BOYS' SOCCER NOTEBOOK: CANYON HAS SCORE TO SETTLE WITH HART.Byline: Matthew Kredell Staff Writer Canyon will take the field for the first Foothill League boys' soccer game of the season Friday ready to defend its title, but the players will have a difficult time feeling like champions when they look to the other sideline sideline See on the sidelines. . Although the Cowboys cowboys, in American history. 1 Tory marauders, adherents to the British cause in the American Revolution, who fought in the contested area of Westchester co., N.Y. won the title, both of their league losses came to Hart. The rivals face off at Canyon at 3:15 p.m. It's the rare occasion where the second-place team holds the mental edge over the champions. ``We usually play well against tough teams,'' Hart coach Robert Ciccone said. ``When we play weaker teams is when we start playing kick ball and don't play our game.'' That's what happened last year, when Canyon and Hart clearly were the class of the league. But Hart lost to Saugus, Burroughs of Burbank and tied twice. ``We didn't win the games we needed to win last year to be the champion,'' Hart forward Devin Del Do said. ``So I don't know Don't know (DK, DKed) "Don't know the trade." A Street expression used whenever one party lacks knowledge of a trade or receives conflicting instructions from the other party. if we can say we deserved to win it.'' Even if it can claim the championship, last season wasn't complete for Canyon. The players want a victory over Hart as much as they want to defend their title. ``The first couple of (league) games are the most important, they set the tone for the season,'' Canyon coach Pete Getz said. ``These guys are upset. Even though they won league last year, it wasn't as sweet without beating Hart.'' --Slow start: Canyon had one of the area's shortest preseason schedules. The Cowboys (3-2-1) have played fewer than half the games of Hart (8-5-2), partially because four games were canceled in September. Canyon didn't play in the Hart tournament because Getz doesn't like to see league teams before league play. The Cowboys played in one tournament in San Diego San Diego (săn dēā`gō), city (1990 pop. 1,110,549), seat of San Diego co., S Calif., on San Diego Bay; inc. 1850. San Diego includes the unincorporated communities of La Jolla and Spring Valley. Coronado is across the bay. . ``There are advantages and disadvantages,'' Getz said. ``We're going into league play fresh and completely healthy, which is a first for me. But we're also inexperienced in·ex·pe·ri·ence n. 1. Lack of experience. 2. Lack of the knowledge gained from experience. in .'' --Looking for keepers Keepers is a 2005 novel written by Gary A. Braunbeck. It was nominated for a 2005 Bram Stoker Award for "Superior Achievement in a Novel." Plot summary The main character is a shy, lonely, middle-aged man named Gil Stewart. : For the first time in a while, the Foothill League is without a star 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 . Last year, there was Bryan Louzil at Canyon and Lucas Pepe at Saugus. The three years before that, there was Kyle Reynish Kyle Reynish (born Novemebr 3, 1983 in Valencia, California) is an American soccer goal keeper, who currently plays for Real Salt Lake of Major League Soccer. Reynish played college soccer for University of California Santa Barbara from 2002-2006, sitting out between his freshman at Hart. All three were All-Area selections. ``This league has always had a star goalie,'' Getz said. ``We seem to have pushed all the good goalies out and now we all seem to be in the same boat, trying to figure out what we're doing.'' Hart and Canyon are trying to determine a starter at goalkeeper and are planning to go with rotations for now. Brian Beall and Justin Quiroz are in the rotation at Canyon, and Jose Esquivel and Kyle <noinclude></noinclude> ''This article or section is being rewritten at One derivation of the surname is from the Scottish Highland word caol, 'channel', or 'strait'. There are other possible derivations (see below). Vitek at Hart. Matthew Kredell, (818)713-3607 matthew.kredell(at)dailynews.com CAPTION(S): photo Photo: Hart's Devin Del Do said the team is bothered it failed to win the Foothill League title last year and wants revenge on Canyon today. Joel P. Lugavere/Staff Photographer |
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