SWIMMING NOTEBOOK: HART VS. C.V: MORE MEANING.Byline: Ross Siler Staff Writer In years past, the annual showdown between the Hart High of Newhall and 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 swim teams has been more a preview of the upcoming Southern Section championships than a normal dual meet between nonleague opponents. Between them, the two schools have filled their trophy cases with a combined six Southern Section Division II titles. Just last year, Hart's boys claimed their first section championship and the Crescenta Valley girls finished runners-up. But with both schools having been promoted to Division I for this season - and facing long odds at next month's section championships - Friday's meet held more significance for the two than ever before. ``We actually put more focus on this meet than we will when we get 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). ,'' Crescenta Valley boys' coach Jan Sakonju said. ``We might have three relays and a couple of kids qualify for CIF, but that's it. ``This is something where the whole team is working together. It's a special experience.'' Crescenta Valley's boys and girls boys and girls mercurialisannua. each won Friday, handing Hart's boys their first dual-meet loss in three years. Now, however, the two schools expect to learn together how tough life in Division I will be. Along with the rest of their league counterparts, Hart and Crescenta Valley were moved to Division I by section officials at the end of last season. The decision was designed to group every Southern California Southern California, also colloquially known as SoCal, is the southern portion of the U.S. state of California. Centered on the cities of Los Angeles and San Diego, Southern California is home to nearly 24 million people and is the nation's second most populated region, power in one division, creating what is expected to be one of the country's top high school championships. ``It's a big step up,'' Crescenta Valley senior 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 said. ``You go from having a nice race to racing a bunch of Orange County kids who have swum swum v. Past participle of swim. swum Verb the past participle of swim swum swim for national championships. ... It's another challenge for us.'' With the promotion to Division I has come almost impossible time standards to meet just to qualify for the section preliminaries. Before Friday's meet, Crescenta Valley's girls had qualified only their 400-yard freestyle The code name for the MCE version of Windows. See Media Center Edition. relay and senior Jessica Ban in the 100 butterfly butterfly, any of a large group of insects found throughout most of the world; with the moths, they comprise the order Lepidoptera. There are about 12 families of butterflies. Most adult moths and butterflies feed on nectar sucked from flowers. . Junior standout Peter Lee provided another example of the difficulty in moving up. A year ago, he finished fifth in the 100 fly and eighth in the 100 breaststroke in Division II. Now he hopes to just qualify and swim in the Division I finals. Sakonju, meanwhile, said he has tried to place more emphasis on Pacific League meets and the showdown with Hart. Hart coach Steve Neale added the rivalry Rivalry Robbery (See THIEVERY.) Rudeness (See COARSENESS.) Brom Bones and Ichabod Crane bully and show-off compete for Katrina’s hand. [Am. Lit. between the two schools always will be special, even if neither is expected to contend for a title. ``It's always been an intense rivalry for both of us,'' Neale said. ``This meet will always have an identity of its own.'' --New pools: The city of Palmdale has started construction on two pools - one on the east and the other on the west side of town - that could go a long way toward boosting swimming in the Antelope Valley This article is about the Los Angeles County region. For the census-designated place in Wyoming, see Antelope Valley-Crestview, Wyoming. The Antelope Valley . The six Golden League schools presently share two pools between them, allowing for just 85 minutes of training time most days. At a recent practice, Quartz Hill had between seven and nine swimmers in every lane. ``Those pools are vital to the success of all of us in the valley," said Quartz Hill coach Mark Thibault, whose boys clinched at least a share of their eighth consecutive league title Wednesday. ``The valley keeps growing, and we need pools to do so, as well.'' The new pools will be used by Littlerock, Palmdale, Highland of Palmdale and the new Knight of Palmdale High opening this fall. CAPTION(S): 2 boxes Box: Daily News TOP 10 (1) BASEBALL (2) TENNIS |
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