CITY SECTION: CHATSWORTH WANTS VIEW FROM TOP FALLING SHORT IN '02, CHANCELLORS VOW TO RETURN TO PROMINENCE.Byline: Heather Gripp Staff Writer Few teams would consider a 25-6 record and trip to the City Section semifinals a disappointing season. The Chatsworth High baseball team is one of those teams that would. The Chancellors aren't satisfied with anything less than a City title. Falling short of that goal after being ranked No. 1 in the nation at one point last season has Chatsworth more determined than ever to regain its supremacy SUPREMACY. Sovereign dominion, authority, and preeminence; the highest state. In the United States, the supremacy resides in the people, and is exercises by their constitutional representatives, the president and congress. Vide Sovereignty. , a task the Chancellors appear ready to accomplish. Not only is Chatsworth a favorite for the City title, it is the area's top representative in national preseason rankings, earning the No. 20 spot in Baseball America's poll. ``We don't really talk that much about a league title, honestly,'' Chancellors coach Tom Meusborn said. ``Our goal - as it is every year - is a City title. A league title is very nice, especially when you consider how competitive our league always is, but it's not what we've set out to win. We feel we're at a point in our program where if you aren't playing for a City title, it's a disappointment. I think that's part of the reason we've been so successful.'' Look for the success to continue. ``They're going to be the same Chatsworth,'' 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:
What is different is this year's Chancellors feature several players who experienced what it is like not to be the best. Last season, Chatsworth went 8-5 in West Valley League play to end a streak of eight consecutive league titles and finish as low as third for the first time in Meusborn's 13-year career. The Chancellors, who had won two of the previous three City titles, were upset by No. 15 seed Cleveland of Reseda in the semifinals. ``Obviously that motivates us a lot,'' Chatsworth junior Jason Dominguez said. ``You finish 6-6 after a 19-0 start, you don't want that to happen again. We want to come back and have a good start and keep it going this time. ``It's pretty much unspoken. We know what we have to do. But Coach Meusborn brings it up every once in a while to make sure we don't forget.'' Opponents aren't forgetting the Chancellors' potential, either. ``Chatsworth will definitely be good,'' Sylmar coach Ray Rivera said. ``They've got those two studs on the mound mound, prehistoric earthwork erected over a burial place as a memorial or landmark, a defensive embankment, or a site for ceremonial or religious rites. Such structures are found in many parts of the world, but the name is applied in particular to those of North and a lot more.'' Those studs on the mound are UC Irvine-bound Justin Cassel and fellow right-hander Dominguez, a third-year starter who was 5-1 in last season's crowded rotation. Even with the graduation Graduation is the action of receiving or conferring an academic degree or the associated ceremony. The date of event is often called degree day. The event itself is also called commencement, convocation or invocation. of All-City left-hander Joe Guntz, some are calling Chatsworth's pitching better than last year. Junior right-hander Bryan Petersen has recovered from minor offseason elbow surgery to join sophomore right-hander Thomas (language) Thomas - A language compatible with the language Dylan(TM). Thomas is NOT Dylan(TM). The first public release of a translator to Scheme by Matt Birkholz, Jim Miller, and Ron Weiss, written at Digital Equipment Corporation's Cambridge Research Laboratory runs Cassidy as some of the most promising members of a staff that goes seven deep. Unlike last season, the pitchers are looking forward to plentiful plen·ti·ful adj. 1. Existing in great quantity or ample supply. 2. Providing or producing an abundance: a plentiful harvest. offensive support. Seniors Jordan Sisson and Keith Renno have gotten stronger and are hitting with enough power to challenge Dominguez as the team's home run leader. Junior second baseman second baseman n. Baseball The infielder who is positioned near and to the first-base side of second base. Noun 1. second baseman - (baseball) the person who plays second base second sacker Willie Cabrera doesn't have as much power but has been one of the most consistent hitters. How well senior Brett Munster adjusts to his move from third base to shortstop is one of Chatsworth's few uncertainties. The Chancellors' toughest competition for the City title could come from within their own league. Defending West Valley champion El Camino Real returns only four starters but has a fundamentally sound and disciplined group that includes three transfers from Chaminade of West Hills. Many of the players were part of the Woodland Hills West American Legion American Legion, national association of male and female war veterans, founded (1919) in Paris. Membership is open to veterans of World Wars I and II, the Korean War, and the Vietnam War. team that won the state title last summer. Pitching and playing small ball will be the Conquistadores' strength. Left-hander Blake Gailen is coming off a 10-0 junior season. He'll be joined in the rotation by junior left-hander Chad Chad (chăd, chäd), Fr. Tchad, officially Republic of Chad, republic (2005 est. pop. 9,826,000), 495,752 sq mi (1,284,000 sq km), N central Africa. Boyd, whose pitching was limited while he started in the outfield and first base as well as being a leading hitter the past two years. Senior transfer Jon Selb and junior Michael Fields Michael Fields is an American television producer, writer, and director. His directing credits include Veronica Mars, , , Third Watch, and , Sex and the City, and Roswell, among others. provide two quality right-handers. Cleveland never should be overlooked after going from a fourth-place West Valley finish to City champ last season. Key pieces of the starting lineup For the line of action figures, see . A starting lineup in sports refers to the set of players actively participating in the event when the game begins. The players in the starting lineup are commonly referred to as starters, whereas the others are substitutes graduated, but the Cavaliers will remain competitive with a deep pitching staff anchored by Billy Spottiswood and Adam Olbrychowski Adam Olbrychowski is a junior at Pepperdine University. He was born on September 7, 1986, in Los Angeles, California. He attened high school at Cleveland High, and he was the fifth draft pick by the New York Yankees in the 2007 MLB Draft. Adam is 6' 3" tall and weighs 180 pounds. . Birmingham of Lake Balboa Balboa, town (1990 pop. 2,751), Colón prov., in the former Panama Canal Zone, on the Gulf of Panama. The port for Panama City, Balboa was the administrative headquarters of the Panama Canal Zone. It was also the site of a U.S. navy base (closed 1999). always can count on a solid performance from ace Rosalio Garcia, who is back for his fourth season as a varsity starter, giving the Patriots four returning all-league selections. Other teams to watch include last year's runner-up Sylmar of the Valley Mission League. The Spartans have a new coach and seven new starters but look to maintain the same winning ways through pitching and solid defense. Pitchers Francisco Molina and Chris Palma Palma or Palma de Mallorca (päl`mä thā mälyôr`kä), city (1990 pop. 325,120), capital of Majorca island and of Baleares prov., Spain, on the Bay of Palma. highlight a group of returnees hungry for another title shot after losing 1-0 in last year's final. 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. also could be in the running in the Valley Mission League after getting a boost from transfer D.J. Lewis. The senior catcher was the Sunset Six League co-MVP as a sophomore, but off-field problems kept him sidelined most of last season. Ever since he returned to the field, his hitting has been good enough to put him among the nation's top 100 high school prospects. If Lewis' former team, North Hollywood, can overcome the last-minute dismissal of its head coach, the Huskies have the talent to take the Sunset Six title led by the righty-lefty pitching duo of Erick Melara and Saul DeLaTorre. ``There's a lot of teams out there that have talent and should be competitive,'' Meusborn said. CAPTION(S): photo Photo: Right-handers Jason Dominguez, left, and Justin Cassel are Chatsworth's stalwarts. Andy Holzman/Staff Photographer |
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