INFIELDER ABELES ORCHESTRATES TIME : CELLIST HEADS FOR HARVARD.Byline: Dave Desmond Daily News Staff Writer A Tasmanian Devil Tasmanian devil, extremely voracious marsupial, or pouched mammal, of the dasyure family, now found only on the island of Tasmania. The Tasmanian devil, Sarcophilus harrisi, formerly found also in Australia, is about 2 ft (60 cm) long, excluding the 12-in. would look like a sedentary sedentary /sed·en·tary/ (sed´en-tar?e) 1. sitting habitually; of inactive habits. 2. pertaining to a sitting posture. sedentary of inactive habits; pertaining to a fat, castrated or confined animal. type next to Deborah Abeles. Deion Sanders Deion Luwynn Sanders (born August 9, 1967 in Fort Myers, Florida) is a former National Football League cornerback, Major League Baseball outfielder, and is currently an NFL Network commentator. ? Donald Trump  Editing of this page by unregistered or newly registered users is currently disabled due to vandalism. ? Underachievers in comparison. The senior softball softball, variant of baseball played with a larger ball on a smaller field. Invented (1888) in Chicago as an indoor game, it was at various times called indoor baseball, mush ball, playground ball, kitten ball, and, because it was also played by women, ladies' player from tiny Flintridge Prep is equally adept playing the infield or the cello cello or 'cello: see violin. cello or violoncello Bowed, stringed instrument, the bass member of the violin family. Its full name means “little violone”—i.e., “little big viol. , is a standout in soccer and manages a grade-point average of 4.1. When it came time to select a college, she chose Harvard over Princeton and Yale. Abeles (pronounced ables) has not determined a major, but she is leaning toward pre-med. In her spare time, she will play softball and soccer at the nation's top-ranked academic four-year school. It's enough to make one want to sit down and rest. ``Lord knows where she finds enough hours in the day to do the things she does,'' said former La Canada coach Tom Parker, who coached Abeles on a team that won the Little League Softball World Series. Said Abeles: ``Compared to a lot of people, I guess my social life is somewhat limited. There have been times when it gets tough juggling everything.'' On Wednesday, Abeles' schedule will include an appearance for the East squad in the 10th Annual Daily News All-Star Softball Game at Cal State Northridge. ``She's had a remarkable schedule,'' said Abeles' father, Bob. Who knows what she will do after the game? Abeles has been known to juggle more than one extra-curricular activity at the same time, including a seat as the second-chair cellist for the Pasadena Young Musicians Orchestra. ``While the 30 or more kids are sitting down to rehearse re·hearse v. re·hearsed, re·hears·ing, re·hears·es v.tr. 1. a. To practice (a part in a play, for example) in preparation for a public performance. b. for the orchestra, in walks Deborah in her dirty, sweaty sweat·y adj. sweat·i·er, sweat·i·est 1. Covered with or smelling of sweat. 2. Causing sweat: a sweaty job. softball uniform,'' Flintridge Prep coach Lisa Burton said. ``She sits down after a softball practice and plays as well if not better than the rest of them.'' Abeles wouldn't want to have to choose between softball and music. ``They complement each other so well,'' she said. ``Music is an internal sort of thing while softball is more of a group or team experience.'' One common thread is that the 18-year-old from Glendale makes sweet music at both. She earned first-team All-Prep League honors each of her four seasons at Flintridge Prep, where as a freshman she set the school's season batting mark (.550). Abeles hit .472 with three home runs and 26 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 this season. And the argument that Abeles achieved those impressive numbers while facing small-schools-level pitching doesn't fly, according to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. Parker. His La Canada team won the 1995 Southern Section Division IV title and finished atop the final Daily News rankings and could have still used Abeles. ``Had she played at La Canada, she would have batted fourth in our lineup and we would have scored all the runs we could have possibly wanted,'' he said. Harvard coach Jenny Allard agreed. ``She's a tremendous softball player who will have an impact on our program.'' she said. ``She plays at the highest level.'' And that goes for any stage on which she performs. GAME AT A GLANCE What: 10th annual Daily News All-Star Softball Game When: Wednesday at 4:30 p.m. Where: Cal State Northridge Tickets: $5 for adults, $2 for children CAPTION(S): Box, Photo Photo: (color) Flintridge Prep softball player Deborah Abeles is also a talented player in an orchestra. Tom Mendoza/Daily News Box: GAME AT A GLANCE (see text) |
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