BOYS' SOCCER HART TOURNAMENT: HART CAPTURES ITS TOURNAMENT HART 1, SAUGUS 0.Byline: Matthew Kredell Staff Writer NEWHALL - Matt Valaika missed Hart High of Newhall's quarterfinal quar·ter·fi·nal adj. Of or relating to one of four competitions in a tournament, whose winners go on to play in semifinal competitions. n. 1. quarterfinals A quarterfinal round. 2. A quarterfinal match. and semifinal games in the Hart boys' soccer tournament Saturday because of a pulled muscle in his back. He wasn't going to miss the final. Although not fully recovered, Valaika scored the lone goal on a header (1) In a disk or tape file, a set of data that resides permanently at the beginning. It may be used for identification only (type of file, date of last update, etc.), or it may describe the structural layout of the contents, as is common with many document and database formats. midway through the first half to lead Hart to a 1-0 victory Monday over Foothill League rival Saugus. ``It was a big game, so he put some Ben Gay on it and got out there,'' Hart coach Louis Romero said of Valaika. ``We needed him.'' Hart (15-0-2) didn't have Valaika for long - he was red-carded 12 minutes into the second half when he pushed a Saugus player he said had been grabbing him. The Indians, who have allowed only four goals all season, then abandoned their offensive plans to make sure they remained undefeated. Valaika's team-leading 18th goal wasn't pretty, but Hart will take it. The shot appeared to be stopped by Saugus 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 Rory Hofstater, but the ball bounced off him and into the net. ``It was a little lucky,'' Valaika said. ``I just put the ball on goal and was already running back. I didn't know it had gone in, and then I heard the whistle A simple whistle is a woodwind instrument which produces sound from a stream of forced air. Many types exist, from small police and sports whistles (also called pea whistles), to much larger train whistles, which are steam whistles specifically designed for use on .'' Hart goalkeeper Jose Esquivel recorded his 13th shutout Not to be confused with Shootout. In team sports, in American English, a shutout (a clean sheet in soccer) refers to a game in which one team prevents the opposing team from scoring. While possible, they are highly improbable in some sports, such as basketball. of the season. Hart won its tournament for the second time. The Indians also won in 2002. Saugus won't have to think about this defeat for long. The teams, considered the primary contenders for the Foothill League title, play three league games this week because of rain delays. They meet again Friday. ``You can't put too much on this game,'' Saugus coach Nate Wright Nate Wright played professional American football in the NFL from 1969-1980. Professional Career Wright earned All-Pro honors at defensive back in 1974 and 1976. He career consisted mostly of time as a defensive back with the great Minnesota Vikings teams of the 1970s. said. ``We wanted to win, but we'd rather get the win Friday.'' Matthew Kredell, (818) 713-3607 matthew.kredell(at)dailynews.com |
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