ROYAL INVITATIONAL A GAUGE FOR WESTLAKE SWIMMERS.Byline: Heather Gripp Daily News Staff Writer Unbeaten Westlake believes this is its year in girls' swimming. The Warriors, accustomed to winning 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. meets, will get a chance to prove how good they are against other top teams in the Royal Invitational. The annual event features more than 1,300 swimmers and is considered one of the best preparations for postseason. It runs from 9 a.m. to early evening at Rancho Simi Rancho San José de Nuestra Senora de Altagarcia y Simi is one of the land grants in California by the Spanish government. The name derives from Shimiji, the name of the Chumash village here before the Spanish. Park. 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. gained momentum after winning last year's Royal Invitational and went on to a Division II boys' championship. The Falcons, led by All-American Kenny Carpenter, return, as do strong boys' and girls' teams from Hart. The Westlake girls will get a preview of what they expect to be their toughest league opponent: Royal will also be present. ``Things have been going really, really well,'' Warriors junior Tyran O'Leary said. ``Our team is so deep, they just keep winning and winning.'' O'Leary and freshman Sarah Bultema have already turned in Southern Section qualifying times. The Westlake boys are also undefeated but aren't as strong as the girls' team because of an injury to Dave Stelle and not as much depth. The Warriors are expecting a challenge when they meet 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. on Friday. The teams shared the Marmonte title last year, when the Warriors swept through the regular season but were edged by the 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. at the league finals. Baseball: Thousand Oaks and Royal play for first place in the Marmonte League when the Lancers host the Highlanders on Friday at 3 p.m. Thousand Oaks (11-4, 5-1) took over sole possession of second place last week by beating Westlake and followed with a win against Newbury Park on Friday. The Lancers' only league loss was against Royal last month. The Highlanders (12-2-1, 5-0) received their biggest threat to their perfect league record when Moorpark forced extra innings Noun 1. extra innings - overtime play until one team is ahead at the end of an inning; e.g. baseball extra time, overtime - playing time beyond regulation, to break a tie last week. THIS WEEK TODAY Prep baseball: Viewpoint at Buckley, 3:30 p.m.; Grace Brethren at L.A. Lutheran, 3:30 p.m.; Calabasas at Chaminade, 3:45 p.m.; Thousand Oaks at Camarillo (DH), 1 p.m. Boys' golf: Nordhoff vs. Moorpark at Soule Park, 1 p.m.; 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. vs. Camarillo at Los Posas, 1 p.m.; Thousand Oaks vs. Agoura at Sunset Hills, 1 p.m.; Westlake at Woodland Hills CC, 1:30 p.m.; Viewpoint at Malibu, GC, 3:30 p.m. Prep softball: Moorpark at Westlake, 3 p.m.; Simi Valley at Agoura, 3 p.m.; Thousand Oaks at Royal, 3 p.m.; Grace Brethren at L.A. Lutheran, 3:30 p.m.; Viewpoint at 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. , 4 p.m. Boys' tennis: Cate vs. Viewpoint at Calabasas TC, 3 p.m.; Calabasas at Santa Paula Santa Paula (săn`tə pôl`ə), city (1990 pop. 25,062), Ventura co., S Calif., on the Santa Clara River in a fertile valley that yields citrus fruits, avocados, vegetables, flowers, nursery products, and walnuts; laid out 1875, inc. , 3:30 p.m. Boys' volleyball: Viewpoint at Windward, 3:30 p.m.; Nordhoff at Calabasas, 5:30 p.m. College baseball College baseball is baseball as played on the intercollegiate level at institutions of higher education, predominantly in the United States. Compared to American football and basketball in the United States, college competition plays a less significant contribution to cultivating : Cuesta cuesta (kwĕs`tə), asymmetric ridge characterized by a short, steep escarpment on one side, and a long, gentle slope on the other. The steep side exposes the edge of erosion-resistant rock layers that form the cuestas. at Moorpark, 2:30 p.m. Women's tennis: Chapman at Cal Lutheran, 2 p.m. WEDNESDAY Prep baseball: Laguna Blanca at Cornerstone Christian, 2:15 p.m.; Newbury Park at Moorpark, 3 p.m.; Simi Valley at Westlake, 3 p.m.; Agoura at Royal, 3 p.m.; St. Bonaventure at Oak Park, 3:30 p.m. Boys' golf: Royal vs. Thousand Oaks at Sunset Hills, 1 p.m.; Simi Valley vs. Westlake at Simi Hills The Simi Hills are a low rocky mountain range in Southern California. Geography Simi Hills is located on the western edge of the San Fernando Valley, United States. They run east-west and they extend 26 miles east-west, and 7 miles north-south. , 1 p.m. Prep softball: Villanova at Cornerstone Christian, 3 p.m. Prep swimming: Agoura at Royal, 3 p.m. Boys' tennis: Westlake at Thousand Oaks, 2:30 p.m.; Simi Valley at Moorpark, 2:30 p.m.; Calabasas at Chaminade, 2:30 p.m.; Newbury Park at Royal, 2:30 p.m. Boys' volleyball: Royal at Moorpark, 6 p.m.; Simi Valley at Newbury Park, 6 p.m.; Agoura at Thousand Oaks, 6 p.m. THURSDAY Prep baseball: Grace Brethren at South Bay Lutheran, 3:30 p.m., 3:30 p.m. Boys' golf: Channel Islands vs. Royal at Simi Hills, 1 p.m.; Westlake, vs. Hart, 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 , Valencia at Vista, 1 p.m.; Agoura vs. Moorpark at Elkins Ranch, 2 p.m. Prep softball: Camarillo at Simi Valley, 3 p.m.; Moorpark at Royal, 3 p.m.; Newbury Park at Westlake, 3 p.m.; Thousand Oaks at Agoura, 3 p.m.; Grace Brethren at South Bay Lutheran, 3:30 p.m. Prep swimming: Calabasas at Santa Paula, 3:15 p.m. Boys' tennis: Nordhoff at Calabasas, 3 p.m.; Le Lycee vs. Viewpoint at Calabasas TC, 3 p.m. Prep track: Newbury Park, Moorpark at Simi Valley, 3 p.m.; Thousand Oaks, Agoura at Royal, 3 p.m. Calabasas, Santa Clara Santa Clara, city, Cuba Santa Clara (sän`tä klä`rä), city (1994 est. pop. 217,000), capital of Villa Clara prov., central Cuba. at Malibu, 3 p.m. Boys' volleyball:Yeshiva yeshiva Academy of higher Talmudic learning. Through its biblical and legal exegesis and application of scripture, the yeshiva has defined and regulated Judaism for centuries. Traditionally, it is the setting for the training and ordination of rabbis. at Viewpoint, 5 p.m.; Santa Paula at Calabasas, 5:30 p.m. College baseball: Ventura at Moorpark, 2:30 p.m. College softball: Moorpark at Ventura, 3 p.m. FRIDAY Prep baseball: Rio Mesa at Hueneme, 3 p.m.; Westlake at Newbury Park, 3 p.m.; Royal at Thousand Oaks, 3 p.m.; Simi Valley at Agoura, 3 p.m.; Santa Paula at Moorpark, 3 p.m.; Calabasas at Malibu, 3:30 p.m.; L.A. Lutheran at Viewpoint, 3:30 p.m.; Oak Park at Carpinteria, 3:30 p.m. Boys' golf: Viewpoint at Eton Canyon, 3 p.m. Prep softball: Malibu at Calabasas, 3:30 p.m. Prep swimming: Westlake at Thousand Oaks, 2:30 p.m. Boys' tennis: Simi Valley at Agoura, 2:30 p.m.; Westlake at Newbury Park, 2:30 p.m.; Moorpark at Royal, 2:30 p.m.; Calabasas at Burbank, 3:15 p.m. Boys' volleyball: Agoura at Camarillo, 6 p.m.; Newbury Park at Westlake, 6 p.m.; Royal at Thousand Oaks, 6 p.m.; Moorpark at Simi Valley, 6 p.m. College baseball: Whittier at Cal Lutheran, 3 p.m. College track: Moorpark at WSC WSC Winter Symposium on Chemometrics WSC Winter Simulation Conference WSC Wayne State College WSC Westfield State College (Westfield, MA) WSC Western State College (Colorado) Finals at Bakersfield, 4 p.m. SATURDAY Prep baseball: Rio Mesa at South Gate, 11 a.m.; Cornerstone Christian at Ojai, 2 p.m. Prep softball: La Reina vs. Palmdale at Desert Diamond Classic, Lancaster City Park, 10 a.m.; Oak Park vs. Littlerock at Desert Diamond Classic, 10 a.m. Prep swimming: Royal Invitational, 9 a.m. Prep track: Moorpark, Royal, Simi Valley, Newbury Park, Rio Mesa at Spartan Relays at Rio Mesa, 9 a.m. College baseball: Santa Barbara at Moorpark, 1 p.m.; Cal Lutheran at Whittier (DH), 3 p.m. CAPTION(S): Box BOX: THIS WEEK (See text) |
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