June 2011 Archives

9 a.m. Campbell Hall vs. La Canada
10:30 a.m. Notre Dame vs. El Camino Real
12 p.m. Harvard-Westlake vs. Pasadena
1:30 p.m. Oaks Christian vs. Orange Lutheran
3 p.m. Santa Monica vs. Alemany
4:30 p.m. Dorsey vs. Crespi
6 p.m. semifinal Long Beach Poly vs. Loyola
7:30 p.m. semifinal Mater Dei vs. Fairfax

Friday 7/1 @ Westchester High

9:00am...Venice vs Redondo
10:30am...Narbonne vs Morningside
12:00Noon..Peninsula vs Beverly Hills
1:30pm...Compton Centennial vs St Bernards
3:00pm...Palisades vs Mater Dei
4:30pm...Bishop Montgomery vs Westchester
6:00pm...Windward vs Serra (semifinal)
7:30pm...Taft vs Washington (semifinal)

Andre Chevalier was back on the Oaks Christian bench after 16 days in South Africa and the Lions beat El Camino Real, 60-51, in a consolation quarterfinal in the Fairfax tournament.

Chass Bryan scored 17 points and junior Anson Moye scored 16 points to lead Oaks Christian.

Maleke Haynes scored 14 points and Evan Wardlow scored 12 points for ECR.

Oaks Christian took the lead midway through the first half and never trailed again.

The Lions will play Orange Lutheran at 1:30 p.m. Friday in a consolation semifinal.

El Camino Real play Notre Dame at 10:30 a.m.

Kennedy Edwards scored 27 points and Jonathan Bell scored 19 points but it was not enough in a consolation quarterfinal setback against Orange Lutheran

Gabe York scored 29 points and Darien Williams scored 19 points to lead Orange Lutheran.

Harvard-Westlake's Cami Chapus began her day by finishing second in the 1,500-meter final at the World Youth Track and Field trials Wednesday at Shaw Stadium in Myrtle Beach, S.C.

But it wasn't until nearly 12 hours later that Chapus learned whether her season would continue another week.

Although Chapus ran 4:25.61 -- the eighth-fastest outdoor time in the country this year -- she was edged by Hannah Meier of Michigan's Grosse Pointe High, who produced the No. 6 mark to prevail in 4:24.92.

The USATF usually takes the top two finishers in each event to compete at the IAAF World Youth Championships, scheduled this year for July 6-10 in Lille, France.

But because Chapus didn't initially meet certain qualifying criteria or standards according to the IAAF, she was left off the U.S. 17-under roster that would travel to France, despite being the national high school outdoor leader in the mile (4:42.71) and ranking second this year in the 1,600 (4:40.88).

After Chapus' omission from the team was questioned by Harvard-Westlake's coaching staff, in addition to the support she received from members of the USATF coaching staff, she was then added late Wednesday to the American roster and will be traveling to France with Harvard-Westlake teammate Amy Weissenbach, who ran 2:09.52 in the 800 final to place second to Ajee Wilson of Neptune High (N.J.), who clocked 2:09.39.

"I have a huge headache, but I am going," Chapus said.

Weissenbach, who set National Federation High School record June 4 by running 2:02.04 to repeat as state 800 champion, still boasts the fastest 17-under time in the world this year.

"We're super excited," Weissenbach said. "To go with Cami will be especially fun."

Oaks Christian girls' basketball coach Mario Trutanic, Jr. lasted one season with the Lions.

Trutanic resigned Wednesday afternoon and will be an asst. coach for the Cal St. Northridge women's team.

Trutanic led the Lions to an undefeated run through Tri-Valley League competition and a Div. IV-A championship game appearance but Oaks Christian lost to St. Anthony at the Anaheim Convention Center in March.

Many top applicants are expected to apply.

The team returns four key starters and should be bolstered by the additions of four possible transfers.

Applicants for the position are encouraged to contact athletic director Jan Hethcock.

Zena Edosomwan scored 20 points and sophomore Derrick Newton scored 11 points to lead the Wolverines in a 66-54 consolation quarterfinal victory against Campbell Hall.

Freshman Aaron Holiday scored 17 points and San Diego St.-bound Cole Huff scored 11 points to lead the Vikings.

Taft pulled off a great win against Palisades in the quarterfinals of the Westchester tournament.

Taft won, 78-73.

Brandon Perry scored 30 points and Compton transfer Anthony January scored 18 points.

Palisades all-city guard Donovan Johnson scored 27 points.

Taft is in the semifinals Friday.

Pasadena 61
La Canada 52

Jay Srinivasan scored 17 points in the losing effort.

Blake Hamilton scored 19 points and Brandon Jolley scored 13 points to lead Pasadena.

La Canada's next game is 9 a.m. Friday against Campbell Hall.

Pasadena moves into a consolation semifinal at noon Friday.

Dallas Tessar could be the latest baseball star at Chaminade.

Tessar made his high school debut in a JV summer league game against Saugus and went 4 for 5 with seven RBI's.

Tessar hit for the cycle, including a home run to deep left in his first at-bat.

Tessar's brother, Brando, plays at Oregon.

Cara Blumfield is the new girls' basketball coach at El Camino Real.

Blumfield takes over for Raquel Alotis, who moved on to Sierra Canyon.

Blumfield coached at Cleveland last year.

2011 Nike Fairfax tournament

Championship Quarterfinals

Mater Dei vs. Dorsey, Wednesday at 8:30 p.m.
Crespi vs. Fairfax, Wednesday at 7 p.m.
Long Beach Poly or Notre Dame vs. Alemany, Thursday at 8:30 p.m.
Loyola vs. Santa Monica, Thursday at 7 p.m.

Consolation Quarterfinals

Campbell Hall vs. Harvard-Westlake, Wednesday at 5:30 p.m.
La Canada vs. Pasadena, Wednesday at 4 p.m.
Notre Dame or Long Beach Poly vs. Orange Lutheran, Thursday at 4 p.m.
Oaks Christian vs. El Camino Real, Thursday at 5:30 p.m.

It was a good thing Oaks Christian coach Andre Chevalier was not at the Lions first round game in the Fairfax tournament against Santa Monica, Tuesday.

Oaks Christian was playing well and took a 14-point second half lead but the wheels came off and the Lions dropped a 66-65 decision.

Chass Bryan scored 23 points and it looked like Oaks Christian would pull off the mild upset and advance to face Loyola but it will be Santa Monica after a great comeback effort.

Jordan Matthews scored 24 points to lead the Vikings.

Oaks Christian will play El Camino Real at 5:30 p.m. Thursday in a consolation quarterfinal.

Alemany 84
Orange Lutheran 80

Bear Henderson scored 28 points to lead Alemany.

Marqueze Coleman scored 17 and Max Guercy scored 16 for Alemany.

Gabe York, a highly-recruited guard, poured in 25 points for Orange Lutheran.

Darien Williams and Peyton Banks each scored 17 points.

Loyola 82
El Camino Real 47

Trey Mason scored 20 points, including six 3-pointers to lead Loyola.

Jacob Hazzard scored 13 points, Parker Cartwright-Jackson had 11, Josh Chilldress had 11 and Julian Harrell had eight in a balanced effort for Loyola.

Alemany should have no problems taking on Loyola, Harvard-Westlake and Crespi in a loaded Mission League next year.

The Warriors have great depth and many athletic players.

Marqueze Coleman has been offered a scholarship by Portland and Max Guercy, K.J. Moffett, Michael Coleman, Rahzaun Henderson, Jerico Richardson and Andrew English will all be key contributors

Two weeks ago Malik Anderson was in a Sierra Canyon uniform.

Anderson is now at Alemany.

The 6'6 incoming freshman and son of former NBA player Nick Anderson will be playing his first game for the Warriors in a first round game of the Fairfax tournament against Orange Lutheran.

Chaminade could have four freshman on varsity next year.

Coach Todd Wolfson is excited about Bar Milo, Joel Loth, Chris Bounds and Dylan Cuenca.

Loth could be the best of the bunch and Milo has great size.

Chaminade should be able to compete with junior Jaron Martin and sophomores Jack Williams and Justin Eisen.

Montclair Prep's Max Fried, Harvard-Westlake's Lucas Giolito and Camarillo's Hunter Virant, all UCLA commits, were among the 40 players selected from a group of 144 to remain in Cary, N.C., this week for the USA Baseball 18-under national team trials and training camp.

Fried, Giolito and VIrant all competed this past week in the USA Baseball Tournament of Stars and were selected based on their performances in four all-star games, as well as individual workouts and scouting combines Friday. Eleven of the 40 players selected are from high schools in California.

The pitchers will participate in games Friday and Saturday, looking to make the 28-player cut to return to North Carolina in September for the U.S. national team training camp that will produce a final 20-player roster to compete in the COPABE Pan American AAA 18-under championships Sept. 23-Oct. 2 in Cartagena, Colombia.

Harvard-Westlake catcher Arden Pabst was selected to the U.S. 16-under national team trials and training camp roster. Chatsworth's Tom Meusborn is one of the assistant coaches on the U.S. 16-under staff.

Simi Valley resident Tommy Costello was picked for the U.S. 14-under national team trials and training camp roster.

Following his thrilling 400-meter hurdles victory Sunday at the USA Track and Field Outdoor National Championships in Eugene, Ore., Taft graduate Jeshua Anderson secured another career first Monday by being honored as Pac-10 Men's Track Athlete of the Year.

Although Anderson won three NCAA titles in the 400 hurdles at Washington State, one of only three athletes in Division I history to accomplish the feat, this is the first time he has received the conference award.

Anderson clocked a lifetime-best 47.921 to edge Bershawn Jackson (47.930) and Angelo Taylor (47.94), who have a combined seven USATF outdoor national titles between them, in the final at Oregon's Hayward Field.

All three athletes, who join South Africa's L.J. van Zyl as the only individuals in the world this year to run under 48 seconds, will represent the U.S. in August at the IAAF World Championships in Daegu, South Korea.

Anderson was joined by three other first-time Pac-10 recipients in USC's Nia Ali, who was honored as Women's Track Athlete of the Year after winning the NCAA title in the 100 hurdles and finishing fifth Sunday in the USATF outdoor final.

Arizona's Brigetta Barrett, the NCAA high jump champion, was recognized as the conference's top female field athlete, validating her selection by winning the USATF outdoor title Friday with a clearance of 6 feet, 4 3/4 inches.

Arizona State's Jordan Clarke won the NCAA title in the shot put (64-9 3/4) to secure Pac-10 Men's Field Athlete of the Year.

CANYON COUNTRY -- The three-day College of the Canyons passing tournament begins today featuring some of the area's top quarterbacks such as Canyon's Jonathan Jerozal, Moorpark's Grant Rohach, Westlake's Justin Moore, Hart's Cory Mayes, Chaminade's Logan Scott and Alemany's Devon Dunn, and there is a twist - the linemen are participating, too, by competing in a strength contest culminating in a five-man tug of war at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday in conjunction with the tournament championship.

Other tournaments have included strength contests, but the College of the Canyons event will put the linemen front and center at the end, and that's something unique.

"The tug of war is right in the middle of everything, so that makes it pretty cool," said organizer Garrett Tujague, head coach of Canyons. "They also do a football relay run, a bench-press competition, a sled drive and a pass-rush competition. Plus, there's an obstacle course where they're driving sleds, running in out between bags, jumping over bags. It's hilarious."

Alemany could pull a sweep. The Warriors just won the 24-team Conejo Classic on Saturday, and they looked good in a strength competition the previous Saturday at the Saugus Under The Lights tournament.

But the favorite for the strength competition is Canyon, led by linemen Alex Vaughn (6-foot-2, 240 pounds), Juan Rodriguez (6-0, 260) and Brandon Granados (6-1, 240), all of whom helped the Cowboys win at Saugus.

"It's great. I think it's great the linemen get to be involved," Canyon quarterback Jonathan Jerozal said. "It's always good to see them there, especially for me, and they're pretty jazzed after winning at the Saugus Under The Lights tournament. I think they're trying to make a statement."

Canyon figures to be tough in the passing tournament, too, especially if top receiver Drew Wolitarsky is healthy, as the junior is trying to shake off a minor shoulder injury.

Some of the top round-robin matchups today are Hart vs. Valencia at 3 p.m., Moorpark vs. Valencia at 3:50 p.m. and Canyon vs. Chaminade at 7:10 p.m. On Tuesday, some of the matchups to watch out for are Alemany vs. Taft at 3:50 p.m., Alemany vs. Westlake at 5:30 p.m., and Crescenta Valley vs. Westlake at 6:20 p.m.

There are more passing tournaments planned: L.A. Valley College plays host to a large-scale tournament July 9-10, and Edison High in Huntington Beach is hosting a tournament the same weekend.

Inglewood 45
El Camino Real 41

Modesto Christian 54
Valencia 51

Calabasas 49
Renaissance Academy 46

Thousand Oaks 44
La Jolla Country Day 43

Semifinals are at 5 p.m. and 6 p.m.
Modesto Christian vs. Inglewood, 5 p.m.
Thousand Oaks vs. Calabasas, 6 p.m.

championship game at 8:30 p.m.

The Palisades girls' basketball Beach Invitational tournament is scheduled for Nov. 28-Dec. 3.

Two teams are needed to complete a very solid field.

The following teams are scheduled to participate in this years tournament.

Locke, Canoga Park, St. Monica, Marymount, Westchester, Calabasas, Sierra Canyon, Carson, Culver City, Palos Verdes, Campbell Hall, La Salle, El Camino Real and host Palisades.

Contact Torino Johnson for more information.

tjohnson@palihigh.org

16 teams have completed pool play at the Oaks Christian tournament in Westlake Village.

Two brackets of eight teams each will start play at 1 p.m. Sunday.

The championship Gold Bracket is as follows:

1 p.m. El Camino Real vs. Inglewood
2 p.m. Valencia vs. Modesto Christian
3 p.m. Calabasas vs. Renaissance Academy
4 p.m. Thousand Oaks vs. La Jolla Country Day

The Silver Bracket goes like this:

1 p.m. Canoga Park vs. Cleveland
2 p.m. Notre Dame vs. Westlake
3 p.m. Newbury Park vs. El Camino (Oceanside)
4 p.m. Oaks Christian vs. Birmingham

Winners will keep advancing throughout the day and night.

Modesto Christian 52
Cleveland 33

Valencia 54
El Camino (Oceanside) 38

Calabasas 61
Notre Dame 58

Thousand Oaks 41
Oaks Christian 36

Renaissance Academy 75
El Camino (Oceanside) 41

Renaissance Academy 35
Westlake 31

Inglewood 52
Newbury Park 29

El Camino Real 41
Canoga Park 36

La Jolla Country Day 57
Birmingham 41

Cleveland 45
Newbury Park 34

Valencia 57
Westlake 45

Montclair Prep left-hander Max Fried pitched four hitless innings Saturday, walking three and striking out four to secure his second win for the AABC all-stars in a 4-2 pool-play victory over the Dixie all-stars at the USA Baseball Tournament of Stars in Cary, N.C.

Fried, a UCLA commit, has walked five and struck out five in five hitless innings for AABC, which clinched a berth in Sunday's final. After appearing in the past two games for AABC, Camarillo's Hunter Virant, another UCLA-bound talent, didn't pitch Saturday.

The PONY all-stars gave up three ninth-inning runs in a 10-9 loss to the Babe Ruth all-stars, preventing a showdown of future UCLA hurlers in Sunday's championship game with Harvard-Westlake's Lucas Giolito eligible to pitch for PONY after throwing four innings in Thursday's 13-1 victory over NABF.

Giolito could still see action in the third-place game against Dixie, with Virant a likely possibility to pitch for AABC in the final against Babe Ruth.

All three area pitchers are among the 144 players competing for spots on the U.S. 18-under national baseball team.

Pool play started at Oaks Christian Friday night in the "To the Rack invitational".

Calabasas 57
La Jolla Country Day 54

Westlake 2
El Camino (Oceanside) 0 (forfeit)

Modesto Christian filled in and beat Westlake, 50-48.

Thousand Oaks 44
Canoga Park 33

El Camino Real 41
Oaks Christian 21

Halftime score was 15-8. Oaks Christian was without Chass Bryan, Mike Roletti, Jason Ghilarducci, Jackson Miller and Grant Gustavson.

Valencia 51
Renaissance Academy 50

Notre Dame 59
Birmingham 53

Inglewood 55
Cleveland 40

Modesto Christian 54
Newbury Park 36

Pool play continues Saturday and bracket play is Sunday

After a number of close calls throughout his senior season, Agoura's Johnathan Cabral finally produced the fastest wind-legal time in state history in the 110-meter hurdles with a prelim effort of 13.36 seconds Friday at the USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships at Hayward Field in Eugene, Ore.

Cabral, the two-time state champion, had run a wind-aided 13.27 at the Southern Section Masters meet May 27, along with a wind-legal 13.41 at the Golden West Invitational on June 11, which had equaled the No. 2 mark in state history with Mission Viejo's Steve Kerho from 1982.

But Cabral, who will run at University of Oregon next season, finally delivered a wind-legal effort on his future home track that eclipsed the 2004 standard of 13.39 set by James Logan of Union City's Kevin Craddock.

Cabral, who is seeded second entering the 2:25 p.m. final behind Florida sophomore Eddie Lovett (13.23), is closing in on the national high school record of 13.30 set in 1990 by Chris Nelloms of Dunbar High in Dayton, Ohio.

Harvard-Westlake's Lucas Giolito, a UCLA commit, pitched four innings, allowing one hit, one walk and one run with five strikeouts Thursday for the PONY all-stars in a 13-1 victory over the NABF all-stars at the USA Baseball Tournament of Stars in Cary, N.C.

Camarillo's Hunter Virant, another UCLA-bound pitcher, worked his second scoreless inning in as many days for the AABC all-stars, striking out two in a 12-7 victory over the RBI all-stars, who rallied from a 10-run deficit with seven unanswered runs.

Virant, who secured the save in Wednesday's 8-7 victory over American Legion, has struck out five of the six batters he's faced in two innings.

AABC and PONY are both 2-0 in their pools and could meet in Sunday's final with victories Saturday.

No games are scheduled Friday, with all 144 athletes in attendance -- including Montclair Prep's Max Fried, another UCLA commit -- receiving position-by-position evaluation by scouts, who are trying to select the roster for the U.S. 18-under national baseball team.

Following a junior season highlighted by a pair of national high school records, Harvard-Westlake's Amy Weissenbach has been honored as Gatorade's national girls' track and field athlete of the year.

Weissenbach, who secured the Gatorade state award Wednesday, is the area's fifth female track athlete to receive the Gatorade national honor and the first since L.A. Baptist graduate Allyson Felix won in 2003. Harvard-Westlake assistant Joanna Hayes was the Gatorade state and national recipient at J.W. North in 1995.

Weissenbach joins Jill Oakes, the 2002 girls' soccer player of the year, as Harvard-Westlake's only two recipients of Gatorade's national honors.

Weissenbach defended her state 800-meter title June 4 in Clovis, clocking a National Federation High School record of 2 minutes, 2.04 seconds, the top 19-under outdoor mark by an American this year and fastest in the world among 17-under female athletes.

Harvard-Westlake's Cami Chapus, K.C. Cord, Lauren Hansson and Weissenbach set a national prep record Saturday in the distance medley relay, clocking 11:22.23 at the New Balance Outdoor National Championships in Greensboro, N.C.

Weissenbach, who boasts a 4.23 GPA, ran the leadoff 1,200-meter leg in 3:24.85, believed to be the fastest in prep history. She also anchored the Wolverines to a national title June 17 in the sprint medley relay (3:55.12), the second-fastest time in state history and No. 14 on the country's all-time list.

Weissenbach and her teammates will compete Saturday the Nike Track Nationals in Eugene, Ore., where she won the 800 title in 2:08.42 last year.

Just one mile apart, Oaks Christian and Westlake are quickly becoming heated football rivals, and the teams meet again at 6 p.m. Friday in a seven-on-seven passing contest at the eighth annual Conejo Valley Classic, a two-day event featuring a total of 24 teams at Westlake, Thousand Oaks and Newbury Park highs.

After Westlake defeated Oaks Christian in the regular season last year, Oaks Christian came back with a 29-28 win over the visiting Warriors in the Southern Section Northern Division championship.

The circumstances are much less formal today, but the competitive juices should be flowing, as both teams are working in junior quarterbacks. Oaks Christian has unleashed transfer Luke Falk from Utah, while Westlake's Justin Moore takes over for two-year star Nick Isham.

Both have some top returning receivers, as USC-bound Jordan Payton is back for Oaks Christian, and Nevada-bound Cody Tuttle and heavily recruited tight end Johnny Stuart are back for Westlake.

"We're young, but we should be OK. We should be getting better," Westlake coach Jim Benkert said. "It's a pretty strong tournament, and between the three sites, I think we have some of the better passing teams at Westlake.

"But when the season starts in the fall, I think our strength will be our offensive and defensive lines."

Some of other top programs participating are Moorpark, Alemany, Camarillo, Royal, Thousand Oaks and Palmdale. The championship game is scheduled for 2 p.m. Saturday at Thousand Oaks.

Defending tournament champion Thousand Oaks is inexperienced at the skill positions, though the Lancers looked sharp last weekend while advancing to the semifinals of the 24-team Saugus Under The Lights tournament.

Thousand Oaks is trying out quarterbacks Griffin Kramer and junior Clark Abourisk. Kramer, a 5-11, 210-pounder, is the son of former NFL quarterback Erik Kramer.

"I think Griffin has the advantage in terms of arm strength, and Clark's advantage would knowledge of our offense because he has grown up in the system," Thousand Oaks coach Mike Leibin said.

As for replacing receiver Richard Mullaney, who scored 20 touchdowns last year, that's not going to be easy.

"Richard was so phenomenal, a once-in-a-lifetime kind of player," Leibin said. "The difference this year is we have a bunch of productive wide receivers, four guys and two tight ends that are going to be pretty solid us. No one is going to get 80 or 100 catches, but we might have a bunch who get 40."

The two top returning receivers are Blake Howell and L.J. Wiley, and converted defensive back Nathan Debeikes is coming along, too.

Like Westlake, Thousand Oaks should be strong up front offensively and defensively, Leibin said.

"Our top offensive lineman, Tom McNutt, is a returning center, and from an intelligence and work-ethic standpoint, his leadership is as good as anyone I've been around for an offensive lineman."

Alemany should be one of the favorites. After advancing to the Pac-5 semifinals last year, the Warriors have a promising new quarterback in Devon Dunn, who led the JV team to an undefeated record last season, while most of the top receivers are back, including rising star Jerico Richardson.

"I really like the way the team is coming along. We're playing well in these passing things, even though I don't put a whole lot of stock in it," Alemany coach Dean Herrington said. "Our receivers are going to be something really special, and we have eight kids back on defense from last year, plus we're a strong football team - the strongest team I've ever been associated with."

Max Heltzer, a quarterback from Harvard-Westlake, has committed to UCLA as a preferred walk-on.

It's early, but Royal backed up its surprisingly good performance at the Saugus Under The Lights tournament this past weekend with another stellar outing today at Ventura, going 5-0.

The Highlanders have often underachieved through the years, but this year's team might turn it around.

Adam Ehrlich, a catcher from Campbell Hall High drafted in the sixth round by the St. Louis Cardinals, has signed a contract, opting to play professional baseball instead of honoring a letter-of-intent to Loyola Marymount University.
Ehrlich flew to Florida today to report.

"It's really exciting. I'm excited to be down in Florida getting my career started with a great organization," Ehrlich said. "I've been dreaming about making it to the majors since I first picked up a bat and hit off a tee at age 2."

Ehrlich batted .566 with five home runs and a San Fernando Valley-best 49 RBIs as a senior. He's the first Campbell Hall graduate to sign a pro baseball contract.

CHATSWORTH DUO THIS CLOSE TO MAJORS

Chatsworth High alums Matt Dominguez and Bryan Petersen are teammates at triple-A New Orleans, one step from the majors with the Florida Marlins.

Petersen is trying to make it back after appearing in 23 games in 2010 and four games this season. He is among the Pacific Coast League's leading hitters with a .332 average, 11 home runs and 24 RBIs in 57 games.

Dominguez, recovering from a fractured elbow, is batting .270 with four home runs and 26 RBIs in 31 games. He has 50 home runs in five minor league seasons.

There are other local prospects in the Marlins organization, including Single-A teammates Christian Yelich (Westlake) and Brent Keys (Simi Valley) at Greensboro (N.C.).

Yelich, drafted last year in the first round (23rd overall), tore it up in Rookie ball - batting .362 and .375 for two teams - and he has looked good in Single-A, too. The outfielder is hitting .272 with five home runs, 32 RBIs and 14 stolen bases in 62 games. Keys, drafted one year earlier in the 17th round, is batting .208 in 17 games.

EX-HART ACE LOOKS TO FIND GROOVE IN TRIPLE-A

After dominating at every minor-league level since being drafted in 2008 in the first round (38th overall) by the Kansas City Royals, former Hart pitcher Michael Montgomery is taking his knocks at Triple-A Omaha. The left-hander is 2-4 with a 5.83 ERA with 46 walks in 79 innings. In 2010, he was 14-5 with four teams.

WILL HE OR WON'T HE?

Tyler Glasnow, drafted in the fifth round by the Pittsburgh Pirates, has yet to sign, as the 6-foot-7 pitcher is weighing a University of Portland scholarship. Something could happen soon because Pittsburgh's fourth and sixth picks just signed.

EX SIMI VALLEY STAR A JETHAWK

Jonathan Meyer, who helped carry Simi Valley to the 2009 Southern Section Div. I baseball championship, has not strayed far.

Drafted by the Houston Astros in the third round, Meyer is playing third base for the Single-A Lancaster Jethawks, and after striking out 177 times in 183 games over his first two seasons, he's turning it around in Lancaster. The 20-year-old is batting .264 with six home runs and 34 RBIs in 64 games.

Adam Ehrlich, a Campbell Hall catcher, has signed with the St. Louis Cardinals after being drafted in the sixth round, opting to play professionally instead of going to Loyola Marymount University.

Championship Game: Taft 69, Chatsworth 56.

For Taft -

Ajon Efferson - 18 pts, 6 rebs
Brandon Perry - 14 pts, 6 rebs
Kris Yanku - 13 pts

For Chatsworth -

Terrell Funches - 20 pts, 9 rebs
Salvador Torres - 16 pts
Montel Shirley - 13 pts, 12 rebs

Semifinal #1: Chatsworth 77, Cleveland 74. Cleveland led by 12 in each half but Chatsworth kept chipping away and came away with the win.

For Chatsworth -

Terrell Funches - 20 pts, 5 rebs, 3 stls
Salvador Torres - 18 pts, 16 in 2nd half
Montel Shirley - 15 pts, 9 rebs, 4 asts
Mark Olmos - 15 pts, 7 asts, 3 stls

For Cleveland -

J.R. Williams - 18 pts, 5 asts
Osama Igodan - 15 pts, 11 rebs, 5 asts
Jason Moore - 13 pts, 10 rebs

Semifinal #2: Taft 63, Dorsey 57. Taft led by 15 at halftime. Dorsey got within one at least a half-dozen times in the 2nd half but never quite pulled even.

For Taft -

Steven Jones - 22 pts, 6 rebs, 4 asts
Kris Yanku - 16 pts, 6 rebs, 5 asts, 5 stls
Brandon Perry - 10 pts, 10 rebs, 6 blks

For Dorsey -

Andre Edwards - 24 pts, 8 rebs
DeShawn Frazier - 11 pts, 8 asts, 4 stls
Kalen Barber - 11 pts, 3 asts

Consolation Game: West Coast Elite 54, Campbell Hall 27

For West Coast Elite -

Trevis Jackson - 12 pts, 6 rebs, 5 asts
Adrian Francis - 11 pts
Jhonathan Free - 10 pts, 14 rebs, 3 blks

For Campbell Hall -

Aaron Holiday - 16 pts, 9 rebs

The Holiday family at Campbell Hall and the Owusu family at Oaks Christian have really got it going on these days.

First up, let's talk about the four children of Toya and Shawn Holiday.

Justin just finished up at Washington and will be in the NBA draft Thursday. A likely second round pick, according to some experts.

Jrue played one season at UCLA and is turning into an all-star guard for the Philadelphia 76'ers.

Lauren is entering her senior year of high school in September and is being recruited by several PAC-10 schools for basketball.

Aaron is an incoming ninth grader, who scored a remarkable 54 points against Simi Valley in his first ever high school varsity game.

Not bad, at all.

How about the Owusu's.

Brian plays football at Harvard.

Chris is a standout at Stanford who is expected to be a first round selection in the 2012 NFL draft.

Crystal just graduated two weeks ago and is headed to Columbia to study and play basketball.

Francis is a rising junior prospect and expected to be a huge factor for Bill Redell's football team this fall.

Two great families with a lot to be proud of academically and athletically.

Luke Dykstra, a freshman shortstop for Westlake, is among the All-CIF Southern Section selections posted today. Here is the list:

2011 ALL CIF SOUTHERN SECTION BASEBALL TEAM
Presented by the LA84 Foundation
(As selected by CIF-SS Baseball Coaches' Association)
(For release June 20, 2011)
Division 1
Player of the year: Henry Owens, Edison (12)
Coach of the Year: Steve Madril, JW North
A.J. Balta 10 Valencia/Valencia
Tyler Brashears 11 El Toro
Nick Catalano 11 Esperanza
Matt Chapman 12 El Toro
Gabriel Clark 11 JW North
Ryan Cooper 12 Esperanza
Luke Dykstra 9 Westlake
Luke Eubank 11 Newbury Park
Gabriel Franca 11 JW North
Tyler Glasnow 12 Hart
Austin Hedges 12 JSerra
Christian Lopes 12 Edison
Jeff Moberg 11 Vista Murrieta
Ty Moore 11 Mater Dei
Steven Pallares 12 Santiago/Corona
Cody Ramer 11 Simi Valley
Eric Snyder 12 Edison
Nick Torres 12 Lakewood
Shane Watson 12 Lakewood
Trey Williams 11 Valencia/Valencia
2011 ALL CIF SOUTHERN SECTION BASEBALL TEAMS
Presented by the LA84 Foundation
(As selected by CIF-SS Baseball Coaches' Association)
(For release June 20, 2011)
Division 2
Player of the year: Austin Saenz, Mission Viejo (12)
Coach of the Year: Chris Ashbach, Mission Viejo
Devyn Bolasky 12 Vista Del Lago
Kyle Davis 11 Pacifica/Garden Grove
Michael Dingilian 12 Chaminade
K.J. Edson 12 Arcadia
Jake Gallaway 12 Etiwanda
Lucas Giolito 11 Harvard-Westlake
Travis Harrison 12 Tustin
Joseph Keller 11 Chino Hills
Troy Mulcahy 11 Crescenta Valley
Jacob Nottingham 10 Redlands
Zach Ortiz 12 Cypress
Boog Powell 12 Mission Viejo
Kyle Raubinger 12 Arroyo Grande
Andres Rodriguez 12 La Mirada
Brennan Salgado 12 Glendora
C.J. Saylor 11 South Hills
Corey Sims 11 Alemany
Kevin Wade 10 Trabuco Hills
Austin Watters 12 West Torrance
Dan Zandona 12 Santa Barbara
2011 ALL CIF SOUTHERN SECTION BASEBALL TEAMS
Presented by the LA84 Foundation
(As selected by CIF-SS Baseball Coaches' Association)
(For release June 20, 2011)
Division 3
Player of the year: James Kaprielian, Beckman (11)
Coach of the Year: Kevin Lavalle, Beckman
Ryan Barker 11 Lancaster
Jakari Bass 12 Lancaster
Andy Crowley 12 San Gorgonio
Justin Garza 11 Bonita
Matt Gelalich 12 Bonita
David Herd 12 Paloma Valley
Brandon Horth 12 Woodbridge
Brennan Leitao 12 Woodbridge
Joppi Martin 12 University
Kenny Mathews 12 Diamond Bar
Ryan Mulvihill 12 Culver City
Tyler Rich 11 Colton
Chad Rieser 12 Beckman
Zack Rivera 11 Beckman
Timmy Robinson 11 Ocean View
OBryan Sanchez 12 Whittier
Jack Sheeley 12 Quartz Hill
Chance Sisco 10 Temescal Canyon
Kory Weeks 12 Rancho Alamitos
Frankie Wright 12 Alhambra
2011 ALL CIF SOUTHERN SECTION BASEBALL TEAMS
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(As selected by CIF-SS Baseball Coaches' Association)
(For release June 20, 2011)
Division 4
Player of the year: Rio Ruiz, Bishop Amat (11)
Coach of the Year: Andy Nieto, Bishop Amat
Adam Alcantara 10 Bishop Amat
Jacob Anderson 12 Chino
David Berg 12 Bishop Amat
Aaron Bernal 11 Colony
Scott Blumer 11 Troy
Nick Bueno 12 Monrovia
Corey Copping 11 Temple City
Bowdien Derby 11 La Salle
Chance Fuglistaher 12 Kaiser
Ryan Garvey 12 Palm Desert
Trent Gilbert 12 Torrance
Edgar Gomez 12 Indio
Ryan Hartman 11 Savanna
Brooks Kriske 11 Palm Desert
Matt Lee 12 San Dimas
Evan Ocello 12 Oaks Christian
Bobby Pettey 11 Sonora
Travis Radke 12 Oaks Christian
Tyrone Taylor 11 Torrance
Taylor Wetzel 11 Granite Hills
2011 ALL CIF SOUTHERN SECTION BASEBALL TEAMS
Presented by the LA84 Foundation
(As selected by CIF-SS Baseball Coaches' Association)
(For release June 20, 2011)
Division 5
Player of the year: Adolfo Espinoza, Oak Hills (12)
Coach of the Year: Jason Story, Oak Hills
Ryan Borden 10 Citrus Valley
Ryan Bower 12 Lompoc
Nick Bruno 12 Hemet
Caleb Dirks 12 Woodcrest Christian
Adam Ehrlich 12 Campbell Hall
Michael Fagan 12 Linfield Christian
Christian Fillingame 11 Oak Hills
T.J. Follett 11 Big Bear
Max Fried 11 Montclair Prep
Sergio Luna 10 Cathedral
Ryan McNeil 12 Nipomo
Andrew Morovick 12 Tahquitz
Elias Novello 12 Sierra Vista
Trevor Oaks 12 Woodcrest Christian
Julian Perez 9 Cathedral
Andrew Ramones 11 Citrus Valley
Jamiel Robinson 10 Serra
Donnie Smith 10 Serra
Cameron Stanley 12 Whittier Christian
Taylor Ward 11 Shadow Hills
2011 ALL CIF SOUTHERN SECTION BASEBALL TEAMS
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(As selected by CIF-SS Baseball Coaches' Association)
(For release June 20, 2011)
Division 6
Player of the year: Brian Holman, Pasadena Poly (12)
Coach of the Year: Wayne Ellis, Pasadena Poly
Nathan Antoun 12 Capistrano Valley Christian
Nick Campbell 12 Vasquez
Steve Criss 12 Oxford Academy
Philip Diaz 12 Bell-Jeff
James Grandpre 12 Desert Christian/Lancaster
Chance Gusbeth 11 Desert Christian/Lancaster
Andrew Jacks 11 Crean Lutheran
Tanner Kruse 11 Bishop Union
Jordan Kutzer 12 Pasadena Poly
Jason Malana 12 Calvary Murrieta
Hunter Merryman 12 Pasadena Poly
Alex Monreal 12 Salesian
Alex Pachino 12 Viewpoint
Royce Park 11 Flintridge Prep
Aaron Puls 12 Bishop Union
Matt Saeta 12 Pasadena Poly
Lucas Sardo 11 Oxford Academy
Tyler Sprague 11 Viewpoint
Gerardo Velasquez 12 Academy of Academic Excellence
Jon Woodcock 12 Villanova Prep
2011 ALL CIF SOUTHERN SECTION BASEBALL TEAMS
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(As selected by CIF-SS Baseball Coaches' Association)
(For release June 20, 2011)
Division 7
Player of the year: James Barraza, Animo Leadership (12)
Coach of the Year: Randy Garcia, Animo Leadership
First Team
Quinn Barbini 12 New Roads
Geoff Billock 11 Dunn
Josh Clark 11 Hillcrest Christian/Granada Hills
Austin Cortina 12 Pacifica Christian
Eric Deming 12 New Community Jewish
Blaise Dolcemaschio 11 New Roads
Joe Eisaguirre 12 Dunn
Daniel Esparza 12 Firebaugh
Damian Garcia 12 Animo Leadership
Erick Garcia 12 Firebaugh
Patrick Gonzales 12 Riverside Christian
Frank Guzman 11 Liberty Christian
Kevin Hammer 11 Pacifica Christian
Blaise Inman 11 St. Monica Academy
James Howard 11 St. Michael's Prep
Jackson Mauze 12 Cate
Andrew Negrete 12 Animo Leadership
Alex Ruiz 10 Riverside Prep
Samuel Sainz 10 Temecula Prep
Julian Silagy 11 Pacific Lutheran

The 16th annual War on the Floor at Pierce College

Schedule for Monday June 20

12 p.m. Palmdale vs. West Coast Elite
1 p.m. Palmdale vs. Montclair Prep
2 p.m. Renaissance Academy vs. Highland
3 p.m. Canoga Park vs. Northridge Academy
4 p.m. Oaks Christian vs. Bell-Jeff
5 p.m. championship semifinal Cleveland vs. Chatsworth
6 p.m. championship semifinal Taft vs. Dorsey
7 p.m. Campbell Hall vs. Pasadena
8 p.m. championship game of 5 p.m. winner vs. 6 p.m. winner

Cody Buckel, the former Royal High star drafted last year in the second round by the Rangers, is on a fast track to the major leagues.

The hard-throwing right-hander is 3-2 with a 2.19 ERA for single-A Hickory (N.C.) with 45 strikeouts and just nine walks in 37 innings.

Oaks Chritian's Evan Ocello, the former Conejo Valley Little League all-star who played on the 2004 U.S. championship team in Williamsport, Pa., has been named MVP of the Tri-Valley League.

Ocello, an outfielder, stole 36 bases and helped the Lions to the D4 semifinals.

The first-team selections: Jose Carrillo, Carpinteria; Travis Radke, Trevor Gretzky, Drew Hacker and Cole Taylor, Oaks Christian; Jordan Farris, Josh Grajeda, Cody Kurz and DJ Romero, St. Bonaventure; Nick Morelli and Eric Henderson, Oak Park; Jacob Elliott, Grace Brethren; Tim LeSuer and Allen Colborn, Nordhoff; Parker Phillips, Malibu.

SAUGUS -- Six months after a heartbreaking one-point loss in the Southern Section Northern Division football championship, Westlake High is putting the pieces back together.

Most of the top skill players from last year's team have graduated, and among the those stepping in is quarterback Justin Moore, a junior who helped lead Westlake to the final of the two-day, 24-team Saugus Under The Lights passing tournament Saturday at Central Park, where the Warriors lost 36-16 to Long Beach Poly in the championship.

"I think I definitely understand the position," said Moore, a backup to star Nick Isham the past two seasons. "If I can distribute the football, everything will go just fine."

There are no helmets or pads in seven-on-seven passing competition, but succeeding in such a large-scale tournament takes a lot of energy, as the winner must win four games in four hours with only a five-minute break between games.

"My arm is tired, we're all tired, but we'll get over it," Moore said.

In the final, Moore hit Bradley Wellman on a 50-yard touchdown, and he also connected with Cody Tuttle on a scoring pass, but after falling behind 36-2, Westlake dug too big of a hole.

"It's tiring, but tournaments like these prepare you for the fourth quarter in a real game when you're looking at the sideline wishing you could take a break, but you keep going," Tuttle said.

Westlake should be in good shape this coming fall. Passing tournaments are one thing, but the Warriors return blue-chip defensive lineman Justin Solis and coveted junior defensive back Dashon Hunt, along with top kicker Alex Ball and starting offensive linemen Javier Aguilera, Anthony Davanzo, Jordie Hannel and Keith Ramljak.

ROYAL FLUSH WITH SUCCESS

Perhaps the biggest surprise was Royal, which advanced to the semifinals. Along the way, the unsung Highlanders eliminated Loyola and Hart.

Logan Bateman, a converted receiver playing quarterback for the first time, showed good poise and a strong arm for someone just learning the position.

"What matters is how everything translates once you put on the pads, but we've got a pretty good football team," Royal coach Kevin Flye said.

Bateman found success passing to tight ends Trevor Kanteman and Garrett Parkinson.
"It's my first year playing quarterback, so I guess this is a little surprising," Bateman said. "We're playing well. We've just got to keep going."

HART DB RECOVERS FROM BEING KNOCKED OUT

Hart defensive back Tim White was hospitalized Friday after being knocked unconscious in a collision with an opposing player, but coach Mike Herrington said White only will miss about a week.

"He got hit on the chin and was knocked out for about four minutes, but he didn't have a concussion or anything like that, not even a headache," Herrington said. "All he needed was a few stitches because his mouth was pretty bloody, but he was back here today supporting his teammates."

LITTLE TEAM THAT COULD

After losing all three pool contests with scoring more than two touchdowns in a game Friday, small-schools power Sierra Canyon looked much better on Saturday, winning the consolation championship with three victories in a row, including a 38-14 win over Pioneer Valley in the final.

"Our coach (Jon Ellinghouse) definitely got into us pretty good yesterday, but today we held our own," Sierra Canyon quarterback Tyler Stewart said.

Westlake 56, El Camino Real 49
Oxnard 63, St. Francis 42
Ventura 62, Chaminade 49
Crescenta Valley 79, Calabasas 70

Oxnard 62, Westlake 49
Crescenta Valley 57, Ventura 52

Oxnard and C.V. into the semis Sunday

Calabasas 67, Chaminade 62
verdugo Hills 63, Notre Dame 36
Camarillo 84, Simi Valley 78
Dos Pueblos 51, Canyon 46

Northridge Academy with a nice win over Bell-Jeff, 35-29

Cleveland 66
Montclair Prep 56

Jason Moore scored 21 in the victory. Cleveland is 2-0 in pool play.

J.R. Williams scored 16 points. Cleveland will be a contender in the West Valley League.

Trey Dickerson scored 21 points for Montclair Prep. Dickerson has Div. I speed.

Amonte Dees scored 12 points for the Mounties.

Westlake 56, El Camino Real 49
Oxnard 63, St. Francis 42
Ventura 62, Chaminade 49
Crescenta Valley 79, Calabasas 70

Chatsworth blew a 10-point lead in the final minutes but prevailed in overtime as Oaks Christian didn't score a basket in the one minute extra period.

Grant Gustavson made two 3-pointers in the final 15 seconds to get Oaks Christian to overtime.

Michael Roletti led Oaks Christian with 14 points, Jackson Miller scored 12 and Gustavson had 10.

Terrell Funchess scored 27 points to lead Chatsworth. Funchess also scored 27 in an earlier game against West Coast Elite

Chatsworth 68
West Coast Elite 46

Terrell Funches scored 27 points and Montel Shirley had 10 to lead Chatsworth.

Adrian Francis (12 points), Jordan Fuller (11 points) and Jonathan Free (10 points) led West Coast Elite.

Francis attended Cleveland, Fuller went to Alemany and Free went to West Adams Prep.

Trey Dickerson scored 18 points to lead the Mounties in a slight upset at the War on the Floor.

Brandon Jolley scored 14 points, Simon Ezra scored 12 and Blake Hamilton had 10 for Pasadena.

Cleveland 53
Canoga Park 30

Jason Moore scored 12 points and J.R. Williams scored seven as the Cavaliers easily won their opener.

Highly-touted Canoga Park freshman Bennie Boatwright sat out with a knee injury.

Cleveland unveiled two new players.

Sophomore C.J. Hampton, a transfer from Granada Hills and Malik Johnson, a transfer from Reseda.

SAUGUS -- After failing to make the football playoffs last season for the first time in coach Mike Herrington's 22-year career, Hart High is looking to forge a comeback behind returning quarterback Cory Mayes, and the Indians looked sharp today at the 10th annual Saugus Under The Lights passing tournament at Central Park.

Hart went 2-1 in pool competition, defeating Pioneer Valley 34-14 and Crescenta Valley 36-30 and losing 16-12 to tournament favorite Oaks Christian.

"I think we've got good group because there's more depth, which means more competition between the players at practice, and that will make us better football team on Friday nights," Herrington said. "I told everyone, even Cory Mayes, that every position is open because of our lack of success last year.

"When spring practice started, I told everyone they had to fight for playing time and would be getting equal reps, and Cory worked hard and outplayed the others."

With a strong passing arm and a flair for reading opposing defenses, Mayes consistently found receivers Riley Stauffer, Davis Koppenhaver and freshman Trent Irwin.

"We spread it out pretty equally today," Mayes said. "Passing tournaments like these are good for the quarterbacks and receivers to get together on routes."

Hart also returns kicker Rhett Allmond, who had seven field goals last season, along with running back Dylan Edwards and offensive linemen James Fairchild and John Perkins.

OAKS CHRISTIAN LOOKS TO RELOAD

Defending Northern Division champion Oaks Christian went 2-0-1. The Lions have a high-profile transfer in quarterback Luke Falk, a junior who is being tutored by top private coach Steve Clarkson, and Oaks Christian is also giving a long look to junior Cody Cordell and sophomore Brandon Dawkins.

"They don't have All-American receivers like Jordan Payton in Utah," Falk said. "There's a lot of talent. I like it a lot here."'

Besides his relationship with Clarkson, Falk said one of the reasons the family has moved to California is because his two sisters are trying to launch a music career with their band, Falk.

"They're pretty good. Their plan is to make a CD and get a record contract," Falk said.
In addition to Oaks Christian's four-point win over Hart, the Lions defeated Pioneer Valley 34-12 and tied Crescenta Valley 26-26.]

"I think all three of the quarterbacks showed some good signs and some things they have to work on," Oaks Christian coach Bill Redell said.

MAKING A NEW START
A total of 24 teams are participating in the two-day tournament that concludes Saturday with the championship game at 8 p.m. The summer is just starting, and a lot of teams like Newbury Park are embracing a new start. The Panthers went 3-7 and did not make the playoffs last year, so the focus is on improvement.

"It's going to take a lot of hard work, and this year's team has better work ethic than last year's team," linebacker Michael DiFronzo said.

Saugus is in a similar situation. The Centurions haven't won a playoff game in two years, but quarterback Jared Carbajal returns, and he is feeling good about the Centurions.

"Our team is looking pretty solid," Carbajal said. "These tournaments, I come to win, but it's a lot of showboating compared to Friday nights once the real season starts."

DOING IT WITH DEFENSE

Chaminade finished 2-1, impressing defensively with linebackers Tal Dardashti, Zander Small and Jacob Bowman.

"Our defense looks good," Dardashti said. "It's a very physical defense, and it looks like we're going to have a big year. The whole team loves to hit - but not here, of course."

2011 War on the Floor Summer Spectacular
Start of Summer Tournament

Pool A: Taft, Palmdale, Renaissance Academy, Sylmar
Pool B: Pasadena, Montclair Prep, Cleveland, Canoga Park
Pool C: Dorsey, Campbell Hall, Bell-Jeff, Northridge Academy
Pool D: Oaks Christian, Chatsworth, Highland, West Coast Elite

Saturday June 18
Boys Games at Montclair Prep in Van Nuys
9 am Cleveland vs. Canoga Park
10 am Chatsworth vs. West Coast Elite
11 am Pasadena vs. Montclair Prep
12 pm Oaks Christian vs. Chatsworth
1 pm Bell-Jeff vs. Northridge Academy
2 pm Montclair Prep vs. Cleveland
3 pm West Coast Elite vs. Highland
4 pm Bell-Jeff vs. Campbell Hall
5 pm Palmdale vs. Renaissance Academy
6 pm Taft vs. Sylmar
7 pm Dorsey vs. Campbell Hall
8 pm Taft vs. Palmdale

Sunday June 19
Games at Pierce College in Woodland Hills
9 am Montclair Prep vs. Canoga Park
10 am Pasadena vs. Cleveland
11 am Dorsey vs. Northridge Academy
12 pm Pasadena vs. Canoga Park
1 pm Campbell Hall vs. Northridge Academy
2 pm Dorsey vs. Bell-Jeff
3 pm Highland vs. Oaks Christian
4 pm Sylmar vs. Renaissance Academy
5 pm Oaks Christian vs. West Coast Elite
6 pm Highland vs. Chatsworth
7 pm Taft vs. Renaissance Academy
8 pm Sylmar vs. Palmdale

Monday June 20
BOYS GAMES AT PIERCE COLLEGE IN WOODLAND HILLS
12 pm Consolation game
1 pm Consolation game
2 pm Consolation game
3 pm Consolation game
4 pm Consolation game
5 pm Gold Bracket semifinal
6 pm Gold Bracket semifinal
7 pm Consolation game
8 pm Championship

Taft is the only local school participating in the inaugural Westchester Summer Tip-Off tournament June 27-July 2.

Here is the schedule in order from top to bottom of the bracket.

Windward vs. Morningside, Tuesday June 27, 2 p.m.
St. Bernard vs. Bishop Montgomery, Tuesday June 28, 3:30 p.m.
Narbonne vs. Serra, Tuesday June 28, 5 p.m.
Westchester vs. Compton Centennial, Tuesday June 28, 6:30 p.m.

West Torrance vs. Taft, Monday June 27, 2 p.m.
Redondo Union vs. Palisades, Monday June 27, 3:30 p.m.
Peninsula vs. Washington Prep, Monday June 27, 5 p.m.
Mater Dei vs. Venice, Monday June 27, 6:30 p.m.

A possible Taft vs. Palisades second round matchup could be very interesting.

Windward has incoming freshman Mason Shepard and Roy Hemsley.

St. Bernard has an incoming freshman nicknamed "Buddah", so I can only imagine he will be a good one.

Mater Dei is also entered in the Fairfax tournament. It will be interesting to see which players play at which tournament

Many of the area's top quarterbacks are on display today on the first day of the fifth annual Saugus Under The Lights passing tournament at Central Park, a large-scale event featuring 24 teams beginning with pool competition at 2 p.m., then an elimination tournament Saturday concluding with the championship game at 8 p.m.

Among those expected to participate are Canyon's Jonathan Jerozal, Westlake's Justin Moore, Oaks Christian's Luke Falk, Hart's Cory Mayes, Sierra Canyon's Tyler Stewart, Chaminade's Logan Scott, Notre Dame's Kelly Hiliniski, Campbell Hall's R.J. Gordon and Saugus' Jared Carbajal.

"It's invite only, so everyone that's coming has been personally invited, and we feel we're bringing together the best competition in Southern California," Saugus coach Jason Bornn said. "There are no easy games for anyone. As far as I know, they're all good teams."

Westlake is the reigning champion after defeating Long Beach Poly last year in the final, and there's a chance the teams could meet again on Saturday.

Participants play three round-robin games Friday, then the top 16 compete in an elimination tournament Saturday.

"To win the championship, you have to play seven games over two days, including four wins on Saturday with no break in-between, and that's not easy - it's a lot of football," Bornn said.

Alpha League rivals Sierra Canyon and Campbell Hall are the two small-schools entries, and both feature high-powered passing attacks that could help the underdogs succeed against much bigger schools.

"Tyler Stewart is a lot better than he was last year, and we're excited to see what he can do," Sierra Canyon coach Jon Ellinghouse said. "We've had a good summer so far, so we're excited."

Stewart passed for 2,861 yards and 39 touchdowns last year to help Sierra Canyon to the Southern Section East Valley final, but he has yet to prove himself against elite opponents.
Sierra Canyon receiver/defensive Julian Brooks is back, and he has been offered scholarships by Washington State, Colorado, Arizona, Arizona State, Utah State, Utah and Oregon State.

"He's a very talented kid because half the colleges are recruiting him as a receiver, and half are recruiting him as a defensive back," Ellinghouse said. "He has some big shoes to fill as our No. 1 receiver, and I think he will do that, no problem."

Sierra Canyon running backs Xavier Menifield and Julian Brooks are back, too.

Gordon passed for 2,536 yards and 22 touchdowns last year for Campbell Hall, and 6-foot-3 receivers Josh Ross and Dustin Drai are back after combining for 82 catches as juniors.

"I think it's going to be great for us," said Campbell Hall coach Russ Gordon, R.J.'s father. "We played in a tournament at Antelope Valley College last weekend and lost to Hart by only two points. We should have beat them, too, so I think we're ready to compete and to show our stuff."

The only City Section entry is San Fernando. A year ago, the Tigers took their lumps at the Saugus tournament, but this year they're much improved, coach Tom Hernandez said.

"Our new quarterback, Javier Aguilar, throws a good ball, and we beat Notre Dame in a passing game last week," Hernandez said. "Our JV team was undefeated last year, and we have about 15 guys from that team, and Javier was the top offensive player in the league.

"We had a lot of young guys and weren't too good last year, but this year we're pretty good."

Sean Murphy is the new quarterback for Valencia, and junior is hoping to follow in the footsteps of prolific predecessors Alex Bishop and Michael Herrick.

It won't be easy because and all four starting receivers and all-state running back Steven Manfro have graduated, but Murphy feels privileged to be the Vikings' new signal caller - a dream job for most prep quarterbacks.

"I've learned a lot from Alex Bishop, and Michael Herrick has come to a few practices and helped out," Murphy said. "I'm loving it, trying to learn how to be a great quarterback."

Impact transfer Jeff Farrar, an Alemany sophomore from Cathedral who started last season at receiver and defensive back, is hoping to find his way onto the field for the high-powered Warriors, and the youngster looked fast and athletic Wednesday in a four-way passing tournament at Valencia.

"I like Alemany, and I feel like I can get into the rotation because they're giving me a good look," Farrar said.

In other Alemany news, junior receiver/defensive back Steven Mitchell has been offered a scholarship by UCLA. He sat out the four-way Wednesday because of an ankle injury.

Oaks Christian has scored a coup with the enrollment of freshman offensive lineman Reno Rosene, who is expected to be the next big thing, quite literally, as the young blocker is 6-4 and 303 pounds with a national reputation in youth-football circles.

The defending Northern Division champion Lions already were stacked with returnees such as USC-bound receiver Jordan Payton, defensive back Ishmael Adams and linebacker Carlos Mendoza, and there are an influx of transfers including noted quarterback Luke Falk from Utah, receiver Zach Hernandez from Alemany, linebacker Tyrone Faanono from Oxnard and defensive back Malik Cyphers from Narbonne.

"We're looking extremely good," Payton said. "We have a lot of returners back and a lot of good transfers coming in."

Adams and Mendoza have multiple college offers.

"We have a lot of speed. If our quarterback comes through, we should be pretty good," said Redell, who plans to test out three quarterbacks.

Summer football is heating up, and among the intriguing players to watch is Mike Davison, a top receiver at Crespi who is listed at 5-foot-3 and 130 pounds but is actually closer to 5 feet.

The biggest mistake opponents can make to underestimate the little receiver who is coming off a junior season that included 56 catches for 637 yards and six touchdowns in addition to several long, weaving kick returns.

Davison already has a scholarship offer from Alabama State, and he should have another big season if Crespi can re-fortify its passing offense after graduating star quarterback Kenny Stenhouse and UCLA bound-receiver Devin Lucien.

"Oh, it's a blast to watch Mike play, and it's even more fun to coach him," Crespi coach Jon Mack said. "You may see him as a little over five feet tall, but he sees himself as a 6-3, 225-pounder. In his mind, he is unstoppable, and that's his greatest weapon - his confidence."

Meanwhile, Crespi needs to find someone to pass Davison and fellow returnee Chris Harper the football, and when the Celts' three-week break ends next week, a huge batch of candidates will compete for the starting position.

"There are five or six of them right now, so we're going to have to narrow it down a bit," Mack said. "That's going to happen pretty soon, but for now they're all working hard, and I feel confident about all of them."

Cal St. Northridge is the site of three great basketball camps for girls this summer.

The women's staff will be hosting a high school team camp June 20-22. Cost is $400 and will be run from 1 p.m. until 9 p.m. each of the three days.

The co-ed youth camp for grades 1-8 is June 27-July 1. Camp will run from 9 a.m. till 1 p.m. each day. Cost is $150.

There is also a special college prep overnight camp for grades 8-12. It will be Aug. 5-6 from 3 p.m. to 3 p.m. and costs $95.

818.677.2488 for more info on any camp.

Buckley 64
Sierra Canyon 60

Buckley held a 16 point lead midway through the second half but had to hold off a rally from the Trailblazers.

Junior Tyler Coppin-Carter and sophomore Larry Bush looked fantastic for Buckley and the Griffins will be a huge favorite to win the Liberty League, once again.

Sierra Canyon was missing Julian Brooks, junior Jahmel Taylor and sophomore Bryan Alberts.

The Trailblazers are in a stretch of playing nine consecutive days.

Moorpark 72
Montclair Prep 50

Jake Myers, Jordan Russell and Mitchell Sagely played well for Moorpark, who was coming off a 39-point victory against La Canada on Sunday at Oaks Christian.

Amonte Dees scored 21 points to lead Montclair Prep.

The Mounties were missing guard trey Dickerson, who sat out with an ankle injury.

Harvard-Westlake 48
El Camino Real 45

The Wolverines let a double-digit lead in the second half disappear but scored two layups in the final minute to come away with the victory.

Harvard-Westlake could be the regions top-ranked team with Taft next year.

Harvard-Westlake features Zena Edosomwan, Josh Hearlihy, and sophomores Michael Sheng and Derrick Newton.

Freshman Alex Copeland and Blake Colquitt are players to keep and eye on down the road.

El Camino Real is an interesting team that should only continue to get better.

Sophomores Maleke Haynes, Julian Richardson, Evan Wardlow, Julian Rochelin, Malcolm Wadlow and Christian Ware-Berry are youngsters to watch.

Alemany 76
Sierra Canyon 53

Alemany rebounded from a 15-point setback against Renaissance Academy on Sunday to overwhelm Sierra Canyon, who was playing its second game of the night.

Brothers Marqueze and Michael Coleman and point guard Max Guercy will be the main players for the Warriors, who should get solid production from Jerico Richardson, K.J. Moffett, Andrew English and sophomore Rahzaun Henderson

2011 War on the Floor Summer Spectacular
Start of Summer Tournament

Pool A: Taft, Palmdale, Renaissance Academy, Sylmar
Pool B: Pasadena, Montclair Prep, Cleveland, Canoga Park
Pool C: Dorsey, Campbell Hall, Bell-Jeff, Northridge Academy
Pool D: Oaks Christian, Chatsworth, Highland, West Ranch

Saturday June 18
Boys Games at Pierce College in Woodland Hills
9 am Cleveland vs. Canoga Park
10 am Chatsworth vs. West Ranch
11 am Pasadena vs. Montclair Prep
12 pm Oaks Christian vs. Chatsworth
1 pm Dorsey vs. Campbell Hall
2 pm Montclair Prep vs. Cleveland
3 pm Oaks Christian vs. Highland
4 pm Bell-Jeff vs. Campbell Hall
5 pm Palmdale vs. Renaissance Academy
6 pm Taft vs. Sylmar
7 pm Bell-Jeff vs. Northridge Academy
8 pm Taft vs. Palmdale

Sunday June 19
Games at Pierce College in Woodland Hills
9 am Montclair Prep vs. Canoga Park
10 am Pasadena vs. Cleveland
11 am Dorsey vs. Northridge Academy
12 pm Pasadena vs. Canoga Park
1 pm Campbell Hall vs. Northridge Academy
2 pm Dorsey vs. Bell-Jeff
3 pm Highland vs. West Ranch
4 pm Sylmar vs. Renaissance Academy
5 pm Oaks Christian vs. West Ranch
6 pm Highland vs. Chatsworth
7 pm Taft vs. Renaissance Academy
8 pm Sylmar vs. Palmdale

Monday June 20
BOYS GAMES AT PIERCE COLLEGE IN WOODLAND HILLS
12 pm Consolation game
1 pm Consolation game
2 pm Consolation game
3 pm Consolation game
4 pm Consolation game
5 pm Gold Bracket semifinal
6 pm Gold Bracket semifinal
7 pm Consolation game
8 pm Championship

Crespi hosting five-day showcase

Tuesday, June 14
2 pm ECR v. Sierra Canyon
330 pm Campbell Hall v. Simi Valley
5 pm Camarillo v. Fairfax
630 pm Chaminade v. Fairfax
8 pm Camarillo v. Loyola

Wednesday, June 15
2 pm Simi Valley v. Crespi
330 pm Damien v. Campbell Hall
5 pm Orange Lutheran v. Sierra Canyon
630 pm Damien v. ECR
8 pm Orange Lutheran v. Loyola

Thursday, June 16
2 pm Sierra Canyon v. Loyola
330 pm Chaminade v. Moorpark
5 pm Orange Lutheran v. Simi Valley
630 pm Chaminade v. Sierra Canyon
8 pm Orange Lutheran v. ECR

Friday, June 17
2 pm Calabasas v. Chaminade
330 pm Loyola vs. Calabasas
5 pm Crescenta Valley vs. Simi Valley
630 Mater Dei vs. Crescenta Valley
8 pm Mater Dei vs. ECR

Saturday, June 18
1030 am Mater Dei vs. Crespi
12 pm Crespi vs. Santa Monica
130 pm Mater Dei vs. Santa Monica

Saugus High is hosting its annual summer tournament and is looking for a few more teams.

Five games are guaranteed.

The dates are June 23-25

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The final game of the Oaks Christian summer tip-off showcase proved to be the best Sunday night.

Private school powers Oaks Christian and Sierra Canyon played a game worthy of championship quality.

Both teams are defending Southern Section champions and the coaches, players and fans were in mid-season form.

Sierra Canyon led most of the way behind sophomore Bryan Alberts and Julian Brooks but needed an Alberts 3-pointer at the buzzer to come away with a 77-75 victory.

Oaks Christian took a one-point lead with eight seconds remaining when Anson Moye found Duncan Miller alone underneath the basket as the lions overcame a four-point deficit in the final minute.

However, Alberts calmly got the ball near mid-court, dribbled up the left sideline and rose up from the left wing for the game winner.

Brooks finished with 25 points and Alberts had 24 for a Trailblazers team that will be loaded next year.

Jahmel Taylor, a junior guard being heavily recruited, didn't even play the whole weekend.

Chass Bryan scored a game high 39 points to lead Oaks Christian.

Bryan and Brooks were going right at each other, matching baskets and playful trash-talking.

Bryan scored 37 two days earlier in a double overtime victory against Calabasas.

Coaches Ryan Silver and Andre Chevalier were both amped up, the fans had plenty to say about the referees who called 48 fouls and the players were terrific.

It has been quite an impressive two-day run for Oaks Christian standout guard Chass Bryan.

Bryan scored 37 points Friday in a 73-72 double overtime victory against Calabasas and poured in 19 points, including two 3-pointers in the final minute of a 102-96 setback in the War on the Floor/Future Stars game Saturday at Moorpark High.

Bryan is expected to carry much of the load next year for an Oaks Christian team that won the Div. IV-A championship against Buckley but graduated Blair Holliday, Dillon van der Wal, Taylor Hange and Jono Wening.

Bryan is an electrifying point guard who can score in bunches. Another plus is a motor that never stops running.

Definitely a player to watch next year who should begin to receive high college recruiting interest from the power conferences.

Oaks Christian plays Sunday at 7 p.m. at home against Sierra canyon, in what should be an entertaining affair. Sierra canyon has some of the best young talent around.

The Lions play next weekend at the War on the Floor tournament at Pierce College, at the "To the Rack Invitational" at Oaks Christian June 24-26 and end the month with the Nike Fairfax tournament June 28-July 2.

In four baseball seasons at St. Francis High, David Hubinger never won a playoff game.
But the Pepperdine-bound catcher saved his best for last Saturday in the fifth annual City vs. Southern Section All-Star Game, going 2 for 3 with a double and three RBIs to help the Southern Section to a 15-3 win before a crowd of about 600 at Birmingham High.

Hubinger did not make an appearance until the seventh inning, and his two-run pinch-hit double highlighted a three-run rally to help the Southern Section pull away for good. An inning later, Hubinger drilled a run-scoring single, as the winners scored 10 runs over the final three innings to win going away.

He was named game MVP, as the Southern Section won for the first time since 2008 in a series the City leads 3-2.

"It feels great, but this trophy isn't just for me. It's for the whole Southern Section because we hadn't won this game in a while," Hubinger said. "No, we didn't win any playoff games at St. Francis, but it was still a great four years - we just came up a little short. The Mission League is tough."

Valencia's Nick Rivas earned the relief win, pitching for the first time since April 27 after missing the last month of the season because of a sore arm.

"The kids played well. We had a lot of talent out there," said Southern Section coach Zach Miller of Westlake. "I just told them the CIF hasn't won it in a few years, and then I let the kids do what they do. We had a lot of big, strong players. We were bigger, stronger and faster, and that's what mattered."

Calabasas' Alex Rubanowitz was 2 for 2 with a double, two RBIs and two runs for the Sourthern Section, scoring the go-ahead run the seventh. He also turned a double play for the final out in the bottom of the ninth.

"These were the best players in the area, so it was a great baseball game and a lot of fun," Rubanowitz said. "I enjoyed playing with second baseman Quincy Quintero (of Valencia). We were good up the middle."

The War on the Floor Future Stars girls' basketball game matching top players from the class of 2012 was a close affair Saturday at Moorpark High.

For one half.

The San Fernando Valley team had a six-point lead at halftime but sprinted away in the second half for an 86-53 victory against the Ventura County and surrounding areas team.

Bell-Jeff teammates Jasmine Smith and Rishonda Napier proved the Guards will one again be a team to be reckoned with next year.

Napier had 16 points and Smith finished with 13 and eight rebounds.

"I just felt it tonight," Smith said. "We regrouped at halftime and forced turnovers. We knew defense would win the game."

Smith helped the San Fernando Valley sprint out to a 12-0 lead and set the tone.

After the Ventura County team got back into the game by halftime, it seemed it would go down to the wire.

However, Chaminade's Annie Tarakchian made two free throws at the 9:00 mark to increase the lead to 19 points and things didn't get any better for Ventura County.

Tarakchian finished with 15 points and should be primed to lead the Eagles as they chase a Mission League championship next year.

Cleveland's Mariah Howard had 11 points and Alemany's Alex Moon chipped in eight.

Moon will be playing for new coach Bryan Camacho next year in the ultra-competitive Mission League.

Brianna Barrett, a USC-commit from Oaks Christian, scored 17 points to lead the Ventura County all-stars.

Ventura's Meghan Shank scored 10 points and Santa Clara of Oxnard's Cynthia Hernandez contributed eight points, including two 3-pointers.

BOYS' GAME

In one of the most exciting games of the four-year history of the event, the San Fernando Valley all-stars outlasted the Ventura County all-stars, 102-96.

Ten players scored in double figures, five for each team and neither team led by more than four points in the second half until the last three minutes.

Taft's Brandon Perry converted on two 3-point play opportunities in the final minutes to help San Fernando Valley pull away.

Perry rebounded two misses and came through with putbacks on each to extend the advantage to five and later 11 points.

"Working hard all the time,' Perry said.

Oaks Christian's Chass Bryan scored 19 points, including two 3-pointers in the last minute to help Ventura County rally.

Simi Valley's D.J. Saul made three free throws with 20.5 seconds remaining to cut the deficit to three but that was as close as it would get.

Chatsworth's Terrell Funchess scored 18 points, Notre Dame's Jonathan Bell and Kennedy Edwards had 14 and 11, respectively, and Cleveland's J.R. Williams scored 12.

Williams made a layup with under 10 seconds remaining to clinch the game.

Oxnard's Matt Ramon led all scorers with 21 points and grabbed 10 rebounds for Ventura County.

Ramon kept his team close throughout the first half with gritty, hard-nosed play underneath.

Camarillo's Jake Christian's Mike Roletti scored 12 and Simi Valley's Austin Hawk had 10 Maulhardt scored 15 points, Oaks to round out the point production for Ventura County.

The score is tied 1-1 after four innings in the City vs. Southern Section All Star Game.

The Southern Section scored when Alemany's Edgar Montes doubled and scored on a base hit by Valencia's Alex Bishop. The City answered when San Fernando's David Garcia got aboard on a bunt single, advanced on a grounder, took third on a wild pitch by Oaks Christian's Travis Radke, then scored on San Pedro's Anthony Canjura's single.

We're just getting underway here at Birmingham High for the fifth annual City vs. Southern Section All Star Game, and Birmingham's Kevin Torres won the pregame home run contest, outperforming Valencia's Shane Zeile in the final round. Torres hit a total of four home runs, and Zeile hit two.

Alemany defeated St. Bonaventure 32-21 today to win the Pierce College tournament championship.

Mike Moustakas, the former Chatsworth home-run king drafted No. 2 overall in 2007, made his major league debut tonight against the Angels at Angel Stadium, and the 22-year-old third baseman went 1 for 3 with a run to help the Royals to a 4-2 win.

The hit was a broken-bat single in the sixth inning.

Cara Blumfield, Dave Goosen and Juwan Smith are the front-runners for the girls' basketball job at El Camino Real.

An announcement could come in the next two weeks.

Here are some results from the Oaks Christian summer tip-off basketball showcase.

Thousand Oaks 49
El Camino Real 35

Juniors Dakota Pierce and Tanner Fanjoy had nine points each in the victory.

Sophomore Alex Abrams scored eight points.

Thousand Oaks is expected to have only one senior on varsity next year.

The Lancers are a team to watch and should be terrific in 2013.

El Camino Real was surprised by a second half zone defense and was playing without sophomore point guard Maleke Haynes.

Oaks Christian 73
Calabasas 72 in double overtime

Chass Bryan scored 37 points and made the game winning 3-pointer with 10 seconds remaining.

Calabasas will look to Josh Cohan and Jeremy Lieberman next year.

Coach Jon Palarz is excited about sophomores Lieberman, Max Hoetzel and Austin Smith.

Kenneth Koffi could be a top freshman for the Coyotes.

Oaks Christian is expected to keep freshman Tyler Harris and Andre Chevalier on varsity.

Other freshman that could make an impact down the road are Austen Moye, K.J. Smith and Ryan Hiepler.

West Ranch 57
Sierra Canyon 49

Junior Kevin Harris scored 12 points to lead the Wildcats in tight contest.

Sophomore Bryan Alberts poured in 17 points but the Trailblazers could not overcome the absence of junior Jahmel Taylor and senior Julian Brooks.

Sierra Canyon unveiled freshman Malik Anderson and Juwan Trotter.

Good pitching is supposed to beat good hitting, and that theory is going to be put to the test at 6 p.m. Saturday at the fifth annual City vs. Southern Section All-Star Baseball Game at Birmingham High in Van Nuys.

There's a preceding home-run contest sponsored by Louisville Slugger, but players from both sides better save some of their best swings because nothing is going to come easy with so many aces on both sides.

Westlake's Alex Daley, the Marmonte League Pitcher of the Year, has been appointed the starter for the Southern Section, and waiting in the wings are Hart's Tyler Glasnow, Oaks Christian's Travis Radke, West Ranch's Ryan Keller and Westlake's Michael Miller.

The City Section is scheduled to start David Lira, who helped San Fernando win the City Section championship, and the others include Kennedy's Ryan Cruz and Alberto Flores, El Camino Real's Jose Cardona, Birmingham's Kevin Torres, Arleta's Javy Lopez and San Fernando's Jose Reyes.

Perhaps a final score of 1-0 would not be much of an all-star event, but it could happen.

"It's an honor to play in an all-star game and to play with the best," Torres said.

There is talk of some of the players using wood bats, a trend that figures to make things that much more difficult for hitters.

The important thing, as far as coaches from both teams are concerned, is for the participants to enjoy one last hurrah and to take advantage of a final opportunity to represent their schools and communities.

"That's exactly what it's about," City coach Scott Osder of Taft said. "All these seniors who've played against each other and been competing against each other for four years, now they get to share the field together with the best competition."

Part of the thrill has already happened for Southern Section coach Zach Miller of Westlake, who has enjoyed watching the players bond during a Wednesday practice.

"It's about the kids and a chance for people to come out and see some special players," Miller said. "The biggest thing was watching them interact with each other because a lot of them have been rivals for so long. Now they're teammates that get to laugh together. You have Pepsi and Coke, Nike and adidas, and now the City Section and the Southern Section.

"It might be a low-scoring game, but that's just a testament to Southern California baseball this year. It's going to be fun."

There are lots of impressive hitters, too.

Among the City Section's best are Chatsworth's Aaron Brown and Steven Karkenny (both of whom might be late because of a conflict with Chatsworth's annual team banquet), San Fernando's Reyes, Ssn Pedro's Bubba Costa and Taft's Michael Hymes.

The Southern Section counters with Valencia's Shane Zeile and James Bonds, Saugus' Nick Lombardi and Justin Sheehan and Alemany's Edgar Montes.

The City Section leads the series 3-1, including a 4-3 win last year.

"I'm excited to get a chance to play with all the guys I have played against these past four years," said City catcher Chris Whitmer of El Camino Real. "This is a great chance to show everyone just how tough the City really is."

Lira pitched 10 innings in his last appearance, a 2-1 win over El Camino Real in the City semifinals 10 days ago at USC. Tonight he'll probably be limited to an inning, two at the most, and he's OK with it.

"It's an accomplishment to be there, not just for us but for the community, school, coaches and family," Lira said.

FIFTH ANNUAL CITY VS. SOUTHERN SECTION ALL-STAR BASEBALL GAME

When: 6 p.m. Saturday (home run derby 4 p.m.)

Where: Birmingham High, Lake Balboa (corner of Balboa & Victory)

Coaches: City Section: Scott Osder and Bob Ramirez, San Pedro; Southern Section: Zach Miller and Randy Thompson, Alemany

Tickets: $5

Series: City leads 3-1

ROSTERS

SOUTHERN SECTION

Paul Adalpe, Montclair Prep, 1B

Matt Blake, West Ranch, DH

Alex Bishop, Valencia, C

James Bonds, Valencia, OF

Jason D'Andrea Chaminade, DH

Alex Daley, Westlake, P

Tyler Glasnow, Hart, P

Branden Grieger, Simi Valley, INF

David Hubinger, St. Francis, C

Ryan Keller, West Ranch, P

Matt Lathuras, Notre Dame, P

Nick Lombardi, Saugus, INF

Michael Miller, Westlake, P

Edgar Montes, Alemany, OF

Quincy Quintero, Valencia, INF

Travis Radke, Oaks Christian, P

Nick Rivas, Valencia, P

Justin Sheehan, Saugus, OF

Alex Tenorio, Hart, 1B

Shane Zeile, Valencia, INF

Coaches: Zach Miller, Westlake, and Randy Thompson, Alemany

CITY SECTION

Nick Acosta, Birmingham, INF

Danny Alcantar, Kennedy, 1B

G Allen, Cleveland, INF

Martin Arozco, Granada Hills, INF

Hector Avila, Narbonne, P

Jerry Berajas, Taft, P

Jordan Berger, Taft, C

Aaron Brown, Chatsworth, OF/P

Anthony Canjura , San Pedro, INF

Brady Conlan, Chatsworth, INF

Bubba Costa, San Pedro, 1B

Ryan Cruz, Kennedy, P

Frankie Figueroa, Sylmar, C

Alberto Flores, Kennedy, P

Zach Friedman, Taft, OF

David Garcia, San Fernando, INF

Johnathan Hernandez, Banning, DH

Michael Hymes, Taft, OF

Steven Karkenny, Chatsworth, OF/P

Daniel Ibarra, Narbonne, C

David Lira, San Fernando, P

Javy Lopez, Arleta, P

Erick Munoz, Birmingham, INF

Jose Reyes, San Fernando, P

Alex Salwson, Taft, INF

Pedro Santoyo, Birmingham, 1B

Danny Taylor, Narbonne, OF

Juvenal Terrazas, Sylmar, P

Kevin Torres, Birmingham, OF/P

Chris Whitmer, El Camino, C

Coaches: Scott Osder, Taft, and Bob Ramirez, San Pedro

SERIES HISTORY

2010 - City Section 4, Southern Section 3 - El Camino Real's Mitch Bluman pitched the last two innings, earning the win when Crenshaw's Leijon Baker scored the walk-off run on a passed ball.

2009 - City Section 10, Southern Section 1 - Chatsworth's Andy Weissberg (2 for 2, one RBI) earned MVP honors, as nine pitchers held the Southern Section to five hits.

2008 - Southern Section 5, City Section 0 -Jenzen Torres of Hart drove in three runs, as the City managed two hits and struck out 14 times.

2007 - City Section 5, Southern Section 1 - El Camino Real's Tyler Kolodny, Todd Eskelin and Dominic Danna each drove in a run for the City Section.

Simi Valley held four interviews for its boys' basketball position.

Chris Printz, Ryan Bradshaw, Michael Edwards and Ray Whitt are all in the running.

Printz and Bradshaw were on staff last season under Christian Aurand.

Printz was a very successful coach at Golden Valley in Santa Clarita.

Bradshaw is the some of former Pioneers coach Dean Bradshaw.

Edwards has been a longtime assistant at Montclair Prep.

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For three years Kansas City fans have waited to see Mike
Moustakas and Eric Hosmer, their heralded first-round picks of 2007 and '08, on the
field together.
Now it's about to happen. Hosmer has been manning first base since he was called up from
Triple-A Omaha on May 6 and has been the Royals' best hitter. Now Moustakas, a former standout at Chatsworth High, will make his major-league debut on Friday night at Angel Stadium.
"We'll put Moose at third," manager Ned Yost said when the move was announced following
Kansas City's 3-2 victory over Toronto on Thursday afternoon. "Get his big-league career started. He's been hot, swinging the bat well, driving in runs, playing good third base. Time's
right."
Moustakas was hitting .356 in his past 10 games. For the season at Omaha, he was hitting
.287 with 10 home runs and 44 RBIs.
Hosmer, who is hitting .309 with five home runs and 21 RBIs in just 32 games, was
delighted at the news.
"I couldn't be happier for him. I'm going to give him a call right now," Hosmer said.
"I'm really excited. One of my best friends in professional baseball. It's going to be
fun. We've been texting back and forth."
Hosmer and Moustakas are the most anticipated prospects the Royals have had since Bo
Jackson more than two decades ago.
Hosmer said he would have no advice for his friend.
"He doesn't need no advice from me. He's good enough," he said. "He's been through it
all. He's going to come up here and just be nice and relaxed. The first game will be
exciting for him, in his home town. I'm sure all his family will be there. He's going to
come up here and hit his stride."

El Camino Real just picked up its fifth City Section Player of the Year award since 2010 after Dani Gilmore was given the honor for softball.

Gilmore will attend Oregon St. next fall.

Jackie Altschuld and Zoe Fishman were selected for girls' soccer this year, Dylann O'Connor picked up the award for girls' soccer in 2010 and Jose Cardona was chosen in 2010 after leading the Conquistadores to a championship game victory against San Pedro at Dodger Stadium

School's out for summer, and graduation day marks the unofficial beginning of football season, as a lot of area's top programs have begun conditioning drills and are preparing to compete in passing tournaments.

After finishing as a Southern Section Pac-5 semifinalist this past winter, Alemany is breaking in a new quarterback, junior Devon Dunn, and his summer development figures to be crucial for a program with championship aspirations in the section's most competitive division.

"He's got a great arm, he's a smart kid, and he runs real well," coach Dean Herrington said.
Dunn has a bunch of elite receivers, and that should help. Among the returnees are junior Steven Mitchell, who has been offered by Washington and Southern Methodist, along with Jerico Richardson and Corey Sims.

"It's the best receiving corps I've ever had - even at College of the Canyons," Herrington said.

Alemany debuts Saturday in the large-scale Pierce College passing tournament, and among the participants are top passing programs Westlake, St. Bonaventure, Canyon, Sierra Canyon and Dorsey.

"There are some solid teams in it," Herrington said.

An intriguing Alemany prospect is sophomore Deyon Glass, a 6-foot, 230-pound linebacker who is the brother of former Notre Dame star running back Rodney Glass, who ran a 10.4 100 meters and was one of the San Fernando Valley's fastest football players ever before moving on to Arizona State.

"Deyon is a lot bigger than his brother, and he moves real well," Herrington said. "I can't say he's going to be a starter because it's just the beginning of summer, but you can kind of read between the lines."

After passing for 3,048 yards and 32 touchdowns as a junior, Canyon's Jonathan Jerozal is the area's most productive returning quarterback. There should be more big performances ahead because the Cowboys also return receiver Drew Wolitarsky, who had 77 receptions for 1,472 yards and 13 touchdowns.

"Everybody looks good, and Drew is looking outstanding and better than ever," Jerozal said. "I'm pretty excited about having so many returning players."

Top blocker Alex Vaughn is back at center, and leading tackler Robert Hooper returns at linebacker. Hooper won the pound-for-pound championship May 21 at the High Desert lifting competition at Eastside High.

Canyon has picked up an impact transfer in offensive lineman Franklin Smith, a 6-2, 225-pound sophomore from Crespi.

Head coach Rich Gutierrez, a former assistant, takes over for Chris Varner, who guided Canyon (10-2) to the Northern quarterfinals last season - the Cowboys' best season since coach Harry Welch left after winning a state title in 2006.

"I think Jonathan Jerozal is going to have a fantastic year. He's a leader, and he works hard," Gutierrez said. "He sets the tone. He's the model for the team because of his work ethic and the way he works extremely hard in the weight room."

This is coach Ed Croson's third season at Chaminade after taking over a team that went 3-8 in 2009. After making it to the Western Division quarterfinals in Croson's first year, then the semifinals last season, Chaminade is ready to compete for a championship, and the Eagles appear to have the talent to pull it off.

All-Mission League quarterback Logan Scott returns after passing for 1,409 yards and seven touchdowns last year while splitting time with Brad Hunt, who also is back. Terrell Newby rushed for 1,372 yards and scored 18 touchdowns as a sophomore, and every starting offensive lineman returns, including standouts Taylor Hindy, Andrew Chin, P.J. Herrera and Eli Sibrian.

Newby was part of Chaminade's 400 relay team that posted a school track record of 42.9 seconds and advanced to the CIF Masters meet. The other three relay members are football players, too - receivers Elijah Dunston and Isiah Bernard and cornerback Harry Brockington.

How much does Croson enjoy having so much speed?

"I love it," he said. "Now it's time to throw the ball around and get it to them and see what they can do with it."

Chaminade gets started Saturday in the Dana Hills tournament in Dana Point, and there figures to be some good competition with Long Beach Poly, Mater Dei, Tesoro, Narbonne, Loyola and other top programs.

"It's an invite-only tournament, and it's supposed to be the first good one of the year," Croson said.

Jordan Simmons, a 6-5, 333-pound offensive lineman for Crespi, is the No. 2 player in the nation at his position according to scout.com. The five-star senior has 23 offers including USC, UCLA, Oregon, Notre Dame, Ohio State, Michigan, Nebraska and Florida.

George Lopez, the TV star who played baseball at San Fernando in 1979, is so caught up in the excitement of the Tigers winning the City championship that the comic is covering the cost of everyone's championship rings.

"George called me himself," San Fernando coach Armando Gomez said. "At first I thought it was a prank call. He's excited. He loves San Fernando and sometimes wears the colors on his TV show. He wants to be there when the rings are presented, and hopefully we'll get some pictures."

Former Compton High standout Anthony January will be enrolling at City Section champion Taft of Woodland Hills.

"Let everyone know I'm coming to Taft," January said.

January left the Compton team shortly after the beginning of last season and was apparently home-schooled.

January will impact the Toreadors right away after Taft graduated C.J. Blackwell, Spencer Dinwiddie, Kevin Johnson and Khiry Williams.

January is a 6'7 wing with crazy athleticism. He is one of the best dunkers in the country.

January is expected to make his debut this Saturday at the Oaks Christian summer tip-off and at next weekend's War on the Floor tournament at Pierce College in Woodland Hills.

Oaks Christian first baseman Trevor Gretzky was picked in the 7th round of the MLB Draft by the Chicago Cubs.

The 2011 Oaks Christian summer Tip-Off is this weekend.

Friday June 10
Court #1
5 p.m. Thousand Oaks vs. El Camino Real
6:15 p.m. Oaks Christian vs. Calabasas
7:30 p.m. West Ranch vs. Sierra Canyon

Court #2
5 p.m. Westlake vs. Renaissance Academy
6:15 p.m. Newbury Park vs. St. Francis
7:30 p.m. Rio Mesa vs. Cleveland

Saturday June 11
Court #1
10 a.m. Oaks Christian vs. Reseda
11:15 a.m. West Ranch vs. Renaissance Academy
12:30 p.m. Taft vs. Pasadena
1:45 p.m. Calabasas vs. Muir
3 p.m. Taft vs. Thousand Oaks
4:15 p.m. St. Francis vs. Calabasas
5:30 p.m. Muir vs. Newbury Park
6:45 p.m. Alemany vs. El Camino Real

Court #2
12:30 p.m. Reseda vs. Rio Mesa
1:45 p.m. Moopark vs. Cleveland
3 p.m. Pasadena vs. Alemany
4:15 p.m. Oaks Christian vs. La Canada
5:30 p.m. Westlake vs. Sierra Canyon
6:45 p.m. Rio Mesa vs. St. Francis

Sunday June 12
Court #1
2 p.m. Renaissance Academy vs. Alemany
3:15 p.m. Thousand Oaks vs. Pasadena
4:30 p.m. Renaissance Academy vs. Cleveland
5:45 p.m. West Ranch vs. El Camino Real
7 p.m. Oaks Christian vs. Sierra Canyon

Court #2
2 p.m. La Canada vs. Moorpark
3:15 p.m. Newbury Park vs. Reseda
4:30 p.m. Westlake vs. La Canada
5:45 p.m. Thousand Oaks vs. Muir
7 p.m. Reseda vs. Moorpark

Sherry Higgins is the new coach at L.A. Baptist in North Hills.

Higgins replaces Jerry DeLaurie, who lasted one season.

Higgins is the wife of former Reseda high and current Compton College coach Keith Higgins.

Sherry was recently a junior high coach at Harvard-Westlake.

Sherry is heavily involved with the California Heat club program and her daughter is one of the best junior high prospects in the region.

If you love basketball there is plenty of it during the month of June.

These are the events to be at if you want a sneak peak at some of the best teams and players in the region.

Oaks Christian summer tip-off, June 10-12
20 teams participating, 3-4 games each
Action starts Friday June 10 at 5 p.m., Saturday at 10 a.m., Sunday at 2 p.m.

Crespi "summer thing", June 14-18
Five games every day starting at 2 p.m. except Sat. June 18 will be three games starting at 10:30 a.m.

Moorpark College tournament, June 18-19
16-team bracket style. Each team plays two games each day. 9 a.m. start both days with the championship schedule for 7:30 p.m. Sunday night.

War on the Floor, June 18-20 at Pierce College in Woodland Hills
16 teams, pool play and bracket play. Games start at 9 a.m. Sat. June 18 and 19.
Mon. June 20 starts at 12 p.m. with the championship game scheduled for 8 p.m.

Oaks Christian "To the Rack Invitational", June 24-26
16-teams scheduled. Pool play and bracket play. 38 total games.

Nike Fairfax Summer Classic, June 27-July 2.
16-team bracket style. A record eight San Fernando Valley region schools participating with some of the best in Southern California.
Games begin at 4 p.m. Monday thru Thursday and then 9 a.m. on Fri. and Sat.
Championship is Sat. July 2 at 6 p.m.

If that isn't enough basketball to get you to the 4th of July holiday, then I wish you luck.

The 2011 Crespi Basketball summer thing

Tuesday June 14
2 pm El Camino Real vs. Sierra Canyon
3:30 pm Campbell Hall vs. Simi Valley
5 pm Camarillo vs. Fairfax
6:30 pm Chaminade vs. Fairfax
8 pm Camarillo vs. Loyola

Wednesday June 15
2 pm Simi Valley vs. Crespi
3:30 pm Damien vs. Campbell Hall
5 pm Orange Lutheran vs. Sierra Canyon
6:30 pm Damien vs. El Camino Real
8 pm Orange Lutheran vs. Loyola

Thursday June 16
2 pm Sierra Canyon vs. Loyola
3:30 pm Chaminade vs. TBA
5 pm Orange Lutheran vs. Simi Valley
6:30 pm Chaminade vs. Sierra Canyon
8 pm Orange Lutheran vs. El Camino Real

Friday June 17
2 pm Chaminade vs. Calabasas
3:30 pm Loyola vs. Calabasas
5 pm Crescenta Valley vs. Simi Valley
6:30 pm Mater Dei vs. Crescenta Valley
8 pm Mater Dei vs. El Camino Real

Saturday June 18
10:30 am Mater Dei vs. Crespi
12 pm Crespi vs. Santa Monica
1:30 pm Mater Dei vs. Santa Monica

2011 War on the Floor Summer Spectacular
Start of Summer Tournament

Pool A: Taft, Palmdale, Renaissance Academy, Sylmar
Pool B: Pasadena, Montclair Prep, Cleveland, Canoga park
Pool C: Dorsey, Campbell Hall, Bell-Jeff, Northridge Academy
Pool D: Oaks Christian, Chatsworth, Highland, Sun Valley

Saturday June 18
Boys Games at Pierce College in Woodland Hills
9 am Cleveland vs. Canoga Park
10 am Chatsworth vs. Sun Valley
11 am Pasadena vs. Montclair Prep
12 pm Oaks Christian vs. Chatsworth
1 pm Dorsey vs. Campbell Hall
2 pm Montclair Prep vs. Cleveland
3 pm Oaks Christian vs. Highland
4 pm Bell-Jeff vs. Campbell Hall
5 pm Palmdale vs. Renaissance Academy
6 pm Taft vs. Sylmar
7 pm Bell-Jeff vs. Northridge Academy
8 pm Taft vs. Palmdale

Sunday June 19
Games at Pierce College in Woodland Hills
9 am Montclair Prep vs. Canoga Park
10 am Pasadena vs. Cleveland
11 am Dorsey vs. Northridge Academy
12 pm Pasadena vs. Canoga Park
1 pm Campbell Hall vs. Northridge Academy
2 pm Dorsey vs. Sylmar
3 pm Highland vs. Sun Valley
4 pm Sylmar vs. Renaissance Academy
5 pm Oaks Christian vs. Sun Valley
6 pm Highland vs. Chatsworth
7 pm Taft vs. Renaissance Academy
8 pm Sylmar vs. Palmdale

Monday June 20
BOYS GAMES AT PIERCE COLLEGE IN WOODLAND HILLS
12 pm Consolation game
1 pm Consolation game
2 pm Consolation game
3 pm Consolation game
4 pm Consolation game
5 pm Gold Bracket semifinal
6 pm Gold Bracket semifinal
7 pm Consolation game
8 pm Championship

Edgar Maldonado, one of the City Section's most successful baseball coaches, has resigned from Arleta, citing burnout.

"I had to. It was a struggle," Maldonado said.

Maldonado plans to go back to college.

"I have a one-year old daughter, and I have to make sure she's taken care of," he said.

Maldonado has a career record of 95-33 over five seasons, including a 19-8 mark this past season.

Here is the schedule for the Nike Fairfax Summer Basketball Classic.

What a loaded lineup.

Mater Dei vs. Campbell Hall, Monday June 27, 8:30 p.m.
Harvard-Westlake vs. Dorsey, Monday June 27, 7 p.m.
Fairfax vs. La Canada, Monday June 27, 5:30 p.m.
Crespi vs. Pasadena, Monday June 27, 4 p.m.

Long Beach Poly vs. Notre Dame, Tuesday June 28, 8:30 p.m.
Orange Lutheran vs. Alemany, Tuesday June 28, 4 p.m.
Loyola vs. El Camino Real, Tuesday June 28, 5:30 p.m.
Oaks Christian vs. Santa Monica, Tuesday June 28, 7 p.m.

Cody Ramer, a junior infielder/pitcher for Simi Valley, has been named Marmonte League Player of the Year. Alex Daley of Westlake was named Pitcher of the Year.

Ryan Barker, a pitcher/infielder for Lancaster, has been named Golden League MVP. The junior batted .391 with 22 RBIs and went 6-3 as a pitcher.

Here are the selections:

Player of the Year: Ryan Barker, Lancaster

Pitcher of the Year: Jerry Keel, Palmdale

First Team:

Jakari Bass, Lancaster

Damian Garcia, Antelope Valley

Riley Gulley, Lancaster

Ryan Herrick, Lancaster

Michael Livingston, Palmdale

Nick Momjian, Highland

Daniel Pitts, Quartz Hill

Andrew Potter, Eastside

Andrew Rabij, Quartz Hill

Mauricio Sanchez, Knight

Jay Sheeley, Quartz Hill

Austin Smith, Quartz Hill

Ryne Smith, Highland

San Fernando High won its first City baseball title since 1991, and in the process upended City power Chatsworth in an 8-6 victory at Dodger Stadium.

The Tigers did it the hard way - beating El Camino Real in the semifinals and Chatsworth in the final.

San Fernando starter Jose Reyes went the distance, giving up nine hits and surviving a three-run third, but he was on the mound to close it out and got Ricky Obando to ground into a fielder's choice.

We're headed to the bottom of the sixth inning in the City Section baseball final and San Fernando, behind a wild, wacky five-run third, leads Chatsworth 8-6.

We've had everything from two squeeze bunts - both resulting in runs - to three pitching changes before a single out was recorded to a double steal gone bad only to good again when San Fernando misplayed two run-downs on the same play.

It's been that kind of game, and we'll keep you posted on how it ends.

Something tells me this 8-6 lead isn't gonna hold up - although San Fernando starter Jose Reyes is hanging in there.

Steve Scifres is taking over the boys' basketball program at Agoura High.

Scifres replaces Joe Riccio.

Scifres moves over from the girls' side.

Scifres led the girls' team to a championship game appearance against Inglewood in 2010.

It looks as though Bryan Camacho will be back coaching high school girls in the area.

Multiple sources are saying Camacho will be the new girls' basketball coach at Alemany.

Camacho replaces Bethel Trice, who lasted two seasons.

Camacho is a well-respected figure in the region, led Bell-Jeff to tremendous success and spent last season as an asst. at Cal St. Northridge

Chatsworth has rallied in the City Section Division I semifinal at USC.

Birmingham led through four innings but the Chancellors used three hit batters, a fielders choice and a groundout to score two runs in the fifth.

Kiefer Kofman and Chris Carlin have come through with RBI singles in the sixth and Birmingham starter Kevin Torres is gone.

Chatsworth leads 4-1 and still batting with the bases loaded.

After pitching a complete-game Thursday in a 5-3 win over Kennedy, San Fernando's David Lira is scheduled again tonight against El Camino Real in a City Section Div. I semifinal at USC. First pitch is 6 p.m.

"I woke up this morning and decided to pitch David Lira," San Fernando coach Armando Gomez said.

San Fernando is trying to make it to a City final at Dodger Stadium for the first time since 1991. El Camino Real is the defending champion.

Kevin Torres has thrown three perfect innings and only given up one hit as Birmingham leads Chatsworth, 1-0, in a City Section semifinal at USC.

Halfway through and Birmingham is thinking upset.

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2011 Big Monday Elite Valley League

June 13
4:30 p.m. Buckley vs. Taft or Oaks Christian
5:30 p.m. Montclair Prep vs. Moorpark
6:30 p.m. Harvard-Westlake vs. El Camino Real
7:30 p.m. Sierra Canyon vs. Alemany

June 20
4:30 p.m. Buckley vs. Moorpark
5:30 p.m. Alemany vs. Taft or Oaks Christian
6:30 p.m. Harvard-Westlake vs. Calabasas
7:30 p.m. Sierra Canyon vs. El Camino Real

June 27
4:30 p.m. Calabasas vs. Alemany
5:30 p.m. El Camino Real vs. Buckley
6:30 p.m. Sierra Canyon vs. Moorpark
7:30 p.m. Harvard-Westlake vs. Taft or Oaks Christian

July 11
4:30 p.m. El Camino Real vs. Moorpark
5:30 p.m. Harvard-Westlake vs. Sierra Canyon
6:30 p.m. Taft or Oaks Christian vs. Calabasas
7:30 p.m. Alemany vs. Buckley

July 18
4:30 p.m. Harvard-Westlake vs. Moorpark
5:30 p.m. Alemany vs. El Camino Real
6:30 p.m. Buckley vs. Calabasas

July 25
4:30 p.m. Alemany vs. Moorpark
5:30 p.m. Harvard-Westlake vs. Buckley
6:30 p.m. El Camino Real vs. Calabasas

JUNE 22nd:
4pm Hart vs Buckley
5pm University vs Brentwood
6pm Hart vs Santa Monica
7pm Venice vs Birmingham
8pm Manual Arts vs Birmingham

JUNE 29th:
4pm Brentwood vs Palisades
5pm St. Monica vs Buckley
6pm Santa Monica vs Birmingham
7pm University vs New Roads
8pm Manual Arts vs Venice

JULY 6th:
4pm Santa Monica vs New Roads
5pm Palisades vs St. Monica
6pm Venice vs Brentwood
7pm Manual Arts vs University
8pm Birmingham vs Buckley

JULY 13th:
4pm Palisades vs Buckley
5pm New Roads vs Venice
6pm Santa Monica vs St. Monica
7pm Manual Arts vs Brentwood
8pm University vs Birmingham

JULY 20th:
4pm Buckley vs Venice
5pm Santa Monica vs Palisades
6pm Brentwood vs Birmingham
7pm New Roads vs Manual Arts
8pm St. Monica vs University

JULY 27th:
4pm St. Monica vs New Roads
5pm Brentwood vs Santa Monica
6pm University vs Buckley
7pm Palisades vs Venice
8pm Manual Arts vs Birmingham