AREA ATHLETES : SIMI VALLEY'S HUISH SHOOTS NINTH.Byline: Daily News Wire Services American archers, led by Justin Huish Justin Huish, though winning the idividual mens gold medal in the 96 Atlanta games, He will always take second standing to Rod White!!! Justin Huish (born January 9, 1975 in Fountain Valley, California) is an internationally known archer. 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. and Janet Dykman Janet Dykman (born January 17, 1954) is an athlete from the United States, who competes in archery. Dykman represented the U.S. at the 2004 Summer Olympics. She placed 44th in the women's individual ranking round with a 72-arrow score of 619. , trailed in the Olympic ranking rounds Sunday at Stone Mountain, Ga., while South Koreans set one world record and tied another in team preliminaries. Huish had the top finish for the U.S. team - he was ninth in the men's event with 670. Ukraine's Lina Herasymenko shot the top individual score of 673 of a possible 720 in the women's round. Michele Frangilli Michele Frangilli (born May 1, 1976 in Gallarate) is an athlete from Italy. He competes in archery. He has competed at the 1996 Summer Olympics in men's individual archery, ending at the 6th place and getting the Bronze Medal for teams. of Italy led the men with 684. Frangilli tied a world mark set by Hiroshi Yamamoto This article is about the athlete. For the animation director, see Hiroshi Yamamoto (director). Hiroshi Yamamoto (山本 博 Yamamoto Hiroshi) (born 31 October 1962, ) is an athlete from Japan. He competes in archery. of Japan in 1990 with 344 from 70 meters. Dykman, of El Monte El Monte (ĕl mŏn`tē), city (1990 pop. 106,209), Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1912. A residential, industrial, and commercial city in the San Gabriel Valley, El Monte manufactures furniture, electronic equipment, semiconductors, , had the top U.S. women's score with 646 to place 17th. The Korean men had a total of 2,031, breaking their own world mark of 2,011. Yet another loss: The U.S. men's field hockey team remained the only team in the competition without a win or a tie, losing to Germany 3-0. The Americans, with five area players, are 0-24-4 in Olympic history. U.S.-China rematch: China has no intention of backing down from the U.S. No, this is not a friendly political discussion. This is Olympic women's softball, where today's semifinals set the stage for Tuesday's historic medal rounds. Licking their wounds after a 3-2 loss to the U.S. team Saturday in pool play, No. 2 seeded China (5-2) plays the top-seeded U.S. (6-1) at Columbus' Golden Park. Although U.S. coach Ralph Raymond has not announced his pitcher, he has a fresh Lisa Fernandez of UCLA UCLA University of California at Los Angeles UCLA University Center for Learning Assistance (Illinois State University) UCLA University of Carrollton, TX and Lower Addison, TX available if necessary. Because Fernandez has a tender ankle, Raymond has preferred to keep her on third base. In her lone pitching effort, Fernandez lost a 2-1, 10-inning tiebreaker tie·break·er n. An additional contest or period of play designed to establish a winner among tied contestants. Also called tiebreak. tie to Australia, retiring 29 batters in a row before giving up a two-run home run to Joann Brown. Michele Smith and UCLA-bound Christa Williams have two victories each, and Michele Granger got the first start in the first-ever Olympic game, a victory over Puerto Rico. American first baseman Sheila Cornell of Woodland Hills is wielding a potent bat. She combines a .455 average with three home runs and a phenomenal .955 slugging percentage. ``I said all along we have to focus on one game at a time to reach our goal, whatever it takes,'' Sherman Oaks' Dot Richardson said. ``We're so close.'' Showdown with Cuba: Another powerful performance by captain Tara Cross-Battle and exceptional bench play from USC's Paula Weishoff and others led the U.S. women's volleyball team to a 10-15, 15-13, 15-9, 15-3 victory over South Korea that clinched the No. 2 seed in Pool A. The Americans (4-1), who won the bronze in 1992, will open the quarterfinals Tuesday against defending gold-medalist Cuba. The Cubans were upset by Russia 10-15, 15-6, 15-7, 15-8 to finish third in Pool B. Cuba beat the U.S. in the semifinals in Barcelona four years ago. ``It's do-or-die, single-elimination, and we're going to have a lot of fun playing Tuesday night,'' U.S. coach Terry Liskevych said. Everyone who came off the U.S. bench played well, especially Weishoff, Danielle Scott and Lori Endicoff. Weishoff, a three-time Olympian, and Scott, playing in her first Games, helped put a decisive end to the important second set. And don't forget: Bill Roy, Thousand Oaks High School Thousand Oaks High School is a high school established in 1962 and located in Thousand Oaks, California. It is a California Distinguished School, and offers curriculum at all levels for Thousand Oaks students. The mascot is the lancer. class of '77, hit 121 of 125 targets in skeet shooting skeet shooting Shooting sport using moving targets. Marksmen use shotguns to shoot at clay targets (pigeons) hurled into the air by spring devices called traps. It differs from trapshooting in that skeet traps are set at two points on the field and targets may be thrown but missed the last qualifying spot by one target Saturday. CAPTION(S): Photo, Chart Photo: A row of athletes take aim during the ranking round of archery Sunday. South Korea set a world record in the preliminaries. Associated Press Chart: KEEPING WATCH ON AREA ATHLETES |
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