PLAYOFF PAIRINGS: ANOTHER SHOT FOR LA CANADA WATER POLO TEAM AGAIN SEEDED NO. 1 FOR PLAYOFFS.Byline: Heather Gripp Staff Writer Last season, the La Canada High boys' 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. team learned high rankings don't assure postseason success. The Spartans were ranked first in Div. III, but were upset in the semifinals. After a year of preparing to make sure the same disappointment doesn't resurface re·sur·face v. re·sur·faced, re·sur·fac·ing, re·sur·fac·es v.tr. To cover with a new surface: resurfacing a road; resurfaced the floor. v.intr. , La Canada gets another chance to prove itself as a No. 1 seed in the postseason. The Spartans are among four local teams to receive top-four seeds in their respective divisions for Southern Section playoffs beginning today. 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. is No. 1 in Div. IV, where 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. rival Agoura is seeded third, setting up the possibility of the first all-Marmonte final. Mission League champion Harvard-Westlake of Studio City is seeded fourth in Div. I a year after losing in overtime in the championship game as the No. 1 seed. No area team has won a title since La Canada in 1999. The Spartans spent this season playing what their coach describes as their toughest schedule ever in an effort to field a team capable of ending the title drought. ``Our focus all season has been on being ready for (the playoffs),'' said La Canada coach Larry Naeve, whose team finished the regular season against Div. II's undefeated No. 1 seed, Villa Park Villa Park, village (1990 pop. 22,253), Du Page co., NE Ill.; inc. 1914. It is a residential suburb W of Chicago. . ``Our record isn't as good as some of the other teams', but we played the best teams out there.'' The Spartans (19-9) open at 4 p.m. Friday at Pasadena City College against the winner of today's wild-card game between Burroughs of Burbank and Muir of Pasadena. Royal (23-5), which went undefeated in Marmonte League play, is joined by several local representatives in the quest to reach the Div. IV final. Agoura (21-5) and Frontier League The Frontier League, based in Troy, Illinois, is a professional, independent baseball organization located in the Midwestern United States and Western Pennsylvania. It operates mostly in cities not served by Major or Minor League Baseball teams and is not affiliated with either. champion Malibu (23-2) are among those opening with home games Thursday. GIRLS' TENNIS --As expected, defending-champions Campbell Hall Campbell Hall can refer to:
In Div. I, seven local teams qualified in the 32-team draw, led by second-seeded Calabasas (16-0) and No. 6 Harvard-Westlake of Studio City (14-3). But the seeds offered a sharp contrast to how the teams were ranked in the Nov. 2 coaches' poll, as Harvard-Westlake entered the final week of the regular season No. 4, ahead of No. 5 Calabasas. ``I'm disappointed with the fluctuation of these top four seeds in the past two weeks,'' said Harvard-Westlake coach Chris Simpson Christopher Patrick Simpson (born 9 January, 1982) in Brisbane, Queensland, is an Australian cricketer who plays for the Queensland Bulls in Australian domestic cricket. He is a right arm offbreak bowler and right handed batsman. Simpson attened villanova college. , whose team - which won the Mission League title - will host Redondo Union of Redondo Beach Redondo Beach (rĭdŏn`dō), city (1990 pop. 60,167), Los Angeles co., S Calif., on the Pacific Ocean; inc. 1892. Once a commercial port for Los Angeles, it is a residential and resort city with a protected harbor and an excellent marina. in Thursday's first-round match at Studio City Tennis Center. Calabasas was ranked No. 2 for most of the season, only to slip to No. 5 last week because of a perceived weak schedule. But Calabasas coach Kim Kinberg - whose team will host 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 of Sherman Oaks on Thursday - was pleasantly surprised after learning of her postseason fate. Campbell Hall - the top-ranked team in the region - led five local playoff qualifiers in Div. III, including Hart of Newhall and Viewpoint of Calabasas, which will host today's wild-card matches against San Gabriel San Gabriel (săn gā`brēəl), city (1990 pop. 37,120), Los Angeles co., SW Calif.; inc. 1913. Fabric, furniture, paper products, tools, and aircraft parts are manufactured. and Lakewood, respectively. - Erik Boal EIGHT-MAN FOOTBALL --Faith Baptist of Canoga Park (9-0) received the top seed in the Southern Section Large Division playoffs, which begin this weekend. The Heritage League champs will host Valley of Bakersfield (4-5) from the Hi-Lo League. Other area teams in the Large Division are Santa Clarita Christian of Canyon Country (6-2), which hosts Windward of Los Angeles (7-1), and First Lutheran of Sylmar (6-5), which visits Kings Christian of Lemoore (8-0). In the Small Division, Bethel Christian of Lancaster (5-4) visits Southland Christian of Walnut (4-5). All games are tentatively scheduled for 7:30 p.m. Friday. - Justin Frank Heather Gripp, (818)713-3607 heather.gripp(at)dailynews.com |
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