WATER POLO: H.-W. STILL STREAKING IN MISSION.Byline: HEATHER GRIPP Staff Writer The lengthy string of lineups loaded with marquee veterans has been snapped, but that doesn't mean the Harvard-Westlake of Studio City boys' water polo water polo, swimming game encompassing features of soccer, football, basketball, and hockey. The object of the game is to maneuver, by head, feet, or hand, a leather-covered ball 27 to 28 in. team is ready to also see its Mission League winning streak Noun 1. winning streak - a streak of wins streak, run - an unbroken series of events; "had a streak of bad luck"; "Nicklaus had a run of birdies" end. The Wolverines held on for a 9-8 victory Thursday over host Loyola of Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. to remain undefeated in league since a 1996 loss to the Cubs. "I've been thinking about this game since August," said Harvard-Westlake goalkeeper For the close-in weapon system, see . In many team sports, a goalkeeper (termed goaltender, netminder, goalie, or keeper in some sports) is a designated player that is charged with directly preventing the opposite team from scoring by defending the Max Lubin, who made 15 saves, including stopping two powerful shots by Nikola Vavic in the closing minutes to preserve the lead. "I was focused on this all day ... We lost a lot of talent from last year. There have definitely been doubters, but we showed today we can beat anybody." For the first time in a long time, the Wolverines (4-6, 1-0) entered the showdown with their top league threat as an underdog. Loyola (11-4, 1-1) is ranked No. 5 in the Southern Section Div. I -- four slots ahead of Harvard-Westlake -- and was riding the momentum of a championship at last weekend's South Bay Tournament. The Wolverines were led by four goals from Maxx Bricklin and two by Michael Hartick. Three others added one goal each. "We have a lot of good team players," Harvard-Westlake coach Larry Felix said. "But unlike the past, we don't have the big names, the guys where you look down the lineup A criminal investigation technique in which the police arrange a number of individuals in a row before a witness to a crime and ask the witness to identify which, if any, of the individuals committed the crime. and say 'That's who we have to stop.' We're pretty balanced and I think the score sheet shows that. It was a team effort, and that's what it's going to take for us to be successful." The Wolverines increased their lead to 8-2 by the middle of the third quarter. Vavic and Forest Monroe led a Cubs' comeback Comeback Australian breed of wool sheep, bred by crossing Merino with Corriedale, Polwarth or Zenith sheep; wool is 21 to 25 microns. It is a registered breed, but the term is more commonly used in the sense of a type of sheep produced by crossbreeding a crossbred Merino back to Merino. that cut their deficit to one when Monroe scored with 21 seconds remaining. Monroe finished with three goals and Vavic had two. "This is a complete turnaround Turnaround A situation where a company that has had poor performance for an extended period of time experiences a positive reversal. Notes: A speculator may profit from a turnaround if he or she accurately anticipates the improvement of a poorly performing company. from our last few games," Bricklin said. "This is what we have been driving for. This is a huge win." heather.gripp@dailynews.com (818) 713-3607 CAPTION(S): box Box: LOCAL HEROES |
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