ALL-STARS JUST MISS CHAMPIONSHIP RUN FANS PROUD DESPITE TEAM'S FINAL LOSS.Byline: GIDEON RUBIN Special to the Daily News QUARTZ HILL -- The Quartz Hill District 51 Little League 11- and 12-year-old all-stars won their three loser-bracket games decisively to advance to the championship of the double-elimination Section 2 Tournament at San Marino's Sierra Vista Park. But the defending tournament champion Quartz Hill team lost 5-1 to Northridge's District 40 team. ``I know all of the coaches and parents are very proud of them. They played their butts off,'' Quartz Hill manager John Rush said. ``It was pretty tough for us. We had to commute TO COMMUTE. To substitute one punishment in the place of another. For example, if a man be sentenced to be hung, the executive may, in some states, commute his punishment to that of imprisonment. twice as far as any other team, and they went into the loser bracket, and they won three in a row.'' Quartz Hill defeated District 18 South Pasadena South Pasadena (păs'ədē`nə), city (1990 pop. 23,936), Los Angeles co., S Calif., a residential suburb of Los Angeles; inc. 1888. Medical supplies, clothing, and transportation and electronic equipment are manufactured. , 17-1, on Friday; District 17 San Marino San Marino, city, United States San Marino (săn mərē`nō), residential city (1990 pop. 12,959), Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1913. Of interest is the Huntington Library, Art Collections, and Botanical Gardens. , 9-0, on Saturday; and District 16 Crescenta Valley The Crescenta Valley is a small inland valley in Los Angeles County, California. Its name derives from its crescent-like shape, with the convex portion facing roughly northeast and the concave portion southwest. , 16-3, on Sunday. Rush said Quartz Hill got excellent pitching throughout the tournament. In the tournament opener, Northridge scored the game's only run in the first inning. In Monday's game, Franky Castillo hit a solo homer Noun 1. solo homer - a home run with no runners on base solo blast home run, homer - a base hit on which the batter scores a run in the bottom of the third inning to close Quartz Hill to within 2-1. A Northridge player hit a three-run homer in the fourth that broke the game open. ``They're kids, and, of course, they were disappointed, but they took it well,'' Rush said. ``They were good sports.'' Rush said his team benefited from a great all-around effort, with the entire team contributing to the exciting comeback. ``They never gave up on themselves, and they accomplished a lot,'' Rush said. ``We're just really proud of their effort.'' Big Leagues: The 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 will play host to two major Big League softball softball, variant of baseball played with a larger ball on a smaller field. Invented (1888) in Chicago as an indoor game, it was at various times called indoor baseball, mush ball, playground ball, kitten ball, and, because it was also played by women, ladies' tournaments in the next weeks. The double-elimination Big League Southern California Southern California, also colloquially known as SoCal, is the southern portion of the U.S. state of California. Centered on the cities of Los Angeles and San Diego, Southern California is home to nearly 24 million people and is the nation's second most populated region, Div. 3 All-Star championships will be played at Rosamond Little League starting Friday and continuing to Tuesday or Wednesday. The Big League Western Regional All-Star Tournament will be played at Palmdale's Marie Kerr Park from Aug. 5 to Aug. 10 or 11. The winner of the regional tournament will advance to the Big League Softball World Series in Kalamazoo, Mich., Aug. 14-19. The Antelope Valley's District 51 fields a regional team that returns seven players from last season's world championship team, as well as a younger divisional team that features several top area up-and-comers. The regional team has automatically qualified for the regional tournament. The divisional team needs to win its tournament to advance to the regional tournament. Air Attack: The AV Air Attack 12-and-under travel team was selected to play in the 96-team American Youth Baseball Hall of Fame Invitational in·vi·ta·tion·al adj. Restricted to invited participants: an invitational golf tournament. n. An event, especially a sports tournament, restricted to invited participants. Adj. 1. Tournament in Cooperstown, N.Y., which will begin Aug. 26. The team will bring 13 players, four coaches and one umpire. Eight of the players have been together since the team's inception in 2003. ``It's an opportunity to compete at a premier facility against teams from all over the country,'' Air Attack manager John Calka said. gideon.rubin(at)dailynews.com (818) 713-3607 |
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