BOYS' SOUTHERN SECTION WATER POLO: AGOURA'S LATE RALLY NOT ENOUGH TO ADVANCE.Byline: HEATHER GRIPP Staff Writer A season of firsts for the Agoura High boys' water polo water polo, swimming game encompassing features of soccer, football, basketball, and hockey. The object of the game is to maneuver, by head, feet, or hand, a leather-covered ball 27 to 28 in. team won't include the Chargers' first appearance in a Southern Section final. Top-seeded Agoura was eliminated from the Div. IV playoffs Friday when a late comeback wasn't enough to overcome a slow start in a 7-6 loss to No. 4 Righetti of Santa Maria Santa Maria, city, Brazil Santa Maria (sän`tə mərē`ə), city (1991 pop. 217,592), Rio Grande do Sul state, S Brazil. It is a major railroad terminus and the site of an important military base. during a semifinal game at Oaks Christian of Westlake Village. ``It was a big year for the program,'' Agoura coach Dusty Litvak said. ``We beat some teams we'd never beat before. ... It's a shame it had to end here. Our goal was to make it to Monday night (the night of the final).'' The Chargers (27-5), who had scored 30 goals in their twoprevious playoff games, never led against Righetti (26-2). Michael Rogers
Agoura rallied with fourgoals in the fourth quarter, the only period in which the Chargers outscored the Warriors. Peter Kurzeka brought Agoura to within one when he scored on a penalty shot with 3:34 remaining in the game. Rogers twice extended Righetti's lead to two, but the Chargers quickly followed his scores with goals of their own. However, Alex Thompson's score on a fast-break pass from goalie Ryan Paris Ryan Paris (born Fabio Roscioli in 1953 in Rome, Italy) is an artist who gained international popularity in 1983 for the worldwide hit, Dolce Vita composed and produced by Pierluigi Giombini. with 14 seconds remaining was the end of Agoura's comeback. ``It's good we ended trying our best,'' Kurzeka said, ``because that's how our whole season was.'' Kurzeka finished with twogoals, and Thompson scored four. Righetti goalkeeper Tom Ross Tom Ross may refer to:
``It feels better knowing you can be proud you came back,'' Kurzeka said. ``But it definitely hurts.'' The Chargers are the third consecutive local team eliminated by the Pac-7 champion Warriors, who have also defeated 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. and Oaks Christian en route to Monday's championship game against Mira Costa of Manhattan Beach Manhattan Beach, city (1990 pop. 32,063), Los Angeles co., S Calif., on Santa Monica Bay; inc. 1912. It is a residential and beach community with an oil refinery and nearby factories that produce transportation and electrical equipment, computers, and pottery. . Mira Costa 10, Royal 3: Second-seeded 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. was upset by No. 3 Mira Costa (28-3) in the Div. IV semifinal at Thousand Oaks High. Blake Hubbell scored twice and Barry Snyder scored once for the Highlanders (26-5), who were outscored 4-0 in the final period. La Canada 10, Whittier 4: The defending champion defending champion n (SPORT) → defensor/a m/f del tÃtulo defending champion n (Sport) → champion(ne) en titre and No. 1 seed Spartans are headed to their second consecutive Div. III final after beating the unseeded Cardinals in a semifinal at Pasadena City College. Max Scott scored four goals, Mike Scott had three and Devon Borisoff scored two for La Canada (23-8), which led 4-2 at halftime before pulling away with five straight goals in the thirdquarter. Spartans goalie John Rowe John Rowe may refer to:
La Canada faces third-seeded Montebello for the title on Monday in a rematch of last year's final. The Oilers edged No. 2 Damien of La Verne 11-10 in the division's other semifinal. El Segundo 8, Crescenta Valley 7: Mason Hawthorne, Jin Kim and Ben Stephens each scored two goals, but it wasn't enough for the top-seeded Falcons of La Crescenta (22-10), who were eliminated by the No.4 Eagles in the Div. VI semifinal at the William Woollett Jr., Aquatics Center in Irvine. Crescenta Valley goalie Sam Blum blocked 12 shots. Northwood 6, Harvard-Westlake 3: Top-seeded Northwood of Irvine advanced to Tuesday's final by defeating the Wolverines of Studio City (26-5) in the semifinal at William Wollett Jr., Aquatics Center. heather.gripp@dailynews.com (818) 713-3607 CAPTION(S): photo Photo: Agoura's Jake Smither, left, and goalie Ryan Paris team up to block a shot by Righetti High during a semifinal game Friday. Joe Binoya/Special to the Daily News |
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