CANYON LOOKS TO HIT.Byline: Rizza Rizza (population est. 1,000) is a town in Villafranca di Verona's common. - Rizza is a name derived from the Spanish word "Risa" meaning laughter Yap Daily News Staff Writer Now that its defensive skills have been honed for league play, the Canyon High 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' team is concentrating on the next step - improving at the plate. At 0-5, the Cowboys cowboys, in American history. 1 Tory marauders, adherents to the British cause in the American Revolution, who fought in the contested area of Westchester co., N.Y. have undergone a rough start, but first-year adj. 1. Being in the first year of an experience especially in a U. S. high school or college; - of a person. Adj. 1. first-year - used of a person in the first year of an experience (especially in United States high school or college); "a coach George Bustos said his team will soon play like new because practice is now geared toward offense. Three of Canyon's five games have been close decisions, including a 5-4 loss to Lancaster and 6-4 to Harvard-Westlake. In a game against Highland, the score was tied 1-1 until the sixth inning in·ning n. 1. a. Baseball One of nine divisions or periods of a regulation game, in which each team has a turn at bat as limited by three outs. b. innings (used with a sing. , when two errors made way for a 7-1 defeat. In a 3-1 loss to Palmdale, Canyon executed a triple play with the bases loaded. ``We were so fixed on working with our defense that we hadn't really worked with our offense,'' Bustos said. ``Now it's starting to come around, the players are starting to hit well. I think (people) will see a big difference in our next game.'' At 9 a.m. Saturday, the Cowboys will face Sylmar at the Saugus High field for the last leg of the Hart tournament. Nonleague action continues next week when Canyon travels to Hoover on Tuesday. In two weeks, the team's Foothill League schedule opens with a road game against Saugus. Bustos, father of former Canyon softball standout Crystl Bustos, is the Cowboys' third coach in four years. Charlie Brier brier or briar, name sometimes given any thorny plant, more specifically the sweetbrier, and the greenbrier. French brier, or brierroot, is a name for the root of the European white heath so widely used in the manufacture of smoking pipes. came in last season, and Larry Mohr coached from 1995-96. Before Mohr, Greg Hayes Gregory Robert Hay (b. 14 July, 1984) in Rotorua. He is a New Zealand cricketer who plays for the Central Districts and for Nelson in the Hawke Cup competition. He scored 98 on first-class debut. , now the girls' basketball coach at Valencia High, took over the team for three years. Canyon last won a league title under him. Also a 14-and-under travel ball coach, Bustos has been coaching club softball for 13 years. This season marks his first time heading a high school program, although he assisted at Canyon for two years, including Crystl's last with the Cowboys. Back then, Bustos said, he was content to simply help out. ``I just liked going out to left field, watching the game, watching Crystl play and enjoying it,'' Bustos said. Top returners - the Cowboys welcome back eight from 1997 - include sophomore shortstop Justina Kahaku and senior catcher Hilary Shaw. Shaw has improved quite a bit in the last two games, hitting and tracking the ball better, Bustos said. Meanwhile Kahaku is an all-around player, effective at the plate and on the field, with a broad range at shortstop. Among newcomers, Bustos said he sees a lot of promise in freshman Aimee Nava. ``Defensive-wise, she's got a lot of range at third base,'' he said. ``She knows a lot about the game and she's hitting the ball well right now at practice.'' Two starters who were sidelined this week are expected to return to the field on Saturday. Center fielder Kelli Luce suffered a broken nose in a game against Palmdale last Tuesday Last Tuesday is a Christian melodic punk rock band hailing from Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. They played their final show on March 10th, 2007. Last Tuesday was formed in 1999 in Harrisburg, P.A. , when she collided with left fielder Elizabeth Melton mel·ton n. A heavy woolen cloth used chiefly for making overcoats and hunting jackets. [After Melton Mowbray, an urban district of central England.] . Melton was OK after the collision, but she missed a few days of practice this week because of illness. Bustos said his goal for the season is to help the Cowboys earn a berth in the playoffs. Kahaku said the possibilities look promising. ``I think we're really going to do well this year in league, way better than the last,'' she said. CAPTION(S): Photo PHOTO Canyon's Hilary Shaw, left, tags out Palmdale's Mikki Goldwater during a game last week. Terri Thuente/Daily News |
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