SOCCER BEAT: GRIFFIN'S GREAT ADVENTURE : LITTLEROCK STANDOUT WILL GO TO GERMANY WITH ODP.Byline: Gerry Ger·ry , Elbridge 1744-1814. American politician. A signer of the Declaration of Independence (1776) and a delegate to the Continental Congress (1787), he served as governor of Massachusetts (1810-1811) and as Vice President of the United States Gittelson Daily News Staff Writer Leonard Griffin For the football player of the same name see Leonard Griffin (football player). Leonard Griffin (born September 11, 1982 in Pasadena, California) is an American soccer player who currently plays for the Portland Timbers of the United Soccer Leagues First Division. of Littlerock Littlerock may refer to: Cities, towns, townships etc.
Griffin has qualified for an Olympic Development Program (ODP ODP - Open Distributed Processing ) team. He leaves for Germany on March 23 for a two-week tour pitting the ODP players against Europe's finest youth teams. ``It's a chance to play against the best young players in the world,'' said Griffin, who also made the Olympic squad last year. ``Those teams are usually a little better than us, but it's always fun.'' Fun is not how Griffin described the way things are going for Littlerock, which was leading league front-runner Highland by a goal at halftime last Thursday before succumbing 3-1. ``We're just not winning. I don't know Don't know (DK, DKed) "Don't know the trade." A Street expression used whenever one party lacks knowledge of a trade or receives conflicting instructions from the other party. why,'' he said. ``It's real frustrating frus·trate tr.v. frus·trat·ed, frus·trat·ing, frus·trates 1. a. To prevent from accomplishing a purpose or fulfilling a desire; thwart: and I think a matter of confidence. We just need to play hard the whole game. Sometimes we're different in the second half than we were in the first half. We start out real good.'' Switching between offense and defense, Griffin has seven goals after scoring 11 last year. The ohhs continue: 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 perfect Golden League string continued with Tuesday's 6-0 girls' win at Palmdale, as Julie Gold scored two goals and goalkeeper For the close-in weapon system, see . In many team sports, a goalkeeper (termed goaltender, netminder, goalie, or keeper in some sports) is a designated player that is charged with directly preventing the opposite team from scoring by defending the Christa Galier came through with her seventh shutout Not to be confused with Shootout. In team sports, in American English, a shutout (a clean sheet in soccer) refers to a game in which one team prevents the opposing team from scoring. While possible, they are highly improbable in some sports, such as basketball. . The Rebels (12-4, 7-0) have outscored conference opponents 45-0. They meet second-place Highland (6-1 after Tuesday's 2-0 win over Lancaster) today. Kellie Cox scored one goal and had two assists. Gold, a senior, has 14 goals and sophomore Cox has 13 and 12 assists. ``We're getting balanced scoring,'' coach Maury Cauchon said. ``We need to continue that if we want to beat Highland again.'' Cauchon, who said he was not sure if anyone ever has finished the Golden League season unscored upon, credited the whole defense, not just Galier. Jodie Cox, Cathy Carmack, J.T. True, Brooke Bragg and Stephanie Sheldrick are among the defenders. Add defense: The Highland girls also feature good athletes on defense. The held Littlerock (0-6-1) to zero shots on goal in last week's 8-0 win. ``The way our system works, a lot of teams can't get past us,'' Highland coach Lemuel Galvao said. ``We have some good players that drop back into a zone. Running teams can't get through because of the way we get back.'' Alpha's `A' team: Paraclete (15-6, 4-0), ranked No. 6 in Division IV, is one of the region's hottest girls' teams, beating Alpha League rival L.A. Baptist 6-0 on Thursday, then trouncing Mary Star 5-0 in a nonleague match Saturday. Alicia Mac scored two goals against L.A. Baptist. ``Oh gosh, my team is getting so strong,'' coach Deana Jacoby said. ``We're playing real well. I would say we're peaking.'' CAPTION(S): Photo PHOTO Highland's Ashlie D'Errico, right, tries to get around A.V.'s LaVeda Earl at a recent game. The Bulldogs meet first-place Quartz Hill today. Hans Gutknecht/Daily News |
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