BASEBALL: A GOLDEN STANDARD PLAYOFFS START FOR THREE LEAGUE TEAMS.Byline: HEATHER GRIPP AND RAMONA SHELBURNE Ramona Shelburne is an American sports journalist currently writing for the Los Angeles Daily News. Shelburne was born and raised in Los Angeles, California. She attended El Camino Real High School in Woodland Hills, California where she was a class valedictorian. Staff Writers Three teams, one goal: advance to the second round. That's the objective for Quartz Hill, Lancaster and Palmdale, the Golden League representatives at today's Southern Section Div. III first-round playoffs. Quartz Hill, which started 7-9, won its last nine games to claim a share of its fourth consecutive league title. Lancaster couldn't have asked for a better finish as senior Josh White pitched a no-hitter in the season finale to clinch a piece of the Eagles' first title since 2001. White struck out 10 in a 1-0 victory Friday over Highland. Palmdale, which started 7-0 and was ranked as high as fourth in the division, finished the season with losses in six of their last eight games to drop the Falcons from first to third place. Despite their second-half swoon, Palmdale will not have to play a wild-card game like they did a year ago after finishing third. The Falcons open on the road today against Gahr of Cerritos. A victory would mark the first time Palmdale's seniors have advanced past the first round. Winning a share of the league title didn't help Lancaster much in its postseason draw. The Eagles have to play on the road against El Rancho El Rancho may refer to:
Quartz Hill is at home against Norwalk, with the winner advancing to a probable matchup with top-seeded La Quinta A division of Seagate that was originally an acquisition and then absorbed into the company by 1999. Quinta was the developer of Optically Assisted Winchester (OAW) technology. See OAW. of Westminster. Despite having so much going right for it lately, Quartz Hill did endure a setback last weekend when third baseman third baseman n. Baseball The infielder stationed near third base. Noun 1. third baseman - (baseball) the person who plays third base third sacker Kyle Harris, who drove in the winning run in the bottom of the seventh inning in the title-clinching 5-4 victory Friday over Palmdale, broke his ankle. While Quartz Hill, Lancaster and Palmdale each made the playoffs last season, all three failed to advance past the first round. Today's winners will play in the second round Tuesday. Heather Gripp, (818) 713-3607 heather.gripp(at)dailynews.com 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' : Littlerock gets some help in playoff quest While others falter, Lobos go from fifth place to a postseason berth Two weeks ago, the season looked pretty grim for the Littlerock softball team. The Lobos had dropped into a tie for fifth place in the Golden League after they lost to Highland 3-2 in 11 innings INNINGS, estates. Lands gained from the sea by draining. Cunn. L. Dict. h. t.; Law of Sewers, 31. on May 3. With three games remaining and two to make up in the standings, a trip to the playoffs didn't look promising. Littlerock coach Sarah Adams figured her team was in trouble after it lost to Highland, but she never lost hope. ``I just kept telling the girls, 'This will all pay off at the end of the season, it'll all make sense,' and then crossed my fingers that I wasn't lying to them,'' Adams said. Instead of dwelling on the situation, Littlerock focused on its remaining games and hoped someone could help the Lobos pass Highland in the standings and get into the final playoff spot. It happened when Adams and the Lobos least expected it. Highland lost 3-0 to Knight High, a first-year varsity program; 4-0 to Palmdale, a team desperate to make the playoffs; and 4-3 to league champion Lancaster. Littlerock won its last three games and took third place and the league's final playoff berth by two games. ``It's awesome the way it worked out,'' Adams said. ``This year has really taught my girls a lot of character. They always believed everything was happening for a reason.'' Littlerock drew La Serna La Serna may refer to: People
finish - designated event that concludes a contest (especially a race); "excitement grew as the finish neared"; "my horse was several lengths behind at the finish"; "the winner is the team with the , it might have received the best draw of any of the Golden League teams. La Serna (18-5) won the Del Rio Del Rio (rē`ō), city (1990 pop. 30,705), seat of Val Verde co., W Tex., on the Rio Grande opposite Ciudad Acuña, Mexico; founded 1868, inc. 1911. League, but its only impressive victory was 8-6 over 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. of La Crescenta on March 21. La Serna made the championship of the Brea Olinda tournament but lost 4-3 to Valencia. Quartz Hill will open on the road against fourth-seed Millikan of Long Beach (22-6), which hit .324 as a team and averaged more than six runs a game. Millikan, which reached the championship game of the prestigious Thousand Oaks Thousand Oaks, residential city (1990 pop. 104,352), Ventura co., S Calif., in a farm area; inc. 1964. Avocados, citrus, vegetables, strawberries, and nursery products are grown. tournament two weeks ago, is led by Belinda Pane (.488, 10 RBI RBI abbr. Baseball runs batted in Noun 1. rbi - a run that is the result of the batter's performance; "he had more than 100 rbi last season" run batted in ), Jay Tema (.462, 15 RBI) and Jodi Nakawatase (.310, 24 RBI). Golden League champion Lancaster also has a tough opening-round opponent. Glendale (14-6) finished third in the Pacific League, but has junior shortstop Heather Brusokas and senior second baseman second baseman n. Baseball The infielder who is positioned near and to the first-base side of second base. Noun 1. second baseman - (baseball) the person who plays second base second sacker Audrey Andrade, two of the top sluggers in 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, . Andrade, who has signed to play for Hawaii, is batting .685. Brusokas is batting .667 with eight home runs. If Lancaster can get past Glendale, second-seeded Oaks Christian of Westlake Village likely awaits in the second round Tuesday. Oaks Christian swept Lancaster 6-0 and 13-1 in a doubleheader April 20, although Lancaster shuffled its lineup in both games. Ramona Shelburne, (818) 713-3617 ramona.shelburne(at)dailynews.com CAPTION(S): 2 photos, 5 boxes Photo: (1) Palmdale's Kyle Eveland legs out a double in the Falcons' win against Lancaster Wednesday. (2) Kelsie Blankemeyer will lead Quartz Hill in the first round of the Southern Section Div. III playoffs vs. Millikan of Long Beach. Tom Mendoza/Staff Photographer Box: (1) LEADING OFF (2) STANDINGS (3) COMING UP (4) BOYS: GAME OF THE WEEK (5) GIRLS: GAME OF THE WEEK |
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