'SAM'S CLUB' IS OPEN FOR BUSINESS VIEWPOINT LOOKING TO COMPETE FOR A TITLE.Byline: ERIK BOAL Special to the Daily News The days couldn't pass by fast enough for the Viewpoint of Calabasas girls' volleyball volleyball, outdoor or indoor ball and net game played on a level court. An upright net, 3 ft (or 1 m) high, the top of which stands 8 ft (2.43 m) from the ground for men, 7 ft 4 1/8 in (2. team. Samantha Borenstein occupied her time by playing point guard on the girls' basketball team. Samantha Tellez took her talents to the soccer field. And Samantha Hyman helped organize trips to nearby Zuma Beach to train with teammates during the offseason. It's been nearly 10 months since the door closed on one of the program's finest seasons, but "Sam's Club Sam's Club is a membership-only warehouse club owned and operated by Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. History The first Sam's Club opened in April 1983 in Midwest City, Oklahoma in the United States.[1] Sam's Club is named after Sam Walton. " is back and ready to take care of unfinished business for the Patriots. And Viewpoint coach Frank Pontello hopes to amass victories in bulk in pursuit of the program's first Southern Section title. "I've been doing this for a long time and I've had some other good teams, but this group is real special to me," said Pontello, whose team suffered a five-game setback setback In architecture, a steplike recession in the profile of a high-rise building. Usually dictated by building codes to allow sunlight to reach streets and lower floors, the building must take another step back from the street for every specified added height interval. in last year's semifinals to Div. IV-AA champion Westridge of Pasadena. "They're real focused because they know it's there and they're hungry." So determined in fact that Viewpoint went back and reviewed the tape from the Westridge match at a practice two weeks ago in an attempt to provide motivation during grueling gru·el·ing also gru·el·ling adj. Physically or mentally demanding to the point of exhaustion: a grueling campaign. gru two-a-day workouts. "They're a great team and we know they're going to be there (in the playoffs), but this is the best defense we've had and we have a lot more options this year (on offense), which has helped us a lot," said the 5-foot-3 Hyman, a returning All-Southern Section first-team honoree hon·or·ee n. The recipient of an honor. Noun 1. honoree - a recipient of honors in recognition of noteworthy accomplishments recipient, receiver - a person who receives something who recorded 368 kills and 347 digs last season. "We expect our competition to be working just as hard, so that's why we need to do whatever it takes to be successful." That extra effort during the summer came in the form of several rigorous plyometric training stations set up by Pontello, which usually came at the end of practice to test the Patriots both mentally and physically. "To get that close has only made us only want it more," said Tellez, a 5-2 libero Libero can refer to:
Although the Samanthas -- otherwise referred to as "Hymie", "Bo" and "T" -- all start and occupy every back-row spot during one rotation, Viewpoint is far from a three-headed monster. Brooke Berka, Jordan Larson, Marisa Leonard and Michelle Lesser might not give the Patriots the imposing front-line presence of Harvard-Westlake of Studio City, Thousand Oaks Thousand Oaks, residential city (1990 pop. 104,352), Ventura co., S Calif., in a farm area; inc. 1964. Avocados, citrus, vegetables, strawberries, and nursery products are grown. or Moorpark, but they give Borenstein plenty of options as Viewpoint has put together the toughest nonleague schedule in Pontello's tenure. But the one match the No. 3 Patriots have circled for months comes Sept. 25 against top-ranked Westridge. "It's a reminder to us every day in practice. It's helped us come together and work harder as a team," said Borenstein, a Div A DIV Associate of Divinity . IV second-team honoree who finished with 749 assists last year. "It was a really tough loss. But we had no regrets because we left everything on the floor." A victory over Westridge would be an important step toward the Patriots becoming the first girls' team in school history to hang a section championship banner in the gymnasium gymnasium In Germany, a state-maintained secondary school that prepares pupils for higher academic education. This type of nine-year school originated in Strasbourg in 1537. . All seven of Viewpoint's titles have come from boys' tennis and boys' volleyball. "To be the first girls team to win would be incredible," Hyman said. "We want that banner really bad." Said Borenstein: "We don't compete with (the boys) because they support us and we support them, but that opportunity (to make history) makes us want it more." After helping Viewpoint to three Liberty League titles and two Section semifinal appearances, the only number "Sam's Club" is concerned with this season is one, as in a victory Nov. 16 or 17 in the division final. "Our focus is to be as good as we can be, but (winning the title) has always been the underlying goal," Pontello said. "I want to win this darn thing and so do they." erik.boal@dailynews.com (818) 713-3607 TOP PLAYERS KIM CAPICOTTO Chaminade, Sr. Already the holder of school records for kills in a match, season and career, the four-year varsity athlete is hoping to secure her first postseason berth in the tough Mission League. After leading the Southern Section in kills last season, Capicotto will again be the centerpiece of the Eagles' offense under new coach Matt Shubin. SAMANTHA HYMAN Viewpoint, Sr. Arguably ar·gu·a·ble adj. 1. Open to argument: an arguable question, still unresolved. 2. That can be argued plausibly; defensible in argument: three arguable points of law. the most dangerous 5-foot-3 hitter in the state, Hyman is hoping to make history by leading the Patriots to the program's first Southern Section title. The Div. IV first-team standout recorded 13 double-doubles last season en route to amassing 368 kills and 347 digs. Expect similar production this year. RACHAEL KIDDER Moorpark, Jr. Following an outstanding sophomore campaign, the UCLA-bound Kidder continued to improve her stock over the summer by earning all-tournament honors in the 18-under national division for Point West Mizuno at the Junior Olympics Olympics Sports medicine An international competition among (traditionally) nonprofessional athletes trained in a particular summer or winter sport, which is held every 4 yrs in a selected city. See Paralympics, Special Olympics, World Medical Games. in Minnesota. After dominating in the middle last year, will see more time on the outside this season. JENNA ORLANDINI Flintridge Sacred Heart The Sacred Heart is a religious devotion to Jesus' physical heart as the representation of the divine love for humanity This devotion is predominantly used in the Roman Catholic Church and also used in the Anglican Church. , Jr. The rule change that allows liberos to serve was good news for the Tologs, who possess one of the country's most sought-after defensive talents. Nicknamed "Dime" for her pinpoint passing, Orlandini received the director's award for the entire club after helping Sports Shack capture the 16-under title at the Volleyball Festival in Reno. SAMANTHA ORLANDINI Flintridge Sacred Heart, Sr. A three-time Mission League, Southern Section and All-Area honoree, few setters in area history possess the credentials CREDENTIALS, international law. The instruments which authorize and establish a public minister in his character with the state or prince to whom they are addressed. If the state or prince receive the minister, he can be received only in the quality attributed to him in his credentials. of the CSUN-bound talent, who will look to continue her assault on state and national assist records. Orlandini will look to cap her career with a fourth league title and her first appearance in a division final. SAMANTHA POTTER A potter is someone who makes pottery. Potter may also refer to: People
Taft, Sr. Perhaps the area's best all-around athlete, the Toreadors standout has competed in cross country, soccer and track, but excelled the most on the volleyball court, where she will try to lead Taft to back-to-back City Section titles. The All-City honoree led Taft through a grueling summer schedule, receiving MVP (Multimedia Video Processor) A high-speed DSP chip from Texas Instruments, introduced in 1994. Officially introduced as the TMS320C80, it combines RISC technology with the functionality of four DSPs on one chip. honors at Gladstone tournament. CATHRYN QUINN Harvard-Westlake, Sr. A fixture An article in the nature of Personal Property which has been so annexed to the realty that it is regarded as a part of the real property. That which is fixed or attached to something permanently as an appendage and is not removable. on the All-Mission League and All-Southern Section rosters, Quinn helped rebuild the Wolverines program following a difficult freshman season, reaching the Southern Section final as a sophomore and the semifinals last year. With the graduation Graduation is the action of receiving or conferring an academic degree or the associated ceremony. The date of event is often called degree day. The event itself is also called commencement, convocation or invocation. of Audrey Eichler, expect Quinn to take on a bigger role under new coach Adam Black Adam Black (February 10, 1784–January 24, 1874) was a Scottish publisher. He founded the A & C Black publishing company. Black was born in Edinburgh, the son of a builder, and educated at the Royal High School. . CAPTION(S): 10 photos, 6 boxes Photo: (1 -- color) The Daily News' preseason All-Area team (from left): Viewpoint's Samantha Hyman, Taft's Samantha Potter, Moorpark's Rachael Kidder, Chaminade's Kim Capicotto, Harvard-Westlake's Cathryn Quinn, and Flintridge-Sacred Heart's Sam Orlandini and Jenna Orlandini. Michael Owen
(2 -- color) From left, Samantha Hyman, Samantha Borenstein and Samantha Tellez are intent on leading the Viewpoint girls' volleyball team to a Southern Section title. Evan Yee/Staff Photographer (3 -- color) Taft's Samantha Potter, center, and Fallon Shah Shah is a Persian term for a monarch (ruler) that has been adopted in many other languages. This term is a Post Islamic Revolution term for monarchs in Iran which is replaced by valie faghih or Supreme Leader. attempt to block a shot by San Pedro High School's Korin Cuico, left, during last year's City Section Finals. Alex Collins/ Special to the Daily News (4 -- color) KIM CAPICOTTO (5 -- color) SAMANTHA HYMAN (6 -- color) RACHAEL KIDDER (7 -- color) JENNA ORLANDINI (8 -- color) SAMANTHA ORLANDINI (9 -- color) SAMANTHA POTTER (10 -- color) CATHRYN QUINN Box: (1) TOP PLAYERS (see text) (2) OTHERS TO WATCH (3) FIVE BURNING QUESTIONS (4) AREA'S TOP 10 (5) LEAGUE PREDICTIONS (6) MATCHES TO WATCH |
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