ECR FACES UNFAMILIAR FOE.Byline: Erik Boal Special to the Daily News After four years of facing West Valley League rivals Chatsworth and Granada Hills or perennial title contender San Pedro in the City Section semifinals, the 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:
Fourth-seeded Hamilton of Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. (17-0-4) is the final hurdle four- time defending champion defending champion n (SPORT) → defensor/a m/f del título defending champion n (Sport) → champion(ne) en titre El Camino Real (18-3-1) must overcome to reach Saturday's City final for the fifth year in a row, a feat only previously accomplished by Chatsworth, which made seven consecutive appearances from 1995 to 2001. ``It's a different team we haven't played in the playoffs, so a new challenge is exciting,'' said El Camino Real coach Shanna Sarris, whose team - the tournament's top seed - is riding a 17-game unbeaten streak entering the 3 p.m home game. ``(Our girls) know the goal is to win that fifth title, but we're still taking it one game at a time.'' The Conquistadores, who have won 21 consecutive playoff games since losing to San Pedro in the 2000 semifinals, were anticipating a semifinal matchup with Hamilton last year, but San Pedro knocked off the Yankees in the quarterfinals. Hamilton avenged that defeat Thursday, ending San Pedro's run of seven consecutive trips to the semifinals with a 1-0 victory. Hamilton coach Salvador Davila said his team has been looking forward to a chance against El Camino Real since the City playoff pairings were announced Feb. 12. Judging by El Camino Real's postseason dominance - defeating No. 16 Locke 11-1 in the second round and No. 8 Taft of Woodland Hills 4-1 in the quarterfinals - Davila might be careful what he wishes for. ``It's a strange thing, how all these teams want to play us,'' Sarris said. ''I wouldn't want to play a No. 1 team if I didn't have to.'' Sixth-seeded Granada Hills also would relish an opportunity to play the Conquistadores in Saturday's championship game at East L.A. College. The Highlanders (13-8-4) play host to No. 10 Palisades Palisades, cliffs along the west bank of the Hudson River, NE N.J. and SE N.Y., extending from N of Jersey City, N.J., to the vicinity of Piermont, N.Y., with a general altitude of from 350 ft to 550 ft (107–168 m). (12-8-1) in a 3 p.m. semifinal. In two meetings this season, Granada Hills and El Camino Real tied 1-1 and 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) pulled out a 1-0 victory with a goal in the final two minutes. The Highlanders, who last reached the final in 2003 (losing to El Camino Real) snapped a three-game losing streak to Chatsworth in the quarterfinals. Top-seeded Oaks Christian of Westlake Village (19-2-4) - bidding to reach its third consecutive Southern Section Div. V final - plays at Granite Hills of Apple Valley (19-5-2) in a semifinal today. The Lions have outscored playoff opponents 11-1. Thousand Oaks Thousand Oaks, residential city (1990 pop. 104,352), Ventura co., S Calif., in a farm area; inc. 1964. Avocados, citrus, vegetables, strawberries, and nursery products are grown. (16-3-2) plays at Chaparral of Temecula (20-2-4) in a Div A DIV Associate of Divinity . II semifinal. The Lancers lanc·er n. 1. A cavalryman armed with a lance. 2. A member of a regiment originally armed with lances. 3. lancers (used with a sing. verb) a. A kind of quadrille. b. , the Marmonte League The Marmonte League is a high school sports league primarily made up of schools from Ventura County. The Marmonte Leauge is part of the CIF Southern Section. Click here to view the league schedule. co-champion, overcame Temecula Valley - like Chaparral, from the Southwestern League The Southwestern League was the name of three former minor league baseball leagues that operated in the southwestern part of the United States. The first league, also known as the Oklahoma State League, was in operation for the 1904 season. - on penalty kicks in Thursday's quarterfinals. Erik Boal, (818) 713-3607 erik.boal(at)dailynews.com CAPTION(S): photo, box Photo: Katie Oakes, top center, captains El Camino Real in a City Section girls' soccer semifinal today against Hamilton. ECR is seeking its fifth successive trip to the City championship game. Joel P. Lugavere/Special to the Daily News Box: GIRLS' SOCCER |
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