CHAMINADE, AGAIN EAGLES EARN THEIR FOURTH STRAIGHT TITLE-GAME BERTH CHAMINADE 2, CORONA DEL MAR 1.Byline: Rich Hammond Rich Hammond Los Angeles Daily News sports writer. Instrumental in bringing the Los Angeles Kings hockey organization closer to the fans. He is the atypical "what a guy" to Kings fans everywhere. Rich Hammond on himself. Staff Writer The month of March is upon us, which means the Chaminade of West Hills girls' soccer team must be preparing to win a Southern Section championship. After all, the Eagles wouldn't know any other way. Chaminade earned a chance to play for its fourth consecutive title, as Tara Donoghue scored two first-half goals in a 2-1 victory over Corona Corona, city, United States Corona (kərō`nə), city (1990 pop. 76,095), Riverside co., S Calif.; inc. 1896. The city developed as a primary citrus fruit producer and shipping center. There is also light manufacturing. del Mar Del Mar is the name of several places in the United States of America:
The third-seeded Eagles (22-4-4) overcame a second-half offensive flurry Flurry A drastic volume increase in a specific security. by the second-seeded Sea Kings (17-5-4) and advanced to face Bishop Montgomery of Torrance in Saturday's final at either Cal State Fullerton or La Mirada La Mirada (lä mĭrä`də), city (1990 pop. 40,452), Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1960. La Mirada derives from the Spanish for "the view," referring to the panoramic view of the surrounding valleys from atop the city's hills. High. Last year, Chaminade and Bishop Montgomery tied for the championship. ``We have the experience, and we know what it takes to win,'' said Donoghue, a junior forward whose second goal was her 22nd of the season, tying a school record. ``Our team is known for playing with a lot of heart, and if we play as a unit I think we'll do fine.'' The Eagles played tight defense in the first half and limited the Sea Kings' offensive opportunities. Chaminade also took advantage of its two best chances of the half. In the eighth minute, Donoghue held the ball near the end line, just about 10 yards away from the left post. She chipped the ball in the air, simply attempting to create a scoring opportunity, but the ball curved toward the net and over the head of 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 Britta Vogele, who was positioned just a few feet in front of the line and couldn't scramble To encode (encrypt) data in order to make it indecipherable without having a secret key to "unlock" it. The term came from the early days of cryptography which camouflaged analog transmissions with secret frequency patterns. back in time. The Eagles, who had appeared tentative in the opening minutes, took control after Donoghue's goal. They controlled the midfield mid·field n. Sports 1. The section of a playing field midway between goals. 2. Players whose usual positions are in the midfield. mid and pushed the ball forward consistently, and their work payed off again in the 26th minute, when Donoghue got a foot on the ball in the middle of a scramble in front of the net and gave Chaminade a 2-0 halftime lead. Chaminade looked to be in control but spent most of the second half scrambling See scramble. around on defense. Paige Janes converted a penalty kick in the 42nd minute and Corona del Mar remained aggressive throughout the second half. The tying goal seemed inevitable but never came. Chaminade goalkeeper Sara Leibowitz, who barely touched the ball in the first half, made several tough saves in the second half, including the closest call in the final minute of play, when she stopped a close-range shot by Corona del Mar's Kate Simon while sitting on the grass. ``I think it was pretty obvious that we had the most talent on the field, so we probably picked the right day to not play our best game,'' Chaminade coach Mike Evans said. ``I almost had a heart attack there in the final minutes, there were some tense moments but we did a good job of getting the ball out of there when we needed to.'' CAPTION(S): photo Photo: Goalkeeper Sara Leibowitz (sitting) gets hug from Elizabeth Buhn after late save in 2-1 Chaminade win. Eric Grigorian/Special to the Daily News |
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