BASEBALL: DESPITE LOSSES, QUARTZ HILL LOOKS GOOD.Byline: Heather Gripp Staff Writer Amid changes in the Quartz Hill High baseball program, the Rebels' status as one of the area's top teams remains a constant. Recently hired coach Aaron Kavanagh inherits a team that graduated several seniors after winning a share of its fourth consecutive Golden League title, but the next version of the Rebels has been winning during the summer Valley 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. Baseball League. Quartz Hill entered the week 11-4 and in fourth place in the 22-team league. The Rebels' individual talent also was recognized, with three players selected to play in Tuesday's VIBL All-Star game An all-star game is an exhibition game played by the best players in their sports league. The players are often chosen by a popular vote of fans of the sport and the game often occurs at the halfway point of the regular season, although this is not the case for some all-star games at USC An abbreviation for U.S. Code. . Incoming seniors Matt Hutchison and Brett Schaeffing and incoming junior outfielder Casey Frickert will play for the Hatfields in the 6 p.m. All-Star game against the McCoys. Hutchison, a 6-foot-4 right-hander, was a pleasant surprise during the spring, emerging as one of the most valuable members of the pitching staff after entering the rotation in midseason. He was a first-team All-Golden League selection. Schaeffing, a catcher, also made the all-league team. Frickert is up from junior varsity junior varsity n. Abbr. JV A high-school or college team that competes in interschool sports on the level below varsity. Noun 1. . --Area Code auditions: Three locals advanced to the second round of tryouts for the Area Code Games. Quartz Hill's Chase Tigert and Calvin Culver cul·ver n. A dove or pigeon. [Middle English, from Old English culufre, from Vulgar Latin *columbra, from Latin columbula, diminutive of columba, dove.] and Lancaster's Matt Castro made the cut during recent tryouts at Loyola Marymount and will compete July 15 at USC for a spot in the national showcase next month in Long Beach. Castro, an infielder in·field·er n. Baseball A player assigned to the infield. Noun 1. infielder - (baseball) a person who plays a position in the infield , batted .391 and made only one error this year as a junior for the Golden League co-champion Eagles. Culver's athleticism led to multiple all-league honors as a junior. He was an All-Golden League quarterback for the Rebels' football team, then an all-league outfielder for the baseball team. Tigert is a 6-5 pitcher/first baseman who has been on the varsity since he was a freshman. --Highland riding high: An array of injuries prevented Highland from living up to expectations as a Golden League contender during the spring, but the team that failed to qualify for high school playoffs has been one of the toughest to beat in the summer. Highland, which is fielding multiple teams, saw its top team lose just once in its first 13 American Legion American Legion, national association of male and female war veterans, founded (1919) in Paris. Membership is open to veterans of World Wars I and II, the Korean War, and the Vietnam War. Division 1 games. Late-game comebacks have been a staple of Highland's summer success. Highland, which has two extra-inning victories, added another late rally Tuesday, scoring three runs in the bottom of the seventh for a 7-5 victory over 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 . --On a roll: After finishing last in the Golden League and starting the American Legion season 0-5, Antelope Valley is on an uncharacteristic un·char·ac·ter·is·tic adj. Unusual or atypical: an uncharacteristic display of anger. un hot streak. Tuesday's loss to Highland was just the third in 10 games since the winless start. Heather Gripp, (818) 713-3607 heather.gripp(at)dailynews.com |
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