GIRLS' VOLLEYBALL: ROYAL RALLY TAKES IT THOUSAND OAKS SPIKERS CLAIM TOURNAMENT TITLE.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. -- 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 and Thousand Oaks both made a habit out of staging impressive rallies and producing incredible comebacks throughout the day at the Royal Tournament. So when the area girls' volleyball powers finally brushed aside the other 27 teams in the field to meet in Saturday night's championship match, it was only fitting that another come-from-behind victory decided the Gold Division title. Thousand Oaks, which needed three games to survive the quarterfinal and semifinal rounds, was pushed to the limit again in the final. But 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. , ranked fourth by the Daily News, scored the match's last three points to outlast out·last tr.v. out·last·ed, out·last·ing, out·lasts To last longer than. outlast Verb to last longer than Verb 1. the No.4 Tologs 25-20, 17-25, 15-13 at Royal High. ``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. if it will catch up to us one day, but somehow we find a way to win,'' said Thousand Oaks coach James Park, whose team fought off two match points in its 25-12, 23-25, 16-14 semifinal victory over Ayala of Chino Chino (chē`nō), city (1990 pop. 59,682), San Bernardino co., S Calif.; founded 1887, inc. 1910. It is the business and processing center of a diversified farming (notably dairying) area. Hills. ``It's something you can't teach, you just have to experience it. But this is why I coach, and this is why they play.'' Senior outside hitter Tori Boden, who had 10 kills and nine digs in the final for the Lancers (13-1), was selected the tournament's most valuable player. Hilary Hougardy (12 digs in final) and Ellen Querrey (six kills) received all-tournament honors for Thousand Oaks, which scored the match's final point on a disputed call on a joust joust: see tournament. at the net. ``There were a lot of weird calls, but you just have to play through them,'' said Boden, who had two blocks to rally the Lancers from a 14-12 deficit in the third game against Ayala. ``We just motivated each other and pushed each other to win.'' It was a bittersweet bittersweet, name for two unrelated plants, belonging to different families, both fall-fruiting woody vines sometimes cultivated for their decorative scarlet berries. ending to an otherwise impressive 12-hour day for Flintridge Sacred Heart (12-3), which had its nine-match winning streak snapped. Junior setter Samantha Orlandini, who finished with 141 assists and 50 digs -- including 34 assists and 10 digs in the final -- and junior outside hitter Katie Condon (51 kills) earned all-tournament recognition for the Tologs. ``The way they came back against Oxnard (in the semifinals) and again in the final was great,'' said Tologs coach Shelli Orlandini, whose team held a 10-7 lead in the third game against Thousand Oaks. ``We never gave up and we kept fighting. We just made some hitting errors at the wrong time.'' La Canada beat Crescenta Valley of La Crescenta 25-18 to win the Silver Division title. erik.boal@dailynews.com (818) 713-3607 CAPTION(S): 2 photos Photo: (1 -- color) Thousand Oaks players celebrate a point Saturday while winning the Royal Tournament. (2 -- color) Thousand Oaks' Hannah Clancy goes up for a tip in the Royal tournament final. Alex Collins/Special to the Daily News |
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