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By Charles Rich | October 21, 2009
SOUTHWEST GLENDALE — With first place on the line, getting swept was the last thing on the minds of the Holy Family volleyball team. It became a reality and, along with it, the chance to win a Horizon League championship greatly diminished. Quite simply, Holy Family never found a rhythm during a 25-19, 25-18, 25-17 league loss to visiting Alverno on Tuesday afternoon at Pacific Park Community Center. Alverno (9-2, 5-0 in league) grabbed a stranglehold on first place by completing the two-match season sweep against Holy Family (11-3, 3-2)
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By Charles Rich | October 29, 2008
SOUTHEAST GLENDALE — With three matches left in the regular season, it’s difficult for first-year Holy Family volleyball Coach Michael Godoy to make an accurate assessment of his team. It’s quite possible that the Gaels will qualify for the CIF playoffs in November, something they did last season. With a mixture of some returning players and a few with little-to-no varsity experience, it’s almost a crapshoot as to what Godoy can expect to see each match.
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By Charles Rich, charles.rich@latimes.com | October 20, 2010
SOUTHWEST GLENDALE — In between the second and third games of their Horizon League match against Alverno on Tuesday afternoon, the members of the Holy Family volleyball team didn't show any signs of distress. After losing a pair of close games, the Gaels listened carefully to Coach Robert Bringas' instructions on how they might be able to mount a comeback and seize control of first place. They didn't miss a beat the remainder of the way. Holy Family received 50 digs from Alicia Marquez and Ashlee Sandoval added 13 kills and 21 digs to help Holy Family net a 27-29, 21-25, 25-19, 25-19, 15-12 win at Pacific Park Community Center.
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By Gabriel Rizk, gabriel.rizk@latimes.com | September 23, 2010
NORTHWEST GLENDALE — Even after falling behind, two games to none, to Alverno on Wednesday, the Hoover High girls' volleyball team didn't get discouraged. If anything, based on how those two games unfolded, their confidence only grew. "The first two games were pretty much our warm-up, we have to get into the game," Tornadoes junior middle blocker Elizabeth Dardov said. "We weren't very discouraged. We knew that we could do it, because we knew we were the better team.
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By Edgar Melik-Stepanyan, Special to the News-Press | February 18, 2011
LA CAÑADA FLINTRIDGE — The Flintridge Sacred Heart Academy girls' basketball team missed a plethora of shots in Thursday's opening-round game of the CIF Southern Section Division 5-AA playoffs. "I missed [some] shots," Tolog guard Olivia Warner admitted. "But it was all right," she added with a smile. It was "all right" because the Tologs knew they had a sizeable advantage in the post and a stifling defense. Sacred Heart dominated the boards, collecting 32 offensive rebounds and forcing 25 turnovers to easily come away with a 57-32 victory against Alverno at Sacred Heart, though Alverno was technically the home team.
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By Andrew Shortall, andrew.shortall@latimes.com | January 6, 2012
PASADENA - Something had to give when the Holy Family High and Alverno girls' basketball teams met Thursday night without a win between the two squads. It didn't look good for Holy Family starting out, but the Gaels bounced back and used a lot of double teams to force 28 turnovers and pull out a 28-21 victory. It may have taken a while for the victory to come, but it was perfect timing for the Gaels (1-12) in their Horizon League opener against Alverno at Foothill Community Church.
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By Gabriel Rizk | October 27, 2006
SOUTHEAST GLENDALE — The Holy Family girls' volleyball team bid a fond farewell to its senior players during a brief ceremony preceding its match against Alverno at the Glendale YMCA Thursday evening. Once the opening whistle blew, however, the Gaels made it clear they weren't yet ready to disappear into the offseason. Seniors Joanne Lacson and Jasmin Viray stepped up with big games, leading a complete team effort to topple the Horizon League leading Jaguars 25-16, 25-17, 25-19.
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By Emin Avakian, Special to the Glendale News-Press | March 12, 2014
LA CAÑADA - Potent play from its pitching and defense lifted the Flintridge Sacred Heart Academy softball team to a nonleague win over visiting Alverno on Wednesday afternoon. The Tologs, winners of six of seven to start the season, received a stellar pitching performance from Hannah Zika, who went the distance, giving up just four hits and one walk, while striking out five batters to lead Flintridge Sacred Heart to a 4-0 home victory over the Jaguars. Zika was aided by the defense behind her that didn't commit an error and allowed only one Alverno runner into scoring position.
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By Charles Rich | March 1, 2008
LA CAÑADA FLINTRIDGE ? The chilly air wasn?t the only thing that left the members of the Flintridge Sacred Heart Academy softball team cold. The Tologs had a difficult time swinging their bats in a season-opening 3-0 nonleague home loss to Alverno on Friday afternoon. Alverno senior pitcher Michelle Escamilla struck out 13 and limited the Tologs to one hit. Flintridge Sacred Heart, which finished fourth in the Mission League, couldn?t get first-year Coach Kirk Nishiyama a win in his debut.
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By Gabriel Rizk | October 2, 2009
PASADENA — For as long and furiously as the Holy Family volleyball team battled just to force a fifth game in Thursday’s Horizon League season opener against Alverno at Foothill Community Church, control of the deciding stanza was ripped from its grasp rather quickly. In a foot race to 15 points, the Jaguars were already a third of the way home before the Gaels even took their first serve and the head start was too much to make up, as Holy Family suffered a 25-14, 25-27, 25-15, 18-25, 15-7 defeat.