DETMER STEPS UP TO LEAD LANCERS : SENIOR TAKES TEAM TO NEW LEVEL.Byline: Kirby Lee Special to the Daily News Jenn Detmer was the leading scorer for the 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. High girls' basketball team last year and has taken the same role during the Lancers' first six games this season. The 6-foot-4 senior center, who suffered a bout of mononucleosis mononucleosis /mono·nu·cle·o·sis/ (-noo?kle-o´sis) excess of mononuclear leukocytes (monocytes) in the blood. chronic mononucleosis chronic fatigue syndrome. last fall, scored 27 and 24 points, respectively, in victories over 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. and Camarillo to help Thousand Oaks to a 2-0 start in 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. play. While Detmer acknowledges her responsibility as a team leader, she said the Lancers' fortunes in the Thousand Oaks tournament and a run at the Marmonte League title also will hinge on Verb 1. hinge on - be contingent on; "The outcomes rides on the results of the election"; "Your grade will depends on your homework" depend on, depend upon, devolve on, hinge upon, turn on, ride her teammates' point production. ``I knew I had to step up until the others get comfortable with their roles,'' said Detmer, who averaged 20.5 points and 10 rebounds as a junior to help 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. reach the Southern Section Division I-A quarterfinals and win a share of the Marmonte League title. ``The league race is wide open. I'll do what I have to do, but I don't want to have to score 30 points a game. Sooner or later, everybody will start scoring. We've improved every game and taken it to a different level.'' That was evident Dec. 20, when Thousand Oaks (4-2) rallied from an 11-point, second-half deficit to defeat Simi Valley 66-64 on a last-second shot by Detmer. The comeback was spurred by senior guard Andi Terada who scored nine of the Lancers' 13 points in the final four minutes. ``We have a lot of team unity off the court,'' said senior guard Lani Harimoto. ``That's been the difference. We work really well together. I've been pleasantly surprised.'' Thousand Oaks, which started the season 2-2 at the University Tournament in Irvine, also has been boosted by the play of junior forwards Elena Salvador, Amy Haslam and Katie Stanlius. Guards Melissa Simonetti and Lauren Jones, both juniors, also have provided a lift in the backcourt back·court n. 1. Sports a. The part of a court between the service line and the base line in tennis and other net games. b. . ``We got off to a rough start but we've started to put it together, especially against Simi Valley,'' said Thousand Oaks coach Chuck Brown
Chuck Brown (b. 1934) is an African-American jazz guitarist and singer who is affectionately called "The Godfather of Go-Go". . Brown said the Lancers will need a similar effort to win their first Thousand Oaks tournament championship since 1993. Thousand Oaks will begin play in the weeklong tournament at 8 tonight against Lompoc and play Tuesday against Las Vegas Las Vegas (läs vā`gəs), city (1990 pop. 258,295), seat of Clark co., S Nev.; inc. 1911. It is the largest city in Nevada and the center of one of the fastest-growing urban areas in the United States. . The 12-team field also includes Marmonte League rivals Agoura, Camarillo, Channel Islands and Westlake, as well as Southern Section Division I-AA finalist Palmdale and four-time defending Foothill League champion Hart. ``We've been doing all right,'' Brown said. ``There are some real good teams. How we do all depends on if we avoid breakdowns and continue to improve.'' In other pool play games today, Village Christian will face Channel Islands at 3 p.m., Palmdale will meet Camarillo at 4:30 p.m. and Rio Mesa will take on defending tournament champion Chino Chino (chē`nō), city (1990 pop. 59,682), San Bernardino co., S Calif.; founded 1887, inc. 1910. It is the business and processing center of a diversified farming (notably dairying) area. at 6:30 p.m. In round-robin competition Saturday, Oxnard and Westlake will square off at 3 p.m., Palmdale will play Village Christian at 4:30 p.m., followed by Channel Islands and Camarillo at 6:30 p.m. and Rio Mesa and Agoura at 8 p.m. CAPTION(S): Photo Photo: Two Thousand Oaks High girls' basketball players double-team a Simi Valley High Pioneer to gain possession of the ball. Gene Blevins/Special to the Daily News |
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