DAY IN SPORTS: LA CANADA EXTENDS RIO HONDO STREAK.Byline: Daily News It's too bad for the La Canada softball team that it can't always play games against Rio Hondo Rio Hondo may refer to:
Thanks in part to the efforts of Kelly Kalish on Friday, visiting La Canada extended its league winning streak Noun 1. winning streak - a streak of wins streak, run - an unbroken series of events; "had a streak of bad luck"; "Nicklaus had a run of birdies" to 34 consecutive games dating back to 1999, beating South Pasadena South Pasadena (păs'ədē`nə), city (1990 pop. 23,936), Los Angeles co., S Calif., a residential suburb of Los Angeles; inc. 1888. Medical supplies, clothing, and transportation and electronic equipment are manufactured. 1-0. ``We just want the teams in our league to know that we're the kings and we're not going to go down easy,'' La Canada coach Bart Dickins said. ``We're obviously looking to play some teams outside our league and see how we can can compete against them. And I think we can compete. The girls are getting more confidence with each game.'' Kalish (5-0-1) had seven strikeouts in a complete-game one-hitter, her second in as many games. ``Kelly has picked up her pace and she's hitting her spots,'' Dickins said. ``She's keeping the batters ofalance and making them go for pitches that they really can't drive. She can do it with pitching and hitting.'' Kalish was was 2 for 3 at the plate, and teammate Danielle Mellin hit a solo home run in the second inning which proved to be the game-winner for the Spartans (5-2-1, 4-0). In prep baseball: --Camarillo 9, La Mirada La Mirada (lä mĭrä`də), city (1990 pop. 40,452), Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1960. La Mirada derives from the Spanish for "the view," referring to the panoramic view of the surrounding valleys from atop the city's hills. 3: Donald Brown Donald E. Brown is an American professor of anthropology (emeritus). He worked at the University of California, Santa Barbara. He is best known for his theoretical work regarding the existence, characteristics and relevance of universals of human nature. was 3 for 4 with a home run and a double and teammate Delmon Young Delmon Damarcus Young, (born September 14, 1985 in Montgomery, Alabama), the younger brother of Dmitri Young, is an outfielder on the Tampa Bay Devil Rays and was, arguably, the top hitting prospect in baseball as of the end of the 2005 minor-league baseball season. was 2 for 3 with a double for host Camarillo (12-2, 4-0) in the Redondo tournament. --Harvard-Westlake 5, Beverly Hills Beverly Hills, city (1990 pop. 31,971), Los Angeles co., S Calif., completely surrounded by the city of Los Angeles; inc. 1914. The largely residential city is home to many motion-picture and television personalities. 4: Jason Glushon pitched four innings and struck out seven, and David Chernin hit the game-winning single in the seventh for host Harvard-Westlake of Studio City (6-5-1) in the nonleague victory. ``I'm very pleased with our ability to come from behind and get the win,'' said Wolverines coach Tim Cunningham, whose team rallied from a 4-1 deficit. Josh Satin was 3 for 3 with a home run and two 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 for the Wolverines. --Canyon 4, Burroughs 3: Sergio Almanzar had 13 strikeouts and Ryan Pipho had a game-winning two-run triple in the seventh inning to lead host Canyon (10-1, 4-1) in the Foothill League. --Chatsworth 18, Bishop Gorman 5: Brian Lee For other uses, see Brian Lee (disambiguation) Brian Harris (born November 26, 1966) is an American professional wrestler who wrestled the majority of his career under the ring name Brian Lee. was 3 for 4 with a home run and four RBI for visiting Chatsworth (13-0) in the Bishop Gorman tournament victory. --Lancaster 16, Littlerock 1: Will Thornhill was 2 for 2 with two doubles and three RBI for Lancaster (3-7, 2-3) in a Golden League game at home. In women's softball: --UCLA 2, Washington 0: In Seattle, Keira Goerl was impressive from the pitcher's circle and the top-ranked Bruins opened Pacific-10 Conference The Pacific-10 Conference (Pac-10) is a college athletic conference which operates in the western United States. It participates in the NCAA's Division I. Membership Full members play with the victory over the Huskies, ranked No. 12. Goerl took a no-hitter into the bottom of the seventh inning before Jamie Clark put a ground ball through the left side of the infield for the Huskies' only hit. Goerl finished with six strikeouts and gave up just one hit for her 16th victory of the season. The Bruins opened the scoring in the top of the first inning, when Natasha Watley Natasha Watley (born November 27, 1981) is an American professional softball player currently with the USA Softball Women’s National Team.[1] She plays the position of shortstop and first base, and helped her team to win the gold medal for softball at the 2004 led off with a slap-hit single and advanced to second on a sacrifice by Amanda Freed. With two outs, Stacey Nuveman was walked intentionally and Tairia Mims was hit by a pitch to load the bases. Stephanie Ramos followed with a single up the middle to score Watley and give UCLA UCLA University of California at Los Angeles UCLA University Center for Learning Assistance (Illinois State University) UCLA University of Carrollton, TX and Lower Addison, TX a 1-0 lead. Crissy Buck hit an RBI double in the sixth to make the score 2-0. The series continues today at 2 p.m. at Husky Softball Stadium. In women's water polo: --UCLA 20, Pacific 4: In a Mountain Pacific Sports Federation The Mountain Pacific Sports Federation is a college athletic conference whose member teams are located in the western United States. The conference participates in the NCAA's Division I. game, Mari Joyce and Thalia Munro each had three goals for host UCLA, the No. 2-ranked team in the nation. In men's tennis: --USC 6, Arizona State 1: No. 3 singles player Prakash Amritraj, a Harvard-Westlake of Studio City graduate, won his match 6-4, 6-4 over Clinton Letcher in the host Trojans' Pac-10 victory at Marks Tennis Stadium. Also: --Waldeck hired: After serving as an assistant basketball coach at The Master's College, Dan Waldeck was named head coach for the school's cross country team. PRIME-TIME PLAYERS Prep baseball --Brandon Canning (Agoura) 7 IP, 6 Ks --Ryan Pipho (Canyon) GW triple --Sergio Almazar (Canyon) 7 IP, 13 Ks --Brian Chavez (Quartz Hill) 4 for 4, HR, 4 RBI --Josh Daniels (Quartz Hill) 2 for 3, HR, 3 RBI --Josh Satin (Harvard-Westlake) 3 for 3, HR, 2 RBI --Jason Glushon (Harvard-Westlake) 4 IP, 7 Ks, no hits Prep softball --Kelly Kalish (La Canada) 7 IP, 7 Ks, 1-hitter Prep volleyball --Vance Goodell (Quartz Hill) 15 kills, 9 blocks --Kevin Elison (Quartz Hill) 20 kills, 6 blocks --Scott Samons (Quartz Hill) 31 assists --Chris Morris (Lancaster) 8 kills --Tony Bisogno (Lancaster) 13 kills Prep golf --Nick Martin (Hillcrest Christian) 3-over-par 39 CAPTION(S): box |
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