WRESTLING CHAMPIONSHIPS: SAN FERNANDO TO MISS TWO IN DUAL TITLE MEET.Byline: Gerry Gittelson Staff Writer For tonight, the usual high school wrestling rivalry between 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:
San Fernando (săn fərnăn`dō), city (1991 pop. 144,761), Buenos Aires prov., E Argentina. It is a district administrative center in the Greater Buenos Aires area. will be without much of its punch. San Fernando coach Mike Castillo said his best wrestlers See
``They've indicated they're not interested. It's their prerogative An exclusive privilege. The special power or peculiar right possessed by an official by virtue of his or her office. In English Law, a discretionary power that exceeds and is unaffected by any other power; the special preeminence that the monarch has over and above all others, ,'' Castillo said. ``(The dual tournament) doesn't serve any purpose and they don't seed it for seeding at the state tournament. They could get hurt, so why put them at risk?'' German, ranked No. 2 in the region by the Daily News (all weight classes) is 22-0 with five tournament victories, and he is the area's only undefeated wrestler. Perry (14-2), splitting time between wrestling and basketball - he's averaging more than 26 points per game - hasn't finished worse than third in a tournament this year. El Camino Real has won four consecutive dual championships with San Fernando finishing second each time. 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) also won four City championships, but San Fernando snapped its streak on Saturday. This is the first time the duals have been scheduled after the individual championship meet. The timing played into Castillo's decision to allow German and Perry to skip the meet. ``I think it's kind of anticlimactic an·ti·cli·max n. 1. A decline viewed in disappointing contrast with a previous rise: the anticlimax of a brilliant career. 2. ,'' Castillo said. ``The duals usually are a buildup build·up also build-up n. 1. The act or process of amassing or increasing: a military buildup; a buildup of tension during the strike. 2. for the main championship. Now that it's after, it's lost prestige.'' El Camino Real coach Terry Fischer was angry when he heard the news. ``That's his loss,'' Fischer said. ``Isn't every competition important? When you put your school's name on the mat, and 200 people pay money to see the meet, you try to win. We've won four in a row and we're gonna gon·na Informal Contraction of going to: We're gonna win today. try our best to win again.'' Seven teams are participating, including Granada Hills, Bell, University, Monroe and Chatsworth. The final is scheduled for about 7 p.m. DUAL WRESTLING CHAMPIONSHIPS When: 4 p.m., prelims; 7 p.m. championships Where: El Camino Real High Teams: El Camino Real, San Fernando, Granada Hills, Bell, University, Monroe, Chatsworth. Admission: $3, students (with ID) $1, children under 12 free Fast fact: El Camino Real is going for its fifth consecutive dual team championship. CAPTION(S): box Box: DUAL WRESTLING CHAMPIONSHIPS (see text) |
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