BOYS' SOCCER NOTEBOOK: FOOTHILL SEEKING SOME PLAYOFF SUCCESS.Byline: Heather Gripp Staff Writer Hart boys' soccer coach Robert Ramirez made a point to talk to Canyon coach Khris Savage before Tuesday's showdown. Ramirez wanted to give the Cowboys' first-year coach a brief review of the Foothill League's recent postseason history and let him know how important it was that this year be different. All three Foothill League 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. teams last season, league champion Canyon included, were eliminated in the first round of Southern Section Div. II play by 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. teams. ``Our league has to represent itself better this year,'' Ramirez said. There are encouraging signs that the league is ready for a strong postseason showing. First-place Hart, undefeated in league, has lost just two of 21 games this season. Saugus and Canyon lack impressive overall records, but they have demonstrated they can hold their own against top teams. Third-place Canyon could be the sleeper Sleeper Stock in which there is little investor interest but that has significant potential to gain in price once its attractions are recognized. Antithesis of high flyer. of the group. 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. (8-8-3, 3-3-1) were the only team to beat second-place Saugus (10-6-5, 3-1-3) during the first round of league play. Saugus tied Hart (18-2-1, 6-0-1), but Canyon might have provided the bigger challenge. The Cowboys lost 1-0 in both matchups against Hart's potent attack. 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 Kevin Vensko, who made 11 saves against Hart, has been among Canyon's top players. ``They're a very good team,'' Ramirez said of the Cowboys. --On the rise: Valencia, which won just one game last season, is quietly creeping creeping 1. gradual progression of a lesion or tissue growth. 2. prostrate growth pattern of a plant, e.g. c. buttercup (Ranunculus repens), c. caustic (Euphorbia drummondii), c. charlie (Glechoma hederacea), c. into this year's playoff hunt. The Vikings, who appeared to face another rebuilding season when they entered league action with only one victory, climbed into a tie for third place with Canyon by winning two of their past three games. Valencia's biggest win was a 2-1 decision over Canyon on Jan. 20. A 2-1 victory Tuesday over Burroughs of Burbank moved the Vikings (4-10-3, 3-3-1) into the third-place tie. --Fit to be tied: Three consecutive ties have dropped Saugus seven points behind Hart with three games remaining. The streak started with a 1-1 tie against Hart in the first-half league finale For the music notation program, see . A finale (italian word) is a closing part, act or movement of a dramatic or musical composition, or more generally any event or procedure with a dramatically concluding effect. , and it continued with a 2-2 draw Friday against Burroughs and another 2-2 draw Tuesday against last-place Burbank. Saugus faces Hart next week in the regular-season finale. --In the rankings: Hart climbed to No. 8 in this week's Div. II rankings. But the Indians' coach isn't about to point it out to his players. ``I don't even share that with them,'' Ramirez said. ``I don't want that to get in their heads. I don't even know if they know about it. We don't talk about it.'' --Decision time: Wednesday was the first day of the signing period for boys' soccer players intending to play in college. The Foothill League's top player, Hart's Matt Valaika, did not sign because he has committed to UC Santa Barbara Santa Barbara (săn'tə bär`brə, –bərə), city (1990 pop. 85,571), seat of Santa Barbara co., S Calif., on the Pacific Ocean; inc. 1850. as a baseball player. Some of his Indians soccer teammates could soon make their college choices. Fabrice Gautrot is leaning toward 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. . Fellow midfielder
In association football, a midfielder is a player whose position of play is midway between the attacking strikers and the defenders (highlighted in blue on the diagram). Kevin Gallette has received a few offers but is undecided. Heather Gripp, (818) 713-3607 heather.gripp(at)dailynews.com CAPTION(S): photo Photo: Second-place Saugus, with Larry Guizar (6), faces first-place Hart in the Foothill finale. John Lazar/Staff Photographer |
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