TRACK BEAT: PALMDALE GIRLS TRACKING A TITLE; BRANDY SMITH LEADS JUNIOR PACK.Byline: Gerry Gittelson Daily News Staff Writer Palmdale High, the Golden League's dominant track team, is going to stay that way, especially the girls. Almost all the top athletes are non-seniors. Junior Brandy brandy [for brandywine, from Du.,=burnt, i.e., distilled, wine], strong alcoholic spirit distilled from wine or from marc, the residue of the wine press. The most noted brandy is cognac, made from white grapes in the Charente district of France. Smith is a multi-sport standout. She is the defending league champion high jumper The simplest form of an on/off switch. It is just a tiny, plastic-covered metal block, which is pushed onto two pins to close that circuit. It is used to select a myriad of functions on a printed circuit board or on a peripheral device. (5-5), and she also specializes in the 100 and 300 hurdles and the 400 relay relay. She opened the season by placing second in the high jump at the prestigious L.A. Invitational in·vi·ta·tion·al adj. Restricted to invited participants: an invitational golf tournament. n. An event, especially a sports tournament, restricted to invited participants. Adj. 1. indoor meet at the Sports Arena. Still busy with the Falcons basketball team at the time of the L.A. Invitational, she jumped 5-0 without the benefit of practice. At 6-1 and 130 pounds, Smith has the perfect track body. ``Yes, Brady has a good athletic body,'' coach Steve Wilson Steve Wilson can refer to:
Sprinter Caysie Burnett is another talented junior with bests of 12.2 in the 100 and 25.5 in the 200. ``Caysie is a natural,'' Wilson said. ``She just works hard every day.'' Juniors Summer Hoban (shot put, discus discus /dis·cus/ (dis´kus) pl. dis´ci [L.] disk. dis·cus n. pl. dis·ci A flat circular surface; a disk. discus pl. disci [L.] 1. ) and Danielle Blair (discus) have some friendly competition going in the discus. Hoban has a best of 101 feet, but Blair has thrown 107. Hoban's best in the shot put is 32-6. Freshman distance runner distance runner n. A runner who competes in distance races. Anna Ruckman is a noteworthy upstart who is the team's top 1,600 and 3,200 runner. ``Anna has run mostly relays so far,'' Wilson said, ``but it looks like she can keep up with anyone.'' Palmdale boys: Senior Jason Anderson
Teammate Jerrik Holmes, a sophomore, also has been impressive. He has a best of 48 flat in the 400 and he high jumps 6-6. Holmes is the brother of graduated Tranisha Holmes, now a top women's sprinter at Antelope Valley College Antelope Valley College is a comprehensive community college located in Lancaster, California, USA. It is operated by the Antelope Valley Community College District, with a primary service area of 1,945 square miles covering portions of Los Angeles and Kern counties. . Shot-putter and discus thrower Matt Leonard, who won both events in the Golden League last year, has a good chance to repeat. ``Matt's looking pretty good,'' Wilson said. Lancaster: The Eagles, competing at the varsity level for the first time, have a rising star in girls' distance runner Rosanna Kirkendall. Kirkendall, a sophomore, swept the 800 (2:36), mile (6:13) and two-mile (13:26) in a dual-meet loss to Golden League rival Palmdale last week. Her personal bests are 2:27 in the 800, 5:41 in the mile, and 13:11 in two-mile. The two-mile mark was achieved last year as a freshman. ``She's a standout,'' coach Charles Thatch said. ``She's determined, eager, and has a good attitude.'' Any top Golden League distance runner must contend with Quartz quartz, one of the commonest of all rock-forming minerals and one of the most important constituents of the earth's crust. Chemically, it is silicon dioxide, SiO2. Hill's Danielle Day, one of the top runners in the state. Kirkendall went head-to-head with Day in the 1,600 relay last weekend at the Herb Wire Relays at Antelope Valley College. She was ahead of Day, too, even though Lancaster did not maintain its lead through the next legs. ``I'm hoping to beat her,'' Kirkendall said. The seniorless Eagles, whose boys placed second in the Herb Wire Relays, are shuffling sprinters but have a good core of distance runners. Junior Richard Buttler leads the pack. 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. : Sprinter Richie Sheasley, who runs 10.9 in the 100, dominates High Desert small schools in four sports. He is perhaps the best football wide receiver to ever play for the Bobcats. He also dominated in basketball and baseball. CAPTION(S): Photo PHOTO Quartz Hill's Danielle Day practices her distance running on Monday. Day looks to dominate the Golden League this season. Shaun Dyer/Special to the Daily News |
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