TEENS GET TASTE OF PLAY IN HAWAII.Byline: Sharon Cotal Staff Writer 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, - Two Santa Clarita teens recently returned from a trip to paradise, playing their favorite sport in beautiful Hawaii. Kyle <noinclude></noinclude> ''This article or section is being rewritten at One derivation of the surname is from the Scottish Highland word caol, 'channel', or 'strait'. There are other possible derivations (see below). Love of Saugus and David Romeka of Stevenson Ranch Stevenson Ranch, California (in the 91381 ZIP Code) is a Los Angeles County, USA, unincorporated community west of Santa Clarita a few miles south of Six Flags Magic Mountain amusement park. The Stevenson Ranch fountain was redone in 2007. were chosen as People to People Sports Ambassadors and competed against teams from all over the world in the Baseball in Paradise Tournament. People to People Sports Ambassadors is an organization initiated by President Eisenhower in 1956 to encourage people from different cultures to come together in peace and friendship to play sports. But while the two teens, who played on the same team, didn't have much luck in the tournament, they both had a good time meeting new people and seeing the sites of Hawaii. ``We actually didn't do that well in the tournament,'' said Kyle, who added that the competition was like nothing he'd seen before. ``We only had a couple days to practice as a team before the tournament started, so that made it kind of hard.'' David agreed. ``Our team just kind of got thrown together and we played against teams that were already established and had been playing together all summer,'' he said. When they weren't playing baseball, Kyle and David were able to tour the islands, seeing sites such as Pearl Harbor Pearl Harbor, land-locked harbor, on the southern coast of Oahu island, Hawaii, W of Honolulu; one of the largest and best natural harbors in the E Pacific Ocean. In the vicinity are many U.S. military installations, including the chief U.S. , the Pali lookout, Diamond Head and the Mayor's Mansion MANSION. This term is synonymous with house. (q.v.) 1 Chit. Pr. 167; 2 T. R. 502; 1 Tho. Co. Litt. 215, n. 35; 9 B. & C. 681; S. C. 17 E. C. L. R. 472, and the cases there cited; Com. Dig. Justices, P 5; 3 Serg. & Rawle, 199. . They also went snorkeling with the rest of their team, and Kyle learned how to surf during the trip. ``I learned how to surf the first day I was there, and I started doing it every morning,'' Kyle said. ``We played baseball about half the time and did other stuff half the time,'' David said. ``Just being there and hanging out with people from all over the country was a great experience.'' Kyle has now returned to Saugus High School Saugus High School may refer to:
David plays for Los Angeles Baptist High School Los Angeles Baptist High School is a Christian, independent, coeducational day school located in Sepulveda, California with approximately 962 students enrolled in grades 7 through 12. in North Hills, where he is a senior this year. He hopes to continue playing baseball at a California college after he graduates. |
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