SOCCER BEAT ON A MISSION.Byline: Chris Cocoles, Heather Gripp Staff Writers Harvard-Westlake has won the battles, but Chamimade ultimately has prevailed in the wars. One of the region's best girls' rivalries finally resumes tonight when Chaminade of West Hills hosts Harvard-Westlake of Studio City. The teams' first meeting was postponed because of rain and will be made up next week. The No. 2 Wolverines have dominated the third-ranked Eagles through the years. When Chaminade defeated Harvard-Westlake on Feb. 1, 1999, it snapped a winless streak to the Wolverines at five years. Last year, the teams tied both meetings, but the Wolverines claimed their second consecutive Mission championship and fourth in five years. Harvard-Westlake has the league title supremacy SUPREMACY. Sovereign dominion, authority, and preeminence; the highest state. In the United States, the supremacy resides in the people, and is exercises by their constitutional representatives, the president and congress. Vide Sovereignty. . But in the postseason, Chaminade has done well, winning four consecutive Southern Section crowns. Both teams are among the Division IV favorites again. BIG GAME PART TWO Another girls' match worth checking out today is Hart at Canyon in a 4:45 p.m. start. Hart's seven-year streak of Foothill League championships is in jeopardy. The Indians' (4-1-3) only loss is a forfeited for·feit n. 1. Something surrendered or subject to surrender as punishment for a crime, an offense, an error, or a breach of contract. 2. Games a. match to Saugus for using an ineligible in·el·i·gi·ble adj. 1. Disqualified by law, rule, or provision: ineligible to run for office; ineligible for health benefits. 2. player. But draws against Valencia, Canyon and Saugus has Hart trailing both Canyon (5-1-2) and Valencia (5-2-1) with two games left. Canyon is one point ahead of Valencia, but with the Vikings facing bottom-dwelling teams Burroughs and Burbank, the Cowboys still have Hart and an underrated Saugus team. So Canyon might need to win out to hold off Valencia. While Hart has dominated the league's championship picture, Canyon has been the Indians' biggest nemesis Nemesis (nĕm`ĭsĭs), in Greek religion and mythology, personification of the gods' retribution for violation of sacred law; the avenger. Sometimes she was said to be the goddess of good and ill fortune. with a 2-2-3 record in Canyon coach Gregg Cohen's three seasons. ``Beating Hart is one of the goals of every Canyon (athletic) team. I mean it's the Cowboys against the Indians,'' 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. ``It's just a long- standing rivalry. A heated rivalry.'' CORNER KICKS Southern Section playoff play·off also play-off n. Sports 1. A final game or series of games played to break a tie. 2. A series of games played to determine a championship. Noun 1. pairings are scheduled to be announced To be announced (TBA) A contract for the purchase or sale of an MBS to be delivered at an agreed-upon future date but does not include a specified pool number and number of pools or precise amount to be delivered. Monday, Feb. 13 with wild-card games to be played the next day. Girls' first-round games are scheduled for Feb. 16 and the boys first-round is Feb. 17. The City Section boys and girls' pairings are announced on Feb. 13. Antelope Valley's girls, who went 1-8-1 in the Golden League last year, remain in contention for a playoff berth. A.V. gave Quartz Hill its closest scare in league play in a 2-0 loss on Monday. The match was scoreless until the 60th minute. ``We're on a five-year plan Five-Year Plan, Soviet economic practice of planning to augment agricultural and industrial output by designated quotas for a limited period of usually five years. . And this is the third year,'' said Antelopes coach Jason Treanor. ``I'm starting to convince the kids that we can play with anyone.'' KNOCKED OUT Eric Torres may have to spend the rest of the season 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. no matter how often he asks his coach to let him play. The Quartz Hill senior goalkeeper has suffered three concussions in less than a year and the Rebels don't want to risk his health even if doctors clear him to play. Torres, who just joined the team this season and impressed the Rebels with his skillful skill·ful adj. 1. Possessing or exercising skill; expert. See Synonyms at proficient. 2. Characterized by, exhibiting, or requiring skill. diving, suffered a concussion concussion Period of nervous-function impairment that results from relatively mild brain injury, often with no bleeding in the cerebral cortex. It causes brief unconsciousness, followed by mental confusion and physical difficulties. in late December during the Hart tournament when a Kilpatrick player stepped on his head. Torres returned a few weeks later but took a knee in the head early in a game against Palmdale. There were no initial signs of damage, but the referee would not let Torres return to the game. Torres' situation later worsened, though. He had a seizure on the sidelines and had to be rushed to a hospital. He hasn't played since. ``Two concussions in a season, it can't be healthy, especially for a 17-year-old,'' said Quartz Hill coach Andre Matalon, who learned that Torres also suffered a concussion with his club team less than a year ago. ``I have real hesitation in playing him. He's not even on my roster right now. ``It's been a real roller coaster What a bad CD-R disc is often called. See CD-R and underrun. of emotions for him this season.'' In Torres' absence, Ian McClung has regained the starting goalkeeping position and freshman Mike Davis has been called up from the junior varsity junior varsity n. Abbr. JV A high-school or college team that competes in interschool sports on the level below varsity. Noun 1. . FAILED PLANS Camarillo's junior varsity boys' team aced its final exam Noun 1. final exam - an examination administered at the end of an academic term final examination, final exam, examination, test - a set of questions or exercises evaluating skill or knowledge; "when the test was stolen the professor had to make a new set of , but their anticipated reward did not go as well. As part of their class final, the Scorpions' varsity and junior varsity teams For the American rock band, see . In sports, usually at the high school and college levels, members of a team who are not the main players in a competition (such as a football or basketball game) are called junior varsity players. played against each other for the right to play in last Friday's varsity-level game against rival Rio Mesa of Oxnard. The JV team beat the varsity and believed it was being promoted for a day while the original varsity was to be given the day off. However, complaints led to a last-minute change of plans. The JV players were left playing a JV game, which they won. The varsity lost to Rio Mesa. JUST LIKE THE MOVIES When the Quartz Hill boys' team needed to improve its teamwork, Rebels coach Andre Matalon sat his players down and made them watch a pep talk from the movie ``Any Given Sunday.'' That was before Quartz Hill faced Lancaster at the end of the first half of Golden League play. Matalon said his players came out more fired up than ever before for that game and have been playing as a unit ever since. DAILY NEWS TOP 10 BOYS No. Team (record) LW 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:
2. La Canada(14-0-1) 2 3. Quartz Hill (22-2-1) 5 4. Crespi (15-4) 4 5. Reseda (17-5-2) 7 6. 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 (12-6-1) 9 7. Royal (18-3-4) 3 8. St. Francis (15-5) 10 9. Newbury Park (14-4-2) NR 10. Rio Mesa (11-6-2) 8 (Records through Wednesday) BOYS: SEVEN-DAY FORECAST Game of the week Notre Dame at Crespi, today at 5 p.m.: Both teams are vastly improved from a year ago when neither made the playoffs. This year, they are playing for the title. The first meeting between the two was postponed because of rain, so even though it is late in the season, this is the first time the Mission League powers are facing each other. Potential hero Mike Caso Mike Caso is an American football (soccer) player born in Newhall, California on July 13, 1984. Currently a developmental player for the Los Angeles Galaxy, he joined the Galaxy in July, 2007 after playing at the University of San Diego, scoring 22 goals in four years. is healthy again and that means the Hart junior forward has been busy scoring. The Indians need a big game from Caso today to keep their hopes alive for a third consecutive Foothill League title. Hart plays host to first-place Canyon at 3:15 p.m. The last time the teams met, Caso was ill and the Cowboys won 1-0. Potential upset Highland became the first team in three years not to lose at Quartz Hill the last time the teams met. When they play again Wednesday, the Bulldogs have home-field advantage on their side. Combine that with an intense rivalry between club teammates and Highland's desire to hold on to a playoff spot and the Bulldogs could be the first Golden League team to beat the Rebels. DAILY NEWS TOP 10 GIRLS No. Team (record) LW 1. Westlake (12-0-3) 1 2. Harvard-Westlake (12-1-4) 2 3. Chaminade (14-4-2) 3 4. Canyon (17-1-2) 5 5. Hart (10-5-5) 4 6. Valencia (17-3-2) 6 7. Quartz Hill (14-2-1) 8 8. El Camino Real (14-1-1) 9 9. Louisville (11-6-1) 8 10. Flintridge Prep (14-0-3) 10 (Records through Wednesday) GIRLS: SEVEN-DAY FORECAST Game of the week Pasadena Poly at Flintridge Prep, Thursday at 3:15 p.m.: Not only is the Prep League title at stake but most likely the No. 1 seed for the Southern Section Division V playoffs. Flintridge Prep of La Canada took the division's top ranking from Poly after beating the Panthers 1-0 on Jan. 16. Potential hero Westlake midfielder Katie McCurdy. The Warriors beat Royal 4-0 on Wednesday behind McCurdy's two goals. Unbeaten No. 1 Westlake can wrap up the 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. championship on Monday against 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. . McCurdy, one of three seniors headed to Division I schools, will be a key to the Warriors' hopes of avoiding another early round playoff exit. Potential upset El Camino Real should have the No. 1 seed locked up for the City Section Championship playoff bracket. But Monday's match against City power Chatsworth is important if the Conquistadores want no doubts when the seedings are announced. Chatsworth has struggled, but the Chancellors played ECR ECR Efficient Consumer Response ECR European Congress of Radiology ECR Electron Cyclotron Resonance ECR El Camino Real (Kings Highway; California) ECR Electronic Cash Register ECR East Coast Radio (South Africa) even in a 1-0 loss two weeks ago. CAPTION(S): photo, 4 boxes Photo: Harvard Westlake's Natasha Case, left, and her teammates head into tonight's match against Chaminade with the lead in the Mission League on the line. Andy Holtzman/Staff Photographer 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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