BOYS' VOLLEYBALL DAILY NEWS ALL-AREA TEAM AND HIGHLIGHTS OF THE SEASON.PLAYER OF THE YEAR BART KOWALSKI Royal, Senior, Setter setter: see sporting dog. setter Any of three breeds derived from a medieval hunting dog that would set (lie down) when it found birds so that it and the birds could be covered with a net. Setters have long hair on the ears, chest, legs, and tail. Anyone who has seen him might not notice him. He goes about his business of setting his hitters and letting them get the glory for putting down the kills. Coach Travis Ferguson said it's very easy to take Kowalski for granted. But look closer. Here is a player who can take any bad pass and turn it into a clean set without either fanfare or anyone noticing. Kowalski is one reason John Baxter, a converted setter, was so effective as a hitter (he got a career-best 31 kills against 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 why middle blocker Kyle Vondrak could get an unheard-of 26 kills against Thousand Oaks. He's not the only reason 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. won its 13th consecutive 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. title and reached the Southern Section Division I semifinals. He's just the most important reason. Kowalski finished with 1,433 assists but also hurt opponents with 50 service aces, 96 blocks and 245 service points. He's heading 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. . OSCAR (Open System for CommunicAtion in Realtime) AOL's internal project name for AOL Instant Messenger (AIM). The core functions of OSCAR, known as the Basic OSCAR Services (BOS), include Login/Logoff, Locate (find out about other AIM users), Instant Message AVELAR Monroe, Senior, Outside Hitter Just because his team didn't go very far in the playoffs (the second-seeded Vikings of North Hills lost in the second round) doesn't mean he wasn't a force. He averaged 17 kills per three-game match and is on his way to Cal State Northridge. Highlights include 22 kills against Taft of Woodland Hills and a school-record 46 kills in a five-game match against Sylmar. BRIAN BERMAN Highland, Senior, Setter The best passer for the Bulldogs of Palmdale, one of their best hitters and, no surprise here, the Golden League Player of the Year. He's on his way to UC Santa Barbara after getting 587 assists, 72 digs, 27 blocks and 67 aces. His season highs: 81 assists against Canyon in a four-game match (in one game of which he had 28 assists), 10 aces against Antelope Valley This article is about the Los Angeles County region. For the census-designated place in Wyoming, see Antelope Valley-Crestview, Wyoming. The Antelope Valley , and six aces in one game against Littlerock. ANDREW CHIZEVER Viewpoint, Senior, Outside Hitter/Setter Down in the Southern Section Division V, this 6-foot-2 multitalent was a giant among the small schools. In leading the Patriots of Calabasas to their second consecutive Liberty League title and first section final appearance, Chizever set school records with 406 kills, 376 assists, 130 digs and 44 aces. He also had 61 blocks. He finishes his three-year varsity career as a two-time league 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. and once an All-Southern Section honoree hon·or·ee n. The recipient of an honor. Noun 1. honoree - a recipient of honors in recognition of noteworthy accomplishments recipient, receiver - a person who receives something . He will go to USC An abbreviation for U.S. Code. holding eight Viewpoint records. In addition to the four season records, he holds career marks with 986 kills, 1,024 assists, 243 digs and 106 aces. PAUL GEORGE Paul George is a Canadian environmentalist living in Gibsons, B.C. He is married to Adriane Carr, former leader of the Green Party of British Columbia, for which he ran in 1991, receiving 0.82% of the popular vote in the riding of Surrey-Newton. Chatsworth, Senior, Outside Hitter/Setter The Chancellors were the overwhelming City favorites, and the 6-foot-4 George the overwhelming favorite to win City Player of the Year honors. Both achieved the expected results, and the UCLA-bound George was a major reason why. Although his numbers were low - 168 kills, 80-something blocks - everyone who played Chatsworth knew he had to be stopped. BRIAN EDWARDS Valencia, Senior, Setter He injured in·jure tr.v. in·jured, in·jur·ing, in·jures 1. To cause physical harm to; hurt. 2. To cause damage to; impair. 3. his foot and missed most of the Foothill League season. Yet like other all-area honorees, Edwards' value to the Vikings couldn't be underestimated. He was his team's emotional leader, the one everyone looked to in times of crisis (and the one Ryan Dean looked to when he took over setting duties while Edwards was hurt). But he still found time to contribute on the court with 92 kills, an average of 33 assists a match and team highs in hitting percentage (.409), 22 service aces and 725 assists. He's going to Pacific. CHIP NEFF NEFF New England Forestry Foundation (Littleton, Massachusetts) NEFF Non-Essential Functional Failure Thousand Oaks, Senior, Setter/Outside Hitter This was the best 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. team in eight years, and the versatile Neff was the glue that held much of it together. Splitting his time between setter and hitter might have kept his numbers lower than other all-area honorees (he averaged 22 assists, seven kills and five digs per match), but his leadership and steadiness were equally welcomed, and his white headband made sure he stood out. Coach of the Year GREG SALTZBERG Chatsworth Here is a man who certainly learned his lessons. Last season, he had a wealth of talent but let his mouth, not the team's play, do more talking. When the Chancellors faltered, he couldn't rescue them, and Chatsworth was swept by Taft of Woodland Hills, which went on to win the City title. This year, with a wealth of talent at his disposal, he kept it together and kept quiet even when it was clear no City team could touch Chatsworth. When the Chancellors dethroned Taft, Saltzberg remained gracious. Honorable Mention Brian Adams Brian or Bryan Adams can refer to any of the following people
Southern section title drought No area Southern Section team has won a section title since Loyola of L.A. in L.A. In is a compilation of studio recording by Various Artists. It was originally released in 1979 as an LP by Rhino Records. Track listing Side One The Kats 1995. Since then, seven teams have played for the final, including Royal of Simi Valley (1997, 2001) and Valencia (2001-02) twice. In that same span, Granada Hills won the 1997 City title, Taft of Woodland Hills won three City championships in a row from 1999-2001 and Chatsworth won this year. Biggest Surprises --Ryan Dean: He started the season as a back-row player for Valencia. Then setter Brian Edwards went down with a foot injury, and Dean stepped in and guided the Vikings to near-perfection. --Year of the Diversifying Setter: Setters used to be setters. Period. Not so this year. While pure setters such as Royal of Simi Valley's Bart Kowalski, Valencia's Brian Edwards and Village Christian of Sun Valley's Matt Levoe remained critical to their teams' successes, more teams went with setters who could do more. Chatsworth's Paul George will attend UCLA UCLA University of California at Los Angeles UCLA University Center for Learning Assistance (Illinois State University) UCLA University of Carrollton, TX and Lower Addison, TX as a setter, but this season, his setting was the weakest part of his game because he spent far more time hitting. And Thousand Oaks' Chip Neff, while setting more than George, managed to help his team with numerous kills. Viewpoint of Calabasas' Andrew Chizever hit and set effectively, too. Then there was Royal's Kevin Baxter. He came from a setter's family (older brother John played at Royal and Cal State Northridge), but wasn't going to get much playing time with Kowalski around. So he made the switch to outside hitter and led the team in kills. --Marmonte League: Usually, it's Royal and everyone else. This season, four teams made the playoffs, and all four - Royal, Thousand Oaks, Westlake and Moorpark - reached the quarterfinals. Royal and Thousand Oaks reached the semifinals. --Saugus: The Centurions came into their own this season, knocking off Canyon and finishing second in the Foothill League. They also played Valencia so tough that Valencia coach Walt Ker congratulated the Centurions for their defense after the third meeting. Biggest Disappointments --Bus strike: Everyone found themselves in a losing position for nearly two weeks. The City varsity teams In the United States and Canada and UK, varsity sports teams are the principal athletic teams representing a college, university, or high school or other secondary school. Such teams compete against the principal athletic teams at other colleges/universities, or in the case of lost matches, denying schools such as Granada Hills and Sylmar a second shot at their eventual league champions. The junior varsity teams For the American rock band, see . In sports, usually at the high school and college levels, members of a team who are not the main players in a competition (such as a football or basketball game) are called junior varsity players. lost their entire league seasons, the coaches felt like they had the solution (more buses, more hours for nonstriking drivers) but weren't being heard, and the section officials had to try to make sense of the mess. --Inconsistency: Too many teams couldn't sustain top-notch play. There was Highland of Palmdale winning the Golden League but losing 15-0 to Chatsworth in the Redondo tournament. There was Westlake, which beat Loyola of L.A. but finished third in the Marmonte League. Then there was El Camino Real of Woodland Hills. The Conquistadores were the only West Valley League team to take a game from Chatsworth, but they finished fourth and went .500 for the season. Yet along the way, they beat league champions Narbonne of Harbor City and University of L.A. in the regular season, earned the 12th seed into the City playoffs and knocked off No. 5 Franklin (also a league champion). But then they lost to University in the playoffs. Thousand Oaks had a similar season. With eight seniors, it appeared the Lancers could unseat Royal as Marmonte League champion. The Lancers won every early-season tournament in which they entered, giving them momentum. But they twice fell to Royal in four games. Yet they rebounded in the playoffs, knocking off second-seeded Loyola in the quarterfinals before losing to third- seeded St. John Bosco "Don Bosco" redirects here. For other uses, see Bosco (disambiguation). Saint Don Bosco, born Giovanni Melchiorre Bosco, and known in English as John Bosco in the semifinals. League Champions ALPHA: Village Christian FOOTHILL: Valencia FRONTIER: Malibu GOLDEN: Highland HERITAGE: Hillcrest Christian LIBERTY: Viewpoint MARMONTE: Royal MISSION: Loyola PACIFIC VIEW: Camarillo SUNSET SIX: Grant, Poly VALLEY MISSION: Monroe WEST VALLEY: Chatsworth CITY CHAMPION: Chatsworth SO SECTION RUNNER-UP SS Div. I Valencia SS Div. V Viewpoint CAPTION(S): 8 photos, box Photo: (1 -- color) BART KOWALSKI (2 -- color) OSCAR AVELAR (3 -- color) BRIAN BERMAN (4 -- color) ANDREW CHIZEVER (5 -- color) PAUL GEORGE (6 -- color) BRIAN EDWARDS (7 -- color) CHIP NEFF (8 -- color) GREG SALTZBERG Box: League Champions (see text) |
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