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1999-2000: Technology grows, Valley looks at secession, Staples Center ...

And even as computer users braced for a Y2K calamity, technology brought the Valley high-speed Internet access, and the Daily News its own website.

On the education front, Cal State Northridge and Los Angeles Unified each welcomed new leaders, with visions of what the new century would bring.

Residents also looked ahead with great anticipation to the return of a professional football team - with the Memorial Coliseum as its home - and to the entertainment offered at the new Staples and CityWalk attractions.

In the Daily News' continuing Centennial series, here are excerpts of select stories from 1999-2000. Valley's net gain San Fernando Valley residents will be the first in Los Angeles to step into an Internet revolution this year, with the debut of online access through cable television lines at speeds 100 times faster than the telephone links common in most homes.

The breakthrough will finally open the door for innovations that companies and futurists have long promised: Video on demand, instant music for fans and the ability for graphic artists, architects, engineers, musicians and others to work from home just as easily as they would from their office or studio, according to Internet experts ...

The service, called Road Runner, will be available come summer to Time-Warner Communications' 120,000 customers in the West Valley and surrounding areas. (Published Jan. 10, 1999) Jet skids wild at Van Nuys A corporate jet skidded out of control while landing on the main runway of Van Nuys Airport on Tuesday afternoon, crushing four smaller planes parked in its path and spilling hundreds of gallons of fuel just yards away from nearby apartments ... The crash prompted renewed warnings of the dangers of jet traffic at Van Nuys. (Feb.

quartz hill shootout soccer tournament

The Bishop U12 boys AYSO select team traveled to the Lancaster National Soccer Center in Lancaster, CA for the Quartz Hill Shootout soccer tournament over the weekend. We weren’t sure what to expect, as we haven’t played any big teams from Southern California before.

It turned out that we had the most difficult draw in the tournament!  The first team we played was from San Fernando Valley.  We lost that one 2-1, but played quite well.  Jerrod Dossey scored in that one from an excellent strike fed by Elijah Alexander.  The second match was against Downey, and we lost 3-1.  We conceded two goals in the last quarter, having been beaten by fast breaks.  Joey scored in that one from a great strike outside the penalty area that caught the keeper by surprise.  The last qualifying match was against Valencia, and we tied 1-1, on a penalty kick by Elijah Alexander in the final minute of the match.  Every other team in our flight failed to win a match, so we advanced to the medal round on goal difference.

We met Valencia again in the 3rd place medal match.  This time, we played much better, defeating Valencia 2-1 to capture 3rd place in our division.  So guess who the 1st and 2nd place teams were?  San Fernando Valley and Downey – the two teams we had to play in qualifying.  So our qualifications were the toughest draw, but it was a good experience for our boys.

None of the teams we played exhibited the tactical skill and touch of the Bishop boys.  Of course, I’m biased, but every team we saw only played the long-ball strategy – that is, they sent their biggest, fastest boys up front and kept booting the ball forward hoping to catch our defenders off guard.  This will work at the youth level, but without teaching the touch and foot skills that they’ll need at higher levels of play, they will never get better.  I was gratified to see that as our boys grow and catch up size-wise to other regions, they will have superior foot skill and tactical ability.  It was a good experience which validated the strategy of Bishop soccer to develop players, rather than concentrate solely on winning matches.  Bishop boys play better tactical soccer than any teams we saw at Quartz Hill, so that was fun to see.

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