SOFTBALL BEAT KILIONSKI QUITS.Byline: Gerry Gittelson Staff Writer Simi Valley Simi Valley (sē`mē, sĭm`ē), city (1990 pop. 100,217), Ventura co., SW Calif. in an oil, fruit, and farm region; laid out 1887, inc. 1969. High's Mandy Kilionski, one of the Southern California's top sophomore pitchers, quit the team Thursday, two days before the Pioneers' matchup against neighboring Royal (5-0) in the Simi Valley tournament championship. The final is Saturday at 1 p.m. ``She decided not to play anymore, and she won't be coming back,'' coach Suzanne Manlet said. ``Yes, I'm surprised, but we're going to be fine.'' Kilionski was 3-0 this season, including a 14-strikeout shutout against Buena of Ventura. As a freshman, she was called up midseason and finished 8-3 with 117 strikeouts and only eight walks in 93 innings. MAKING THEIR PITCH Village Christian of Sun Valley pitchers Jessica McIntosh and Lauren Nydam have been tearing it up, even though the Division V Crusaders (5-0) are playing against larger schools such as Glendale, Burroughs of Burbank and Rowland. Neither has given up an earned run earned run n. Baseball A run scored without the aid of an error, used in computing earned run averages. Noun 1. earned run - a run that was not scored as the result of an error by the other team . McIntosh, a sophomore, struck out 15 in a five-inning no-hitter against Sierra Vista. Nydam beat Rowland 1-0 on Wednesday, giving up one hit with nine strikeouts. ``I think they're doing awesome,'' first-year coach Jana Kovar said. ``They've really stepped up their game, and they have a lot of confidence for their age.'' BUILT FOR SPEED Nancy Lopez Nancy Lopez (born January 6, 1957) is one of the most accomplished women in the history of professional women's golf. Lopez was born in Torrance, California. She is also known as Nancy Lopez-Knight, since her marriage to former Major League baseball player Ray Knight. of Van Nuys, who had 49 stolen bases as a junior last season, is shooting for the state record of 63 (Alison Johnson, Irvine Woodbridge, 1993). She has 11 for the Wolves (3-3) with 23 games remaining plus playoffs. ``I think Nancy has a good chance,'' coach Don Speed said. ``All she has to do is average two per game. Every time she gets on base, she goes. Either the first pitch or the second pitch.'' ON THE HORIZON Two of the area's biggest tournaments begin March 30. The Daily News Invitational, featuring 16 teams, begins pool play at various sites and finishes April 7. The fourth annual High Desert Classic at Lancaster City Park also gets under way, hosted by Highland of Palmdale. OUT OF STEP Campbell Hall Campbell Hall can refer to:
Problem is, she tore ligaments in her foot on the dance floor, and now she's out for three weeks. ``Ugh, don't even ask,'' coach Keri Borzello said. STILL THROWIN' STRIKES All-America pitching prospect Meredith Cervenka of Crescenta Valley The Crescenta Valley is a small inland valley in Los Angeles County, California. Its name derives from its crescent-like shape, with the convex portion facing roughly northeast and the concave portion southwest. is off to a great start, as usual. After shutting out Glendora on one hit Wednesday, the senior right-hander is 4-1 with no earned runs, 67 strikeouts and 12 hits in 34 innings. Her only loss was a 2-1 decision against Downey on Saturday, both runs coming unearned in the seventh inning. Cervenka was featured on the television show ``Inside Cal-Hi Sports'' on Monday. ``The whole team got together and watched it together. I felt like such a dork,'' Cervenka said. Besides her softball exploits, Cervenka has another reason to be excited. She finally got her driver's license Noun 1. driver's license - a license authorizing the bearer to drive a motor vehicle driver's licence, driving licence, driving license license, permit, licence - a legal document giving official permission to do something , just a month before her 18th birthday, and she's shopping for a Jeep Grand Cherokee The Jeep Grand Cherokee is a mid-size sport utility vehicle produced by the Jeep division of DaimlerChrysler. European Grand Cherokees are manufactured in Austria by Magna Steyr. Development The Grand Cherokee was a spinoff of the smaller Jeep Cherokee. . FINALLY, A HOME HOMER Valencia slugger Lauren Watson, who entered the season with 14 career home runs, all on the road, homered at home in Monday's victory over Alemany of Mission Hills. Usually the wind blows in at Valencia, but not this time. ``It was great,'' said Watson, who has committed to Brigham Young. ``She took it right up the middle over the center-field wall,'' coach Donna Lee Donna Lee is a bebop jazz standard itself based on the chord changes of the traditional jazz standard "(Back Home Again in) Indiana".[1] It is named after the now-obscure bassist Donna Lee. said. Watson is off to a torrid start and so is Valencia. She's 7 for her last 10, pumping her batting average batting average n. Baseball A measure of a batter's performance obtained by dividing the total of base hits by the number of times at bat, not including walks. Noun 1. to .571. The Vikings are 6-1. Right-hander Tori Rocco (4-1) already has three no-hitters. She'll oppose Quartz Hill's Amanda Ricker at Quartz Hill on Tuesday and Chaminade's Christina Lupacchini at Valencia on Thursday. If the Vikings win both games, they should have plenty of momentum heading into Foothill League competition. ``I'm really enjoying the team this year because everyone is playing awesome,'' Watson said. ``We're not taking anything for granted.'' KEEPING TABS Brigham Young freshman Oli Keohohou (Newbury Park) has 12 home runs in 23 games, tripling the school record of four. She's on pace for an All-American season, batting .446 with 31 RBI RBI abbr. Baseball runs batted in Noun 1. rbi - a run that is the result of the batter's performance; "he had more than 100 rbi last season" run batted in and a 1.123 slugging percentage In baseball statistics, slugging percentage (abbreviated SLG) is the most popular measure of the power of a hitter. It is calculated as total bases divided by at bats: . ``The NCAA NCAA abbr. National Collegiate Athletic Association usually doesn't compute stat leaders until after the basketball tournament, but I think Oli might be leading the nation in home runs,'' BYU BYU Brigham Young University BYU Bayou BYU Bob's Your Uncle BYU Bayreuth, Germany - Bindlacher Berg (Airport Code) BYU Beyond Your Understanding sports information rep Shane Bevell said. ``The leader last year had 24 home runs by the end of the season, and Oli has 34 games left.'' LEAGUE UPDATES GOLDEN Antelope Valley's 17-0 victory at Lone Pine on Friday gave the Antelopes a 3-1 record, their best start in recent memory. Sonia Iturfalde and Jamie Parker, both freshmen, are two to watch. Iturfalde was 3 for 5 with a single, double and triple - ``She almost hit for the cycle,'' coach Kristi Speir said - and Parker threw a two-hitter with eight strikeouts and was 2 for 4 at the plate. The Antelopes play a doubleheader against Paraclete on Saturday at Jane Reynolds Park in Lancaster. ... Littlerock (2-3) is in the midst Adv. 1. in the midst - the middle or central part or point; "in the midst of the forest"; "could he walk out in the midst of his piece?" midmost of a 15-day layoff. The Lobos resume action March 27 against Barstow. A win would give the team as many victories as it had all of last season. RIO HONDO Rio Hondo may refer to:
Two-time league champion La Canada is just 1-0 entering today's 3:15 league opener against visiting San Marino San Marino, city, United States San Marino (săn mərē`nō), residential city (1990 pop. 12,959), Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1913. Of interest is the Huntington Library, Art Collections, and Botanical Gardens. . But that's the way coach Bart Dickins wants it. ``We don't have a super strong league, so I purposely scheduled some tournaments late in the season,'' he said. WEST VALLEY Cleveland could be the team of the future. The Cavaliers of Reseda are 2-0 and have outscored opponents 19-6 even though the team has one junior and the rest sophomores and freshmen. Coach Kim Kelly Kim Kelly (born April 4, 1962 in Halifax, Nova Scotia as Kim Ackles) is a Canadian curler, throwing third stones for Mary-Anne Arsenault's Nova Scotia rink. From 1991 until 2006 she played third for Colleen Jones with whom she won five national championships and two world touts freshman Karla Lemus as ``one of the best shortstops I've ever seen, especially for a ninth-grader.'' TRI-VALLEY Defending Division V champion La Reina La Reina (Spanish: "The queen") is a commune of Chile located in Santiago Province, Santiago Metropolitan Region. It consistently ranks in the top five communes with the best quality of life in the Metropolitan Region. of Thousand Oaks Thousand Oaks, residential city (1990 pop. 104,352), Ventura co., S Calif., in a farm area; inc. 1964. Avocados, citrus, vegetables, strawberries, and nursery products are grown. is 3-4, with all the games coming against larger schools. Shortstop Monica Thompson, who has committed to Columbia, is batting .526 with nine RBI. PACIFIC Senior Meredith Cervenka, who has given up just two earned runs since her sophomore season, including none this year, has impressed with her bat, too. She's batting .500 (8 for 16) with two triples and two RBI. FOOTHILL Burbank, expecting a rebuilding season after ace pitcher Emily Brower's graduation, is a surprising 7-1-2. Sophomore Kristin Talamantes, who has played catcher, outfield and first base, is leading the team with a .400 average. FRONTIER Defending Division IV champion Calabasas (0-1-1) didn't score a run through its first two games, but with the league opener today at 3:30 at Malibu, coach Barbara Hofer feels OK about her team. ``We're just really young after graduating eight starters,'' she said. ``We have four or five freshmen, including pitcher Shelly Madick. She is going to be really tough.'' DELPHIC Montclair Prep of Van Nuys sophomore Brandy Hawkins batted right-handed last year and drove in 28 runs, earning All-Southern Section honors. This year, she is experimenting as a left-handed batter, and coach Ken Smith said he isn't sure if the switch is permanent. ``She's about half and half,'' he said. ``If she's comfortable left-handed and it works out, she'll bat leadoff. If she bats right-handed, she'll bat third or fourth.'' MARMONTE Newbury Park (6-1), in preparing for Thursday's league showdown against defending champion defending champion n (SPORT) → defensor/a m/f del título defending champion n (Sport) → champion(ne) en titre Thousand Oaks (5-1), had allowed only two runs in seven games. ``We're doing OK,'' coach Lynn Baum said. ``We're not hitting much, but because of our pitching we're squeezing out the wins.'' DAILY NEWS TOP 10 (Records through Wednesday) No. Team Record 1. Hart 4-0 2. Thousand Oaks 5-1 3. Crescenta Valley 4-1 4. Highland 4-1 5. El Camino Real El Camino Real (Spanish for The Royal Road or The King's Highway) was the name of a series of pre-automobile highways linking the various New World colonies of Spain:
6. Valencia 6-1 7. Newbury Park 6-1 8. Simi Valley 3-0-1 9. Camarillo 3-2-1 10. Royal 5-0 CAPTION(S): 2 photos, box Photo: (1) Simi pitcher Maney Kilionski Dean Musgrove/Staff Photographer (2) After 14 home runs in road games, Valencia's Lauren Watson finally homered at home on Monday against Alemany. Eric Grigorian/Special to the Daily News Box: DAILY NEWS TOP 10 (see text) |
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