KONRAD RESURFACES AT PALMDALE FALCONS SURGE UNDER FORMER LITTLEROCK COACH.Byline: Gideon Gideon (gĭd`ēən), or Jerubbaal (jērŭb`āəl, –rəbā`əl) Rubin Special to the Daily News PALMDALE - Former Littlerock High girls' tennis coach John Konrad took the Lobos to their only Southern Section 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. appearances in school history the past two years. After leaving the school after a controversial dismissal as girls' basketball coach late last season, Konrad resurfaced at Palmdale, where he's coaching the girls' tennis team with his brother, Josh JOSH Joshua JOSH Job Scheduling Hierarchically . John Konrad was a late hire and didn't begin working with the Falcons until the second day of classes in late August. The popular coach decided not to return to Littlerock after administrators relieved him of girls' basketball duties with less than a month remaining in the season because of procedural issues that were raised when a rescheduled game resulted in a postponement. An inexperienced in·ex·pe·ri·ence n. 1. Lack of experience. 2. Lack of the knowledge gained from experience. in Falcons team that returned just five players and held no summer workouts has held their own under Konrad, going 3-4 in league. Palmdale played Eastside of Lancaster on Tuesday. ``It's nice to have a team again, and the girls are great kids, so it's been a great experience for all us,'' Konrad said. Konrad is hoping to develop a nucleus nucleus, in physics nucleus, in physics, the extremely dense central core of an atom. The Nature of the Nucleus Composition at Palmdale around several talented up-and-comers. Sophomore Nancy Carmona, the Falcons' No. 1 singles player, is 14-7 in league action, and doubles partners Liz Gonzalez and Jovanny Cardenas, both juniors, are 12-9. ``We have a lot of young kids on this team, and they're eager to learn,'' Konrad said. ``I see a lot of potential here, and that's exciting.'' --Upset-minded: 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's dominance of the Golden League dated to before many current players were born. The Rebels haven't lost a league match since the late 1980s and are heavily favored to go unbeaten again this season. Unless Highland has something to say about that. The Bulldogs are hopeful a strong showing from senior singles standout Zahra Ghorbani can propel pro·pel tr.v. pro·pelled, pro·pel·ling, pro·pels To cause to move forward or onward. See Synonyms at push. [Middle English propellen, from Latin them to its biggest win in school history Thursday afternoon at Quartz Hill. Highland coach Linda Ruiz knows it will be a formidable challenge. Quartz Hill is led by singles standouts Ashley Litchfield and Prapti Singh. Longtime long·time adj. Having existed or persisted for a long time: a longtime friend; a longtime resident of Detroit. longtime Adjective coach Bill Lenaway has produced an aura of invincibility Invincibility Great Boyg, the shapeless, unconquerable troll, representing the riddle of existence. [Nor. Drama: Ibsen Peer Gynt in Magill I, 722] around the program. ``(Lenaway is) a really strong coach,'' Ruiz said. ``He knows how to get the girls motivated mo·ti·vate tr.v. mo·ti·vat·ed, mo·ti·vat·ing, mo·ti·vates To provide with an incentive; move to action; impel. mo .'' Ruiz said Ghorbani was battling flu symptoms and was stressed about the upcoming SAT when she lost all three of her sets in a 13-5 loss Sept. 29 to Quartz Hill. Highland was led by Alex Ruiz (Linda's daughter) and Kelly Manahan, who swept all three doubles sets in that match. ``I think we have a chance,'' Linda Ruiz said. ``(Quartz Hill is) tough, but we have a chance.'' --Fun practice: Palmdale moved its practice indoors Monday because of the bad weather. Konrad said the team did some agility drills and volleys in the school's small gym, which it shared with the football time for much of the afternoon. ``I get along with the football coaches, so we were able to work around each other,'' Konrad said. ``It worked out really well. We had a really fun practice.'' Gideon Rubin, (818)713-3607 gideon.rubin(at)dailynews.com CAPTION(S): photo Photo: Zahra Ghorbani will be critical for Highland against Golden League power Quartz Hill. Courtesy of Highland High |
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