BOYS' WATER POLO: DYNAMIC DUO LEADS LANCERS SENIORS VICK, SMITH HAVE T.O. POISED FOR PLAYOFF RUN.Byline: HEATHER GRIPP Staff Writer THOUSAND OAKS Thousand Oaks, residential city (1990 pop. 104,352), Ventura co., S Calif., in a farm area; inc. 1964. Avocados, citrus, vegetables, strawberries, and nursery products are grown. - The blow of a whistle sounded the beginning of a dynamic partnership. Ever since Ryan Vick wandered from the football field over to the pool to find out what all the whistle-blowing whistle-blowing, exposure of fraud and abuse by an employee. The federal law that legitimated the concept of the whistle-blower, the False Claims Act (1863, revised 1986), was created to combat fraud by suppliers to the federal government during the Civil War. was about, he and Daniel Smith Daniel Smith may refer to:
Vick and Smith have earned All-America honors, won a national championship at the club level, trained with the USA national program and are four-year varsity players at Thousand Oaks High. What they care about most now, though, is their role as leaders in what has developed into a deep and well-rounded Thousand Oaks team. ``It's the best team I think we've had since I've been here,'' Vick said. ``I think we can make a good run in playoffs. That's what we all want.'' The Lancers lanc·er n. 1. A cavalryman armed with a lance. 2. A member of a regiment originally armed with lances. 3. lancers (used with a sing. verb) a. A kind of quadrille. b. , who finish their regular season today at Agoura, have secured 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. berth for the third time in four years and are seeking a deep playoff run to allow a group of six senior starters to put off parting ways for a bit longer. Dustin Adler, Sean Pearson, Trevor Tallan and Elliott Weidman are valuable components of Thousand Oaks' senior core, but Vick and Smith are the ones who have drawn rave reviews from throughout 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. for years, with Vick serving as the leading scorer and Smith as the defensive anchor. ``Those guys gave me more trouble than anybody,'' Royal 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. goalkeeper Stash stash Drug slang noun A place where illicit drugs are hidden Dabrowski said. Vick's 91 goals through 27 games this season are more than twice as many scored by any of his teammate. He also has 40 assists and 57 steals. Smith has a team-high 47 assists, 86 steals and 42 field blocks. Smith set the team record for assists last season, when he had 56, breaking the record set by his brother, Thomas, in 2001. ``They're steady, wonderful, outstanding, great leaders,'' Thousand Oaks coach Mike Giles said of Smith and Vick. ``I knew they were going to be outstanding when they came in as freshmen.'' Vick and Smith had only been playing together about a year when they arrived at Thousand Oaks. Smith, who won a gold medal gold medal traditional first prize. [Western Cult: Misc.] See : Prize as a member of the U.S. Cadet National team at last year's Pan American Games Pan American (Sports) Games Quadrennial sports festival. The games, conceived in 1940 as an event for the nations of the Western Hemisphere, were first held in 1951. in Mexico, got involved in the sport at an early age, following in the footsteps of his brother. Vick, however, knew nothing about the sport, and had no swimming background, until he was 13 and stumbled upon a water polo practice after injuring his knee playing football. ``As I walked off the field, I heard the whistles over at the pool and went over to check it out,'' Vick said. ``The coach said to come back the next day with a suit. I've been playing ever since.'' Smith was on that South Coast club team with Vick and vividly recalls his teammate's emergence as a premier scorer. ``He was a goalie at first,'' Smith said. ``I remember the game we brought him out into the field. It was just supposed to be for a quarter. Then I remember us coming back to the huddle when the quarter was done, and he said: `That was so much fun.' And he's been playing in the field ever since. ``He's awesome.'' Vick credits experiences such as this past summer's trip to Hungary with the Waves club team for making high school games seem ``easier and less stressful in big games.'' Smith and Vick, who are being recruited by many of the same colleges, describe themselves as best friends. Developing a similarly strong bond among the rest of the Lancers was pivotal for team success after an influx of newcomers last season. ``I think we all play as a team very well,'' Smith said. ``All the guys are willing to work very hard. After our junior year, we all sat in the den and talked about how we wanted our last year together to be a good one.'' Giles is pleased with the result. ``Ryan and Daniel, they bring so much, but we couldn't do it without the other guys,'' Giles said. ``Those six (senior starters) are outstanding. ... I trust these guys more than any boys' team I've coached.'' heather.gripp@dailynews.com (818) 713-3607 ATHLETE OF THE WEEK BOYS Darrell Scott For Darrell Scott, the "Rachel's Challenge" founder of this name, see . Darrell Scott is an American singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist. He has written several mainstream country hits, and also has established himself as one of Nashville's premier session , Moorpark, Jr. Football Scott rushed Scott Anthony Rush (born December 3, 1985 [1]) is a former Australian labourer from Chelmer, Queensland, a western suburb of Brisbane, arrested on April 17, 2005 at Ngurah Rai Airport in Bali, Indonesia with heroin weighing 1.3 kg taped to his legs under his clothing. for 278 yards and fivetouchdowns in a 45-0 Marmonte League romp Friday over Newbury Park. Scott, one of the nation's top juniors, has amassed an area-best 1,837 yards in eight games for the Musketeers, theDaily News' No. 4 team. GIRLS Anna Sperry, Simi Valley, Sr. Girls' cross country Sperry clocked 17 minutes, 48 seconds over 3 miles Friday to win her third successive Ventura County Championship at Lake Casitas Lake Casitas is a lake in Ventura County, California. It was formed by Casitas Dam on Coyote Creek, two miles (3 km) before it joins the Ventura River. Santa Ana Creek and North Fork Coyote Creek also flow into the lake. Recreation Center. Her time was a personal best, equaling the third-fastest in course history. UP & COMER Deitrich Riley, St. Francis, Fr. Football In his first varsity game, Riley caught three passes for 107 yards and two touchdowns in St. Francis of La Canada Flintridge's 37-7 victory Friday over Alemany of Mission Hills. The 14-year-old wideout was called up to the varsity team In the United States and Canada and UK, varsity sports teams are the principal athletic teams representing a college, university, or high school or other secondary school. Such teams compete against the principal athletic teams at other colleges/universities, or in the case of last week after injuries to twoof the Golden Knights' top receivers. TRIVIAL MATTERS Oaks Christian of Westlake Village's football team routed Grace Brethren of Simi Valley 70-7 Friday, its season-high for points. The Lions have scored at least 50 points sixtimes in eight games -- how many times have they done so in the past threeseasons? Friday's total was the 23rd time in 35 games Oaks has reached 50, and they've scored at least 45 on six other occasions. CAPTION(S): 3 photos, 6 boxes Photo: (1) Ryan Vick, left, and Daniel Smith, who have played together since they were 13, are ``steady, wonderful, outstanding, great leaders,'' Thousand Oaks boys' water polo coach Mike Giles said. Tina Burch/Staff Photographer (2) Darrell Scott, Moorpark, Jr. (3) Anna Sperry, Simi Valley, Sr. Box: (1) ATHLETE OF THE WEEK (see text) (2) UP & COMER (see text) (3) TRIVIAL MATTERS (see text) (4) THEY SAID IT (5) DAILY NEWS RANKINGS (6) DAY PLANNER |
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