CROSS COUNTRY : DESPITE MIX-UP, CANYON BREEZES.Byline: Danny Schumacher Daily News Staff Writer Bree Akesson finally got a chance to run, Julie Harris Julie Harris (born December 2, 1925) is a distinguished American stage, screen, and television actress. She has won five Tony Awards and three Emmy Awards, and was nominated for an Academy Award. She is a member of the American Theatre Hall of Fame. averted disaster after taking a wrong turn and the Canyon High School Canyon High School can refer to:
Meanwhile, the Hoover boys' squad picked up a narrow victory during Saturday's Kenny Staub Cross Country Invitational in·vi·ta·tion·al adj. Restricted to invited participants: an invitational golf tournament. n. An event, especially a sports tournament, restricted to invited participants. Adj. 1. at Crescenta Valley The Crescenta Valley is a small inland valley in Los Angeles County, California. Its name derives from its crescent-like shape, with the convex portion facing roughly northeast and the concave portion southwest. Park. For Kennedy's Akesson, it was finally an opportunity to get her senior season started. The transfer from Alemany had to wait for a week, missing Wednesday's season-opening City Section dual meet series at Pierce College In 2006 the Library won a national Excellence award. Academics Pierce College offers associate's degrees, mainly in the arts and sciences. There are also certificate programs in early childhood education, social services, dental hygienist, and others. because paperwork regarding her eligibility and physical had yet to be processed. When that paperwork finally cleared, she took full advantage, running the fastest time of the day in winning the Division II individual title. Akesson covered the three-mile course in 19 minutes, 22 seconds, more than a minute ahead of runner-up Cheryl Ramos of Glendale. ``It's been hard for her,'' Kennedy coach Dimitri Lagos said. ``It's just nice she was able to come out here and do well.'' Canyon's Harris might have been able to challenge Akesson's mark had she and teammate Lauren Fleshman and Breanne Schweitzer of Saugus not taken a wrong turn part way through the race. ``There wasn't a white line telling which way to go,'' Canyon coach Dave Delong said. Harris did turn around in the right direction when spectators got her attention, going on to easily win the race in 19:40. Schweitzer was second in 20:04, finishing ahead of Crescenta Valley's Torrey Groves (third, 20:36) and Fleshman (fourth, 20:48). Canyon, the defending Southern Section and State Division I champion, placed six runners in the top 10 for an easy 28-44 team victory over Foothill League rival Saugus. Crescenta Valley (64) was third and Birmingham (110) was fourth. In the boys' portion of the meet, Hoover placed three runners among the top four finishers but was still barely able to hold off perennial City Section power Belmont 46-50 for the Division I team title. David Lopez led the Tornadoes, winning the individual title in 15:54. Isabel Casillas was third in 16:43 and Jamal Balouch was fourth in 16:48 for Hoover. Other top finishers in Division I included Chris Evans (sixth, 17:07) of Crescenta Valley and Jose Lorenzo (seventh, 17:09) of Birmingham. In other races, Newbury Park's Ross Wood and Brad Hegemier of L.A. Baptist each picked up individual victories. Wood won the Division II race in 16:48 while teammate Mitch Beck took eighth in 17:39 as Newbury Park finished second behind Loyola 76-82. Hegemier won the Division III
Division III (or DIII) is a division of the National Collegiate Athletic Association of the United States. race in 17:14, ahead of teammate Matt Cerone (second, 17:35). Despite the wrong turn by Harris and Fleshman, Saturday's heat and little recovery from a Foothill League meet on Thursday, Canyon was impressive Saturday. The Cowboys also got strong performances from Jean Drummond (sixth, 20:57), Angelica angelica (ănjĕl`ĭkə), any species of the genus Angelica, plants of the family Umbelliferae (parsley family), native to the Northern Hemisphere and New Zealand, valued for their potency as a medicament and protection against Huato (eighth, 21:02), freshman Erin White Erin White (born October 27, 1977 in Vancouver, British Columbia) is a Canadian softball first baseman. She is a graduate of Iowa State University. She was a part of the Canadian Softball team who finished 5th at the 2004 Summer Olympics. (ninth, 21:14) and Jasmine jasmine (jăs`mĭn, jăz–) or jessamine (jĕs`əmĭn), any plant of the genus Jasminum of the family Oleaceae (olive family). Cetrone (10th, 21:17). Saugus was also sharp, getting top-10 finishes from Liz DeCaussin (fifth, 20:57), Chrissy Hambel (seventh, 21:02) and Melissa Coudry (12th, 21:30). |
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