WATER POLO NOTEBOOK: HISTORY LESSON NOT NECESSARY.Byline: Heather Gripp Staff Writer Familiarity abounds for the two local teams remaining in the Southern Section 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. playoffs, but change is what La Canada and Harvard-Westlake of Studio City want more than anything when they play today in semifinals. Div. III top seed La Canada wants to avoid a repeat of last year, when the Spartans were upset in the semifinals as the No. 1 seed. La Canada faces Almont League champion Montebello at 5:30 p.m. at Pasadena City College. Harvard-Westlake, seeded fourth in Div. I, will try to overcome a Long Beach Wilson team that has made a habit of beating the Wolverines in the postseason, including last year's championship game. The teams meet at 7 p.m. at the William Wollett Jr. Aquatics Center in Irvine. La Canada (21-9) and Harvard-Westlake (26-4) defeated their semifinal opponents during the regular season but know better than to read too much into that. Harvard-Westlake beat Wilson (28-2) during the regular season last year, then was toppled as the No. 1 seed in the final. ``Playoffs are playoffs,'' La Canada coach Larry Naeve said. ``Anything can happen. We beat Glendale in the regular season before, then they beat us in the playoffs. And we remember what happened last year. ... (We) want to get out of the semis. That's our goal.'' If La Canada wins, it will meet La Serna La Serna may refer to: People
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--Home away from home: PCC's pool is turning into La Canada's new home. Today's semifinal will be the Spartans' third consecutive postseason game at PCC PCC prothrombin complex concentrate. . La Canada played many of its regular-season games at the pool, which is bigger than the Spartans', and opted to use it again when it received home assignments in the first two rounds. PCC was selected before the playoffs began as the neutral site for both Div. III semifinals. La Canada defeated Montebello 15-11 in the season opener at PCC. --Banged up but not bothered: La Canada sophomore Devon Borisoff continues to wear a soft brace on his left elbow after taking a hit against 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. in the final week of the regular season. Although he initially had trouble bending the arm, Borisoff hasn't appeared to be slowed by the injury during postseason. He scored three goals in the opening round. Gamal Rady is among others playing through injuries - he's dealing with a groin strain. The junior has four goals in two playoff games Noun 1. playoff game - one game in the series of games constituting a playoff game - a single play of a sport or other contest; "the game lasted two hours" playoff - any final competition to determine a championship . Heather Gripp, (818)713-3607 heather.gripp(at)dailynews.com TODAY'S SEMIFINALS Div. I No. 1 Long Beach Wilson vs. No. 4 Harvard-Westlake at William Wollett Jr. Aquatic Center, Irvine, 7 p.m. Div. III No. 1 La Canada vs. No. 4 Montebello at Pasadena City College, 5:30 p.m. CAPTION(S): box Box: TODAY'S SEMIFINALS (see text) |
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