BOYS' SOCCER: VALENCIA LOOKING TO BUILD.Byline: Lauren Lauren as a surname may refer to:
With the football team in the Southern Section Div. II championship game Saturday, prime stadium practice time has taken a back seat in the early going for the Valencia boys' soccer program. The team is even waiting for two of its players, Kris Koshack and Nick Gerardo, to finish up on the football field. But all this is nothing new for the Vikings, who are trying to build a soccer tradition. ``Last year was the first year we actually had weight-room training and spring practice,'' second-year coach David Duncan David Duncan (born 1960), is the United States government's star witness in the Arthur Andersen trial. He has said fears over interpretation prompted him to order the shredding of documents relating to Enron. said. ``This is the first year we're going to have sixth-period soccer. ... It's nice we're able to use the stadium, too. ... Things are changing slowly.'' Valencia (1-2) owns one distinction that no other Foothill League team does - though the Vikings finished out of the running for a playoff play·off also play-off n. Sports 1. A final game or series of games played to break a tie. 2. A series of games played to determine a championship. Noun 1. spot, they tied league champion Hart in 2003-2004 to become the only team not to lose to the Indians INDIANS. The aborigines of this country are so called. 2. In general, Indians have no political rights in the United States; they cannot vote at the general elections for officers, nor hold office. . ``We finally gelled as a team,'' Duncan said. He believes it can happen sooner this season. The Vikings are led by seniors Timm Harmon and Johnny Aguilar. Marc Cummins, also a senior, anchors Valencia's defense at center fullback, a new position for the returning player. Cummins scored the Vikings' lone goal in the second half of a tournament game against Royal, the best half of soccer the team has played despite the final score, 4-1. ``We shut them out completely in the second half,'' Duncan said. ``The Royal coach came up to me after and said, 'What team was that in the second?' '' The Vikings are leaning on junior Craig Jaffe in goal, but Gerardo is expected to challenge for that spot when football season ends. ``Nick's going to have to try out for the goalkeeping position because it's Craig's position right now,'' Duncan said. --Secret's out: Hart beat Golden League champion Quartz quartz, one of the commonest of all rock-forming minerals and one of the most important constituents of the earth's crust. Chemically, it is silicon dioxide, SiO2. Hill 2-0 on Tuesday in a key nonleague game, and the Indians got the winning goal off an assist from goalkeeper For the close-in weapon system, see . In many team sports, a goalkeeper (termed goaltender, netminder, goalie, or keeper in some sports) is a designated player that is charged with directly preventing the opposite team from scoring by defending the Jose Esquivel. ``It's something we use since he's got such a big kick,'' coach Louis Romero said. Senior Juan Hernandez also used effectively in the win, containing arguably ar·gu·a·ble adj. 1. Open to argument: an arguable question, still unresolved. 2. That can be argued plausibly; defensible in argument: three arguable points of law. the best player out of the Golden League, forward El Shaddai El Shaddai (Hebrew: אל שדי) is one of the Judaic names of God. See El (god) and Names of God in Judaism. Literally meaning "God of the mountain", it is normally translated "God Almighty". Bent. By the end of the game Bent had taken to falling to draw a call from referees. ``He played well,'' Romero said of Hernandez. ``He was able to neutralize neutralize to render neutral. all the players that came his way.'' Hart (4-0) has started well under Romero, who in his first year. But Esquivel believes it's more about the players. ``Basically we bring the soccer to the field,'' Esquivel said. ``The coaches adjust to the players.'' Lauren Gustus, (818) 713-3607 lauren.gustus(at)dailynews.com CAPTION(S): photo Photo: Hart High senior Juan Hernandez played a solid defensive game in the Indians' victory over Quartz Hill on Tuesday. John Lazar/Associated Press |
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