VOLLEYBALL BEAT THE TEAM THAT HANGS TOGETHER WINS TOGETHER.Byline: Vincent Bonsignore Staff Writer Shortly into Taft of Woodland Hills' victory over Granada Hills last Wednesday a group of girls walked into Taft's gym and took seats together in the top row. It was the entire Sylmar volleyball volleyball, outdoor or indoor ball and net game played on a level court. An upright net, 3 ft (or 1 m) high, the top of which stands 8 ft (2.43 m) from the ground for men, 7 ft 4 1/8 in (2. team. The Spartans were there to check out two teams many people are touting touting the making of personal representations by a veterinarian to persons who are not clients in an attempt to solicit their business. as contenders for the City title. The fact Sylmar was there to do some scouting scouting: see Boy Scouts; Girl Scouts. scouting Activities of various national and worldwide organizations for youth aimed at developing character, citizenship, and individual skills. Scouting began when Robert S. wasn't the most important thing. It was that a whole group of girls would hang out together when they could all have been doing anything else. ``We're a very, very close team,'' Spartans 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. Erika Lopez said. ``It's not unusual that we do a lot of stuff together.'' The Spartans are unusual in that 13 players are seniors. In fact, this group has played together for three years, giving the Spartans more than enough time to bond together on and off the court. ``It makes a huge difference because there is a lot of trust between all of us,'' middle blocker Domonique Cisneros said. ``When things are going bad, there isn't any bickering bick·er intr.v. bick·ered, bick·er·ing, bick·ers 1. To engage in a petty, bad-tempered quarrel; squabble. See Synonyms at argue. 2. or hard feelings. ... No matter what happens we support each other.'' That kind of goodwill could be the difference in the Spartans' run to a City title, which they last won in 2000. Van Nuys, their chief rival in the Valley Mission league, has won the previous two titles after beating Sylmar during the regular season. ``The last three years the winner between us and Van Nuys have gone on to win the championship, so it's becoming quite a rivalry,'' Sylmar coach Bob Thompson said. The two teams meet at Sylmar at 4 p.m. today. ``We definitely want to end their run, and as far as the City title, of course that's out goal,'' Lopez said. ``For us to end our careers together as the City champion, wow, that would be pretty awesome.'' SHE WILL RIDE A WAVE OF DESTINY No disrespect to all the college programs that recruited 6-foot-3 Oaks Christian of Westlake Village outside hitter Julie Rubenstein - and there were plenty of them across the country - but there was little chance Rubenstein was going anywhere else but Pepperdine University Pepperdine University is a private institution of higher learning affiliated with the Church of Christ in unincorporated Los Angeles County, California, United States. The university's location overlooks the Pacific Ocean and is adjacent to the city limits of Malibu. . Rubenstein, a 16-year old junior, recently announced she'd be heading to Malibu in 2005. ``I guess I've wanted to go to Pepperdine for as long as I can remember,'' Rubenstein said. Rubenstein has been a fixture at Firestone Fieldhouse Firestone Fieldhouse is a multipurpose arena located in Malibu, California, a suburb of Los Angeles. It was built in 1973 as the home of the Pepperdine University Waves basketball and volleyball teams, who still play at the Fieldhouse today. since she was a little kid. Her parents both attended the school, and she's the granddaughter of former Waves basketball coach Gary Colson Gary Colson (April 30, 1934 – ) is an American basketball coach. The Logansport, Indiana native guided several college men's basketball teams since 1958, including Valdosta State University, Pepperdine University, University of New Mexico and California State University, , a Jerry West
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``I pretty much grew up there,'' Rubenstein said. Now she'll be playing volleyball there - another inevitable development. Rubenstein has attended Pepperdine volleyball camps since she began playing a few years ago, and now that she's matured into a dynamic outside hitter prospect the Waves will soon reap the rewards for all those years of working with her. ``I can't wait,'' Rubenstein said. ``Even though I guess I have to for another year.'' CALL HER THE BAMBINO Newbury Park setter Brittany Collette deserves some credit for all but predicting the Panthers would finally get key wins against Marmonte League The Marmonte League is a high school sports league primarily made up of schools from Ventura County. The Marmonte Leauge is part of the CIF Southern Section. Click here to view the league schedule. powers Westlake and Royal of Simi Valley Simi Valley (sē`mē, sĭm`ē), city (1990 pop. 100,217), Ventura co., SW Calif. in an oil, fruit, and farm region; laid out 1887, inc. 1969. , giving her team an early edge in the league race. ``Even though we lost to both of them last year, we knew with a few adjustments and just a little more focus on the little things we'd be able to beat them,'' Collette said. ``But this is just a start, nothing else. We don't want to just beat them and then enjoy (those wins) for the rest of the year. We want to win the league championship and do well in the playoffs.'' With Collette emerging as one of the top setters in the region and Brynn Cameron one of the top outside hitters, Newbury Park has the type of attack that can keep up with any opponent. In addition, Christina Fick has kept opponents off balance with her serving. ``We're playing really well right now, but we have to keep it up,'' Collette said. NICE REBOUND Westlake was discouraged with the loss to Newbury Park, but the Warriors did an excellent job of bouncing back to take second place in the competitive Royal tournament Saturday. ``We learned a lot about ourselves in that loss to Newbury Park,'' Westlake setter Courtney Wade said. ``But we also learned a lot about ourselves by what we did (at the tournament.)'' The Warriors gutted out a full day of volleyball Saturday to reach the final against powerful Long Beach Poly. In the process, they beat Notre Dame Notre Dame IPA: [nɔtʁ dam] is French for Our Lady, referring to the Virgin Mary. In the United States of America, Notre Dame of Sherman Oaks, which pulled off a big upset over Harvard-Westlake of Studio City on Tuesday. The win over Notre Dame, and the way the Warriors played against Poly in a dramatic three-game loss, was exactly what they needed to get back on track after such a tough loss to Newbury Park. ``It was a big loss, but it was still just one loss,'' Wade said. ``Good teams lose matches, but it's how you react to a loss that sets you apart. I thought we did a great job of that.'' REALITY CHECK Westlake coach Doug Magorien and Notre Dame coach Shannon Tuttle have a little history. Magorien coached Tuttle's little brother a few years ago in club ball. Well, maybe it was a little more than a few years. ``When she told me that I was like, `Oh yeah, right, I remember that,' '' Magorien said. ``He's a great kid.'' Tuttle looked at Mogorien and smiled. ``He's not a kid anymore, coach. He's 31 years old now.'' Magorien winced. ``I was like, `Wow man, I'm getting old.' '' SISTER ACT For the second consecutive year, Littlerock has two sets of sisters on the team. This year's version are Christina and Tia Horner and Tiffany Tiffany, Tiffanie (UK) a semi-longhaired version of the Burmese cat. It has a fine, silky coat in many colors. and Samantha Bull. The good news this year is that all the sisters get along. Last year that wasn't exactly the case. ``One set of sisters was at each other's throats all the time,'' Lobos coach Rachel Behen said. ``I was pretty bad.'' The disharmony dis·har·mo·ny n. 1. Lack of harmony; discord. 2. Something not in accord; a conflict: "the disharmonies that assail the most fortunate of mortals" Peter Gay. was a key factor in the Lobos' late-season collapse, as they dropped their final three matches to waste a chance to win the Golden League title. ``It was ugly,'' Behen said. ``The fact is, we imploded im·plode v. im·plod·ed, im·plod·ing, im·plodes v.intr. To collapse inward violently. v.tr. 1. To cause to collapse inward violently. 2. as a team.'' Littlerock hopes to avoid the same fate. ``It makes all the difference when the girls get along,'' Behen said. Especially those sisters. CAPTION(S): 2 photos, 2 boxes Photo: (1) Sylmar seniors, clockwise clock·wise adv. & adj. Abbr. cw. In the same direction as the rotating hands of a clock. clockwise Adverb, adj in the direction in which the hands of a clock rotate from bottom, Nancy Villalobas, Erika Lopez, Mayra Mata, Domonique Cisneros, Luz Rodriguez, and Kimberly Hernandez, will try to lead their team to victory today over Van Nuys. Joe Binoya/Staff Photographer (2) Kayce Mathess (3) of Notre Dame dives to make a save during the Knight's upset victory Tuesday night over Harvard-Westlake. Joel P. Lugavere/Special to the Daily News Box: (1) DAILY NEWS TOP 10 (2) SEVEN-DAY FORECAST |
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