BOYS' WATER POLO DAILY NEWS ALL-AREA TEAM AND HIGHLIGHTS OF THE SEASON.Byline: Compiled by Heather Gripp Staff Writer PLAYER OF THE YEAR DONAVAN TATUM, Agoura, Senior Tatum finished his four-year varsity career by leading the Chargers in goals (89), steals (112) and assists (51) this season. His steal total is a school record. Always a consistent contributor, Tatum was counted on more than usual this season as he was one of the few returning starters on a scrappy scrap·py 1 adj. scrap·pi·er, scrap·pi·est Composed of scraps; fragmentary: scrappy evidence. scrap team. He handled the added pressure well enough to help Agoura (23-5) go undefeated in league for the first Marmonte title of his career. Tatum was named league co-MVP and first-team All-Southern Section Division IV, but his admirers extended further. ``He's a damn good defensive player,'' said Harvard-Westlake of Studio City coach Rich Corso, who rarely pays attention to players in lower divisions but works with Tatum at the club level. ``He's in the top 10 in Southern California Southern California, also colloquially known as SoCal, is the southern portion of the U.S. state of California. Centered on the cities of Los Angeles and San Diego, Southern California is home to nearly 24 million people and is the nation's second most populated region, . He's a very good player. If Agoura didn't have him, they wouldn't have gotten as far as they did.'' Coach of the year KEITH McKNETT, Rio Mesa Rio Mesa of Oxnard's first-year coach had his players sacrificing Friday nights and a lot of other free time throughout the summer to form a group the players described as the most disciplined and best prepared in years. The Spartans went on to win two tournament championships and the Pacific View League title. They outscored league opponents 174-31, then became the Pacific View's first team in either boys' or girls' 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. to advance past the first round of the Southern Section playoffs. Unseeded Rio Mesa's streak of 20 consecutive victories was snapped in the Division IV quarterfinals by No. 4 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. . ERIK ACEVEDO, Agoura, Senior Coaches throughout the league raved about his ability in goal, and the Marmonte co-MVP showed why as he made a school-record 386 saves. He is a first-team All-Southern Section Division IV selection. JUSTIN BURDINE, Rio Mesa, Junior With speed that also makes him a standout swimmer, Burdine was able to help the Spartans of Oxnard in several ways. He scored a team-high 107 goals, was 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. of the Pacific View tournament and was named first-team All-Southern Section Division IV. JAMIE JACOBSEN, Malibu, Senior Jacobsen was the Sharks' veteran leader and leading scorer with more than 100 goals, earning the hole man first-team All-Southern Section Division IV honors. KEVIN SCHWIMER, Harvard-Westlake, Senior The well-rounded utility player was one of the most consistent contributors for the Division I power. The four-year varsity player repeated as an All-Southern Section selection. MARTY MATTHIES, Harvard-Westlake, Senior Last year's Player of the Year had another fine season even with the added attention from opponents. The 2-meter player was named first-team All-Southern Section Division I. STEPHEN NEVILLE, La Canada, Senior The All-Southern Section Division III
Division III (or DIII) is a division of the National Collegiate Athletic Association of the United States. selection stepped up when others were 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. and was a consistent scorer while keeping the Spartans highly ranked in the division. JUAN DELGADILLO, Harvard-Westlake, Senior Always a top defender, Delgadillo also was a leading scorer this year as the driver earned Mission League MVP and first team All-Southern Section Division I honors. HONORABLE MENTION Narbeh Amirian, Senior, Glendale; Robbie Bauer, Junior, Newbury Park; Shane Besedick, Senior, 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. ; Daniel Carson, Junior, Newbury Park; Jay Connolly, So., Harvard-Westlake; Ryan Diamond, Senior, Royal; Vinny Ferro, Jr. Rio Mesa; Tyler Hauptman, Senior, Malibu; Will Hindle-Katel, So., Harvard-Westlake; Ryan Martin, Senior, Crespi; Eric Murphy, Senior, La Canada; Tyler Owens, Junior, Rio Mesa; Daniel Parlato, Senior, Crespi; Nick Seaver, Senior, Flintridge Prep; Matt Smith, Senior, Agoura; Eric Vreeland, So., Harvard-Westlake; Brian Wiser, Senior, Crespi; Travis Warner, Senior, Harvard-Westlake. FIRST NOT ENOUGH Malibu went undefeated in 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. play for a ninth consecutive year, but that wasn't enough for the Southern Section to consider the Sharks Sharks may refer to:
Malibu didn't learn this until a few hours after the original 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. pairings were released. The schedule was changed, so instead of the opening-round home game usually granted to league champions, the Sharks traveled to Marmonte runner-up 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. as a freelance team and won. TIDE CHANGING IN PACIFIC Glendale won its first outright Pacific League title to end a streak of 10 consecutive championships by Crescenta Valley of La Crescenta. Although the final week of the season looked familiar as Arcadia, Crescenta Valley and Glendale entered the league tournament in a three-way tie for first - just as they did a year earlier - the run for the title was far from the usual. Hit hard by graduation, perennial perennial, any plant that under natural conditions lives for several to many growing seasons, as contrasted to an annual or a biennial. Botanically, the term perennial power Crescenta Valley struggled from the outset. The Falcons, who played in a Southern Section final as recently as 1999, finished 12-16 and were eliminated in the first round of the Southern Section Division III playoffs after placing third in league. Meanwhile, a Glendale 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. loaded with sophomores and expectations of a rebuilding season took the league title and reached the quarterfinals for what could be the start of the Pacific's new dynasty An application development system for enterprise client/server environments from Dynasty Technologies, Inc., Houston, TX (www.dynasty.com). Introduced in 1993, it is a repository-driven system that supports Windows, Mac and Motif clients and NT, OS/2 and major Unix servers and databases. . A LOOK AHEAD --The up and comer com·er n. 1. One that arrives or comes: free food for all comers. 2. One showing promise of attaining success: a political comer. Noun 1. : Harvard-Westlake of Studio City freshman driver Brian Flacks already was good enough this season to be a regular for one of Southern California's best teams. Expect him to take on a much larger role as a sophomore since the Wolverines graduate the core of their 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 . Flacks is the type capable of handling the task; he is an age-group All-American and has spent years learning the Harvard-Westlake system as a member of their youth club program. --Another newcomer: For the second season in a row, the Marmonte League will add a team. Calabasas joined the league this year when it moved from the Frontier, and Moorpark is set to join in the fall. The Musketeers fielded a team for the first time this season as an independent, facing primarily junior varsity junior varsity n. Abbr. JV A high-school or college team that competes in interschool sports on the level below varsity. Noun 1. competition. --Marmonte's new power: The league that for two decades was dominated by Royal of Simi Valley could have its fourth different champion in four years. Newbury Park was a preseason favorite this season but fell short, settling for a second-place tie with Royal. Now that they have experience in a title run and return most of their team, count on the Panthers being the team to beat. They are more than just veteran Robbie Bauer, whom opposing coaches say has the potential to be the league's most dominant player. LEAGUE CHAMPIONS --Almont: Montebello --Frontier: Malibu --Marmonte: Agoura --Mission: Harvard-Westlake --Pacific: Glendale --Pacific View: Rio Mesa --Prep: Flintridge Prep/Chadwick --Rio Hondo: South Pasadena South Pasadena (păs'ədē`nə), city (1990 pop. 23,936), Los Angeles co., S Calif., a residential suburb of Los Angeles; inc. 1888. Medical supplies, clothing, and transportation and electronic equipment are manufactured. FINAL TOP 10 1. Harvard-Westlake 22-6 2. Agoura 23-5 3. La Canada 19-11 4. Malibu 21-6 5. Rio Mesa 24-4 6. Crespi 19-8 7. Newbury Park 18-10 8. Royal 18-11 9. Flintridge Prep 22-7 10. Glendale 14-15 NUMBERS GAME 1: Seniors in Rio Mesa of Oxnard's lineup 2: La Canada's seed for the Division III playoffs despite not winning a league title. The Spartans were second in the Rio Hondo Rio Hondo may refer to:
4: Returning high school All-American seniors Harvard-Westlake of Studio City had in addition to multiple age-group All-American underclassmen 20: Consecutive victories by Rio Mesa of Oxnard, the region's longest winning streak Noun 1. winning streak - a streak of wins streak, run - an unbroken series of events; "had a streak of bad luck"; "Nicklaus had a run of birdies" of the season 23: Years since Pacific League champion Glendale had won an outright league title, the last being as a member of the Foothill League 177: School-record steals this season by Glendale's Narbeh Amirian 178: Flintridge Prep of La Canada senior Nick Seaver's region-best goal total CAPTION(S): 9 photos, 3 boxes Photo: (1 -- color) DONAVAN TATUM, Agoura, Senior (2 -- color) KEITH McKNETT, Rio Mesa (3 -- color) ERIK ACEVEDO, Agoura, Senior (4 -- color) JUSTIN BURDINE, Rio Mesa, Junior (5 -- color) JAMIE JACOBSEN, Malibu, Senior (6 -- color) KEVIN SCHWIMER, Harvard-Westlake, Senior (7 -- color) MARTY MATTHIES, Harvard-Westlake, Senior (8 -- color) STEPHEN NEVILLE, La Canada, Senior (9 -- color) JUAN DELGADILLO, Harvard-Westlake, Senior Box: (1) League Champions (see text) (2) Final TOP 10 (see text) (3) NUMBERS GAME (see text) |
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