DAY IN SPORTS: H.-W. PASSES FIRST STATE TEST.Byline: Daily News The Harvard-Westlake of Studio City boys' water polo water polo, swimming game encompassing features of soccer, football, basketball, and hockey. The object of the game is to maneuver, by head, feet, or hand, a leather-covered ball 27 to 28 in. team clinched its seventh consecutive Mission League title Wednesday. Some teams might celebrate, or take time to enjoy achieving a goal set at the beginning of the season. But not the Wolverines (19-1, 7-0), who traveled to Northern California Northern California, sometimes referred to as NorCal, is the northern portion of the U.S. state of California. The region contains the San Francisco Bay Area, the state capital, Sacramento; as well as the substantial natural beauty of the redwood forests, the northern to compete in the State Invitational Tournament, which features 12 of California's top programs. ``Our league is competitive, but there's great competition in this tournament,'' said Harvard-Westlake coach Rich Corso, whose team defeated Menlo of Palo Alto Palo Alto, city, California Palo Alto (păl`ō ăl`tō), city (1990 pop. 55,900), Santa Clara co., W Calif.; inc. 1894. Although primarily residential, Palo Alto has aerospace, electronics, and advanced research industries. 9-6 Thursday and will face Camp Olindo of Morago today. Harvard-Westlake is the top-ranked team in Southern Section Div. I and is ranked No. 2 in the state and country by the U.S. Water Polo Association. But for all their success, a state title remains elusive. The team has yet to win in each of its previous 10 trips, its best finish being third in 1993. ``It's a showcase of the best,'' Corso said. ``We're allowed to play in three tournaments a year, and this is a tournament where all of the college coaches come to see the kids play.'' Things don't get easier for Harvard-Westlake upon its return home. The Wolverines hope to avenge a·venge tr.v. a·venged, a·veng·ing, a·veng·es 1. To inflict a punishment or penalty in return for; revenge: avenge a murder. 2. their lone loss of the season Wednesday against visiting Servite of Anaheim in a nonleague match at 4 p.m. In girls' tennis: --Campbell Hall 15, Brentwood 3: Visiting Campbell Hall Campbell Hall can refer to:
Singles player Daron Moore and doubles sisters Katarina and Cheyenne Reveche each won in straight sets for Campbell Hall, ranked No. 1 in Div. III. ``We have great depth and chemistry this year,'' Campbell Hall coach Steve Kuechel said. ``We've been consistent all the way through.'' In girls' volleyball: --Van Nuys d. Reseda 3-1: After dropping the first game, Van Nuys (6-5, 6-2) regrouped for a 15-25, 25-10, 25-11, 25-22 victory at Reseda (6-5, 4-4) in a Valley Mission League game. Van Nuys secured second place in league despite playing without senior 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. Janet Baltazara, who's been out with a broken thumb. In her absence, Brittanee Brooks has played well, finishing with eight kills against Reseda. Teammates Lydia Polson added nine kills, and Hana Hadawar had eight service aces. --La Canada d. Blair 3-0 With 10 aces, La Canada's Kiting Kolar nearly outscored the Blair of Pasadena team, which lost a Rio Hondo Rio Hondo may refer to:
Teammate Lindsay Roberts and Courtney Turner combined for 11 kills for La Canada (15-5, 8-0), which totaled 39 service aces. --La Reina d. St. Bonaventure 3-1: Haily Fithian had 44 assists and 20 digs and Breezy Ward had a season-high 27 digs for visiting 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. of 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. (16-6, 8-0), which remained atop the Tri-Valley League standings. --Viewpoint d. Buckley 3-0: Maris Fair (17 kills) and Jacie Dry (26 assists) each posted career-high totals for host Viewpoint of Calabasas (9-7 overall) in a 25-17, 25-7, 25-10 Liberty League victory. PRIME-TIME PLAYERS Girls' volleyball --Kelly Smiland (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. ) 19 kills and 12 digs --Marisa Fair (Viewpoint) 17 kills --Breezy Ward (La Reina) 16 kills, 27 digs --Kayce Matphess (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 ) 48 assist --Haily Fithian (La Reina) 44 assists, 20 digs --Brittany Esser (Flintridge Sacred Heart) 37 assists --Lauren Hartnett (Moorpark) 31 assists --Olivia Riley (L.A. Baptist) 27 assists --Olayinka Rahman (Valley Alternative) 11 kills, 8 aces --Kiting Kolar (La Canada) 10 aces CAPTION(S): photo, box Photo: Brittanee Brooks (4) of Van Nuys goes against the block of Reseda's Lindsey Danner. Brooks finished with eight kills. Gene Blevins/Special to the Daily News Box: PRIME TIME PLAYERS (see text) |
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