SOFTBALL NOTEBOOK: VALENCIA PLAYS UNUSUAL ROLE.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 The Valencia softball team will be a decided underdog today when it plays at second-seeded Rosary of Fullerton in a second-round Southern Section Div. I playoff game Noun 1. playoff game - one game in the series of games constituting a playoff game - a single play of a sport or other contest; "the game lasted two hours" playoff - any final competition to determine a championship . That's actually a fairly new feeling for coach Donna Lee's team. ``I think it's going to be good for us to be an underdog,'' Lee said. ``The last few years we've been one of the teams everyone wanted to knock off to cease, as from work; to desist. - De Quincey. To force off by a blow or by beating. To assign to a bidder at an auction, by a blow on the counter. To leave off (work, etc.). See also: Knock Knock Knock Knock and that put a lot of pressure on us. ``But we have a young team this year and I don't want to put too much pressure on them. When you come in as the underdog, you play with nothing to lose and I think that's going to be good for us.'' Valencia (22-7) is the top-ranked by the Daily News. 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 ranked No. 2 and Camarillo is No. 3 but one of them will be eliminated today. Thousand Oaks hosts Camarillo in the second round at 3:15 p.m. today. The teams have not played this season but have a long rivalry dating to when Camarillo was in the Marmonte League. Saugus and Highland will also reprise re·prise n. 1. Music a. A repetition of a phrase or verse. b. A return to an original theme. 2. A recurrence or resumption of an action. tr.v. a heated rivalry. Saugus travels to Highland of Palmdale for a Div. I second-round game at 3:15 today. The Centurions have defeated Highland twice this season, but both were close games. --From the prom to the diamond: Camarillo senior Stephanie Byrne drove in the game-winning run with an 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 double in the eighth inning against Hart of Newhall on Saturday morning. Less than 24 hours earlier, she was at her senior prom. --Kennedy represents the Valley: Kennedy of Granada Hills will play Marshall at 2 p.m. today for the City Section Invitational final. Although coach Barbara Rodrigue admits she'd rather be playing for the top-level title, she expects the experience Kennedy has gained during the playoffs to be invaluable to her team next year. ``We've been trying to make the most of the opportunities we have. Playing 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 is a great experience and it's only going to make us better next year,'' Rodrigue said. Kennedy is the only team from the San Fernando Valley San Fernando Valley Valley, southern California, U.S. Northwest of central Los Angeles, the valley is bounded by the San Gabriel, Santa Susana, and Santa Monica mountains and the Simi Hills. to advance to the City Section championship game in both brackets. Carson and San Pedro will play in the City Championship at 4:15 p.m. for the fifth consecutive year. Kennedy (14-11) is led by junior shortstop Vanessa Gonzalez, sophomore pitcher Kaleigh Sanchez, junior first baseman Christina Garcia, center fielder Daisy Esqueda and leadoff batter Amanda Gutierrez. The team's only senior is Colby Contreras. The City Championship game between Carson and San Pedro will be televised by KLCS Ch. 58. Ramona Shelburne, (818)713-3617 ramona.shelburne(at)dailynews.com |
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