SOUTHERN SECTION VOLLEYBALL SEMIFINALS ROUNDUP: VILLAGE CHRISTIAN MAKES FINAL.Byline: Daily News Village Christian High's Mike Richards
Michael "Mike" Richards (born 11 February, 1985 in Kenora, Ontario) is a Canadian professional ice hockey center who currently plays for the Philadelphia Flyers picked up the nickname ``franchise'' at a recent boys' volleyball tournament. The outside hitter proved why he deserves the title Wednesday by leading the Crusaders of Sun Valley to a 15-4, 15-12, 12-15, 5-15, 15-10 Southern Section Div. IV victory over Santiago of Corona in a semifinal 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. High in La Crescenta. ``He was right there when we needed him to put something away,'' Crusaders coach Bill Schnobrich said of Richards, who had 20 kills, with five in the decisive fifth game. Village Christian (16-2) plays in the championship game at 4:30 p.m. Saturday against Brentwood at Cerritos City College. The Crusaders looked to be in control after winning the first two games Tuesday, highlighted by a comeback from an 8-1 deficit in the second game. But the Sharks wouldn't go away easily. Behind 6-foot-5 outside hitter Justin May, who finished with 24 kills, Santiago took the third and fourth games before Richards and his teammates finally won in the fifth. - Bryan Schackmann In other Southern Section playoff games Noun 1. playoff game - one game in the series of games constituting a playoff game - a single play of a sport or other contest; "the game lasted two hours" playoff - any final competition to determine a championship : --Camarillo d. Ocean View 3-1: Camarillo took an early lead in the Div. III game, and by the time Ocean View knew what happened, the Seahawks of Huntington Beach Huntington Beach, city (1990 pop. 181,519), Orange co., S Calif., on the Pacific coast, across from Santa Catalina Island, in an oil-producing area; inc. 1909. It manufactures aerospace vehicles, aircraft parts, optical instruments, and heat transfer equipment. had been eliminated 15-3, 15-6, 10-15, 15-9. At times, junior Eric Vance took over the game, totaling 20 kills by outleaping Ocean View's middle blockers with regularity. ``Eric really shows a different level of skill in the gym,'' Camarillo coach Ernest Rittenhouse said. Vance was complimented by the inside presence of senior Michael Power The name Michael Power may refer to:
Ocean View (18-2) gave Camarillo trouble in the final two games, winning the third and challenging for part of the fourth. ``They turned up their blocking game,'' Rittenhouse said. ``We missed serves and that changed the momentum.'' Vance regained the momentum for Camarillo in the final game with a crucial kill, giving the Scorpions a 5-2 lead it extended to 11-3. Teammate Mazi Sarahang contributed 37 assists for Camarillo (20-1). - Nathan Brown Nathan Brown may refer to:
--St. Margaret's d. Viewpoint 3-1: Viewpoint of Calabasas struggled without starting 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. Alex Safyar, who sat on the bench with a corneal ulcer See Corneal ulcers in animals for information about the condition in animals. A corneal ulcer, or ulcerative keratitis, is an inflammatory or more seriously, infective condition of the cornea involving disruption of its epithelial layer with involvement of the . Ultimately, the Patriots couldn't overcome his absence and lost 15-8, 15-7, 10-15, 15-9 to the second-seeded team in Division V at Chaminade of West Hills. ``This was the first time all season he didn't play,'' Calabasas first-year coach Andrew Vazquez said. Third-seeded Viewpoint (15-12), which had lost just one game during its playoff run, lost the first two to the Tartans of San Juan Capistrano San Juan Capistrano (săn wän kăpĭsträ`nō), city (1990 pop. 26,183), Orange co., S Calif.; inc. 1961. San Juan Capistrano has some manufactures, including aircraft parts, medical apparatus, and boats, but the economy is (18-2). The Patriots fought back in the third, however, behind strong service games from Michael Larner and Blake Beisswanger and several aces by Matt Mosko, who finished with 15 kills and six blocks. Viewpoint made a run in the fourth game, fighting back to 12-9 before the Tartans went on a three-point run to finish the match. James Edwards had 22 kills and seven aces for St. Margaret's, which will play Brethren Christian of Cypress for the championship Saturday at Cypress College Cypress College is a community college located in Cypress, California. Opened on September 12 1966 , the southern California college offers a variety of general education (51 associates degrees), transfer courses (58 transfer majors), and 139 vocational programs leading to . - Lauren Gustus |
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