GIRLS' SOCCER NOTEBOOK: ALLEGIANCES BREW IN TITLE CHASE.Byline: Erik Boal Special to the Daily News The Golden League girls' soccer race is beginning to look more like a season of television's ``Survivor'' with strange new alliances being formed every week. The latest episode saw several members of league-leading Quartz quartz, one of the commonest of all rock-forming minerals and one of the most important constituents of the earth's crust. Chemically, it is silicon dioxide, SiO2. Hill (4-7-2, 3-0-1) in attendance at Tuesday's game between host Highland (13-2-1, 3-1) and Palmdale (5-5-5, 1-1-1). ``I looked up in the stands and there's Quartz Hill, cheering for Palmdale,'' said Highland coach Juan Paolo, whose team prevailed 2-1 on a goal by Janet Janet: see Clouet, Jean. JANET - Joint Academic NETwork Mendez in the 70th minute. ``I know they weren't cheering for them last Thursday.'' Palmdale played visiting Quartz Hill to a scoreless tie Jan. 13, perhaps forcing Paolo to silently praise Palmdale because the deadlock See deadly embrace. (parallel, programming) deadlock - A situation where two or more processes are unable to proceed because each is waiting for one of the others to do something. gave Highland - which lost to Quartz Hill 4-2 on Jan. 6 - a chance to win the league outright with a victory Jan. 29 against Quartz Hill and another Feb. 8 at Palmdale. ``I think I'm going to have a heart attack by the time this season is over,'' Paolo said. ``We got the win we needed against Palmdale, but it wasn't easy. Now we've got three games that we need to win before we play Quartz Hill again.'' Highland plays three consecutive road games against Lancaster (today), Littlerock (Monday) and Antelope Valley This article is about the Los Angeles County region. For the census-designated place in Wyoming, see Antelope Valley-Crestview, Wyoming. The Antelope Valley (Tuesday) before returning home to face Quartz Hill. --Wanted: a new tournament: Although it had to wait almost three weeks to conclude competition, Highland had no problem picking up where it left off in the Lancaster tournament, winning its second consecutive title and third in nine years Saturday. After recording shutouts against Bishop Union and Burroughs of Ridgecrest on Dec. 27, Highland welcomed its break from league play by defeating Alverno of Sierra Madre Sierra Madre, city, United States Sierra Madre (sēĕr`ə mä`drā), residential city (1990 pop. 10,762), Los Angeles co., S Calif., at the foot of Mt. Wilson; inc. 1907. There is some light manufacturing. 8-0 in the semifinals and Tehachapi 4-0 in the final. Highland outshot its two opponents Saturday by a 53-0 margin and finished the tournament by outscoring the four teams 20-0. ``It was good because everybody got to play at least 35 minutes in both games,'' Paolo said. Senior Diana Mendez, who had two goals and four assists in the semifinal win against Alverno, was selected the tournament's most valuable player. --Showing improvement: Although the race for the three Southern Section Div. II playoff play·off also play-off n. Sports 1. A final game or series of games played to break a tie. 2. A series of games played to determine a championship. Noun 1. berths in the Golden League appears to center around only Quartz Hill, Highland and Palmdale, Lancaster shook off some of its early-season frustration - including losses to Tehachapi and Desert Christian of Lancaster - with league wins Monday and Tuesday. Lancaster defeated Littlerock 3-0 on Monday in a make-up Make-up The amount of deficiency when a cash flow or capital item is deficient. For example, an interest make-up relates to the interest amount above a ceiling percentage. game of a rainout rain·out n. An event, such as an athletic contest, that has been rained out. Radioactive material in the atmosphere brought down by precipitation. that occurred during the first week of league play. Patty Garcia had a goal and an assist, Heather Phipps and Angela Koons each had goals and Megan Bistline added an assist for Lancaster (5-7-5, 2-2), which defeated Antelope Valley 2-0 on Tuesday behind two goals from Jennifer Lopez. Garcia and Waynita Glenn recorded the assists for Lancaster. Lancaster's turnaround Turnaround A situation where a company that has had poor performance for an extended period of time experiences a positive reversal. Notes: A speculator may profit from a turnaround if he or she accurately anticipates the improvement of a poorly performing company. wasn't good news for Knight, which remained winless in its past three league games following Tuesday's 1-1 tie with Littlerock (0-2-2 in league). Knight, which received a goal from Louren Carr CARR Carrier CARR Customer Acceptance Readiness Review CARR Carrollton Railroad CARR Corrective Action Request and Report CARR City Area Rural Rides (Texas) CARR Configuration Audit Readiness Review CARR Customer Acceptance Requirements Review , dropped to 2-2-1 after opening league play with consecutive victories. Littlerock, which had been outscored 10-0 in its first three league games, received a goal from Shannon Dresser. Erik Boal, (818) 713-3607 erik.boal(at)dailynews.com CAPTION(S): photo Photo: Highland High's Janet Mendez's 70th-minute goal was the game-winner in a 2-1 win over Palmdale on Tuesday. Jeff Goldwater/Staff Photographer |
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