DIV.III TENNIS: VALENCIA 10, LA CANADA 8 VALENCIA WINS FOR KELLOGG VIKINGS MOVE ON TO TITLE GAME.Byline: ERIK BOAL Special to the Daily News LA CANADA Canada (kăn`ədə), independent nation (2001 pop. 30,007,094), 3,851,787 sq mi (9,976,128 sq km), N North America. Canada occupies all of North America N of the United States (and E of Alaska) except for Greenland and the French islands of FLINTRIDGE -- Valencia's return trip to the Southern Section girls' tennis final began as an unranked team in Div. III. So a few more obstacles weren't were·n't Contraction of were not. weren't were not going to deter the Vikings from getting past host La Canada in Thursday's semifinals. In addition to dealing with the emotional burden of not having coach Annie Kellogg for the second straight match after she underwent a mastectomy mastectomy (măstĕk`təmē), surgical removal of breast tissue, usually done as treatment for breast cancer. There are many types of mastectomy. In general, the farther the cancer has spread, the more tissue is taken. Tuesday, Valencia also had to take the scenic route on its trip to LaCanada Country Club because of a chemical spill chemical spill Public health An inadvertent release of a liquid chemical regarded as hazardous to human health which in a workplace is identified with hazardous materials labels. See Material Safety Data Sheets. on the Foothill (210) Freeway. But the fourth-seeded Vikings won five of the first six sets and held off a late charge by La Canada to prevail 10-8, securing a matchup with No. 3 Chadwick of Rancho Palos Verdes Rancho Pal·os Ver·des A city of southern California on a channel of the Pacific Ocean west of Long Beach. Population: 42,100. (18-2) -- a 78-72 winner on games over South Pasadena South Pasadena (păs'ədē`nə), city (1990 pop. 23,936), Los Angeles co., S Calif., a residential suburb of Los Angeles; inc. 1888. Medical supplies, clothing, and transportation and electronic equipment are manufactured. -- at 11:30 a.m. Monday at the Claremont Club. ``When she told me (she had breast cancer), my heart dropped. But her strength and determination is always contagious contagious /con·ta·gious/ (-jus) capable of being transmitted from one individual to another, as a contagious disease; communicable. con·ta·gious adj. 1. Of or relating to contagion. ,'' said senior Monique Palmera of Kellogg, who returned home from the hospital Thursday and was resting comfortably while receiving regular updates from parents, alumni and interim coach Susan Amico via cell phone. ``We knew we needed to be really focused because (La Canada) is a good team. But she's always on our minds. We were doing this for Kellogg.'' Palmera and Chloe Kwock swept their doubles sets for Valencia (20-1), which won its 18th consecutive match. Lehren MacKay and Courtney Kaska won twice in doubles for the Vikings, who denied La Canada (14-7) its first trip to a division final since 1978. ``We made a run at it, but it was too little, too late,'' said La Canada coach Joe Thompson Joseph "Joe" Thompson (born March 5 1989 in Rochdale, England) is an English footballer, currently playing for Rochdale. External links
Rochdale A.F.C. , who received two victories each from Kelley Fox, Erica Lee and the doubles team of Jade Stenzel and Lindsay Van Amringe. ``The first round really hurt us. You can't go down 5-1 against a team like Valencia and come back. But the girls had a great season. I'm really proud of them.'' La Canada was hoping the momentum of Tuesday's 78-74 victory over top-seeded Lakewood would carry over. When Kellogg received word of the victory, she was overcome with emotion, hoping she could attend Monday's match. ``Who would've thought? We weren't even ranked in the top10 at the beginning of the season,'' Kellogg said during a cell phone conversation. ``I'm very, very happy for them. ``This has been their goal since the beginning of the season.'' erik.boal@dailynews.com (818) 713-3607 |
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