BOYS' SOCCER NOTEBOOK: LITTLEROCK AVOIDS PLAYOFF PENALTIES.Byline: Heather Gripp Staff Writer Littlerock High's boys soccer team may lose its third-place finish Noun 1. third-place finish - a finish in third place (as in a race) 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 in the Golden League, but the Lobos haven't lost their spot in the Southern Section playoffs. The Lobos discovered this week that they used an ineligible player in their final eight league games, but because the school reported the problem to the Southern Section and playoff brackets already had been determined, Littlerock was not disqualified dis·qual·i·fy tr.v. dis·qual·i·fied, dis·qual·i·fy·ing, dis·qual·i·fies 1. a. To render unqualified or unfit. b. To declare unqualified or ineligible. 2. from the postseason. The Lobos play at Chaffey of Ontario in a Div A DIV Associate of Divinity . I first-round game today. The Golden League might not be as forgiving about the violation. League representatives will decide if the Lobos have to forfeit To lose to another person or to the state some privilege, right, or property due to the commission of an error, an offense, or a crime, a breach of contract, or a neglect of duty; to subject property to confiscation; or to become liable for the payment of a penalty, as the result of a their final eight league games, altering the league standings. Littlerock coach Nathan Martinez, who took over as coach four games into the season, discovered this week that a player who joined the team late and was believed to have initially been cleared by the school, was in fact ineligible. The player, who was not identified, will not participate in the playoffs. --It can get better: Winning a Golden League championship, finishing the regular season undefeated, and receiving the No. 1 seed in the Div. I playoffs isn't enough to satisfy Palmdale. ``We can be better,'' said coach Jarrod Cline cline, in biology, any gradual change in a particular characteristic of a population of organisms from one end of the geographical range of the population to the other. , whose Falcons didn't qualify for playoffs last year. ``I don't think we've been playing great soccer the last few games. We haven't been playing complete games. We just need to make sure to have the full game. We need to stay focused for the whole game. ``No team is going to want to let us beat them. If a team can make it this far, they can play. I know 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, soccer is always tough.'' Palmdale opens at home against Montebello, the third-place team from the Almont League. The Falcons could have a rematch REMATCH Cardiology Clinical trials–Randomized Evaluation of Mechanical Assistance Therapy as an alternative in Congestive Heart failure–related to use of a portable, electric left ventricular-assist system–LVAS–eg, HeartMate® with league rival Littlerock in quarterfinals if both advance that far. Palmdale defeated the Lobos 4-1 in Friday's regular-season finale. --Other Golden teams: Lancaster and Quartz Hill round out the Golden League postseason qualifiers. Second-place Lancaster opens at home against Schurr of Montebello. Fourth-place Quartz Hill plays at Citrus League champion Rialto Rialto, city (1990 pop. 72,388), San Bernardino co., S Calif., a residential suburb of San Bernardino; inc. 1911. The city has greatly expanded as a result of the economic and demographic growth of the southern California area. . --Tough ending: Desert Christian's season ended Wednesday in the wild-card round of the Div. VI playoffs. Penalty kicks following a scoreless tie determined the game against Thacher, which advanced to the first round today at top-seeded Fillmore. The Knights finish the season with a 7-12-2 record. Heather Gripp, (818) 713-3607 heather.gripp(at)dailynews.com |
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