GIRLS' SOCCER: SWEEPER DOES IT HERSELF IN T.O. WIN MCCARTNEY SCORES LONE GOAL TO BEAT ROYAL THOUSAND OAKS 1, ROYAL 0.Byline: Erik Boal Special to the Daily News 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. - Ali McCartney is assigned to take the majority of the free kicks and corner kicks for the 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. High girls' soccer team because of her ability to set teammates up. McCartney saw an opportunity to be selfish in the Lancers' Marmonte League The Marmonte League is a high school sports league primarily made up of schools from Ventura County. The Marmonte Leauge is part of the CIF Southern Section. Click here to view the league schedule. opener Tuesday night. After seeing the result, her teammates couldn't fault the senior sweeper. McCartney's high-arcing free kick from 25 yards in the 12th minute was bobbled by Royal of Simi Valley goalkeeper Christina Williams, carrying her momentum across the goal line, resulting in the only goal Thousand Oaks needed in a 1-0 victory over the host Highlanders. Thousand Oaks (4-1-1, 1-0) withstood a late flurry Flurry A drastic volume increase in a specific security. of shots by Royal (3-2-1, 0-1), with McCartney heading four balls out of the penalty-in box in the final five minutes. It led to a satisfying result for the Lancers lanc·er n. 1. A cavalryman armed with a lance. 2. A member of a regiment originally armed with lances. 3. lancers (used with a sing. verb) a. A kind of quadrille. b. , who suffered a 4-1 loss at Royal in the final week of the regular season last year, resulting in the teams sharing the title and the Highlanders receiving the league's top entry in the Southern Section Div. II playoffs. ``It all came down to us just wanting it more than they did,'' said McCartney, who captained Thousand Oaks' defense in front of sophomore goalkeeper Laura Brain, who finished with seven saves. ``It was such a bummer bum·mer n. 1. Slang An adverse reaction to a hallucinogenic drug. 2. Slang One that depresses, frustrates, or disappoints: Getting stranded at the airport was a real bummer. when they had to take it from us last year. I wasn't going to let that happen again.'' Erik Boal, (818) 713-3607 erik.boal(at)dailynews.com |
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