WRESTLING NOTEBOOK: NICE SURPRISE FOR HIGHLAND JUNIOR VARSITY WRESTLERS' FINISH AT LOUGHRIDGE IS IMPRESSIVE.Byline: Dave Shelburne Staff Writer They have been the unsung contributors to Highland High's wrestling success, but junior varsity junior varsity n. Abbr. JV A high-school or college team that competes in interschool sports on the level below varsity. Noun 1. coaches Joe Susilla and Jason Chronister managed to raise their profile considerably last weekend, when their Highland JV team placed second in the Bobby Loughridge tournament, an 11-team event that included 10 other varsity teams In the United States and Canada and UK, varsity sports teams are the principal athletic teams representing a college, university, or high school or other secondary school. Such teams compete against the principal athletic teams at other colleges/universities, or in the case of . ``They get them up for every match,'' said Highland coach Mike Young, whose varsity finished 10-0 ahead of the JV's 9-1 record in the Loughridge event at Highland. ``They let them believe in themselves, and a lot of them know they can compete,'' Young said. ``I was very pleased.'' Lancaster coach Pat Hayhurst offered a tongue-in-cheek counterpoint counterpoint, in music, the art of combining melodies each of which is independent though forming part of a homogeneous texture. The term derives from the Latin for "point against point," meaning note against note in referring to the notation of plainsong. : ``It really ticked me off, because they beat us,'' Hayhurst said jokingly of the Highland JVs finishing ahead of his third-place varsity. ``But realistically, their JV team is as good as most varsity teams. (Young) could take his No. 2 kids and go out and be competitive in just about every tournament.'' --Stars of tomorrow: Young listed Blaine Burton (125 pounds), Steve Thayer (140), Raul Pineda (189) and heavyweight heavyweight - High-overhead; baroque; code-intensive; featureful, but costly. Especially used of communication protocols, language designs, and any sort of implementation in which maximum generality and/or ease of implementation has been pushed at the expense of mundane Jair Carrero as being among the best on a Highland JV team that has gone 18-1 in JV meets this season and 11-4 against varsity teams. --Glory opportunity: The conclusion of the season for most of the Golden League's JV wrestlers See
``They can place in the varsity league tournament,'' Young said. ``What could happen is a JV goes over there and beats a varsity happened several times.'' --Memorable title: Highland clinched a share of its 11th Golden League title in 12 years Wednesday, when the Young-coached Bulldogs defeated Stuart Young-coached Littlerock, which is 2-2 in the younger Young's first year on the job. ``He's doing really well,'' Mike Young said of his son's first-year coaching efforts after Highland improved to 4-0 in league with a 69-3 victory at Littlerock. ``They took fourth at our tournament last weekend. He started off with only 18 in the (wrestling) room, and they went 7-3 at our tournament. Rome wasn't built in a day "Rome Wasn't Built in a Day" is a single by Morcheeba released in 2000. Song information Track Listings , but he's doing an excellent job.'' The win over Littlerock left Highland one game ahead of 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 and Lancaster, both 3-1 after fourth-round wins Wednesday, when A.V. defeated Quartz Hill 38-31 and Lancaster beat Palmdale 57-13. --On-paper showdown: Lancaster closes league play at Highland on Wednesday with a chance to tie the Bulldogs for the championship and perhaps earn Antelope Valley a share of the title, as well, should the Antelopes defeat Littlerock in their league finale For the music notation program, see . A finale (italian word) is a closing part, act or movement of a dramatic or musical composition, or more generally any event or procedure with a dramatically concluding effect. at A.V. But Hayhurst isn't overly optimistic op·ti·mist n. 1. One who usually expects a favorable outcome. 2. A believer in philosophical optimism. op about pulling out a victory in the Doghouse. ``The only way that's going to happen is if we wrestle an absolutely 100 percent perfect match and they have an off night,'' the Lancaster coach said. ``But quite honestly, they just have too many weapons, and I just don't think we'll be able to take them, especially since they've been a power in wrestling for 14 years.'' --Best ever: Lancaster goes into its league finale with a 27-8 record that is best in the school's history, an accomplishment that has helped the Eagles earn a No. 6 ranking among Southern Section Div. VI teams. Junior Michael Quiros, who competes at 119 pounds, has been the Eagles' standout again after qualifying for Southern Section postseason competition the past two years. ``He's probably going to be the one kid that could possibly get a medal at CIF (1) (Common Intermediate Format) A standard video format used in videoconferencing. CIF formats are defined by their resolution, and standards both above and below the original resolution have been established. The original CIF is also known as Full CIF (FCIF). and go on to the state level,'' Hayhurst said. ``The rest of my kids, I call them the machine. We don't have anybody who's super or anybody's who's pathetic pa·thet·ic also pa·thet·i·cal adj. 1. Arousing or capable of arousing sympathetic sadness and compassion: "The old, rather shabby room struck her as extraordinarily pathetic" . They all just really work hard and wrestle with a lot of heart and get the job done.'' Dave Shelburne, (818) 713-3609 dave.shelburne(at)dailynews.com CAPTION(S): photo Photo: (color) Lancaster's Adrian Alonzo, right, won this 215-pound match against Chatsworth's Steve Hobson last week. Jeff Goldwater/Staff Photographer |
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