AREA HIGH SCHOOL NOTEBOOK

By MIKE BRESNAHAN

March 16, 2000 12 AM PT

An intriguing game, complete with one of the strongest pitching matchups of the season, takes place Friday at Palmdale.

Right-hander Matt Parris of Highland, who has signed with UC Santa Barbara, and right-hander Matt Harrington of Palmdale, one of the top prospects in the nation, will pitch in a Golden League opener.

“Kicking off the first game with the two favorites is pretty exciting, but we play a 15-game league schedule,” said Coach Mike Van Cheri of Highland. “You don’t want to put too much weight on the first game.”

Highland won the Golden League last season, Palmdale won it two years ago.

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Mike Bresnahan

Mike Bresnahan previously covered the Lakers for the Los Angeles Times. He started the beat in 2004, a month after Shaquille O’Neal was traded, and covered several seasons of mediocrity before the Lakers won back-to-back championships in 2009 and 2010. Now they’re back to mediocrity. Bresnahan is from Los Angeles, started with The Times after graduating the University of Wisconsin in 1994, and has also covered the L.A. Kings, pro beach volleyball and numerous colleges and high schools. He left The Times in 2016.

AREA HIGH SCHOOL NOTEBOOK

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