LOCAL: PREP EXTRA : ATHLETES OF THE WEEK.COLLEEN SCHIMAN Agoura sophomore 2-meter This is a player you'll be hearing plenty from in the coming years. With 51 goals, 39 assists and 20 steals this season, Schiman is showing she's among the area's elite. A reason: Growing up in Hawaii, where the sport is bigger, she played 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. as part of youth programs. She transferred from Westlake last season, but no one noticed much. Who expected the Chargers to win the Marmonte League The Marmonte League is a high school sports league primarily made up of schools from Ventura County. The Marmonte Leauge is part of the CIF Southern Section. Click here to view the league schedule. after Newbury Park beat everyone during the summer? Yet Schiman led Agoura to an 8-0 league season and a 21-5 record. The Chargers knocked off Glendale in Saturday's Southern Section Div. II first round. Schiman scored three goals to lead the team, but some of her value has been the intangibles. ``She gave us a second hole set instead of relying on just one,'' Agoura coach Jason Rosenthal said. ``She gave us scoring in the middle. Her experience was a piece of the puzzle. She made us better.'' OSCAR (Open System for CommunicAtion in Realtime) AOL's internal project name for AOL Instant Messenger (AIM). The core functions of OSCAR, known as the Basic OSCAR Services (BOS), include Login/Logoff, Locate (find out about other AIM users), Instant Message SIMS Reseda Senior Sims scored three goals to lead the Regents to a convincing 5-1 win over Fremont in the opening round of the City Section playoffs Friday. Sims had an up-and-down regular season after reporting a bit out of shape. His scoring - 18 goals in 25 games - wasn't as high as coach Julio Castillo had hoped, but Sims appears ready to make a strong run in the postseason. Reseda, the defending City Champion, is favored to repeat this year. ``We always expect him to do well, especially in the playoffs,'' Castillo said. ``He's getting (in better shape) and he's running and shooting the ball better than in the regular season. And he's sharing the ball, that's what gives him even more scoring chances. His teammates trust him.'' Despite Sims' three goals, the Regents rely on a balanced attack. In Friday's win, Jesse Servin added two goals. ``He's not our main guy, we like the team aspect,'' Castillo said. ``That's why we won the championship last year and it's the reason we have a chance to repeat.'' BY THE NUMBERS 87 - Number of area winter sports winter sports: see bobsledding; curling; hockey, ice; ice dancing; ice skating; skiing; snowshoes; tobogganing. teams still alive in the playoffs, out of the 170 that started last week QUOTE OF THE WEEK ``We'd been telling him all year to take the ball to th e hole. I guess he must have been waiting for the right moment.'' - 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. asst. Christian Aurand on sophomore Ryan Bradshaw's first varsity points STATLICIOUS From the more things change, the more things stay the same department: All of the area's winter sports teams that won section titles last year remain alive in the playoffs. A look: School Sport Title Current status Sylmar Boys' basketball City 3-A vs. Crenshaw cren·shaw also cran·shaw n. A variety of winter melon (Cucumis melo var. inodorus) having a greenish-yellow rind and sweet, usually salmon-pink flesh. [Origin unknown.] tonight in 2nd round Chaminade Boys' basketball Div. III-A vs. Harvard-Westlake Fri. in semis Alemany Girls' basketball Div. III-AA vs. Ganesha Sat. in semis Harvard- Westlake Girls' basketball Div. III-A vs. Santa Ynez Sat. in semis Reseda Boys' soccer City vs. Huntington Park Huntington Park, city (1990 pop. 56,065), Los Angeles co., S Calif., a residential and industrial suburb of Los Angeles; founded 1856, inc. 1906. Its varied manufactures include metal, glass and rubber products and industrial equipment. Wed. in 2nd round Chatsworth Girls' soccer City 4-A vs. Van Nuys Wed. in 1st round UP & COMING CHRISTINE KEPENEKIAN John Muir Jr. High Kepenekian, a 5-6-1/2, 13-year-old basketball player, already is a rebounding specialist. She enjoyed 38- and 32-rebound games this season. HEAD 2 HEAD RUSSELL LAKEY Harvard-Westlake guard It's been a strange for Lakey, a streaky streak·y adj. streak·i·er, streak·i·est 1. Marked with, characterized by, or occurring in streaks. 2. Variable or uneven in character or quality. shooter who, when he's on, is one of the top outside threats in the area. He played well Friday in a 80-66 win over Morningside to open the Southern Section Division III-A playoffs, leading the way with 17 points and 12. That's the type of balanced game the Wolverines need against Chaminade in the semifinals Friday. Lakey will be a three-way factor, helping to stretch Chaminade's defense with his outside shooting, loosen up the middle with dribble drives and slow the Eagles down by guarding Cook. CAYCE COOK Chaminade guard The 5-9 guard has shown leadership with his steady play down the stretch. In Friday's 58-34 win over Estancia es·tan·cia n. A large estate or cattle ranch in Spanish America. [Spanish, room, enclosure, country estate, from Vulgar Latin *stantia, something standing, from Latin in the first round, he had 11 points and kept the Eagles' offense afloat despite an off night from Scott Borchart. Cook will split time guarding Lakey with Ryan Arceo and Clarence Mitchell, but if it's close at the end, he'll be the guy in charge of containing the explosive guard. Cook has struggled this year with his offense, but if he can finish strongly he could be the key in Chaminade repeating as division champions. Friday night at 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 HS, 7:30 p.m. ON DECK: Highlights in the week of local sports This week's must-see: Agoura at Harvard-Westlake Analysis: It's a battle between established and rising water polo powers. Mission League-champion Harvard-Westlake, ranked fourth in Div. II, is on a 17-game win streak and has lost just three times in the past three years. Plus, it boasts Janine Jackson Janine Jackson (born January 30, 1965 in Wilmington, Delaware) is the program director of FAIR (Fairness and Accuracy in Reporting), and the co-host and co-producer of FAIR's syndicated radio show CounterSpin , who's on the junior national team. Agoura won the weaker Marmonte League with a mixture of sophomores and seniors, but it's been a kind of Cinderella year for the Chargers. Sophomore 2-meter player Colleen Schiman leads the team with 51 goals and 39 assists. The vitals vi·tals pl.n. 1. The vital body organs. 2. The parts that are essential to continued functioning, as of a system. : 3:15 p.m. today at Harvard-Westlake. TODAY (23) Girls' basketball: Division I-A playoffs: Buena at Simi Valley, 7:30 p.m. Girls' water polo: Division II playoffs: Agoura at Harvard-Westlake, 3:15 p.m. Boys' soccer: Division I playoffs: Long Beach Poly at 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. , 3 p.m.; Division II: Hart at Rio Mesa, 3 p.m. WEDNESDAY (24) Girls' basketball: Division II-AA playoffs: Paso Robles Robles is a common surname in the Spanish language meaning oaks, and may refer to:
Boys' basketball: City quarterfinals: Sylmar at Crenshaw, 7:30 p.m. Boys' soccer: City playoffs: Chatsworth at El Camino Real, 3 p.m. THURSDAY (25) Women's basketball: Weber State at CSUN CSUN California State University Northridge , 7 p.m. FRIDAY (26) Boys' basketball: Division III-A semifinals: Chaminade vs. Harvard-Westlake at Notre Dame, 7:30 p.m. Men's volleyball: Loyola Marymount at CSUN, 7 p.m. SATURDAY (27) College softball: Oregon at CSUN, 10 a.m; San Diego State at CSUN; noon; Sacramento State at UCLA UCLA University of California at Los Angeles UCLA University Center for Learning Assistance (Illinois State University) UCLA University of Carrollton, TX and Lower Addison, TX (DH), 1 p.m. Girls' basketball: Division I-A playoffs: Santa Barbara at Crescenta Valley, 7:30 p.m.; Ventura at Hart, 7:30 p.m. Women's basketball: Portland State at CSUN, 7:05 p.m. CAPTION(S): 4 Photos, 4 Boxes PHOTO (1) Oscar Sims (2) Colleen Schiman (3) Cayce Cook (4) Russell Lakey BOX: (1) STATLICIOUS (see text) (2) HEAD 2 HEAD (see text) (3) UP & COMING (see text) (4) ON DECK: Highlights in the week of local sports (see text) |
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