BOYS WATER POLO: NEW TALENT LEADS ROYAL TO WIN ROYAL 8, AGOURA 6.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. - Blake Hubble's first taste of 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. 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. was a sweet one. After spending the past two seasons at Malibu, where the Sharks routinely cruise through 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 undefeated, Hubble made his Marmonte debut Wednesday with Royal of Simi Valley and quickly discovered the competitiveness that lies ahead. In a matchup of Southern Section Div. IV top-10 teams and perennial title contenders, defending Marmonte champion Royal held off Agoura for an 8-6 victory Wednesday in the league opener 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. Hubble contributed a game-high three goals. ``It's a higher level of water polo,'' Hubble said of the Marmonte play he knows won't get much easier after the Chargers (4-3, 0-1). ``The only time Malibu faces teams like this is in playoffs.'' With playoff-like intensity, Agoura rallied to even the score 4-4 on a breakaway break·a·way adj. 1. Designed to break, bend, or fall apart easily upon impact, especially to create an illusion, as with a theater prop, or for safety, as with a highway sign or barrier. 2. goal by Brian Gross with 4:38 remaining in the third quarter. Robert Luebell broke the tie and put Royal (4-2, 1-0) ahead for good with 2:28 left in the quarter. Agoura closed within one on a goal by Justin Kovanis early in the fourth quarter, but Danny Polyakov's potential tying shot skipped over the crossbar. Royal is attempting to repeat as league champion despite graduating last year's Marmonte co-MVPs. Hubble, an All-Southern Section junior left-hander, helped fill the void with his August transfer. Heather Gripp, (818) 713-3607 heather.gripp(at)dailynews.com |
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