THIS WEEK; EAGLES READY FOR REMATCH WITH BULLDOGS LANCASTER HAS MOMENTUM.Byline: Julio Cortez Staff Writer The Lancaster High softball softball, variant of baseball played with a larger ball on a smaller field. Invented (1888) in Chicago as an indoor game, it was at various times called indoor baseball, mush ball, playground ball, kitten ball, and, because it was also played by women, ladies' team finished the first week of Golden League play with two wins, giving the Eagles some momentum heading into today's showdown at Highland. The game, which starts at 3:15 p.m., gives Lancaster a chance to redeem itself after the last time the teams met. ``We played them in the High Desert Classic two weeks ago,'' Lancaster coach Kara Kara (kär`ə), river, c.140 mi (230 km) long, NE European and NW Siberian Russia. It flows N from the N Urals into the Kara Sea, forming part of the traditional border between European and Asian Russia. It is navigable in its lower course. Johnson said. ``They really hit the ball well and they beat us 10-0. I don't know Don't know (DK, DKed) "Don't know the trade." A Street expression used whenever one party lacks knowledge of a trade or receives conflicting instructions from the other party. if this game will be for revenge or just so that we don't look as bad. We need to hit better because we only had two hits in that game.'' The Eagles, who defeated 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 14-0 and Palmdale 13-8, were led last week by Tara Jensen. The senior outfielder/infielder was 5 for 7 with nine 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 , five runs scored, two two-run home runs, two doubles and a triple. Lancaster's success is impressive because it has just three seniors - Candy Johnson, Hillary Degnan and Jensen. The Eagles also carry two freshman catchers, Braidee Wible and Sarah Ruben. Highland also won twice last week. The Bulldogs, tied for first with Lancaster and Quartz Hill, outscored Palmdale and Littlerock 19-1. Natalie Rawson had a home run in each of the two games. The defense was led by Rawson's sister, Nicole, who allowed just five hits in the two games, boosting her record to 7-5. --Going strong: Highland golfers Lawrence Jarbey, Jason Broome and Darren Cohen cohen or kohen (Hebrew: “priest”) Jewish priest descended from Zadok (a descendant of Aaron), priest at the First Temple of Jerusalem. The biblical priesthood was hereditary and male. finished 1-2-3 as the Bulldogs won a Golden League match at the Antelope Valley Country Club. With the win, Highland is in first place heading into its sixth league match at Crystalaire Country Club in Llano lla·no n. pl. lla·nos A large, grassy, almost treeless plain, especially one in Latin America. [Spanish, plain, from Latin pl . Another golfer to watch is Palmdale's Josh Street. He had a 6-over-par 78 and finished tied for third with Cohen last week. --Perfect so far: The Quartz Hill tennis team is off to a 5-0 league start and heading for its 10th consecutive league title. The Rebels (13-0, 5-0) are coming off a 11-7 victory over second-place Lancaster. No. 1 singles Jeff Kim and No. 2 Luv Singh both swept their matches and improved to 15-0 in Golden League play. Kim, a senior, is 37-1, and Singh, a junior, is 29-1. The No. 3 singles, sophomore John Queza, won two of his three matches and is now 13-2 in league. ``Lancaster is probably the best team we have faced,'' Quartz Hill coach Bill Lenaway said. ``We play Antelope Valley on Friday. It's probably a bigger match to (AV) than it is for us. They have to watch how many losses they have as far as the playoff play·off also play-off n. Sports 1. A final game or series of games played to break a tie. 2. A series of games played to determine a championship. Noun 1. picture is concerned.'' CAPTION(S): photo Photo: Chase Busby (2) and Littlerock travel to Palmdale this week in a Golden League matchup. Gene Blevins/Special to the Daily News |
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