NEELY PLAYER OF YEAR VOLLEYBALL STAR LED LANCASTER TO TITLE.Byline: GIDEON RUBIN Special to the Daily News LANCASTER -- Roxy Neely, a senior Lancaster High volleyball standout who led the Eagles to their first Golden League title in their 10-year history, was named the league's player of the year. Neely, an accomplished martial artist who last year was ranked eighth in the nation in judo judo (j  `dō), sport of Japanese origin that makes use of the principles of jujitsu, a weaponless system of self-defense. , started the season as an outside hitter/setter, and then took on full-time setting duties midway through the season when the Eagles went from a 6-2 set to a 5-1. She had 157 kills, 90 aces, 29 blocks, 214 digs and 290 assists. She averaged 25 assists in the past eight games, when Lancaster switched formations. ``I think the biggest thing she meant to the team was that she could fill in any role and do it as well or better than anybody,'' Lancaster coach Dave Gutierrez said. Lancaster also was represented on the all-league team by first-teamers Seferina Starks, Ashley Robinson Ashley Robinson (born August 12 1982) is a professional basketball player in the WNBA, currently playing for the Seattle Storm. She formerly played for Chicago Sky and Phoenix Mercury. She is 6ft 4in. Robinson attended college at Tennessee and graduated in 2004. and Heather Black Heather Black (née Huntingdon, previously Haversham) was a regular character in UK Channel 4 soap opera, Brookside, played by Amanda Burton from 1982 until 1986. Family
``(Neely) was obviously a major factor, but luckily we also had a strong supporting cast,'' Gutierrez said. Golden League All-League Volleyball Team Player of the Year: Roxy Neely, Sr. setter setter: see sporting dog. setter Any of three breeds derived from a medieval hunting dog that would set (lie down) when it found birds so that it and the birds could be covered with a net. Setters have long hair on the ears, chest, legs, and tail. , Lancaster. First team: Seferina Starks (Lancaster); Ashley Robinson, Heather Black, Stefanie Sveiven (Quartz Hill); Chelsea Hamilton, Kahli Remy, Nicole Castrellon (Littlerock); Brittany Sousa, Nicole Moore (Highland); Renee Murguia, Daniella Robinson (Palmdale); Jessica Thomas Jessica Thomas (born January 21 1984 in Drouin) is an Australian netball player. She was added to the Melbourne Phoenix squad in the middle of the 2005 Commonwealth Bank Trophy, as a replacement for Kara Richards who had to withdraw due to school and travel issues. (Knight); Victorya Conedy (Antelope Valley This article is about the Los Angeles County region. For the census-designated place in Wyoming, see Antelope Valley-Crestview, Wyoming. The Antelope Valley .) Honorable Mention: Tatiana Wesley (Antelope Valley); Katy Allen (Highland); Christina Inglima (Knight); Alectra Edison (Lancaster); Cori Haynes (Littlerock); Quinn Williams (Palmdale); Michelle Carroll (Quartz Hill.) CAPTION(S): photo Photo: Roxy Neely is the top setter on the Eagles volleyball team. Jeff Goldwater/Staff Photographer |
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