CITY SECTION: REMATCH WORTH VOLLEYBALL TITLE SYLMAR, CHATSWORTH IN FINAL.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 collective confidence of the Chatsworth girls' volleyball team was decimated in September by a stunning three-game, 51-minute loss to Sylmar. Now, Chatsworth has another shot at the Spartans, this time for the City championship at 7:30 p.m. today at Occidental College History The Birth of Occidental College Occidental College (commonly referred to as Oxy) was founded on April 20, 1887, by a group of Presbyterian clergy and laymen. . The second-seeded Chancellors (15-1) have always had the talent, with setter setter: see sporting dog. setter Any of three breeds derived from a medieval hunting dog that would set (lie down) when it found birds so that it and the birds could be covered with a net. Setters have long hair on the ears, chest, legs, and tail. Carlie Allison and middle hitters Linda Wang and K.C. Doig. So what sparked the turnaround? ``I think more than anything that they just started believing in themselves again,'' coach Bud Dow said. ``After that loss to Sylmar, they had a hard time accepting the idea that a lot of people still thought they were the No. 2 team in the City. It was more of an attitude of, `Well, this will be over soon.' ``When they saw that we were actually seeded No. 2 in the playoffs, it was like, `Really? Still?' And then once we beat some of these 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. teams, I think they started to realize they are still a very good team.'' Both teams look at the September match as something of an aberration. Since then, the top-seeded Spartans (16-0) have played well but never matched the level of intensity they had against Chatsworth. Chatsworth cruised through the West Valley League, mostly because its talent level was vastly superior to that of its opponents, as it tried to put the Sylmar loss behind it. ``When we played them on September 26, I made a couple of very stupid coaching decisions,'' Dow said. ``I tried to make a couple changes that ended up hurting us more than they helped us, as far as putting certain people in the game at certain times. I think we're all ready to make amends AMENDS. A satisfaction, given by a wrong doer to the party injured for a wrong committed. 1 Lilly's Reg. 81. 2. By statute 24 Geo. II. c. 44, in England, and by similar statutes in some of the United States, justices of the peace, upon being notified of an .'' The Spartans also have redemption on their minds tonight. Last year's Sylmar team lost in four games to Palisades Palisades, cliffs along the west bank of the Hudson River, NE N.J. and SE N.Y., extending from N of Jersey City, N.J., to the vicinity of Piermont, N.Y., with a general altitude of from 350 ft to 550 ft (107–168 m). in the championship match. This year's senior leaders, Stephanie Cisneros and Nancy Ariza, have been outspoken all season about finally winning the title. Ariza will play in her third championship match in four years, and this will be her last chance to match sisters Mayra (1994) and Ingrid (1996), who won City titles at Sylmar. ``All the girls have been looking forward to this for a year,'' coach Bob Thomson Robert 'Bob' Thomson was an English footballer who played during the early 20th century, mainly prior to World War I. Playing as a forward, Thomson carved out a career in the game despite having only one eye, resulting from a childhood accident with a firework. said. ``It feels good to have a chance to redeem ourselves after last year. ``I certainly didn't expect our last match (with Chatsworth) to be so `bing, bang, boom,' but this is a crazy game, you never know what to expect.'' In the Invitational in·vi·ta·tion·al adj. Restricted to invited participants: an invitational golf tournament. n. An event, especially a sports tournament, restricted to invited participants. Adj. 1. final, No. 2 Kennedy will play No. 12 Carson at 5:30 p.m. CAPTION(S): photo Photo: Stephanie Cisneros has helped Sylmar earn a 16-0 record, top-seeding and a return to tonight's City Section volleyball championship match. Eric Grigorian/Special to the Daily News |
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