PREP BASEBALL NOTEBOOK: LITTLEROCK STUNS GOLDEN POWERS.Byline: HEATHER GRIPP Staff Writer Defending Golden League baseball co-champions Lancaster and Quartz Hill highs will again be playing for first place when they meet twice next week. But the team they really need to watch out for is Littlerock. The Lobos are sending shockwaves through the league with upsets of top teams. The perennial cellar dwellers pulled off their latest last Friday, rallying from a seven-run deficit to defeat Lancaster 8-7. Littlerock also beat Quartz Hill 3-1 during the first week of league, making the Lobos the only team to beat either of the co-leaders during league play. Littlerock (4-8 overall, 2-2 Golden), under first-year coach Delwyn Young Delwyn Rudy Young (born June 30, 1982 in Los Angeles, California) is an outfielder in Major League Baseball who plays for the Los Angeles Dodgers. High School Years , already has matched its league win total of a year ago, when it finished last. The Lobos, who have this week off from league play, face Highland (7-8, 2-1) twice next week. Lancaster (12-5) and Quartz Hill (11-4) are 4-1 in league play. Perfection: Palmdale sophomore Michael Tonkin threw a five-inning perfect game Friday in an 11-0 rout of 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 . He had seven strikeouts. Tonkin (4-2) has a 1.91 ERA and 35 strikeouts in 36<MD+,%30,%55,%70>2/<MD-,%0,%55,%70>3 innings. He is scheduled to start today against Lancaster. Bad day: Being shut out in both games of a doubleheader with Palmdale wasn't the worst thing that happened to Antelope Valley last Friday. The Antelopes lost two starters for at least two weeks because of injuries. Steven Colescott suffered a dislocated shoulder A dislocated shoulder occurs when the humerus separates from the scapula at the glenohumeral joint. As the most maneuverable joint in the human body, the shoulder is the joint most vulnerable to dislocation. , and Dale Sandfrey needed stitches after being cut by an opponent's spikes. More injuries: Two Palmdale starters missed Wednesday's game against Lancaster because of injuries. Junior catcher Michael Figueroa injured in·jure tr.v. in·jured, in·jur·ing, in·jures 1. To cause physical harm to; hurt. 2. To cause damage to; impair. 3. his knee, and sophomore infielder Malcom Culver cul·ver n. A dove or pigeon. [Middle English, from Old English culufre, from Vulgar Latin *columbra, from Latin columbula, diminutive of columba, dove.] cut his foot on glass. Usual center fielder Tyreace House started at shortstop. The Falcons lost 7-3 to Lancaster, which Palmdale beat 8-7 during the league's preseason tournament. The teams meet again today at Lancaster. Welcome back: Lancaster junior Bryan Rasch returned to the lineup Saturday against Crespi of Encino after missing seven games. Rasch initially thought he was going to be out the rest of the season with what was believed to be a torn Achilles' tendon Achilles' tendon (tendo calcaneus) (tĕn`dō kălkā`nēəs), sinew prominent at the back of the ankle, connecting the tendons of the calf muscles to the heelbone. . Another examination last week by an orthopedist determined he had suffered only a strained tendon Strained tendon is a German band whose music and artwork is experimental. It was founded in 1995 in the town of Winterberg, Germany. The members are: Tobias Basedow (piano,keyboard,voice,arrangement) Thomas Hetzler (guitar,voice,producer,artwork) External links and sprained ankle A sprained ankle, also known as a ankle sprain, ankle injury or ankle ligament injury, is a common medical condition where one or more of the ligaments of the ankle is torn or partially torn. . Rasch, a catcher and pitcher, suffered the injury as a baserunner during the league opener. He made an impact Wednesday during his first league game back, driving in the game's first runs with a two-run home run, his first homer of the season. heather.gripp@dailynews.com (818) 713-3607 |
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