DAY IN SPORTS: G.H. 8-0 IN GIRLS' TENNIS HIGHLANDERS SEND CAVS RUNNING FOR HILLS.Byline: Daily News In a matchup of unbeaten teams, host Granada Hills dominated, defeating Cleveland of Reseda 7-0 in a West Valley League girls' tennis match. The Highlanders' singles players - Jasmin and Christine Doa, Canna canna [Lat.,=cane], any plant of the genus Canna, tropical and subtropical perennials, grown in temperate regions in parks and gardens for the large foliage and spikelike, usually red or yellow blossoms. Furuta and Yuka Otaka - and doubles players - Caryn Linder/Shannon Slotnick, Andrea Blieden/Tracey Takeshita and Robin Meselson/Jessica Lee - have collectively not lost a set this year. The Highlanders (8-0, 5-0) are the defending City Section champions and have won 24 consecutive matches, prompting head coach Ron Wood Ronald David "Ronnie" Wood (born June 1, 1947 in Hillingdon, London) is an English rock guitarist and bassist best known as a member of The Rolling Stones, Faces, and The Jeff Beck Group. to consider a possible repeat. ``From top to bottom the girls are playing well,'' Wood said. ``We have a goal and are working hard toward it this year. The girls have tasted success last year and are hungry for more. Provided we stay healthy, we have a good chance to repeat.'' In football: --Falcons fly: Former Pasadena City College football coach Dennis Gossard is having the time of his life. Gossard has been running a highly-successful offense at 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. High of La Crescenta for the past several seasons. However, this season is different for the veteran offensive coordinator An offensive coordinator typically refers to the coach on a football team in the National Football League or College football who is in charge of the offense. This position aids the head coach by designing and scripting plays, delegating work to offensive position coaches during . Gossard is getting the chance to coach his son, junior quarterback Hudson Gossard. And the father-son combination is likely to make even more news in the future. The up-and-coming quarterback completed 22 of 30 passes for 327 yards and five touchdowns as Crescenta Valley defeated visiting Pasadena 35-0 on Thursday night in a Pacific League game at Glendale High. The Falcons (6-0) won their league opener by scoring touchdowns on each of their four first-half possessions. Gossard, who threw just five passes in the second half, was 19 for 25 with 233 yards at the intermission. - Frank Welch
Frank Welch (1835 – 1878) was a Nebraska Republican politician. He was born at Bunker Hill, Charlestown, Massachusetts on February 10, 1835 and moved to Boston in with his parents. In other girls' tennis: --Possible Section final? Olga Yepremian of host Burbank beat Valencia's Ashlie Herrera 6-0 as the Bulldogs earned an 11-7 Foothill League victory. Yepremian - who won all of her sets 6-0- and Herrera, who rebounded after the loss to win her next two sets 6-1, 6-2, are expected to compete for the Southern Section individual title. --Indians beat Indians: Cristina Cancio had a three-set victory (6-1, 6-2, 6-0) to lead Hart of Newhall to a 15-3 victory over Burroughs of Burbank in a Foothill League match. The No. 1 doubles team of Gemma Pucci/Jennie Choi also won their three sets (6-2, 6-0, 7-5) to secure the victory for 4-6, 3-3 Hart. The best performance for Burroughs (1-9, 1-5) was turned in by the No. 3 doubles team of Katherine Williams/Jennifer Banian, who narrowly lost 5-7 to Pucci/Choi, then rallied to defeat Melanie Ware/ Randi Oyama 6-3. In girls' volleyball volleyball, outdoor or indoor ball and net game played on a level court. An upright net, 3 ft (or 1 m) high, the top of which stands 8 ft (2.43 m) from the ground for men, 7 ft 4 1/8 in (2. : --Gorny again: Senior outside hitter Alison Gorny had 30 kills for Littlerock in a 15-9, 15-11, 15-7 Golden League victory over visiting Lancaster. Gorny, who had 39 kills in the league opener vs. Quartz Hill, added five aces while 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. Jessica Okerlund had 48 assists for the Lobos (4-4, 2-2). --West Valley showdown: In the battle for Woodland Hills supremacy, Taft defeated host 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:
DAILY NEWS TOP 10 Because of an editing error, a previous version of the Daily News Top 10 was reprinted in Thursday's Volleyball Beat column. All records below are through Tuesday's matches. 1. Harvard-Westlake 14-0 Claimed another tournament title. (1) 2. 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. 15-0 Biding bide v. bid·ed or bode , bid·ed, bid·ing, bides v.intr. 1. To remain in a condition or state. 2. a. To wait; tarry. b. time until playoffs begin. (2) 3. Sylmar 7-0 Only Palisades Palisades, cliffs along the west bank of the Hudson River, NE N.J. and SE N.Y., extending from N of Jersey City, N.J., to the vicinity of Piermont, N.Y., with a general altitude of from 350 ft to 550 ft (107–168 m). can prevent City title. (3) 4. La Canada 11-2 Ranked No. 4 in H-W's division. (4) 5. Village Christian 15-0 Starts run through league on Tuesday. (5) 6. Highland 7-1 League contenders beating themselves. (6) 7. Westlake 6-1 Inside track for Marmonte title. (8) 8. Chatsworth 6-1 Still haunted haunt v. haunt·ed, haunt·ing, haunts v.tr. 1. To inhabit, visit, or appear to in the form of a ghost or other supernatural being. 2. by Sylmar defeat. (9) 9. Flintridge-Sacred Heart 5-3 Couldn't hang with H-W, but who can? (7) 10. Poly 6-1 Forgotten team in City title talk. (NR) CAPTION(S): photo; box Photo: El Camino Real's Melissa Kendall goes for a dig against Taft on Thursday. The Conquistadores lost 15-4, 15-8, 15-0. Joe Binoya/Staff Photographer Box: DAILY NEWS TOP 10 (see text) |
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