GIRLS' SOCCER NOTEBOOK: JOHNSON HEADING TO CAMP.Byline: ERIK BOAL Special to the Daily News Just when Samantha Johnson started to get back into a rhythm as a member of the Highland of Palmdale girls' soccer team, the sophomore standout learned Wednesday she will miss the Bulldogs' next three games. But unlike the first time she was away, when she missed the first 11 games because of an avulsion fracture avulsion fracture n. A fracture occurring when a joint capsule, ligament, tendon, or muscle is pulled from a bone, taking with it a fragment of the bone to which it was attached. in her pelvis pelvis, bony, basin-shaped structure that supports the organs of the lower abdomen. It receives the weight of the upper body and distributes it to the legs; it also forms the base for numerous muscle attachments. , this brief hiatus hiatus /hi·a·tus/ (hi-a´tus) [L.] an opening, gap, or cleft.hia´tal aortic hiatus the opening in the diaphragm through which the aorta and thoracic duct pass. was good news for Johnson. After competing with the U.S. Under-15 girls' national team last year, Johnson will participate in her first training camp as a member of the Under-16 national team, beginning Sunday Sunday: see Sabbath; week. at Home Depot The Home Depot (NYSE: HD) is an American retailer of home improvement and construction products and services. Headquartered in Vinings, just outside Atlanta in unincorporated Cobb County, Georgia, Home Depot employs more than 355,000 people and operates 2,164 big-box Center in Carson. ``I feel pretty good,'' Johnson said. ``I think I showed well at all the camps (last year) and played consistent throughout and I'm very happy to have this opportunity.'' Johnson will be put through training sessions that she estimates will amount to five hours of soccer per day. ``It's something that I've gotten used to last year with (Mexican Under-20 national teamer Janet Mendez) and will continue to deal with when it comes to Sammy,'' Highland coach Juan Paolo said. Record pursuit: Hart of Newhall's Sarina Coutin could become the program's all-time leading scorer today when the Indians play at 5p.m. at Valencia. Coutin scored her 16th goal of the season and 74th of her career in Tuesday's 4-2 victory over Saugus, moving her into a tie with Erin Misaki (1995-99) for the record. ``I just take it as it comes and I try not to think about it,'' Coutin said. Zeroing in: The Sylmar girls' soccer team extended its area-leading 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 15 in a row Thursday with a 2-0 victory over Kennedy of Granada Hills. erik.boal@dailynews.com (818) 713-3607 CAPTION(S): photo Photo: LOCAL HEROES |
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