SCHOOLS WILL SETTLE THE TRACK SCORE TODAY.Byline: Gerry Gittelson Daily News Staff Writer For Highland and Palmdale, it comes down to one track- and-field meet. The front-running teams in the Golden League - both boys and girls' - meet at 2:30 p.m. today at Palmdale to determine the championship. Palmdale's boys and girls boys and girls mercurialisannua. are both 4-0; Highland's boys are 4-0 and the girls are 3-1. ``It's all going to come down to who can do it,'' Highland coach Martin Prince said. ``Both of us have very strong teams.'' Prince said the boys' meet might be determined by the sprinters. Undefeated Seth Amoo is Highland's best. He has run 10.9 seconds in the 100-meter dash and 21.7 in the 200. Junior Kevin Morris Kevin Morris is a former Australian rules football player who played in the VFL between 1971 and 1976 for the Richmond Football Club and then from 1977 until 1981 for the Collingwood Football Club. , who was Highland's best sprinter last season, has been academically ineligible all season. However, the Bulldogs might get a boost from the return of freshman David Pullum, a Valencia High transfer who was impressive early in the season before going down with a hamstring injury hamstring injury Sports medicine A muscle injury of biceps femoris, seen in sprinters and runners, when a contracted muscle meets a lengthening force, overpowering intrinsic muscle resiliency Management RICE, NSAIDs, gradual ↑ of pain-free activity–eg, . Pullum, who was Valencia's freshman football MVP (Multimedia Video Processor) A high-speed DSP chip from Texas Instruments, introduced in 1994. Officially introduced as the TMS320C80, it combines RISC technology with the functionality of four DSPs on one chip. , ran 11.2 before the injury. Tyrone Brown Tyrone Brown is an African-American Texan who was serving a life term in Texas maximum security prison for stealing two U.S. dollars and smoking marijuana while on probation. He was recently granted a conditional pardon by Texas Governor Rick Perry. has been running No. 2 in the sprints behind Amoo. Jumping into the record books: Junior Jerrick Holmes of Palmdale high-jumped a school-record 6 feet, 10 inches - the best mark in California this season - to win the Mt. San Antonio College Mt. San Antonio College (commonly called Mt. SAC; pronounced as the word "sack") is a community college located in the Los Angeles suburb of Walnut, California, next to California State Polytechnic University, Pomona which is just over a hill. Mt. Invitational in Walnut on Saturday. He broke his own record of 6-8 set the previous week in Arcadia. ``I was surprised,'' Holmes said. ``But I've been lifting weights and spending time "Spending Time" is the first single released by Christian artist Stellar Kart. The lyrics describe the band members desire to spend "more time with God". "Sometimes it’s a real struggle to spend time with God. working on my legs.'' Palmdale's previous high jump record of 6-6-3/4 was held by Shane Williams This article is about the Welsh rugby player. For the American actress, see ShanĂ©sia Davis-Williams. Shane Mark Williams (born 26 February 1977 in Swansea) is a Welsh rugby union footballer who plays as a winger for the Ospreys club and Wales but who can , the brother of current track 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. . ``Jerrick is all raw talent, no technique at all,'' said Williams, also Holmes' varsity football coach. ``He has always had the potential, and now he's stepping up to the challenge the last two meets. The biggest change has been Jerrick's work ethic. He has changed completely since football. What he has done the last two weeks has really opened his eyes. He's jumping with a lot of confidence.'' Kassandra can: Kassandra Harrell of Quartz Hill won the Mt. SAC girls' open-division shot put with a throw of 40-7, her personal best. Harrell placed fourth in the sameevent last year. Other Mt. SAC notables: Amoo, a sophomore, placed sixth in the invitational long jump with a leap of 21-4, almost two feet shy of his personal best. Even so, coach Prince said Amoo ``had quite an outstanding performance.'' Prince said Amoo might have jumped farther under better conditions. The meet-day heat was oppressive and Amoo had long waits between jumps. ``He had heat exhaustion heat exhaustion, condition caused by overexposure to sunlight or another heat source and resulting in dehydration and salt depletion, also known as heat prostration. The symptoms are severe headaches, weakness, dizziness, blurred vision, and sometimes unconsciousness. ,'' Prince said. Junior Rosanna Kirkendall of Lancaster placed ninth in the girls' 1,500 at 4:48.41, 17 seconds behind the winner. She was the fifth-best Californian, but she might have done slightly better had she not gotten boxed in. There were 27 runners. Kirkendall said she was angry after learning that she was listed as an alternate instead of having a guaranteed spot. ``This was the second straight year of being an alternate, so I was like, `Wait a second, now I'm mad.' I had something to prove,'' she said. Joe Gocong of Lancaster, the Golden League high jump champion last season, finished fifth with a mark of 6-5, one inch off the leader. Highland's Sir Doyle Duplechian triple-jumped 43-8 for fifth place in the open competition. He jumped only one time because of a hip injury. |
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