AGOURA SEEKS OWN MIRACLE.Byline: Heather Gripp Gripp talking raven, beloved pet of half-wit Barnaby Rudge. [Br. Lit.: Dickens Barnaby Rudge] See : Birds Staff Writer While away at a recent tournament, members of the Agoura High girls' water polo water polo, swimming game encompassing features of soccer, football, basketball, and hockey. The object of the game is to maneuver, by head, feet, or hand, a leather-covered ball 27 to 28 in. team took some of their spare time to watch ``Miracle.'' Little did the Chargers know they soon would be using the movie about the 1980 Olympic-champion U.S. hockey team as inspiration for their own championship quest. Like the Americans, who faced the Soviet Union in the Olympic O·lym·pic adj. Of or relating to the Olympic Games. Olympic Adjective of the Olympic Games Adj. 1. Olympic - of or relating to the Olympic Games; "Olympic winners" 2. semifinals, Agoura will be the underdog against a perennial perennial, any plant that under natural conditions lives for several to many growing seasons, as contrasted to an annual or a biennial. Botanically, the term perennial power when the No. 3 Chargers play host to top-seeded and defending-champion Santa Barbara Santa Barbara (săn'tə bär`brə, –bərə), city (1990 pop. 85,571), seat of Santa Barbara co., S Calif., on the Pacific Ocean; inc. 1850. at the Southern Section Div. IV semifinal today. Santa Barbara (27-2) is going for its sixth section title in the sport's seventh season as a Southern Section event. The Dons have won 20 consecutive games and outscored opponents 29-6 during the first two rounds of the playoffs. Among their top threats is Kami Craig, who has a school-record 115 goals this season. ``I keep telling the girls they are just another team,'' Agoura coach Jason Rosenthal said. ``They have six players and a goalie out there just like every other team. We can't be intimidated in·tim·i·date tr.v. in·tim·i·dat·ed, in·tim·i·dat·ing, in·tim·i·dates 1. To make timid; fill with fear. 2. To coerce or inhibit by or as if by threats. by them. We all saw 'Miracle' when we were in Irvine, so we're hoping maybe we can be like that. No one thought the Americans would win.'' Agoura (22-8) has been eliminated in the semifinals the past two seasons after beating Santa Barbara for the 2001 title. Heather Gripp, (818) 713-3607 heather.gripp(at)dailynews.com WATER POLO SEMIFINALS Today, 3:15 p.m. No. 1 Santa Barbara at No. 4 Agoura No. 3 Cabrillo vs. No. 2 Royal at Westlake High CAPTION(S): box Box: WATER POLO SEMIFINALS (see text) |
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