SOUTHERN SECTION BOYS' VOLLEYBALL: DIV. IV FINAL: CLEAN SWEEP FOR OAKS CHRISTIAN.Byline: ERIK BOAL Special to the Daily News WESTLAKE VILLAGE -- Aside from his teammates and coaches, many spectators at Westlake High would've likely laughed at Oaks Christian of Westlake Village's Alex Walker Alex Walker (born 25 April 1984 in Bellshill) is a Scottish professional footballer. He currently plays for Scottish Football League club Greenock Morton as a midfielder. Before joining Morton he played for Clyde and Rangers. when he said the Lions would sweep Oak Park in the Southern Section Div. IV boys' volleyball final. After all, top-seeded Oaks Christian lost twice to its Frontier League The Frontier League, based in Troy, Illinois, is a professional, independent baseball organization located in the Midwestern United States and Western Pennsylvania. It operates mostly in cities not served by Major or Minor League Baseball teams and is not affiliated with either. rival in a six-day span late in the regular season -- once in five games -- and was separated from the No. 2 Eagles by a mere four points over the span of 13 games in the teams' first three meetings. It took the Lions less than 75 minutes to get the last laugh Saturday night. Walker was part of a group of four Oaks Christian players who recorded at least six kills, led by Brendan Skinner's team-high 16, as the Lions recorded a 25-18, 25-19, 25-20 victory to defend their title. ``There was no way we were losing. There was no way we were going to drop a game,'' said Walker, who joined Skinner, Austin Badgett (six kills) and Paul Peterson For the actor and novelist William Paul Petersen, see Paul Petersen. Paul Peterson, also known as St. Paul, is a musician best known for his memberships in the bands The Family and The Time. (11 digs) as the returning members from last year's team, which swept South Pasadena South Pasadena (păs'ədē`nə), city (1990 pop. 23,936), Los Angeles co., S Calif., a residential suburb of Los Angeles; inc. 1888. Medical supplies, clothing, and transportation and electronic equipment are manufactured. in the final. ``This is an absolutely amazing a·maze v. a·mazed, a·maz·ing, a·maz·es v.tr. 1. To affect with great wonder; astonish. See Synonyms at surprise. 2. Obsolete To bewilder; perplex. v.intr. feeling. It hasn't even hit me yet and it probably won't until Monday morning. I can't even describe it.'' Despite a match-high 17 kills from senior Justin Burridge, Oak Park (32-8) struggled to receive consistent production from anybody else. It was a disappointing end to the careers of Burridge and the Eagles' seven other seniors, who built the program into a championship contender during their four years under coach Meredith Mangum. Oaks Christian coach George Hees George Harris Hees, PC , OC (June 17 1910 - June 11 1996) was a Canadian politician. Born in Toronto to a patrician family, Hees earned a playboy image during his youth, but then became a stalwart member of the Progressive Conservative Party of Canada. tried to downplay talk of a sweep before the match in order to prevent his players from being overconfident o·ver·con·fi·dent adj. Excessively confident; presumptuous. o  ver·con . But even he couldn't help but get caught up in the
Lions' (24-4) dominance, participating in a spirited dance in his
team's huddle during a third-game timeout.
``The way this team has been playing, I thought it would be three or four. But I like three a whole lot better,'' said Hees, who received eight kills from Dominic Denham and 27 assists from Ryan Schiedermayer. ``These guys like the big matches. We had some hit-and-miss moments this season, but we peaked at the right time.'' erik.boal@dailynews.com (818) 713-3607 |
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