DOMINANT QUARTZ HILL SWIM TEAM COUNTS ON SUCCESS.Byline: Erik Boal Special to the Daily News Dominant in the Golden League for a decade, with five successive top-six finishes at the Southern Section Div. IV finals, Quartz Hill High's boys swim team has forged unmatched success in the Antelope Valley This article is about the Los Angeles County region. For the census-designated place in Wyoming, see Antelope Valley-Crestview, Wyoming. The Antelope Valley . With the graduation of league champions and Southern Section finalists Matt Smith and Viet Tran - two of the Rebels' main links to their Div. IV second-place finishes Noun 1. second-place finish - a finish in second place (as in a race) runner-up finish finish - designated event that concludes a contest (especially a race); "excitement grew as the finish neared"; "my horse was several lengths behind at the finish"; "the in 2003 and 2004 - Quartz Hill could receive a challenge from Highland this season in an attempt to extend its league supremacy. ``We lost some talented guys, there's no doubt about that,'' Thibault said. ``Right now, we're rough around the edges, and there's a lot of things we still need to work on, but these guys are workers.'' The teams missed an opportunity to get an early scouting scouting: see Boy Scouts; Girl Scouts. scouting Activities of various national and worldwide organizations for youth aimed at developing character, citizenship, and individual skills. Scouting began when Robert S. report on each other, when the annual Antelope Valley Invitational in·vi·ta·tion·al adj. Restricted to invited participants: an invitational golf tournament. n. An event, especially a sports tournament, restricted to invited participants. Adj. 1. was canceled Saturday because of poor weather. The league rivals will have to wait until early April to square off at a meet at Eastside Pool. For Thibault, the extra time could be beneficial, especially since Quartz Hill has been limited in its training sessions at the start the season. ``We've had 15 in a lane (for the past two weeks), because we don't have enough pool space,'' said Thibault, whose team shares Eastside pool with Lancaster. ``It's frustrating frus·trate tr.v. frus·trat·ed, frus·trat·ing, frus·trates 1. a. To prevent from accomplishing a purpose or fulfilling a desire; thwart: because we're encountering a lot of difficulties and we have no real time to face it.'' Fortunately for Quartz Hill, the return of Div. IV finalists Dan Tran and Evan Lopez, along with the emergence of Ryan Crook and Daniel Colvin, have helped make the transition smoother. Tran is among the top swimmers in the division in the 200-yard individual medley med·ley n. pl. med·leys 1. An often jumbled assortment; a mixture: "That night he dreamed he was traveling in a foreign country, only it seemed to be a medley of all the countries he'd ever been to and and the 100 breaststroke, and Lopez is expected to be a threat in the 100 backstroke and 100 butterfly. For Highland to knock off to cease, as from work; to desist. - De Quincey. To force off by a blow or by beating. To assign to a bidder at an auction, by a blow on the counter. To leave off (work, etc.). See also: Knock Knock Knock Knock Quartz Hill, it will need strong efforts in the freestyle The code name for the MCE version of Windows. See Media Center Edition. events and relays, especially from junior Billy Bishop. Following last year's championship meet, Bishop addressed the Rebels' losing Smith and Viet Tran to graduation and how 2006 might be the year the Bulldogs become an Antelope Valley power. ``I want to take it,'' said Bishop, the defending league champion in the 50 free and anchor on the Bulldogs' victorious 200 free relay team. ``I want to be the one that breaks their streak.'' Highland also return sophomores Justin Bishop Justin Bishop may be:
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