VOLLEYBALL NOTEBOOK: VALENCIA STAR GOOD TO GO INJURY CAN'T STOP ROBERTSON.Byline: Heather Gripp Staff Writer Valencia High's Foothill League foes might have hoped to avoid Taryn Robertson, the league's 2004 girls' 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. Player of the Year, who was questionable for Tuesday's match against Hart because of a wrist injury. No such luck. Robertson, a UC Irvine-bound 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. who pulled a ligament ligament (lĭg`əmənt), strong band of white fibrous connective tissue that joins bones to other bones or to cartilage in the joint areas. The bundles of collagenous fibers that form ligaments tend to be pliable but not elastic. in her right wrist about a month ago, opted to play against 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. , and Valencia remained undefeated in league. Robertson continued playing after suffering the injury, but the wrist was reevaluated last week, and the Vikings weren't sure until Tuesday whether she would play this week. Robertson, her wrist taped, played in three of four games against Hart. She sat out the match's second game, which Hart won 25-9, the first league game Valencia (14-2 overall) had lost this year. Robertson returned for the decisive game and she finished with 29 assists. --Another injury: Hart's Sara Ferrier suffered a sprained thumb in last week's loss to Canyon. She sat out Thursday's match against Burbank. --Recruiting buzz: Robertson committed to UC Irvine before the season started, and recruiters are targeting many of her Valencia teammates. Middle blocker Asha Kakonde is considering Wyoming, and Cal State Bakersfield is a leading choice for opposite hitter Nicole Piva. Outside hitter Lauren Wells has heard from a few schools and is keeping her options open. Danielle Maricle also is being recruited, as a softball softball, variant of baseball played with a larger ball on a smaller field. Invented (1888) in Chicago as an indoor game, it was at various times called indoor baseball, mush ball, playground ball, kitten ball, and, because it was also played by women, ladies' player, and has visited Villanova, Hawaii and North Carolina North Carolina, state in the SE United States. It is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean (E), South Carolina and Georgia (S), Tennessee (W), and Virginia (N). Facts and Figures Area, 52,586 sq mi (136,198 sq km). Pop. . She said she would like to continue playing volleyball but realizes it would take away from her softball training. ``Most of them say it's too hard,'' said Maricle, who has been asked to concentrate on softball by the schools recruiting her. ``If they're paying for me to be there, I figure I owe it to them to do my best to be ready. I'll need to focus on softball.'' --Honest answer: Maricle sounded embarrassed when explaining how she started playing volleyball, realizing hers is not the typical path on a team loaded with longtime long·time adj. Having existed or persisted for a long time: a longtime friend; a longtime resident of Detroit. longtime Adjective club players. ``I went to one of the boys' games and saw they had cute cute adj. cut·er, cut·est 1. Delightfully pretty or dainty. 2. Obviously contrived to charm; precious: "[He] guys,'' she said. Figuring an easy way to hang out with the guys would be to play their sport, Maricle started playing volleyball as a sophomore. She contributed 11 kills in Tuesday's victory over Hart. --Busy week: Valencia played a makeup makeup In the performing arts, material used by actors for cosmetic purposes and to help create the characters they play. Not needed in Greek and Roman theatre because of the use of masks, makeup was used in the religious plays of medieval Europe, in which the angels' faces match Wednesday against Canyon, the first of three games on successive days. The Vikings are home today against Burroughs of Burbank. Heather Gripp, (818) 713-3607 heather.gripp(at)dailynews.com CAPTION(S): photo Photo: Valencia's Taryn Robertson (2) played a critical role in a Foothill League victory over Hart despite a wrist injury. Hans Gutknecht/Staff Photographer |
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