BOYS' VOLLEYBALL: LOYOLA, ROYAL SET FOR BIG FINISH.Byline: Brian Dalziel Daily News Staff Writer The two best boys' volleyball teams in the Southern Section are on a collision course collision course n. A course, as of moving objects or opposing philosophies, that will end in a collision or conflict if left unchanged: two planes on a collision course; dissidents on a collision course with the regime. today in the finals of the Redondo Classic Tournament. Loyola and Royal, ranked No. 1 and No. 2, respectively, went 3-0 in their respective pools at Redondo High on Friday to advanced to the Gold Division bracket of the 32-team tournament. Loyola received the No. 1 seed and faces Capistrano Valley in the opening round today at 9 a.m. at Redondo High. Royal, seeded No. 3, takes on Palisades Palisades, cliffs along the west bank of the Hudson River, NE N.J. and SE N.Y., extending from N of Jersey City, N.J., to the vicinity of Piermont, N.Y., with a general altitude of from 350 ft to 550 ft (107–168 m). at 9 a.m. at Mira Costa High. The finals of the 16-team division are at approximately 4 p.m. at Redondo High. Loyola finished its three matches allowing a total of 21 points in six games. Led by senior outside hitter John Beckwith, senior middle blocker John Selgrath, sophomore setter Matt McLarty and junior middle blocker T.J. Young, the Cubs opened with an easy 15-2, 15-0 victory over Bishop Montgomery's junior varsity junior varsity n. Abbr. JV A high-school or college team that competes in interschool sports on the level below varsity. Noun 1. . Then they rolled over Santa Monica Santa Monica (săn`tə mŏn`ĭkə), city (1990 pop. 86,905), Los Angeles co., S Calif., on Santa Monica Bay; inc. 1886. Tourism and retailing are important, and the city has motion-picture, biotechnology, and software industries. (15-5, 15-4) and Clovis West (15-2, 15-8). ``We played sloppy actually in the first two games,'' Loyola coach Mike Boehle said. ``But they stepped it up against Clovis and we just came out and played well.'' Royal was equally impressive, cruising to victories over City Section's University (15-5, 15-7), Crescenta Valley The Crescenta Valley is a small inland valley in Los Angeles County, California. Its name derives from its crescent-like shape, with the convex portion facing roughly northeast and the concave portion southwest. (15-7, 15-9) and Santa Ana Santa Ana, city, El Salvador Santa Ana (sän'tä ä`nä), city (1993 pop. 129,873), W El Salvador. It is the second largest city in the country and the commercial and processing center for a sugarcane, coffee, and cattle region. Calvary Chapel Calvary Chapel is a non-denominational, Protestant fellowship of churches which began in 1965 in Southern California. The term "fellowship of churches" is used in contrast to a denomination. (15-4, 15-5). Senior setter Matt Janousek finished with 57 assists and senior outside hitter Ryan Moberly contributed 24 kills on the day. Senior opposite Bryan Reinstein added 19 kills for Royal and senior middle hitter Cam Dickson had 18. ``We really picked each other up today,'' said Dickson, who also had five aces off his jump serve. ``We want to win it all and hope to see Loyola (in the finals). But we can't looked ahead. You have to look at the next match that's coming at you.'' Despite losing to Royal, Crescenta Valley also advanced to the Gold Division by going 2-1 in pool play. The Falcons, who received a team-high 22 kills from senior Tim Crowder Timothy C. Crowder (born June 30, 1985 in Tyler, Texas) is an American football player for the National Football League. He is currently a rookie defensive end for the Denver Broncos. , beat Calvary Chapel (15-6, 15-12) and had no problem with University (15-9, 15-5). They will play Peninsula in the first round today at 9 a.m. at Mira Costa. ``We were a little inconsistent (against Royal),'' said Crescenta Valley coach John Nelson, who also saw senior Doug English put away 21 kills for the Falcons. ``We made some mistakes and Royal capitalized on them. Obviously we're going to have to step it up (today) or we'll be going home early.'' What looked like a promising Friday for Thousand Oaks turned into a disaster for the Lancers lanc·er n. 1. A cavalryman armed with a lance. 2. A member of a regiment originally armed with lances. 3. lancers (used with a sing. verb) a. A kind of quadrille. b. in their pool-play matches. Thousand Oaks opened with a 15-12, 15-10 win over St. John Bosco, and started with a 15-1 victory in the first game against Glendale. But the Lancers faltered in the next two games and lost 15-6, 15-13. In its final match, Thousand Oaks was beaten by Redondo 15-4, 15-9, putting them in today's Silver Division bracket, opening with Calvary Chapel at Redondo at 9 a.m. ``(Our loss of) focus had to be the main thing,'' said Thousand Oaks senior setter Josh Raymond. ``All our skills fell apart. It hurts too much to think about it.'' |
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