GRANADA HILLS SEEKING ITS FIRST CROWN.Byline: ERIK BOAL Special to the Daily News 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). High of Pacific Palisades have dominated two former City Section boys' tennis champions -- 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:
The Highlanders (14-1) look to dethrone de·throne tr.v. de·throned, de·thron·ing, de·thrones 1. To remove from the throne; depose. 2. To remove from a prominent or powerful position. Palisades (15-0), the defending champs, and win their first City championship this afternoon at 1 at Balboa Balboa, town (1990 pop. 2,751), Colón prov., in the former Panama Canal Zone, on the Gulf of Panama. The port for Panama City, Balboa was the administrative headquarters of the Panama Canal Zone. It was also the site of a U.S. navy base (closed 1999). Sports Complex in Encino. ``We'll be the underdogs times 10, but we'll see if we can break the curse,'' said Granada Hills coach Simon Robertshaw, whose team is making its eighth title-match appearance in 11 years. ``We've trained all year for a match like this, because we knew it could come down to the last round.'' The teams last met in a City final in 1999, the Dolphins winning 20 1/2-9, and they have split their past two playoff play·off also play-off n. Sports 1. A final game or series of games played to break a tie. 2. A series of games played to determine a championship. Noun 1. meetings: The Highlanders won in the 2004 semifinals and Pali in the 2003 semis. The Highlanders need strong performances from singles players Eric Lee and Vinnie Amor and their top two doubles teams to offset Palisades' strength at the third and fourth singles and third doubles spots. CAPTION(S): box Box: THURSDAY'S MATCHES |
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