OC Varsity » troy

Girls volleyball playoffs: Troy-La Canada preview

Chris Tobolski, OCVarsity.com — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 02:41:37 +0000

Here's a look at the Division II-A semifinal match:

No. 2 Troy (25-2) vs. No. 3 La Canada (24-6)

When: Tuesday, 7 p.m., La Canada High

Troy history:

CIF titles n/a

CIF finals n/a

Last year's playoff result: Lost in semifinals

La Canada history:

CIF titles 1976, 2008

Last year's playoff result: Div. II-A champ

Outlook: Troy fell in last year's semifinals to eventual champs and top-seeded La Canada. Troy hasn't lost to a divisional team all year. Troy is playing for its first appearance in a CIF final, and haven't dropped a game in its last 16 matches.

Prediction: Troy in five.

More from the girls volleyball blog:

Girls tennis: Troy defeats Orange Lutheran, 14-4

Chris Tobolski, OCVarsity.com — Wed, 23 Sep 2009 02:58:04 +0000

What happened: Troy won all nine singles sets to get past Orange Lutheran, 14-4, in nonleague play Tuesday afternoon at Troy High.

Records: Troy 3-1; OLu 2-2

Impact: The match was a good barometer for the Lancers. The Warriors are a tough bunch, and will help OLu prepare for Trinity League action. Troy is currently out of the top 10 for the first time in a few seasons. They are among a handful of teams on the cusp. Continued improvement could have them inside the top 10 comes season's end.

Match of the day: Allison Radde (Troy) vs. Megan Sandford (Lutheran). Radde entered the match unbeaten so far this season. Sandford had a 5-4 lead, yet Radde was able to take the final three games and the set, 7-5.

High fives to ...: Troy's Camille DeLeon and Victoria Vo. The Warriors' No. 2 and 3 singles players lost just 13 games in six sets.

Note: OLu played without No. 1 singles player Kaitlyn Christian, who was in New Mexico competing in an ITF event.

More from the girls tennis blog:

Boys tennis: Troy strong showing in playoff opener

Chris Tobolski, OCVarsity.com — Fri, 15 May 2009 00:41:49 +0000

What happened: The Warriors clinched the victory after two rounds and defeated Servite, 14-4, in the opening round of the CIF-SS Division I playoffs Thursday at Troy High School.

Records: Troy 18-3; Servite 8-12

How it looked: One-sided. It was expected. Troy's doubles players Adam Chaffee said it best, "We knew they were underdogs, but we were about building our confidence for tomorrow. We wanted to go out on the court and get things done as usual."

The Warriors won all nine doubles sets, including Chaffee's two sets with partner Greg Paik.

Servite's No. 1 singles player Kevin Cox swept for the Friars.

Match of the Day: Kevin Cox versus Caryl Hernandez. Senior vs. Freshman. Cox won the match 7-5.

More from the boys tennis blog:

Boys tennis: New CIF rankings (May 11)

Chris Tobolski, OCVarsity.com — Tue, 12 May 2009 06:39:28 +0000

FINAL CIF-SS COACHES’ BOYS TENNIS RANKINGS
(Updated May 11)

Division I

1. University

2. Thousand Oaks

3. Santa Barbara

4. Palos Verdes

5. Harvard-Westlake

6. Mater Dei

7. Corona del Mar

8. Mira Costa

9. Peninsula

10. Troy

••• ••• ••• ••• ••• ••• ••• ••• ••• •••

Division II

1. Brentwood

2. San Marino

3. Palm Desert

4. Beverly Hills

5. Villa Park

6. Diamond Bar

7. San Luis Obispo

8. Temple City

9. Arcadia

10. Santa Monica

••• ••• ••• ••• ••• ••• ••• ••• ••• •••

Division III

1. Valencia

2. Claremont

3. Long Beach Poly

4. Corona

5. Santiago/Corona

6. Vista Murrieta

7. Great Oak

8. Redlands East Valley

9. Lakewood

10. Oaks Christian

••• ••• ••• ••• ••• ••• ••• ••• ••• •••

Division IV

1. Cerritos

2. Cate

3. Whitney

4. Sage Hill

5. Walnut

6. Laguna Beach

7. Rowland

8. Thacher

9. Viewpoint

10. Buckley

••• ••• ••• ••• ••• ••• ••• ••• ••• •••

Division V

1. Segerstrom

2. Arroyo

3. Don Bosco Tech

4. Linfield Christian

5. Arlington

6. La Salle

7. San Dimas

8. Woodcrest Christian

9. Jurupa Valley

10. Magnolia

Boys tennis: CIF team rankings (April 6)

Chris Tobolski, OCVarsity.com — Wed, 08 Apr 2009 05:55:01 +0000

Here are the updated CIF-SS Coaches' Team Rankings, which were released Monday:

CIF-SS BOYS TENNIS RANKINGS
(Updated April 6)

Division I

1. University

2. Thousand Oak

3. Santa Barbara

4. Mira Costa

5. Peninsula

6. Mater Dei

7. Harvard-Westlake

8. Troy

9. Corona del Mar

10. Woodbridge

Division II

1. San Marino

2. Palm Desert

3. Brentwood

4. Diamond Bar

5. San Luis Obispo

6. Valencia/Valencia

7. Ayala

8. Arcadia

9. Villa Park

10. Temple City

Division III

1. Beverly Hills

2. Valencia

3. Santa Monica

4. Claremont

5. Lakewood

6. Long Beach Poly

7. Great Oak

8. Wilson/Long Beach

9. Lakewood

10. Kennedy

Division IV

1. Cerritos

2. Walnut

3. Rowland

4. Buckley

5. Sage Hill

6. Laguna Beach

7. Whitney

8. Viewpoint

9. Milken Community

10. Santa Ynez

Division V

1. La Salle

2. Segerstrom

3. La Serna

4. Woodcrest Christian

5. Linfield Christian

6. San Dimas

7. Arlington

8. Jurupa Valley

9. Arroyo

10T. Covina

10T. Beaumont

All-League Girls Basketball: Freeway League

CARLOS ARIAS — Sat, 04 Apr 2009 00:57:24 +0000

2008-09 FREEWAY LEAGUE

MVP – Alex Sanchez (Troy, Jr.)

First Team – Julieann Bryant (Buena Park, So.); Taylor Allen (Fullerton, Sr.); Dominique Richardson (Fullerton, Jr.); Chelsea Walton (Sonora, So.); Louie Angel (Sunny Hills, Jr.); Alysa Ito (Troy, Sr.); Chrystal Guarin (Troy, Sr.).

Second Team – Kazmere Rockmore (Fullerton, Sr.); Kenya Thomas (Sonora, So.); Lauren Ulrich (Sonora, So.); Janice Lee (Sunny Hills, Jr.); Kristen Chikami (Troy, Jr.).

All-League Girls Basketball: Trinity League

All-League Girls Basketball: Sunset League

All-League Girls Basketball: South Coast League

All-League Girls Basketball: Sea View League

All-League Girls Basketball: Orange Coast League

All-League Girls Basketball: Golden West League

All-League Girls Basketball: Freeway League

All-Leauge Girls Basketball: Academy League

Boys tennis: Freshman Hernandez bolsters Troy's lineup

Chris Tobolski, OCVarsity.com — Thu, 12 Mar 2009 19:08:51 +0000

It might not be on the same level as say University's program, but when one players leaves Troy another shows up to play for the Warriors.

Freshman Caryl Hernandez is this year's case in point.

He teams up with senior and defending Freeway League champ Justin Thompson for a formidable 1-2 singles punch.

Coach Ryan Young loves Hernandez's calm demeanor. His facial expressions rarely change from point to point. Hernandez moves well on the court and has a smooth-stroking forehand.

He is currently ranked No. 35 in the USTA So. Cal's boys 16 and under rankings. He finished No. 7 in the boys 14 in 2008 before moving up to 16s for '09. He first picked up a racket at 3, but got serious at 8, he said.

Hernandez said he was looking forward to playing high school tennis since the first day in school back in September.

"It's great," he said. "My teammates are really supportive. It makes it fun. It's a new tennis chapter."

Says Thompson of Hernandez, "He reminds me of myself. He has great assests. He has much potential."

More from the boys soccer blog:

Boys tennis: No. 7 Troy upends No. 4 Northwood

Chris Tobolski, OCVarsity.com — Thu, 12 Mar 2009 01:58:01 +0000

What happened: Troy won 7 of 9 doubles sets, including a big sweep in the opening round, and defeated Northwood, 13-5, in nonleague play Wednesday at Troy High.

Records: Troy 3-0; Northwood 3-1

Impact: The county rankings are should to be mixed up after this one. Northwood was No. 4 and Troy was No. 7. The new rankings will reflect Wednesday's results.

Key set: Troy's No. 1 doubles team of Adam Chaffee and Daniel Yang beat Northwood's Eugene Kang and Parker Jung 7-5. It gave the Warriors a 5-1 lead after Round 1, instead of a 4-2 advantage.

Sweeps: Troy received sweeps from No. 1 singles player Justin Thompson, No. 3 singles player and freshman Caryl Hernandez and No. 3 doubles Andrew Yu-Chih and Greg Paik.

High five to ...: Warriors freshman Caryl Hernandez. With the match's outcome already decided, Hernandez trailed Timberwolves No. 1 player Junya Yoshida 3-5 before rallying for the 7-6 (3) victory.

More from the boys tennis blog:

Girls soccer: Troy outlasts Fullerton in Div. III semifinal

Chris Tobolski, OCVarsity.com — Wed, 04 Mar 2009 02:20:49 +0000

What happened: Troy goalie Katie Rumfola blocked two of four kicks in the overtime shootout period and the Warriors defeated Fullerton, 4-2, in penalty kicks after playing to a 1-1 tie in Tuesday's CIF-SS Division III semifinal in front of an estimated 500 spectators at Troy High School.

The game was scoreless at the half.

Records: Troy 18-4-7; Fullerton 18-6-4

Impact: It was the third meeting between intra-city and Freeway League rivals. Fullerton won the first meeting and the teams tied in the second. The Indians run was the best in girls soccer history at the school. No team had reached the semis before.

Troy advances to the final, where it faces another city and Freeway League rival Sunny Hills. The Lancers finished first in league, Fullerton second, and Troy third.

How it looked: Fullerton had the majority of chances in the first half, playing a better possession game.

The game evened out more in the second half. Troy grabbed the lead 10 minutes after halftime, but the Indians scored with under five minutes remaining to force overtime.

Fullerton played better in the first overtime, whereas Troy had more chances in the second overtime.

Who scored: Troy's Mary Green headed in a cross from Maya Jackson for the 1-0 lead.

Fullerton connected in very similar fashion with time running out. Sierra Mack headed in the tying goal off of Domi Richardson's cross to make it 1-1.

Penalty kicks: Each team made their first kick, then Katie Rumfola made her first save, diving to her right to block the shot. Troy made its second shot.

Fullerton made its third shot, as did Troy.

Rumfola made her second block, again diving right for the save. Then Lorin Wathen converted the game-clincher.

High five to ...: Lorin Wathen and Lauren Dandie. Their work in the backfield was huge in keeping Mack to only one score.

More from girls soccer blog:

Boys water polo playoffs: Division V semifinals

DAN ALBANO, ocvarsity.com — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 02:01:02 +0000

BOYS WATER POLO PLAYOFFS
WEDNESDAY'S CIF-SS SEMIFINALS

DIVISION V

TROY (26-5) VS. PALM DESERT (21-9)

SITE, TIME: La Quinta High, 3:15 p.m.

OUTLOOK: Palm Desert is coming off an upset of second-seeded La Serna in the quarterfinals. The Aztecs will be without one of their top players, senior Dejan Novakovic, because of a minor act of misconduct, according to Palm Desert coach Janeen Bahr. Troy is seeking its first trip to the finals. The Warriors' high-powered offense is averaging 16.6 goals in its past eight games.

The other preview capsules: