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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.

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-"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

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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