REGIONAL BASKETBALL NOTES: HOBAN LEADS PALMDALE TO CONSOLATION TITLE.Byline: Gerry Gittelson Daily News Staff Writer Led by Summer Hoban, who had 16 points, the Palmdale High girls basketball team overcame a 13-point second-half deficit to beat Apple Valley 50-49 in Saturday's consolation finals of the REB Japer jape v. japed, jap·ing, japes v.intr. To joke or quip. v.tr. To make sport of. n. A joke or quip. Invitational in·vi·ta·tion·al adj. Restricted to invited participants: an invitational golf tournament. n. An event, especially a sports tournament, restricted to invited participants. Adj. 1. in Jasper, Alberta Jasper is a specialized municipality in western Alberta, Canada. It is the commercial center of Jasper National Park, located in the Canadian Rockies in the Athabasca River valley. Jasper is 362 kilometres (225 mi), or approximately 3 1/2 hours west of Edmonton. , Canada. ``This was a blast,''said Hoban, an all-tournament selection. ``Traveling to Canada was fun, and we played really well.'' Palmdale beat Alberta Salsbury 58-51 on Thursday behind Brandy brandy [for brandywine, from Du.,=burnt, i.e., distilled, wine], strong alcoholic spirit distilled from wine or from marc, the residue of the wine press. The most noted brandy is cognac, made from white grapes in the Charente district of France. Smith (14 points), Vonetta Lanier (13 points), and Logan (11). Desert hot: Like last year, Desert Christian is Christian I (krĭs`chən), 1426–81, king of Denmark (1448–81), Norway (1450–81), and Sweden (1457–64), count of Oldenburg, and founder of the Oldenburg dynasty of Danish kings. off to fast start. The Knights, coached by Ken Gustafson, extended their record to 4-1 with a decisive 52-22 victory over host Bethel Bethel, in the Bible Bethel (bĕth`əl) [Heb.,=house of God]. 1 Ancient city of central Palestine, the modern Baytin, the West Bank, N of Jerusalem. Christian in the Tip-Off Classic consolation final on Monday. Meko Winbush scored 18 points and Sara Jackson added four points and 10 rebounds. Jackson, a 6-foot sophomore returning starter, has had at least 10 rebounds in every game. Desert Christian upgrades from the Agape agape In the New Testament, the fatherly love of God for humans and their reciprocal love for God. The term extends to the love of one's fellow humans. The Church Fathers used the Greek term to designate both a rite using bread and wine and a meal of fellowship that included League to the Desert Mountain League, featuring Lone Pine, which was one of Division VI's best teams last year, and usual power Boron boron (bōr`ŏn) [New Gr. from borax], chemical element; symbol B; at. no. 5; at. wt. 10.81; m.p. about 2,300°C;; sublimation point about 2,550°C;; sp. gr. 2.3 at 25°C;; valence +3. . Jackson thinks her team is up to the challenge. ``We're a lot better than we were last year,'' said Jackson, pointing to Lancaster High transfer Janet Esber, a sophomore guard who has provided outside shooting and ball control. Esber scored 15 and had five assists against Bethel Christian. ``Having Janet is making a big difference because I don't have to bring the ball up the court anymore,'' Jackson said. Wenbush said one reason Desert Christian has improved is that the Knights played summer-league ball against big schools like Palmdale 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 . ``Having a chance to work against the good teams made us really improve,'' Wenbush said. ``We did pretty good.'' Wenbush figures to be the Knights' primary scorer. Her high-game this year is 19 points against Santa Clarita Santa Clarita, city (1990 pop. 110,642), Los Angeles co., S Calif., suburb 30 mi (48 km) NW of downtown Los Angeles, on the Santa Clara River; inc. 1987. Situated in the Santa Clara valley and nearby canyons, Santa Clarita includes the former towns of Canyon Country, Christian. She is impressed with her team's overall improvement and confidence. ``I'm expecting the team to be better,'' she said, ``because now we've got the same people back, and everyone knows what to expect from the other players.'' Paraclete power: Paraclete (4-3) has been holding its own against bigger schools. It knocked off Littlerock 59-48 in the second round of the Valencia tournament last Friday. Sophomore Jackie Kolesar, who scored 23 against the Lobos, said she has grown up this year after a solid freshman campaign. ``It was kind of different for me last year because everyone was older than me,'' she said. ``I understand a lot more this year, it's just about experience.'' Kolesar, averaging 16.3 points with a high of 27, said Erica Hernandez's development is a big boost. Hernandez, a 5-8 junior, is averaging 10.7 points, 7.7 rebounds, 4.8 steals and 2.7 assists. Last year she averaged just 1.7 points. ``Erica has really stepped up from last year,'' Kolesar said. ``She's not just taking part in the scoring, but the rebounding, too. She's a big reason why we're a better team.'' Paraclete played Palmdale on Wednesday and travels to Tehachapi on Friday. The team's other key player is center Christine Lambert, who is averaging 13.3 points and 10.7 rebounds. Misc. notes: Highland started 5-1 before losing three straight at the Buena tournament. . . Lancaster started 1-5. . . Lanette Richardson scored 30 in winless Quartz Hill's 55-51 loss to Saugus on Thursday. The Rebels entered last weekend 0-4. |
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