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Sports The 'NewsSection Sunday November 12 2000 AU will play its first college football game Sept 1 2001 vs Slippery Rock on the Beach NL Sunday ootball 22 Satellite IVs Drink Specials Al A Delray Beach 561 278 3364 YOUR TEAMS ARE OUR TEAMS Countdown to Kickoff 293 Days Olympic Heights wins state volleyball title Lions take the fifth Sunset no ipatch for Heights ByBobGoshun STAWRITER tAAnm nnvorano ofXMympic Heights went out 5th consecutive and defeated Miami stptQ title 4B Sunset 1 5 9 1 5 6 in the Class 6A state championship match This was the fifth consecutive state title LAKE BUENA VISTA The Olympic Heights volleyball team rode from its hotel to Wide World Of Sports Complex In a limousine Saturday "Ibwas so much fun" junior Julia caner saio we ten like After the Lions exited the limou sine they did what superstar programs do Olympic last month been busting pur chops trying to win and be on junior Julia Caner said bin i Olympic easy victory against Miami Sunset during the regular season the Lions won the first game 15 0 In the state cham plopship match it was the Knights whfl came out as the aggressor Olympic Heights (33 1) got the first point of the match only to see the Knights (27 4) record the next six ive of those came on hard deep serves by senior abiana Walsh ii A VjNMBb Wi 111 ii 1 bav' awCrffe BfcgaBi Wvy MnW 11 MMM a A VI i I Tooo Reewsstaff photo came out very confident and got a good jump on Olympic Miami Sunset coach Stephanie Gibson said The Knights eventually led 9 4 after a successful block by junior Erica Oliveira That however proved to be Miami last highlight of the game as Olympic Heights won the final 11 points of the game gameplan was to slde out and chip Caner said The Lions would have no need to chip away In the second game Olympic Heights came out strong and scored the first four points At one point Miami Sunset cut its deficit to 6 3 bpl that was as close as it got: have a good defensive team and they block serve and pass senior Katie Newby said about Olympic Heights only so many things you can were the ones that made the mistakes and they Reaching new Heights: The Olympics Heights volleyball team receives the HSAA Class 6A championship trophy after defeating Miami Sunset 15 9 15 6 on Saturday Gibson said Olympic strong serving forced the Bears into making plenty of serve receive mistakes think we served really Lions coach Ginny Kelly said Caner led the Lions with a match high nine kills She also had seven digs and four service points Senior Michele Piantadosi had seven kills and a match high four blocks Sophomore Kim Harper had a match high 21 assists and 12 service points Piantadosi was voted the MVP for the Class 6A state tournament Caner and Harper were also selected to the all tournament team Sophomore Mary Ellen Caner and freshman Summer Weissing each added seven digs Sophomore Amanda Sterner contributed six service points And the scary thing for the rest of Class 6A is that Piantadosi is Olympic lone senior in fact Julia Caner was the only This last month been busting our chops trying to win and be on Julia Caner Olympic Heights junior junior The Lions started three sophomores and a freshman this year and they have a total of five sophomores and four freshmen on their roster remember where these kids were over the summer and where they arc Kelly said young but 1 think this is the great est improvement ever had as a Todd Reevesstaff photo W1 vlJ Block party: The Kim Harper left and Amanda Sterner right attempt to block a shot by Miami Sunset in Saturday's Class 6A championship game Tom ACLs have at 6B NL Preview SB THE ASSOCIATED PRESS SAN DIEGO Dan ouls will be on the field today So will Lance Alworth Keith Lincoln Chuck Muncie Don Coryell and maybe Sid Gillman depending on his health Unfortunately for the San Diego Chargers none of the greats from their past can do any thing about the sorry status as the only winless team The Chargers (0 9) are celebrating their 40th season in San Diego and coincidence would have it that Introduce their all time team at halftime of home game against the AC East leading Miami Dolphins (7 2) It just so happens the Chargers arc off to their worst start in 25 years Two weeks ago linebacker Junior Sean spoke about honoring the past when the Chargers wore their 1960s style uniforms Now it's strictly about snapping the ugly losing streak "Right now what we have to do Is focus on the game and winning the game because we need one win Not for anybody else just the pleasure of starting something and ending a bad drought" Seausaid See Dolphins Who: Miami Dolphins (7 2) at 'Detroit Lions (0 9) When: 4 pm Where: Qualcomm Stadium San Diego TVRadio: CBSWQAM 560 AM WJNO 1290 AM WPOW965 Tooo Reevesstaff photo Battle for the ball: Lynn senior forward Jannie Nicolaisen right is just two goals away from tying the all time mark of 89 Today's Game after this season because of her knees But first she wants to lead Lynn to a' national title and make history in the process Nicolaisen is two goals away from lying Doric Nielsen as the Knlghtsrall lime lead ing scorer with 89 goals would lie If I said that it wouldn't mean Nicolaisen would be nice to have that record especially coming back from two knee injuries I sat out two games this year If I had played one of those two games I would have been there already Breaking the record down in Barry be too bad either That would be really Lynn 2B Hurts so good Division II Playoffs Who: No 8 Lynn ighting Knights (13 2) at No 1 Barry Buccaneers (16 0) Kickoff: 1 pm Where: Barry Univerity Miami Shores forced Jennie Nicolaisen tp play with pain By Jamey Eisenberg STA WRITER this time of year when Jannie Nicolaisen hurls the most When the pain becomes so great it's uncomfort able to even walk Nicolaisen a senior forward for the Lynn soccer team does not have a so called good leg to stand on after having torn Ihe ACL In both knees At the end of the season with Hie No 8 Knights (13 2) in the first round of the NCAA Tournament al 1 ppi today at No 1 Barry (164)) is when the'throbbing and aching is the worst 6ut Nicolaisen will not slow down give up or give In She has loo much to accom plish before her soccer career is over plans on giving up soccer Th qas oon of Athletic I ub Bo a 4j a a Chargers look back to future pl fpihk.