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Bulldog boys are dominating in win

March 01, 2006|By Edgar Melik-Stepanyan

GLENDALE ? The Burbank High swimming team dominated Glendale in Tuesday's season opener.

And the Nitros overwhelmed the Bulldogs in the same dual meet.

The Bulldog and Nitro head coaches each walked away with something to be proud of after the conclusion of the meet.

Burbank Coach Adam Wright was pleased with his boys' team, which handed host Glendale a 112-54 loss.

"My boys' team is just really strong," Wright said.

On the other end of the pool deck, Glendale Coach Steve Garberson was thrilled about his girls' squad's times in a 123-39 triumph.

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"We are opening up with times that were very close to our season bests from last year," Garberson said. "They had some stellar times."

Glendale won all 11 events, as Lily Broussard, Sarah Wolff and Lauren Ward each took two individual events.

The Bulldog boys were almost as impressive, winning 10 events.

Julian Miranda led the Bulldogs with a pair of individual victories, as he captured the 50-yard freestyle in 22.81 seconds and the 100 freestyle in 52.93.

"Not bad for a first meet," Wright said of Miranda, the defending Foothill League champion in the 50 freestyle.

The senior's day started with helping the 200 medley relay team, which also consisted of Greg Fields, Aram Simonian and Marc Anunta, to a victory in 1:51.37.

"I'm very pleased with their performance," Wright said.

Anunta and Simonian also won two events apiece. Anunta captured the 200 individual medley (2:12.37) and the 500 freestyle (5:21.45) and Simonian was tops in the 100 breaststroke (1:11.39) and the 100 butterfly (59.71).

Wright attributed his girls' team's struggles to its lack of experience.

"They're really young," Wright said. "A lot of these girls just got off the water polo season, too.

"The guys have been in the water a lot more."

The Nitros, who had eight varsity swimmers, got their lone victory from Hobin Wee. The senior captured the 100 backstroke in 1:05.79.

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