GIRLS' VOLLEYBALL: LOCALS' FORTUNES TURN ON A DIME.Byline: ERIK BOAL Special to the Daily News LOS ALAMITOS Los Alamitos (lôs ăləmē`təs, lŏs), city (1990 pop. 11,676), Orange co., NE of Long Beach, S Calif., in a suburban area; inc. 1960. Los Alamitos Racetrack and U.S. military installations are nearby. -- For the past month, several area girls' volleyball volleyball, outdoor or indoor ball and net game played on a level court. An upright net, 3 ft (or 1 m) high, the top of which stands 8 ft (2.43 m) from the ground for men, 7 ft 4 1/8 in (2. teams battled through grueling league schedules that consisted of as many as 14 matches for the right to call themselves champion. But when the time came to determine tiebreakers for a handful of local teams that shared titles, the outcome of a coin flip loomed larger than any result they produced on the court. Nowhere was that more evident than in the Southern Section Div. I-A playoff play·off also play-off n. Sports 1. A final game or series of games played to break a tie. 2. A series of games played to determine a championship. Noun 1. draw, in which Flintridge Sacred Heart The Sacred Heart is a religious devotion to Jesus' physical heart as the representation of the divine love for humanity This devotion is predominantly used in the Roman Catholic Church and also used in the Anglican Church. of La Canada Flintridge (26-5) owned the tiebreaker tie·break·er n. An additional contest or period of play designed to establish a winner among tied contestants. Also called tiebreak. tie with rival Harvard-Westlake of Studio City to enter the postseason as the Mission League's top entry and the division's No. 2 seed when the pairings were released Sunday. The Wolverines (23-4), who swept Flintridge Sacred Heart on Oct. 26 to move into a first-place tie, were awarded the No. 3 seed. However, by Southern Section rules, Harvard-Westlake and the Tologs can't be in the same half of the bracket, so the Wolverines had to be moved to the opposite half of the draw, in which top-seed Marymount of 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. (22-6) could be waiting in the semifinals. ``I think that in the future we have to handle it differently,'' said Harvard-Westlake coach Jess jesse, jess a leather strap placed around each shank of a hawk used for hunting, for the attachment of a leash. Quiroz, whose team opens Tuesday night against Canyon of Canyon Country (11-8), which received an at-large entry after finishing fourth in the Foothill League. ``You begin to wonder what they're thinking is all about. And it makes you think who discusses it. They have to look at records and opponents or even a playoff format  This article or section may deal primarily with the U.S. and may not present a worldwide view. -- the top seed should be decided on
the courts instead of a coin flip.''
Flintridge Sacred Heart, which received an opening-round bye, plays host to the winner of Tuesday's match between El Modena of Orange (17-8) and Sultana of Hesperia (11-4) in Thursday's second round. ``We got a good seed and I'm happy about that,'' Flintridge Sacred Heart coach Shelli Orlandini said. ``But it doesn't matter where you're ranked if you don't go out and back it up on the court.'' A coin flip was also used to decide the top entry in the Liberty League, where Viewpoint of Calabasas (18-4) got the nod in Div. IV-AA over Providence of Burbank (20-2), which captured a share of the title with Wednesday's victory over the fourth- seeded Patriots. In the Foothill League, Hart of Newhall coach Mary Krisan was relieved a coin flip wasn't used to determine the fate of the Indians (15-8) and co-champion Valencia (15-12). Instead, the league used a total-point tiebreaker to give Hart the top entry, since both teams recorded five-game victories in their head-to-head meetings. ``(A coin flip) is a momentum killer,'' Krisan said. ``When you are tied for first and you feel good and strong on your position, you are better off with game and point value. I don't think it's professional.'' La Reina La Reina (Spanish: "The queen") is a commune of Chile located in Santiago Province, Santiago Metropolitan Region. It consistently ranks in the top five communes with the best quality of life in the Metropolitan Region. of 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. (20-2), the Tri-Valley League champion, was awarded the top seed in Div. III-AA. Westside League champion West Valley Christian (19-3), No. 3 in Div.V-AA, was the only other local team to receive a seed. -- Ivan Orozco contributed erik.boal@dailynews.com (818) 713-3607 CAPTION(S): box Box: SOUTHERN SECTION GIRLS' VOLLEYBALL PLAYOFFS DIV. I-AA |
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