SOFTBALL NOTEBOOK: CLUB TEAMS CASH IN ON ONE LAST CHANCE.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 Although the 18-under gold national championships won't happen until Aug. 4-10 in Salem, Ore., the final opportunity for teams to qualify came the weekend of July 12. For many area players, the dream of playing for a national championship ended, while others were able to qualify despite the mounting pressure of running out of chances. The Santa Clarita Santa Clarita, city (1990 pop. 110,642), Los Angeles co., S Calif., suburb 30 mi (48 km) NW of downtown Los Angeles, on the Santa Clara River; inc. 1987. Situated in the Santa Clara valley and nearby canyons, Santa Clarita includes the former towns of Canyon Country, Pride, the Davis Batbusters and the Southern California Southern California, also colloquially known as SoCal, is the southern portion of the U.S. state of California. Centered on the cities of Los Angeles and San Diego, Southern California is home to nearly 24 million people and is the nation's second most populated region, Diamonds, a team based in 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. , qualified in Vancouver, Washington
Vancouver, Washington is a city on the north bank of the Columbia River, in the state of Washington, USA. It is the county seat of Clark County. . And the Valley Breeze qualified in Oklahoma City Oklahoma City (1990 pop. 444,719), state capital, and seat of Oklahoma co., central Okla., on the North Canadian River; inc. 1890. The state's largest city, it is an important livestock market, a wholesale, distribution, industrial, and financial center, and a farm . ``I was scared,'' said Westlake High outfielder Monica Gonzales, who plays for the Diamonds. ``I was like, `Let's just win the games and it'll be OK.' Hopefully next year we'll qualify earlier.'' The Diamonds had to leave the Canada Cup early to play in the qualifier. But for a team that played at the 16-under level last season, earning a berth in gold nationals is a solid accomplishment. The Pride, which consists entirely of local players - most of whom play at Hart of Newhall and Royal of Simi Valley - qualified for its first ASA Asa (ā`sə), in the Bible, king of Judah, son and successor of Abijah. He was a good king, zealous in his extirpation of idols. When Baasha of Israel took Ramah (a few miles N of Jerusalem), Asa bought the help of Benhadad of Damascus and national tournament in the five years the team has been in existence. Davis Batbusters feature Oaks Christian of Westlake Village pitcher Ashlee Freeman and Faith Baptist of Canoga Park's Devina Quintero and Alexis Garcia. The Valley Breeze is led by Notre Dame of Sherman Oaks' Cori Blanton and San Fernando's Selena Salazar. Among those who didn't qualify were the Southern California Jets, which is headlined by Royal's Devon Hofland and Nichole Mears, the Ballistic of Ventura County, the Spoilers of Glendale and the Orange County Lionettes, which feature Laura Hovestreydt from Verdugo Hills of Tujunga and Danielle Mellin from La Canada. --Chamberlain headed for BYU BYU Brigham Young University BYU Bayou BYU Bob's Your Uncle BYU Bayreuth, Germany - Bindlacher Berg (Airport Code) BYU Beyond Your Understanding : Camarillo's Krystle Chamberlain, who is the area's all-time leader in stolen bases (152), signed a letter of intent to play at Brigham Young. Chamberlain also had considered walking on at UCLA UCLA University of California at Los Angeles UCLA University Center for Learning Assistance (Illinois State University) UCLA University of Carrollton, TX and Lower Addison, TX and had several last-minute offers from schools she declined to name last week before signing with BYU. She'll join former Valencia standout Lauren Watson and Newbury Park's Oli Keohohou. --Blurring the lines: Chamberlain made her final decision while playing in the Canada Cup with a women's open team called the Schutt Hurricanes. Also on the team was her Camarillo teammate De Ann Young and Brooke Rutschman, an assistant coach and former player for the Scorpions. Rutschman played collegiately at Oregon State and was selected to the all-star team in the women's division. The tournament also included two U.S. national teams, and national teams from China, Chinese Tapei, Canada, the Philippines and Australia. --16-under nationals: The Mid Valley Magic qualified for this week's AFA AFA In currencies, this is the abbreviation for the Afghanistan Afghani. Notes: The currency market, also known as the Foreign Exchange market, is the largest financial market in the world, with a daily average volume of over US $1 trillion. nationals in Decatur, Ill. The team is led by LeAnn Egan from Louisville of Woodland Hills, Amanda Rodrigue from Alemany of Mission Hills, April Ableser from Birmingham of Lake Balboa, Ashley Phillips and Jacque Yeatts of Woodland Hills and Jacque Yeatts from Taft. --More 16-under: The 16-under Valley Breeze qualified for the ASA nationals in Midland, Texas, this week. The team is led by Bianca Mejia of Sylmar High. Ramona Shelburne, (818) 713-3617 ramona.shelburne(at)dailynews.com |
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