PERFECTION IS NOT ENOUGH VALENCIA GIRLS' GOAL IS TO FINISH AHEAD OF HART - AGAIN.Byline: ERIK BOAL Special to the Daily News For the first time in its 12-year history, Valencia High's girls' swim team finished its regular-season dual-meet schedule undefeated. The Vikings defended their title at the Santa Clarita Santa Clarita, city (1990 pop. 110,642), Los Angeles co., S Calif., suburb 30 mi (48 km) NW of downtown Los Angeles, on the Santa Clara River; inc. 1987. Situated in the Santa Clara valley and nearby canyons, Santa Clarita includes the former towns of Canyon Country, Relays and finished second at the Royal of 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. Invitational in·vi·ta·tion·al adj. Restricted to invited participants: an invitational golf tournament. n. An event, especially a sports tournament, restricted to invited participants. Adj. 1. , doing so against the third-fastest field in the state this season. For all of its accomplishments, Valencia won't consider the season a true success unless it can one-up rival Hart one last time at the Foothill League championships. The Vikings have bettered 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. this season, defeating them 91-79 in a March 25 dual meet and finishing one place ahead of them at the relay competition April 7 and last week's invitational. Hart has lost only once at the league finals in 23 years. ``I wouldn't have cared if we finished 23rd and Hart finished 24th, just as long as we were ahead of them,'' said Valencia coach Kathleen Perdisatt, whose girls scored 253.5 points at the Royal meet, with HART scoring 218. ``It's important for our girls to have the psychological advantage heading into (the) league (finals).'' The Vikings won 10 of 11 events in Wednesday's regular-season finale For the music notation program, see . A finale (italian word) is a closing part, act or movement of a dramatic or musical composition, or more generally any event or procedure with a dramatically concluding effect. to rout Burbank 132-37 at Santa Clarita Aquatic Center. Hart defeated Saugus for the second year in a row - after back-to-back losses to the Centurions in 2003-04 - to set up a fourth meeting with the Vikings at Monday's league prelims. The top 16 qualifiers from Monday's competition return Thursday for the league finals. All three relays will be contested Thursday. ``I'm just going to put the lineup A criminal investigation technique in which the police arrange a number of individuals in a row before a witness to a crime and ask the witness to identify which, if any, of the individuals committed the crime. together and hope for the best,'' Hart girls' coach Gina McCarthy said. ``I know they have the ability to do it, but it's all a matter of who steps up and swims. I just want to see a great meet.'' In good position: Valencia's boys patiently waited for a rematch REMATCH Cardiology Clinical trials–Randomized Evaluation of Mechanical Assistance Therapy as an alternative in Congestive Heart failure–related to use of a portable, electric left ventricular-assist system–LVAS–eg, HeartMate® with Hart after a 93-77 loss March 25 to the Indians. The Vikings were overshadowed most of the league season by Burbank, which won its first three meets and threatened Hart's Foothill 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" , now at 52. Valencia's 90-80 victory Wednesday over Burbank has the Vikings thinking they can end Hart's run of nine titles. ``(Burbank) was a great meet for us,'' said Perdisatt, whose boys are bidding to become the first team since Burbank in 1996 to defeat the Indians in a league championship meet. ``We scored it out (before the meet), and it came out 85-85.'' Valencia will rely on front-line performers Kaleb Jenkins, John Jenkins, John, 1728–85, American pioneer, b. probably Connecticut. In 1753, Jenkins explored the Wyoming Valley for the proposed Susquehanna Company. A settlement (1762) under his leadership was destroyed by Native Americans, and in 1769, leading another group Pedrini and Garrett Nugent - last year's Male Swimmer of the Meet at the league finals - to offset Hart's depth and the efforts of Daniel Hofstedt and Chris Weber Chris Weber is a rock musician born in Los Angeles, California on October 16, 1966. He was a founding member of Hollywood Rose along with Axl Rose and Izzy Stradlin. Rose and Stradlin would later form Guns N' Roses. . Making a name: Hart boys' coach Steve Neale calls this year's group his ``no-name swimmers,'' not because they're lacking talent, just because they're without an established presence. ``We may not win a lot of races, but I think we'll get a lot in the top eight,'' Neale said. ``I'm so proud of these guys because they've responded to all the challenges.'' The young Indians face pressure to further one of the area's most impressive swimming traditions, but they haven't been affected by lofty expectations. ``I'm a history teacher,'' Neale said. ``I draw on (our past success) to pull that extra effort out of them.'' Green streak: Canyon's Roxy Camuso finished the regular season undefeated in individual races for the second consecutive year, and now the senior looks to protect another streak entering the league finals. Camuso has won five individual championships, four in a row. She captured titles in the 50- and 100-yard freestyles last year. erik.boal(at)dailynews.com (818) 713-3607 |
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