SOCCER NOTEBOOK: DEFENSE COULD DECIDE BATTLE OF MARMONTE RIVALS.Byline: Erik Boal Special to the Daily News Expect the scoring opportunities to be minimal when 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. rivals Moorpark and 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. clash at 8 p.m. Saturday at Downey High in the Div. II girls' soccer final, the first appearance in a championship match for either team. Since losing 2-1 to Thousand Oaks on Jan. 30, the Musketeers (11-4-9) are unbeaten in their past eight matches, surrendering only two goals, including one in the playoffs. The Lancers lanc·er n. 1. A cavalryman armed with a lance. 2. A member of a regiment originally armed with lances. 3. lancers (used with a sing. verb) a. A kind of quadrille. b. (19-4-2), who surrendered five goals in 14 contests en route to defending their league title, enter the final with a 10-match unbeaten streak, having allowed four goals during that stretch. "I'm excited for my kids. I'm excited for Moorpark. And I'm excited to coach against my friends (assistant Mike Alexander) and (coach Frank Paletta)," Thousand Oaks coach Geoff Raives said. "I'm just going to enjoy the next few my days being with my team, because come Saturday, it's going to be intense and crazy." Thousand Oaks, which defeated Moorpark 2-0 in the teams' first meeting Dec. 20, will have to contend with Cal-bound sweeper Kaitlin Paletta, who has caused fits for opponents during the postseason with her play. "She's excited about the opportunity and being able to go out there and show what she's all about," said Moorpark coach Frank Paletta, Kaitlin's father. "The teams we've played so far must have had good scouting reports because they haven't come anywhere near her. We know how good T.O. is, but she knows she's got one game left and she's not holding anything back." Regional picture clouded at the top, clearer elsewhere By virtue of their victories in the Southern Section semifinals, four area teams qualified for the inaugural Southern California Southern California, also colloquially known as SoCal, is the southern portion of the U.S. state of California. Centered on the cities of Los Angeles and San Diego, Southern California is home to nearly 24 million people and is the nation's second most populated region, Regional tournament, which starts Tuesday. Newbury Park, making its first appearance in a boys' soccer final since 1988, secured a berth in the Div. II regional, along with fellow Div. I finalist Santa Margarita Santa Margarita ("Saint Margaret") may refer to:
Desert Christian of Lancaster, the defending Div. VI girls' co-champion, will compete in the Div.III regional. Oaks Christian of Westlake Village, which has boys' and girls' teams competing Saturday in Div. V championship matches, qualified in both Div.III regional tournaments. The scenario is a little more uncertain for Moorpark and Thousand Oaks, two of eight girls' teams still eligible for the four berths in the Div.I regional. Downey, Long Beach Wilson, La Mirada La Mirada (lä mĭrä`də), city (1990 pop. 40,452), Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1960. La Mirada derives from the Spanish for "the view," referring to the panoramic view of the surrounding valleys from atop the city's hills. , La Serna La Serna may refer to: People
Joining Newbury Park and Santa Margarita in the Div. II boys' regional are West Torrance and Desert Mirage of Thermal. In the Div. III boys' regional, Salesian 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. , Animo Leadership of Inglewood and Arrowhead Christian of Redlands qualified along with Oaks Christian. Granite Hills of Apple Valley is the lone qualifier thus far in the Div. II girls' regional, although Agoura is expected to receive a berth Sunday. Calvary Chapel Calvary Chapel is a non-denominational, Protestant fellowship of churches which began in 1965 in Southern California. The term "fellowship of churches" is used in contrast to a denomination. of Murrieta, which plays Desert Christian in Saturday's Div. VI girls' final, has also secured a berth in the Div. III tournament. Lions come full circle Chris Lee and JP Herold are the remaining links to Oaks Christian's last appearance in the Div. V final in 2005, when the Lions lost 3-2 to Mountain View of El Monte El Monte (ĕl mŏn`tē), city (1990 pop. 106,209), Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1912. A residential, industrial, and commercial city in the San Gabriel Valley, El Monte manufactures furniture, electronic equipment, semiconductors, . So, on a team that starts six sophomores and freshman goalkeeper, the leadership of the senior captains has been instrumental for Oaks Christian, which eliminated defending-champion Salesian 4-3 in sudden-death overtime in Tuesday's semifinals. "At the beginning of overtime, I just let them take over and do their thing," Lions coach Sebastian Alvarado said. "They both started in 2005 and for us to show the type of character we did in overtime has a lot to do with them." |
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