青森山田は古川学園、聖光学院は能代松陽と初戦　高校野球東北大会

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第だい77回かい秋季しゅうき東北とうほく地区ちく高校こうこう野球やきゅう大会たいかいの組み合わせくみあわせ抽選ちゅうせんが3日にち、福島市ふくしましであり、各県かっけん大会たいかいを勝ち抜くかちぬくいた18校こうの対戦たいせん相手あいてが決まるきまる。

昨年さくねん大会たいかいの覇者はしゃで今夏こんかの甲子園こうしえんで4強よんきょう入りした青森山田あおもりやまだ（青森あおもり第だい1代表だいひょう）は初戦しょせんで古川学園ふるかわがくえん（宮城みやぎ第だい2代表だいひょう）と戦うたたかう。聖光学院せいこうがくいん（福島ふくしま第だい1代表だいひょう）の初戦しょせんの相手あいては能代松陽のしろしょうよう（秋田あきた第だい2代表だいひょう）だった。

今月こんげつ12日にちに開幕かいまくし、決勝けっしょうは19日にちの予定よてい。福島県ふくしまけんいわき市いわきしのヨークいわきスタジアムよーくいわきすたじあむと福島市ふくしましの県営けんえいあづま球場あづまきゅうじょうの2会場かいじょうで熱戦ねっせんが繰り広げられるくりひろげられる。来春らいしゅんの選抜せんばつ高校こうこう野球大会やきゅうたいかいに出場しゅつじょうする東北地区とうほくちくの選考せんこう枠わくは「3」。今大会こんたいかいの結果けっかが、選考せんこうの重要じゅうような判断材料はんだんざいりょうとなる。（酒本さけもと友紀子ゆきこ）

Vocabulary

Grammar and Sentence Structure

1. Sentence: 昨年大会の覇者で今夏の甲子園で4強入りした青森山田（青森第1代表）は初戦で古川学園（宮城第2代表）と戦う。

   • Grammatical Points:

     • の (no): This particle indicates possession or a descriptive relationship. Here, it connects “昨年大会” (last year’s tournament) with “覇者” (champion), indicating that 青森山田 is the champion of last year’s tournament.
     • で (de): This particle indicates a state or condition. In this context, it connects “昨年大会の覇者” with “今夏の甲子園” (this summer’s Koshien), suggesting that 青森山田 is both the champion of last year’s tournament and a participant in this summer’s Koshien.
     • と (to): This particle is used to indicate a companion or a partner in an action. Here, it connects “古川学園” (Furukawa Gakuen) as the opponent in the match.

   • Structure:

     • The sentence starts with the subject “青森山田” followed by a series of descriptive clauses: “昨年大会の覇者で” (the champion of last year’s tournament) and “今夏の甲子園で4強入りした” (made it to the top four in this summer’s Koshien). The main verb “戦う” (to fight) is at the end, indicating the action they will take against “古川学園”.

2. Sentence: 今月12日に開幕し、決勝は19日の予定。

   • Grammatical Points:

     • に (ni): This particle indicates a specific point in time. Here, it specifies the date “12日” (12th) when the event will start.
     • し (shi): This is a conjunctive form of the verb “する” (to do), used here to connect two clauses. It indicates that the opening on the 12th is one action, and the next clause provides additional information.
     • の (no): In “19日の予定”, this particle indicates possession or a descriptive relationship, linking “19日” (19th) with “予定” (schedule), meaning “the schedule for the 19th”.

   • Structure:

     • The sentence consists of two main parts: the first part “今月12日に開幕し” (opening on the 12th) describes the action of starting, while the second part “決勝は19日の予定” (the final is scheduled for the 19th) provides information about the final match’s date. The two parts are connected by “し”.

3. Sentence: 来春の選抜高校野球大会に出場する東北地区の選考枠は「3」。

   • Grammatical Points:

     • の (no): This particle indicates a possessive or descriptive relationship. Here, it connects “来春” (next spring) with “選抜高校野球大会” (select high school baseball tournament), indicating that the tournament takes place in the next spring.
     • に (ni): This particle indicates the direction or target of an action. In this case, it shows that the “出場” (participation) is directed towards the tournament.
     • は (wa): This topic marker indicates that “東北地区の選考枠” (selection quota for the Tohoku region) is the main topic of the sentence.

   • Structure:

     • The sentence starts with the phrase “来春の選抜高校野球大会に出場する” (to participate in the select high school baseball tournament next spring), which acts as a modifier for “東北地区の選考枠” (selection quota for the Tohoku region). The main verb or action is implied, with the focus on the number “3” indicating the quota. The structure emphasizes the relationship between the tournament and the selection quota.

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