TENNIS NOTEBOOK: TOURNAMENT ISN'T VALENCIA'S ONLY CONCERN.Byline: Katie Katie may refer to: In sports:
One would think Valencia Valencia, region, Spain Valencia (välān`thēä), autonomous region (1990 pop. 3,902,429) and former kingdom, E Spain, on the Mediterranean. It now comprises the provinces of Alicante, Castellón, and Valencia. High boys' tennis coach Annie Kellogg would remember her team is defending its title today in the annual Spring Smash tournament. But Kellogg admitted she barely has had time to think about it, focusing on rebuilding her young, primarily inexperienced in·ex·pe·ri·ence n. 1. Lack of experience. 2. Lack of the knowledge gained from experience. in team. The Vikings were 7-1 at this point last year and rolling toward their third consecutive Foothill League title. This season, Valencia is 3-6. ``We're getting much-needed experience,'' Kellogg said. ``We're just learning as we go. You know, you learn a lot more when you lose.'' --Long time coming: The Hart boys' tennis team is off and running toward its first Foothill League title in 16 years. Hart (6-0 overall, 1-0 in league) looks like the favorite to win the league, based on its 16-2 win over Ventura on March 11 and Thursday's 16-2 victory over Burroughs. ``It's been a long time - since 1987 - that we've had a league title,'' Hart coach Chris Mansfield said. ``I think we have a very good shot this year. We're staying focused.'' The closest the Indians INDIANS. The aborigines of this country are so called. 2. In general, Indians have no political rights in the United States; they cannot vote at the general elections for officers, nor hold office. have come recently to winning the Foothill League was a second-place finish Noun 1. second-place finish - a finish in second place (as in a race) runner-up finish finish - designated event that concludes a contest (especially a race); "excitement grew as the finish neared"; "my horse was several lengths behind at the finish"; "the in 1999 to Burbank, which won the league title 13 consecutive years. Valencia took first in league in 2002 and split the title in 2003 with Burbank. Last year, Valencia won the league again, and the Indians finished fourth in league, beaten out for third place by Canyon. ``Hart may be about where we were a couple of years ago,'' Valencia coach Annie Kellogg said. ``This year they're going to come to fruition fru·i·tion n. 1. Realization of something desired or worked for; accomplishment: labor finally coming to fruition. 2. Enjoyment derived from use or possession. 3. .'' Kellogg predicted Hart will win the Spring Smash tournament this weekend. Hart's top player is Matthew Taoatao, one of two Southern California- ranked players - at 161st in the current standings - in the Foothill League. Taoatao will not be competing in Saturday's Spring Smash competition because he is resting to gear up for the league season. --Off to a great start: Burbank began its dominance of Foothill League tennis in 1988, and continued it until 2001, when Valencia took over. So it's understandable that every team in the league has longed to defeat the perennial perennial, any plant that under natural conditions lives for several to many growing seasons, as contrasted to an annual or a biennial. Botanically, the term perennial powerhouse A fourth-generation language from Cognos that was introduced in the late 1970s for midrange computers. It supports both character-oriented, terminal-based applications as well as Windows clients. Applications developed under PowerHouse can be imported into Cognos' Axiant client/server environment. for quite some time. That's exactly why Canyon's coach, Bob Gravett, sees his team's 10-8 victory over Burbank on Thursday, and not its 6-0, 1-0 record, as a sure sign that his team is going to have a successful season. ``It's quite a feat for Canyon to defeat Burbank. It's a great start to our season,'' Gravett said. |
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