SOCCER BEAT GIRLS: CLUB HOPPING OPTIONAL.Byline: Chris Cocoles, Heather Gripp Staff Writers Valencia girls' senior Michelle Bontempi is as good a sweeper as there is in the region. She could one of the best players around who didn't play club soccer this season. Bontempi's former club team, Valley United Wild Things, broke up. Michelle tried out for a handful of teams but didn't want to travel a large distance from her 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, home to practices. ``I missed it a lot. Maybe it was a nice break,'' Bontempi said. ``It was really nice to get back playing again.'' Valencia's stringent preseason workouts got Bontempi back in playing shape quickly. She leads a defense that registered nine shutouts in Valencia's first 12 victories. FORWARD MARCH Westlake's girls' offensive struggles in the early season prompted a facelift of the Warriors' attack. After a frustrating frus·trate tr.v. frus·trat·ed, frus·trat·ing, frus·trates 1. a. To prevent from accomplishing a purpose or fulfilling a desire; thwart: 1-1 tie at Canyon in which Westlake made just 1 of 28 shot attempts, three forwards were installed into the lineup. Westlake totaled 18 goals in its next three matches. ``I'm a heck of a lot happier. I feel we needed to score a few more goals and break out and get some confidence,'' coach Frank Marino said. Maybe it was just a matter of time. The Warriors have the weapons to score goals in bunches, led by seniors Sara Silver-Hill, Katie McCurdy, Jenna Ainsworth and junior Lauren Baer. CORNER KICKS Hart senior midfielder DeeDee Sanguinetti took a recruiting trip last week to Utah, which along with Fresno State is at the top of her collegiate wish list. . . . Canyon plays four of its first five Foothill League matches away from home. But the Cowboys don't seem to mind. ``We were a good road team last year,'' coach Gregg Cohen cohen or kohen (Hebrew: “priest”) Jewish priest descended from Zadok (a descendant of Aaron), priest at the First Temple of Jerusalem. The biblical priesthood was hereditary and male. said. INFIRMARY REPORT Louisville's girls already watched two players - Melissa Ireland and April Millado - go down with knee injuries Tuesday. Not to mention the torn anterior cruciate ligament anterior cruciate ligament n. Abbr. ACL The cruciate ligament of the knee that crosses from the anterior intercondylar area of the tibia to the posterior part of the lateral condyle of the femur. that knocked out Celeste Celeste is a woman's first name. Celeste may also refer to: in Music
But when junior standout Jenny Farenbaugh pulled up lame with a banged-up shin Wednesday against Cleveland, the Royals' held their collective breath. Farenbaugh, a 17-goal scorer in Louisville's first 12 matches, rolled around in pain but suffered only a bruise bruise or contusion Visible bluish or purplish mark beneath the surface of unbroken skin, indicating burst blood vessels in deeper tissue layers. Bruises are usually caused by a blow or pressure, but they may occur spontaneously in elderly persons. and was eventually OK. Coach Jose Perez sighed heavily when he saw Farenbaugh clutch her leg. ``We're hurting badly,'' said Perez, who started five freshmen in the Cleveland match. BACK TO THE DRAWING BOARD Perhaps Chatsworth's 6-0 beating by Valencia at the Hart tournament Wednesday was a good thing. The Chancellors have a week off before beginning West Valley League play Jan. 8. A week's worth of practices is plenty of time to dissect dissect /dis·sect/ (di-sekt´) (di-sekt´) 1. to cut apart, or separate. 2. to expose structures of a cadaver for anatomical study. dis·sect v. what went wrong against the Vikings. ``There's just so many things we need to work on,'' Chancellors coach Robert Hayes
``I mean shooting. How many shots did we shoot right at the (Valencia) keeper? We need to work on shooting on goal. But away from the keeper. It's good that we have a week.'' SEVEN-DAY FORECAST Game of the week: Louisville vs. Harvard-Westlake, Wednesday, 5 p.m. at Crespi High. The Wolverines haven't played much the past two weeks, skipping the holiday tournament circuit. Louisville might have wished it took some time off after Christmas. The Royals saw three players suffer injuries in the Hart tournament. Harvard-Westlake is a tough test in the Mission League opener. Potential hero: Valencia's defense. Nine of the Vikings' first 12 wins were recorded via shutouts. Defense is what makes them churn and will be a necessity to slow down Canyon in a crucial Foothill League opener Wednesday. Bound to happen: With a week off to repair the cracks exposed by Wednesday's 6-0 wipeout by Valencia, Chatsworth will right itself and win another West Valley League championship. NOTHING TO DO The 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. girls had to wait longer than anyone at the 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. tournament before playing Thursday. The Regents 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. were at Simi Valley High early for a 9:30 a.m. game in the second-place bracket. The only problem was, they didn't have anyone to play. Burroughs of Burbank thought it had finished third in its pool and would be playing at 11 a.m. By the time the Indians arrived, La Reina had already been awarded a forfeit To lose to another person or to the state some privilege, right, or property due to the commission of an error, an offense, or a crime, a breach of contract, or a neglect of duty; to subject property to confiscation; or to become liable for the payment of a penalty, as the result of a win, advancing the Regents' to the bracket's 2:30 p.m. semifinal. Both teams showed up for the Regents' next game, but they had to wait again because a nearly 30-minute injury delay during the Quartz Hill-Calabasas game on the field in which La Reina and Oxnard were to play caused the game to run long. BOYS: KEEPING UP AT KEEPER The Royal boys lost starting goalkeeper Rafael Calderon when the senior landed on his shoulder and fractured it while making a save during the first half of Saturday's Royal tournament final against El Camino Real El Camino Real (Spanish for The Royal Road or The King's Highway) was the name of a series of pre-automobile highways linking the various New World colonies of Spain:
Senior Chris Noah took over for Calderon and recorded his first shutout Wednesday against Diamond Ranch at the Upland tournament. The game, which was Royal's second victory of the day, was decided on penalty kicks, with Noah giving the Highlanders a 5-4 advantage. ``He's not a bad goalkeeper at all,'' Royal coach Andy Silva said. ``The only reason we kept him on JV last year was because with the talent we had on varsity, it was better for him to get the experience than sit on the bench.'' Calderon is expected to be out at least a couple more weeks. THE MIGHTY MISSION Mission League play starts next week and the league's boys' coaches are even less sure about who should be the favorite for the title than they were before the season started. Chaminade of West Hills was most frequently mentioned as a contender during the preseason and the Eagles, who finished a half-game out of first last season, have lived up to expectations. But many of their league rivals, who entered the season with supposedly too many questions to first be considered favorites for a title, are as strong as ever. St. Francis of La Canada proved it has more weapons than just senior Ryan Shaw Ryan Shaw is a soul musician from Georgia, USA. Biography Shaw began singing in Pentecostal church at the age of three, having been raised in a deeply religious household. and has made up for the loss of key players by winning the Burroughs tournament. Loyola of Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. also had to adapt to the departure of key players and its coach, and Crespi of Encino was fielding a young team featuring most of the same players from last year's team that won just three league games, but both the Cubs and Celts The following pages provide lists of nations or people of Celtic origin, arranged by branch of Celtic ethnicity or language grouping: Goidelic Celts
``In my mind, it's going to be a six-team race,'' Crespi coach Rob Kodama said. ``That's the way it's been the last few years. This year's probably going to be the toughest year since I've been here. ``I don't think there's anybody that's going to go through league undefeated. The league champion's probably going to have at least two losses. Our league is unbelievable. You can't take a day off against anybody. . . . There's four teams that I think could be CIF (1) (Common Intermediate Format) A standard video format used in videoconferencing. CIF formats are defined by their resolution, and standards both above and below the original resolution have been established. The original CIF is also known as Full CIF (FCIF). champions, they're all that good.'' ETC ETC - ExTendible Compiler. Fortran-like, macro extendible. "ETC - An Extendible Macro-Based Compiler", B.N. Dickman, Proc SJCC 38 (1971). . All of today's games for the final day of the Simi Valley girls' tournament have been move to Santa Susana Santa Susana can refer to several places:
Quartz Hill goalkeeper Ian McClung has missed most of the season recovering from a sprained knee, but he was well enough to play in the Hart tournament this week and recorded a shutout against 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. on the opening day. . . . David Duncan David Duncan (born 1960), is the United States government's star witness in the Arthur Andersen trial. He has said fears over interpretation prompted him to order the shredding of documents relating to Enron. , Randy Wilson and Jairo Quintero have taken care of most of the scoring for Royal, but Markus Roth joined the mix Wednesday. The exchange student from Germany scored his first goal in the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. in the Highlanders' 2-0 victory over Clovis of Fresno in the Upland tournament. DAILY NEWS TOP 10 Records through Wednesday GIRLS 1. Westlake 5-0-3 What offensive struggles? 2. Harvard-Westlake 6-1-4 Went tournament-free during break 3. Chaminade 7-2-2 Kim Taylor is key to Eagles' success 4. Canyon 10-0-2 Early league showdown at Valencia 5. Valencia 12-1 The defense does not rest 6. Hart 5-4-2 Foothill League is tough 7. Louisville 9-3-1 Royals are banged up 8. Chatsworth 3-2-1 Rout by Valencia was humbling 9. Quartz Hill 5-3-1 Rebels bounce back after slow start 10. El Camino Real 2-0-1 Can Conquistadores end Chatsworth's reign? BOYS No. Team Record LW 1. El Camino Real 13-1 1 2. Chaminade 2 3. St. Francis 6-1 3 4. Royal 13-2-1 5 5. La Canada 7-0-1 4 6. Crespi 6-1 6 7. Quartz Hill 13-1 8 8. Thousand Oaks 4-2-4 7 9. Newbury Park 7-2-1 9 10. Reseda 8-2-1 10 CAPTION(S): box Box: Daily News Top 10 (see text) |
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