HART CLAIMS 6TH STRAIGHT LEAGUE TITLE.Byline: KEVIN CONNELLY Kevin Connelly was born in Middlesbrough, England. He is an impressionist comedian, and after dinner speaker and is probably most famous for his role on the popular BBC television programme 'Dead Ringers'. Special to the Daily News History repeated itself this season, as the Hart of Newhall girls' basketball team coasted to its sixth consecutive Foothill League title. The Indians INDIANS. The aborigines of this country are so called. 2. In general, Indians have no political rights in the United States; they cannot vote at the general elections for officers, nor hold office. (24-2 overall, 10-0 Foothill) were dominant once again, outscoring their opponents by an average of 21 points per game, and finishing the regular season on a 14-game winning streak Noun 1. winning streak - a streak of wins streak, run - an unbroken series of events; "had a streak of bad luck"; "Nicklaus had a run of birdies" . Hart enters the postseason as the Southern Section Div.I-A champions. The Div.I-A playoff play·off also play-off n. Sports 1. A final game or series of games played to break a tie. 2. A series of games played to determine a championship. Noun 1. pairings will be announced later today, and Hart will likely enter the playoffs as the division's top seed. This year's Hart team lacks the star power of years past, with former Daily News Players of the Year Ashlee Trebilcock (Ohio State) and Taylor Lilley (Oregon) having graduated. But this year's team is arguably ar·gu·a·ble adj. 1. Open to argument: an arguable question, still unresolved. 2. That can be argued plausibly; defensible in argument: three arguable points of law. the deepest in school history, with Oregon-bound forward Tatianna Thomas leading a dominant front line that includes KaLana Inemer and Megan Ford. Hart's backcourt back·court n. 1. Sports a. The part of a court between the service line and the base line in tennis and other net games. b. has been impressive as well, as seniors Britney Fitchpatrick and Amanda Adjari have developed into two of the better guards in the area. Bound for postseason: The other Foothill League teams guaranteed a postseason berth are Valencia (18-7, 7-3) and Canyon of Canyon Country (17-9, 6-4). While not nearly as talented as Hart, both teams are strong enough to make a deep postseason run in Div.I-A. Valencia nearly upset Hart this season, taking the Indians to overtime on Jan.12 before finally losing 70-66. Canyon was last year's Div.I-A runner-up. As the fourth-place team from the league, Saugus (14-12, 5-5) is not guaranteed a playoff berth. The Centurions will be strongly considered for an at-large bid An at-large bid is a bid or berth in a sporting tournament granted by invitation, not right. This term is most commonly used in the United States to refer to berths that the NCAA grants in its annual Division I men's and women's basketball tournaments, although at-large berths are , however, with impressive victories this season over Canyon and Oxnard (18-9 overall, 8-2 Pacific View League). kevin.connelly@dailynews.com (818) 713-3607 |
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