3 TEAMS TIED FOR FIRST IN VOLLEYBALL STANDINGS.Byline: GIDEON RUBIN Staff Writer LANCASTER -- Three teams are tied for first place, and the league's four top teams are separated by just one game. The Golden League 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. circuit, which for most of the past decade has been dominated by just one or two teams, is now more wide open than ever. The league title race got a lot more complicated Tuesday, when Littlerock defeated Lancaster, 25-15, 16-25, 21-25, 25-22, 15-12, in a grueling gru·el·ing also gru·el·ling adj. Physically or mentally demanding to the point of exhaustion: a grueling campaign. gru match that lasted nearly three hours. Littlerock (3-1 Golden League) moved into a tie for first with Lancaster (3-1) and Quartz Hill (3-1). Highland (2-2) is just one game behind. Even sixth-place Knight (1-4) has been surprisingly competitive, taking Littlerock and Lancaster to five-set matches in eventual losses Sept. 21 and Sept. 26, respectively. The Hawks Hawks , Howard Winchester 1896-1977. American filmmaker whose works include His Girl Friday (1940) and The Big Sleep (1946). took the first two sets of the Lancaster match but the Eagles rallied for an 11-25, 16-25, 25-20, 25-18, 15-7 victory. ``It's kind of an interesting situation,'' Lancaster coach David Gutierrez said. ``There's a lot of parity parity or space parity, in physics, quantity that refers to the relationship between an object or process and the image that it can produce in a mirror. in the league this year. Anybody is capable of beating anybody in any given match, I've been saying from the beginning.'' Key contributor: Sophomore setter/outside hitter Seferina Starks has emerged as a key contributor for Lancaster. She's the younger sister of former Lancaster volleyball player Kristen Starks, who graduated last year. ``She kind of does everything for us and she's done very well, especially since it's only her second year playing,'' Gutierrez. Starks has teamed up with senior standout setter/outside hitter Roxy Neely for one of the league's best setting/hitting combinations. ``It just happens that our two best setters are also our two best hitters, so we wanted them to do both,'' Gutierrez said. Tough tournament: Local entries Quartz Hill and Highland struggled at Saturday's prestigious Royal of 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. tournament. Quartz Hill's only victory came against Rancho Cucamonga Rancho Cucamonga (răn`chō k  'kəmäng`gə), city (1990 pop. 101,409), San Bernardino co., S Calif. in the first round of the Silver Division playoffs. The Rebels lost to Simi Valley, Flintridge Sacred Heart The Sacred Heart is a religious devotion to Jesus' physical heart as the representation of the divine love for humanityThis devotion is predominantly used in the Roman Catholic Church and also used in the Anglican Church. and 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. of La Crescenta in pool play, and La Canada in the Silver Division quarterfinals. Highland lost to Oak Park, Royal and Louisville of Woodland Hills in pool play, and then lost to Rio Mesa of Oxnard in the first round of the Silver Division playoffs. gideon.rubin(at)dailynews.com (661) 267-7802 |
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