RIVAL COACH IN AGREEMENT.Byline: Ramona Shelburne Ramona Shelburne is an American sports journalist currently writing for the Los Angeles Daily News. Shelburne was born and raised in Los Angeles, California. She attended El Camino Real High School in Woodland Hills, California where she was a class valedictorian. Staff Writer Palmdale coach Jeff Williams For the poker player, see . For the physician, see . For the astronaut, see . Jeff Williams (born June 6, 1972 in Canberra) is an Australian-born, left-handed pitcher for the Hanshin Tigers baseball team. has been outspoken in his displeasure for his team's No. 4 seeding in the Southern Section Div. III playoffs, two spots below Dominguez of Compton, a team they beat by 29 points in Week 4. Now he has found an unlikely ally in top-seeded Notre Dame Notre Dame IPA: [nɔtʁ dam] is French for Our Lady, referring to the Virgin Mary. In the United States of America, Notre Dame of Sherman Oaks coach Kevin Rooney Kevin Rooney born on May 4, 1956 in Catskill, NY and is a boxing trainer and former boxer. Amateur Boxing Career Rooney won the 1975 147lb Sub-Novice New York Golden Gloves Championship. Rooney defeated Kevin Higgins of West Point in the finals. . ``I can understand why Coach Williams is upset,'' Rooney said. ``They do these coaches polls all year long but in the past, at the end they kind of fix things when something is obviously out of whack whack v. whacked, whack·ing, whacks v.tr. 1. To strike (someone or something) with a sharp blow; slap. 2. Slang To kill deliberately; murder. v.intr. . ... So I kind of thought Palmdale would end up with the No. 2 seed because head-to-head competition is the best measure.'' Rooney said he has been voting for Palmdale as the No. 2 team in the division on his ballot ever since the Falcons came close to upsetting his team, which won 17-15 in Week 3. Of course Rooney's concern isn't wholly altruistic al·tru·ism n. 1. Unselfish concern for the welfare of others; selflessness. 2. Zoology Instinctive cooperative behavior that is detrimental to the individual but contributes to the survival of the species. . If the seeding holds, Notre Dame would have to play Palmdale in the semifinals instead of in the championship game, if they were a No. 2 or No. 3 seed. ``We'd rather not play those guys until we have to,'' he said. ``We've played them, so we know how good they are.'' --The bright side: One advantage to a possible semifinal matchup with Notre Dame is the possibility it would be at Palmdale. ``That would be great if we could play them up here,'' Palmdale defensive back Victor Cooper said. That scenario hinges on coin flips and the results of the Muir of Pasadena-Mira Costa of Manhattan Beach Manhattan Beach, city (1990 pop. 32,063), Los Angeles co., S Calif., on Santa Monica Bay; inc. 1912. It is a residential and beach community with an oil refinery and nearby factories that produce transportation and electrical equipment, computers, and pottery. and Redondo-Paramount games. In the first round of the playoffs, host teams are determined by the Southern Section commissioner. After the first round, the team with the fewest number of host games in the playoff competition will be the host. If both teams have had an equal number of home playoff games Noun 1. playoff game - one game in the series of games constituting a playoff game - a single play of a sport or other contest; "the game lasted two hours" playoff - any final competition to determine a championship , a coin toss will settle it. For example, Notre Dame, Palmdale, Muir and Redondo all are at home this week. If each team wins, a coin flip will determine where Notre Dame and Muir would play, as well as Palmdale-Redondo. However, if either Mira Costa or Paramount wins, the game would be at one of those schools, since they were on the road in the opening round. For Palmdale, the best scenario would be to have a road game in the second round and have Notre Dame get two home games. The semifinals would be Dec. 4. --Numbers game: At first glance, 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 has a difficult first- round game at No. 3 seed Peninsula of Palos Verdes Palos Verdes is often used to refer to a group of coastal cities on the Palos Verdes Peninsula in the Los Angeles/South Bay area of California. This affluent bedroom community is known for its dramatic views, good schools [1] extensive horse trails [2] . However some have questioned Peninsula's strength of schedule. Only three of the Panthers 10 opponents this year finished with winning records. The combined record of Peninsula's opponents this season was 40-59-1. The combined record of Peninsula's non-league opponents was 17-33. In contrast, five of Antelope Valley's 10 opponents had winning records and seven had records of .500 or better. The record of Antelope Valley's five non-league opponents was 31-18-1. Ramona Shelburne, (818) 713-3617 ramona.shelburne(at)dailynews.com CAPTION(S): 2 photos Photo: (1) James Mims and Palmdale's football team got stuck with a No. 4 seeding in the playoffs. Gene Blevins/Special to the Daily News (2) WILLIAMS |
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