BOYS' SOCCER: NOTRE DAME DRAGS CHAMINADE THROUGH THE MUD IN WIN NOTRE DAME 2, CHAMINADE 1.Byline: Julio Julio may refer to: People with the given name Julio:
All season, the Notre Dame Notre Dame IPA: [nɔtʁ dam] is French for Our Lady, referring to the Virgin Mary. In the United States of America, Notre Dame High of Sherman Oaks boys' soccer team has proven people wrong with its patience. Friday was no exception, when the Knights had to wait for more than an hour under the rain before officials finally showed up to the Mission League match against Chaminade of West Hills. Forward Jimmy Sharp also exemplified the Knights' patience, calmly scoring from the top of the box midway Midway, island group (2 sq mi/5.2 sq km), central Pacific, c.1,150 mi (1,850 km) NW of Honolulu, comprising Sand and Eastern islands with the surrounding atoll. Discovered by Americans in 1859, Midway was annexed in 1867. A cable station was opened in 1903. through the second half to lift Notre Dame to a 2-1 victory. ``At the beginning of the season we were picked to finish in fifth place out of six teams in (the Mission) league,'' Sharp said. ``We are just proving everyone wrong. . . . (Waiting for the referees) made it tough on us. We came out ready to play and when they didn't show up on time our players were starting to get cold. It took us out of our frame of mind.'' Sharp's goal capped a five-minute span in which the Knights (8-7-1, 4-1-1) had three close scoring chances. Two minutes earlier, Sharp drove on the left side and avoided three Eagles defenders before shooting past diving diving Sport of plunging into water, usually headfirst and often following the execution of one or more acrobatic maneuvers. It emerged as a competitive sport in the late 19th century and became part of the Olympic Games in 1904. 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 Mike White. The ball, however, rolled into a patch of mud and stopped in a puddle at the goal line. Despite the long wait, both teams could not afford to reschedule re·sched·ule tr.v. re·sched·uled, re·sched·ul·ing, re·sched·ules To schedule again or anew: rescheduled the meeting for the following week; rescheduled the debts of many developing nations. the match because rain already had caused a cancellation for both teams. Notre Dame and Chaminade are scheduled to play Crespi of Encino and Harvard-Westlake of Studio City, respectively, later this season after games with those teams were canceled two weeks ago. Chaminade coach Mike Gwaltney said the Mission League plays 12 games instead of the regular 10 played by other leagues, leaving no available time for make-up Make-up The amount of deficiency when a cash flow or capital item is deficient. For example, an interest make-up relates to the interest amount above a ceiling percentage. matches. ``We should never have to play in this type of field,'' Notre Dame coach Colm McFeely said. ``We are under pressure (to complete games). The Southern Section told us that they don't have any available referees to accommodate any make-up matches at the end of the season.'' Chaminade, which is struggling with a 2-4-1 league record (8-8-2 overall) after being picked to finish first in the league, was led by Alec deMattos, who scored between two Notre Dame defenders to tie the game 1-1 with 14 minutes remaining in the first half. ``We played with a lot of heart,'' said deMattos, who plays club soccer with Sharp. |
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