From rivals to Titans.Byline: Shawn Miller The Register-Guard Forgive Joaquin Lopez and Jesse Jesse (jĕs`ē), in the Bible, the descendant of Rahab, the grandson of Boaz and Ruth, and the father of David. Referring to the restoration of the Davidic monarchy, the Book of Isaiah speaks of a shoot coming from the "stump of Jesse. Sweet if they talk trash every now and again. The sophomore teammates on the Lane Community College baseball College baseball is baseball as played on the intercollegiate level at institutions of higher education, predominantly in the United States. Compared to American football and basketball in the United States, college competition plays a less significant contribution to cultivating team grew up as crosstown cross·town or cross-town adj. Running, extending, or going across a city or town: a crosstown street; crosstown traffic. adv. rivals. Lopez, a year older than Sweet, starred at Spring- field High, while Sweet flew under the radar This article is about the magazine. For other uses, see Under the Radar (disambiguation). Under the Radar is an American magazine that bills itself as "The solution to music pollution." It features interviews with accompanying photo-shoots. for Thurston High. Although the players knew each other during their high school careers, each said there wasn't any true dislike - other than toward the nickname (1) An alternate name used to identify yourself in a chat room. (2) A shortcut for identifying a recipient in an e-mail address book. on the opponent's jersey. But that hasn't stopped the duo from occasionally sparring spar 1 n. 1. Nautical A wooden or metal pole, such as a boom, yard, or bowsprit, used to support sails and rigging. 2. A usually metal pole used as part of a crane or derrick. 3. verbally about the past. "It's mostly just trash talking trash talk n. Disparaging, often insulting or vulgar speech about another person or group. , talking about old players and old games and stuff like that," Sweet said. While both admit they haven't kept close tabs on their former high schools, Lopez noted that Sweet has bragging advantage. "I think Thurston's beat Springfield twice already this year, so I don't really have a lot to say," Lopez said. Bragging rights have always played a predominant pre·dom·i·nant adj. 1. Having greatest ascendancy, importance, influence, authority, or force. See Synonyms at dominant. 2. role in the Thurston-Springfield rivalry Rivalry Robbery (See THIEVERY.) Rudeness (See COARSENESS.) Brom Bones and Ichabod Crane bully and show-off compete for Katrina’s hand. [Am. Lit. , which is one reason why Lopez's favorite high school memory means so much. Having never beaten Thur- ston in his career and having lost a game against the Colts earlier in the season with a last-inning collapse, Lopez and the Millers rallied from a late deficit to defeat the Colts for the first time. "I hadn't beat Thurston in any sport all four years of high school up until that point," Lopez said. "That was a big thing for Springfield because usually we are always losing to Thur- ston. For us to be able to beat them the last game of my senior year, that was pretty big." It's been a difficult season for the duo this season, as the Titans are struggling with an 8-14 league record - four games out of second place with eight games remaining (only the top two teams go to the NWAACC NWAACC Northwest Athletic Association of Community Colleges Tournament). "At this point of the season my first two years, we were pretty much showed up. We were close to clinching that second spot and making it to the NWAACCs or were had already done it," Lopez said. "This year it's a little bit different. Instead of being one of the teams to beat, we've got to go up there now and beat some other teams to get there. "Before, we had all the confidence. We were one of those teams to beat. Now the roles are kind of reversed, and we've got to go out there and beat some other teams in order to make it." Although the season hasn't been as successful as they expected, Sweet and Lopez acknowledged that if they hadn't spent time in the Lane baseball program, they probably wouldn't be playing the sport anywhere other than in a city recreational league. "Lane's baseball program is pretty much the reason I'm still playing baseball," Sweet said. "It's close to home. It's not really expensive. `And the level of play is not as high as Oregon State, so you get a bunch of kids out of high school that wouldn't make it at D-I or D-II programs that want to go there. "I went there not thinking I was going to play a lot. It turns out I'm one of the kids that gets a lot better in their first couple of years. I have a chance to go D-I or D-II now just because I went to Lane for a couple of years." Sweet plans to play in a summer league in Alaska once the school year ends, and then he wants to finish his college career at an out-of-state Division I or Division II school. Lopez said he hopes to continue his career at a four-year school, although he prefers to stay in the Northwest. |
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