CROSS COUNTRY NOTEBOOK: DESERT CHRISTIAN LOOKS TO REBOUND.Byline: Lauren Gustus Staff Writer First things First Things is a monthly ecumenical journal concerned with the creation of a "religiously informed public philosophy for the ordering of society" (First Things website). first for the Desert Christian girls' cross country team: It is trying to recapture recapture n. in income tax, the requirement that the taxpayer pay the amount of tax savings from past years due to accelerated depreciation or deferred capital gains upon sale of property. (See: income tax) RECAPTURE, war. the Desert Mountain League title it lost to Mammoth last season for the first time in 12 years. Desert Christian fielded a strong team in 2003 - finishing fourth in Div. V at the state meet. But Mammoth, which finished 11th in state, edged out the Knights for the league title. Desert Christian will take the first step toward reclamation at the Yucaipa 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. today. And the fourth-ranked Div. V team will try to do it with a group that has no clear-cut leader. ``There's a pack that are just running strong with each other right now,'' coach Dean Spoelstra said. The girls - Jessica Wick, Nicole Richards, Josie Hudseth, Laura Jensen, Alex Larsen, Rachel Larsen and freshman Megan Couch - routinely finish within one minute of each other. The team - mostly sophomores and juniors - is young, and that could translate into quicker times at the end of the season and likely will bode bode 1 v. bod·ed, bod·ing, bodes v.tr. 1. To be an omen of: heavy seas that boded trouble for small craft. 2. well for next year. ``I had two seniors that were very strong for us last year that led these girls around,'' Spoelstra said. ``They really enjoyed that last year, and they've learned from that.'' One of the biggest improvements has come from Jensen, a sophomore.She did not run varsity as a freshman but put in the hours over the summer to climb into the top seven. ``She's come on really well for us,'' Spoelstra said. ``She's really improved a lot because of that summer workout Workout Informal repayment or loan forgiveness arrangement between a borrower and creditors. workout 1. The process of a debtor's meeting a loan commitment by satisfying altered repayment terms. .'' --Making noise: It is getting harder not to recognize Paraclete as a force in the Antelope Valley This article is about the Los Angeles County region. For the census-designated place in Wyoming, see Antelope Valley-Crestview, Wyoming. The Antelope Valley cross country picture. Both the boys' and girls' teams are coming off first-place finishes Noun 1. first-place finish - a finish in first place (as in a race) win - a victory (as in a race or other competition); "he was happy to get the win" in their first Alpha League meet Thursday, and the girlsalso took the Div. IV title at the Bell-Jeff Invitational last Saturday. The boys finished third in Div. IV at Bell-Jeff. Senior Heidi Rocha set a course record at Village Christian High, site of the league meet, finishing the hilly hill·y adj. hill·i·er, hill·i·est 1. Having many hills. 2. Similar to a hill; steep. hill course in 21 minutes, 45 seconds. Teammate Kaitlin Heurta was second. On the boys' side, Paraclete had Philip Weary, Brett Siddle, Jason Stoll and Alex Flores Flores, town, Guatemala Flores (flōrəs), town (1990 est. pop. 2,200), capital of Petén department, N Guatemala. Flores was built on an island in the southern part of Lake Petén Itzá and on the site of the finish second through fifth, respectively. Both teams, led by second-year coach Ken Lemus, are ranked in Div. IV. The girls are fourth and the boys seventh, 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. Dyestat.com. Both will look for to continued success today at the Kenny Staub Invitational at La Crescenta Park. --Better than Wheaties: The Lancaster boys' team can count on running a Kellogg for at least three more years. The eldest Kellogg, Jace, was the team's top runner in 2003, a participant in the state meet and an all-area selection. He has graduated, but his brothers - junior Cody, sophomore Bryce and freshman Riley - are running for the Eagles at some level. ``They have a lot to live up to,'' co-coach Matt Case said. Lauren Gustus, (818) 713-3607 lauren.gustus(at)dailynews.com Where are they? Local cross country activity The Kenny Staub Invitational:Highland and Paraclete The Yucaipa Invitational:Lancaster, Quartz Hill and Desert Christian Both meets today at 8 a.m. CAPTION(S): box |
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