GIRLS' SOCCER: CHAMINADE CLINCHES TITLE CHAMINADE 3, H.-W. 2.Byline: Chris Cocoles Staff Writer A meltdown meltdown Occurrence in which a huge amount of thermal energy and radiation is released as a result of an uncontrolled chain reaction in a nuclear power reactor. The chain reaction that occurs in the reactor's core must be carefully regulated by control rods, which absorb was in process. Players who banked on togetherness and friendship to create a girls' soccer dynasty bickered relentlessly. Chaminade High's girls' soccer team was on the brink of letting an outright Mission League championship crumble crum·ble v. crum·bled, crum·bling, crum·bles v.tr. To break into small fragments or particles. v.intr. 1. To fall into small fragments or particles; disintegrate. under an avalanche avalanche, rapidly descending large mass of snow, ice, soil, rock, or mixtures of these materials, sliding or falling in response to the force of gravity. Avalanches, which are natural forms of erosion and often seasonal, are usually classified by their content such of squabbles. But a one-sentence motivational speech from their coach kicked in, allowing the Eagles of West Hills to stage a memorable comeback and beat host Harvard-Westlake of Studio City 3-2 Friday afternoon. The No. 2 Eagles' (18-4-2, 10-0) first-ever victory at Harvard-Westlake (14-3-4, 8-2) clinched an undisputed Mission title. The third-ranked Wolverines, playing without their best player, Jill Oakes, made a good- enough case to share the championship. With a little more than 20 minutes remaining, freshman Jen Sayles' second goal in a five-minute span made it 2-0. On the play, Eagles goalkeeper Candice Rodella was knocked cold colliding with Sayles. An ambulance was summoned, and though the injury was not believed to be serious, Rodella was taken to Cedars-Sinai Medical Center Cedars-Sinai Medical Center is a world-renowned hospital located in Los Angeles, California. History Cedars-Sinai is the result of a merger in 1961 between two major Los Angeles hospitals, Cedars of Lebanon and Mount Sinai Home for the Incurables, with Steve Broidy as as a precaution. Chaminade, seeking a fifth consecutive Southern Section title, had endured a situation similar to Rodella's on Monday at 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. when Lauren Treinen suffered a neck injury and went to the hospital. Throughout Friday's 30-minute delay, Chaminade's sizzling siz·zle intr.v. siz·zled, siz·zling, siz·zles 1. To make the hissing sound characteristic of frying fat. 2. To seethe with anger or indignation. 3. frustrations finally boiled over. ``I pulled them together, and there's this drill that we do when I always say, `Groups of two. Groups of three,' '' Chaminade coach Mike Evans said. ``I felt like they were kind of divided, so I said, `Everybody . . . Groups of 16' . . . We were doing a lot of bickering bick·er intr.v. bick·ered, bick·er·ing, bick·ers 1. To engage in a petty, bad-tempered quarrel; squabble. See Synonyms at argue. 2. .'' Play resumed, but a different Chaminade team played the last 20 minutes. ``We've never said anything like `Groups of 16.' We all looked at each other like, `Wow,' '' said sophomore Loretta Younkin, who scored the game-winning goal late on a 40-yard shot that sailed past Wolverines goalkeeper Dana Reyes. But the Eagles' furious rally was ignited ig·nite v. ig·nit·ed, ig·nit·ing, ig·nites v.tr. 1. a. To cause to burn. b. To set fire to. 2. To subject to great heat, especially to make luminous by heat. by two on- target free kicks by seniors Lauren Nussbaum and Kim Taylor that tied it. Gone quickly was the lead Harvard-Westlake built while the standout junior Oakes was out with the flu. ``We failed to finish. We controlled the flow of play. When you get a team down, you have to put them out of their misery,'' Wolverines coach Ned Smith said. ``This is an easy game for the coach. But this a very tough game for the kids.'' CAPTION(S): photo Photo: Chaminade's Kim Taylor, left, battles Harvard-Westlake's Kaitlyn Krauss for the ball during the Eagles' 3-2 victory. John Kennedy/Special to the Daily News |
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