BOYS' VOLLEYBALL: NOT ENOUGH SYNERGY IN FINALS LOSS.Byline: ERIK BOAL Special to the Daily News Santa Clarita Santa Clarita, city (1990 pop. 110,642), Los Angeles co., S Calif., suburb 30 mi (48 km) NW of downtown Los Angeles, on the Santa Clara River; inc. 1987. Situated in the Santa Clara valley and nearby canyons, Santa Clarita includes the former towns of Canyon Country, Synergy's path to the 18-under Open Division final at the U.S. Junior Olympic Boys' Volleyball Championships was one of redemption. Synergy wanted to rebound from last year's third-place finish in the 17-under division. Coach Walt Ker's group was looking for Looking for In the context of general equities, this describing a buy interest in which a dealer is asked to offer stock, often involving a capital commitment. Antithesis of in touch with. its first victory against Balboa Bay Quicksilver quicksilver: see mercury. (1) (QuickSilver Technology, Inc., San Jose, CA, www.qstech.com) A mobile communications company that specializes in a reconfigurable logic chip for cellphones and PDAs. See adaptive computing. after 12 straight losses. And the former 16-under national champion was seeking revenge following a pool-play loss to rival Santa Monica Beach Club. Synergy atoned for several past setbacks en route to Saturday's Gold Division title match in Minnesota. But after an earlier loss to San Diego's Seaside Black, Synergy couldn't redeem itself one last time, falling 25-17, 23-25, 15-12 at the Minneapolis Convention Center The Minneapolis Convention Center is a large convention center located in downtown Minneapolis, Minnesota. It is located one block off of Nicollet Mall near Orchestra Hall. . ``The road to the finals was tough and beating Balboa Bay and getting revenge on SMBC SMBC Sumitomo-Mitsui Banking Corporation SMBC Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council (UK) SMBC South Main Baptist Church SMBC Single Mother by Choice SMBC Stowe Mountain Bike Club (Stowe, VT) was great,'' said Teddy Goetz, who received all-tournament honors along with fellow Valencia High graduates Stephen Cornelius and Kevin Ker. ``And Seaside is a great team, so we're not overly disappointed.'' Led by Volleyball Magazine's National High School Player of the Year and tournament MVP (Multimedia Video Processor) A high-speed DSP chip from Texas Instruments, introduced in 1994. Officially introduced as the TMS320C80, it combines RISC technology with the functionality of four DSPs on one chip. Chase Budinger -- a La Costa Canyon of Carlsbad graduate -- Seaside defeated Synergy for the second time in as many days to finish 11-0. Synergy defeated SMBC 25-22, 25-23 to reach the final. It was Synergy's fourth triumph in six matches this season with SMBC, which recorded a 25-21, 25-21 victory in their previous meeting Thursday. Cole Reinholm (Thousand Oaks/UC Irvine) and Joey Zuziak (Westlake) were all-tournament selections for SMBC. In the 16-under Open Division, Costa Mesa's Balboa Bay Quicksilver capped a perfect 11-match run to the title with a 25-21, 25-14 win over SMBC. Balboa Bay outlasted Synergy 12-25, 25-13, 15-13 in the semifinals and SMBC defeated Orange Coast 20-25, 25-21, 15-13 to reach the final. SMBC's Tanner Nua (Palmdale), Jake Piva (Valencia) and Matt Stork stork, common name for members of a family of long-legged wading birds. The storks are related to the herons and ibises and are found in most of the warmer parts of the world. (Crespi of Encino), and Synergy's Jamey Ker and Derrick Trent were all-tournament selections. Sean Ceglinsky contributed |
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