CROSS COUNTRY NOTEBOOK: RUNNERS HEAD TO SEASIDE CROSS COUNTRY SEASON KICKS OFF WITH INVITATIONAL.Byline: Sean Martin Sean Martin may refer to:
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 , Highland, Lancaster, Palmdale, Pete Knight, Vasquez and Rosamond high schools will start the 2005 cross country season at the Seaside Seaside. 1 City (1990 pop. 38,901), Monterey co., W Calif., on Monterey Bay, in a fruit region; founded 1887, inc. 1954. Its economy is based largely upon tourism. California State Univ. Monterey Bay is there, on the former site of Fort Ord. 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 Ventura on Friday. ``It'll be a nice day at the beach,'' Quartz Hill head coach Chip Morris said. ``We've been working so hard. It'll be fun to see how they do in the real world.'' The meet's races are divided by grade level. Some races in the popular season-opening meet can feature as many as 200 runners. --Watch out: DyeStatCal.com recently released its state Division I watch list, which ranked the top runners in California's top division for the upcoming season. Quartz Hill's Brieanna Morris was one of 12 honorable mentions. The state's top 10 runners were ranked, followed by the honorable mentions. The site also came out with its girls' Southern Section team rankings. The city of Lancaster The City of Lancaster (2002 population: 133,914) is a local government district with city status in Lancashire, England. Its main town is Lancaster, from which it obtained its city status. Other towns in the district include Morecambe, Heysham, Slyne, and Carnforth. has two schools in the Div. IV top 10. Paraclete is ranked No. 3, while Desert Christian is Christian I (krĭs`chən), 1426–81, king of Denmark (1448–81), Norway (1450–81), and Sweden (1457–64), count of Oldenburg, and founder of the Oldenburg dynasty of Danish kings. No. 5. This will be Desert Christian's first season in Southern Section Div. IV. At 503 students, Desert Christian is the division's smallest school. The cutoff to stay in Div. V is 499 students. ``We still just need to get out there and run,'' Desert Christian girls' cross country coach Dean Spoelstra said about the change. ``It's the same sport, we're just doing it against new teams. ``Now we'll just wave to the teams I've been talking about for the past 16 years, instead of compete with them. It was fun, but now we'll get to meet new teams and run against new colors.'' Spoelstra coached Desert Christian to the 1995 and 2001 Southern Section Div. V titles. It finished sixth at the 2004 Div. V state meet. --Smooth transition: This will be Peter Blanton's first season as coach of the Palmdale High boys' cross country team. It's his first head coaching assignment. His only previous experience in the sport came during his senior year of high school, when he said he competed simply to stay in shape. Blanton's short time at Palmdale has been made easier by a senior-laden roster. He hasn't set his starting lineup For the line of action figures, see . A starting lineup in sports refers to the set of players actively participating in the event when the game begins. The players in the starting lineup are commonly referred to as starters, whereas the others are substitutes yet, but Blanton estimates it will consist of four or five 12th graders. Blanton was hired on the last day of the 2004-05 school year. He didn't have to scramble to put together a 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. plan, though. When he met with his new team he saw they had already devised their training schedule. He was confident enough in their dedication to allow them to manage their offseason practices. ``They know what it takes to be successful,'' Blanton said about his runners, who also give him input about their practice schedule. Sean Martin, (818) 713-3607 sean.martin(at)dailynews.com |
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