BOYS' WATER POLO: H.-W., LA CANADA EARN NO. 1 SEEDS.Byline: Heather Gripp Staff Writer Being on the sidelines On the sidelines An investor who decides not to invest due to market uncertainty. on the sidelines Of or relating to investors who, having assessed the market, have decided to avoid committing their funds. did not lessen the disappointment. The players who could do little more than watch a year ago as the Harvard-Westlake High of Studio City and La Canada 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. teams were eliminated in the Southern Section semifinals moved into starting roles this year and have spent the season determined not to experience another unhappy ending. Although the lineups are radically different than last season, Harvard- Westlake and La Canada are in familiar positions entering the postseason, which begins today for some teams. Both teams earned No. 1 seeds for their respective divisions in playoff pairings released Monday. Harvard-Westlake opens the Div. I playoffs Thursday at home against Long Beach Poly. La Canada faces Whittier the same afternoon in Div. III at Pasadena City College. Harvard-Westlake (23-2) and La Canada (20-6) are the only local teams to earn a top-four seed. They will be trying to earn the area's first section title since La Canada won in 1999. Section finals are Nov. 24-25 at Belmont Plaza in Long Beach. La Canada graduated five All-Southern Section players from a team that was eliminated in the semifinals last year by eventual-champion 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. . However, freshman standout Devon Borisoff joined a group of players such as sophomore leading scorer Jordan Thompson, juniors Scott Burns
Scott Burns (born December 23, 1974) is an Australian rules footballer in the Australian Football League. The boy from Norwood was picked up by the Magpies at ninety overall in the 1992 National Draft. and Matt Blatchley and seniors Tom Dodson to give the Spartans a lineup that never was ranked lower than third in the division. ``They were there,'' La Canada coach Larry Naeve said of this year's players' familiarity with last season's ending Season's End are a British band based in Hampshire. They describe themselves as playing Progressive symphonic metal[1], although they are often tagged as a gothic metal band by reviewers and reference sources[2][3]. . ``They were not happy about it. That's why they were so excited to play Mira Costa early in the season. They know what it's about.'' Harvard-Westlake also is well prepared to go for its first title since 1991. The Wolverines, who sent five players on to Division I college programs after losing to Corona del Mar Del Mar is the name of several places in the United States of America:
One team not so used to being considered a contender is Newbury Park (24-3), which won the 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 for the first time since 1980. The Panthers, who open against San Luis Obispo San Luis Obispo (săn l  `ĭs ōbĭs`pō), city (1990 pop. 41,958), seat of San Luis Obispo co., S Calif., near San Luis Obispo Bay; inc. 1856. , are one of
four local teams in Div. IV scheduled to play a home game Thursday.
Wild-card games as well as Div. VI first-round games are today. Heather Gripp, (818)713-3607 heather.gripp(at)dailynews.com CAPTION(S): box Box: SOUTHERN SECTION PLAYOFFS |
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