FOOTHILL LEAGUE CROSS COUNTRY: CANYON GIRLS SHOW DISPLAY OF UNITY WHOLE TEAM FINISHES RACE TOGETHER.Byline: Ross Siler Staff Writer CASTAIC - Before they assembled as·sem·ble v. as·sem·bled, as·sem·bling, as·sem·bles v.tr. 1. To bring or call together into a group or whole: assembled the jury. 2. at the starting line starting line n. Sports The point or line at which a race begins. Noun 1. starting line - a line indicating the location of the start of a race or a game scratch line, scratch, start for Thursday's Foothill League meet at Castaic Lake Castaic Lake is a lake on Castaic Creek formed by Castaic Dam, in northwestern Los Angeles County, California, near the town of Castaic. The 323,700 acre foot lake (399,000,000 m³) is the terminus of the West Branch of the California Aqueduct, though some comes from the 154 mi² Park, the girls on the Canyon High cross country team were issued a challenge unlike any other from coach Dave DeLong. Any number of them could win the race, DeLong said, but the true test would be if all seven varsity runners could cross the finish line together. It was the ultimate team goal in one of the most individual of sports. In years' past, Canyon's teams were never able to accomplish the goal, with one or two runners falling behind and one or two breaking to the front. But Thursday, they crossed the line in one green pack, sweeping places No. 4-10 to win the team title. ``We'd already put in a couple of hard efforts the last two weeks,'' said DeLong, whose girls have won the past eight Foothill League championships. ``This gave them the chance to run as a team and have some fun.'' But the plan almost fizzled midway Midway, island group (2 sq mi/5.2 sq km), central Pacific, c.1,150 mi (1,850 km) NW of Honolulu, comprising Sand and Eastern islands with the surrounding atoll. Discovered by Americans in 1859, Midway was annexed in 1867. A cable station was opened in 1903. through the race when junior Lauren Walker rolled her ankle and fell behind by about 20 yards. Junior Alysia Johnson, however, dropped back and helped bring Walker up front with the rest of Canyon's girls. ``When she went down, I just thought that I had to get (her) back up and help her finish,'' Johnson said. ``We were running as a team, and I wanted us to be successful.'' Walker ended up as Canyon's second-place finisher with a time of 19 minutes, 47 seconds. The entire Canyon team crossed the finish line within three seconds of each other. The credit went to senior Brenda Stevens and Johnson, who helped take care of the pacing. --A lot of Hart: As senior Whitney Russell Whitney Russell Harris-Crane was a fictional character on the NBC soap opera Passions. Her birth year is 1982. She was played by Brook Kerr since the series' debut in July 1999 and last aired in September 2007 when Whitney moved to New Orleans. was making her move over the final mile of the girls' race, Hart coach Larry David was David Was (born David Weiss, 26 October 1952, Detroit) is, with his stage-brother Don Was, the founder of the influential 1980s pop group, Was (Not Was). Reviewed by The New York Times saying that it would be a good day for his senior if she could finish in the top five. Russell had been battling strep throat Strep Throat Definition Streptococcal sore throat, or strep throat as it is more commonly called, is an infection of the mucous membranes lining the pharynx. Sometimes the tonsils are also infected (tonsillitis). for the past three weeks and missed a week of training. But Russell surprised her coach by storming down the final hill and finishing in first by 16 seconds over Burroughs of Burbank's Karolyn Brown. Russell's time of 19:17 was impressive, especially because she thought she was going to get sick before the race started. ``I just sucked it up and was focused,'' said Russell, who won the Foothill League championship as a freshman. ``I wanted to run a good time.'' Russell said she would see a doctor today. --Varsity bound: The Saugus High coaches wanted to be cautious with freshman Chelsea Johnstone, so they assigned as·sign tr.v. as·signed, as·sign·ing, as·signs 1. To set apart for a particular purpose; designate: assigned a day for the inspection. 2. her to run in the freshman/sophomore race Thursday. It was only Johnstone's second high school meet and the coaches wanted to give her a taste of competition her own age. But Johnstone will be racing varsity from now on. She blew away her competition and finished in 19:09, a time good enough to beat Russell in the varsity race. She ran almost the entire race alone and in front, which posed a challenge. ``I just played mind games with myself,'' Johnstone said. ``I'd say, `You've got to get to the next hill,' or `You've got to get past that tree.' And then I saw the finish line and was pretty relieved.'' --Which is faster? Three days ago, Canyon senior Ryan Morgan got the best 18th birthday present he could imagine - a red 1994 Ford Mustang For other Ford Mustang models and concepts, see . The Ford Mustang is an automobile produced by the Ford Motor Company, originally based on the Ford Falcon compact.[1] GT coupe with a leather interior. It was all the inspiration Morgan needed in leading from start to finish in the boys' race Thursday. Morgan won in 15:07, ahead of Burbank's Kyle <noinclude></noinclude> ''This article or section is being rewritten at One derivation of the surname is from the Scottish Highland word caol, 'channel', or 'strait'. There are other possible derivations (see below). Ivie (15:13) and fellow Canyon senior Troy Werner (15:14). And although Canyon's boys weren't able to duplicate DUPLICATE. The double of anything. 2. It is usually applied to agreements, letters, receipts, and the like, when two originals are made of either of them. Each copy has the same effect. the feat accomplished by the girls, they came close. All seven runners finished in the top 12 to give Canyon the team title. CAPTION(S): photo Photo: Canyon High boys' cross country runner Ryan Morgan got a car for his 18th birthday, and it inspired him during the Foothill League meet Thursday at Castaic Lake Park. Hans Gutknecht/Staff Photographer |
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