GIRLS' VOLLEYBALL: TRIUMPHANT RETURN FOR H.-W.Byline: Heather Gripp Gripp talking raven, beloved pet of half-wit Barnaby Rudge. [Br. Lit.: Dickens Barnaby Rudge] See : Birds Staff Writer The notions the coach expressed of ``happy to be here'' and ``looking to gain experience for next year,'' sounded unconvincing un·con·vinc·ing adj. Not convincing: gave an unconvincing excuse. un and out of place for a Harvard-Westlake of Studio City 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. program that has claimed six Southern Section titles and three state championships. As odd as it may seem, this year's Wolverines have more youth than postseason experience. A year after finishing with a sub-.500 record and missing the playoffs for the first time, Harvard-Westlake marked its return to the postseason looking more like the Wolverines of old than a bunch of postseason rookies. The team with nine sophomores and no senior starters needed less than an hour to sweep visiting St. Matthias Matthias, 1557–1619, Holy Roman emperor (1612–19), king of Bohemia (1611–17) and of Hungary (1608–18), son of Holy Roman Emperor Maximilian II. He was appointed governor of Austria (1593) by his brother, Holy Roman Emperor Rudolf II. of Downey 25-5, 25-8, 25-14 in Thursday's first round of the Southern Section Div. III-A playoffs. The top-seeded Wolverines (20-5) advance to Saturday's quarterfinals. St. Matthias finishes with a 14-5 record. ``We're really excited,'' Harvard-Westlake sophomore Cathryn Quinn said. ``We weren't expecting this because we're very young. Next year should really be our year. But we've trained and we're ready. We're excited to keep going. We're pretty confident.'' The Wolverines scored the first seven points of game one and never looked back. In each game, they went on runs in which they scored eight consecutive points. Harvard-Westlake used the opportunity to rest ailing starters and give experience to as many players as possible. Quinn, who missed practice this week because of strep throat Strep Throat Definition Streptococcal sore throat, or strep throat as it is more commonly called, is an infection of the mucous membranes lining the pharynx. Sometimes the tonsils are also infected (tonsillitis). , didn't play until the second game. Starting setter setter: see sporting dog. setter Any of three breeds derived from a medieval hunting dog that would set (lie down) when it found birds so that it and the birds could be covered with a net. Setters have long hair on the ears, chest, legs, and tail. Katherine Sebastian had nine assists before resting a tender ankle and watching fellow sophomore Nicole Goldhaber finish with 19 assists. |
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