2003 PREVIEW GIRLS' BASKETBALL: LANCASTER OUT OF THE GATE COACH NOT SATISFIED, SEES 9-1 EAGLES AS `COMPETITIVE'.Byline: Gideon Rubin Staff Writer LANCASTER - It's a nice start, but the Lancaster High girls' basketball team still has a ways to go. At least that's first-year coach John Gallen's assessment of his team, which despite a remarkably strong start considering its recent history, needs to improve in several areas if it's going to emerge as a force in Golden League play. Lancaster has never made the playoffs and has never had a winning record, making its 9-1 start that much more impressive. However, Gallen pointed out that the Eagles haven't yet played teams that are the caliber of Palmdale and Antelope Valley This article is about the Los Angeles County region. For the census-designated place in Wyoming, see Antelope Valley-Crestview, Wyoming. The Antelope Valley , the consensus league favorites Another term for bookmarks, which was popularized by Microsoft's Internet Explorer browser. See favicon and Internet Explorer. . ``I'm sure we'll be competitive,'' Gallen said, ``but you look at our record and it doesn't show that there are still some things that we're struggling with.'' Most notably, Gallen said Lancaster needs to be more consistent and make fewer mistakes, in part a function of the team's youth and inexperience Inexperience See also Innocence, Naïveté. Bowes, Major Edward (1874–1946) originator and master of ceremonies of the Amateur Hour on radio. [Am. . The Eagles' quickness and athleticism have helped them overcome some of their mistakes so far, but against the tougher opponents they'll face in league play, Gallen believes his team has to be better. Their key returnees include junior center Kelli Valentine Valentine a true friend and constant lover. [Br. Lit.: Two Gentlemen of Verona] See : Faithfulness and junior point guard Desiree Butler. The 5-foot-10 Valentine was a first-team all-league selection last season. A strong all-around player, Valentine shoots, rebounds and defends well. Butler, an all-league honorable mention, brings quickness and strong ball-handling skills. Junior guard Claudia Allen Al·len , Edgar 1892-1943. American anatomist who is noted for his studies of hormones and for the discovery (1923) of estrogen. and sophomore forward Roxy Jackson (5-10) both have varsity experience as well, and a strong group of newcomers has already made an impact. Rosamond transfer Barbara Hooker, a senior forward/guard, who was a first-team All-High Desert League selection last season, has given Lancaster significant varsity-level experience it desperately needs and athleticism. Freshman guard Andrea Bobic has emerged as one of the team's leading scorers. A 3-point shooting specialist, Bobic is averaging 14 points per game and made six 3-pointers in one game. Other newcomers expected to see significant playing time include sophomore guards Martesha Deason and Candace Linn linn n. Scots 1. A waterfall. 2. A steep ravine. [Scottish Gaelic linne, pool, waterfall.] . Deason played on the junior varsity team For the American rock band, see . In sports, usually at the high school and college levels, members of a team who are not the main players in a competition (such as a football or basketball game) are called junior varsity players. last season. Linn was on the Eagles' league champion freshman team. An old-school style coach, Gallen has a 32-year coaching career that includes 17 seasons as the head coach of Mojave's girls' basketball team. He believes his team has the talent to establish a winning tradition the school has never seen. And with most of the team's nucleus nucleus, in physics nucleus, in physics, the extremely dense central core of an atom. The Nature of the Nucleus Composition expected to return next season, it has plenty of time to build on the foundations of teamwork (product, software, tool) Teamwork - A SASD tool from Sterling Software, formerly CADRE Technologies, which supports the Shlaer/Mellor Object-Oriented method and the Yourdon-DeMarco, Hatley-Pirbhai, Constantine and Buhr notations. and solid fundamentals that Gallen has been stressing. ``If the girls on our team can learn to play off each others' strengths, we can be a pretty good team,'' Gallen said. ``But if not, the Golden League is going to be a rough ride.'' AT A GLANCE Team: Lancaster girls' basketball Coach: John Gallen, first year 2001-02 Record: 8-13, 2-8 Golden League League finish: Fifth Playoffs: Did not qualify Top Returnees: Desiree Butler (Jr., G), Kelli Valentine (Jr., C), Roxy Jackson (So., F/C F/C See first coupon (F/C). ), Claudia Allen (Jr., G). Top Newcomers: Barbara Hooker (Sr., F/G), Andrea Bobic (Fr., G), Martesha Deason (So., G), Candace Linn (So., G). CAPTION(S): photo, box Photo: (color) Junior center Kelli Valentine, left, and junior point guard Desiree Butler will be key contributors for Lancaster this season. John Lazar/Staff Photographer Box: AT A GLANCE (see text) |
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