ALL-SANTA CLARITA VALLEY: GIRLS' TENNIS PLAYER OF THE YEAR.Cassie Strange, Sr., ValenciaWhen Cassie Strange and her twin sister, Alexa, arrived in the Santa Clarita Valley The Santa Clarita Valley is the valley of the Santa Clara River in Southern California. It stretches through Los Angeles County and Ventura County. Its main population center is the city of Santa Clarita. The valley was part of the 48,612-acre (19,672. from El Paso El Paso (ĕl pă`sō), city (1990 pop. 515,342), seat of El Paso co., extreme W Tex., on the Rio Grande opposite Juárez, Mex.; inc. 1873. , Texas, they were just hoping to meet some nice girls and play on a competitive high school tennis team. During three years at Valencia High, they wound up making several friends and elevating the Vikings to one of the area's elite girls' tennis teams and one of the top programs in Southern Section Div. III. ``I really have Cassie and Alexa to thank, as we never would have gotten as far as we did the last few years without them,'' Valencia coach Annie Kellogg said. ``They are such fabulous girls, players and people. I have always felt truly blessed that they came here to Valencia.'' With Alexa, the team's No. 2 singles player during the regular season, limited to doubles in the playoffs because of an ankle injury, Cassie Strange elevated her game to lead the Vikings to their first appearance in a division final. Valencia's historic run included a dramatic 11-7 semifinal victory over two-time defending champion defending champion n (SPORT) → defensor/a m/f del tÃtulo defending champion n (Sport) → champion(ne) en titre Campbell Hall Campbell Hall can refer to:
``I don't think any one of us played better than we did that day,'' said Cassie Strange, who recorded two of the biggest victories of her career against Michelle Sulahian and Alison Wagner. ``All of us seniors wanted to leave here with something to look back on, and you can't ever see results unless you want it. ``That should've been the final. It was just an incredible feeling.'' Valencia lost 10-8 to Brentwood in the championship match at the Claremont Club and finished with a 21-3 record. Cassie Strange, who won the Foothill League singles title and advanced to the third round of the Southern Section individual tournament, finished with a 55-7 set record. ``We showed that Valencia is a force to be reckoned with, and we gained the respect we all deserved,'' Strange said. ``But the thing that sticks out in my mind the most is how we became so close. We were like family.'' DOUBLES TEAM OF THE YEAR Kristin Anderson Anderson, river, Canada Anderson, river, c.465 mi (750 km) long, rising in several lakes in N central Northwest Territories, Canada. It meanders north and west before receiving the Carnwath River and flowing north to Liverpool Bay, an arm of the Arctic , Sr./Monique Palmera, Jr. Valencia DAILY NEWS ALL-SANTA CLARITA VALLEY Singles Michelle Stock, Jr., Valencia Alexa Strange, Sr., Valencia Thalia Wilczynski, Fr., Saugus Doubles Carissa Carissa see acokanthera. Eisler, Sr., and Alessandra Horii, Sr., Valencia Heather Kerschen, Sr., and Lehren MacKay, Soph., Valencia Elizabeth Tang tang, in zoology tang: see butterfly fish. , Jr., and Isabella Isabella, 1296–1358, queen consort of Edward II of England, daughter of Philip IV of France. She married Edward in 1308. Neglected and mistreated by her husband, Isabella nourished hatred for the royal favorites, the Despensers (see Despenser, Hugh le), who Tang, Jr., Hart CAPTION(S): photo, 2 boxes Photo: Cassie Strange helped lead the Valencia High girls' tennis team to its first Southern Section division final appearance. John Lazar/Staff Photographer Box: (1) DOUBLES TEAM OF THE YEAR (see text) (2) DAILY NEWS ALL-SANTA CLARITA VALLEY (see text) |
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