SOCCER PREVIEW: CHAMPIONS HAVE `GROWING TO DO' CHAMINADE HAS SOME QUESTIONS.Byline: Heather Gripp Staff Writer The players were so nervous, the coach was afraid they were going to throw up before taking the field last week. And that was just for a scrimmage. The Chaminade of West Hills girls' soccer team is not the confident, experienced group that produced a fourth consecutive Southern Section championship last season, but don't be surprised if the Eagles are playing for another title in March. ``We're gonna gon·na Informal Contraction of going to: We're gonna win today. have our hands full in the preseason,'' Chaminade coach Mike Eavans said. The Eagles have yet to have the entire team together for a practice, are uncertain about their goalkeeping and will likely start three freshmen, including two in a defense that is traditionally the team's strength. ``We've got a lot of growing to do as a team,'' Evans said. ``A lot of growing. But nevertheless, we've got some stars.'' Those stars include Washington-bound senior forward Kim Taylor, who is expected to join the Eagles this week after being at a national-team camp. Senior forward Tara Donoghue established the school scoring record last season when she had 22 goals and 12 assists. She will be counted on more if the defense anchored by senior sweeper Lauren Nussbaum is not as stingy stin·gy adj. stin·gi·er, stin·gi·est 1. Giving or spending reluctantly. 2. Scanty or meager: a stingy meal; stingy with details about the past. as in the past. Winning a Mission League title requires overcoming rivals Harvard- Westlake of North Hollywood and Louisville of Woodland Hills, something even last season's Eagles struggled to do. Defending league champion Harvard-Westlake suffered key losses of its own with 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 All-American Imani Dorsey, Molly molly see mare hinny. Cahan and goalkeeper For the close-in weapon system, see . In many team sports, a goalkeeper (termed goaltender, netminder, goalie, or keeper in some sports) is a designated player that is charged with directly preventing the opposite team from scoring by defending the Sara Deckers. However, with freshman 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). Jamie Artsis and goalkeeper Dana Reyes joining a core of returnees led by Jill Oaks and Kim LeVere, the Wolverines should remain among the area's elite. The addition of freshman Megan Merrit to a Louisville team that already had standout juniors Jenny Farenbaugh and Carri Schuler isn't any more encouraging for Chaminade. As much as the Eagles would like to win league, they are downplaying what might happen during the regular season. As long as they reach the playoffs, they claim they will be satisfied, since the postseason is when they play their best. After all, Chaminade did not win the Mission title last season. Nonleague games against highly competitive teams such as Westlake, Hart of Newhall, Canyon and Buena and playing in the Excalibur Tournament might not make for a pretty record but should help the Eagles in the long run. ``I know if we didn't have the schedule we have, the girls wouldn't get the pressure and experience they need,'' Evans said. ``It's tough, they'll lose some games. But like I tell them every year, it's not where you are at at the beginning of the year, it's where you're at at the end.'' A look at other local contenders: Golden: Quartz Hill is the traditional league power and the Rebels established themselves as a legitimate threat outside the league as well last season when they upset Westlake in the playoffs for Quartz Hill's first berth in the quarterfinals. With All-Southern Section seniors Kellie Cox and Andrea Cabriales back, the Rebels shouldn't be taken lightly this season, either. Lancaster's career scoring leader, Laci Fults, and a core of youngsters, including sophomore sweeper Julie Thomas, sophomore forward Stephanie Meek meek adj. meek·er, meek·est 1. Showing patience and humility; gentle. 2. Easily imposed on; submissive. and freshman Kathleen Prieto could make the Eagles the biggest obstacle in the way of Quartz Hill's sixth league title in seven years. Foothill: Weaknesses are hard to find on a Hart team going for its seventh consecutive league title. Senior Mandy Mansfield provides an added scoring punch after missing last season with a knee injury. She joins seven returning starters, including Pepperdine-bound midfielder Ali Pavoni. The Indians' depth in goal got even deeper with the addition of freshman Melissa Deckers, the sister of Harvard-Westlake's former star. However, Canyon and Valencia could challenge Hart for the title. All-Southern Section junior midfielder Jaime Rendich, who had 13 goals and 25 assists last season, is one of Canyon's nine returning starters. The Cowboys cowboys, in American history. 1 Tory marauders, adherents to the British cause in the American Revolution, who fought in the contested area of Westchester co., N.Y. have their top five scorers and entire defense back. Valencia also returns the majority of last season's young team that was aiming to simply build for the future but ended up as a league contender before finishing third. Marmonte: Westlake has its third new coach in three years, but the Warriors are loaded with so many talented club players, it shouldn't matter who is at the helm as they go for their third consecutive Marmonte title and try to maintain their hold on the region's No. 1 ranking. Frank Marino inherits a Westlake team that posted 18 shutouts and allowed a school-record low six goals last season. Sweeper Kristina Van Krog and midfielder Jenna Wirtz graduated, but Katie McCurdy is back to anchor the defense and senior Sara Silver-Hill is ready to lead the team in scoring for a third year in a row. Agoura senior forward Heather Sims won't have Jennifer Graham to provide the other half of last season's one-two scoring punch, but Sims is surrounded by a solid supporting cast that should keep the Chargers the top threat to Westlake. Pacific: The coach, the leading scorer and top defenders are gone at 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. , but the Falcons should contend with defending champion defending champion n (SPORT) → defensor/a m/f del título defending champion n (Sport) → champion(ne) en titre Arcadia for the league title. Freshman forward Kailyn Enriquez tries to help senior Shannon Clissold pick up the slack 1. (operating system) slack - Internal fragmentation. Space allocated to a disk file but not actually used to store useful information. 2. (jargon) slack left by the graduation of Julie Herrold and Rebecca Hidalgo Hidalgo, state, Mexico Hidalgo (ēthäl`gō), state (1990 pop. 1,888,366), 8,058 sq mi (20,870 sq km), central Mexico. Pachuca de Soto is the capital. , a pair of defenders who combined for 42 goals and 40 assists last season. Clissold and other returnees can also remind Crescenta Valley of the value of perseverance Perseverance See also Determination. Ainsworth redid dictionary manuscript burnt in fire. [Br. Hist.: Brewer Handbook, 752] Call of the Wild, The dogs trail steadfastly through Alaska’s tundra. [Am. Lit. since they were the ones who upset Hart in the first round of last season's playoffs after being blown out by the Indians earlier in the season. Pacific View: Forward Michelle Braunchweiger, midfielder Kimberly Walker and defender Angela Mejia lead a group of nine seniors that gives Camarillo a solid foundation and hopes of advancing deep in the postseason. Freshmen Kaycee Gilbert and Vanessa Lopez also join the mix to help last year's second-place team try to fend off Verb 1. fend off - prevent the occurrence of; prevent from happening; "Let's avoid a confrontation"; "head off a confrontation"; "avert a strike" deflect, forefend, forfend, head off, avert, stave off, ward off, avoid, debar, obviate Rio Mesa of Oxnard. Tri-Valley: Senior Monica Thompson leads a solid 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. 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. team that graduated just one starter from last season's team that started slowly but rallied to win the league title and reach the second round of playoffs once it found its groove. If the Regents stay focused and healthy, they should be able to overcome Oak Park for another league title. West Valley: Chatsworth hasn't lost a league game since the program's inception in 1988-89 and the streak is unlikely to end this season. Senior forward Leila Pate, who scored a team-high 36 goals last season, is joined by returning starters such as All-City defender Tricia Arosemena and constant scoring threat Jenna Fodor in the Chancellors' quest for Verb 1. quest for - go in search of or hunt for; "pursue a hobby" quest after, go after, pursue look for, search, seek - try to locate or discover, or try to establish the existence of; "The police are searching for clues"; "They are searching for the their sixth straight City championship and 11th in 13 seasons. GIRLS' SOCCER TOP 10 1. Westlake One of area's most difficult teams to score against. 2. Hart Returns well-rounded, experienced 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. . 3. Chatsworth Can dominate the City, but what about the rest? 4. Chaminade Should move up as season progresses. 5. Harvard-Westlake Plenty of talented youth to fill big losses. 6. Louisville A contender in one of region's toughest leagues. 7. Canyon Returns Foothill's top-ranked offense and No. 2 defense. 8. Crescenta Valley Falcons will soar SOAR - 1. State, Operator And Result. A general problem-solving production system architecture, intended as a model of human intelligence. Developed by A. Newell in the early 1980s. SOAR was originally implemented in Lisp and OPS5 and is currently implemented in Common Lisp. if they can adjust to changes. 9. Valencia Last season's overachievers were building for his. 10. 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:
Area's only real City threat to Chatsworth. CAPTION(S): 2 photos, box Photo: (1) Senior forward Tara Donoghue, who established the Chaminade High scoring record last season, will try to anchor the defending Section champions, who might start three freshmen. Gene Blevins/Special to the Daily News (2) All-Southern Section seniors Kellie Cox, left, and Andrea Cabriales are back to try to help Quartz Hill, a traditional power in the Golden League, take another step in the playoffs. Jeff Goldwater/Special to the Daily News Box: GIRLS' SOCCER TOP 10 (see text) |
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