DAY IN SPORTS: HIGHLAND WINS GOLDEN LEAGUE VOLLEYBALL TITLE.Byline: Daily News A new coach, a new setter and lots of depth elsewhere have proved to be a Golden League championship formula for the Highland High boys' volleyball team. The No. 2 Bulldogs easily handled No. 7 but shorthanded Quartz Hill 15-6, 15-9, 15-8 on Wednesday at Quartz Hill to wrap up a second consecutive league title. Highland of Palmdale (12-0, 9-0) began the season without longtime coach Mike Bird and three-year varsity setter Jody Shadrick. But former junior varsity junior varsity n. Abbr. JV A high-school or college team that competes in interschool sports on the level below varsity. Noun 1. coach Tom Jones stepped in to continue the winning tradition established by Bird, senior Noel Cruz developed into a quality setter and veterans like junior Trent Sorenson and seniors Mike Kennedy Michael Kennedy (born April 13, 1972 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada) is a former professional ice hockey centre who played in the National Hockey League from 1994-95 to 1998-99 for the Dallas Stars, Toronto Maple Leafs and New York Islanders. and Jon Moser took care of the rest. Sorenson led the Bulldogs with 15 kills, followed by Moser's 13 and Kennedy's nine. Cruz had 37 assists. ``Our team is really balanced and I think that's what is going to take us really far,'' Sorenson said. Highland, which plays in a Golden League that drops off in talent after the Bulldogs and Quartz Hill (11-3, 7-2), fell out of the Southern Section Division I rankings. But don't discount Highland when the playoffs begin next week. ``I don't really worry about rankings. The kids were talking about it. But our league is down overall and we'll have to prove ourselves in the playoffs,'' Jones said. Quartz Hill, which lost both meetings with Highland, was without UCLA- bound middle blocker Sahael Almuallem on Wednesday. He is on a band trip in New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of . Almuallem's absence was the latest in a long line of annoyances for Quartz Hill, which has been without players for various reasons, including injuries, illnesses and academic-related commitments. - Chris Cocoles In prep baseball: --Showdown set: Poly (18-6, 10-2) blasted Hollywood 10-0 and North Hollywood (13-14, 9-3) nipped Verdugo Hills 10-9 to set up a possible Sunset 6 League decider Friday at North Hollywood. In prep golf: --Ansis takes title: Matt Ansis of North Hollywood was medalist in the City 4-A League championship, shooting 2-over-par 74 at Knollwood. Brandon Wright shot 77 for Sylmar, which finished 6-4 to place second in league behind North Hollywood (9-1). --Kim close: Campbell Hall Campbell Hall can refer to:
Kim was born in Los Angeles. He was part of the winning USA team in the 2005 Walker Cup. Professional career shot par 72 at Wilson GC to stay within a stroke of leader Brad Shaw Brad Shaw was born April 28, 1964 in Cambridge, Ontario, Canada and is Assistant Coach for the St. Louis Blues. Shaw was drafted by the Detroit Red Wings in the 5th round (86th overall) in the 1982 NHL Entry Draft. of Brentwood in the first round of the two-round Delphic League final at Griffith Park Griffith Park is a large public park at the eastern end of the Santa Monica Mountains. It is situated in the Los Feliz neighborhood of Los Angeles, California. The park covers 4,210 acres (17 km²) of land, making it one of the largest urban parks in North America. . Oliver Lewis was third at 74 for Campbell Hall (17-1), which won the league team title with a 10-0 record. --Signings: The Hart High of Newhall baseball pipeline to Cal State Northridge continues. CSUN CSUN California State University Northridge has signed Indians shortstop Ryan Haag and 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. catcher Eric Ballew (who played at Hart). The Matadors have four former Hart players on their roster. Also, Simi Valley has hired Steve Carroll as football coach. Carroll, who replaces Ron Veres, coached last season at San Gorgonio of Riverside. --Correction: Andy Davidson pitched his second complete game for the CSUN baseball team Tuesday against Cal Lutheran. His complete game total was incorrectly reported in Wednesday's Daily News. PRIME-TIME PLAYERS Prep baseball --Tyler Adamczyk (Westlake) win, 7 Ks, 3-3, HR, 3 RBI RBI abbr. Baseball runs batted in Noun 1. rbi - a run that is the result of the batter's performance; "he had more than 100 rbi last season" run batted in --Omar Lopez (N. Hollywood) win, 2-4, game-winning HR --Jason Kubel (Highland) 2-5, HR, 6 RBI --Carlos Burkhart (Quartz Hill) 2 HR, grand slam, 5 RBI --Seth Craig (Verdugo Hills) 2 HR, 2-4, 5 RBI --Andy Gutierrez (N. Hollywood) 3-4, 2 doubles, 3 RBI --Joey Hamer (Newbury Park) 4-4, double, 2 RBI Prep softball --Monique Lovell (Montclair Prep) 17 Ks, no-hitter --Kelly Kalish (La Canada) 9 Ks, shutout --Melissa Coogan (ECR ECR Efficient Consumer Response ECR European Congress of Radiology ECR Electron Cyclotron Resonance ECR El Camino Real (Kings Highway; California) ECR Electronic Cash Register ECR East Coast Radio (South Africa) ) win, 3-4, 2 RBI CAPTION(S): box Box: PRIME-TIME PLAYERS (see text) |
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