CITY CHAMPIONSHIP BOYS' SOCCER: AGAIN, IT'S EL CAMINO FOR REAL WIN SETS UP CHANCE AT 3RD TITLE IN 4 YEARS ECR 3, FREMONT 0.Byline: Matthew Kredell Staff Writer There was no celebration here, just a few high-fives and some pats on the back. Making it to the City Section boys' soccer final at UCLA UCLA University of California at Los Angeles UCLA University Center for Learning Assistance (Illinois State University) UCLA University of Carrollton, TX and Lower Addison, TX means little to El Camino Real El Camino Real (Spanish for The Royal Road or The King's Highway) was the name of a series of pre-automobile highways linking the various New World colonies of Spain:
Nothing short of winning matters. Wednesday's 3-0 victory over Fremont puts the Conquistadores one step away from their second consecutive title and third in four years. Top-seeded El Camino Real (24-3-3) will face No. 15 Roosevelt, which won the title in 2000, at Drake Stadium Drake Stadium is a stadium in Des Moines, Iowa. It is primarily used for the Drake Relays, and is the home field of the Drake University Bulldogs. It opened in 1925 and currently holds 14,557 people. A large scale renovation of the stadium was completed in 2006. on Saturday at 3:30 p.m. It will be a full day for Conquistadores fans - the girls' team will be on the same field also going for back-to-back titles. ``We are where we're supposed to be,'' said goalkeeper Raul Calderon, who recorded his 10th shutout and third in the playoffs. ``You won't see us celebrating until about 5 p.m. Saturday.'' Calderon was under siege early in the game but made four saves in the first 10 minutes to keep the game scoreless. After Derek Hanks scored on a deflection, the Conquistadores controlled play, and a player who wasn't a part of any of the previous titles put the game away. Sophomore Ivan Leon, who played junior varsity junior varsity n. Abbr. JV A high-school or college team that competes in interschool sports on the level below varsity. Noun 1. last year, scored his eighth and ninth goals of the season. First he flicked the ball away from the diving goalkeeper and scored on an empty net. Then, a header by Milo Milo, athlete of ancient Greece Milo (mī`lō) or Milon (mī`lŏn), fl. 500 B.C., athlete of ancient Greece, b. Crotona. Krastev went off the post and back to Leon for another goal. ``I kept saying it's coming,'' Leon said. ``I missed a couple of them, but then it happened.'' Leon is one of the few Conquistadores who doesn't know what to expect in the City final. ``We haven't talked about it,'' Leon said. ``Now that we're going, I guess they'll tell me what it's like in practice (today).'' Though three of the games were close in the first half, El Camino Real has seemed on cruise control See adaptive cruise control. throughout the playoffs. There never has been much doubt the Conquistadores would win. ECR ECR Efficient Consumer Response ECR European Congress of Radiology ECR Electron Cyclotron Resonance ECR El Camino Real (Kings Highway; California) ECR Electronic Cash Register ECR East Coast Radio (South Africa) , which has won 14 in a row dating back to a 2-1 loss to Quartz Hill in the Royal tournament the first week of January, has outscored opponents 16-1 in the postseason. ``Our goal at the beginning of the year was to win the City championship,'' coach David Hussey David Hussey (born July 15, 1977) in Morley, Western Australia is an Australian cricketer who has represented Australia at under 19 level in his youth. A right-handed batsman and a right-arm offbreak bowler, Hussey has been given the nickname of Little Mr Cricket said. ``So we haven't matched our goal yet. A lot of these guys have championship experience, so they know we have a long way to go.'' Maybe a long way figuratively, but actually it's just 80 minutes. CHAMPIONSHIP SCHEDULE FRIDAY BOYS' BASKETBALL at Loyola Marymount Stoneridge Prep vs. Price, 4:45 p.m. Harvard-Westlake vs. El Segundo El Segundo (ĕl sēgŭn`dō), industrial city (1990 pop. 15,223), Los Angeles co., S Calif., on Santa Monica Bay; inc. 1917. Its products include navigation and computer systems, aircraft parts, office machines, telephone apparatus, and , 8:30 p.m. BOYS' SOCCER at La Mirada La Mirada (lä mĭrä`də), city (1990 pop. 40,452), Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1960. La Mirada derives from the Spanish for "the view," referring to the panoramic view of the surrounding valleys from atop the city's hills. HS Quartz Hill vs. Leuzinger, 2 p.m. SATURDAY BOYS' BASKETBALL at The Forum Reseda vs. University, 1 p.m. at The Pond Thousand Oaks vs. Loyola, 2:15 p.m. GIRLS' BASKETBALL at The Pyramid Hillcrest Chr.-GH vs. Rolling Hills Prep, 9:30 a.m. Montclair Prep vs. Cantwell Sacred Heart, 11:15 a.m. Hart vs. San Clemente, 8:15 p.m. at The Forum Chatsworth vs. Narbonne, 5 p.m. BOYS' SOCCER at UCLA El Camino Real vs. Roosevelt, 3:30 p.m. GIRLS' SOCCER at UCLA San Pedro vs. El Camino Real, 1:15 p.m. at Gahr HS Harvard-Westlake vs. Bonita Bonita (Spanish and Portuguese for "beautiful") is the name of:
Crescenta Valley vs. Edison, 6 p.m. CAPTION(S): photo, box Photo: El Camino Real's Ivan Leon (18) celebrates his second goal of the day. David Sprague/Staff Photographer Box: CHAMPIONSHIP SCHEDULE (see text) |
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