SOUTHERN SECTION DIVISION I-AA: FOCUS STAYS A LEVEL ABOVE VALENCIA'S WIN A SIMPLE ONE VALENCIA 3, LITTLEROCK 0.Byline: Rich Hammond Rich Hammond Los Angeles Daily News sports writer. Instrumental in bringing the Los Angeles Kings hockey organization closer to the fans. He is the atypical "what a guy" to Kings fans everywhere. Rich Hammond on himself. Staff Writer SANTA CLARITA Santa Clarita, city (1990 pop. 110,642), Los Angeles co., S Calif., suburb 30 mi (48 km) NW of downtown Los Angeles, on the Santa Clara River; inc. 1987. Situated in the Santa Clara valley and nearby canyons, Santa Clarita includes the former towns of Canyon Country, - Give credit to the Valencia High girls' volleyball volleyball, outdoor or indoor ball and net game played on a level court. An upright net, 3 ft (or 1 m) high, the top of which stands 8 ft (2.43 m) from the ground for men, 7 ft 4 1/8 in (2. team, not only for winning its first-round 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. match Tuesday night but also for the way the Vikings disposed of Littlerock. The Vikings kept their focus and poise against a scrappy scrap·py 1 adj. scrap·pi·er, scrap·pi·est Composed of scraps; fragmentary: scrappy evidence. scrap but overmatched Littlerock team and earned a decisive 15-2, 15-4, 15-6 victory at Valencia High. Valencia (13-3), champion of the Foothill League, advanced to face either Leuzinger of Lawndale or Peninsula of Rolling Hills Rolling hills are like a mountain chain, only a "hill chain" of hills that roll on and on continually. You will often find them in between plains and mountains, near major rivers, or randomly anywhere. The only places without rolling hills are deserts and flood plains. Estates in the Division I-AA second round Thursday night. ``At times it is hard to play against a team like (Littlerock) because you have to try to not play down to their level,'' middle blocker Diva Kakonde said. ``I think we stayed in the game and did a good job.'' If anything, the Vikings had it too easy. The only time they were really pushed was early in the second game, which the Lobos (9-8) tied 4-4 but then allowed the Vikings to score the next 11 points and win the game. ``We executed well,'' Valencia coach Ray Sanchez said. ``You don't always play against a great team, and when you don't, you have to be careful not to let your level of play slide. ``That was a playoff-caliber team we played against, and we did a good job.'' The only fault to be found with the Vikings was their inability to get the ball to their two powerful middle blockers, Kakonde and Tierra Burnley, usually the two top hitters on the team. Burnley had six kills and three blocks, and Kakonde added three blocks, but the team leader in kills was Janelle Watterson with eight, and she also had a team-high 11 digs. ``We really wanted to get the ball to the middles, we talked about that,'' Sanchez said. ``But to get it there, the passing has to be on the money, and there aren't a whole lot of swings to be had out there. ``I think that's probably the key to the second round, if we can get our middles more active.'' But there were plenty of positives for the Vikings. Freshman setter setter: see sporting dog. setter Any of three breeds derived from a medieval hunting dog that would set (lie down) when it found birds so that it and the birds could be covered with a net. Setters have long hair on the ears, chest, legs, and tail. Taryn Robertson was steady in her first playoff match, with 16 assists, and she also contributed to a great serving effort by Valencia. Robertson had five aces and her sister, Whitney, had a team-high six aces, and strong serving helped the Vikings take a big early advantage. Taryn Robertson served the first seven points of the first game, including three aces, as the Lobos struggled to put together good passes. Valencia extended its lead to 9-0, and after a brief letdown letdown 1. the sudden flush of milk flow that occurs when the calf begins to suck or when milking commences in a properly prepared cow. Depends for its occurrence on the release of oxytocin from the pituitary gland in response to massage of the teats and udder. , came back to win the final five points and the game on a hit by Carolyn Cornelius. The Lobos showed some life early in the second game, led by the hitting of Tia Horner. Littlerock took a 3-1 lead and had the game tied 4-4 but then began to make various hitting errors and Valencia took control. Whitney Robertson served 10 consecutive points, including three aces, to give the Vikings a game point. They couldn't convert there, but did on their next serve, as Burnley's tip at the net gave the second game to the Vikings. Valencia scored the first 12 points of the third game, then went to a 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. of primarily reserves. The Lobos battled for six of the next eight points and stopped the Vikings four times on match point, but ultimately fell when a cross-court shot by Valencia's Sara Ulmer was deflected de·flect intr. & tr.v. de·flect·ed, de·flect·ing, de·flects To turn aside or cause to turn aside; bend or deviate. [Latin d out of bounds. ``We did a solid job all the way through,'' Sanchez said. ``Even that third game. When you can hold a team to six points in a game in the playoffs, I think you're doing pretty well.'' CAPTION(S): photo Photo: Valencia's Sara Ulmer delivers a hit during a three-game playoff victory Tuesday night over Littlerock. Andy Holzman/Staff Photographer |
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