BOYS' BASKETBALL BEAT: A MAJOR TEST FOR PIONEERS; SIMI VALLEY BRACES FOR NEWBURY PARK.Byline: Jim Inghram Daily News Staff Writer This might be the only shot to beat 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. . The Pioneers are loaded. Not only the area's best, they are one of the best in the Southern Section. Wednesday, Simi Valley travels to Newbury Park - the league's next-best team and perhaps the toughest place for a visitor to play. The teams have met once this season, in the Simi Valley Tip-Off Classic. The Pioneers won 72-54, but led by only one point at the half. ``We were right with them,'' Newbury Park coach Steve Johnson Steve Johnson is the name of:
If the big men get their usual points, it will come down to players such as Branden Foster and Shawn Michel for Simi Valley and Brian Bobik and Luther Staine for Newbury Park - the non-marquee types who are important in the team scheme of things. Both teams participated in the prestigious Las Vegas Las Vegas (läs vā`gəs), city (1990 pop. 258,295), seat of Clark co., S Nev.; inc. 1911. It is the largest city in Nevada and the center of one of the fastest-growing urban areas in the United States. Holiday Prep Classic and each is 4-0 in league. It has the makings of a classic, now it's up to the Panthers and the Pioneers. arrow Valuable tune-ups: Looking to provide some tough competition in preparation for Tri-Valley League play, Oak Park played nonleague games against Moorpark, Calabasas and Village Christian last week and won all three - two convincingly against Village Christian and Calabasas and the other over favored Moorpark. ``Playing in games like that are a good test for our guys,'' Oak Park coach Rob Hall said. ``It gets us ready for the top teams in our league and provides a simulation of the talent we'll see in the playoffs.'' arrow One game to the next: Last Monday's loss to Oak Park was disappointing for Moorpark, but Santa Clara Santa Clara, city, Cuba Santa Clara (sän`tä klä`rä), city (1994 est. pop. 217,000), capital of Villa Clara prov., central Cuba. and its 23-game league winning streak Noun 1. winning streak - a streak of wins streak, run - an unbroken series of events; "had a streak of bad luck"; "Nicklaus had a run of birdies" loomed in the near future at the start of Frontier League The Frontier League, based in Troy, Illinois, is a professional, independent baseball organization located in the Midwestern United States and Western Pennsylvania. It operates mostly in cities not served by Major or Minor League Baseball teams and is not affiliated with either. play Friday. The Musketeers - behind Kevin Lawrence's 31 points and Todd Tomlinson's 17 - shrugged off the loss to the Eagles and upset the Saints 81-77. ``Every game is different,'' Lawrence said. ``Whatever you've done in the game before doesn't matter in the next game you play.'' CAPTION(S): 2 Photos PHOTO (1) Michel (2) Foster |
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