DIV. 6: CRESPI FALLS TO SLEEPER TOP-SEEDED CELTS, LA CANADA FALL IN QUARTERFINALS.Byline: Dave Shelburne Staff Writer SAN MARINO San Marino, city, United States San Marino (săn mərē`nō), residential city (1990 pop. 12,959), Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1913. Of interest is the Huntington Library, Art Collections, and Botanical Gardens. - The grand experiment came up short Saturday for Crespi High of Encino. The Celts The following pages provide lists of nations or people of Celtic origin, arranged by branch of Celtic ethnicity or language grouping: Goidelic Celts
Sunbelt League runner-up Hemet eliminated the Mission League champions with a 38-35 victory that ended Crespi's season at 17-2. ``They were pretty good, and they had strong guys where we had strong guys,'' said Crespi senior Martin Ciccolini, an all-state performer for the Celts football team that won a Southern Section Div. X title in December. Hemet, strong but unseeded after finishing behind second-seeded Elsinore of Wildomar in the Sunbelt League, defeated Crespi in eight of 14 weight classes. Hemet then lost 39-37 in the semifinals to fourth-seeded Santiago of Garden Grove Garden Grove, city (1990 pop. 143,050), Orange co., S Calif., a suburb of Long Beach and Los Angeles, on the Santa Ana River; founded 1877, inc. 1956. Many of its residents work in nearby aerospace and defense installations, and there is light manufacturing. , the Garden Grove League champion, which edged Elsinore 33-31 in the final. Rio Hondo Rio Hondo may refer to:
Alemany of Mission Hills, which finished second in the Mission League, lost 44-33 to Fillmore in the opening round. Crespi, which won two tournaments and its third consecutive league title, produced seven league champions and 12 qualifiers for next weekend's Coastal Division individual championships, opened strong with a 60-15 win over Frontier League The Frontier League, based in Troy, Illinois, is a professional, independent baseball organization located in the Midwestern United States and Western Pennsylvania. It operates mostly in cities not served by Major or Minor League Baseball teams and is not affiliated with either. runner-up Santa Paula Santa Paula (săn`tə pôl`ə), city (1990 pop. 25,062), Ventura co., S Calif., on the Santa Clara River in a fertile valley that yields citrus fruits, avocados, vegetables, flowers, nursery products, and walnuts; laid out 1875, inc. . Hemet was similarly sharp in a 66-15 first-round dismantling of Arrowhead arrowhead, any plant of the genus Sagittaria, widely distributed marsh or aquatic herbs of the primitive family Alismataceae (water-plantain family). The name derives from the arrowhead-shaped leaves of many species. League champion Hamilton of Anza, and it didn't take long for Hemet to jump out in front of the Celts in the quarterfinals. After Sean Ellis gave Crespi a quick 6-0 lead with a pin in the opening weight class, 147 pounds, Hemet reeled off four consecutive wins, in the process defeating two of the Celts' best wrestlers: league champions Lamar Reed (154) and Conrad Agajanian (173). Crespi rallied with pins by Sam Chamberlain (217) and Sione Fua (277), a forfeit victory at 105 and another pin from Luis Munoz (114) to take a 30-20 lead. Hemet answered with four consecutive wins to clinch the match before Ciccolini closed with a pin at 142. The match was not without controversy. Agajanian was twice penalized pe·nal·ize tr.v. pe·nal·ized, pe·nal·iz·ing, pe·nal·iz·es 1. To subject to a penalty, especially for infringement of a law or official regulation. See Synonyms at punish. 2. for stalling in a double-overtime loss, once when he looked to the Crespi bench for a signal on whether to start wrestling up or down. One bout later, Crespi's Daryl Fields was disqualified dis·qual·i·fy tr.v. dis·qual·i·fied, dis·qual·i·fy·ing, dis·qual·i·fies 1. a. To render unqualified or unfit. b. To declare unqualified or ineligible. 2. for three hits to the head, a decision Crespi coach Mike Odman protested hard enough that a point was deducted from the Celts' total. Afterward, Odman was calm and comical com·i·cal adj. 1. Provoking mirth or amusement; funny. 2. Of or relating to comedy. com , saying, ``It hasn't quite hit me yet - I think I need counseling.'' He praised Hemet, which has a returning state qualifier, J.J. Williford, who scored a technical fall over Crespi pin machine Reed. ``All the credit in the world goes to them,'' Odman said. ``They have a lot of tough guys.'' So did the Celts, who got a strong showing from Reed (in holding Williford to a five-point win) and an effort from Agajanian that Odman said was good enough to win. Chamberlain, Fua and Munoz delivered must-win pins with the match on the line, but Odman knew Hemet would provide a stiff challenge. ``Coming into this thing, we knew we didn't want Hemet,'' he said. ``We knew they were the sleeper Sleeper Stock in which there is little investor interest but that has significant potential to gain in price once its attractions are recognized. Antithesis of high flyer. , and we knew it was going to come down to a couple of weight classes. ``It's funny how the Lord works. So we're going to go back and continue to work and learn from this, and I'm at peace with it because I know it just wasn't meant for us - even though on paper, it sure looked like it.'' Dave Shelburne, (818) 713-3609 dave.shelburne(at)dailynews.com CAPTION(S): 2 photos Photo: (1 -- 2) Pins by Luis Munoz (above, top) and Conrad Agajanian (at right, top) helped Crespi rout Santa Paula. Joe Binoya/Special to the Daily News |
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