There are quite a few area (Tri-county) squads that will compete in the Southern Section XC Finals and football playoffs this weekend, but don't forget that more than a few other area teams are still alive in the officially designated "CIF-SS/Ford Championships presented by Farmers".
{Updated 17 November with water polo scores & info.}
{Updated 16 November with tennis, volleyball, and golf scores & info.}
Boys Water Polo
Semifinals
[Wed, 17 Nov. 2010]
(Matches for Div's 1 & 4 will be held at the William J. Wollett, Jr. Aquatic Center in Irvine, CA; the Div 4 match at California Lutheran University in Thousand Oaks, CA; and the Div 7 contests at Arroyo Grande High School.)
Division 1 - Dos Pueblos [25-4] 7 '@' #1 Mater Dei [ 26-3] (7 pm) 13
The Royals stayed with the top seed for a quarter (3-3), but couldn't keep up the pace.
Division 4 - Los Osos 12 '@' Royal (3:30 pm) 17
The Grizzlies came back from 3 down early to tie it, and closed to within two in the fourth, but the #1 seeded Highlanders had too much offense.
Division 4 - Agoura 15 '@' Thousand Oaks (2 pm) 8
Marmonte League rivals, Agoura and the Lancers (23-8-1) had played twice before this season - Chargers (28-4) reiterated why they were the #2 seed and Thousand Oaks was an at-large team. The Lancers were only down a goal in the 2nd, but the Chargers surged to a 9-3 halftime lead.
Division 6 - #1 Rio Mesa 6 @ Oaks Christian (2:30 pm) 5
Rio Mesa scored to 46 second remaining to take the win.
Division 7 - Ocean View 5 @ Santa Ynez (4:45 pm) 14
The Pirates (24-6-1) zipped out to a 3-0 lead after one, but received the hint of a challenge from the Seahawks (19-9), who were down just 7-4 after the 3rd, when Santa Ynez turned on the jets.
Ocean View was making their first semifinal appearance, but it was the second straight year that they lost to Santa Ynez in the playoffs. Last time the Seahawks fell 12-8 in a Division 6 first round match, in Lompoc. The Pirates were in the semifinals for the 1st time since 2003.
Pirates: Goals - Lucas Lastra 4, Elijah Ozimec 3, Adam Parlato 2, Collin Deats 2, Karl Fredrickson, Adam Taylor, Andrew Imani. Saves - William Mann 13.
Division 7 - Nogales 7 @ Nipomo (3:15 pm) 3
Nipomo (19-8) lost a fairly close one at Arroyo Grande HS, but he Titans posted the first 2 playoff victories in program history. They also return all their starters, and 14 of 18 players, next year. Nogales (30-2) moves on to face Santa Ynez in the final.
The Nobles looked like they would run away with it early - posting a 4-0 halftime advantage, but Nipomo played them even from there.
Titans: Goals - Cole Holloway, Brennan Bryant, J.W.Dobbe. Saves - Kurt Willenius 11.
Nobles: Saves - Christiaan Ortiz 21.
Girls Tennis
Quarterfinals
[Tues, 16 Nov. 2010 - 2 pm, unless noted]
Division 1 - Thousand Oaks 2 @ Campbell Hall (1:30 pm) 16
The #1 seeded Vikings (16-0) lived up to their billing. Facing singles players headed to USC & Michigan and the defending CIF-SS doubles champs was too much for the Lancers (17-3).
Division 2 - El Dorado 5 @ Santa Barbara 13
The Dons collected 2 sweeps each in singles & doubles.
Division 3 - Sage Hill (18-6) 11 @ San Luis Obispo (14-6) 7
The Tigers were 0-9 in doubles, losing two sets in extra games.
Singles players Tori Troesch & Abigail Will both swept for SLO.
Division 4 - El Segundo 6 @ Cate 12
The 4th seeded Rams were 9-0 in doubles. Cate has a semifinal match on Thursday.
Division 4 - Viewpoint 4 @ Santa Ynez 14 {Story}
The Pirates went 8-1 in doubles , got the usual sweep from Emily Ineman, a pair of points from Sydney Tack, and will host the Cerritos/ Crossroads (Santa Monica) winner Thursday at 2 pm.
Girls Volleyball
Semifinals
[Tues, 16 Nov. 2010]
Division 2AA - Oaks Christian 1 @ Chino Hills (7 pm) 3
[20-25, 25-14, 26-24, 25-18]
After splitting the first two games, the Lions (23-12) had 3 game points in the crucial 3rd , but couldn't convert. The Huskies (30-4) are exploring new territory - advancing to the final in their initial playoff appearance since the school opened in 2001.
Division 5A - Firebaugh 3 @ Coast Union (5 pm) 0
[25-20, 25-20, 25-21]
Broncos (21-7): Katelyn Lorenz - 8 kills; Karla Soto - 5 kills; Nicky Ortiz - 4 kills, 3 aces; Sophie Flemion - 21 assists,4 aces.
Girls Golf
California State CIF Championships
[Tues, 16 Nov. 2010]
Lauren Diaz-Yi (Westlake) was one of 5 CIF-SS individuals that advanced to the State Championships at Red Hill Country Club in Rancho Cucamonga, CA. The 2 teams (12 players) that advanced were Torrance and Palm Desert. Torrance won the Northern Divisional that included all the qualifiers from the tri-counties. [The Tartars finished 2nd (407) to SD's Torrey Pines (396), Yi shot an 80 - good enough for a 5-way tie for 15th out of 48 competitors.]
NCAA Football
Boo Jackson (Lompoc HS 2005) quarterbacked the Ohio University Bobcats (8-3, 6-1 Mid-American Conference) to their seventh straight win - a 31-23 win at Temple. The "Boo-cats" added to their 17-10 halftime advantage with a pair of TD drives to go up 31-10 amid intermittent, but torrential rain in Philadelphia.
The Owls wouldn't give up, however. They scored a TD mid-way through the 4th quarter, then successfully claimed an onside kick. Ohio appeared to ice the game a few plays later with an interception, but gave the ball back by fumbling on the ensuing play.
Temple scored again, but missed the extra point, and messed up the following onside kick. Ohio ran three plays into the line, and punted with 10 seconds remaining. Temple went all out on the block attempt, and with nobody back to cover the kick, the ball kept rolling 'till time expired.
Ohio can clinch the MAC Eastern Division Championship with a Nov. 26 victory over Kent State or a Miami (Ohio) loss.
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