TRACK: TAFT GOES THE DISTANCE TOREADORES AIM FOR CITY FINALS TAFT 75, BIRMINGHAM 52.Byline: Matthew Kredell Staff Writer Taft High of Woodland Hills isn't known just for its sprinters anymore when it comes to boys' track and field. The Toreadores were a complete team Friday, beating host Birmingham of Lake Balboa 75-52 in a West Valley League dual meet. Taft's sprinters, as always, are solid, and Jamere Holland on Friday won the 100 and 200 meters and Elijah Wells the 400. The surprise was the Toreadores also stood out in distance events, outpointing Birmingham 15-12 - the first time they've done so against the Patriots in at least 20 years. ``This very well could be the best Taft team ever,'' coach Brian Godsey said. Jose Rodriguez The name José Rodríguez or Jose Rodriguez may refer to:
By the end, Taft had wrapped up a relatively easy victory despite missing injured shot putter Ronnell Ramsey and sprinter Brian Waldon, who was on a recruiting trip. ``This is Birmingham,'' Wells said. ``It's our rival, so everyone came together and performed well to make up for their absence.'' Taft is turning its attention to the City Section final, in which the Toreadors could be the top challenger to defending champion defending champion n (SPORT) → defensor/a m/f del título defending champion n (Sport) → champion(ne) en titre Dorsey. ``Beating Birmingham is a big deal, but our real goal is to beat Dorsey,'' Wells said. ``I think we have a chance.'' --Big meet: Top athletes from Taft and Birmingham will compete at the Mt. SAC Relays today at Mt. San Antonio College Mt. San Antonio College (commonly called Mt. SAC; pronounced as the word "sack") is a community college located in the Los Angeles suburb of Walnut, California, next to California State Polytechnic University, Pomona which is just over a hill. Mt. in Walnut. The meet begins at 4 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 of Lancaster's Andre Crenshaw cren·shaw also cran·shaw n. A variety of winter melon (Cucumis melo var. inodorus) having a greenish-yellow rind and sweet, usually salmon-pink flesh. [Origin unknown.] , the state favorite in the long jump, is scheduled to appear against top competition the first time this year. Matthew Kredell, (818) 713-3607 matthew.kredell(at)dailynews.com |
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