GOAL SETTING DIAMOND HAS BRO'S SCORING TOUCH, AND MORE.Byline: Heather Gripp Staff Writer 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. - Tyler Diamond likes to tease tease (tez) to pull apart gently with fine needles to permit microscopic examination. tease v. his older brother about who is the best goal-scorer in the family. The way he's gone about proving his case has been no laughing matter No Laughing Matter is an episode of U.S. Acres from the series Garfield and Friends. It was the 74th episode produced for the series, although it is listed as the 71st episode on the Garfield and Friends DVD. It originally aired on October 21, 1989. for opponents of Diamond and the Royal High boys' water polo water polo, swimming game encompassing features of soccer, football, basketball, and hockey. The object of the game is to maneuver, by head, feet, or hand, a leather-covered ball 27 to 28 in. team. A year after his brother Ryan was the Highlanders' leading scorer, junior Tyler is the leading scorer for a Royal team that is headed to the playoffs for the 24th consecutive year despite a lineup A criminal investigation technique in which the police arrange a number of individuals in a row before a witness to a crime and ask the witness to identify which, if any, of the individuals committed the crime. that was so inexperienced in·ex·pe·ri·ence n. 1. Lack of experience. 2. Lack of the knowledge gained from experience. in there were initial concerns about the team's ability to contend. Diamond, one of only two returning regulars, has scored more than 90 goals. ``We expected it of him,'' teammate Nick Laszlo said. All Diamond expected was to continue the program's winning ways, whether the starring role went to him or someone else. ``I just wanted the team to win,'' Diamond said. ``Whatever it takes. That's just how I am, I'd do whatever I have to do to win. The team is really the most important thing to me. Winning was the only goal I had. ``I did want to beat my brother in scoring, but that's more for fun. I just wanted to score more goals than my brother did last year. It's just a joke, something I tease him about.'' If he continues at his current pace, Tyler should surpass Ryan's scoring total early in the postseason. Tyler scored three goals in Thursday's 9-5 victory over Agoura to clinch Clinch, river, c.300 mi (480 km) long, formed by the junction of two forks in SW Va., and flowing generally SW across E Tenn. to the Tennessee River at Kingston. second place and give Diamond nine goals in three days. The leading role has taken some getting used to. Tyler spent his first varsity season last year as a role player while Ryan scored more than 100 goals. Although the younger Diamond has played water polo since middle school, he wasn't used to being a standout. When Ryan, who now plays at Ventura College Ventura College is a California-state funded community college located in Ventura, California. Established in 1925, the college has a 112-acre campus with an enrollment of 13,000 students. The college is part of the Ventura County Community College District. , and most of the rest of last year's team graduated, Tyler knew he would be counted on more this season. Diamond tries to help the team with more than just his skills. As one of the Highlanders' captains, he gives talks before games, and teammates say he is highly respected. Opponents show him plenty of respect, too, in the added coverage he receives. ``It's kind of tough,'' Diamond said of his new role. ``You've got the top defender on every team wanting to guard you all the time. ``I like it. I like having the other guys look up to me. It makes you want to do better. You don't want them to be like, `He's no good, I don't want to be like him.' '' Despite the impact he's making in the pool, Diamond doubts he will play beyond high school. His passion is baseball, one of the several sports he grew up playing in an athletic family and one he aspires to play professionally. Even during water polo season, Diamond tries to squeeze in baseball workouts at least on weekends. ``He's a good athlete,'' Royal water polo coach Steve Snyder said. ``He comes from an athletically diverse family.'' That family also includes sophomore brother Kyle <noinclude></noinclude> ''This article or section is being rewritten at One derivation of the surname is from the Scottish Highland word caol, 'channel', or 'strait'. There are other possible derivations (see below). , who plays on the Highlanders' water polo and 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. There is also a younger sister who plays softball softball, variant of baseball played with a larger ball on a smaller field. Invented (1888) in Chicago as an indoor game, it was at various times called indoor baseball, mush ball, playground ball, kitten ball, and, because it was also played by women, ladies' , and a dad who was a youth sports director. As important to Diamond as following in the family sports tradition is maintaining Royal's winning tradition. ``We surprised ourselves, I think,'' he said of the team's success. ``We weren't really expected to do that much this year because we were so young. But then at Royal the expectations are sort of always high. It's the Royal tradition. We don't want to lose. There's always pressure. You don't want to lose and be the team to end it and not make playoffs or something like that.'' Heather Gripp, (818) 713-3607 heather.gripp(at)dailynews.com DIAMOND FILE Name: Tyler Diamond Team: Royal water polo Position: 2-meter Year: Junior Quote: ``He's a hard worker. There's not anyone out there before him. His work has paid off.'' - Teammate Nick Laszlo CAPTION(S): photo, box Photo: Royal's Tyler Diamond, left, is nearing 100 goals scored, which has helped the Highlanders reach the postseason again. Gus Ruelas/Staff Photographer Box: DIAMOND FILE (see text) |
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