JUNIOR COLLEGE: STANDOUT SERVES UP RECORD AVC FRESHMAN'S SIGNATURE FLOATER WORKS.Byline: GIDEON RUBIN Staff Writer LANCASTER -- It looks tantalizingly tan·ta·lize tr.v. tan·ta·lized, tan·ta·liz·ing, tan·ta·liz·es To excite (another) by exposing something desirable while keeping it out of reach. easy to return as it wobbles over the net, resembling a knuckleball. But whatever it lacks in the power department, Antelope Valley College Antelope Valley College is a comprehensive community college located in Lancaster, California, USA. It is operated by the Antelope Valley Community College District, with a primary service area of 1,945 square miles covering portions of Los Angeles and Kern counties. freshman standout outside hitter/setter Katrina Valencia's jump float serve more than makes up for it in movement. ``She's had it since she was in high school and she still does it now,'' AVC (1) (Advanced Video Coding) The video compression techniques used in the H.264 standard, jointly developed by ISO and the ITU-T. See H.264. (2) (Audio Visual C coach Jayne Cwayna said. ``When it's on, it's very effective.'' Wednesday night was one those occasions when Valencia's serve was especially on. Valencia (Desert Christian School A Christian School is a school run on Christian principles or by a Christian organization. The nature of Christian schools varies enormously from country to country according to the religious, educational, and political culture. ) set a school record for service aces with nine in a decisive 30-8, 30-11, 30-16 nonconference victory over Oxnard. The previous record was eight, shared by Cora Peeler (2003) and Sara San Nicols (2004), who did it in four-set matches. ``It's a record, and records are made to be broken,'' Cwayna said. ``It's good for her and it's good for the team.'' AVC (4-3) won its second consecutive 3-0 match Friday, beating East L.A., 30-24, 30-28, 30-25. The Marauders will play host to College of the Canyons College of the Canyons is one of the fastest-growing community colleges in the state. According to the National Junior College Research Association, College of the Canyons consistently ranks in the top 50 community colleges in the nation. today at 5 p.m. in their final tuneup for the Foothill Conference, which they will open Friday at home against Mt. San Jacinto San Jacinto, river, c.130 mi (210 km) long, rising in SE Texas as the West Fork and flowing S to Galveston Bay. Its chief tributary is Buffalo Bayou, and both the bayou and the lower river are used for the Houston ship channel. of Hemet. Upbeat attitude: Football coach Brent Carder said his players appeared to have moved past Saturday's disappointing 17-9 loss to San Diego San Diego (săn dēā`gō), city (1990 pop. 1,110,549), seat of San Diego co., S Calif., on San Diego Bay; inc. 1850. San Diego includes the unincorporated communities of La Jolla and Spring Valley. Coronado is across the bay. Mesa, noting that players were upbeat at Monday's practice. Saturday's loss was AVC's school record 20th consecutive. ``They know what they need to do to win and the players are moving ahead,'' Carder said. Carder pointed out that most of the team has had little to do with the team's past struggles. The team has just five sophomores, only four of whom played for AVC last season. AVC led 9-7 in the fourth quarter, but committed two turnovers. Among the highlights from AVC's standpoint was freshman running back Brad Kostopoulos rushing for 94 yards, the Marauders' most productive effort in a year and a half. Sophomore defensive lineman Mark Durant had three sacks and eight tackles including two that went for losses, and also forced a fumble. ``We just need to learn how to finish,'' Carder said. ``The majority of the game they played very well.'' Injury: AVC place kicker J.P. Brandvig (Mojave) suffered a ruptured spleen Rupture of the capsule of the spleen, an organ in the upper left part of the abdomen, is a potential catastrophe that requires immediate medical and surgical attention. Function of spleen making a tackle in Saturday's game. The injury is thought to be season-ending, Carder said. Starting point Noun 1. starting point - earliest limiting point terminus a quo commencement, get-go, offset, outset, showtime, starting time, beginning, start, kickoff, first - the time at which something is supposed to begin; "they got an early start"; "she knew from the : The men's and women's cross-country teams will compete for the first time in three weeks at Friday's Bakersfield Invitational Meet. Men's and women's coach Mark Covert said both teams have progressed nicely in training since the Southern California Southern California, also colloquially known as SoCal, is the southern portion of the U.S. state of California. Centered on the cities of Los Angeles and San Diego, Southern California is home to nearly 24 million people and is the nation's second most populated region, Preview meet AVC hosted at the Lancaster Soccer Center on Sept. 8. ``We're not going to be quite as race-sharp, but that three weeks leading into this is a nice transition,'' Covert said. ``I'm (eager) to get back out there.'' The Bakersfield meet is the first of four major events in a seven-week stretch. ``I look at it as our season starting here,'' Covert said. ``Each (meet) becomes progressively more important now.'' A keeper: Freshman goalie Desiree McKaughan's development has been among the soccer team's most positive developments. McKaughan (Rosamond) had 10 saves in Friday's 4-1 loss to Cerritos on Friday, and four saves in a 2-1 victory over Mira Costa on Sept. 19. ``She's become a solid keeper,'' AVC coach Lemuel Galvao said. ``She keeps getting better every game, and I think the team is starting to trust her.'' gideon.rubin@dailynews.com (661) 267-7802 CAPTION(S): photo Photo: Antelope Valley College volleyball player Katrina Valencia set a school record with nine service aces against Oxnard College. |
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