DAVIS VOLLEYBALL FESTIVAL: SPORTS SHACK KEEPS SURVIVING LOCAL TEAM AVOIDS ELIMINATION TO POSITION ITSELF FOR A REPEAT.Byline: Chris Cocoles Staff Writer SACRAMENTO - Its route was precarious through the unforgiving loser's bracket, but the Sports Shack girls' club volleyball team is where it needs to be today. The Beverly Hills-based club, composed of mostly San Fernando Valley San Fernando Valley Valley, southern California, U.S. Northwest of central Los Angeles, the valley is bounded by the San Gabriel, Santa Susana, and Santa Monica mountains and the Simi Hills. players, is still in contention to win a second consecutive Volleyball Festival title. The defending 16-year-old champions are two wins away from a berth in the 18's title match after surviving through three elimination battles Thursday at the Sacramento Convention Center The Sacramento Convention Center is the main center for events happening in Sacramento, California, USA, which encompasses three venues: The Exhibit Hall, The Community Center Theatre and the Memorial Auditorium. External links
Sports Shack advanced to today's 11 a.m. match against Rancho ran·cho n. pl. ran·chos Southwestern U.S. 1. A hut or group of huts for housing ranch workers. 2. A ranch. Valley after a 25-17, 25-18 sweep of the Spoilers of Hermosa Beach Hermosa Beach (hûrmō`sə), city (1990 pop. 18,219), Los Angeles co., S Calif., on Santa Monica Bay; inc. 1907. It is a residential suburb and a popular resort noted for its fine, sandy beaches and excellent surf. , the same team Sports Shack defeated for last year's 16's championship. That turned out to be the easiest match of a grueling afternoon and early evening of volleyball. ``I think we could play another match right now,'' said Courtney Schultz, a standout at Harvard-Westlake who stepped up in each of Sports Shack's loser's-bracket wins over the Arizona Juniors, Asics Rainbow and the Spoilers. Sixth-seeded Sports Shack was in jeopardy of ending its season earlier than planned after a second-round loss to Empire of Santa Rosa Santa Rosa, city, Argentina Santa Rosa, city (1991 pop. 80,629), capital of La Pampa prov., central Argentina. It is a modern city and road junction surrounded by a rich agricultural and cattle-raising area. . Against both Arizona and Asics Rainbow, Sports Shack lost game one of the best-of-three match but rallied to win the last two. ``It's a matter of survival,'' said 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. Ashlie Hain of La Reina La Reina (Spanish: "The queen") is a commune of Chile located in Santiago Province, Santiago Metropolitan Region. It consistently ranks in the top five communes with the best quality of life in the Metropolitan Region. High. ``If you stick together, that's what separates you from other teams. . . . If you work together, you can do anything.'' Sports Shack has an advantage of familiarity. This team basically is intact from the 1999 festival championship run. ``We're all on the same wavelength,'' Hain said. The Spoilers, who also sent most of the key performers from the 16's level to the 18-year-old division, never threatened Sports Shack in the highly anticipated 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® . Early kills by Alison Gorny, Ryan, Christina Hinds and Schultz, and a block by Gorny and Schultz, gave Sports Shack a 10-5 advantage in the first game that was never seriously threatened. ``I think we had the confidence to begin the match. They're a great team, and we always expect them to go out hard,'' Hain said. ``We knew we had to go 110 percent. We fought to the last point.'' --Thunder ousted: Thunder Black of Reseda, which played its way from the 22nd seed into the Round of 16, won twice Thursday but was eliminated from championship consideration. After winning its opener, Thunder's loss to the Spoilers dropped it into the loser's bracket. Saving two match points in the third game, Thunder eliminated X-Cel 18 of Norwalk 25-20, 23-25, 16-14. Thunder then lost 25-20, 25-9 to Rancho Valley and meets Asics Rainbow of Hawaii in an 11 a.m. consolation match today at the convention center. |
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