AND GOOD, TO BOOT SHELTON HAS EARNED HER KEEP AS VALENCIA'S KICKER.Byline: Chris CHRIS Chemical Hazards Response Information System (US DoD) CHRIS California Historical Resources Information System CHRIS Computerized Human Resources Information System CHRIS Command Human Resources Intelligence System Cocoles Staff Writer VALENCIA Valencia, region, Spain Valencia (välān`thēä), autonomous region (1990 pop. 3,902,429) and former kingdom, E Spain, on the Mediterranean. It now comprises the provinces of Alicante, Castellón, and Valencia. - When she's alone booting field goals on the Valencia High football practice field, Leah Shelton can get an obstructed ob·struct tr.v. ob·struct·ed, ob·struct·ing, ob·structs 1. To block or fill (a passage) with obstacles or an obstacle. See Synonyms at block. 2. glimpse of her other Vikings' teammates practicing. ``I do miss soccer. I wish I could be there.'' She will eventually. The junior is a returning starter for the defending Foothill League champions. It's just that Shelton committed to playing football at Valencia, which will turn to her for short field goals and extra points tonight when the Vikings play Hart for the Southern Section Division III
Division III (or DIII) is a division of the National Collegiate Athletic Association of the United States. title. ``Football season is still going and we have a chance to win a big championship game,'' she said. ``It really stinks that the two sports intermix in·ter·mix tr. & intr.v. in·ter·mixed, in·ter·mix·ing, in·ter·mix·es To mix or become mixed together. [Back-formation from obsolete intermixt, from Latin .'' After tonight, Shelton will turn in her helmet and shoulder pads This article is about football protective equipment. For shoulder pads in fashion, see Shoulder pads (fashion). Shoulder pads are a piece of protective equipment used in American and Canadian football. and jog over to the soccer complex across campus. She couldn't have scripted this football season any better. Shelton kicked a last-second, game-winning field goal (an 18-yarder to beat Skyline of Oakland), made 37 PATs and been showered with praise on the Valencia campus. ``She's done a tremendous job for us,'' Vikings coach Brian Stiman said. ``And I hope it's been a lot of fun for her. She said she wants to do it again next year and we're looking forward to her coming back here.'' Playing this guy's sport has changed this gal's life ``in a big way,'' Shelton says. ``A lot of the girls give me props prop 1 n. 1. An object placed beneath or against a structure to keep it from falling or shaking; a support. 2. One that serves as a means of support or assistance. tr.v. . The guys think it's funny. But they're very supportive. And this is a very supportive school,'' she said. Her soccer teammates know they'll need Shelton, Valencia's only returning starter on the defensive end, to repeat as Foothill League champion. But they're also among her most fervent supporters at games. ``It's awesome,'' junior midfielder
In association football, a midfielder is a player whose position of play is midway between the attacking strikers and the defenders (highlighted in blue on the diagram). Shari Summers said. ``Who would have expected a girls' soccer player to be the varsity's starting 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. ?'' Not the kicker herself. Shelton never watched football games on television before deciding to try out for the Vikings. Now she's a weekend couch potato couch potato An Americanism for a sedentary person, usually ♂, whose predominant non-work activity consists in lying on a couch, watching TV. See Television intoxication 'syndrome.'. Cf Vigorous exercise. . ``I actually watch college games now, and especially pro games. It's definitely more interesting. Before I wasn't interested in football because there were so many things that I didn't understand,'' Shelton said. ``I think it's changed the way girls look at football. Especially my friends, who have been out to watch football games. It's been satisfying that girls ask me about football now. And it's made girls understand what the sport's all about.'' --High or low pressure? Given their status as major underdogs tonight, the Vikings have choices to make on how to approach playing unbeaten, three-time defending division champion Hart. Valencia isn't expected to win the game, and not expected to be competitive by some, given the history between the teams. So taking the field at College of the Canyons College of the Canyons is one of the fastest-growing community colleges in the state. According to the National Junior College Research Association, College of the Canyons consistently ranks in the top 50 community colleges in the nation. loose is a possibility. But once the game starts, the Vikings know they'll have to play a near-perfect game to win. ``You don't want to go in there thinking you have to be perfect. ... (But) when you get down to the finals, it's a very, very small margin of error,'' Stiman said. ``You're playing in the finals against a very good team who's playing very well right now.'' Senior quarterback Colin Carey doesn't have another season or game remaining in his prep career. Win or lose, he's done as a Viking. ``We're not trying to put added pressure on ourselves. We're just going through a game,'' he said. ``It's a championship game. It's exciting. We're going to have fun with it.'' Southern Section Division III championship HART (12-0) vs. VALENCIA (11-2) When: Tonight, 7:30 p.m. Where: College of the Canyons CAPTION(S): photo, box Photo: Leah Shelton's last-second field goal against Skyline of Oakland this season was a game-winner, turning the kicker into a bit of a hero. Hans Gutknecht/Staff Photographer Box: Southern Section Division III championship (see text) |
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