec. 4, 2007
Valencia High School: Jordan Thompson, Nov. 13, 2007
William S. Hart High School: Brian Felt, Nov. 6, 2007
Saugus High School: Ryan Zirbel, Oct. 0, 2007
Saugus High School: Nicholas Green, Oct. 23, 2007
Canyon High School: Garrett Hernandez, Oct. 9, 2007
Valencia High School: Graham Wilbert, Oct. 2, 2007
West Ranch High School: Ross Bacon, Sept. 25, 2007
Saugus High School: Desi Rodriguez, Sept. 18, 2007
William S. Hart High School: Dakotah Luster, Sept. 11, 2007
Golden Valley High School: John Schlegel, Sept. 4, 2007

The Lockheed Player of the Week program recognizes outstanding William S. Hart School District athletes during football and basketball seasons.

Each school's booster club receives $250 for its athletics program every time an athlete from its school is selected. This program has been a success since 2004, when LFCU partnered with the Hart District to launch this program.

More than 9,000 Lockheed Federal Credit Union members are residents of the Santa Clarita Valley, where Lockheed Federal Credit Union (LFCU) operates three branches: Valencia Bouquet Canyon, Valencia Town Center and Stevenson Ranch.

In 2006 and 2007, Santa Clarita residents selected LFCU as the best credit union in the area, as reported by the Santa Clarita Valley Living Magazine.

LFCU recently received a five-star rating - the highest possible - from Bauer Financial, a source for unbiased, independent bank and credit union star ratings. The five-star rating validates that LFCU is safe, financially sound and operating well above its regulatory capital requirements.