ALL-AREA BOYS' WATER POLO DAILY NEWS 2006 ALL-AREA TEAM AND SEASON REVIEW.Byline: HEATHER GRIPP/STAFF WRITER Player of the Year Kurzeka more than made up for lost time after his 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 of Sherman Oaks made him ineligible to play varsity last year. He led 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. in scoring, falling just three goals shy of the Agoura single-season record while helping the Chargers reach new heights as a program. Kurzeka earned Marmonte Co-MVP and first-team All-Southern Section Div.IV honors. His 119 goals, 52assists and 74 steals were team highs for Agoura, which spent much of the season ranked No. 1 in the division. He also led the team in field blocks and drawn ejections. ``He did everything,'' Agoura coach Dusty Litvak said. Although it was his first varsity season with the Chargers, Kurzeka entered the campaign surrounded by high expectations and as a well-known target for opponents. During the summer with the Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. 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. Club, he was named 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. at the Junior Olympics and the 16-and-under National Club Championships. Agoura didn't have to wait long to appreciate Kurzeka's talent. He led the Chargers to the championship at the early-season Coronado Invitational. Kurzeka was the tournament MVP, scoring four goals in an upset of Harvard-Westlake of Studio City and providing the tying and winning goals in an overtime victory over Murrieta Valley. He finished the regular season scoring the winning goal on a spectacular back-handed shot against 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. to clinch a share of Agoura's first league title since 2002. first team RYAN BALIKIAN Oaks Christian, senior The Tri-Valley League MVP was a first-team All-Southern Section Div. IV pick for his role in leading the Lions to the league title and a berth in the division quarterfinals. The four-year varsity player leaves as the program's all-time leading scorer, having scored more than 100 goals each of the past two seasons. DEVON BORISOFF La Canada, senior One of the nation's premier defenders, the Defenders, The father-son lawyer team in early 1960s. [TV: Terrace, I, 197] See : Defender Youth National Team player was also a clutch scorer for the Div. III finalists. Borisoff repeated as Rio Hondo Rio Hondo may refer to:
BLAKE HUBBELL Royal, senior Hubbell was the leading scorer for the Marmonte League co-champs, who spent part of the season ranked No. 1 in Div. IV. The driver scored 97 goals with 69 assists and 57 steals to earn a share of Marmonte MVP honors. TYLER McCLURE Royal, senior The speedy, fourth-year varsity player earned a share of Marmonte MVP honors for scoring 83 goals with 43 assists and 86 steals. He was MVP of the El Dorado El Dorado, legendary country of South America El Dorado (ĕl`dərä`dō, –rā`–) [Span.,=the gilded man], legendary country of the Golden Man sought by adventurers in South America. tournament. RYAN PARIS Agoura, junior The third-year starter's 382 saves for the Marmonte co-champs were just fourshy of the team single-season record. Paris Paris, in Greek mythology Paris or Alexander, in Greek mythology, son of Priam and Hecuba and brother of Hector. Because it was prophesied that he would cause the destruction of Troy, Paris was abandoned on Mt. , who also had 52 steals and 37 assists, shared Marmonte League Most Valuable Goalie honors and was selected to the Div. IV All-Southern Section team. He is 20 saves away from the school's career record. JEFF Jeff boob who usually bungles Mutt’s schemes. [Comics: Berger, 48] See : Dimwittedness SCHWIMER Harvard-Westlake, senior The Youth National Team player is a repeat All-Area selection. Schwimer was the Wolverines' leading scorer and a top defender in his fourth varsity season. RYAN VICK vick palicoureamarcgravii. Thousand Oaks, senior One of the area's most feared scoring threats, Vick led the Lancers lanc·er n. 1. A cavalryman armed with a lance. 2. A member of a regiment originally armed with lances. 3. lancers (used with a sing. verb) a. A kind of quadrille. b. with 100 goals. He also added 44 assists and 67 steals en route to earning All-Southern Section Div. IV recognition. newcomer of the year STASH stash Drug slang noun A place where illicit drugs are hidden DABROWSKI Royal, junior When the Highlanders graduated the Marmonte League's Most Valuable Goalkeeper last season, they worried about Dabrowski's ability to move from junior varsity to fill the void. However, intense work during the summer led to such drastic improvement that Dabrowski was selected Marmonte Co-Most Valuable Goalie. He made 210 saves and had 25 assists. coach of the year DUSTY LITVAK Agoura He guided the Chargers to a share of the first Marmonte League title in his four years at the helm. Agoura had even greater success outside of league, beating powers such as Harvard-Westlake of Studio City for the first time and claiming the championship at the San Diego tournament. The Chargers, who led the area in wins, spent much of the season ranked No. 1 in Div. IV and were one of three local teams to advance to the Southern Section Masters tournament. goalkeeper of the year BRIAN PINGREE Harvard-Westlake, senior His experience with the U.S. Youth National Team showed as Pingree formed the backbone of a Wolverines lineup that went undefeated in Mission League play for the 10th year in a row and reached the Southern Section Div. 1 seminfinals. Among his biggest games was the final of the S&R Cup, in which he made 13 saves in a 6-3 victory over Corona del Mar. He posted 18 saves in a win over league rival Loyola of Los Angeles. The All-Southern Section player has committed to Stanford. CAPTION(S): 11 photos, 5 boxes Photo: (1) RYAN BALIKIAN (2) DEVON BORISOFF (3) BLAKE HUBBELL (4) TYLER McCLURE (5) RYAN PARIS (6) JEFF SCHWIMER (7) RYAN VICK (8) STASH DABROWSKI (9) DUSTY LITVAK (10) BRIAN PINGREE (11) Peter Kurzeka Hans Gutknecht/Staff Photographer Box: (1) second team (2) top 10 (3) game of the year (4) leauge champions (5) honorable mention |
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