BOYS' WATER POLO DAILY NEWS ALL-AREA TEAM AND HIGHLIGHTS OF THE SEASON.Byline: Heather Gripp Staff Writer PLAYER OF THE YEAR Marty Matthies Junior, Harvard-Westlake The Wolverines had a group of four juniors who took turns starring, but Matthies seemed to be in the spotlight the most often. The clutch shooter scored two fourth-quarter goals, including the tying goal, to force overtime in the Southern Section Division I semifinals in which third-seeded Harvard-Westlake went on to upset No. 2 El Toro El To·ro An unincorporated community of southern California southeast of Santa Ana. Founded in the 1890s, it is mainly residential. Population: 62,685. . Matthies scored a game-high three goals in the final, a 9-7 loss to No. 1 Long Beach Wilson. He was named Division I Player of the Year. Matthies is a third-year varsity player who was introduced to the program at the age-group level and liked it so much he opted to stay instead of following in his brother's footsteps at Malibu High. Coach of the Year RICH CORSO CORSO Council of Organisations for Relief Services Overseas (New Zealand) Harvard-Westlake Although other teams in the region struggled because of youth, Corso's team thrived as the youngest of them all. The Wolverines of Studio City started just one senior and often had at least three freshmen in the lineup A criminal investigation technique in which the police arrange a number of individuals in a row before a witness to a crime and ask the witness to identify which, if any, of the individuals committed the crime. , but they had the knowledge and confidence to compete with anyone. The players didn't hesitate to give the credit to their coach, who has guided college and national teams. Harvard-Westlake (18-5) spent much of the season ranked No. 1 in Division I, won its fifth consecutive - 15th overall - Mission League title and reached its first final since 1998. BRENDAN EVERMAN Senior, Notre Dame Notre Dame IPA: [nɔtʁ dam] is French for Our Lady, referring to the Virgin Mary. In the United States of America, Notre Dame The Mission 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. used quickness to make up for a lack of size to lead the team in several categories. He set the school record for goals in a game with 13. ERIC MARKLE Senior, 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. As the most experienced player on a veteran team, Markle provided leadership and a school-record 112 goals. He also had 34 assists. ROBBIE MILLER Robbie Miller (b. February 8th, 1980) is an Australian rugby union footballer. He has represented Australia at U/21 level and played for Australia at 7's. Miller plays primarily as a fullback and is currently contracted to the Northern Suburbs Rugby Club in the Sydney Club Senior, Malibu The goalkeeper anchored a 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 that helped the Sharks to an eighth consecutive Frontier League The Frontier League, based in Troy, Illinois, is a professional, independent baseball organization located in the Midwestern United States and Western Pennsylvania. It operates mostly in cities not served by Major or Minor League Baseball teams and is not affiliated with either. title and their first berth in the Southern Section semifinals. JUAN DELGADILLO Junior, Harvard-Westlake The driver needed to play a larger role this season and he responded as a clutch scorer and top defender who earned All-Southern Section honors. DONOVAN TATUM Junior, Agoura The three-year starter is one of the region's most knowledgeable players and could be counted to come through on defense or offense. KEVIN SCHWIMER Junior, Harvard-Westlake The first team All-Mission League utility player spent his third season as a consistent contributor for the Division I power. TRAVIS WARNER Junior, Harvard-Westlake Another of the Wolverines' core of solid juniors, the driver repeated as an All-Southern Section selection. Honorable Mention Erik Acevedo, Jr., Agoura; Colin Flinders, Sr., Crespi; Jeff Gross, Sr., Harvard-Westlake; Brian Hartson, Sr., Thousand Oaks; Jamie Jacobsen, Jr., Malibu; Skyler Peak, Sr., Malibu; Nick Seaver, Jr., Flintridge Prep.; Scott Serino, Sr., Thousand Oaks; Paul Stuart Paul Stuart is an upscale men's and women's clothier in the United States. Founded in 1938 in New York City, New York, USA, by haberdasher Ralph Ostrove, who named the company after his son Paul Stuart Ostrove. , Sr., Agoura; Thomas Smith Thomas Smith may refer to: U.S. congressmen:
A ROYAL CHANGE The seemingly never-ending supply of talent at 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. finally hit a lull. The Highlanders, who graduated their entire starting lineup For the line of action figures, see . A starting lineup in sports refers to the set of players actively participating in the event when the game begins. The players in the starting lineup are commonly referred to as starters, whereas the others are substitutes and most of their reserves from 2000, failed to finish above .500 and dropped to as low as third in 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. for the first time since 1980. Although an upset of Agoura put Royal (15-15) in contention for a share of the Marmonte title going into the last few games, the Highlanders were denied the title for just the second time since winning their first in 1981. They were eliminated in the first round of playoffs. Thousand Oaks (23-4) took over as the league power and won its first outright title since 1974. NEW FRONTIER New Frontier President John F. Kennedy’s legislative program, encompassing such areas as civil rights, the economy, and foreign relations. [Am. Hist.: WB, K:212] See : Aid, Governmental Calabasas was given the option of leaving the Frontier League after last season but decided to stay another year when it learned it would not be eligible for playoffs. The Coyotes don't have a choice this time, though. As the rest of the schools' sports, Calabasas' 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. team moves to the Marmonte League next season. The Coyotes hoped to leave the less-competitive league on a high note but finished second and were eliminated in the first round of playoffs. Oaks Christian of Westlake Village is scheduled to take Calabasas' place in the Frontier League. SHARK ATTACK Malibu has dominated the Frontier League since the program's inception, but this year the Sharks (19-5) were nearly as dominant outside of league. Malibu, which won its eighth consecutive Frontier League title, advanced to the Southern Section semifinals for the first time. The Sharks were one of just two local teams to advance that far. Skyler Peak, C.J. Dawson, Jamie Jacobson, Arshi Sagati and goalkeeper Robbie Miller led a large group of returnees that was one of the few teams to defeat Thousand Oaks and upset No. 3 seed Righetti of Santa Maria Santa Maria, city, Brazil Santa Maria (sän`tə mərē`ə), city (1991 pop. 217,592), Rio Grande do Sul state, S Brazil. It is a major railroad terminus and the site of an important military base. in the Division IV playoffs. The unseeded Sharks were eliminated by No. 2 seed and eventual champion 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. . GROUNDBREAKING A new era is beginning at Westlake. Construction of an on-campus pool the Warriors have anticipated for years is under way and should be ready by the spring. That means Westlake won't have to share Newbury Park's pool anymore. The pool isn't the only thing new, though. New coach Todd Irmas instilled a winning attitude and an understanding of fundamentals that have been lacking on the Marmonte League's perennial last-place team. The Warriors' five wins were their most in recent memory and senior Myles Shuler played well enough to earn first-team all-league honors. Irmas is also starting an age-group program this summer in hopes of further brightening Westlake's future. ONE IN THE WIN COLUMN Camarillo earned the first victory in the second-year program's history by defeating Hueneme 5-4 in double overtime in a Pacific View League game. Matt Laubacher scored the winning goal in the Scorpions' eighth game of the season. BY THE NUMBERS 107 Steals by Thousand Oaks' Brian Hartson, tying the school's single-season record. 66 Consecutive Frontier League games won by Malibu, which has never lost a league game. 35 Number of assists by Thousand Oaks' Thomas Smith, a school record. 16 Saves made by Agoura goalie Erik Acevedo in the Division IV quarterfinals despite dislocating his thumb in the previous game. He refused to even tape the thumb. 10 Consecutive Pacific League titles won by Crescenta Valley The Crescenta Valley is a small inland valley in Los Angeles County, California. Its name derives from its crescent-like shape, with the convex portion facing roughly northeast and the concave portion southwest. of La Crescenta, the region's longest current streak. 2 Teams other than Royal of Simi Valley to win a Marmonte League title in the past 20 years. Agoura did it in 1998 and Thousand Oaks became the other team this season. 1 Local teams to reach the Southern Section finals the past two seasons after four made it - and one won - the previous two seasons. THE CHAMPIONS Frontier Malibu Marmonte Thousand Oaks Mission Harvard-Westlake Pacific Crescenta Valley Pacific View Rio Mesa CAPTION(S): 11 photos, 2 boxes Photo: (1 -- 2 -- color) MARTY MATTHIES (3 -- color) RICH CORSO (4 -- color) BRENDAN EVERMAN (5 -- color) ERIC MARKLE (6 -- color) ROBBIE MILLER (7 -- color) JUAN DELGADILLO (8 -- color) DONOVAN TATUM (9 -- color) KEVIN SCHWIMMER (10 -- color) TRAVIS WARNER (11 -- color) Calabasas' Sean Goodman Box: (1) Numbers Game (see text) (2) League Champions (see text) |
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