PLAY IT FORWARD EL CAMINO REAL HIGH GIRLS SOCCER DYNASTY OUT TO ADD ANOTHER TITLE.Byline: ERIK BOAL Special to the Daily News Michelle Oakes won't be spotted on the Hollywood nightclub circuit rubbing elbows with Paris and Nicky Hilton
Nor does she figure to be discussing real estate investments with Ivanka Trump Ivanka Marie Trump (born October 30, 1981 in New York City, New York) is an American fashion model and businesswoman, best known as the daughter of Ivana Trump and Donald Trump and is currently vice president of Real Estate Development and Acquisitions at the Trump Organization. or occupying the same runway as Amanda Hearst Amanda Randolph Hearst (born January 5 1984) is an American heiress, fashion model with IMG Models agency, and one of the heirs to William Randolph Hearst's media empire, which reports $5 billion a year in annual revenue USD. and Lydia Hearst-Shaw Lydia Hearst Shaw (born 19 September 1984) is the daughter of kidnapping victim Patricia Campbell Hearst and her husband, former bodyguard, Bernard Shaw. She is a model and one of many heirs to William Randolph Hearst's estate. . But 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:
"I'm an heiress heiress n. feminine heir, often used to denote a woman who has received a large amount upon the death of a rich relative, as in the "department store heiress." HEIRESS. A female heir to a person having an estate of inheritance. to this dynasty," Oakes said. "Actually, I'm one of many. And my goal is to keep this dynasty going." George Oakes George Washington Ochs Oakes (October 20, 1861, Cincinnati, Ohio – October 26, 1931) was an American journalist. Born George Washington Ochs, he legally added the surname "Oakes" in 1915 out of outrage at the sinking of the Lusitania by German submarines. doesn't own a chain of hotels, isn't a famous publisher and doesn't star in his own reality TV show. But his decision to send Michelle and older sister, Katie, to play soccer at 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) has helped them, and the program, gain national attention. Katie, a freshman midfielder at Cal, became one of six soccer players in ECR history to win four City Section titles when the Conquistadores defeated West Valley League rival Granada Hills 1-0 in last year's championship game. Michelle, a senior midfielder, will have the opportunity to add her name to that list today, when top-seed ECR (19-2-4) faces No. 2 Sylmar (30-2) in the City final at 7 p.m. at East L.A. College. "I'm so honored to go to El Camino," she said. "I'm happy I had the opportunity to play with my sister and to play with such a talented group that works so hard." The Conquistadores set a City record last year with their sixth consecutive title, surpassing Chatsworth's run of dominance from 1989-93 and 1996-2000. Although the Chancellors rank fifth in state history with 10 championships, not even their best seven-year stretch (137 victories from 1994-2000) can match ECR's 142-15-14 record since losing to San Pedro in the 2000 semifinals. "Today, El Camino dominates an era where the sport is very competitive," said former Chatsworth coach Robert Hayes
"El Camino has really demonstrated resolve in important games. Even with increased parity recently, El Camino finds a way to come through in championship games." Senior forward Erin Kelly scored the winning goal in last year's victory over Granada Hills. She considers the opportunity to play her final high school game at East L.A. College as a blessing. "I'm very thankful to grow up in a district with such a great soccer team and I'm thankful to be part of this dynasty," Kelly said. "(To win again) would be one of the most amazing a·maze v. a·mazed, a·maz·ing, a·maz·es v.tr. 1. To affect with great wonder; astonish. See Synonyms at surprise. 2. Obsolete To bewilder; perplex. v.intr. things to happen to me, especially at such a young age." If the Conquistadores are successful tonight, they would move into a tie for fifth on the nation's all-time list and second in state history with their seventh consecutive title, joining Bakersfield (1989-95) and Pleasant Valley of Chico (1996-2002). University High of San Diego San Diego (săn dēā`gō), city (1990 pop. 1,110,549), seat of San Diego co., S Calif., on San Diego Bay; inc. 1850. San Diego includes the unincorporated communities of La Jolla and Spring Valley. Coronado is across the bay. holds the state record with eight successive championships (1991-98). "We want to win No. 7 because nobody (in the City) has done it before," said four-year varsity defender Erin O'Leary. "I have so many memories and so many emotions about playing here. It's bittersweet bittersweet, name for two unrelated plants, belonging to different families, both fall-fruiting woody vines sometimes cultivated for their decorative scarlet berries. because I'm going to miss it so much, but to have this opportunity is just amazing." A seventh straight title would also help ECR become only the fifth athletic team in City history to accomplish the feat, joining Birmingham of Lake 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). boys' swimming (13 in a row, 1958-70), 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). of Pacific Palisades girls' tennis (8, 1984-91), Palisades girls' volleyball (7, 1981-87) and Belmont 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. boys' cross country (7, 1995-2001). "This is the big time. It's something for our high school to make history," said senior midfielder Ashleigh Thomas, another athlete seeking a fourth title. "I don't think anyone at this school understands how much this means to us. They don't understand the full concept of what's at stake. "It's something that's blowing everyone's mind." Although Sylmar is enjoying its best season -- 27 consecutive victories entering tonight's final -- even the Spartans are aware of how mind-blowing ECR can be when on top of its game, as evidenced by the Conquistadores' 11-0 quarterfinal victory last season. "They want to have that pressure," ECR coach Eric Choi said. "Every year they know there is going to be a big target on their back. This is a group that knows how to grind and they always rise to the occasion. "I think we still have something to prove because I still want us to be at that (national) level." During its seven-year run, ECR has ascended to a level few in the area can match, going 93-3-4 against City opponents, highlighted by its current 49-game unbeaten streak. "We have the potential to win every game and to do great things together," Kelly said. "Girls come to El Camino to have that mentality and to play in those big games." The Conquistadores enter tonight's match with 31 consecutive playoff victories, with only the Westchester boys' basketball team (27 in a row) posing a threat to that streak among City programs. "I don't ever want to see it end," senior goalkeeper Ashley Menin said. "This dynasty means everything to us." A victory over Sylmar won't guarantee any of ECR's seniors a multi-million dollar inheritance. But it will move the Conquistadores one step closer toward their ultimate goal. "I just want a shirt that says 'El Camino: handles business,'" Oakes said. "But for us, it's business as much as it is pleasure." A motto all heiresses can live by. erik.boal@dailynews.com (818) 713-3607 CAPTION(S): photo Photo: El Camino Real High seniors Erin Kelly, Erin O'Leary, Michelle Oakes, Ashley Menin and Ashleigh Thomas know the drill. Hans Gutknecht/Staff Photographer |
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