CITY BASEBALL PLAYOFFS: CHATSWORTH SEEDED FIRST.Byline: Heather Gripp Staff Writer Chatsworth will be in its familiar spot atop the City Section when the City baseball playoffs begin Friday. Two of the Chancellors' most-familiar playoff foes, however, won't be in Chatsworth's way of reaching the June 5 final at Dodger Stadium • • [ . Chatsworth, the unanimous No. 1 seed when playoff seedings were determined Monday at Hamilton High, would not have to face a local opponent until the semifinals. Defending City champion Kennedy of Granada Hills received the No. 2 seed, setting up a possible rematch in the final of last year's quarterfinal against Chatsworth and increasing the likelihood of the title going to a team from the San Fernando Valley San Fernando Valley Valley, southern California, U.S. Northwest of central Los Angeles, the valley is bounded by the San Gabriel, Santa Susana, and Santa Monica mountains and the Simi Hills. for the ninth consecutive year. Chatsworth's other perennial postseason nemesis, El Camino Real El Camino Real (Spanish for The Royal Road or The King's Highway) was the name of a series of pre-automobile highways linking the various New World colonies of Spain:
ECR ECR Efficient Consumer Response ECR European Congress of Radiology ECR Electron Cyclotron Resonance ECR El Camino Real (Kings Highway; California) ECR Electronic Cash Register ECR East Coast Radio (South Africa) (13-13), which has played in three of the last four City finals and won four championships during the '90s, had to settle for the No. 1 seed in the Invitational bracket. Sunset 6 League runner-up North Hollywood is No. 2 in the Invitational. ECR was not the only hopeful West Valley League team denied a spot in the City bracket. Cleveland (19-11) of Reseda, which tied for fourth place with the Conquistadores, was hoping the league's strength would aid its bid, but the Cavaliers were put in the Invitational bracket as the No. 4 seed. Chatsworth (27-2) begins its quest for Verb 1. quest for - go in search of or hunt for; "pursue a hobby" quest after, go after, pursue look for, search, seek - try to locate or discover, or try to establish the existence of; "The police are searching for clues"; "They are searching for the its fourth title Friday at home against No. 16 University High of Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. , the second-place team from the Western League. No. 5 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. (23-7), which like the Chancellors suffered an early exit from last year's playoffs, is the lone local team in Chatsworth's half of the bracket. Sunset 6 League champion Poly (17-5-1), Sylmar and Chatsworth's West Valley League rivals Granada Hills and Birmingham of Van Nuys join Kennedy (21-9) as candidates to meet Chatsworth in the final. Granada Hills (19-9) and Birmingham (20-10) are the only teams to beat the Chancellors this year. Kennedy upset Chatsworth and won last year's title as the No. 9 seed. CITY SECTION BASEBALL PLAYOFFS First round, Friday, 3 p.m. CITY No. 16 University at No. 1 Chatsworth No. 9 Narbonne at No. 8 Venice No. 12 Wilson at No. 5 San Fernando No. 13 Locke at No. 4 Banning No. 14 Carson at No. 3 South Gate No. 11 Birmingham at No. 6 Poly No. 10 Sylmar at No. 7 Granada Hills No. 15 Roosevelt at No. 2 Kennedy INVITATIONAL No. 16 Fremont at No. 1 El Camino Real No. 9 Crenshaw cren·shaw also cran·shaw n. A variety of winter melon (Cucumis melo var. inodorus) having a greenish-yellow rind and sweet, usually salmon-pink flesh. [Origin unknown.] at No. 8 Westchester No. 12 Palisades Palisades, cliffs along the west bank of the Hudson River, NE N.J. and SE N.Y., extending from N of Jersey City, N.J., to the vicinity of Piermont, N.Y., with a general altitude of from 350 ft to 550 ft (107–168 m). at No. 5 Bell No. 13 Garfield at No. 4 Cleveland No. 14 Van Nuys at No. 3 Marshall No. 11 Eagle Rock at No. 6 Grant No. 10 Verdugo Hills at No. 7 San Pedro No. 15 Franklin at No. 2 North Hollywood CAPTION(S): box Box: CITY SECTION BASEBALL PLAYOFFS (see text) |
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