STARLING MAKES HERSELF AT HOME.Byline: Kirby Lee Special to the Daily News Mariqueta Starling starling, any of a group of originally Old World birds that have become distributed worldwide. Starlings were brought to New York in 1890; since then the common starling (Sturnus vulgaris) has spread throughout North America. owned the post-player job on 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 College's women's basketball Women's basketball is one of the few games which developed in tandem with men's. It became popular, spreading from the east coast of the United States to the west coast, in large part via women's colleges. team almost from the moment she walked into the admission office to register for classes as a freshman in fall 2003. The 6-foot Starling immediately caught the attention of coach John Taylor John Taylor, or Johnny Taylor may refer to: Academic figures
Forward Shacauna Woods had similar thoughts the first time she saw Starling. Before the coaches had a chance to say a word, Woods sent Starling to the basketball office to meet Taylor and sign up for a tryout. ``We were thinking that we were short one post player,'' Taylor said. ``We saw Mariqueta and looked at the kid and wondered why she doesn't play basketball here. The next thing I know, somebody taps me on the shoulder, and I turn around, and it's her.'' Starling was no basketball newcomer. The three-time All-Moore League selection at Jordan High of Long Beach moved to Lancaster to live with her grandmother after graduation. ``I didn't want to go to school in Long Beach - it had nothing to do with basketball, coming out here,'' Starling said. ``I didn't even know Antelope Valley had a team. I thought it was best for me instead of kicking it with my friends. There's only one mall and one theater (in the area). There's not a lot of options.'' There are a lot of choices for Starling next season in basketball. She has attracted scholarship interest from San Jose San Jose, city, United States San Jose (sănəzā`, săn hōzā`), city (1990 pop. 782,248), seat of Santa Clara co., W central Calif.; founded 1777, inc. 1850. State, Southwestern Oklahoma Southwest Oklahoma is a geographical name for the southwest portion of the state of Oklahoma, typically considered to be south of the Canadian River, extending eastward from the Texas border to a line roughly from Weatherford, to Anadarko, to Duncan. State and Cal State San Bernardino. As a freshman, Starling helped Antelope Valley win its second consecutive Foothill Conference title and gain its first top-10 state ranking in school history. This season, Starling has helped AVC (1) (Advanced Video Coding) The video compression techniques used in the H.264 standard, jointly developed by ISO and the ITU-T. See H.264. (2) (Audio Visual C reach another milestone, with titles in the San Diego Mesa, Glendale and the Antelope Valley tournaments. Antelope Valley (14-2), which had not won a tournament in 21 years, started with school-best 7-0 record and is ranked fifth in the state. Starling, one of eight returning sophomores, leads the Marauders in scoring (12.6 points per game) and rebounding (9.6). Starling, who has scored 20 points or more three times this season, was the MVP (Multimedia Video Processor) A high-speed DSP chip from Texas Instruments, introduced in 1994. Officially introduced as the TMS320C80, it combines RISC technology with the functionality of four DSPs on one chip. of the Glendale tournament and an all-tournament player at Antelope Valley's Clear Channel Tournament. ``She an interesting type of player,'' Taylor said. ``She is a true post player who can spot up and hit an open shot. She is a good free-throw shooter who can play a small power forward. Her best strength is running the court, and she does it every well.'' Among Starling's best friends is sophomore guard Brittany Bolds. Starling and Bolds met in English class before discovering they would be basketball teammates. Starling and Bolds bonded quickly when they learned their birthdays were six days apart and that they shared similar backgrounds as Antelope Valley transplants. Bolds, who attended Desert High of Edwards AFB AFB abbr. acid-fast bacillus AFB Acid-fast bacillus, also 1. Aflatoxin B 2. Aorto-femoral bypass , grew up in a military family and has lived in seven states. ``We have so much in common,'' Bolds said. ``We just made that connection as Capricorns. About everyone who meets us thinks we're easy to get along with.'' Starling has grown very fond of the Antelope Valley and convinced her mother to move to Palmdale. ``I can't get used to it being constantly cold in the morning and raining at a drop a dime,'' Starling said. ``But I like the quietness at night and being able to look at the stars. I've made a lot of friends, and it will be hard next season to leave them behind.'' A STARLING IS BORN Name: Mariqueta Starling. School: Antelope Valley College Antelope Valley College is a comprehensive community college located in Lancaster, California, USA. It is operated by the Antelope Valley Community College District, with a primary service area of 1,945 square miles covering portions of Los Angeles and Kern counties. . Class: Sophomore. Sport: Basketball. Height: 6-foot. Position: Center. Year: Sophomore. Facts & Figures: Starling is the leading scorer and rebounder for the AVC women's basketball team (14-2), which is ranked fifth in the state. Starling, the most valuable player of the Glendale tournament, has led the Marauders to three tournament championships this season. CAPTION(S): photo, box Photo: (ran in SAC edition only) STARLING Box: (ran in Simi edition only) A STARLING IS BORN (see text) |
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