T.O. VICTORY TOURNAMENT BEST OF THE BEST SOFTBALL TEAMS MEET IN T.O.Byline: Chris Cocoles Staff Writer Welcome to softball heaven, otherwise known as the 30-team 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. Victory Tournament, which begins Saturday at Thousand Oaks Community Park. If matchups involving seven teams ranked in the Daily News Top 10 poll sounds appealing, be sure to set the alarm clock early. Consider these four first-round Green Bracket games that begin at 8:30 a.m. Saturday: --No. 3 Hart vs. Newbury Park: The Indians are where they figured to be despite position switches coach Cathy Giordano had to make early in the season. Crescenta Valley's Meredith Cervenka, with her state-record 280 consecutive innings without allowing 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 , is regarded as the area's top pitcher. However, Hart's Amanda Fortune (7-1, 0.14 ERA) has been every bit as stingy stin·gy adj. stin·gi·er, stin·gi·est 1. Giving or spending reluctantly. 2. Scanty or meager: a stingy meal; stingy with details about the past. . The Illinois-bound Fortune is complemented by a solid lineup led by catcher Sara Dean, first baseman Jocelyn Evans and outfielder Lindsey Kontra. Newbury Park had high hopes when new coach Lynn Baum moved over from Marmonte League The Marmonte League is a high school sports league primarily made up of schools from Ventura County. The Marmonte Leauge is part of the CIF Southern Section. Click here to view the league schedule. rival Thousand Oaks. But the Panthers might miss the playoffs despite playing quality competition. A fun matchup should be Panthers third baseman third baseman n. Baseball The infielder stationed near third base. Noun 1. third baseman - (baseball) the person who plays third base third sacker Oli Keohohou against the pitching of Fortune. --No. 7 Valencia vs. No. 1 Thousand Oaks: Valencia won't lack for toughness this week. The Vikings hosted Hart in a Foothill League showdown on Tuesday and will get a crack at the top-ranked Lancers lanc·er n. 1. A cavalryman armed with a lance. 2. A member of a regiment originally armed with lances. 3. lancers (used with a sing. verb) a. A kind of quadrille. b. . Thousand Oaks shared the Marmonte League title with Newbury Park last season. But from the beginning, when they beat contenders 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. , Newbury Park and Westlake in succession, the Lancers were destined des·tine tr.v. des·tined, des·tin·ing, des·tines 1. To determine beforehand; preordain: a foolish scheme destined to fail; a film destined to become a classic. 2. to win the championship. Although Thousand Oaks has outstanding offensive performers in Sheridan Fowler (.413), Michelle Spencer (.377) and Shawna Lane (.317) and strong defense at every position, Nicole Angelo's pitching has been the story. Angelo (12-1, 0.22) has shown dramatic improvement as a junior. The Vikings are led by catcher Lauren Watson (.432, three homers), one of the area's top hitters. --No. 6 Harvard-Westlake vs. Calabasas: Two of the area's small-school powers meet in what figures to be another tight game. Calabasas has three NCAA NCAA abbr. National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I recruits in Heather Bell (Southern Mississippi), Sara Hall Sara Hall is a social democratic candidate in the 2007 Ontario election, representing the New Democratic Party of Ontario (NDP) in the Parry Sound-Muskoka electoral district. While in university, she majored in Political Science and graduated from the University of Toronto in 1994. (Purdue) and Ashleigh Orton (Bradley). Harvard-Westlake is led by pitcher Anna Russell Anna Russell, née Anna Claudia Russell-Brown (27 December 1911 - 18 October 2006) was an English–Canadian singer and comedienne. She gave many concerts in which she sang and played comic musical sketches on the piano. and first baseman Elana Ferrero. --No. 4 Camarillo vs. Chaminade: Camarillo's double dose of Nevard, twin sisters Kathryn and Meredith, is never an easy task for opponents. Kathryn and Meredith Nevard took on Thousand Oaks' Angelo in a doubleheader on Thursday. Kathryn fell 2-0 in the first game, but Meredith outdueled Angelo in the nightcap night·cap n. 1. A usually alcoholic drink taken just before bedtime. 2. Sports & Games The last event in a day's competition, especially the final game in a baseball double-header. 3. to give the Scorpions an important split with the top-ranked Lancers. Is there life after Maureen LeCocq? Chaminade certainly hasn't ducked the competition with the Eagles' star now at Stanford. Chaminade has traditionally played a brutal nonleague schedule. This year's opponents have included top Orange County teams Cerritos, Santa Ana Mater Dei and Foothill. If you oversleep o·ver·sleep v. o·ver·slept , o·ver·sleep·ing, o·ver·sleeps v.intr. To sleep beyond one's usual or intended time for waking. v.tr. and miss the 8:30 a.m. games, don't fret. This same bracket continues at 10:30 a.m., with the winners and losers meeting each other to complete the morning session. How about these potential matchups in the winner's bracket: Hart against Camarillo and Thousand Oaks meeting Harvard-Westlake. The afternoon games begin at 1 p.m. Among the top attractions are No. 10 Westlake against Peninsula and 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:
The ECR-Cerritos game is particularly enticing. The No. 6 Conquistadores are the top City Section team from the area. Cerritos is ranked first in the Southern Section Division II poll. SOFTBALL BONANZA Here is a quick look at Saturday's top opening-round games in the Green Division at the Thousand Oaks Victory Tournament: Hart vs. Newbury Park When: 8:30 a.m. (Field 3) Newbury Park player to watch: 3B Oli Keohohou Hart player to watch: P Amanda Fortune Camarillo vs. Chaminade When: 8:30 a.m. (Field 4) Camarillo player to watch: P Kathryn Nevard Chaminade player to watch: P Christina Lupacchini Thousand Oaks vs. Valencia When: 8:30 a.m. (Field 1) Thousand Oaks player to watch: 3B Sheridan Fowler Valencia player to watch: C Lauren Watson Calabasas vs. Harvard-Westlake When: 8:30 a.m. (Field 2) Calabasas player to watch: P Amy Rosson Harvard-Westlake player to watch: P Anna Russell Westlake vs. Peninsula When: 1 p.m. (Field 3) Westlake player to watch: P Erin Voeltz Atascadero vs. Simi Valley When: 1 p.m. (Field 1) Simi Valley player to watch: 3B Brittney Green Other games: El Camino Real vs. Cerritos (1 p.m.); Loara vs. Rio Mesa (1 p.m.) CAPTION(S): photo, box Photo: (ran in Conejo and Simi editions only) Nicole Angelo of Thousand Oaks has been a standout, with a 12-1 record and an 0.22 ERA. Michael Owen Baker/Staff Photographer Box: Softball Bonanza (see text) |
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