DAY IN SPORTS: DAO LOSES TENNIS FINAL.Byline: Daily News Christine Dao lost in Wednesday's City Section Individual girls' tennis final but not before coming away with a profound knowledge of how it is competing against the likes of the top players in the state. The Granada Hills High junior lost 6-2, 2-6, 7-6 to top-seeded Diane Matias of Carson in a 3 1/2-hour title match at the Balboa Balboa, town (1990 pop. 2,751), Colón prov., in the former Panama Canal Zone, on the Gulf of Panama. The port for Panama City, Balboa was the administrative headquarters of the Panama Canal Zone. It was also the site of a U.S. navy base (closed 1999). Tennis Center after playing well throughout the week-long tournament. The 16-year old defeated second-seeded Judith DeVera of Carson in the semifinals Tuesday 2-6, 7-5, 6-2. DeVera and Matias are ranked among the top 20 players in the state and both are being recruited by USC An abbreviation for U.S. Code. . In boys' basketball: --Chaminade 67, North Bakersfield 48: Gerred Link scored 15 points, including five 3-pointers, and teammates Dion Cook and Marcus Everett combined for 26 points in the opening-round victory for Chaminade of West Hills (4-2) in the California Prep 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. tournament in Bakersfield. --Village Christian 64, Lone Pine 54: Jacob Briggs scored 17 points and grabbed 14 rebounds, and teammate Zack Garcia added 13 points for Village Christian of Sun Valley (4-2) in a first-round game at the Mojave tournament. In girls' basketball: --Chatsworth 71, Grant 25: Summer Johnson scored 19 points for Chatsworth (4-4), which held Grant of Van Nuys to less than 10 points in each quarter and advanced to the finals of the 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. tournament. --Simi Valley 58, Alemany 47: Brittany Asplund (16 points), Leah Murphy (14) and Kayla Briers (10) each contributed for 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. , which advances to face Oaks Christian of Westlake Village in Friday's semifinals of the Simi Valley tournament. Tipoff is 7 p.m. In boys' soccer: --L.A. Baptist 4, Burbank 1: Ben Ellis scored twice and Jared Thornton added a goal and two assists for L.A. Baptist of North Hills (3-2-1), which advances to the consolation final of the La Canada tournament today at 4:30 p.m. against Pasadena. --Thousand Oaks 8, Simi Valley 0: Kurtis Lindsey scored three goals and Jason Leopoldo and Miguel Morales each scored twice for 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. (4-0, 1-0) in the 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. opener against host Simi Valley, losers of each its four games this season. In girls' soccer: --Saugus 3, 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 1: Amanda Driedich scored in the second half for visiting Notre Dame of Sherman Oaks (3-5) in the nonleague game. PRIME TIME PLAYERS BOYS' BASKETBALL --Jimmy Goffredo (Crescenta Vly) 38 pts. --Peter St. Hubert (Burroughs) 35 pts., 6 rebs. --Drew Ridney (Hillcrest Chr. GH) 30 pts. GIRLS' BASKETBALL --Taylor Wolff (Calabasas) 20 pts., 18 rebs. --Summer Johnson (Chatsworth) 19 pts. --Lulu Villa (Birmingham) 18 pts., 8 assts., 6 stls. CAPTION(S): photo, box Photo: Saugus's Stefanie Searcy, front, beats Notre Dame's Casey Johnson Casey Johnson(September 24,1979) is an American heiress, socialite, activist, and author. She is inheirted to her $3.6 billion family fortune. Biography Johnson was born in Beverly Hills, California. Her grandfather Robert Wood Johnson founded Johnson & Johnson care. to the ball in the Centurions' 3-1 nonleague victory at home Wednesday. Charlotte Schmid-Maybach/Staff Photographer Box: PRIME TIME PLAYERS (see text) |
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