CROSS COUNTRY BINGHAMS QUALIFY FOR TWO CHAMPIONSHIPS.Byline: Kirby Lee Special to the Daily News Elaine Bingham has had Nov. 18 circled on her calendar since the start of cross country season. It's a date she has anticipated and dreaded. Bingham's daughter, Leah, a 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. freshman, will compete in the state junior college championships at Woodward Park Woodward Park (34 acres) is a public park, botanical garden, and arboretum located between 21st Street and 24th Street, Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA. It is open to the public daily. in Fresno that day. The same day, her son, Mark, a Canyon High sophomore, runs in the Southern Section Division II championships at Mt. San Antonio College Mt. San Antonio College (commonly called Mt. SAC; pronounced as the word "sack") is a community college located in the Los Angeles suburb of Walnut, California, next to California State Polytechnic University, Pomona which is just over a hill. Mt. . And the fact Bingham also has nine runners from the age-group track team she formerly directed competing - four for COC See chip on chip. , five for Canyon - doesn't make the decision process any easier. ``I expected the conflict was going to happen the first time I saw the girls' race at COC,'' Bingham said about College of the Canyons, which is making its first state appearance since 1995. ``I knew their team was coming together. It is so hard because I am so close to all these kids.'' So what has Bingham decided? She'll go to Fresno to watch Leah compete while husband Alan will accompany Mark to the Southern Section championships. The following week, the entire family will head to Fresno to see Canyon compete in the state championships. The Canyon boys are favored to win the section title after being ranked No. 1 in the state for most of the season and as high as ninth nationally. ``My sister has the bigger race this week,'' Mark said. ``I guess it's a compromise.'' The Binghams have been torn between allegiance to Saugus and Canyon the past two years. Leah, a 1999 Saugus graduate, ran cross country and track and played basketball. Sister Lora, a Saugus senior, played basketball three years for the Centurions. Then there is Alan Jr., a 1995 Saugus alumnus ALUMNUS, civil law. A child which one has nursed; a foster child. Dig. 40, 2, 14. who ran track and cross country. However, Mark chose to attend Canyon to be close to his junior high friends as well as take part in the school's science program. He attended Arroyo Seco Arroyo Seco (Spanish: "dry creek") may refer to:
His sisters weren't pleased about the decision. Leah suspected the worst when Mark attended a Foothill League cross country meet her senior year wearing a Canyon shirt given to him by Cowboy cross country runner Jameson Mora MORA, In civil law. This term, in mora, is used to denote that a party to a contract, who is obliged to do anything, has neglected to perform it, and is in default. Story on Bailm. Sec. 123, 259; Jones on Bailm. 70; Poth. Pret a Usage, c. 2, Sec. 2, art. 2, n. , a junior high classmate of his and now a Canyon junior. ``They didn't like it when I wore Canyon shirts,'' Mark said. ``It was like, `What are you doing with the shirt on?' '' The family feud This article is about the American game show. For other versions, see Family Feud around the world. For rivalries between families, see Feud. Family Feud appears to have come full circle. Leah trained with the Canyon cross country team over the summer. She even showed up at the Mt. SAC 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. in October wearing a Canyon shirt to cheer for her brother. She quickly covered the shirt when she ran into former Saugus teammates at the meet, though. ``Sometimes I get mad and ask, `Why is he over there,' '' Leah said. ``We tease him that we are going to beat him up and call him a traitor, but we're just messing around. It makes him happy to be with his friends and I am proud to be his sister.'' For Elaine, it also has been difficult to demonstrate her support for her children. She has a wardrobe of blue Saugus apparel and green and gold Canyon clothes. It became even more difficult when she worked as an instructional aide at Valencia High last year. ``It was really hectic for her running to different meets,'' Mark said. ``She would wear a Canyon shirt and then put on a Saugus shirt.'' Of course, when Saugus and Canyon competed against one another, it was the No. 1 priority to wear neutral colors. ``It was good to see the differences in the schools,'' Elaine said. ``They are alike on the educational level but socially different. Kids fit in better at different schools.'' CAPTION(S): photo Photo: Siblings Mark and Leah Bingham compete in separate cross country championships Saturday. Hans Gutknecht/Staf Photographer |
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