DAILY UPDATE.COLLEGES Antelope Valley College Antelope Valley College is a comprehensive community college located in Lancaster, California, USA. It is operated by the Antelope Valley Community College District, with a primary service area of 1,945 square miles covering portions of Los Angeles and Kern counties. The women's basketball Women's basketball is one of the few games which developed in tandem with men's. It became popular, spreading from the east coast of the United States to the west coast, in large part via women's colleges. team saw its season end last week in the second round of the Southern California Southern California, also colloquially known as SoCal, is the southern portion of the U.S. state of California. Centered on the cities of Los Angeles and San Diego, Southern California is home to nearly 24 million people and is the nation's second most populated region, Regional playoffs, where it lost 61-56 to host Mt San Antonio San Antonio (săn ăntō`nēō, əntōn`), city (1990 pop. 935,933), seat of Bexar co., S central Tex., at the source of the San Antonio River; inc. 1837. . Overall, the season was one of the best in recent memory. The Marauders (25-10) finished undefeated in Foothill Conference play for the first time in the program's 21-year history. - Sean Ceglinsky HIGH SCHOOLS 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 If the opening game is any indication, the Antelopes are in for a spectacular softball season. Antelope Valley pitcher Jessie Dunn struck out 17 batters in 21 outs and allowed two hits as Antelope Valley beat Sultana 4-0 on Friday. In a sport where one starting pitcher Noun 1. starting pitcher - (baseball) a pitcher who starts in a baseball game baseball, baseball game - a ball game played with a bat and ball between two teams of nine players; teams take turns at bat trying to score runs; "he played baseball in high school"; can carry a team, Dunn has the potential to lead the Antelopes far. - Matthew Kredell Highland The softball team picked up its first victory of the season Saturday with a 6-3 win over Sylmar in a losers' bracket game at the Hart tournament. Highland opened the season Friday with a nonleague 5-0 loss to Saugus, then fell 3-1 to Newbury Park early Saturday in a first-round Hart tournament game. - Ramona Shelburne Ramona Shelburne is an American sports journalist currently writing for the Los Angeles Daily News. Shelburne was born and raised in Los Angeles, California. She attended El Camino Real High School in Woodland Hills, California where she was a class valedictorian. Lancaster The softball team has high expectations for this season, but the Eagles saw room for improvement Saturday during the season-opening Hart tournament. Lancaster's 7-2 loss to Hoover of Glendale dropped the Eagles to 0-2. The tournament continues this weekend in Santa Clarita Santa Clarita, city (1990 pop. 110,642), Los Angeles co., S Calif., suburb 30 mi (48 km) NW of downtown Los Angeles, on the Santa Clara River; inc. 1987. Situated in the Santa Clara valley and nearby canyons, Santa Clarita includes the former towns of Canyon Country, . - Heather Gripp Littlerock The softball team will play Victor Valley today at 3 p.m. in the Arroyo Valley tournament in San Bernardino San Bernardino, city, United States San Bernardino (săn bûr'nədē`nō), city (1990 pop. 164,164), seat of San Bernardino co., S Calif., at the foot of the San Bernardino Mts.; inc. 1854. . Littlerock (0-2) dropped a doubleheader against Silverado on Saturday and has a team made up primarily of newcomers in coach Tammy Zimmardi's seventh season. Sophomore Gracie Perez will be the team's starting pitcher after serving as a backup last season. ``She's got good speed and good control,'' Zimmardi said of Perez. ``She just needs to work on the mental game and focus a little better.'' Senior Alondra Schandrick has moved from third base to shortstop and is expected to be the Lobos' top hitter. - Ross Siler Palmdale The Daily News Invitational baseball tournament hasn't shown the Falcons can overtake defending Golden League champion Quartz Hill this season. The Rebels won their first two games by mercy-rule victories; entering Monday's games, Palmdale had beaten Reseda behind ace starter Jason Cable but lost to Simi Valley Simi Valley (sē`mē, sĭm`ē), city (1990 pop. 100,217), Ventura co., SW Calif. in an oil, fruit, and farm region; laid out 1887, inc. 1969. . - Matthew Kredell Paraclete Keith Lambert didn't get that elusive third Southern Section championship with football (the Spirits' streak of five in a row ended in the Div. XI semifinals). But the Div. V title won by the boys' soccer team gave Lambert another chance to celebrate. ``Best feeling in the world,'' Lambert, a midfielder, said after Saturday's 4-1 victory over Serrano of Phelan. ``The third ring in two sports; I haven't heard of many guys who have done that.'' Lambert endured some pain amid his joy. On two separate occasions, physical play throughout the match forced Lambert to the sidelines. But he was all smiles nonetheless. - Chris Cocoles Quartz Hill Senior Jennifer Curtier was the softball team's hottest hitter at the season-opening Hart tournament. She went a combined 6 for 7 with a home run and a triple in two games Saturday. She was 4 for 4 in the Rebels' 6-0 victory over Canyon in the second game, evening Quartz Hill's record at 1-1. - Heather Gripp |
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