CONDOR LEAGUE : CORNERSTONE CHRISTIAN.Coach:Marty Young (1st season). 1996-97 record: 21-3, 10-0. Top returnees: G Julia Tamai, G Kerri Becker, F Traci Sasaki, F Liz Johnston, F Lisa Gin, G Nancy Goneau. Top newcomers: G Lindsey Hilgerman, F Katina Bartalone. Outlook: The Eagles were the undefeated Condor League champions and return a solid nucleus under first-year coach Young. They advanced to the section Division V-A V-A abbr. ventriculoatrial semifinals last year, falling to Santa Maria Santa Maria, city, Brazil Santa Maria (sän`tə mərē`ə), city (1991 pop. 217,592), Rio Grande do Sul state, S Brazil. It is a major railroad terminus and the site of an important military base. Valley Christian. Tamai and Becker are solid all-league candidates. PREP LEAGUE FLINTRIDGE PREP Coach:Kenny Fisher (6th season). 1996-97 record: 12-11, 6-6. Top returnees: G Martha Wong, G Elizabeth Parks, G Lori Tashjian. Top newcomer: C Lauren O'Byrne. Outlook: The Rebels return eight players, including four starters. Wong, a 5-6 senior who averaged 15.2 ppg last season, leads a strong group of returning guards. She was a first-team All-Prep League selection as a sophomore and junior. Point guard Parks (5-5) missed part of last season with an ankle injury but is back to run the offense. Tashjian (5-3) was a second-team all-league pick last season. RIO HONDO Rio Hondo may refer to:
LA CANADA Coach: Dennis Ballard (4th season). 1996-97 record: 15-10, 7-3. Top returnees: F Amy Sweetnam, G Nina Han, G Lindsay Fugimoto, G Jackie Hofman. Top newcomer: Cortney Adams. Outlook: The Spartans are the favorites in the Rio Hondo League. But Ballard points out that Han is the only key senior; Sweetnam and Hofman are juniors and Fugimoto and Adams are sophomores. Adams, who already is 5-10, was the 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. MVP (Multimedia Video Processor) A high-speed DSP chip from Texas Instruments, introduced in 1994. Officially introduced as the TMS320C80, it combines RISC technology with the functionality of four DSPs on one chip. . Becca Jones, whose 15.0 ppg average led the team last season, was graduated. HIGH DESERT LEAGUE PARACLETE Coach: Susan Hervey (3rd season). 1996-97 record: 21-4, 9-1. Top returnees: G Alicia Parra, C Christine Lambert. Top newcomer: G Jackie Kolesar. Outlook: The Spirits lost one of the area's dominant players in center Kim Whisler, who averaged 20.5 points and 12.1 rebounds. She is now at the University of San Francisco • • [ . Parra, who averaged 5.8 assists, had knee surgery and won't come back until after Christmas. Kolesar is an exciting freshman who is also a standout 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' player. |
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