SHORT PLAYERS STAND TALL IN MONROE WIN : MONROE 3, VAN NUYS 0.Byline: Anel Laj Daily News Staff Writer At first glance, Monroe's Jose Sanchez and Duke Ta stand out on the volleyball volleyball, outdoor or indoor ball and net game played on a level court. An upright net, 3 ft (or 1 m) high, the top of which stands 8 ft (2.43 m) from the ground for men, 7 ft 4 1/8 in (2. court.Tall and taller. But opponents should not overlook the vertical jump, quickness and power of some of Monroe's shorter players such as Razell Loveria, James Taruc and Chito Lobregas. Short and underrated. Height is an important attribute in volleyball, but when players can jump like the Monroe boys' team, height isn't usually an issue. Although five of their six starters are under 6-feet, the Vikings had no problem sweeping Van Nuys 15-9, 15-5, 15-1 at Monroe on Tuesday to remain undefeated. ``If you get respect, you get respect. If not, it doesn't matter,'' said Loveria, who had a team-high 13 kills. ``The only thing we want is to take is the championship; that's all we want. We don't care
"Don't Care" is a 1994 (see 1994 in music) single by American death metal band Obituary. if they don't respect us.'' While Loveria led the offense, setter setter: see sporting dog. setter Any of three breeds derived from a medieval hunting dog that would set (lie down) when it found birds so that it and the birds could be covered with a net. Setters have long hair on the ears, chest, legs, and tail. James Taruc, who had 27 assists, led the defense with 11 digs. Monroe's defense stifled sti·fle 1 v. sti·fled, sti·fling, sti·fles v.tr. 1. To interrupt or cut off (the voice, for example). 2. Van Nuys (7-4), making it difficult for the Wolves wolves n. Plural of wolf. wolves Noun the plural of wolf Wolves See also animals. lycanthrope 1. a person suffering from lycanthropy. to get points or sideouts, which allowed the Vikings to take commanding leads of 10-4 in game two and 12-1 in game three. Although Van Nuys setter David Chae had 29 assists, power hitter Ehsan Sarabi managed only seven kills. The Wolves had trouble scoring in the middle, where Monroe's Sanchez had six blocks and 11 kills. Ta added 10 kills. The Vikings showed they have a deep bench when Lobregas, one of their top hitters, had limited playing time because of back problems. Although the victory looked easy for Monroe (11-0, 8-0), they committed several errors in game one that could have given Van Nuys the game. Coach Bob Berrenson said hitting errors and missed offensive opportunities made the game closer than it should have been. Although the Vikings got on track after the first game, Berrenson said the team needs to be more consistent up front and behind the service line if Monroe is going to be successful in the playoffs. ``They have to realize, and they do realize, that in the playoffs they can't make those mistakes,'' Berrenson said ``That's what the Tournament (of Champions at CSUN CSUN California State University Northridge ) helped reinforce. You make those kind of mistakes against a good team, they're going to crush crush A combination commodity trade in which soybean futures are purchased and soybean meal or oil futures are sold. Compare reverse crush. you.'' The victory clinched the Mid-Valley League title and if the Vikings defeat Canoga Park and Reseda, they should win the Valley Pac-8 Conference championship. But what really matters to the Vikings is how they do beginning Tuesday, May 4 when the first round of the playoffs begin. The Vikings are the defending City 3-A champions and, this year, are hoping to be a power in a higher bracket In programming, brackets (the [ and ] characters) are used to enclose numbers and subscripts. For example, in the C statement int menustart [4] = ; the [4] indicates the number of elements in the array, and the contents are enclosed in curly braces. , formerly known as the City 4-A. The fact that their conference is not as tough as the Coastal Conference, which includes traditional powers such as Palisades Palisades, cliffs along the west bank of the Hudson River, NE N.J. and SE N.Y., extending from N of Jersey City, N.J., to the vicinity of Piermont, N.Y., with a general altitude of from 350 ft to 550 ft (107–168 m). , will probably keep Monroe from getting a high seeding. But the Vikings did defeat Taft, a City 4-A finalist last year. CAPTION(S): Photo PHOTO Monroe's Razell Loveria tries to tip around the block of Van Nuys' Atley Siaw (6) and Wylie Chung. Loveria had a team-high 13 kills. John McCoy/Daily News |
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