ROUNDUP: FAITH BAPTIST PROVES TO BE LIVELY WILD CARD.Byline: Daily News Junior outside hitter Justine Manalaspas had a team-high six kills, and teammates Monica Borja and Jenna Fuller added four kill apiece Saturday night as host Faith Baptist of Canoga Park defeated New Roads of Santa Monica Santa Monica (săn`tə mŏn`ĭkə), city (1990 pop. 86,905), Los Angeles co., S Calif., on Santa Monica Bay; inc. 1886. Tourism and retailing are important, and the city has motion-picture, biotechnology, and software industries. 15-6, 16-4, 15-8. The victory means the Contenders (13-3), who tied for first in the Heritage League but only got a wild-card bid after losing a coin flip, advance to the Southern Section Division V-AA semifinals. Senior outside hitter Noel Hagman had a game-high 11 kills along with seven assists and five digs, and Sophia Lopes added five kills and three assists for Harbor League champion New Roads (14-4). Faith Baptist rallied to erase New Roads leads of 9-7 and 12-9 in the second game to earn the sweep. ln Thursday's first round, Faith Baptist defeated No. 4 seed and Desert Mountain League champion Lone Pine 8-15, 15-12, 11-15, 15-6, 15-11 at Lone Pine. - George Vranau In Division IV-A: --Chadwick d. Viewpoint 3-0: Host Viewpoint of Calabasas (18-3) proved scrappy scrap·py 1 adj. scrap·pi·er, scrap·pi·est Composed of scraps; fragmentary: scrappy evidence. scrap , but it wasn't enough as second-seeded Chadwick (19-0) rolled 15-11, 15-3, 15-6 in just more than an hour to advance to the semifinals. Chadwick senior outside hitter Laura Murphy Laura Murphy was a character on the long running police drama NYPD Blue. She was played by Bonnie Somerville. Joining at the beginning of the twelfth and final season, Murphy was a long term replacement for Connie McDowell after the character left to have a baby. had 15 kills and 14 assists, and middle blocker Nikki Learned had 15 kills and eight blocks. Both will be playing next year in college: Murphy has orally committed to Duke and Learned has applied for early admission to Columbia. ``We just tried to keep fighting and keep trying, even though they were really good,'' said Viewpoint senior Krystal Dry, who had five digs. ``We knew they had some really tall, really talented people.'' The closest game was the first as Viewpoint overcame a 7-0 Chadwick lead to get within two points at 13-11. The teams then traded nine sideouts before Chadwick won the final two points. -Ramona Shelburne In Division V-AA: --Grace Brethren d. Laguna Blanca This article is about the body of water. For the school, see Laguna Blanca School. For the National Park in the west of the province of Neuquén, Argentina, see Laguna Blanca National Park. 3-0: Stevee Mashburn had 32 assists and Ashley Farrer contributed 13 kills as third-seeded Grace Brethren 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. improved to 14-2 with a 15-13, 15-11, 16-14 quarterfinal sweep of visiting Laguna Blanca of Santa Barbara Santa Barbara (săn'tə bär`brə, –bərə), city (1990 pop. 85,571), seat of Santa Barbara co., S Calif., on the Pacific Ocean; inc. 1850. (12-4) Jamie Palacios had four crucial services aces in game three, sophomore Carissa Trinidade finished with seven kills and Jacqueline Bonefert totaled eight kills for the host Lancers lanc·er n. 1. A cavalryman armed with a lance. 2. A member of a regiment originally armed with lances. 3. lancers (used with a sing. verb) a. A kind of quadrille. b. . Grace Brethren, which went undefeated in Alpha League play, made a big stand at the end of game one, holding on to win after the visiting Owls had erased a 12-1 Lancers lead to tie the game at 13. -Jack Pollon In Division IV-AA: --La Reina d. Valley Christian 3-2: La Reina La Reina (Spanish: "The queen") is a commune of Chile located in Santiago Province, Santiago Metropolitan Region. It consistently ranks in the top five communes with the best quality of life in the Metropolitan Region. 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. came up big in the fifth tie-breaker game to hold off host Valley Christian of Cerritos (10-10) 15-8, 11-15, 15-8, 14-16, 15-4 in a quarterfinal match. La Reina (21-3) cruised in winning the first game, but Valley Christian took the next game with a six-point run toward the end. La Reina controlled the third game like it had the first, but again Valley Christian rallied, overcoming a five-point deficit to win game four. La Reina then dominated the tiebreaker tie·break·er n. An additional contest or period of play designed to establish a winner among tied contestants. Also called tiebreak. tie , going on a 5-0 run to start. Valley Christian got within 5-2, and then La Reina went on a 10-0 run that included four kills by Hailey Fithians and three kills by Carolyn Diachos. ``I was disappointed in same aspects,'' La Reina coach Don Hyatt said. ``But we survived with our effort and hussle.'' Fithian finished with 14 kills and 20 digs, Erica O'Connor had 12 kills, Breezy Ward 11 kills and Katie Kellogg had seven kills and 32 assists. - Nate Brown |
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