CHATTER: SUB-VARSITY CITY TEAMS WAIT TO PLAY.Byline: Vincent Bonsignore Staff Writer One drawback to the L.A. City Section resuming athletic events despite the ongoing bus strike is that lower-level teams haven't been cleared to play. Monday marked the return of athletics to the section, with most varsity teams In the United States and Canada and UK, varsity sports teams are the principal athletic teams representing a college, university, or high school or other secondary school. Such teams compete against the principal athletic teams at other colleges/universities, or in the case of being delivered to the games via private transportation and the others going to games on buses. Unfortunately, because of the shortage of transportation, 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. and freshmen teams are unable to play until the bus strike is settled, if at all. ``I feel really bad for the younger kids,'' said Birmingham of Van Nuys 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' coach Jim Rose Jim Rose may refer to a number of persons:
Rose promoted some players from the JV so this season won't be a complete waste for them. Incidentally, when Birmingham restarted its season Monday against Taft of Woodland Hills, the game was delayed by a late umpire. ``All we kept thinking about was: 'This can't be happening,' Rose said. The ump eventually showed up and the game went off as scheduled, with Birmingham winning 10-0. ... Westlake boys' basketball coach Rich Sanders has stepped down to spend more time with his family. Sanders has been the coach two years... Former Royal of Simi Valley Simi Valley (sē`mē, sĭm`ē), city (1990 pop. 100,217), Ventura co., SW Calif. in an oil, fruit, and farm region; laid out 1887, inc. 1969. baseball standout Mike Byer, who won the Most Valuable Player award at the 1998 Daily News Bernie Milligan game, and former Royal star Brett Wayne won back-to-back West Coast Conference player of the week honors for St. Mary's, leading the Gaels to five wins in six games. Wayne is St. Mary's starting shortstop and Byer is a pitcher. ... Former Highland of Palmdale assistant Del King is Littlerock's third wrestling coach in three years. He replaces retired Dennis Henderson, who guided the Lobos to the Southern Section Division VI championship this past season - their first section championship in any sport. ... Valencia is No. 1 and Hart of Newhall No. 2 in the latest Southern Section Division I softball rankings. They meet for the second time this season on April 25 at Valencia. ... Girls' soccer standout Cassidy Kolb of Rio Mesa of Oxnard has committed to University of Oregon The University of Oregon is a public university located in Eugene, Oregon. The university was founded in 1876, graduating its first class two years later. The University of Oregon is one of 60 members of the Association of American Universities. . - Gerry Gittelson contributed to this report. |
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