GIRLS' SOCCER NOTEBOOK: WEST RANCH OUT TO PROVE IT IS NO FLUKE IN FOOTHILL LEAGUE.Byline: ERIK BOAL Special to the Daily News The celebration didn't last long for the West Ranch girls' soccer team following its most gratifying grat·i·fy tr.v. grat·i·fied, grat·i·fy·ing, grat·i·fies 1. To please or satisfy: His achievement gratified his father. See Synonyms at please. 2. victory of the season. It wasn't that coach Tania
But shortly after distributing championship T-shirts and posing for commemorative photos, Eberle's focus quickly turned to Tuesday's practice and the upcoming Foothill League schedule. ``Even though we went 14-0-1 in the preseason, everybody starts from zero now,'' Eberle said. ``All of this has been preparation for our league season. We had some great results, and the girls should be proud of their accomplishments, but we're still not going to be mentioned with the other teams in our league, and we understand that. We want to get that kind of respect and the only way we can accomplish that is by beating those teams.'' West Ranch, which captured the 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. tournament title Dec. 16 and survived five games in three days to capture the Lancaster championship, will compete in the first league varsity match A varsity match is a sporting fixture between two university rivals. Popular British and Irish Varsity matches
``We wanted to come in underneath the radar, but after winning two tournaments, I don't know Don't know (DK, DKed) "Don't know the trade." A Street expression used whenever one party lacks knowledge of a trade or receives conflicting instructions from the other party. how successful that approach will be,'' Eberle said. ``Everybody's trying to get something on us, so I'm just trying to keep a low profile.'' Record watch: Sarina Coutin has a history of impressive performances against Saugus, and Tuesday's Foothill League opener could be another opportunity for the Hart of Newhall junior standout. In last year's 3-0 victory over the Centurions, Coutin broke Laura Qualls' 1996-97 record for most goals in a season, netting her 32nd goal in the second half. Coutin, who scored in Hart's 6-2 loss to Saugus in the Indians' regular-season finale, finished with 38 goals. Coutin has added 15 goals in 16games this season for the Indians, giving her 73 in her career, one shy of the program record held by former Portland and WUSA WUSA Women's United Soccer Association WUSA Windows Update Standalone Installer standout Erin Misaki. Considered the greatest soccer player ever to compete at Hart, Misaki scored 74goals from 1995-99, leading the Indians to a share of a Southern Section championship her senior year, when Hart tied Woodbridge of Irvine in the Div. II final. Coutin tied another program record in the Indians' 10-0 victory over NorthHollywood in a pool-play match in the Hart tournament, scoring fivegoals. The last Hart player to accomplish that feat was Dawn Kapp during the 1981-82 season. Sleeping giant Sleeping Giant may refer to: In geology:
The Centurions, who graduated more than half their roster following a second-place finish 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 league last season, enter Tuesday's game against Hart with a 5-1-2 mark, their last game Dec. 13 against Lancaster. Hart enters the game as the defending league champion, riding the momentum of winning its own tournament for the first time since 1998, but Saugus has the psychological advantage after handing the Indians their lone league loss last season on the Centurions' field. The teams have two nonleague opponents in common, with Saugus losing to Quartz Hills and defeating Alemany of Mission Hills, and Hart recording shutouts against both teams. erik.boal@dailynews.com (818) 713-3607 CAPTION(S): photo Photo: Hart junior Sarina Coutin, left, has 15 goals in 16 games so far. As a sophomore, Coutin broke the school record, scoring 32 goals. Hans Gutknecht/Staff Photographer |
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