19 AREA SCHOOLS ARE SWINGING INTO SECTION REGIONALS; WESTLAKE, HART MUST TAP ALL SKILLS.Byline: Dave Shelburne Daily News Staff Writer Longtime golf powers Westlake and Hart lead a contingent of 19 area schools into the first round of Southern Section team play today, when both programs will likely need all of their depth and talent to advance. Only the top three finishers in each of today's seven regionals qualify for Thursday's section final at La Purisima. ``You've got to be a gamer in postseason,'' said Hart coach Dennis Ford, whose Indians are anchored by Long Beach State-bound Ryan Wyman. ``You don't have to have a career round in the regionals, but you'd best have one in the section final.'' He knows better than most. Despite a 199-0-1 career record in the Foothill League, none of his previous nine league-championship teams went on to win section. Ford is cautiously optimistic op·ti·mist n. 1. One who usually expects a favorable outcome. 2. A believer in philosophical optimism. op about this year's 10th straight league champion, an overachieving squad that finished the regular season 42-1-1. En route, the Indians set a school course record at Vista Valencia, came within two strokes of the DeBell tournament record and finished four-tenths of a stroke shy of the school stroke-average record. Today, Hart plays in the East regional at Mesquite Mesquite, city, United States Mesquite (məskēt`), city (1990 pop. 101,484), Dallas co., N Tex., a suburb of Dallas; inc. 1887. Manufacturing includes industrial power supplies, building materials, and medical equipment. Golf and Country Club in Palm Springs. The Indians' top competition could come from two-time section champion Palm Desert and area entry Calabasas, led by past postseason individual qualifiers Justin Ohye and Aaron Levine. The Coyotes might get a boost if talented sophomore Matt Levy is ready to play after missing all of a 15-4 regular season with a hand injury. Westlake, a winner of two previous section titles and two SCGA/CIF championships, won an eighth straight Marmonte League The Marmonte League is a high school sports league primarily made up of schools from Ventura County. The Marmonte Leauge is part of the CIF Southern Section. Click here to view the league schedule. title last week in qualifying for today's North regional at Oxnard's River Ridge River Ridge is the name of more than one location.
The Warriors drew 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 toughest regional, a gathering that includes Tri-Valley League champion Nordhoff (24-5) and six-time Channel League champ San Marcos San Marcos (săn mär`kəs). 1 City (1990 pop. 38,974), San Diego co., S Calif., a northern suburb of San Diego; settled 1880s, inc. 1963. - 18-1 this season and 135-33 since coach Cliff Purcell took over an 0-18 team in 1991. San Marcos, which won the 1996 Southern Section title, could have an emotional boost entering the playoffs: Last week, Purcell - named 1999 state Coach of the Year by the California Coaches' Association - announced his decision to retire at the end of this season. Westlake coach Dave Costley thinks survival today could depend on the weather at traditionally wind-buffeted River Ridge, where gusts can hit 40 miles per hour. ``If we shoot 370-375 (10-15 over par) we should make it,'' said Costley, whose Warriors - led by UCLA-bound J.T. Kohut - have shot in that range several times this season. ``If we have a good day, we should be OK. But if everyone has a good day, we could be in trouble.'' Regionals featuring area teams: North: Marmonte League 1-2-3 finishers Westlake, Simi Valley Simi Valley (sē`mē, sĭm`ē), city (1990 pop. 100,217), Ventura co., SW Calif. in an oil, fruit, and farm region; laid out 1887, inc. 1969. and Royal have qualified for the 1 p.m. Competition at River Ridge GC in Oxnard. Central: Crescenta Valley The Crescenta Valley is a small inland valley in Los Angeles County, California. Its name derives from its crescent-like shape, with the convex portion facing roughly northeast and the concave portion southwest. and Glendale qualify as 2-3 Pacific League finishers for 1 p.m. tournament at Sun Lakes Sun Lakes can refer to:
Desert: Prep League champion Flintridge Prep - 87-11 with four league titles over past five seasons - plays at 1 p.m. at Silver Lakes CC in Helendale. East: Hart, Valencia and Canyon, the Foothill League's 1-2-3 finishers, qualified for the 1 p.m. competition at Mesquite Golf and Country Club in Palm Springs. Highland, Quartz Hill and Palmdale (1-2-3 in Golden League), High Desert runner-up Paraclete and free-lance qualifier Calabasas also will participate. South Coast: Delphic League third-place finisher Campbell Hall Campbell Hall can refer to:
A community of southern California southeast of Irvine. It is mainly residential. Population: 96,300. CC. West: Mission League champion Loyola and 2-3-4 finishers Notre Dame Notre Dame IPA: [nɔtʁ dam] is French for Our Lady, referring to the Virgin Mary. In the United States of America, Notre Dame , Harvard-Westlake and St. Francis qualified for 8 a.m. competition at L.A. Royal Vista GC in Walnut. HIGH SCHOOL GOLF What: Southern Section first round (The top three finishers in each of the seven regionals qualify for Thursday's section final at La Purisima) When: Today Teams to watch: Hart, Westlake Where they are playing: Hart, one of 19 area teams participating, plays in the East regional at Mesquite Golf and Country Club in Palm Springs. Westlake plays in the North regional at Oxnard's River Ridge GC. CAPTION(S): Box BOX: HIGH SCHOOL GOLF (see text) |
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