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Cameron Goudie/ La Yuca –2010- also helped lead the St Francis )1%5(W5"632/(+1K/X(/100%'(2%*-(*/( Senior Captain to a Mission League 2"2&%(+*0A("5(DHHEI?(C1*03(;"003"22*( believes that next season they can go for a third consecutive league title even though it will also be a rebuilding year without the Sanchez Sisters. The JV Dons also won an East Valley League title in February. Photos Courtesy of Eric Owens La Yuca StaffTRANSCRIPT
La Yuca 8
Sports
Eric Owens
Guest Correspondent
February started with Amber
Sanchez, Elise Sanchez and Sarah
Rodriguez combining for six goals
to help lead the host Dons to a 10-0
victory over Sun Valley.
!"#$%&#%'( )*+'"%&( ,*-"'%.(/01'%#(23%(415/($'/2(61*&(17(23%(6*-%("5( 23%( $723( -"582%9( :3"&%( ;*23*&"%(<%"&( $5"/3%#( :"23( *( 61*&( 23*2( /3%(kicked into the net in the fourteenth
-"582%( *5#( %*'5%#( 3%'( $'/2=%>%'(shutout of the season as goalie with
a total of three saves in the second
3*&7?( !"#$%&#%'( <'*50%/0*( !*'2"5%.(and Selene Chavez both scored in the
second half with a goal apiece for the
Dons. Amber Sanchez is credited with
one assist that she gave to her sister
Elise’s goal on (Feb 2nd).
@8/A"%/()1*&"%(B3*:5(C855"56=ham recorded four saves at the half
*5#( $5"/3%#( :"23( %"632( /*>%/( "5( *&&?(Amber Sanchez scored her (teams’)
$'/2( 61*&( 17( 23%( 6*-%( 23'%%( -"582%/(after Chavez missed her goal off
*5( *//"/2( 7'1-( !"#$%&#%'( )*+'"%&(,*-"'%.( "5( 23%( $'/2( 3*&7( &%*#"56( 23%(host Verdugo Hills Lady Dons soccer
team to a 1-0 run.
!%6*5(;%:%&&(/2*'2%#(23%(/%015#(off with the games eighth save two
minutes (42nd) in. Senior Captain
Jackie Storie could be heard out in the
$%&#(#8'"56( 23%'%(D=E(1>%'( 23%(;1'23(Hollywood Huskies saying, “Come
on Verdugo.” Storie went onto defend
the ball from Brianna Bendall of the
Huskies in the 51st minute. Sophie
Torres tied it up 1-1 in the 49th minute.
Sanchez followed Torres’ goal with
her second corner kick into the net to
help secure another league victory for
the Dons – 18th of the season – which
came off an assist from sister Elise
Sanchez (who has the second-highest
amount of goals – 11 in league) to give
the sisters an overall season total of 29
goals on (Feb 9th).
F3%( 415/( $5"/3%#( 23%"'(undefeated East Valley league season
GED=HI(:"23(*($5*&(J=E(>"021'K(1>%'(23%(visiting Arleta Mustangs on Senior
Day (Feb 11th).
L-+%'( *5#( M&"/%( B*503%.( $5"/3(their senior year with a total of 31
61*&/?(N%'#861(@"&&/(O('*5A%#(;1?(P(+K(CIF - started the City Championship
4">"/"15(:"23(*(D=E(>"021'K(1>%'(;1?EE(;*'+155%( )*8031/( :"23( 61*&/( +K(;*23*&"%( <%"&( "5( 23%( $'/2(-"582%( *5#(
Amber Sanchez scored the deciding
61*&("5(23%(QR23(-"582%?()1*&"%(!%6*5(;%:%&&( $5"/3%#( :"23( *( #1.%5( /*>%/(:3"&%(;*'+155%($5"/3%#(:"23(/"S2%%5(goals in all on (Feb 17th) and then
23%( 415/( 7%&&( 21( 31/2( ;1?Q( BK&-*'(Spartans on Thursday, February 24th
"5( *( T8*'2%'$5*&( -*203( 23*2( 0*-%(with a several injuries and a tough
loss for the Dons. Rachel Leon of
Sylmar scored in the 14th minute and
the Amber Sanchez answered with a
goal two minutes later to put one past
61*&"%( M>%&K5( <&1'%/( G:31( $5"/3%#(with 11 saves). Leon scored the
winning goal in the 39th minute of the
$'/2( 3*&7(:3%5( /3%( '%0%">%#( *( 01'5%'(A"0A( 177( ;*2*&"%( U1V%.( 23*2( +1850%#(into the net from inside the box to give
*5(*//"/2(21(U1V%.?((N%'#861(@"&&/(GEP=
3-1 overall) had a great day of record-
breaking amount of saves in a single
-*203( 7'1-( )1*&"%( !%6*5( ;%:%&&(:31($5"/3%#(:"23(*(/%*/15(*5#(V1/2=season high 27 saves.
The Dons had a wonderful
/%*/15( 85#%'( $>%=K%*'( @%*#( C1*03(!*22(;"003"22*( G:31( 3%&V%#( &%*#( 23%(Verdugo Hills girls’ soccer squad to
23%"'($'/2(M*/2(N*&&%K(U%*68%(&*/2(K%*'(
–2010- also helped lead the St Francis
)1&#%5(W5"632/(+1K/X( /100%'( 2%*-(*/(Senior Captain to a Mission League
2"2&%( +*0A( "5( DHHEI?( C1*03( ;"003"22*(believes that next season they can go
for a third consecutive league title even
though it will also be a rebuilding year
without the Sanchez Sisters. The JV
Dons also won an East Valley League
title in February.
Lady Dons Secure Second-Straight
East Valley League Crown
Cameron Goudie/ La Yuca
Photos Courtesy of Eric Owens
La Yuca Staff
Verdugo Dons varsity tennis
2%*-( 31/2%#( 23%( U*50%'/( 17( )'*52(High School on Thursday March 17,
*5#( %-%'6%#( >"021'"18/( :"23( *( $5*&(/01'%(P=E(N@@B?
Coach Smith seemed absolutely
elated about his team’s performance.
All it took was a quick glance to see
a huge smirk on his face, however
it wasn’t with out grace, he talked
about the opposing team respectively.
However he put on his game face after
23%($'/2(/%'>%(*5#(:*203%#(0&1/%&K(71'(any points on his team that could have
used work or reinforcement.
While Coach Smith led from the
/"#%Y( Z"&&%-( W%'5A*-V( :31( V&*K%#(on the second court led the play on
the during the match. He absolutely
#%0"-*2%#( 3"/( 1VV15%52( P=HY( P=D( */(others, could only sit and watch in
*:%( */( 23%( /01'"56( 01852%'( ["VV%#(in his favor time after time until the
match was over and he walked off as
if was nothing.
There is no question why his
teammates nominated him as the best
player on the team.
He is better known as “iceman”
for reasons not released to the public.
The expectations for the season
are high, and ideally Coach Smith
looking for as close to a perfect season
as possible, but he would be more
/*2"/$%#(:"23(3"/(2%*-(2'K"56(*/(3*'#(as they can.
He said that its hard to predict it
being so early in the season, however
he acknowledges that his current team
is at an all time high and it doesn’t
seems like they are “coming down
soon.”
4*>"#(;*2">"#*#Y((\F3%(1VV1/"56(team did well, but we proved better”,
then he revealed some of his thoughts,”
They got ’bageled‘, “ a term used to
describe the score of the loser when
they score nothing.
A brief interview with the
opposing coach helped revealed his
thoughts and expectations for the
upcoming game. “We had a tough
start, but we trained and I think that
we can pull out of it with just a little
more effort.”
Before the game he seemed
skeptical about Verdugo’s teams
abilities, of course after the game he
made it clear that this was some what
expected. He believes that the only
way to advance in his player’s game,
is to work on what ever automatic
controls they have, break them, then
rebuild them the “correct” way he
said.
He doesn’t doubt his player’s
ability to play, it’s just that he feels that
they need some encouragement and
corrections to help their game. Their
scores came out to be In Verdugo’s
0*/%Y( 3"63( "5( 23%( &%*68%( *5#( )'*52(shut down as they are being put far
behind.
Dons dominate Lancers
early in tennis season