SOCCER BEAT HOME SWEET HOME.Byline: Chris Cocoles, Heather Gripp Staff Writers Hart's home field should get some of the credit for the girls' team's domination of the Foothill League - the Indians have won seven consecutive league titles. Hart has beaten Valencia, one of the teams threatening to supplant sup·plant tr.v. sup·plant·ed, sup·plant·ing, sup·plants 1. To usurp the place of, especially through intrigue or underhanded tactics. 2. the Indians as Foothill champs, twice at home this season, including a 1-0 victory on Tuesday that moved Hart into a three-way tie for first. ``It's very difficult to come to Hart's home field and defeat them,'' Vikings coach Tony Scalercio said. ``This is a tough place to play.'' First-year Indians coach Juan Arias cites the size of the field as an advantage for his team. Hart doesn't play in a football stadium. ``Usually when we play on football fields, they're very narrow,'' Arias said. ``And it's very hard. We're not used to that game. It's just kick and run. It gets too crowded. What happens is you tend to play in the middle and you don't have enough room.'' SCORING MACHINE The graduation Graduation is the action of receiving or conferring an academic degree or the associated ceremony. The date of event is often called degree day. The event itself is also called commencement, convocation or invocation. of last season's Rio Hondo Rio Hondo may refer to:
Eric Irvin was moved to the back and former sweeper Will Pennial was moved to forward, where he become a nice complement to scoring leader Bassam Khan. ``He hasn't played forward since he was 9 years old,'' La Canada coach Louie Bilowitz said of Pennial, a senior. ``But he's adjusting. He's very athletic and we needed some athleticism up there.'' The Spartans have outscored the opposition 14-2 in their last three games, including a 7-1 victory over San Marino San Marino, city, United States San Marino (săn mərē`nō), residential city (1990 pop. 12,959), Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1913. Of interest is the Huntington Library, Art Collections, and Botanical Gardens. in Wednesday's league opener. One of those victories ended the Southern Section's longest active unbeaten streak. Pasadena Poly had not lost in 39 games before Friday's 3-1 loss to La Canada, which holds the section record for the longest unbeaten streak - 58 games - from 1994 to 1996. A FAMILIAR SIGHT The unranked Birmingham boys' upset of then-No. 1 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:
The result wasn't all that was reminiscent of former Birmingham teams. Former Patriots coach Jose Freire and last season's West Valley MVP and All-City player, Mike Erush, were both on the sidelines On the sidelines An investor who decides not to invest due to market uncertainty. on the sidelines Of or relating to investors who, having assessed the market, have decided to avoid committing their funds. lending their support. Erush often shouted advice to the players. Little else is familiar about the team, which the Patriots said is part of the key to their recent surge. ``All everyone wants to talk about is how Birmingham lost every starter,'' Patriots first-year coach E.B. Madha said. ``They come into every game knowing that they're the underdog. The pressure is off. They come out of every game knowing they are improving. And when they win, it really boosts their confidence.'' FULTS OF SURPRISES Lancaster senior Laci Fults entered this season with an unquestioned reputation as a proficient pro·fi·cient adj. Having or marked by an advanced degree of competence, as in an art, vocation, profession, or branch of learning. n. An expert; an adept. scorer. She had 52 career goals her first three seasons with the Eagles. Fults is again Lancaster's leading scorer. But her 14 goals aren't her most eye-opening statistic statistic, n a value or number that describes a series of quantitative observations or measures; a value calculated from a sample. statistic a numerical value calculated from a number of observations in order to summarize them. . ``She has 10 assists,'' Eagles coach Rick Acuna said. ``It's not that she didn't pass the ball last season. She's just getting the ball to our other scorers. She's more balanced.'' ANOTHER CONTENDER Notre Dame's surprising start is an indication of the depth in the Mission League boys' race. League coaches have frequently said an abundance of good teams makes it nearly impossible to pick a favorite. However, Chaminade, St. Francis, Crespi and Loyola have usually been tabbed as the league's Southern Section title contenders. 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 ? An afterthought af·ter·thought n. An idea, response, or explanation that occurs to one after an event or decision. afterthought Noun 1. , at least until now. The Knights (7-6-1, 2-0-1) are undefeated in league entering today's match against rival Crespi. They opened league with a convincing 5-1 victory over St. Francis and followed that with a 1-1 tie against Chaminade. This week, they beat Alemany 3-0. The team, led by senior midfielders Jimmy Sharp and Kevin Murray For the California State Senator, see . For the member (Volunteer) in the Irish Republican Army, see and List of members of the Irish Republican Army. Kevin 'Bulldog' Murray and junior Nick Falk, has primarily the same lineup A criminal investigation technique in which the police arrange a number of individuals in a row before a witness to a crime and ask the witness to identify which, if any, of the individuals committed the crime. as the team that had a sub-.500 record and failed to make playoffs last year. The main difference is its ability to maintain intensity for a full game, according to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. coach Colm McFeely. ``Last year, it was nobody's fault but our own,'' he said. ``We recognized that and did something about it. I set out before the season started to get the players mentally focused for what it takes to win in this league. The last two years were unacceptable for the capabilities we had. It's one thing if you play as hard as you can and don't win because you don't have the skills. . . . We were in a lot of games, but we didn't play for 80 minutes. ``That was something I set out to change, the mindset mind·set or mind-set n. 1. A fixed mental attitude or disposition that predetermines a person's responses to and interpretations of situations. 2. An inclination or a habit. .'' The fact several players joined the team late because they played on the football team contributed to a slow start. However, the Knights started to show their potential by late December, when they placed third at the Buena tournament. ``It's really been an overall team effort,'' McFeely said. ``We've got some consistency. That's what we didn't have before.'' DAILY NEWS TOP 10 BOYS (Records through Wednesday) Team Record LW 1. La Canada 10-0-1 5 2. El Camino Real 13-3 1 3. Royal 15-3-1 3 4. Crespi 12-2 7 5. Quartz Hill 16-2 4 6. St. Francis 9-4 6 7. 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. 6-2-4 8 8. Chaminade 7-6-2 2 9. Reseda 14-3-1 9 10. Calabasas 10-3-3 10 BOYS: SEVEN-DAY FORECAST Game of the week Crespi at Notre Dame, today, 5 p.m. Neither team made the playoffs last season, but both enter this match undefeated in the deep Mission League even though they have many of the same players from a year ago. Potential hero Sylmar junior forward Jose Lazcano missed the early part of the season but has been hot since his return - three goals and four assists in his first four games. He could keep the Spartans (7-5-3, 1-0) in good position in the Valley Mission League race when Sylmar plays at Kennedy of Granada Hills today and hosts San Fernando San Fernando, city, Argentina San Fernando (săn fərnăn`dō), city (1991 pop. 144,761), Buenos Aires prov., E Argentina. It is a district administrative center in the Greater Buenos Aires area. on Tuesday. Potential upset Palmdale, which already has surpassed last season's win total, has become one of the Golden League's top threats. The Falcons could put themselves in prime position for the title, a year after finishing fifth, when they face defending champion defending champion n (SPORT) → defensor/a m/f del título defending champion n (Sport) → champion(ne) en titre and third-ranked Quartz Hill today at 6 p.m. DAILY NEWS TOP 10 GIRLS (Records through Wednesday) Team Record LW 1. Westlake 6-0-3 1 2. Harvard-Westlake 7-1-4 2 3. Chaminade 10-4-23 4. Hart 7-5-4 5 5. Valencia 14-2-1 4 6. Canyon 14-1-3 6 7. Louisville 12-4-1 7 8. Quartz Hill 10-2-1 9 9. Chatsworth4-3-1 8 10. Granada Hills 12-3-1 NR GIRLS: SEVEN-DAY FORECAST Game of the week Chaminade at Harvard-Westlake, today, 3:15 p.m. Harvard-Westlake has enjoyed more success in this rivalry and has won three of the last four Mission League titles. But the four-time Southern Section champion Eagles have been the better postseason team. The winner of today's match, if weather doesn't postpone post·pone tr.v. post·poned, post·pon·ing, post·pones 1. To delay until a future time; put off. See Synonyms at defer1. 2. To place after in importance; subordinate. it, will have the early advantage in the league title race. Potential hero Canyon junior Jaime Rendich, a 13-goal, 25-assist scorer last year, has to shoulder more of the load with high-scoring midfielder
In association football, a midfielder is a player whose position of play is midway between the attacking strikers and the defenders (highlighted in blue on the diagram). Vicky Duffy out with an ankle injury. Rendich was responsible for six of the Cowboys' 10 goals against Burbank on Tuesday and needs to be productive today at Hart. Potential upset While Highland had been the biggest threat to Quartz Hill's mastery of the Golden League, Lancaster should be the Rebels' biggest competition this season. The Eagles should match Quartz Hill's 4-0 record when the teams meet on Thursday night. CAPTION(S): photo, 4 boxes Photo: Hart goalkeeper Cassondra Keading can point to her wide home field as an advantage for her team. Hart coach Juan Arias says his team's success has a lot to do with the size of its field as compared to some of the confining con·fine v. con·fined, con·fin·ing, con·fines v.tr. 1. To keep within bounds; restrict: Please confine your remarks to the issues at hand. See Synonyms at limit. football fields in the Foothill League. Gene Blevins/Special to the Daily News Box: (1) DAILY NEWS TOP 10 BOYS (see text) (2) BOYS: SEVEN-DAY FORECAST (see text) (3) DAILY NEWS TOP 10 GIRLS (see text) (4) GIRLS: SEVEN-DAY FORECAST (see text) |
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