COC BEAT: FRUSTRATED COC DREADS LONG WAIT : WEATHER COULD STAND IN WAY.Byline: Scott Magoloff Daily News Staff Writer When teams suffer heartbreaking losses - especially consecutively - it's all the players can do to get through the down time until they can redeem themselves on the field. Unfortunately for the College of the Canyons College of the Canyons is one of the fastest-growing community colleges in the state. According to the National Junior College Research Association, College of the Canyons consistently ranks in the top 50 community colleges in the nation. softball team, the weather has slowed this process. The Cougars (6-7-1, 1-2) suffered frustrating losses last week, losing 3-2 to Moorpark, which is ranked No. 3 in Southern California Southern California, also colloquially known as SoCal, is the southern portion of the U.S. state of California. Centered on the cities of Los Angeles and San Diego, Southern California is home to nearly 24 million people and is the nation's second most populated region, , in extra innings Noun 1. extra innings - overtime play until one team is ahead at the end of an inning; e.g. baseball extra time, overtime - playing time beyond regulation, to break a tie . On Saturday COC See chip on chip. lost 1-0 to Allan Hancock, the fifth-ranked team in the region. Canyons is ranked No. 12 in the first poll of the season, which was released Monday. ``I feel good about that,'' COC coach Ray Whitten said of the ranking. ``I feel bad that we could have and should have beat either team. But that's the way the little yellow ball bounces.'' Monday's game, scheduled against Chaffey, was rained out and has yet to be rescheduled. Today, Canyons is to play at Cuesta cuesta (kwĕs`tə), asymmetric ridge characterized by a short, steep escarpment on one side, and a long, gentle slope on the other. The steep side exposes the edge of erosion-resistant rock layers that form the cuestas. in San Luis Obispo San Luis Obispo (săn l  `ĭs ōbĭs`pō), city (1990 pop. 41,958), seat of San Luis Obispo co., S Calif., near San Luis Obispo Bay; inc. 1856. and then travel on to Fresno for a tournament on Saturday and Sunday. ``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. the Weather Channel, they're supposed to get rain in San Luis Obispo and it's supposed to rain in Fresno on Thursday, Friday and part of Saturday,'' Whitten said. The possibility is there for Canyons to go an entire week without a game, which would be nothing new. ``Last year I think we had that because of El Nino,'' Whitten said. ``It's not good, but there's nothing we can do about it.'' Should the 36-team tournament in Fresno be rained out, the games would simply be lost. The Cuesta game, being that it is a Western State Conference meeting, would be rescheduled for the following Wednesday, according to conference rules. By the numbers: Shortstop Chantal Pershing and third baseman third baseman n. Baseball The infielder stationed near third base. Noun 1. third baseman - (baseball) the person who plays third base third sacker Nicole Giampaolo are leading the COC softball team with batting averages of .444 and .333, respectively. The team average in conference play is what has Whitten concerned, considering COC batted .167 and .085 against Moorpark and Allan Hancock. Finalists: The College of the Canyons track team was not at full strength because of injuries, but individuals still fared well at Saturday's Bakersfield Invitational. Christina Milanes set a school record in the pole vault pole vault Track-and-field event consisting of a vault for height over a crossbar with the aid of a long pole. It became a competitive sport in the mid-19th century and was included in the first modern Olympic Games. after posting a 7-6, while also appearing on the distance-medley team that took fourth place in the meet. Milanes ran alongside Jasmin Nutter, Melissa Kudree and Nancy Moulton in the relay. Brett Benaway took seventh place in the discus, in which Katie Savage also reached the finals. Savage also finished among the top nine. She made the finals by virtue of her 107-foot throw, which came from a stationary stance. She is working on her spin-throws. Personal bests: Dennis Ellis, making the transition from running the 400 meters to the 800, trimmed three seconds off his best time in running a 2:03 in Saturday's Bakersfield Invitational. Moulton also hit a personal best in the 800, running a 2:35. Out with the old . . .: For the first time in WSC WSC Winter Symposium on Chemometrics WSC Winter Simulation Conference WSC Wayne State College WSC Westfield State College (Westfield, MA) WSC Western State College (Colorado) softball, games between teams from the Southern and Northern divisions count toward conference records. Teams within the same division face each other three times and play teams from the other division only once. ``I voted against it, others voted for it,'' Whitten said. ``Since it was new and they separated the conference, I didn't think it should count against you. The majority of other coaches said it should. We'll see again this year at our coaches' meeting in May.'' Last homestand: Friday is the last day the COC track team will host a WSC meet this season. Cuesta, Allan Hancock, L.A. Valley and West L.A. will participate. ``Obviously, we're going to try to win it,'' track coach Lindie Kane said. ``We've beaten three of the four teams we're up against, we just need to get everyone healthy and continue to run personal bests. ``Run fast and throw far.'' COC THIS WEEK Thursday: Baseball at Pierce, 2 p.m.; softball at Cuesta, 2:30 p.m. Friday: COC hosts WSC track meet, 2 p.m.; golf at Rio Hondo Rio Hondo may refer to:
Saturday: Baseball vs. Glendale, 1 p.m.; softball at Fresno Tournament, TBA TBA See: To be announced . Sunday: Softball at Fresno Tournament, TBA. Monday: Golf at WSC Tournament at Saticoy Country Club. Tuesday: Baseball at Bakersfield, 2 p.m.; softball at Ventura, 2:30 p.m. CAPTION(S): Box BOX: COC THIS WEEK (See text) |
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