CORNER KICKS PREP SOCCER NEWS AND FEATURES FROM AROUND THE SAN FERNANDO VALLEY ... AND BEYOND.Byline: Heather Gripp and Erik Boal RECORD WATCH A few of the area's leading boys' players are scoring at such a prolific pace that they could set team single-season scoring records before league play begins. Hart of Newhall senior forward Matt Valaika is putting up the gaudiest numbers. His seven goals Tuesday gave him 24 in 11 games, just four shy of the Indians' season record set by Jim Hofferber in 1987. Valaika finished one goal short of the record last season, when he led the Foothill League with 27 goals. This season, Valaika has been nearly unstoppable, giving one incredible performance after another. A little more than a week after scoring a team-record six goals in one game, Valaika netted seven in two games Tuesday despite sitting out much of the action to rest a sore leg. He has scored in all but one game this season. ``He's just on fire right now,'' noted Hart coach Robert Ramirez, who said it is not uncommon for opponents to triple-team Valaika. San Fernando's Rene Renteria also could have his team's single-season record for goals by the end of the week. The senior forward increased his season total to 16 Tuesday with three goals in Hart tournament play. The Tigers believe the program record is 19 goals, set last season by All-City forward Rudy Maravilla. ``We're pretty sure that's the record,'' said San Fernando San Fernando, city, Argentina San Fernando (săn fərnăn`dō), city (1991 pop. 144,761), Buenos Aires prov., E Argentina. It is a district administrative center in the Greater Buenos Aires area. coach Francis Melendez, whose team faces Saugus in today's tournament championship. ``I asked the old coach, too, and no one remembers anyone scoring 20 or more goals. So Rene should break the record. He's been hot.'' Palmdale's Jose Garay has been just as hot. The senior has 19 goals through 12 games. He netted four goals and an assist in Tuesday's victory over Monroe of North Hills as the Falcons won their pool at the Hart tournament. BULLDOG bulldog, breed of thick-set nonsporting dog developed in the British Isles many centuries ago. It stands from 13 to 15 in. (33–38.1 cm) high at the shoulder and weighs from 40 to 50 lb (18.1–22.7 kg). ATTITUDE After experiencing one of the most frustrating weeks in his coaching career, Highland of Palmdale coach Juan Paolo finally received some good news Tuesday. Senior defender Hillary Anderson, initially diagnosed with a possible torn ACL See access control list. 1. ACL - Access Control List. 2. ACL - Association for Computational Linguistics. 3. ACL - A Coroutine Language. A Pascal-based implementation of coroutines. ["Coroutines", C.D. on Dec. 20 during the Simi Valley Simi Valley (sē`mē, sĭm`ē), city (1990 pop. 100,217), Ventura co., SW Calif. in an oil, fruit, and farm region; laid out 1887, inc. 1969. tournament, returned to the field for the Bulldogs' two pool-play games at the ninth annual Lancaster tournament. Anderson scored a goal in Highland's 6-0 rout of Locke of Watts. ``Oh my God, I was so happy,'' Paolo said. ``I didn't expect her to even play in the tournament, and maybe even the rest of the season. So when she walked out on the field (Tuesday), it was a pleasant surprise.'' Paolo also welcomed back junior Courtney Morrell, who was sidelined for almost two weeks with flu. Morrell had a goal and two assists in victories over Locke and Garey of Pomona in pool-play competition Tuesday, and she added a goal in Wednesday's 4-0 quarterfinal romp victory over Alverno of Sierra Madre Sierra Madre, city, United States Sierra Madre (sēĕr`ə mä`drā), residential city (1990 pop. 10,762), Los Angeles co., S Calif., at the foot of Mt. Wilson; inc. 1907. There is some light manufacturing. . ``She's tall, and she moves, and she jumps well,'' Paolo said. ``With the two of them back, and if we can get Janet (Mendez) back healthy (from food poisoning food poisoning, acute illness following the eating of foods contaminated by bacteria, bacterial toxins, natural poisons, or harmful chemical substances. It was once customary to classify all such illnesses as "ptomaine poisoning," but it was later discovered that ), I think we'll be OK.'' Despite playing at less than full strength for the second consecutive tournament, Highland advanced to its third consecutive championship game at Lancaster, reaching today's noon final with a 2-1 victory over Victor Valley of Victorville. The Bulldogs will play Lancaster, which defeated Tehachapi on penalty kicks in Wednesday's semifinals. COSTLY VICTORY Valencia coach Sean O'Connell has had his hands full since taking over the program from Tony Scalercio. Valencia has played one of the toughest schedules in the area, and O'Connell has needed to repeatedly juggle his lineup to compensate for injuries to several players. In the final minutes of a 1-0 victory Tuesday over La Salle La Salle, city (1990 pop. 9,717), La Salle co., N Ill., on the Illinois River; settled 1830, inc. 1852. It forms a tricity unit with Peru and Oglesby. Corn, wheat, and soybeans are grown, and cattle and hogs are raised. of Pasadena, the Vikings might have suffered their biggest loss of the season. Adrianna Hermosillo, one of Valencia's most experienced midfielders, suffered what O'Connell believes is an ACL injury ACL injury See Anterior cruciate ligament injury. in her right knee. Although an official diagnosis hasn't been made, the first-year coach is fearing the worst. ``Losing Hermy hurts bad,'' O'Connell said. ``Just by looking at the swelling around the knee, I know it's not good.'' 20/20 VISION, AGAIN Village Christian of Sun Valley senior forward Jessica Gordon scored her 20th goal of the season Wednesday in the Ontario Christian tournament, giving her four consecutive years with at least 20 goals. Gordon's strike improved her career total to 113, putting her in position to pass former Chatsworth standout Lindsey Redlin for fourth on the area's all-time scoring list. Redlin, now starring at Pepperdine, scored a Chatsworth-record 116 goals. 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, scored a program single season-record 37 goals as a freshman and followed it with a 36-goal campaign as a sophomore. She scored 20 last season. After Redlin, Gordon's next target is former L.A. Baptist of North Hills forward Kristy Krohn, who scored 120 goals before moving on to Cal State Northridge. Kandice McLaughlin (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:
SCORING SPREE Hart of Newhall extended its winning streak Noun 1. winning streak - a streak of wins streak, run - an unbroken series of events; "had a streak of bad luck"; "Nicklaus had a run of birdies" to nine games, all in tournament play, with a 2-1 triumph Wednesday over Crescenta Valley The Crescenta Valley is a small inland valley in Los Angeles County, California. Its name derives from its crescent-like shape, with the convex portion facing roughly northeast and the concave portion southwest. of La Crescenta. More impressive than the streak is the magnitude of the Indians' victories. Hart has outscored foes 53-3 during the streak. Its output against C.V. was its lowest during the run. The Indians won five games in the Gold Division of the Garces of Bakersfield tournament by a 32-1 margin, then opened its tournament by scoring Chatsworth, Calabasas and 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 19-1. Hart's scoring prowess will be put to the test in the tournament final against El Camino Real of Woodland Hills, scheduled for today at noon. The Conquistadores have allowed only one goal in four tournament games and just three goals in nine games this season. Hart's last defeat came Dec. 15 against defending Southern Section Div. II champion Buena of Ventura. The score was 5-1. LEAGUE UPDATES BOYS MARMONTE Royal of Simi Valley hasn't played a home game this season. The Highlanders have been away at tournaments, both of their league games were on the road, and even their preseason scrimmage against St. Francis of La Canada was away. The Highlanders finally get a home game on Wednesday when they return to Marmonte play against Newbury Park. Six of their next eight games are at home. MISSION Harvard-Westlake of Studio City had a last-minute change of plans for the holiday break. The Wolverines were supposed to be playing in a tournament in Hawaii, but they instead stayed close to home, playing in the Marina of Huntington Beach Huntington Beach, city (1990 pop. 181,519), Orange co., S Calif., on the Pacific coast, across from Santa Catalina Island, in an oil-producing area; inc. 1909. It manufactures aerospace vehicles, aircraft parts, optical instruments, and heat transfer equipment. tournament. Harvard-Westlake, coming off an upset of City Section power El Camino Real of Woodland Hills, lost twice Tuesday on the tournament's opening day. VALLEY MISSION San Fernando is getting used to playing at less than full strength. The Tigers were a man down for most of last week's 2-1 loss to Santa Barbara Santa Barbara (săn'tə bär`brə, –bərə), city (1990 pop. 85,571), seat of Santa Barbara co., S Calif., on the Pacific Ocean; inc. 1850. at the South Torrance tournament after a red card in the fifth minute. At the Hart of Newhall tournament this week, coach Francis Melendez planned to utilize as many players as possible to keep everyone fresh, but he had to shuffle the lineup more than expected Tuesday when forward Jairo Garcia, the team's second-leading scorer, left before the Tigers' second game of the day. ``He just disappeared,'' Melendez said. ``He was AWOL. He said it was something family-related, but he's going to have some explaining to do when he gets back. We could really use him.'' Even without Garcia, San Fernando defeated La Salle 4-3 to win its pool and advance to the quarterfinals. GIRLS GOLDEN Led by finalists Highland of Palmdale and Lancaster, four of the league's seven teams reached the Lancaster tournament quarterfinals. Knight of Palmdale and Littlerock lost Wednesday in the round of eight. A fifth team, Antelope Valley This article is about the Los Angeles County region. For the census-designated place in Wyoming, see Antelope Valley-Crestview, Wyoming. The Antelope Valley of Lancaster, just missed out on a quarterfinal berth, falling on penalty kicks to Bishop after the teams tied 2-2 in a pool-play finale. MARMONTE Calabasas has kept busy during the holiday break, playing four games in the Hart of Newhall tournament following a three-game stint in the Buena of Ventura tournament two weeks ago. Simi Valley was the only other Marmonte team to compete in a tournament in the past two weeks, winning its event with a 1-0 victory over San Marcos San Marcos (săn mär`kəs). 1 City (1990 pop. 38,974), San Diego co., S Calif., a northern suburb of San Diego; settled 1880s, inc. 1963. of Santa Barbara in the final. MISSION After winning its tournament last week, Flintridge Sacred Heart The Sacred Heart is a religious devotion to Jesus' physical heart as the representation of the divine love for humanity This devotion is predominantly used in the Roman Catholic Church and also used in the Anglican Church. of La Canada Flintridge - the Mission's last remaining unbeaten team - finally sustained a loss in the San Gorgonio of San Bernardino San Bernardino, city, United States San Bernardino (săn bûr'nədē`nō), city (1990 pop. 164,164), seat of San Bernardino co., S Calif., at the foot of the San Bernardino Mts.; inc. 1854. tournament. The Tologs gave up two second-half goals in a 4-2 setback Monday to Canyon Springs of Moreno Valley Moreno Valley (mərē`nō), city (1990 pop. 118,779), Riverside co., S Calif., inc. 1984. In 1990, Moreno Valley was California's fastest-growing city, with a population increase of more than 300% between 1980 and 1990, but major reductions , then lost 2-0 in a consolation game Con`so`la´tion game 1. A game, match, etc., open only to losers in early stages of contests. Tuesday against Apple Valley. PACIFIC Crescenta Valley of La Crescenta gave tournament champion El Camino Real of Woodland Hills all it could handle in last year's Hart of Newhall tournament, losing 1-0 in a preliminary-round game. The Falcons (5-2-5) missed an opportunity for a rematch REMATCH Cardiology Clinical trials–Randomized Evaluation of Mechanical Assistance Therapy as an alternative in Congestive Heart failure–related to use of a portable, electric left ventricular-assist system–LVAS–eg, HeartMate® , losing 2-1 to Hart in Wednesday's final pool-play game. A victory would have sent C.V. to the final against ECR ECR Efficient Consumer Response ECR European Congress of Radiology ECR Electron Cyclotron Resonance ECR El Camino Real (Kings Highway; California) ECR Electronic Cash Register ECR East Coast Radio (South Africa) . SUNSET SIX North Hollywood rebounded from a shootout Shootout Venture capital jargon. Refers to two or more venture capital firms fighting for the startup. loss in last week's Sylmar tournament final to win twice in the opening rounds of the Narbonne of Harbor City tournament. Forward Xiomara Martinez, sidelined for part of the Sylmar event with illness, returned to the lineup and scored three goals Tuesday. VALLEY MISSION Sylmar stretched its unbeaten streak to an area-best 15 games with a scoreless draw against Paraclete of Lancaster in the Lancaster tournament, but its run ended Tuesday with a 4-0 pool-play loss to Victor Valley of Victorville. CAPTION(S): photo, 3 boxes Photo: Hart's Matt Valaika has scored 24 goals - three shy of the school record - in 11 games. John Lazar/Staff Photographer Box: (1) TOP 10 (2) THEY SAID IT (3) SEVEN-DAY FORECAST |
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