CASTAIC BLAZES TO 2ND ROUND FOR FIRST TIME.Byline: GERRY GITTELSON Community Sports The Castaic Little League All-Stars won their first playoff game Noun 1. playoff game - one game in the series of games constituting a playoff game - a single play of a sport or other contest; "the game lasted two hours" playoff - any final competition to determine a championship in the league's five-year history by defeating Canyon Country West in the District 40 tournament (12-under) Monday in Northridge. But the 16-13 extra-inning victory certainly wasn't easy, as Castaic blew a seven-run lead and overcame 10 errors and 10 wild pitches. After Canyon Country scored five runs in the bottom of the sixth inning to force a 13-13 tie in regulation, Castaic parlayed Lion Sekona's double and 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 singles by Jonathan Maxey and Patrick Fuentes to pull ahead by three runs. Then Sekona - Castaic's fourth pitcher of the game - came on to relieve in the bottom of the seventh, and he didn't allow a hit, striking out Brian Rozak with a runner on second for the third out to earn the save. ``It's not easy for us because we have only four teams in the league, and we have to stretch it just to have that many,'' Castaic manager Drew Maxey said. Castaic (1-0) looks to continue the momentum against Pacoima (0-0) in the second round at 5 p.m. today at San Fernando San Fernando, city, Argentina San Fernando (săn fərnăn`dō), city (1991 pop. 144,761), Buenos Aires prov., E Argentina. It is a district administrative center in the Greater Buenos Aires area. Little League. Canyon Country West (0-1) plays either San Fernando (0-0) or Encino (1-0) in a elimination game at 5 p.m. Thursday at San Fernando. --Valencia High's football team, coming off its worst season (6-5) since 1996, appears to have found a quarterback in sophomore Michael Herrick, who has impressed during summer passing-league competition. But question marks remain, as nearly every starting position has yet to be decided according to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. defensive coordinator A defensive coordinator typically refers to a coach on a football team in the National Football League or college football who is in charge of the defense. This position aids the head coach a great deal in many ways by delegating play calling to other coaches and allowing the head Robert Waters. ``We have no starters,'' Waters said, only half-joking. A key issue is who will play running back and follow in the footsteps of Charles Burnley, Manuel White Manuel White (born July 2, 1982) is an American football running back. and Donovan Calhoun - all big-time players. Senior Geoff Tisdale, a blazer who is the Foothill League's reigning champion in both the 100 and 200 meters, would seem the obvious choice. He rushed for 460 yards (8.8 avg.), caught 13 passes and scored seven touchdowns (second-best on the team) as Burnley's backup last fall. But Tisdale is competing with five running-back prospects and might switch to receiver, according to Waters. Tisdale also might start at defensive back, and Valencia traditionally has used fewer two-way starters than most Foothill League teams. Also, defensive back Brandon Nichols and defensive lineman Bobby DeChellis are solid. Nichols intercepted eight passes - returning two for touchdowns - in his first year learning the game last season, and DeChellis is the strongest player on the team. A newcomer to watch is fullback/linebacker Gary Cox, a junior who was among the league's toughest 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. players last year. --Chuck Crim, a former major-league pitcher for eight seasons, two with the Angels, is Canyon High's new baseball coach, replacing Adam Schulhofer. Crim, 41, joined Canyon's staff as the JV coach last season, helping the team to 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 in the Foothill League. ``It's not just a good set. It's a great set,'' Canyon athletic director Athletic director (commonly, "athletics director") is a position at many American colleges and universities, as well as in larger high schools and middle schools, which oversees the work of the coaches and related staff involved in intercollegiate or interscholastic athletic Gary Lindberg said. ``The JV kids absolutely adored him. He's come up through the ranks, played 162 games a year for eight years. The funny thing was how nervous he was when he interviewed for the job. I asked him why he was so nervous and he said he'd never been interviewed for anything before.'' Schulhofer, whose team went 11-14 and failed to qualify for the playoffs this past season, resigned to spend more time with his family. --Nine local baseball players have been selected for the Valley Instructional Baseball League 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's Dedeaux Field Dedeaux Field is a college baseball stadium in Los Angeles, California, and the home field of the University of Southern California Trojans baseball team. The stadium holds 2,500 people and was built in 1974, the year USC won its record fifth consecutive College World Series title. at 6:30 p.m. Thursday. They are: Valencia's Danny Worth, Wes Pascolla, Jared Clark and Richard Cadena, Hart's Cole Valencius and Steve Sanchez, Saugus' Jason Pfau and Thomas Milone and Canyon's Chris Geschwender. CAPTION(S): photo Photo: Canyon Country Little League's Daniel Rodriguez is unable to stop a run from scoring Monday as Castaic won its first playoff game. Gene Blevins/Special to the Daily News |
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