RIVALRY BETWEEN BIBB, SUN WILL MAKE WAVES ONE LAST TIME FINAL DUEL TO TAKE PLACE AT MASTERS.Byline: ERIK BOAL Special to the Daily News Mary Bibb bibb n. 1. Nautical A bracket on the mast of a ship to support the trestletrees. 2. A bibcock. [Alteration of bib.] said she's becoming too old to watch her daughter Emily compete in pressure- packed events like she did Saturday, often turning her back to the pool until the race is complete, when she can finally exhale exhale /ex·hale/ (eks´hal) to breathe out. ex·hale v. 1. To breathe out. 2. To emit a gas, vapor, or odor. and look at the scoreboard. Susan Sun quietly sits in the background and watches as her youngest child, Sara, captivates a crowd, reminiscing about the 4:30 a.m. wake-up calls for practice and the thousands of hours spent at venues across the country. But shortly after 5 p.m. today at Belmont Plaza in Long Beach, the eyes of these mothers and hundreds of other swimming fans will be on LaReina of Thousand Oaks' Bibb and 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. of La Crescenta's Sun. The seniors will square off for the final time at the high school level during one of the year's most anticipated races at the second annual Southern Section Masters Meet. Their showdown in the 200-yard freestyle The code name for the MCE version of Windows. See Media Center Edition. won't be the final race of their careers, but it could be the defining moment. "It's fair and square. The best of the best come out on top," said the UCLA-bound Bibb, who has lost three individual races in her high school career, two against Sun. "We're all worthy of the title." Area standouts Camille Duckett of Thousand Oaks Thousand Oaks, residential city (1990 pop. 104,352), Ventura co., S Calif., in a farm area; inc. 1964. Avocados, citrus, vegetables, strawberries, and nursery products are grown. , Aislinn Smalling of Westlake and Newbury Park's Alex Sullivan are also entered in the event. But the focus will be on two of the state's most decorated dec·o·rate tr.v. dec·o·rat·ed, dec·o·rat·ing, dec·o·rates 1. To furnish, provide, or adorn with something ornamental; embellish. 2. champions, who will look to recapture recapture n. in income tax, the requirement that the taxpayer pay the amount of tax savings from past years due to accelerated depreciation or deferred capital gains upon sale of property. (See: income tax) RECAPTURE, war. the magic of their epic showdown a year ago, when Sun bested El Segundo's Mattea Perrotta and Bibb to win the inaugural title. "I would love to be defending champ in both events because I love to win and I don't like to lose," said the Cal-bound Sun, who captured Masters titles last year in the 200 and 500 frees. "But there's nothing like a good race. As long as I feel like I gave it my best effort, then I can walk away satisfied with my performance." Although they've raced in Grand Prix Grand Prix n. pl. Grand Prix Any of several competitive international road races for sports cars of specific engine size over an exacting, usually risky course. , sectional sec·tion·al adj. 1. Of, relating to, or characteristic of a particular district. 2. Composed of or divided into component sections. n. and national meets in the past three months, with Bibb posting faster times in the 200free on all three occasions, the stakes are much more significant today. Bibb has achieved nearly everything in high school swimming, including setting records in two divisions. But even with seven individual titles, five relay crowns and two team championships to her credit, Bibb is missing a Masters victory to make her resume complete. "(Sara) deserves whatever (recognition) she's got," Bibb said. "She beat me twice (last year)." Much like Bibb began her career chasing down Oaks Christian of Westlake Village standout Brett Shiflett -- now at Princeton -- she has used her rivalry Rivalry Robbery (See THIEVERY.) Rudeness (See COARSENESS.) Brom Bones and Ichabod Crane bully and show-off compete for Katrina’s hand. [Am. Lit. with Sun as motivation to end her brilliant four-year run on top. At Saturday's Southern Section championships, Sun clocked a lifetime-best 1minute, 48.75 seconds to capture the Div. II title, the fourth individual crown of her career. Six hours later, Bibb broke a 27-year-old record to win the Div. III title in 1:47.48. When asked if Saturday's effort was a good indicator of what today might hold, Sun responded: "If you want it bad enough, you can have it. You have to go for it and don't look back." After smashing the longest-standing record in Div. III by more than a second, Bibb was asked if Sun's winning time gave her any incentive. "It was more of a surprise than anything," she said. "I never thought I could go that time." Belmont Plaza is also the site of the Pacific-10 Conference The Pacific-10 Conference (Pac-10) is a college athletic conference which operates in the western United States. It participates in the NCAA's Division I. Membership Full members Championships, meaning there are likely battles between Bibb and Sun waiting in the future. But today is all about personal pride. "I'm not doing it for anyone else but myself," Sun said. Said Bibb: "I hold a lot of special memories here. To win would be a cool way to end my career." erik.boal@dailynews.com (818) 713-3607 CAPTION(S): 2 photos Photo: (1 -- color) La Reina's Emily Bibb won the 200 freestyle at the Southern Section Div. III championships. Keith Birmingham/Staff Photographer (2 -- color) Crescenta Valley's Sara Sun won the 200 free title at the Southern Section Div. II finals. John Lazar/Staff Photographer |
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