May 25, 2012: Daily News High School Spotlight

BOYS' BASKETBALL: Huge summer tournament at St. John Bosco July 2-7

St. John Bosco in Bellflower is hosting a 32-team summer tournament July 2-7 Pool A: St. John Bosco, Beverly Hills, Palmdale, Sylmar Pool B: Mater Dei, Calabasas, Providence, Highland Pool C: Westchester, Cantwell Sacred-Heart, Santa Margarita, LaSalle Pool D: Pasadena, Orange Lutheran, Dominguez, Venice Pool E: Serra, Fairfax, Lawndale, Moorpark Pool F: Inglewood, Alemany, Thousand Oaks, Centennial (Compton) Pool G:  ...

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May 25, 2012: Daily News High School Spotlight

HS BASEBALL: Newbury Park knocks off Saugus in DI quarters

Newbury Park High is enjoying its best baseball season since 1968, and the Panthers are still going strong after eliminating Saugus 7-3 on Friday in a Southern Section Div. I quarterfinal before an overflow crowd at Saugus. "It's a big step," Newbury Park ace pitcher Luke Eubank said. Eubank made it happen. The Cal State L.A.-bound right-hander improved to 10-0,  ...

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May 25, 2012: Daily News High School Spotlight

HS BASEBALL: West Ranch upsets Orange Lutheran

West Ranch defeated top-seeded Orange Lutheran 5-4, as Jagger Rusconi hit a two-run double in the sixth inning for the go-ahead score in Stevenson Ranch.  ...

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May 25, 2012: Inside USC with Scott Wolf

Athens Update

Freshman Sabrina Santamaria is putting on quite an NCAA Tournament run by advancing to the NCAA women's tennis singles' quarterfinals with a 6-4, 6-4 victory over Baylor's Nina Secerbegovic in Athens, Ga. Santamaria is the only unseeded player left in the tournament.  ...

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May 25, 2012: Inside the Dodgers

Injury updates on Hairston, Sellers, Ellis, Kemp, Rivera, Uribe.

Dodgers head athletic trainer Sue Falsone had a busy day Thursday -- a day off for the team, but hardly a day off for the trainer with a disabled list of eight players. Justin Sellers became the latest addition as he took the place of Jerry Hairston Jr. on Friday. Hairston was in the starting lineup and Sellers was reduced  ...

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May 25, 2012: Daily News High School Spotlight

HS BASEBALL: West Ranch, Orange Lutheran tied 3-3 in 4th

It's going to come down to the end at West Ranch, as the host Wildcats have rallied to tie the score 3-3 in the bottom of the fourth  ...

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May 25, 2012: Daily News High School Spotlight

HS BASEBALL: West Ranch trails Orange Lutheran 3-1 in third

West Ranch has fallen behind 3-1 to top-seeded Orange Lutheran in the bottom of the fourth in a Div. I quarterfinal in Stevenson Ranch.  ...

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May 25, 2012: Daily News High School Spotlight

HS BASEBALL: Newbury Park's Eubank is putting clamps on Saugus

Luke Eubank is tearing it up for Newbury Park in a Div. I quarterfiinal at Saugus. Through four innings, the right-hander has yet to allow a run while striking out six, as Newbury Park leads 5-0 on a Daniel Barnett's solo home run in the top of the fifth.  ...

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May 25, 2012: Daily News High School Spotlight

HS BASEBALL: Newbury Park jumps to two-run lead at Saugus

Newbury Park leads Saugus 2-0 after scoring two unearned runs in the second inning, taking advantage of an infield error that set the stage for Taylor Zander's two-run single. Newbury Park star pitcher Luke Eubank has pitched the minimum six batters through two innings, striking out two while giving up one hit. [Update: Newbury Park just a added a run  ...

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May 25, 2012: Daily News High School Spotlight

HS BASEBALL: Will wind be equalizier for Newbury Park-Saugus quartefinal?

Two top pitchers go head to head today, as Saugus and its ace Justin Donatella take on Newbury and star Luke Eubank in a Div. I quarterfinal set to begin in just a few minutes. But it so windy here in Santa Clarita with the wind gusting straight out that the blustery conditions could prove a great equalizer. "It could  ...

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May 25, 2012: Inside USC with Scott Wolf

Lee Update

Marqise Lee went 25-5.5 in the long jump at the NCAA West Regional in Austin, Texas, to advance to the NCAA championships.  ...

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May 25, 2012: The Sausage Factory

Show me the money....

Anyone living in the area where Reps. Howard Berman and Brad Sherman are campaigng instinctively knows a lot of money is being spent, based on the mails they are receiving. Campaign reports released on Friday show that nearly $2.5 million has been spent in the last month alone by the two to get their message out to voters for  ...

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May 25, 2012: Inside USC with Scott Wolf

Position Of Need

With two tailbacks committed and defensive line still an area of recruiting concern, maybe linebacker is the under-the-radar position of need: USC is aggresively recruiting linebacker Michael Hutchings and there are a trio of out-of-state candidates to keep an eye on: Reuben Foster, Trey Johnson and Jaylon Smith,  ...

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May 25, 2012: Daily News High School Spotlight

HS CROSS COUNTRY: State-champion Golden Valley co-coaches Rob and Chris Evans resign

Rob and Chris Evans, co-coaches at state-champion Golden Valley, have resigned.  ...

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May 25, 2012: Inside USC with Scott Wolf

Tennis Update

USC has three players still playing in the NCAA singles' championships -- Steve Johnson on the men's side along with Sabrina Santamaria and ZoĆ« Scandalis in the women's competition. Johnson's won 68 straight matches. Johnson and Roberto Quiroz are still alive in the doubles' competition.  ...

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May 25, 2012: Daily News High School Spotlight

HS BASEBALL: Crescenta Valley pitching tandem Pacific co-players of year

Crescenta Valley pitchers Elliot Surray and Kyle Murray have been named Pacific League co-Player of the Year.  ...

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May 25, 2012: Farther Off the Wall

Weekly media column version 05.25.12

What's included in this week's sports media column (linked here): The best reasons for the Kings' inclusion in the Stanley Cup final, from purely a viewers, readers and tweeter's point of view, including the potential for more local news flub-ups in coverage of the on-ice events (which the Kings, above, have tried to stay ahead of the curved stick  ...

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May 25, 2012: Inside USC with Scott Wolf

Morning Buzz

USC is No. 6 in the latest recruiting rankings by Max Preps.Meanwhile, there was a twist in the missing person case of Gavin Smith, according to KNBC.  ...

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May 24, 2012: Daily News High School Spotlight

BOYS' BASKETBALL: Former Thousand Oaks star Tiffin changing schools

Alex Tiffin is leaving UC Davis. Tiffin, a 6-foot-7 forward could be transferring to Chaminade Univ. in Hawaii (NCAA Div. II)  ...

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May 24, 2012: Daily News High School Spotlight

BOYS' VOLLEYBALL: Oaks Christian close to getting new coach

Chris Forrest, boys' and girls volleyball coach at Palisades is close to becoming the new boys' coach at Oaks Christian for next year. Forrest led the Dolphins boys' team to the City Section Div. I championship last Saturday in a victory against Granada Hills at Venice High. Forrest should be officially named coach after a paperwork review.  ...

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