BOYS' WATER POLO: ROYAL SWEEPING THROUGH LEAGUE.Byline: HEATHER GRIPP Staff Writer 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. -- Tyler McClure and Blake Hubbell spent much of the school day discussing what they needed to do to keep 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. 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. hierarchy intact. Then they followed through perfectly. McClure and Hubbell were involved in every goal Royal of Simi Valley scored Wednesday in a 10-5 victory over Moorpark at Rancho Simi Rancho San José de Nuestra Senora de Altagarcia y Simi is one of the land grants in California by the Spanish government. The name derives from Shimiji, the name of the Chumash village here before the Spanish. Park. With the win, the first-place Highlanders have defeated every Marmonte team this season, and showed that even though the up-and-coming Musketeers have made drastic strides, they have a bit further to go to reach the level of a Royal program that has won 21 league titles in the past 26 years. ``All day we were trying to get pumped up for it,'' McClure said. `We have a class together, so we were talking about it a lot. ``We just wanted to have fun and come out and take it to 'em.'' McClure finished with a game-high five goals, and Hubbell added four. The Highlanders' only goal not scored by the senior duo was provided by Mike Lee, with an assist by McClure. Lee's goal with 2:43 remaining in the second quarter put Royal ahead for good at 4-3. Back-to-back goals by Kyle Hare and Chris Beattie gave Moorpark its lone lead at 2-1 in the first quarter, but a score by Hubbell left the score tied at the end of the opening period. Royal led 5-3 at halftime. That the game was close through three quarters was an indication of why Royal (20-2, 7-0), the top-ranked team in Div. IV, wasn't taking the Musketeers (13-4, 5-2) lightly even though Moorpark is a fourth-year program that has never beat Royal and never earned a 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. berth. ``There's no question they're much improved and they were going to be up for this game,'' Highlanders coach Steve Snyder said of Moorpark. ``I think our guys were ready. Everyone played pretty good today.'' Goalkeeper Stash stash Drug slang noun A place where illicit drugs are hidden Dabrowski anchored the Royal defense with nine saves, including a blocked penalty shot. Beattie led Moorpark with two goals. Trevor Johnson Trevor Johnson (born February 26, 1981 in Gordon, Nebraska) is an American football player who currently plays defensive end for the St. Louis Rams. He was a four-time Academic All-Big 12 Conference selection at the University of Nebraska, where he also garnered Academic , Eric Covella and Hare each scored once. heather.gripp@dailynews.com (818) 713-3607 |
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