VOLLEYBALL NOTEBOOK: VALENCIA'S SCOUTING REPORT ON NEXT OPPONENT IS ALL SET.Byline: Heather Gripp Staff Writer VALENCIA - Preparing for a potential second-round playoff play·off also play-off n. Sports 1. A final game or series of games played to break a tie. 2. A series of games played to determine a championship. Noun 1. matchup, the Valencia High girls' volleyball team sent a scout to Tuesday's Quartz Hill-Alhambra match. Turns out all the Vikings needed to do to learn about their next opponent's biggest threat was ask their 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. . Valencia senior Taryn Robertson plays on the same club team as Quartz Hill senior standout Tara Henn. They will be foes tonight when the Vikings play host to the Rebels at 7. ``It'll be fun,'' Robertson said. ``I know players on both teams (Quartz Hill and Alhambra), so either way, it'd be someone I'm familiar with.'' Henn, a 6-foot middle hitter, helped Quartz Hill (14-5) to a second consecutive Golden League title. She had nine kills and four aces in the Rebels' opening-round sweep of Alhambra. ``I don't know Don't know (DK, DKed) "Don't know the trade." A Street expression used whenever one party lacks knowledge of a trade or receives conflicting instructions from the other party. much about (Valencia) yet,'' Quartz Hill coach Larry Vocke said. ``I know Tara knows all about them. And I'm sure they'll know about us - they were here with a camera (Tuesday).'' The last time the teams met was two years ago, when Valencia defeated Quartz Hill in the first round of the playoffs. Valencia (26-3) is coming off a first-round sweep of Jordan of Long Beach. --Potential rematch REMATCH Cardiology Clinical trials–Randomized Evaluation of Mechanical Assistance Therapy as an alternative in Congestive Heart failure–related to use of a portable, electric left ventricular-assist system–LVAS–eg, HeartMate® : If Valencia wins tonight, the Vikings could be in a familiar situation Saturday, likely facing Lakewood in the quarterfinals. Lakewood beat Valencia in five games in last year's quarterfinals. Lakewood, which is at home tonight against Arcadia, is the Moore League's second-place representative, but it is seeded fourth in Div. I-AA. Valencia has never advanced past the quarterfinals. --Full of good news: Things are going right for Saugus at the ideal time. The Centurions finished the regular season by defeating Canyon, moving into a second-place tie with the Cowboys, then winning a coin toss to be the Foothill League's second-place representative in the postseason. The higher seeding not only enabled Saugus to open at home Tuesday while Canyon played at Mountain View champion Norco, it also ensured the Centurions would not have to play a league champion in the first two rounds. Another positive is the improving health of standout Lauren Bradley, who missed the last seven regular-season matches with a knee injury. Saugus (13-4) began the Div. I-A playoffs Tuesday with a 25-19, 25-9, 25-22 sweep of 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. Marcall Piana had 11 kills and 13 digs, and Stephanie Shardlow added 21 assists. The Centurions, who did not qualify for the postseason last year, play a second-round match tonight at Santa Fe Santa Fe, city, Argentina Santa Fe, city (1991 pop. 341,000), capital of Santa Fe prov., NE Argentina, a river port near the Paraná, with which it is connected by canal. of Santa Fe Springs Santa Fe Springs, city (1990 pop. 15,520), Los Angeles co., SW Calif., inc. 1957. The city lies in an oil and natural gas region and has diversified manufacturing. , the second-place team from the Del Rio Del Rio (rē`ō), city (1990 pop. 30,705), seat of Val Verde co., W Tex., on the Rio Grande opposite Ciudad Acuña, Mexico; founded 1868, inc. 1911. League. --End of the road: Canyon (11-5) was eliminated in the first round with a 25-16, 25-18, 26-24 loss to Norco. Heather Gripp, (818) 713-3607 heather.gripp(at)dailynews.com |
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