SOCCER NOTEBOOK: IMPROVEMENT IS PALMDALE'S AIM FALCONS UNBEATEN IN GOLDEN LEAGUE.Byline: Heather Gripp Gripp talking raven, beloved pet of half-wit Barnaby Rudge. [Br. Lit.: Dickens Barnaby Rudge] See : Birds Staff Writer Palmdale Palmdale, city (1990 pop. 68,842), Los Angeles co., S Calif., in the irrigated Antelope Valley; a growing residential suburb of Los Angeles near Little Rock Creek where it forms Lake Palmdale Reservoir, inc. 1962. High's boys' soccer team begins the second round of Golden League play today looking to improve after an undefeated run through the first half. The Falcons, ranked fifth in Southern Section Div. I, need to fine-tune if they hope to make a deep postseason run. ``We're just trying to make everything a little better,'' said Palmdale coach Jarrod Cline cline, in biology, any gradual change in a particular characteristic of a population of organisms from one end of the geographical range of the population to the other. , who wants to see the Falcons do a better job pressuring opponents, make more precise passes, and play well for entire games rather than in spurts. ``Overall, I can't complain. We're in first place - that's where we want to be, but we know we can still improve.'' Palmdale plays at home tonight against second-place Lancaster. The Falcons, who had a bye Wednesday as their rivals began the second half of league play, last week beat Highland to move into sole possession of first place, then edged defending champion defending champion n (SPORT) → defensor/a m/f del tÃtulo defending champion n (Sport) → champion(ne) en titre Littlerock. ``We know that everyone's aiming to beat us,'' Cline said. ``Everyone's going to bring their best game against us. That's good. Hopefully, that will help get us ready for playoffs. ``We know we're not invincible by any means. They do have that perspective. But they've also gained that confidence to know what they're capable of.'' --Not a one-man show: Both of Palmdale's victories last week came without goals from scoring leader Jose Garay, who has scored 26 goals. He's been slowed by a groin groin, in oceanography: see coast protection. injury and is heavily marked each match. Others are contributing in Garay's place, including freshman Christian Diaz Christian Diaz, (born May 12, 1976 in Florencio Varela) is an Argentine football defender, currently playing for Arsenal de Sarandà in Argentina. Diaz started his career with Independiente in 1995. , who scored the only goal in the win over Littlerock. ``I think Jose wants to win,'' Cline said. ``He doesn't care about goals. He's told me that. He just cares about seeing the team win no matter who scores. We know teams are going to be marking him pretty heavily. ``And it builds confidence for the other players knowing they can score, too.'' --Win one for Macias: Wednesdays Lancaster-Knight game was stopped for nearly 20 minutes early in the second half after Lancaster forward Hector Macias was hit in the head. Macias was taken to the hospital with a possible concussion concussion Period of nervous-function impairment that results from relatively mild brain injury, often with no bleeding in the cerebral cortex. It causes brief unconsciousness, followed by mental confusion and physical difficulties. , and his teammates went on to a 4-2 victory. Sophomore Miguel Ibarra scored three goals in a win that cemented the Eagles' hold on second place. They are 5-1-1 in league. --Back on track: Third-place Highland (8-5-2 overall, 3-2-2 Golden) rebounded from back-to-back losses last week by defeating 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 3-0 Wednesday. Robbie Gonzalez scored twice, giving him a team-high 18 goals. Heather Gripp, (818) 713-3607 heather.gripp(at)dailynews.com |
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