HOPES HIGH FOR CANYON'S BOYS, GIRLS SWIMMING TEAMS.Byline: Nevin Barich Nevin Barich (born August 6, 1979) is a former American sports journalist now working as the Senior Editor of The National Notary, a trade magazine based in Los Angeles with a circulation of more than 300,000 nationwide. Staff Writer Canyon swimming coach Debi Broker doesn't expect either the boys' or girls' teams to finish at the bottom of the Foothill League, like both did last year. However, she thinks the teams will be stronger in different ways. Broker is banking for the boys to improve based on the returning swimmers while she looks for the girls to do better because of the newcomers. Seniors Ross Samya, Adam Sturgeon sturgeon, primitive fish of the northern regions of Europe, Asia, and North America. Unlike evolutionarily advanced fishes, it has a fine-grained hide, with very reduced scalation, a mostly cartilaginous skeleton, upturned tail fins, and a mouth set well back on the and Jacob Zamora are the top swimmers coming back for the boys. Samya races the 200-yard individual medley med·ley n. pl. med·leys 1. An often jumbled assortment; a mixture: "That night he dreamed he was traveling in a foreign country, only it seemed to be a medley of all the countries he'd ever been to and , Sturgeon the 100-yard freestyle The code name for the MCE version of Windows. See Media Center Edition. and Zamora the 500-yard freestyle. All have shown steadily-improving times in their events and should make the Cowboys cowboys, in American history. 1 Tory marauders, adherents to the British cause in the American Revolution, who fought in the contested area of Westchester co., N.Y. more of a challenge to league opponents. Other returners include freestyler and relayer Justin Dyczewski and sophomore sprinter and 100-yard butterfly man Eric Cunningham Eric Gordon Cunningham (born April 14, 1949) is a former politician in Ontario, Canada. He served in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1975 to 1984, as a member of the Ontario Liberal Party. . Broker also is hoping increased depth will help the boys' team. Last season the team had just 10 swimmers. This year, it features 18. ``We've been trying to build the program little by little every year,'' Broker said. ``Every year, we try and get more recruits. It might be another rebuilding year, but we're looking forward to it.'' Freshman Eduardo Ruiz, who swims the 100 butterfly, is considered the boys' top newcomer. The girls' team should be stronger thanks to a good group of recruits coming in. The best by far is sophomore Kalie Boggio, a utility swimmer who Broker expects to qualify for CIF (1) (Common Intermediate Format) A standard video format used in videoconferencing. CIF formats are defined by their resolution, and standards both above and below the original resolution have been established. The original CIF is also known as Full CIF (FCIF). in just about any race she wants. ``Kalie swims in club so she competes all year,'' Broker said. ``She is just excellent. She has worked under specialized coaches and that has made a huge difference. When she practices, she blows everyone away. ``She probably wants to be on the Olympics team one day.'' The other top newcomer for the girls is sophomore Katherine Eng, who also competes in several events including the 100 backstroke, the freestyle races and the 100 breaststroke. ``Both Kalie and Katherine just dominate practice,'' Broker said. ``They have great technique, they work hard and they practice year-round.'' Top returners for the girls are senior Deanna Marquez (100 breaststroke), and juniors Katie Twarowski (100 freestyle) and Cristine Hall (500 freestyle, 200 freestyle). All in all, Broker is confident things will look better in 2002. ``I think we'll be able to get out of the cellar cellar Portion of a building beneath ground level, used for utilitarian and storage purposes. It is often called a basement, especially when constructed as part of a foundation. A cellar used for food storage (e.g. in league,'' Broker said. AT A GLANCE Team: Canyon swimming Coach: Debi Broker, first season 2001: Both boys and girls boys and girls mercurialisannua. finished last in Foothill League Top returnees: Boys: Ross Samya, sr.; Adam Sturgeon, sr.; Jacob Zamora, sr.; Girls: Deanna Martinez, sr.; Katie Twarowski, jr. Top newcomers: Boys: Eduardo Ruiz, fr.; Girls: Kalie Boggio, so.; Katherine Eng, so. CAPTION(S): photo, box Photo: Canyon High swimmer Jacob Zamora swims the 200-yard freestyle in a recent meet against Highland High. John Lazar/Staff Photographer Box: AT A GLANCE (see text) |
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