CANYON STILL FOOTHILL CHAMP COWBOYS TOPPLE VALENCIA, WIN TITLE CANYON 1, VALENCIA 0.Byline: Erik Boal Special to the Daily News It was the team that everybody expected to win against the team that nobody expected to be there. It was Canyon High's girls' soccer team, winners of three consecutive Foothill League titles, against Valencia, the last program to win a championship before the streak began. And it was Canyon seniors Bree Caceres and Nini Loucks, the only members of all three championship teams, seeking the elusive fourth crown against Valencia's three seniors - Mackenzie Bear, Kierra Scalercio and Kyle Schnurr - who overachieved all season in their quest to win one. In the end, Canyon's 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. triumphed over Valencia's desire and determination Thursday, as the host Cowboys cowboys, in American history. 1 Tory marauders, adherents to the British cause in the American Revolution, who fought in the contested area of Westchester co., N.Y. relied on junior Alexia alexia /alex·ia/ (ah-lek´se-ah) a form of receptive aphasia in which ability to understand written language is lost as a result of a cerebral lesion. Zatarain's goal in the 61st minute to win 1-0. ``It's a great parting gift A parting gift or farewell gift is a parting tradition, a gift given during parting. There are various traditions which involve parting gifts. A parting gift is a major rule in xenia, the Ancient Greek concept of hospitality. for (the seniors) to win league,'' said Zatarain, who received a throw-in from San Jose San Jose, city, United States San Jose (sănəzā`, săn hōzā`), city (1990 pop. 782,248), seat of Santa Clara co., W central Calif.; founded 1777, inc. 1850. State-bound midfielder
In association football, a midfielder is a player whose position of play is midway between the attacking strikers and the defenders (highlighted in blue on the diagram). Lauren Moniz and delivered a shot to the upper-right corner, which goalkeeper Brooke Gauvin bobbled, allowing the ball to cross the line. ``It's turned into a dynasty and now it's up to the underclassmen to carry it on after they leave. ``When you're surrounded by good players, you have to step up to their level. Coming from not playing much my first two years, scoring these goals has helped build my confidence.'' The look of confidence and elation elation /ela·tion/ (e-la´shun) emotional excitement marked by acceleration of mental and bodily activity, with extreme joy and an overly optimistic attitude. were all over the faces of the Arizona-bound Caceres and the USC-bound Loucks after the game, as they concluded their league careers as part of teams that went 31-1-8. ``It feels awesome,'' said Loucks, who had two shots inside 15 yards turned away by Gauvin, who finished with nine saves. ``Even though we've had a switch of coaches every year, we've got such good team communication that we've been able to win.'' Caceres, who anchored a defense that limited Valencia (9-3-8, 5-1-4) to two shots, said: ``We knew that every team would be coming after us, but it just makes us play harder. Our attitude was if (an opponent) wanted to bring it, we'd bring it just a little bit more. This just shows the heart that we have. And we have so much love for each other.'' As she walked to the parking lot, Caceres embraced Valencia coach Tony Scalercio and congratulated the Vikings on a great game and season, which included playing the Cowboys (15-2-3, 7-0-3) to a scoreless tie in the teams' first meeting. That type of respect wasn't lost on Scalercio, or Canyon coach Steve Ladanyi. ``You've got to give Canyon credit. They are a fantastic team,'' said Scalercio, whose team clinched a Southern Section Div. II 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. berth Tuesday with a 2-1 victory over Hart, but had to wait until the outcome of Thursday night's Hart-Saugus game to find out if it would finish alone in second or in a tie with the Centurions. ``We tried to win, but we just couldn't generate any offense. In the end, the better team won. I told the girls if we were able to keep the game close, I'll take huge risks for us to win the game. It wasn't about pride, it was about winning a league championship.'' Following Canyon's goal, Scalercio pushed up as many attackers as possible, but with Loucks, Moniz, Shannon Omahen and Zatarain possessing the ball so well, it made Valencia's chances to counterattack Attacking an attacker. Even though a criminal hacker or other agent is attempting to penetrate a security perimeter or damage systems, the counterattack must not violate applicable laws. difficult. ``I'm happy for the girls. I think they really showed their true talent (Thursday),'' said Ladanyi, who became the fourth coach in as many years to lead Canyon to the title. ``But I don't know Don't know (DK, DKed) "Don't know the trade." A Street expression used whenever one party lacks knowledge of a trade or receives conflicting instructions from the other party. if any other team in the league could've stepped up and played us the way Valencia did. They're a great team and Tony's done a great job with them. I don't think I've ever been so nervous about a game in a long time.'' Loucks, who missed a chance at an insurance goal when her shot clanked off the left post in the 79th minute, said: ``I have a lot of respect for that team. They have good team sportsmanship.'' Erik Boal, (818) 713-3607 erik.boal(at)dailynews.com CAPTION(S): photo Photo: Valencia's Yesenia Dela Cruz, left, and Canyon's Shannon Omahen battle for the ball during Canyon's 1-0, Foothill League-clinching win. Michael Owen
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