A LOT OF ACHIEVEMENT AREA ATHLETES HAVE SUCCESSFUL YEARS IN MANY SPORTS.Byline: Gerry Gittelson Staff Writer At least one area representative has made an impact in just about every major high school sport this past school year, so overall it's been quite a year for the Foothill League. In football, Hart was going for its fifth consecutive section title - something no large school had ever achieved since the Southern Section was founded in 1914. The Indians, who would crack the USA Today USA Today National U.S. daily general-interest newspaper, the first of its kind. Launched in 1982 by Allen Neuharth, head of the Gannett newspaper chain, it reached a circulation of one million within a year and surpassed two million in the 1990s. top 25 for the first time ever, nearly pulled it off, too. The team went unbeaten through the regular season and three playoff games - running its unbeaten streak to 35 games - and advanced all the way to the championship game before losing to undefeated Mission Viejo Mission Vi·e·jo A community of southern California southeast of Irvine. It is mainly residential. Population: 96,300. 10-6 at Edison Field in Anaheim. Hart junior quarterback Sean Norton passed for more than 4,000 yards and accounted for 42 touchdowns, and classmate Brian Elledge set a school record for most tackles in a season. Meanwhile, several seniors committed to four-year universities, including linebacker Cody Kase (New Mexico New Mexico, state in the SW United States. At its northwestern corner are the so-called Four Corners, where Colorado, New Mexico, Arizona, and Utah meet at right angles; New Mexico is also bordered by Oklahoma (NE), Texas (E, S), and Mexico (S). ), lineman Chris Piligian (Fresno State) and kicker Kicker A right, warrant, or some other feature added to a debt instrument to make it more desirable to potential investors. Notes: The ability to trade a bond or other debt instrument in for stock may entice investors, if they feel the stock will appreciate. Will Simons (Princeton). Canyon's return to prominence was also a compelling story, as the Cowboys went 10-2 - compared to 3-7 the previous season - before falling to Mission Viejo in the quarterfinals. Most of Canyon's best players were juniors, such as quarterback Nate Longshore Nate Longshore (born June 30, 1986 in Canyon Country, California, U.S.) is an American football quarterback for the California Golden Bears. Longshore was an Elite-11 quarterback in high school and a 4-star recruit rated by Rivals.com and Scout.com."How Far ... , running back Louis Montano, linebacker Andrew Shantz and receiver Sean Coen, so Canyon figures to be even better this upcoming season - which should make the Canyon-Hart rivalry quite a spectacle. In other fall sports, Troy Werner of Canyon once again proved dominating in cross country. He was the Foothill League champion and Mt. SAC Invitational in·vi·ta·tion·al adj. Restricted to invited participants: an invitational golf tournament. n. An event, especially a sports tournament, restricted to invited participants. Adj. 1. Sweepstakes winner. Canyon's Jace Getscow and Ryan Morgan also turned in fine seasons for Canyon's boys' team. Alysia Johnson dominated for Canyon's girls' team. Also, Canyon freshman Jessi Locke, a six-time youth national champion, rebounded from a broken ankle to finish 27th in the Div. I state finals. Next season, Locke is expected to lead a Canyon team that finished sixth in the state and will be a favorite to contend for the title after losing only senior Brenda Stevens. Yasaman Sakhakorn of Saugus was the area's top girls' tennis player. Sakhakorn went undefeated in Foothill League play and defeated Valencia's Ashley Herrera in the league final. Led by Herrera, Valencia's girls' tennis team advanced to the Div. III quarterfinals. Saugus and Santa Clarita Santa Clarita, city (1990 pop. 110,642), Los Angeles co., S Calif., suburb 30 mi (48 km) NW of downtown Los Angeles, on the Santa Clara River; inc. 1987. Situated in the Santa Clara valley and nearby canyons, Santa Clarita includes the former towns of Canyon Country, Christian were the region's most successful girls' volleyball teams. Saugus, led by Lisa Sonnenblick and Julia Bradley, advanced to the Div. I-A quarterfinals for the second year in a row before losing to eventual champion Mira Costa of Manhattan Beach Manhattan Beach, city (1990 pop. 32,063), Los Angeles co., S Calif., on Santa Monica Bay; inc. 1912. It is a residential and beach community with an oil refinery and nearby factories that produce transportation and electrical equipment, computers, and pottery. . Santa Clarita Christian lost to rival Hesperia Christian in the Div. V-AA final in Cypress. Jenna Mardesich was the team's key player. Melanie De Leon of Saugus emerged as a girls' golfer, helping Saugus to a 31-0 record during the regular season, during which the sophomore lost just one match. She was named Foothill League 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. and eventually advanced to the section finals. Teammate Stephanie Aston and Valencia's Marie Roscigno also had solid seasons. Winter rolled around, and Hart's girls' basketball team enjoyed another excellent season. The Indians, led by guards Ashlee Trebilcock and Loyola Marymount-bound Amanda Patton, reached the Div. I-A final, losing to San Clemente San Clemente (săn klĭmĕn`tē), city (1990 pop. 41,100), Orange co., S Calif., on the Pacific coast; inc. 1928. Camp Pendleton, a large U.S. marine base, adjoins the city, which is chiefly residential. at the Pyramid in Long Beach. Hart then lost to Narbonne in the first round of the state playoffs. The team finished 24-7 and was No. 1 in the final Daily News rankings. Trebilcock averaged 19.4 points, 4.1 assists and 3.9 steals to earn Daily News Player of the Year honors, and coach Dave Munroe was the section's Div. I-A Coach of the Year. It was a down year in boys' basketball, as no team advanced past the second round of the playoffs. The biggest surprise was seventh-seeded Hart's first-round loss to wild-card entry Chaparral of Temecula in the first round. In soccer, none of the Foothill League boys' teams advanced past the first round of the Div. II playoffs, but the girls' teams did much better. Valencia's girls' team surprised many by advancing all the way to the championship game before losing to Westlake. Also in Div. II, Canyon made the semifinals and Saugus advanced to the quarterfinals. Several Foothill League girls committed to four-year universities, including Valencia's Shari Summers (Stanford) and Saugus' Jocelyn Hein (USC An abbreviation for U.S. Code. ). The spring sports calendar continues through the next couple of weeks. Valencia, which played Centennial of Corona in the Div. II baseball quarterfinals Friday, has advanced further than any baseball or softball team from the area. Matt Aidem has been batting close to .600 for most of the season, and he has also set a school record for most pitching victories in a season. Hart's Chris Valaika hit nine home runs this season and 18 for his career to tie the school's all-time career record. In softball, Valencia was seeded No. 2 in the Div. I playoffs but was upset 2-1 at Lakewood in the second round. Ashley Herrera and Jaisa Creps both committed to UCLA UCLA University of California at Los Angeles UCLA University Center for Learning Assistance (Illinois State University) UCLA University of Carrollton, TX and Lower Addison, TX , and three others - Tori Rocco (Arkansas State), Natalie Mueggler (UC Davis) and Krystan Reed (Northern Iowa) - also will play at four-year universities next season. In track and field, Canyon's Alysia Johnson (girls' 800), Alysia Thompson (girls' high jump) and Troy Werner (boys' 3,200), Hart's Dayne Comrie (boys' 300 hurdles) and Valencia's Jill Reynolds (girls' pole vault pole vault Track-and-field event consisting of a vault for height over a crossbar with the aid of a long pole. It became a competitive sport in the mid-19th century and was included in the first modern Olympic Games. ) and Michael Singer (boys' discus discus /dis·cus/ (dis´kus) pl. dis´ci [L.] disk. dis·cus n. pl. dis·ci A flat circular surface; a disk. discus pl. disci [L.] 1. ) all advanced to Saturday's Southern Section Masters meet, which is the qualifier for next week's state championships. CAPTION(S): photo Photo: The Hart football team, with Zac Zimmerman (73) and Todd Wilson Todd Wilson is a notable American organist. He is the chairman of the organ department at the Cleveland Institute of Music, and is organ curator of the Cleveland Orchestra. (27), came up just short in its bid to win five section titles in a row. Jeff Gritchen/Staff Photographer |
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