THIS WEEK: LANCASTER, PALMDALE PREPARE FOR KEY CLASH.Byline: Gerry Gittelson Daily News Staff WriterThe Lancaster and Palmdale high school div style="float:right; margin: 0 0 1em 2em; width: 20em; text-align: right; font-size: 0.86em; font-family: lucida grande, sans-serif; line-height: normal;"> '''Palmdale High School boys' soccer teams will know a lot more about where they stand on Wednesday, when the two Golden League frontrunners collide col·lide intr.v. col·lid·ed, col·lid·ing, col·lides 1. To come together with violent, direct impact. 2. at Lancaster High at 6 p.m. Both are 4-1-1 in conference. ``It's going to be a dogfight,'' Lancaster coach John Cox said. ``This game will determine the league championship, because the winner will be in sole possession of first place and gets to control their own destiny.'' Highland beat Lancaster 2-0 in their last meeting, but Lancaster was without key defender Nathan Martinez, a starting sweeper. Martinez's absence had a domino See Lotus Notes. effect, according Cox, whose team will different look for Wednesday. ``Last time I changed up the whole lineup A criminal investigation technique in which the police arrange a number of individuals in a row before a witness to a crime and ask the witness to identify which, if any, of the individuals committed the crime. ,'' Cox said. ``That was not a good idea.'' Cox also said playing at Lancaster should give his team the advantage. Highland features high-scoring Rafael Garcia Rafael Garcia may refer to:
Cox is less focused on Highland than he is about his own team. ``The problem last time is we were overly concerned about what Highland had,'' Cox said. ``We tended to focus on Highland's talent. We just have to out there and play the way we always play and not change anything.'' Lancaster, coming off a 3-0 win over Palmdale, is counting on its defense to hold down Garcia and Co. The Eagles have yielded four goals in league. A grip on the Golden League: Highland hosts Palmdale in the biggest wrestling wrestling, sport in which two unarmed opponents grapple with one another. The object is to secure a fall, i.e., cause the opponent to lose balance and fall to the floor, and ultimately to pin the supine opponent's shoulders to the floor, through the use of body match of the season on Wednesday at 7 p.m. The Golden League championship is on the line, as both are 4-0. Highland is vying vy·ing v. Present participle of vie. vying vie for its seventh straight league title. Palmdale has come in second the last two years. The premier matchup pits Highland's John Garfinkel (42-1) against Mike Clark, the league's other premier 160-pounder. Garfinkel is coming off Saturday's 14-9 loss to state champion Ryan Kane of Temecula at the Canyon Springs tournament in Murrietta. Garfinkel, the Daily News No. 1 wrestler (all weight classes), was sick with the flu. ``Wednesday's match will determine the league championship,'' Highland coach Mike Young said. Highland beat Palmdale 46-24 at the Rebel Classic at Quartz Hill High in December. CALENDAR TODAY Boys' basketball: Boron boron (bōr`ŏn) [New Gr. from borax], chemical element; symbol B; at. no. 5; at. wt. 10.81; m.p. about 2,300°C;; sublimation point about 2,550°C;; sp. gr. 2.3 at 25°C;; valence +3. at Desert Christian 7:30 p.m.; Highland at Lancaster 7:30 p.m.; Palmdale at Quartz Hill 7:30 p.m.; Desert at Rosamond 7:30 p.m.; 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 at Littlerock 7:30 p.m.; Vasquez at Mojave 7:30 p.m. Girls' basketball: Boron at Desert Christian, 6 p.m.; Desert at Rosamond, 6:30 p.m.; Lone Pine at Bethel Bethel, in the Bible Bethel (bĕth`əl) [Heb.,=house of God]. 1 Ancient city of central Palestine, the modern Baytin, the West Bank, N of Jerusalem. Christian, 6:30 p.m.; Lancaster at Highland, 7:30 p.m.; Quartz Hill at Palmdale, 7:30 p.m.; Littlerock at Antelope Valley, 7:30 p.m. Girls' soccer: Lancaster at Highland, 6 p.m.; Quartz Hill at Palmdale, 6 p.m.; Littlerock at Antelope Valley, 6 p.m. WEDNESDAY Boys' soccer: Highland at Lancaster, 6 p.m.; Palmdale at Quartz Hill, 6 p.m.; Antelope Valley at Littlerock, 6 p.m. Prep wrestling: Palmdale at Highland 7 p.m.; Antelope Valley at Lancaster 7 p.m.; Quartz Hill at Littlerock 7 p.m. Girls' basketball: Littlerock at Lancaster 7:30 p.m.; Quartz Hill at Highland 7:30 p.m.; Antelope Valley at Palmdale 7:30 p.m. Boys' soccer: L.A. Baptist at Paraclete Girls' soccer: Frazier Mountain Frazier Mountain is a mountain (or peak) that is located near Frazier Park, California and Lake of the Woods, California to the north. Frazier Mountain is 8,026 feet (2446 m) at Desert Christian, 4 p.m.; Littlerock at Lancaster, 6 p.m.; Highland at Quartz Hill, 6 p.m.; Antelope Valley at Palmdale, 6 p.m. FRIDAY Boys' basketball: Big Pine at Bethel Christian, 6 p.m.; Littlerock at Lancaster, 7:30 p.m.; Quartz Hill at Highland, 7:30 p.m.; Palmdale at Antelope Valley, 7:30 p.m.; Boron at Trona tro·na n. A natural vitreous gray or white mineral, Na2CO3·NaHCO3·2H2O, used as a source of sodium compounds. , 7:30 p.m.; Vasquez vs. Bishop at Quartz Hill High, 7:30 Girls' basketball: Big Pine at Bethel Christian, 4:30 p.m.; Boron at Trona, 6 p.m.; Lone Pine at Desert Christian, 6:30 p.m.; Village Christian at Paraclete, 7 p.m. Boys' soccer: Lancaster at Littlerock, 6 p.m.; Quartz Hill at Highland, 6 p.m.; Palmdale at Antelope Valley, 6 p.m. Girls' soccer: Village Christian at Paraclete, 4 p.m. CAPTION(S): Photo, Box PHOTO Lancaster High's Jessie Mortendson, left, wins his match with Quartz Hill's Pat Wood. Both teams are set to compete this week. Gene Blevins/Special to the Daily News BOX: CALENDAR (See text) |
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