AGOURA GIRLS APPEAR TO BE MUCH IMPROVED; THREE FOUR-YEAR VETERANS ARE LEADING THE WAY; TRANSFER PALMIERI HELPING.Byline: Heather Gripp Daily News Staff Writer Agoura High might not be a favorite to win the 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. , but the Chargers' start (3-2) should be enough to make teams take them seriously. Only three years ago, Agoura endured a 1-23 season, but it has steadily improved behind the play of four-year varsity players Meghan Skelly Skel´ly v. i. 1. To squint. n. 1. A squint. , Michelle Pollara and Julie Cox Julie Cox (born September 15, 1973) is an English actress. She is best known for her role as Princess Irulan in the Sci Fi channel's 2000 Dune miniseries and its 2003 follow-up, Children of Dune. . The trio helped lead the Chargers to a third-place finish Noun 1. third-place finish - a finish in third place (as in a race) finish - designated event that concludes a contest (especially a race); "excitement grew as the finish neared"; "my horse was several lengths behind at the finish"; "the winner is the team with the in last weekend's Nordhoff tournament with wins in which they more than doubled the opposition's score. ``That's probably a first in a while,'' said coach Ollie Ollie may refer to the following:
``We're a little under a third of what we had last year (10-15) in terms of wins and we still have a bundle of games to go.'' Among those leading the way have been Skelly, with an average of 10.9 points and 12.9 rebounds a game, and Pollara with 10.2 points and 4.5 assists a game. Junior Danielle Palmieri, a transfer from 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 , has been a welcome addition. Just how far the Chargers have come will be seen when league play gets under way today. Scoring machine: Moorpark guard Damaris Hinojosa, an All-CIF selection as a freshman and sophomore, is posting big numbers again this season. ``Her numbers are up,'' said coach Brent Milburn, who estimates a 24-point-per-game average for Hinojosa. ``She's probably the premier junior in the state. But the team around her is doing great, too.'' The Musketeers were off to a 6-3 start going into Tuesday's game. Mission accomplished: Camarillo didn't win last weekend's Buena tournament, but the Scorpions did accomplish what they set out to do. ``We went there knowing we had some things to work on and we did that,'' said coach Diane Wilson-Graham. ``It was a good chance for our young players to see how we stack up.'' As it turned out, the Scorpions aren't too shabby shab·by adj. shab·bi·er, shab·bi·est 1. a. Showing signs of wear and tear; threadbare or worn-out: shabby furniture. b. . They took fifth place in the event loaded with top teams, earning a 58-44 victory over Newbury Park in the consolation final. ``Our sophomores have all come on strong,'' Wilson-Graham said. ``And our seniors are doing well, too. It's a nice combination - young guns and senior leaders.'' Hot shot: Westlake's young team has struggled because of a lack of experience, but there is a bright spot for the Warriors (1-5). Freshman guard Tawny taw·ny n. A light brown to brownish orange. [Middle English, from Anglo-Norman taune, variant of Old French tane, from past participle of taner, to tan; see tan Thorp has emerged as the team's scoring leader. Her most impressive performance to date came against Los Altos Los Altos (lôs ăl`tōs, lŏs), residential city (1990 pop. 26,303), Santa Clara co., W Calif.; inc. 1952. There is diversified light manufacturing. in last weekend's Gold Coast Classic when she turned in 31 points. CAPTION(S): Photo PHOTO Agoura's Meghan Skelly, a veteran of four seasons, is averaging 10.9 points and 12.9 rebounds a game for the much-improved Chargers. Evan Yee / Daily News |
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