BOYS' VOLLEYBALL NOTES: TALAMANTES BROTHERS FOCUSED.Byline: IVAN OROZCO Staff Writer The end of Matt Talamantes' high school volleyball career could have the makings of a Disney movie ending. The Viewpoint of Calabasas outside hitter can walk out of the Cerritos College Cerritos College is a public comprehensive community college founded in 1955 located in Norwalk, California. It was named after Rancho Los Cerritos, a ranch that served prominently in the region in the 19th century. gym in Norwalk today with three-straight Southern Section Div. V titles. A win against Salesian of Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. in the title match scheduled for 2:30 p.m. would do just that. But what can make Talamantes' exit special is that he can leave with having shared all three championships with his older brother Mike, who happens to be the coach of the 29-6 Patriots. The younger Talamantes, the CIF's player of the year last season and a gold medalist in the junior Olympics, played three varsity seasons under his brother. It has been an emotional ride through the 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. bracket this season for both, who have dedicated their volleyball careers to their late father Mike Talamantes Sr. The elder Talamantes, who coached at Cathedral High with the assistance of his oldest son Mike, died of a hear attack four years ago this month. The plan was for dad and son to coach Matt together throughout his high school years. Matt ended up spending his freshman year at 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 before coming to Viewpoint. "It's hard to put into words what Matt means to our program," Mike Talamantes said. "Getting the chance to send him out the right way is nice. It's ridiculous how emotional the last three weeks have been knowing each match could have been our last." Perhaps it couldn't have been a better scenario for the brothers. The Patriots will face an old rival in Salesian. The Mustangs (19-3) were an arch rival and team the brother's dad used to enjoy facing. Lions to chase three-peat: Oaks Christian of Westlake Village can lock down its third straight Southern Section title with a win against Mayfair of Lakewood (25-6) in the Div. IV title match 9:30 a.m. today. If the Lions (22-2) defend their titles, it will be in a different than in previous seasons. Oaks Christian ripped through the playoff bracket as the No. 1 seed with its stingy stin·gy adj. stin·gi·er, stin·gi·est 1. Giving or spending reluctantly. 2. Scanty or meager: a stingy meal; stingy with details about the past. defense, forcing teams to try and outlast out·last tr.v. out·last·ed, out·last·ing, out·lasts To last longer than. outlast Verb to last longer than Verb 1. the Tri-Valley League champions. The Lions won last year by overpowering o·ver·pow·er·ing adj. So strong as to be overwhelming: an overpowering need for solitude. o opponents. "Each (championship) team has had its own strengths," said George Hees George Harris Hees, PC , OC (June 17 1910 - June 11 1996) was a Canadian politician. Born in Toronto to a patrician family, Hees earned a playboy image during his youth, but then became a stalwart member of the Progressive Conservative Party of Canada. , Oaks Christian's head coach. "This year's strength is that we have eight strong players that are used to being successful." Moving on: Chatsworth head boys' volleyball coach Greg Saltzberg has retired and will be replaced by Jonathan Sheriff. Saltzberg announced his retirement Thursday, saying he decided to leave the program he coached since 2000 to focus on working in the insurance business with his father-in-law. |
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