BOYS TENNIS: La Salle reaches finals, San Marino slips

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Tuesday’s Semifinals
Division II

Palm Desert 10, San Marino 8
Division V
La Salle 11, Cate 7

My thoughts: There was a lot of focus on San Marino’s No. 1 singles player Daniel Weingarten, who didn’t play because of an amateur tournament.
Question: Did he do the right thing by playing in a higher-caliber tournament?
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FOOTBALL: Who will step up and surprise in 2008?

With spring conditioning going on, it’s time to start laying odds on who will be the teams to watch, and who might be a sleeper.

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My opinion: I think San Gabriel and La Salle are definitely teams to keep an eye on. Both have solid quarterbacks returning. Both have receiver issues to deal with.
Muir has a good quarterback with speed galore at receiver. Could this team be more pass-happy than last year with Youngblood? Arcadia has Golper, but who’s going to fill the void left by the departure of Walker and Amhaz? Monrovia has Marquise Williams returning and that’s a major plus. Will Pasadena find a way to fill massive voids? Same with Blair and Alhambra. Will Flintridge Prep, Maranatha and Rio Hondo Prep be factors in the small-school circuit?

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BASEBALL: Second round results and roundup

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Baseball brackets

San Marino and Maranatha are the lone survivors after Tuesday’s second round.

Tuesday’s games
Division III
Paloma Valley 3, Alhambra 1
Division V
Paraclete 3, Monrovia 2
Carpinteria 2, Temple City 1 (8 innings)
San Marino 5, Campbell Hall 1
Division VI
Maranatha 6, Riverside Notre Dame 5
Bishop Union 5, Rio Hondo Prep 0
Big Bear 11, Pasadena Poly 3
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SOFTBALL: Round 2 results and roundup

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Above: Whittier Christian defeated Tample City 2-1 in a CIF-SS softball playoff game at Whittier Christian High School in La Habra. (SGVN/Staff Photo by Keith Durflinger/Sports)

Playoff Brackets

Tuesday’s Second Round
Division V

Whittier Christian 2, Temple City 1
North Torrance 5, South Pasadena 0
Division VI
Alverno 10, Rosamond 2
Calvary Murrieta at San Gabriel Mission, 3:15 p.m.
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