CITY SECTION VOLLEYBALL: POLY GIFT-WRAPS ITS FIRST GIRLS' TITLE.Byline: Heather Gripp Daily News Staff Writer Members of the Poly High girls' volleyball team promised coach Jimmy Ikeda a ring for his wedding next week. The Parrots didn't disappoint dis·ap·point v. dis·ap·point·ed, dis·ap·point·ing, dis·ap·points v.tr. 1. To fail to satisfy the hope, desire, or expectation of. 2. . With a 15-2, 15-7, 6-15, 15-8 win over Sylmar in the City Section 3-A finals Saturday night 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 Parrots earned Ikeda his ring - a championship ring. ``What a great wedding present,'' Ikeda said. ``They got me a ring.'' Poly saved perhaps its best performance of the year for the last. After cruising through the postseason without losing a single game, the top-ranked Parrots received a challenge when they faced the defending champion defending champion n (SPORT) → defensor/a m/f del título defending champion n (Sport) → champion(ne) en titre and second-seeded Spartans. Poly rose to the occasion. ``What an awesome win and end of season,'' Ikeda said. ``No one big player took charge; it was a total team effort. ``It's awesome, unreal.'' Whether it was Adina Mori's 45 assists, Gaby Gallardo's 13 kills, Rita Masrelian's 10 digs or Youssra Marjoua team-high five blocks, everyone contributed in the win which gave Poly its first section championship in any girls' sport. ``It's the greatest feeling in the world,'' Gallardo said. ``It's like nothing could stop you. There was a lot of pressure. But I had confidence and, in the end, everything came through.'' With Sylmar taking its time warming up, Poly quickly disposed of the Spartans in game one. The hustle hus·tle v. hus·tled, hus·tling, hus·tles v.tr. 1. To jostle or shove roughly. 2. To convey in a hurried or rough manner: hustled the prisoner into a van. of senior Sandra Smiley See emoticon. smiley - emoticon , combined with her good setting, kept the Spartans in game two. But Poly eventually pulled away again for the 15-7 win. Sylmar opened the third game with its first lead of the night, 4-0, and put Poly in the unfamiliar position of losing. The Spartans dominated the entire game. ``We had a very slow start,'' Sylmar 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. ``When we finally settled down and got into our rhythm. We made Poly play Poly Play is an arcade game developed in the German Democratic Republic in 1985; it is the only such machine to originate in the Eastern Bloc. It was created by VEB Polytechnik and contained a number of games, including a knock-off of Pac-Man. . But we couldn't sustain it. CAPTION(S): Photo PHOTO The Poly High girls' volleyball team celebrates its four-game victory over Sylmar in the City Section 3-A final. Phil McCarten / Daily News |
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