upstart

The game of the year in girls’ basketball is set for Saturday at 8:30 p.m. at Toyota Arena when two-time defending state champion Etiwanda plays upstart Ontario Christian for the Open Division title.

But what drove Dylan to that other pole, to meld folk with upstart rock to the extreme chagrin of its gatekeepers?

The statuette was designed in the early years of the Space Age, more than 70 years ago when television was the upstart medium roiling the Hollywood studio establishment.

The Lions were the top seed in the NFC but were upset by the upstart Washington Commanders 45-31 in the divisional round of the playoffs.

Instead, a young upstart quarterback named Tom Brady made his debut on the game’s biggest stage.