DAY IN SPORTS: OAKS CHRISTIAN SHOWS NO RUST.Byline: Daily News Caitlyn MacKechnie said she was surprised how well she and her Oaks Christian of Westlake Village teammates played in Monday's nonleague girls' soccer game against visiting Rio Mesa of Oxnard. After all, the UCLA-bound midfielder and the rest of the Lions hadn't even practiced, let alone played a game, in 17 days. In the end, all that mattered to MacKechnie, and Oaks Christian coach Jan Hethcock, was the final result: a 2-0 win. ``We've all been couped a. 1. (Her.) Cut off smoothly, as distinguished from erased; - used especially for the head or limb of an animal. See Erased. up inside ready to play,'' said MacKechnie, who assisted on both Oaks Christian goals. ``We were all anxious and excited to step on our field and play our game. I think we came back very well (having not played since Dec. 18 against 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). I was happy with the shape we're in.'' Caitlyn's freshman sister Hannah scored on a rebound late in the first half after Rio Mesa goalkeeper Denise Camarena made a diving A DIV Associate of Divinity save on her first shot. Sophomore Nicole Sweetman recorded her team-leading ninth goal in the 47th minute for Oaks Christian, which extended its unbeaten streak to nine games. Julia Humphries made five saves to record her sixth shutout this season and 24th in her career. Rio Mesa (3-10-1) missed a penalty kick in the 53rd minute. -Erik Boal In other girls' soccer: NONLEAGUE --Saugus 7, 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: Jeanette Lorme scored twice and Betsy Kyle, Courtney Moses, Nikki Quintanilla, Amanda Terry and Kristin Wenthur each scored for Saugus (10-1-1), which increased its unbeaten streak to 10 games with the victory at Notre Dame of Sherman Oaks (7-4-1). BOYS' BASKETBALL NONLEAGUE --Village Christian 50, Flintridge Prep 48: Ian Adams' basket with 23 seconds remaining gave Village Christian of Sun Valley a one-point lead, and Wayne Robinson Wayne L. Robinson (born January 14, 1930 in Minneapolis, Minnesota) is a former professional American football linebacker who played for the Philadelphia Eagles from 1952 through 1956. At 6'2", 225-lb. made one of two free throws with eight seconds left to seal the home victory. Robinson finished with 24 points and Adams added 16 for Village Christian (9-5). Andrew Beck scored a team-high 17 points for Flintridge Prep of La Canada (8-3). GIRLS' BASKETBALL FAIRFAX TOURNAMENT --Grant 52, Locke 38: Mallory Flot scored 16 points and added seven rebounds for Grant of Van Nuys in a quarterfinal quar·ter·fi·nal adj. Of or relating to one of four competitions in a tournament, whose winners go on to play in semifinal competitions. n. 1. quarterfinals A quarterfinal round. 2. A quarterfinal match. game at Fairfax High in Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. . The Lancers lanc·er n. 1. A cavalryman armed with a lance. 2. A member of a regiment originally armed with lances. 3. lancers (used with a sing. verb) a. A kind of quadrille. b. (7-3) advance to Thursday's semifinals against Gardena at noon. The winner plays in Saturday's final. CAPTION(S): box Box: PRIME-TIME PLAYERS |
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