BOYS' SOCCER NOTEBOOK: UNDEFEATED PALMDALE COULD BE TOP SEED FOR DIV. I PLAYOFFS.Byline: Heather Gripp Staff Writer A team few considered a favorite for a league title could enter the postseason as the favorite for a Southern Section title. Palmdale High's boys' soccer team climbed to No. 1 this week in the Southern Section Div. I rankings and, barring an upset in tonight's regular-season finale For the music notation program, see . A finale (italian word) is a closing part, act or movement of a dramatic or musical composition, or more generally any event or procedure with a dramatically concluding effect. , likely will be the top seed when playoff play·off also play-off n. Sports 1. A final game or series of games played to break a tie. 2. A series of games played to determine a championship. Noun 1. pairings are released Monday. A season after finishing in the Golden League cellar cellar Portion of a building beneath ground level, used for utilitarian and storage purposes. It is often called a basement, especially when constructed as part of a foundation. A cellar used for food storage (e.g. , Palmdale is one game from an undefeated regular season. The Falcons, who have clinched the league title, finish tonight at home against third-place Littlerock. Palmdale improved to 20-0-5 (9-0-2 Golden) by defeating crosstown cross·town or cross-town adj. Running, extending, or going across a city or town: a crosstown street; crosstown traffic. adv. rival Highland 3-0 Wednesday. Senior midfielder
In association football, a midfielder is a player whose position of play is midway between the attacking strikers and the defenders (highlighted in blue on the diagram). Brandon Alfaro is been the Falcons' hottest scorer, and he added another goal Wednesday. Littlerock could provide an ideal test for Palmdale's playoff preparations. The Lobos are the defending league champions and have steadily improved after being in fifth place at midseason. They are coming off a 4-1 victory over Knight. Palmdale beat Littlerock 1-0 in the previous meeting. --Eagles soaring: Lancaster on Wednesday secured its first playoff berth in six years by defeating 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 6-0. Alex Abad, Hector Macias, Miguel Ibarra, Marcos Begue and Ace Amaya scored goals, and freshman goalkeeper Adam Sundberg posted the shutout. The Eagles (11-4-4, 6-2-3), who finish the regular season tonight at Highland, are in second place, one point ahead of Littlerock. A second-place finish Noun 1. second-place finish - a finish in second place (as in a race) runner-up finish 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 would enable Lancaster to avoid a first-round matchup with a league champion and possibly provide the Eagles a home playoff opener. --Help wanted: Highland, considered a contender for the Golden league title, will need help to qualify for the postseason. After an impressive start, Highland has slid to fifth place and enters tonight's finale one point behind Quartz Hill for the league's final playoff berth. To gain a playoff spot, the Bulldogs need to win their game against Lancaster and a victory by last-place Antelope Valley over Quartz Hill. Highland, which reached two tournament finals during nonleague play, is winless in its past four games. Its only win in the past eight games was against Antelope Valley. --Low Spirits: Paraclete, Div. V champions in 2003, has been relegated to spectator Spectator, English daily periodical published jointly by Joseph Addison and Richard Steele with occasional contributions from other writers. It succeeded the Tatler, a periodical begun by Steele on Apr. 12, 1709, under the pseudonym Isaac Bickerstaff. during the playoffs. The Spirits finished out of playoff contention in the Olympic League, closing the regular season Tuesday with a 3-2 loss to league champion Valley Christian of Cerritos. Heather Gripp, (818) 713-3607 heather.gripp(at)dailynews.com |
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