BOYS' WATER POLO ROUNDUP: LA CANADA BOWS OUT TO MIRA COSTA IN SEMIS.Byline: Daily News La Canada brought its coach this time against 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, the visiting Spartans had little else in a 8-5 loss in a Southern Section Division III
Division III (or DIII) is a division of the National Collegiate Athletic Association of the United States. 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. semifinal at Loyola Marymount University Marymount University is a coeducational, four-year Catholic university whose main campus is located in Arlington, Virginia. History Marymount was founded in 1950 by the Religious of the Sacred Heart of Mary (RSHM) as Marymount College, a two-year women's school. on Wednesday. Second-seeded La Canada (19-11) defeated third-seeded Mira Costa (23-8) 5-4 in overtime this season despite the absence of coach Larry Naeve for much of the match. Naeve didn't arrive until the end of the third quarter after riding to the match on a bus with La Canada's underclass teams that was delayed in traffic. On Wednesday, it was La Canada's offense that got off to a late start. Mira Costa broke a 1-1 first-quarter tie with four consecutive goals to open a 5-1 lead with 2:22 left in the second quarter. La Canada's Eric Murphy ended the drought with a goal with 46 seconds remaining before halftime, but Mira Costa sophomore Cole Consani responded with the third of his four goals 13 seconds later for a 6-2 halftime lead. The loss denied La Canada, which won the 1999 section title, its second title-game appearance in four years. Mira Costa will play 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. (25-7), a 9-8 semifinal winner over Peninsula of Rolling Hills Rolling hills are like a mountain chain, only a "hill chain" of hills that roll on and on continually. You will often find them in between plains and mountains, near major rivers, or randomly anywhere. The only places without rolling hills are deserts and flood plains. Estates, in the final at Belmont Plaza in Long Beach on Saturday. ``The biggest thing about our game has always been consistency, and it really didn't click today,'' La Canada senior 2-meter man Peter Blanton said. Things only got worse in the second half, when senior driver Stephen Neville, who scored the Spartans' first goal, was sidelined for the final two minutes of the third period because of a bloody nose after receiving a blow to the face. ``I think they were a much different team,'' Neville said. ``They were much more aggressive on offense and shut us down on defense. We couldn't do anything on offense. They were dominating on every aspect of the game. That's what hurt us. I think it's a huge momentum builder if you score the first goal of the game, and they went on from there.'' Mira Costa goalie Ronnie Giery kept La Canada in check with 13 saves, four in the final period. - Kirby Lee In Division VI: --Los Altos 13, Flintridge Prep 11: Flintridge Prep of La Canada allowed two goals in the final 1:45 of the match and lost in its first semifinal appearance in school history to second-seeded Los Altos Los Altos (lôs ăl`tōs, lŏs), residential city (1990 pop. 26,303), Santa Clara co., W Calif.; inc. 1952. There is diversified light manufacturing. at Pasadena City College. After winning their first Prep League title in 19 years, the Years, The the seven decades of Eleanor Pargiter’s life. [Br. Lit.: Benét, 1109] See : Time Rebels (22-7) struggled to find an answer for A.J. Kotanjian, who scored six goals for Los Altos (23-9). Teammates Victor Long and Jason Crosby each scored twice, and goalkeeper For the close-in weapon system, see . In many team sports, a goalkeeper (termed goaltender, netminder, goalie, or keeper in some sports) is a designated player that is charged with directly preventing the opposite team from scoring by defending the Tim Penoyer did his part in containing the Rebels' top goal scorer, Nick Seaver, who scored three times. ``Seaver is just a great water polo player,'' Los Altos coach Tom MacKinlay said. ``We had to drop two defenders on him because he came on strong early. We forced longer shots, and that ended up being the difference.'' The strategy did work in frustrating frus·trate tr.v. frus·trat·ed, frus·trat·ing, frus·trates 1. a. To prevent from accomplishing a purpose or fulfilling a desire; thwart: Seaver, whose aggressive play resulted in three steals but also three penalties that gave Los Altos a one-man advantage each time. Without Seaver for extended periods of time, the Rebels relied on Mike Detoy, who scored six goals and added two steals. Teammate Alex Sangiovanni had 15 saves to keep the Rebels close throughout. ``They were a very aggressive team,'' Flintridge Prep coach Sam Vierra said. ``I thought we played good defense, but some calls didn't go our way.'' - Jack Pollon |
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