THIS WEEK; LOOKING FOR THE CLINCHER COC CAN CLAIM SOFTBALL DIVISION TITLE WITH WIN AGAINST VALLEY.Byline: Julio Cortez Staff Writer College of the Canyons College of the Canyons is one of the fastest-growing community colleges in the state. According to the National Junior College Research Association, College of the Canyons consistently ranks in the top 50 community colleges in the nation. should fulfill its quest for Verb 1. quest for - go in search of or hunt for; "pursue a hobby" quest after, go after, pursue look for, search, seek - try to locate or discover, or try to establish the existence of; "The police are searching for clues"; "They are searching for the a conference title today when the Cougars travel to Van Nuys to play L.A. Valley at 2:30 p.m. COC See chip on chip. , which has three Western State Conference games remaining, can clinch the South Division title with a victory. Canyons is 18-0 with a chance to go undefeated. ``I try my best not to think about it. Every time I do, I hit my head and try to knock on Noun 1. knock on - (rugby) knocking the ball forward while trying to catch it (a foul) rugby, rugby football, rugger - a form of football played with an oval ball rugby, rugby football, rugger - a form of football played with an oval ball wood,'' said Ray Whitten, a 13-year coach at COC. ``As a team we don't discuss it. Naturally, everybody knows it. But we have to take one game at a time.'' Being undefeated is not the team's biggest concern. The Cougars primarily want to win so they will be ranked among the top four, which allows them to host a regional playoff game Noun 1. playoff game - one game in the series of games constituting a playoff game - a single play of a sport or other contest; "the game lasted two hours" playoff - any final competition to determine a championship . The Cougars, who have never played host in a playoff game, are currently ranked No. 5 in Southern California Southern California, also colloquially known as SoCal, is the southern portion of the U.S. state of California. Centered on the cities of Los Angeles and San Diego, Southern California is home to nearly 24 million people and is the nation's second most populated region, and No. 7 in the state. A big part of the Cougars success comes from their defense. ``We don't have that dominant pitcher that strikes everybody out,'' said Whitten. ``(Our pitchers) pitch so that the balls are hit in the ground and some in the air and our defense takes care of the outs.'' Sophomore Valerie Reyes, who played at Saugus High, leads COC with a .604 batting average batting average n. Baseball A measure of a batter's performance obtained by dividing the total of base hits by the number of times at bat, not including walks. Noun 1. , 25 runs and nine doubles. Pitcher Stephanie Blair, also a Saugus product, is 17-0 with three saves. --Time to stretch: The Hart High of Newhall baseball team is undefeated in Foothill League play. This week the Indians, who have a two-game lead, play a two-game series against second-place Canyon. The Indians, who are coming off a successful appearance at the Babe Herman tournament in Glendale, are led by Brandon Montemayor (.391 avg., 22 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 and and Ryan Haag (.378, 3 home runs). Eric Posthumus, who has an earn run average under 2.00, is the Indians ace.. Canyon, which is tied for second with Burroughs, did not play during the school's spring break. The Cowboys feature senior Adam Rondou who finished last season with 27 runs and 22 walks. The team relies on the pitching of Chris Seddon. The series begins today when Canyon travels to Hart for a 3:15 matchup. The teams then meet on Friday at Canyon at 3:15 p.m. --Stars featured: Thursday's Foothill League track meet between Saugus and Valencia features two athletes who did well in the Arcadia Invitational two weeks ago at Citrus College in Glendora. Valencia's Wes Felix was second in the 200 meters, and Nick Zoeteway of Saugus finished 11th in the 1,600 meters. Valencia, which hosts Thursday's meet at 3 p.m., also features Manuel White, the star running back who led the Vikings football team to the CIF Southern Section CIF Southern Section (commonly abbreviated as CIFSS) is the largest of the ten sections which comprise the California Interscholastic Federation. Its membership includes most public and private high schools in Orange, Los Angeles, Riverside, San Bernardino, Ventura, Santa Barbara, semifinals. CAPTION(S): photo Photo: College of the Canyons' Chantal Pershing and her teammates are undefeated. Gene Blevins/Special to the Daily News |
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