BOYS' VOLLEYBALL: PERFECT RECORD INTACT WESTLAKE ROLLS PAST RIVAL SIMI WESTLAKE 3, SIMI VALLEY 0.Byline: Vincent Bonsignore Staff Writer WESTLAKE - It wasn't supposed to be this easy for the Westlake High boys' volleyball team. Not after the Warriors graduated some key players from last year's team, and certainly not after coach Greg Gibbons Famous people named Gibbons include:
The long faces and disappointment around the Warriors' locker room immediately after Gibbons left wasn't exactly the wave of enthusiasm most teams like to ride into a new season. With mere days remaining before its first match, Westlake was without a coach and seemingly without direction. ``It was a rocky start, to say the least,'' senior 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. Travis Foltz said. What the Warriors didn't lack was internal leadership. Foltz, one of the top players in the region, wasn't about to let his senior year slip by without making another run at a Southern Section championship. Whether that happens remains to be seen, but after their easy 25-20, 25-22, 28-26 victory over 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. on Friday, things are definitely looking up. With the victory, the Warriors (6-0, 4-0) took a one-match lead over Simi Valley (5-1, 3-1) in the Marmonte League The Marmonte League is a high school sports league primarily made up of schools from Ventura County. The Marmonte Leauge is part of the CIF Southern Section. Click here to view the league schedule. . The two teams finished in a first-place tie last season, a fact that still bothers the Warriors. ``We've been looking forward to this match for a while now,'' said outside hitter Matt Schneider. ``We were ready to play these guys tonight.'' The question now is whether they can match what last year's team did in the postseason. Westlake advanced to the Southern Section Div. I semifinals before falling to mighty Loyola of Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. . ``We still have a ways to go, but we're definitely going to give it a shot,'' said Foltz, who finished with 44 assists and was flawless in leading Westlake's potent attack. Foltz has help in the form of Schneider, who finished with 14 kills, Chris Dehner (12 kills) and Aaron Hedland (13 kills). In addition, the overall passing by the Warriors enables him to shine on crisp sets Crisp Sets The fuzzy set term for traditional set theory. That is, an object either belongs to a set, or does not. for easy kills. ``This team passes so well, it just makes my job a lot easier,'' Foltz said. Westlake was in control throughout after overcoming the Pioneers' initial surge at the beginning of game 1. Simi Valley jumped out to a 12-5 lead, frustrating the Warriors with strong hitting from Ian Jackson Ian W. Jackson is a long time Free Software author and Debian developer. Jackson wrote dpkg, SAUCE, userv and debbugs. He used to maintain the Linux FAQ. He runs chiark.greenend.org.uk, a popular server, home to PuTTY among other things. and Eric Rasmussen Eric Rasmussen (born March 22, 1952 in Appleton, Wisconsin), is a retired professional baseball player who pitched in the Major Leagues from 1975-83. Teams
But Westlake quickly restored order, using a 6-0 run to climb back in at 12-11, then a 7-2 run to take control at 18-14. ``It was sort of a match of runs all the way through, it's just that we made our count at the right times,'' Schneider said. ``They played a good game, we just picked our spots a little better.'' Vincent Bonsignore, (818) 713-3612 vincent.bonsignore(at)dailynews.com |
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