BATTLE FOR FOOTHILL CROWN DOWN TO ONE MATCH RIVALS VALENCIA, HART TAKE THE COURT WITH VOLLEYBALL TITLE AT STAKE.Byline: IVAN OROZCO Staff Writer It comes down to one match. The Foothill League title will be decided at Valencia High after four months of training, day-long tournaments and a season of rivalry Rivalry Robbery (See THIEVERY.) Rudeness (See COARSENESS.) Brom Bones and Ichabod Crane bully and show-off compete for Katrina’s hand. [Am. Lit. matches. Hart visits the Vikings at 5:15 tonight in the final regular-season match for both teams. The Indians (15-7, 8-1) can take sole possession of the league title with a win and the Vikings (14-11, 7-2) need a win to claim a share of the title. Hart clinched at least a share of the league title Tuesday night with a victory over Saugus. Valencia, which has won three straight league titles since sharing it with the Indians in 2003, is looking to avenge a·venge tr.v. a·venged, a·veng·ing, a·veng·es 1. To inflict a punishment or penalty in return for; revenge: avenge a murder. 2. a five-game loss to Hart on Oct. 17. The loss put coach Ray Sanchez's team into a tie with the Indians atop the league standings, but a loss to Canyon Country on Oct. 24 put the Vikings a game behind Hart. The Indians' loss to Saugus on Oct. 12 also helped Valencia stay close. ``With the parity parity or space parity, in physics, quantity that refers to the relationship between an object or process and the image that it can produce in a mirror. we have in this league,the champion can easily have two losses this year,'' Sanchez said. It was supposed to be a rebuilding season for Sanchez's team. Valencia lost seven seniors to graduation Graduation is the action of receiving or conferring an academic degree or the associated ceremony. The date of event is often called degree day. The event itself is also called commencement, convocation or invocation. , including setter setter: see sporting dog. setter Any of three breeds derived from a medieval hunting dog that would set (lie down) when it found birds so that it and the birds could be covered with a net. Setters have long hair on the ears, chest, legs, and tail. Taryn Robertson, a four-year varsity starter and three-time league player of the year. But it didn't take long for Sanchez to find a replacement. Taylor Kasha ka·sha n. Buckwheat groats. [Russian, from Old Russian.] Noun 1. kasha - boiled or baked buckwheat hot cereal - a cereal that is served hot , who transferred from Paraclete of Lancaster, made the transition from outside hitter to setter. She has proven to be a solid replacement in a position Robertson dominated. ``(Kasha's) a competitor,'' Sanchez said. ``We thought it was going to be a rebuilding stage, but she filled in a void. And with the talent she has here around her, we have a shot at winning. She's brought the team to a high level.'' The junior setter's passing is key to Valencia's attack and a team that features one senior on its starting lineup For the line of action figures, see . A starting lineup in sports refers to the set of players actively participating in the event when the game begins. The players in the starting lineup are commonly referred to as starters, whereas the others are substitutes , outside hitter Courtney Alberi. Sophomore outside hitter Shelby LeDuff and middle blocker Deanna Daglas complement the attack. Kasha sprained ligaments in her right foot during the Vikings' loss to Canyon last week and sat out the last two matches, but she is expected to return against the Indians. Kasha is able to walk on the injured in·jure tr.v. in·jured, in·jur·ing, in·jures 1. To cause physical harm to; hurt. 2. To cause damage to; impair. 3. foot despite some swelling swelling /swell·ing/ (swel´ing) 1. transient abnormal enlargement of a body part or area not due to cell proliferation. 2. an eminence, or elevation. and bruising bruising discoloration and actual hemorrhage at the site of injury, and a serious disadvantage in the meat trade. In the first 12 hours after injury the bruise is bright red, at 24 hours it is dark red, at 24 to 36 hours it loses its firm consistency and becomes watery and at 3 or . ``I'll be out there against Hart,'' Kasha said. ``I'll just tape it up really good and take a bunch of Advil.'' Valencia and Saugus entered the season as the favorites to contend for the league title. Hart was not considered to title contender despite returning seven players. But that didn't keep first-year coach Mary Krisan's team from trying to prove otherwise. ``What actually fired us up is newspapers saying we're the sleeper Sleeper Stock in which there is little investor interest but that has significant potential to gain in price once its attractions are recognized. Antithesis of high flyer. team ... we're a surprise,'' Krisan said. ``They didn't know where to place us. I kept showing the girls those articles and told them, `Look what they're saying about you -- are you going to prove to them different?' ``It's not really anyone's fault that they didn't think Hart can pull it off. But the team is stronger because we have seven seniors who want to leave high school with having the title up on the board.'' The Indians have won five straight matches, including eight of nine, led by opposite hitter Caitlyn Ramirez and outside hitter Gazelle gazelle, name for the many species of delicate, graceful antelopes of the genus Gazella, inhabiting arid, open country. Most gazelles are found only in Africa, but several species range over N Africa and SW Asia; the Persian, or goitered, gazelle ( d'Artois. ``She's the loudest,'' Krisan said of Ramirez. ``She's so intense it used to scare the other girls. The way she screams, the way she yells, the way she jumps up in the air and gets excited gets the team going. ``That's what a team captain ought to do.'' Ramirez's ability to find open space and her intensity spark the Indians' attack. D'Artois, a three-year varsity starter, compliments the offense with powerful hits, solid serving and her agility to drop back and play defense. ``This season we've had an up-and-down season,'' Ramirez said. ``We had the skills, but mentally we weren't there in the beginning, but (Krisan) focused on that, and now we're where we want to be. ``They (Valencia) are going to bring their `A' game, and we have to bring ours. They're a skilled team and they are going to come out hard. The person who wants it more will come out on top.'' ivan.orozco@dailynews.com (818) 713-3607 CAPTION(S): photo Photo: (color) Taylor Kasha, a transfer from Paraclete High, has helped make up for the loss of four-year starting setter Taryn Robertson at Valencia High. Gene Blevins/Special to the Daily News |
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