CORNER KICKS PREP SOCCER NEWS AND FEATURES FROM AROUND THE SAN FERNANDO VALLEY ... AND BEYOND.Byline: Heather Gripp and Erik Boal SOMETHING TO CELEBRATE Alemany of Mission Hills' boys couldn't help but act like little kids. The Indians partied at Chuck E. Cheese's <noinclude></noinclude> Chuck E. Cheese's is a chain of family entertainment centers. The concept centers around a basic sit-down pizza restaurant, complemented by arcade games, small rides, animatronic characters, and other popular diversions for young , celebrating something the team hadn't experienced in years: feeling like a winner. Alemany, which eight days ago ended an 86-game Mission League winless streak with a 2-0 triumph over Notre Dame Notre Dame IPA: [nɔtʁ dam] is French for Our Lady, referring to the Virgin Mary. In the United States of America, Notre Dame of Sherman Oaks, was just as excited when on Friday it tied first-place Loyola of Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. , ranked No. 2 in Southern Section Div. II. ``Most people would be just happy to tie Loyola,'' Alemany senior captain Jared Long said. ``We went crazy.'' The recent run of success follows years of frustration. Many of the Indians' players have played for the varsity team In the United States and Canada and UK, varsity sports teams are the principal athletic teams representing a college, university, or high school or other secondary school. Such teams compete against the principal athletic teams at other colleges/universities, or in the case of for three years, and until the victory last week over Notre Dame, the program hadn't won a league game since 1998. ``(Losing) was hard,'' said Long, a central midfielder. ``But all of us thought this was coming. The key this year is the team unity and heart. And we have great coaches.'' First-year coach Sedina Seck, who previously coached the Alemany girls' team, counts on Long, Jake Donnan, Phil Pontelic, Will Cortave, Ramon Cardenas and goalkeeper Hannes Richards. A 3-2 nonleague victory Tuesday over Golden Valley provided the Indians (2-6-2) another victory - running their unbeaten streak to three games - and the confidence gained against Loyola has them believing they can contend for a playoff berth. WINNING WHEN IT COUNTS It's no big deal when Thousand Oaks' boys are winless a month into the season. The Lancers lanc·er n. 1. A cavalryman armed with a lance. 2. A member of a regiment originally armed with lances. 3. lancers (used with a sing. verb) a. A kind of quadrille. b. last season started 0-7 and went on to claim a share of their second consecutive Southern Section Div. II championship. Thousand Oaks Thousand Oaks, residential city (1990 pop. 104,352), Ventura co., S Calif., in a farm area; inc. 1964. Avocados, citrus, vegetables, strawberries, and nursery products are grown. went winless in nonleague play this season but is atop the standings in the tough Marmonte League The Marmonte League is a high school sports league primarily made up of schools from Ventura County. The Marmonte Leauge is part of the CIF Southern Section. Click here to view the league schedule. . ``It's a little deceiving, our overall record, because of the way we approach the preseason,'' Thousand Oaks coach Mark Tietjen said. ``For us, the way our program runs, the preseason is not so much about wins and losses. We use the preseason to give our players a chance to show where they fit in and what they can do. Everyone gets a chance.'' Freshman Eddie Gonzalez has emerged as one of the Lancers' top scorers. Senior John Wessely moved around the backline backline the upper outline of the body's silhouette viewed from the side. before winning the job as stopper. Senior Irvin DeLeon provides versatility and a scoring touch that netted two goals in last week's victory over Newbury Park, knocking the Panthers out of first place. Junior Tony Silvestri has been steady in the net from season's start. Senior Chance Myers' value is obvious - the UCLA-bound senior is widely considered the area's most talented player - but his role was uncertain. The Lancers tried him at forward, but he was marked so heavily that he was unable to produce goals. Now he's back in midfield, where his distribution is pivotal for T.O.'s attack. VIVA LAS VEGAS Las Vegas (läs vā`gəs), city (1990 pop. 258,295), seat of Clark co., S Nev.; inc. 1911. It is the largest city in Nevada and the center of one of the fastest-growing urban areas in the United States. The Cal South 89 (16-under) girls team won the Olympic Development Program Western Regional title in the under-17 division Monday in Las Vegas, defeating Cal South's 88 team 1-0 in the final. The Cal South 89 roster included Westlake's Kylie McDonald, Moorpark's Kaitlin Paletta, Oaks Christian of Westlake Village's Nicole Sweetman, Flintridge Prep of La Canada Flintridge's Ayana Sumiyasu and Hart of Newhall's Dominique Penaranda. Village Christian of Sun Valley's Jessica Gordon played for Cal South 88, which finished 3-1-1. Cal South 89, which advances to the ODP ODP - Open Distributed Processing National Championships in Texas in March, went 4-0-2. Gordon rebounded quickly from the loss, rejoining her Village Christian teammates for Tuesday's Olympic League game against Windward of Los Angeles. She scored a hat trick hat trick n. Sports 1. Three goals scored by one player in one game, as in ice hockey. 2. Three wickets taken in cricket by a bowler in three consecutive balls. 3. to lead the Crusaders to a 3-2 victory. Gordon, who has committed to San Diego San Diego (săn dēā`gō), city (1990 pop. 1,110,549), seat of San Diego co., S Calif., on San Diego Bay; inc. 1850. San Diego includes the unincorporated communities of La Jolla and Spring Valley. Coronado is across the bay. State, has 28 goals this season. She moved past former L.A. Baptist of North Hills standout Kristy Krohn (120 goals) for third on the area's all-time list with 121 career goals. PRETENDER OR CONTENDER? Following a 2-1 loss Friday to Chatsworth, Taft of Woodland Hills girls' coach Greg Venger said this week - with games against four-time defending City Section champion El Camino Real El Camino Real (Spanish for The Royal Road or The King's Highway) was the name of a series of pre-automobile highways linking the various New World colonies of Spain:
``This is a statement week for Taft soccer,'' Venger said. ``If we go 0-2 this week, then we are probably the same old fourth- or fifth-place team in the West Valley League.'' Things didn't get off to a good start for Taft (10-6-4, 1-2-0), which was beaten 4-0 Tuesday at El Camino Real. Venger hopes playing against a team as speedy and skillful skill·ful adj. 1. Possessing or exercising skill; expert. See Synonyms at proficient. 2. Characterized by, exhibiting, or requiring skill. as the Conquistadores might help the Toreadors against visiting Granada Hills (10-4-2, 2-1-0) this afternoon. ``That's how you'd want it,'' he said. ``I think we're two pretty even teams, and we know it's going to be physical. If we can match their physical toughness, I think we can win. This is a must-win situation for us. This is our playoff game Noun 1. playoff game - one game in the series of games constituting a playoff game - a single play of a sport or other contest; "the game lasted two hours" playoff - any final competition to determine a championship .'' LEAGUE UPDATES BOYS FOOTHILL After scoring two goals Friday to break Hart of Newhall's season scoring record, senior Matt Valaika added two more goals Tuesday in a 2-0 victory over Burbank, increasing his area-best total to 31. --Burroughs of Burbank and Canyon of Canyon Country are enjoying a change of fortune since league play began. Burroughs had its best pre-league campaign in 13 years but is 0-3 in Foothill play after Tuesday's loss to the Cowboys. Canyon, which entered league action with a losing record, last week upset Saugus and is in the Foothill hunt; its only loss was to Hart. FREEWAY League leader Sherman Oaks Center for Enriched Studies Sherman Oaks Center for Enriched Studies (also Sherman Oaks CES or SOCES) is a (magnet) public school in the San Fernando Valley, Southern California, United States. is dominating its fellow magnet schools. SOCES SOCES Sherman Oaks Center for Enriched Studies , coming off an 8-0 rout Tuesday of Fulton College Prep of Van Nuys, is undefeated in league play. FRONTIER Oaks Christian, ranked second in Southern Section Div. V, looks in strong shape to retain its league title. The Lions (9-2-1) are undefeated in Frontier play after drilling Santa Clara 9-1 Tuesday. Matt Morrissette and Doug Chespak lead Oaks Christian. GOLDEN The league's top teams reside in Palmdale. Crosstown rivals Palmdale, which climbed to No. 5 in this week's Div. I rankings, and Highland of Palmdale were tied for first heading into Wednesday night's showdown. Palmdale senior Jose Garay scored twice Friday in a victory over Knight of Palmdale to increase his league-leading total to 26. TRI TRI Toxics Release Inventory (US EPA) TRI Touch Research Institute TRI Taux de Rentabilité Interne (French: internal rate of return) TRI Taux de Rentabilité Interne TRI Tile Roofing Institute VALLEY Oak Park, looking to go from third place last season to league champion, moved up to No. 2 in this week's Div. VI rankings. GIRLS DELPHIC Following a 13-0 victory over Scott Academy of Saugus, Grace Brethren of Simi Valley (6-7-1, 2-0-0) routed California Academy of Math and Sciences of Carson 7-0 on Tuesday, with Cindy Parks scoring her team-leading 20th goal. FOOTHILL Hart of Newhall's Sarina Coutin tied the single-season school record with her 31st goal in Tuesday's 5-0 romp over Burbank. The sophomore forward, who has 51 goals in 43 career games, looks to surge past Laura Qualls' 1997 mark Friday against Saugus, which has allowed only one goal in league play and seven in 14 games all season. FRONTIER Oaks Christian of Westlake Village is on the verge On the Verge (or The Geography of Yearning) is a play written by Eric Overmyer. It makes extensive use of esoteric language and pop culture references from the late nineteenth century to 1955. of its 100th victory in six years of play. The Lions (10-3-1, 2-1-0) dominated Santa Clara of Oxnard 11-0 on Tuesday to improve to 99-19-19 all-time, with 80 shutouts. Oaks Christian's first chance at win No. 100 will be Monday in a nonleague game against Dos Pueblos of Goleta. FREEWAY Sherman Oaks Center for Enriched Studies (7-0-0), the only area girls' team with a perfect record, routed Fulton College Prep of Van Nuys 10-0 Tuesday as Lauren Sanchez scored three goals and Antonia Aljuwani added a pair. LIBERTY Viewpoint of Calabasas had two things it wanted to accomplish entering league play: win the title outright after sharing it with Windward of Los Angeles last season, and surrender no goals. The Patriots (9-4-0, 4-0-0) have outscored opponents 23-0 heading into Friday's game at Wildwood Wildwood, city (1990 pop. 4,484), Cape May co., SE N.J., on an island off Cape May; settled 1882, inc. as a city 1911. It has large commercial fisheries and is a popular summer seaside resort with many vintage motels and other buildings from the 1940s–60s. of Los Angeles. PACIFIC VIEW Camarillo (7-6-1, 4-0-0), which finished a half-game out of first place last season, took sole possession of the league lead with Tuesday's 1-0 victory over Rio Mesa of Oxnard. The Scorpions are ahead of Oxnard (7-6-1, 3-1-0), Pacifica of Oxnard (8-7-2, 2-1-1) and Rio Mesa (2-1-1 in league). PREP Flintridge Prep of La Canada Flintridge (8-4-3, 2-0-1) is in strong position to secure a Div. IV playoff berth - and possibly win the league title - after Tuesday's 2-2 tie at defending champion Chadwick of Rancho Palos Verdes Rancho Pal·os Ver·des A city of southern California on a channel of the Pacific Ocean west of Long Beach. Population: 42,100. . VALLEY MISSION Sylmar (13-1-5, 2-0-0) rallied to beat Van Nuys 2-1 Friday and remain atop the standings. CAPTION(S): 3 boxes Box: (1) TOP 10 (2) THEY SAID IT (3) SEVEN-DAY FORECAST |
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