SANTA CLARITA RELAYS: VALENCIA, HART BIG WINNERS AT RELAY.Byline: Erik Boal Special to the Daily News 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, - In case there wasn't enough anticipation surrounding next week's Foothill League dual meet between Hart of Newhall and Valencia, the Vikings girls' swim team added a little bit more excitement to the equation with its performance at the second annual Santa Clarita Relays. Unbeaten in its first eight dual meets - three in league - Valencia's confidence continued to soar SOAR - 1. State, Operator And Result. A general problem-solving production system architecture, intended as a model of human intelligence. Developed by A. Newell in the early 1980s. SOAR was originally implemented in Lisp and OPS5 and is currently implemented in Common Lisp. Friday at the Santa Clarita Aquatic Center, as the Vikings won the relays-only competition with 58 points, holding off Saugus (50) and Hart (49). Canyon was fourth with 36 points. The Hart boys' team won the last four relays to rally from a three-point deficit to defeat Valencia 59-47. Saugus edged Canyon 32-31 for third place. ``This is a good preview for (the league finals),'' Hart boys' coach Steve Neale said. ``I'm so impressed with Valencia. They're an up-and- coming young team, and we're the older, more experienced swimmers. I think pride is going to have a lot to say (Wednesday).'' The victory by the Valencia girls' team was one of the prouder moments in the 11-year history of the Vikings' program. Valencia held a one-point lead over Hart with three events remaining, but a victory in the 4 x 50 backstroke relay, combined with second- and fourth-place finishes in the 400 freestyle The code name for the MCE version of Windows. See Media Center Edition. relay, created enough of a cushion for the Vikings. ``We played the game right,'' Valencia girls' coach Kathleen Perdisatt said. ``This meet isn't about time, it's about place, and we did what we needed to do.'' Katie Boring, Jasmine jasmine (jăs`mĭn, jăz–) or jessamine (jĕs`əmĭn), any plant of the genus Jasminum of the family Oleaceae (olive family). Henderson, Stephanie Henderson, Michelle Kroll, Sara Peever and Lindsey Rubcic combined to win the 6 x 50 freestyle in 2:38.54, and Erin Donnelly, Stephanie Henderson, Lexy Graham and Kroll won the 4 x 50 backstroke in 2:02.81 for Valencia. Saugus also helped Valencia's cause, as Melissa Bowers Bowers is a surname, and may refer to
tr.v. e·rased, e·ras·ing, e·ras·es 1. a. To remove (something written, for example) by rubbing, wiping, or scraping. b. any hopes of Hart winning the meet by capturing the 200 medley med·ley n. pl. med·leys 1. An often jumbled assortment; a mixture: "That night he dreamed he was traveling in a foreign country, only it seemed to be a medley of all the countries he'd ever been to and relay - the final event - in 1 minute, 57.83 seconds. The victory also elevated the Centurions - who also won the 4 x 100 individual medley and 4 x 50 breaststroke relays - past Hart in the final standings. The Indians girls' team - which won the 4 x 50 butterfly and 400 freestyle relays - competed without two of its top swimmers in freshman Katie Oakey (flu) and sophomore Molly Rogers (unspecified injury). The only boys' victory for Saugus came in the 4 x 100 individual medley, where C.J. Brezensky, Kyle Burns, John Burns, John, 1858–1943, British union leader and politician. A factory worker as a child, he was largely self-educated and was led by his reading to radical socialism. Criste and Ryan Kristensen won in 3:57.61. Erik Boal, (818) 713-3607 erik.boal(at)dailynews.com |
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