SYNERGY'S HOPES FOR A TITLE DASHED, BUT ALL IS NOT LOST.Byline: ERIK BOAL Special to the Daily News Although 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, Synergy's 18-under boys' volleyball team fell short of winning a national title Saturday at the U.S. Junior Olympics in Minnesota, there was some good news for Valencia High graduates Sean Carter, Stephen Cornelius, Teddy Goetz and Kevin Ker: They would never have to compete against Chase Budinger Chase Budinger (born May 22, 1988 in Encinitas, California), is a college basketball player for the Arizona Wildcats. High School Chase was a standout basketball and volleyball player at La Costa Canyon High School College again. Budinger, a graduate of LaCosta Canyon of Carlsbad, was a thorn in the quartet's side for the second time in less than four months, earning MVP (Multimedia Video Processor) A high-speed DSP chip from Texas Instruments, introduced in 1994. Officially introduced as the TMS320C80, it combines RISC technology with the functionality of four DSPs on one chip. honors after leading San Diego's Seaside Black to a 25-17, 23-25, 15-11 victory over Synergy in the 18-under Open Division final at the Minneapolis Convention Center The Minneapolis Convention Center is a large convention center located in downtown Minneapolis, Minnesota. It is located one block off of Nicollet Mall near Orchestra Hall. . The 6-foot-8 Budinger, a member of the U.S. Junior National team who was selected Volleyball Magazine's National High School Player of the Year, led Seaside to two victories over Synergy in the four-day, 36-team event. He also was a roadblock in Valencia High's quest for Verb 1. quest for - go in search of or hunt for; "pursue a hobby" quest after, go after, pursue look for, search, seek - try to locate or discover, or try to establish the existence of; "The police are searching for clues"; "They are searching for the an unbeaten season in April, recording 19 kills in a 23-25, 25-18, 15-8 semifinal victory in the Redondo Union of Redondo Beach Redondo Beach (rĭdŏn`dō), city (1990 pop. 60,167), Los Angeles co., S Calif., on the Pacific Ocean; inc. 1892. Once a commercial port for Los Angeles, it is a residential and resort city with a protected harbor and an excellent marina. tournament, snapping the Vikings' win streak at 29. Although it was their final club competition together, Carter (Cal State Northridge,) Cornelius (Pierce College In 2006 the Library won a national Excellence award. Academics Pierce College offers associate's degrees, mainly in the arts and sciences. There are also certificate programs in early childhood education, social services, dental hygienist, and others. ,) Goetz and Ker (both UCLA UCLA University of California at Los Angeles UCLA University Center for Learning Assistance (Illinois State University) UCLA University of Carrollton, TX and Lower Addison, TX ) all plan to play volleyball in college. The same can't be said for Budinger, who has decided to play basketball at Arizona, which doesn't field a men's volleyball team. Budinger, the Cal-Hi Sports Boys' State Athlete of the Year Athlete of the Year
Another top-three finish: Synergy's second-place finish gave coach Walt Ker's group three top-three finishes in as many years at the Junior Olympics. Synergy won the 16-under title in 2004 and took third in the 17-under division last year. The team's performance this year was as impressive as its title-winning effort two summers ago, mainly because it required Synergy to defeat long-time nemesis Balboa Bay Quicksilver quicksilver: see mercury. (1) (QuickSilver Technology, Inc., San Jose, CA, www.qstech.com) A mobile communications company that specializes in a reconfigurable logic chip for cellphones and PDAs. See adaptive computing. of Costa Mesa -- a team it had lost to 12 consecutive times -- in the Gold Division quarterfinals, before atoning for an earlier loss to rival Santa Monica Beach Club with a sweep in the semifinals. ``Would we rather have a gold medal instead of silver? Sure. But in the grand scheme of things we finished as the second best team in the country,'' said Goetz, who received all- tournament honors, along with Cornelius and Ker. ``Only one team was better. There are thousands and thousands of players and many teams that were in this tournament that would like to have accomplished what we did.'' Seaside's victory over Synergy in the final was its third in four meetings this year. ``We got torched in the first game. They made us look silly,'' Goetz said. ``We have a lot of pride though. We fought back. We weren't going to just give up.'' Looking forward: Several of Synergy's top players are moving on to college, but the future looks bright for Walt Ker, whose 16-under team took third at the Junior Olympics, losing to champion Balboa Bay Quicksilver 12-25, 25-13, 15-13 in the semifinals. Jamey Ker and Derrick Trent were all-tournament selections for Synergy, which placed third in the 15-under division last year. Sean Ceglinsky contributed erik.boal(at)dailynews.com (818) 713-3607 |
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