Tim Haddock: October 2008 Archives

After a week out of the top 10 in Div. I-AA, Flintridge Sacred Heart in La Canada returned at No. 9. Harvard-Westlake stayed in the top 10 as well in Div. I-AA, at No. 7.
Valencia moved back into the top 10 as well. The Vikings are No. 10 in Div. I-A. Saugus is tied at No. 9, setting up a meeting of top 10 teams in their Foothill League match on Tuesday.
Top-ranked Santa Barbara plays at Harvard-Westlake on Saturday in a nonleague match.
La Canada stayed at No. 1 in Div. II-A, which continues to be the best represented division in the area. La Reina, Oaks Christian, Oak Park and Oxnard are all in the top 10 in Div. II-A
Village Christian remains the top team in Div. III-A. Golden League rivals Quartz Hill and Littlerock are in the top 10 in Div. III-A. They meet on Wednesday in their first league match.
Grace Brethren in Simi Valley is No. 1 in Div. IV-A and Santa Clarita Christian tops the polls in Div. V-A.
Here is a look at the polls released Monday:

Div I-AA
1. Mira Costa
2. Wilson L/B
3. Los Alamitos
4. Orange Lutheran
5. Newport Harbor
6. Lakewood
7. Harvard-Westlake
8. Dana Hills
9. Flintridge Sacred Heart
10. Long Beach Poly

Div. I-A
1. Santa Barbara
2. Marymount
3. Dos Pueblos
4. El Toro
5. Laguna Beach
6. Upland
7. El Dorado
8. Canyon/Anaheim
9. Arroyo Grande
9. Saugus
10. Valencia

Div. II-AA
1. Redlands East Valley
2. Corona Del Mar
3. Bishop Montgomery
4. South Torrance
5. Santiago/Corona
6. Diamond Bar
7. Corona
7. Riverside Poly
8. Walnut
9. South Hills
10. Beckman

Div. II-A
1. La Canada
2. Elsinore
3. La Reina
4. Oxnard
5. Oaks Christian
6. Oak Park
7. Troy
8. Cypress
9. El Rancho
10. St. Bonaventure

Div. III-AA
1. Village Christian
2. Brentwood
3. Palm Desert
4. Warren
5. Quartz Hill
6. Bonita
7. Valley Christian
8. La Quinta
9. Charter Oak
10. Littlerock

Div. III-A
1. Mayfield
2. San Gabriel
3. Chadwick
4. Santa Monica
5. Bell Gardens
6. Westridge
7. Cerritos
8. San Dimas
9. La Mirada
10. Ganesha

Div. IV-AA
1. Whittier Christian
2. Calvary Murrieta
3. Viewpoint
4. Arrowhead Christian
5. Sage Hill
6. St. Margaret's
7. Dunn
8. Mary Star of the Sea
9. Ontario Christian
10. Laguna Blanca

Div. IV-A
1. Grace Brethren
2. Nordhoff
3. Notre Dame/R
4. Big Bear
5. Bishop Conaty
6. Upland Christian
7. Desert Christian/BD
8. La Puente
9. Desert Chapel
10. Villanova Prep

Div. V-AA
1. Santa Clarita Christian
2. Xavier Prep
3. Fairmount
4. Milken Community
5. Saddleback Valley Christian
6. Connelly
7. Faith Baptist
8. Victor Valley Christian
9. Hillcrest Christian/GH
10. Hesperia Christian

Div. V-A
1. Pacficia Christian
2. Wildwood
3. Marywood-Palm Valley
4. Cornerstone Christian/C
5. Eastside Christian
6. Cornerstone Christian/W
7. Nuview Bridge
8. Calvary Baptist
9. Death Valley Academy
10. Hillcrest Christian/TO

The Saugus girls volleyball team lost to Canyon of Anaheim in the championship game of the Kennedy La Palma tournament in Orange County on Saturday.
Saugus, winners of 12 straight matches entering the tournament, defeated Narbonne and host Kennedy La Palma in pool play before meeting Cypress in the playoff portion of the tournament.
Saugus defeated Cypress, the reigning Div. III-AA champs and ranked No. 8 in Div. II-A, in the semifinals.
In the championship match, Canyon of Anaheim won in two games, 25-20, 25-20.
Saugus senior outside hitter Katie Estes had 44 kills and 27 digs in the tournament. Saugus senior setter Alyssa Terwall had 70 assists. The loss to Canyon was the first for Saugus, which won the Tri City Tournament last month.
Saugus plays Valencia on Tuesday, the second Foothill League match of the season for both teams. Valencia was 10-0 in the Foothill League last year.

Saugus brings its 12-0 record and Tri City tournament championship to the Kennedy La Palma tournament in Orange County on Saturday.
Saugus has Narbonne, Western of Anaheim, Mary Star of the Sea and Kennedy of La Palma, the host school, in its pool for the tournament.
Mary Star of the Sea is ranked ninth in the Southern Section Div. IV-AA poll.
Cypress, the eighth ranked team in Div. II-A, is entered in the tournament, as is Canyon of Anaheim. Even though Canyon of Anaheim has a losing record, Saugus coach Zack Ambrose considers the team one of the favorites to win the tournament.
Saugus is ranked 10th in Div. I-A and is coming off a win over Canyon of Canyon Country on Thursday to open Foothill League play.

Brandon Hagy, a senior a Westlake High School, has committed to play golf at UC Berkeley.
Hagy won the Thousand Oaks City Amateur tournament last weekend and was selected to play for the United States in the Honda International Junior Golf Championship later this month in Japan.
Danielle Kang, also from Westlake High School, has been selected to play in the Honda Interational Junior Golf Championship.

The Saugus girls volleyball team swept visiting Chaminade in three games to stay undefeated and improve to 11-0.
Senior Kati Estes had 11 kills and two blocks and senior setter Alyssa Terwall had 22 assists for Saugus.
Senior Kacie Crawford had five kills, four blocks and six digs and freshman Jaclyn Clark had eight kills and 11 digs.
Saugus opens Foothill League play on Thursday against Canyon and then plays in the Kennedy La Palma tournament on Saturday.

Thousand Oaks and Newbury Park have risen to the top of the Marmonte League standings and are both 3-0 against league opponents.
Thousand Oaks was expected to be on top of the standings, but Newbury Park, with wins over Moorpark, Agoura and Westlake, is a bit of a surprise.
Next up for Newbury Park is Simi Valley on Thursday. Thousand Oaks plays Calabasas, winless in three league games this year.
Thousand Oaks went undefeated last year in league and senior Kat Luft said it's something the team wants to do again.
"It's definitely a goal for us," Luft said. "It's always a goal for everyone at the beginning."
Here's a look at the standings in the Marmonte League:

1. Thousand Oaks 3-0
2. Newbury Park 3-0
3. Royal 2-1
4. Simi Valley 2-1
5. Moorpark 1-2
6. Westlake 1-2
7. Agoura 0-3
8. Calabasas 0-3

Granada Hills, El Camino Real and Chatsworth all posted wins in their first West Valley League volleyball matches.
Cleveland, Birmingham and Taft all lost.
Here is a look at the West Valley League standings after one game:

1. Granada Hills 1-0, def Birmingham


2. El Camino Real 1-0, def Taft


3. Chatsworth 1-0, def. Cleveland


4. Birmingham 0-1


5. Cleveland 0-1


6. Taft 0-1

The Southern Section girls volleyball polls were released on Monday. Thousand Oaks and Flintridge Sacred Heart were knocked out of the top 10 in Div. I-AA. Harvard-Westlake was dropped to No. 7.
La Canada, Village Christian and Santa Clarita Christian held the top ranks in their respective divisions. La Canada is No. 1 in Div. II-A; Village Christian is No. 1 in Div. III-AA and Santa Clarita Christian is No. 1 in Div. V-AA.
Div. II-A remains strongly represented by La Reina, Oxnard, Oak Park and Oaks Christian.
Littlerock cracks the top 10 in Div. III-A at No. 5, oddly one spot ahead of No. 6 Quartz Hill.
Here's a look at the rankings:

Div. I-AA
1. Mira Costa
2. Wilson/LB
3. Los Alamitos
4. Lakewood
5. Newport Harbor
6. Orange Lutheran
7. Harvard-Westlake
8. Dana Hills
9. Rosary
10. Esperanza

Div. I-A
1. Santa Barbara
2. Marymount
3. Dos Pueblos
4. El Toro
5. Laguna Beach
6. Upland
7. Notre Dame Academy
8. El Dorado
9. Arroyo Grande
10. Saugus

Div. II-AA
1. Redlands East Valley
2. Corona del Mar
3. Bishop Montgomery
4. South Torrance
5. Corona
6. Diamond Bar
7. Glendora
8. Walnut
9. South Hills
10. St Lucy's

Div. II-A
1. La Canada
2. Elsinore
3. La Reina
4. Oxnard
5. Oak Park
6. Oaks Christian
7. Fullerton
8. Cypress
9. Santa Fe
10. California

Div. III-AA
1. Village Christian
2. Brentwood
3. Palm Desert
4. Warren
5. Littlerock
6. Quartz Hill
7. Bonita
8. Valley Christian/C
9. La Quinta/LQ
10. Charter Oak

Div. III-A
1. Mayfield
2. San Gabriel
3. Chadwick
4. Santa Monica
5. Gabrielino
6. Westridge
7. San Dimas
8. Cerritos
9. La Mirada
10. Ganesha

Div. IV-AA
1. Whittier Christian
2. Calvary Murrieta
3. Viewpoint
4. Arrowhead Christian
5. St Margaret's
6. Ontario Christian
7. Dunn
8. Sage Hill
9. Mary Star of the Sea
10. Laguna Blanca

Div. IV-A
1. Nordhoff
2. Big Bear
3. Notre Dame/R
4. Bishop Conaty
5. Upland Christian
6. Desert Chapel
7. Desert Chr/BD
8. Twentynine Palms
9. Grace Brethren
10. Villanova Prep

Div. V-AA
1. Santa Clarita Christian
2. Coastal Christian
3. Xavier Prep
4. Saddleback Valley Chr
5. Victor Valley Christian
6. Milken Community
7. Connelly
8. Lighthouse Christian
9. Hesperia Christian
10.Hillcrest Christian/GH

Div. V-A
1. Pacifica Christian
2. Wildwood
3. Marywood-Palm Valley
4. Cornerstone Chr/C
5. Lee Vining
6. Cornerstone Chr/W
7. Eastside Christian
8. Nuview Bridge
9. Calvary Baptist
10. Trinity Lutheran