CANYON FOOTBALL BIGGEST SURPRISE OF '06.Byline: GERRY GITTELSON Staff Writer SANTA CLARITA Santa Clarita, city (1990 pop. 110,642), Los Angeles co., S Calif., suburb 30 mi (48 km) NW of downtown Los Angeles, on the Santa Clara River; inc. 1987. Situated in the Santa Clara valley and nearby canyons, Santa Clarita includes the former towns of Canyon Country, -- It's been quite a year in Santa Clarita high school sports -- maybe our best in football terms -- and it's time It's Time was a successful political campaign run by the Australian Labor Party (ALP) under Gough Whitlam at the 1972 election in Australia. Campaigning on the perceived need for change after 23 years of conservative (Liberal Party of Australia) government, Labor put forward a to reflect on some of the highlights now that the school year has ended. The biggest celebration was Canyon High's football team's 21-13 victory over arch-rival Hart in the Southern Section Div. II championship at Home Depot The Home Depot (NYSE: HD) is an American retailer of home improvement and construction products and services. Headquartered in Vinings, just outside Atlanta in unincorporated Cobb County, Georgia, Home Depot employs more than 355,000 people and operates 2,164 big-box Center in Carson in December. It was the Cowboys' third consecutive narrow victory over the Indians, who had dominated the series in recent seasons. Picked by many to finish no better than third in the Foothill League, Canyon blossomed under the leadership of star running back J.J. DiLuigi, quarterback Austin Civita and linebacker Tyler Hawkins. A tough runner with breakaway speed and keen natural instincts for the game, DiLuigi rushed for a school-record 1,862 yards, caught 30 receptions and scored a Foothill League-record 43 touchdowns. The 5-foot-10, 180-pound junior is one of just 10 players from the Daily News coverage area ever to score more than 40 touchdowns in a season. Civita, like DiLuigi a first-year starter, proved equally vital, especially during Canyon's playoff run. The senior completed 61 percent for 2,670 yards and accounted for 30 touchdowns (25 passing, five rushing). In a 42-13 Div. II semifinal victory over Valencia, no one was more responsible than Civita for pushing Canyon into the title game, as he passed for a career-best 354 yards and four touchdowns. Hawkins, an aggressive hitter with a great feel for the game, led an undersized undersized see dwarfism, runt. but dominant defense that included standouts Garrett Leary (defensive line,) Matt Brown (linebacker) and Chris Kingsbury (defensive back.) In the championship game, Hart, led by quarterback Tyler Lyon, receiver Troy Yudin and linebacker Patrick Sarkissian, was thirsty to avenge a·venge tr.v. a·venged, a·veng·ing, a·veng·es 1. To inflict a punishment or penalty in return for; revenge: avenge a murder. 2. consecutive losses to the Cowboys, including a 16-14 defeat for the league title that came down to the final moments one month earlier. The rematch REMATCH Cardiology Clinical trials–Randomized Evaluation of Mechanical Assistance Therapy as an alternative in Congestive Heart failure–related to use of a portable, electric left ventricular-assist system–LVAS–eg, HeartMate® before more than 7,000 saw Lyon pass for 294 yards -- 13 for 209 yards to Yudin -- but Hart came inches short when DiLuigi tackled Yudin inside the 1-yard line in the final seconds. Canyon's massive legion of supporters mobbed the lush Home Depot turf in a wild green and gold celebration. At Valencia, star quarterback Michael Herrick made headlines after passing for than 10,000 career yards to break Newbury Park's Keith Smith's state record. Running back Shane Vereen also came through with an incredible season, rushing for 1,675 yards, catching 52 passes and accounting for 35 touchdowns. The blazing fast junior never was caught from behind, and he was also a top defensive back and the league's most dangerous return specialist. Hart's girls' basketball team won a Southern Section Div. I-A title after finishing as a runnerup three times over the previous four years. Again it was Hart and Canyon in the final, and this time Hart won 54-37 behind dependable three-year standout Taylor Lilley, who scored 19 points to spark the championship at Loyola Marymount -- including a 47-foot buzzer-beater. Lilley, named Southern Section Div. I-A Player of the Year, finished among the state's all-time leading 3-point shooters. Hart lasted until the third round of the State Playoffs, as the Indians won 29 games before succumbing to national power Lynwood. Unseeded Canyon was the Cinderella team in the playoffs. The team continually improved behind the steady front line of Nicole Leon, Brittany Thomas and Cheryl Stevens, coming through with several exciting upset victories during the playoffs. In boys' basketball, no local team advanced past the second round of the playoffs. Yet there were some excellent overall performances by Hart's Josh Herman and Nate Bichara, Canyon's Kris Rincon and Bryan Lewis Bryan Lewis (b. Alliston, Ontario) is a Canadian municipal politician and a former referee and Director of Officiating for the National Hockey League. His first NHL experience was in the 1966-67 NHL season. , Valencia's Teddy Goetz and Donjay Kakonde, and Saugus' D.J. Smith. The boys' soccer star was Hart's Matt Valaika, who scored a league single-season record 41 goals -- tops in the Daily News coverage area -- including six in one game. He also proved a top baseball player, signing a baseball scholarship with UC 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. . Valaika broke his own school single-season scoring record by 13 goals and was named Daily News Player of the Year. Canyon's Shane Anderson had a fine season, along with Valencia's Craig Jaffe and Saugus' Kyle Ernsberger. Valaika's schoolmate, Sarina Coutin, made her mark Hart's girls' team, scoring a school-record 38 goals. It wasn't a great playoff season in baseball and softball softball, variant of baseball played with a larger ball on a smaller field. Invented (1888) in Chicago as an indoor game, it was at various times called indoor baseball, mush ball, playground ball, kitten ball, and, because it was also played by women, ladies' , particularly at Valencia, where the top-seeded softball team and third-seeded baseball team failed to reach the Div. I quarterfinals. Valencia softball pitcher Jordan Taylor deserves credit as one of the top pitchers Santa Clarita ever has produced. The junior right-hander finished 26-5 with a league-record 419 strikeouts and a 0.13 ERA in 215 innings. With a 68-mph fastball and a variety of breaking pitches that swooped in at various unhittable angles, Taylor totaled nine no-hitters and tied the league record for most wins in a season. Other softball standouts included Valencia's Jessica Spigner, Torrie Anderson and Nicole Matson, Saugus' Sarah Hooper, Tiffany Huff huff - To compress data using a Huffman code. Various programs that use such methods have been called "HUFF" or some variant thereof. Opposite: puff. Compare crunch, compress. and Victoria Kemp, Hart's Jessica Shults and Destiny Rodino and Canyon's Jenna McGivney. Valencia's baseball team won the league title, thanks to standouts Casey Mulligan mul·li·gan n. 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Other top players included Hart's Matt Valaika and Mike Montgomery To see the defensive end on the Green Bay Packers see Michael Montgomery Mike Montgomery (born February 27 1947 in Long Beach, California, United States) is the former head coach of the Golden State Warriors in the NBA. , Canyon's Matt Warr and Colby Hyatt and Saugus' Casey Stevenson and Zach Vincej. Valencia reigned supreme in boys' volleyball, winning a Southern Section Div. II title for the third time in four seasons under coach Mark Knudsen. In the championship, Valencia lost the first two games against Corona Del Mar Del Mar is the name of several places in the United States of America:
``Two games is a huge hole against a team like Corona Del Mar, but I never lost sight of our goal to win the championship,'' Knudsen said. Teddy Goetz was named 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. , and teammates Kevin Ker and Stephen Cornelius enjoyed strong seasons, along with Canyon's Chris Renfrow and Brandon Pank, Saugus' Steven Heineman and Hart's Dane Raleigh. Led by Taryn Robertston, Valencia's girls' volleyball team was also strong, winning a league title and advancing the Div. I-AA quarterfinals to match the deepest playoff run in school history. Among the area's other top volleyball players This is a list of top international volleyball players. : Top - 0–9 A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z A
American athlete. An outstanding collegiate football player, he later played professional football and baseball. and Santa Clarita Christian's Brittney McDiffett. In girls' tennis, Valencia twins Cassie and Alexa Strange proved dominant, along with Valencia's Michelle Stock, Saugus Thalia Wilczynski and Hart's Elizabeth and Isabella Tang. In boys' tennis Jack Zapala won the league singles title. Shannon Murakami, a Saugus junior, dominated in girls' track, setting several school distance records on her way to the State Finals. ``When anyone else starts coming near me, I just fight to win,'' Murakami said. ``My feeling is no one wants it more than me, and when you finish first in a big meet, it's just an amazing a·maze v. a·mazed, a·maz·ing, a·maz·es v.tr. 1. To affect with great wonder; astonish. See Synonyms at surprise. 2. Obsolete To bewilder; perplex. v.intr. feeling. But it's not about glamour. I just want to get faster.'' Other top track performers included Saugus' Lauren Moore (girls' long jump, triple jump, high jump) and Jeannette McConnell (girls discus discus /dis·cus/ (dis´kus) pl. dis´ci [L.] disk. dis·cus n. pl. dis·ci A flat circular surface; a disk. discus pl. disci [L.] 1. ), Canyon's Paul Ned (boys' sprints), Andi Behring (girls' shot put) and Phil Malinowski and Valencia's Shane Vereen (boys' sprints) and Virgil Hill Virgil Eugene Hill (born January 18, 1964 Clinton, Missouri) is a Joplin, Missouri fighter partly of Native American heritage, who forged a solid connection between the state of North Dakota and the sport of boxing. (boys sprints, hurdles). In girls' golf, Stevy Loy helped carry Valencia to its most successful girls' season ever, as the Vikings won 32 matches and finished second in the Northern Divisional and seventh in the section final. Loy was named league MVP, an exceptional conclusion to an exceptional season after warming up by qualifying for the U.S. Golf Association national championships last summer. Other top girls' golfers included Hart's Tessa Harp, Ashley Redmond and Eleanna Tan, Valencia's Michelle Mannix and Tracy White Tracy Donnel White (born April 14, 1981 in Charleston, South Carolina) is an American football player who is on the Green Bay Packers. He attended Timberland High School in St. Stephen, South Carolina. He played linebacker and kicker on the football team. , and Saugus' Alyssa Wohlfeiler. Boys' golf was dominated by Valencia's Louis Amira, the league MVP. Also impressive were Saugus' Nick Delio and Hart's Jason Kang. In girls' swimming, Valencia emerged as an elite team this year with the addition of strong sprint freestyler Kasey Hartsock, along with butterfly specialist Megan Machynia and versatile Kaitlyn Salovich. Other top girls' swimmers included Canyon's Roxy Camuso and Chelsea Griffiths and Hart's Jordan Danny and Molly Rogers, The top boys' swimmers included Saugus' Ryan Kristensen and Valencia's Garrett Nugent. gerry.gittelson(at)dailynews.com (661) 257-5218 CAPTION(S): 2 photos Photo: (1 -- 2) Taylor Lilley, left, led Hart High to the Southern Section Div. I-A girls' basketball title in a 54-37 victory against Canyon High. Far left, Canyon High quarterback Austin Civita runs for yardage yard·age 1 n. 1. An amount or length measured in yards. 2. Cloth sold by the yard. Noun 1. in the Cowboys' 21-13 win over Hart High in the Div. II title game. David Crane/Staff Photographer Evan Yee/Staff Photographer |
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