SOUTHERN SECTION SWIMMING: HART SAVES ITS BEST DIP FOR LAST.Byline: Nevin Barich Nevin Barich (born August 6, 1979) is a former American sports journalist now working as the Senior Editor of The National Notary, a trade magazine based in Los Angeles with a circulation of more than 300,000 nationwide. Staff Writer LONG BEACH - It took 30 years, but Steve Neale finally got to get thrown into the pool. Neale, the swim coach for Hart High of Newhall, finally got to coach a championship team when the Indians won the boys' Southern Section Division II title Saturday at Belmont Plaza. ``When I first came to CIF (1) (Common Intermediate Format) A standard video format used in videoconferencing. CIF formats are defined by their resolution, and standards both above and below the original resolution have been established. The original CIF is also known as Full CIF (FCIF). 30 years ago,'' said Neale, who at the time was Hart's assistant coach, ``I saw a coach get thrown into the pool because his team won. And I thought to myself, `Man, that is the ultimate.' '' So, after Hart was declared the winner with 237 points, the team took one final splash in the pool, taking their coach with them. ``This has been a tremendous season,'' said Neale, the head coach at Hart for 18 years and whose team will move to Division I next season. ``When the dust settles, this is one of the best teams I've ever had.'' Hart was led by senior Mike Linn linn n. Scots 1. A waterfall. 2. A steep ravine. [Scottish Gaelic linne, pool, waterfall.] , who won the 50 freestyle with a time of 20.85 and the 100 freestyle in 45.59. ``We were very fortunate to have Mike for four years,'' Neale said. ``Even as a freshman, we were having him swim all of our relays, all of the important events. I don't know Don't know (DK, DKed) "Don't know the trade." A Street expression used whenever one party lacks knowledge of a trade or receives conflicting instructions from the other party. who can replace him next year. I don't know if we can.'' Hart's David Deloria was second in the 200 individual medley at 1:54.03. Deloria, who will attend UC Santa Barbara Santa Barbara (săn'tə bär`brə, –bərə), city (1990 pop. 85,571), seat of Santa Barbara co., S Calif., on the Pacific Ocean; inc. 1850. in the fall, also finished third in the 100 freestyle at 47.19. Igor Bistric, who will join Deloria at UCSB UCSB University of California at Santa Barbara UCSB University of Casual Sex and Beer , was second in the 100 backstroke in 54.57. Hart's relays also contributed to the title. The 200 medley team - Bistric, Sean Kakumu, Linn and Luke Hilmo - won in 1:37.95. Linn and Hilmo later combined with Deloria and Kent Klawer to win the 200 freestyle relay. ``We were one of, if not the only, school on the boys' side to have all three relays qualify for the finals,'' Neale said. ``They're that good.'' Matt Jensen of Chaminade of West Hills was second in the 100 butterfly (52.05) and third in the individual medley (1:55.41). His teammate, Blake Nilsson, won the 100 breaststroke in 58.70. Defending champion defending champion n (SPORT) → defensor/a m/f del título defending champion n (Sport) → champion(ne) en titre 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. of La Crescenta girls' finished second with 201.5 points. The Falcons were led by their 200 medley relay team of Lindsay Taylor Lindsay Corine Taylor (born May 20, 1981 in Poway, California) is a former American collegiate and a professional basketball player who has played in the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA), Ligue Féminine de Basketball (LFB), the WKBL and most recently the Polish Womens , Megan Winchell, Jessica Bann and Jessie Stiles Stiles can refer to: People
The Harvard-Westlake of Studio City girls finished third with 191.5 points. The Wolverines' 200 medley relay team of Ellie Kim, Kristin Quinn, Elizabeth Wong Elizabeth , Chien Chi Lien or "Libby" Wong née Chien (Traditional Chinese: 黃錢其濂) was a civil servant and politician from Hong Kong. Born in Shanghai, China, Wong holds New Zealand citizenship, and is currently residing in Sydney, Australia. and Alexa Merz won the event in a CIF-record 1:49.51. Harvard-Westlake also took first in the 200 freestyle relay at 1:38.98. Merz and Wong finished first (24.70) and second (24.99), respectively, in the 50 freestyle. Maryann Boosalis of La Canada won the breaststroke in 1:05.52. --Division III: Jessi Rodriguez, a senior at Camarillo, finished second in the breaststroke with a time of 1:07.03. Rodriguez was hoping to win the event this season after finishing second last year by three-hundredths of a second. Despite a big push at the end, Rodriguez couldn't catch Joy Tanizaki of Mayfield, who finished in 1:06.69. ``I'm disappointed, but that was my best time ever,'' said Rodriguez, who lost by .34. ``Overall, I'm happy with my high school career. I improved every year.'' Camarillo finished third with 212 points. --Also: Michael Cavic, a member of Yugoslavia's 2000 Olympic team and a senior at Tustin High, broke the national high school record in the 50 freestyle with a time of 19.69. Cavic, who broke the record swimming the opening leg of the 200 freestyle relay, broke his own mark of 19.77 set in Friday's Division III prelims. CAPTION(S): 2 photos Photo: (1) Matt Jensen helps lead Chaminade to third in the 200-yard individual medley relay. (2) Lindsay Taylor swims in the 200-yard medley relay, where she helped lead Crescenta Valley to third place. David Sprague/Staff Photographer |
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