WESTLAKE TEAM SHOOTING FOR ROLLER HOCKEY FINALS.Byline: Vincent Bonsignore Daily News Staff Writer Twenty-eight teams in four different divisions will seek entrance into the North American North American named after North America. North American blastomycosis see North American blastomycosis. North American cattle tick see boophilusannulatus. Roller Hockey roller hockey n. Hockey played on a hard surface in which two opposing teams of roller skaters, using curved sticks, try to drive a ball into the opponents' goal. championships in Chicago this summer during a four-day tournament at the Rollerdome in Thousand Oaks Thousand Oaks, residential city (1990 pop. 104,352), Ventura co., S Calif., in a farm area; inc. 1964. Avocados, citrus, vegetables, strawberries, and nursery products are grown. . The Western Division Regionals, which started Thursday morning in Thousand Oaks, will wrap up Sunday, when eight teams will qualify for the finals in Chicago. The top two teams in the Mite, Junior, Senior Silver and Senior Gold divisions will advance to the finals in August. One local team in the hunt is the Westlake Warriors, which is made up of players from Westlake High School Westlake High School may refer to:
Westlake won the Conejo Cup championship earlier this year. ``We're looking forward to this because it's something different, a new challenge,'' said Warriors coach Rick Pfeiffer. ``We hope to do OK and qualify for the championships in Chicago.'' To do that, the Warriors must finish in either first or second place in their A division. A total of 54 games will be played at the Rollerdome in Thousand Oaks, which is considered one of the best new rinks in the country. Each day's action will begin at 6 a.m. The Senior Gold Division Championship, which offers the best talent, will be determined Sunday at 1:15 p.m. Admission is free. California is considered one of the top regions for roller hockey, according to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. event coordinator Paul Chape chape n. A metal tip or mounting on a scabbard or sheath. [Middle English, from Old French, hood, head covering, from Late Latin cappa, hooded cloak.] . He feels that this particular regional features some of the best competition in the nation. Additional United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. regionals are being held in Florida (Southeast), Arizona (Southwest), Chicago (Midwest), New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of (Northeast), Minnesota (North Central), California (West A, West B and Northern California) and Washington (Northwest). There are also two Canadian regionals. But California - especially Southern California - has some of the best teams. ``No. 1, there are a large number of teams in California that offer a real competitive environment,'' Chape said. ``The teams that come out of that regional are usually battle-tested.'' Pfeiffer hopes that's the case with his team. ``The thing is you're dealing with teen-agers,'' Pfeiffer said. ``So their play each day depends on a number of different things, such as how well they slept the night before or what kind of mood they're in on the day of the game.'' He also considers it imperative that each player shares a common goal. ``The big thing is trying to keep them from chirping chirp n. A short, high-pitched sound, such as that made by a small bird or an insect. intr.v. chirped, chirp·ing, chirps To make a short, high-pitched sound. on one another,'' he said. ``If we do well in that area and keep our heads in the game, we can do OK.'' The Warriors are recognized on campus as a regular sports team, even if they play only on a club-level basis. The team was given a two-page spread in this year's yearbook along with the basketball, baseball and football squads. So many players came out for the sport that Pfeiffer split the team into a varsity and junior varsity team For the American rock band, see . In sports, usually at the high school and college levels, members of a team who are not the main players in a competition (such as a football or basketball game) are called junior varsity players. . ``We felt bad because there were so many kids that came out, and we only have so many spaces,'' he said. ``So we just added another team.'' The Warriors are led by goalie Adam Rossand and Derek Findley, who plays on the wing. ``He's a top-rated player,'' Pfeiffer said of Findley. ``He can play anywhere. The whole team is top notch. Our guys skate faster backward then most players skate forward.'' |
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