H.-W. ROLLS TO VICTORY.Byline: Daily News Sam Carlson of the Harvard-Westlake High of Studio City girls' 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 doesn't remember when she scored her last goal. ``I think it was two weeks ago,'' said Carlson, a junior. Despite the scoring drought, Carlson was able to find the net twice in the fourth period Thursday to spark Harvard-Westlake to a 9-3 victory over visiting Charter Oak of Covina in a Southern Section Div. III first round playoff game Noun 1. playoff game - one game in the series of games constituting a playoff game - a single play of a sport or other contest; "the game lasted two hours" playoff - any final competition to determine a championship . ``It feels really good to get this first win,'' Carlson said. ``We have five juniors and two seniors on our team so we have a lot of time to grow as a team. We are just concentrating on winning our games.'' Meredith Butte Butte, city, United States Butte (by  t), city (1990 pop. 33,336), seat of Silver Bow co., SW Mont.; inc. 1879. It is a trade, ranching, and industrial center. and Tracy Crothers also scored two goals each and goalkeeper Frannie Felder had 12 saves for Harvard-Westlake (18-6). Emily Barrett scored two goals for Charter Oak (15-14). - Julio Cortez SO. SEC. DIV. I --Foothill 18, Burbank 2: Visiting Burbank fell behind early, trailed 13-1 at halftime and never recovered in a road loss. SO. SEC. DIV. III --Crescenta Valley 9, St. Lucy's 6: Host Crescenta Valley The Crescenta Valley is a small inland valley in Los Angeles County, California. Its name derives from its crescent-like shape, with the convex portion facing roughly northeast and the concave portion southwest. trailed 4-1 heading into third quarter but rallied behind sophomore Kristin McLaughlin to advance to Saturday's second round against top-seeded Temple City at a site to be determined. McLaughlin, a sophomore, scored three of her five goals during a a four-minute stretch of the final quarter and netted what proved to be the game-winner at the 3:52 mark. Teammate Megan Martin added two goals for the Falcons (19-9). - Jacob H. Pollon --La Canada 14, Pasadena Poly 2: Kara Kara (kär`ə), river, c.140 mi (230 km) long, NE European and NW Siberian Russia. It flows N from the N Urals into the Kara Sea, forming part of the traditional border between European and Asian Russia. It is navigable in its lower course. Murphy scored six goals and Jen Jorgensen added five goals for visiting La Canada (19-9) in its victory over Pasadena Poly (11-7). --Bonita 8, Notre Dame Notre Dame IPA: [nɔtʁ dam] is French for Our Lady, referring to the Virgin Mary. In the United States of America, Notre Dame 3: Notre Dame of Sherman Oaks had trouble stopping Julia Fancher and Brianna Wilson, who combined for seven goals as the hosts won. SO. SEC. DIV. IV --Royal 18, Santa Ynez 4: Royal of 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. out-shot and outmaneuvered the visitors in its victory at Rancho Simi Rancho San José de Nuestra Senora de Altagarcia y Simi is one of the land grants in California by the Spanish government. The name derives from Shimiji, the name of the Chumash village here before the Spanish. Valley Park to advance in to the second round. The Highlanders (20-7) established themselves quickly, scoring three times within the first minute with two point-blank shots the shot of a gun pointed directly toward the object to be hit. See also: Point-blank from Katie Harding and one from Sharleanna Richardson as Royal went up 3-0. Royal took a five-goal lead after the first quarter. ``We've had trouble starting out quickly before, so it's good to come out and get started in our first playoff game,'' Royal coach Devin Hurst said. Santa Ynez (11-16) had three goals in the second period and Royal had four for a 10-4 advantage at the half. Royal shut out Santa Ynez in the second half, scoring six unanswered goals. Defensively, junior goalkeeper Brandy Creek stopped 16 shots. Harding and Melissa Dicato had five goals, along with help from Christina Cruz (five goals) and Angie Rampton (two goals). - Nathan A. Brown |
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