Above: South El Monte’s Reina Gaber hopes to take the Eagles all the way
Today’s Wild-Card games
Division III
Charter Oak 6, Arcadia 4
Chino Hills 4, Mission Viejo 2, 10 innings
Division V
Schurr 8, Gladstone 3
Rowland 2, Riverside Notre Dame 1
Covina 9, Magnolia 1
Cerritos Valley Christian 6, La Puente 0
Division III locals: Los Altos, Bonita, Glendora, Charter Oak (WC).
Top Seeds: 1. Cajon, 2. Oaks Christian, 3. Crescenta Valley, 4. Ayala
What should happen: Top seeds should do well. This is an extremely tough draw for the best teams in our area. Even if Glendora gets past either Downey or Dana Hills, they would probably get Knight in the second round, a 16-4-1 team that could mean good night for the Tartans. Chances are Los Altos will likely get Sonora, a tough 16-12 team that finished third in the competitive Freeway league. That’s a coin toss. Then there’s Bonita, who will likely get Chino Hills. Tartans coach Reese Mitchell said Chino Hills is the best hitting team in the Sierra, which probably means one-and-done for the Cats.
Prediction: Bonita will not get out of the first round and because of its late season scoring problems, Glendora will probably lose in the second round. If Los Altos gets past round one, I like their chances of reaches the quaterfinals, but that’s as far as they can go.
Division IV locals: Bishop Amat
Top Seeds seeds: 1. Ocean View, 2. El Segundo, 3. Santa Monica, 4. St. Joseph.
What should happen: You would expect the Lancers to make another deep run after reaching the championship last year, but this isn’t the same team and the road appears much tougher.
Prediction: The Lancers lose in game one against Morro Bay, the second place team from the Los Padres league with a 20-4 overall record. They’re probably the best team from the Los Padres, but they finished a game back of St. Joseph.
Division V locals: San Dimas, Azusa, South Hills, Northview, Sierra Vista, West Covina, Gladstone (WC), Rowland (WC), Covina (WC), La Puente (WC).
Division V seeds: 1. Calvary Murrieta, 2. Riverside Christian, 3. Montebello, 4. Village Christian.
What should happen:This is the division where you will likely play “something” Christian. The only team with a realistic chance of doing anything is San Dimas, though it has a tough road having to likely play top-seed Calvary Murrieta in the quarters. The only wild-card team with a chance of moving on is Rowland, which could give Sierra Vista all it can handle in a first-round game, though I will go with the Dons.
\Predictions: San Dimas gets to the quarterfinals and gets knocked out. West Covina will get to the second round and the more I look at the draw, I like Sierra Vista’s chance of reaching the quarters should they get past Rowland. Other than than, everyone else will be one-and-done.
Division VI locals: South El Monte, Arroyo
Division VI seeds: 1. La Salle, 2. Maranatha, 3. Marymount, 4. South El Monte
Thursday’s first round: Arroyo at Baptist Christian; Sacred Heart of Jesus at South El Monte
What should happen: Anything, it’s a wide-open division with no bonafide threats. This isn’t a great year even by La SAlle and Maranatha’s standards, and they’re the top seeds.
Prediction: South El Monte will win the championship. With the exception of Lone Pine (16-6), I don’t see anything stopping the Eagles from marching to the semifinals and probably playing La Salle, who they will beat. Reina Garber is a senior and ready for this, and this team has played tougher competition in local tournaments.
SOFTBALL PAIRINGS
DIVISION III
Wild-card games, Tuesday, 3:15 p.m.
A–Burbank (Pacific 3, 12-14) at Chino (Sierra 3, 16-13)
B–Fillmore (Tri-Valley 5, 12-11) at Atascadero (Pac-7 2, 11-12)
C–Sunny Hills (Freeway T2, 17-7) at Tesoro (South Coast 3, 21-4)
D–Paramount (San Gabriel Valley 4, 13-12) at Sonora (Freeway T2, 16-12)
E–Lancaster (Golden 4, 14-11) at Pioneer Valley (Pac-7 3, 10-10-1)
F–San Gorgonio (San Andreas 3, 13-12) at Patriot (Sunkist 3, 20-5)
G–Gahr (San Gabriel Valley 3, 11-15) at St. Bonaventure (Tri-Valley 3, 13-8)
I–La Reina (Tri-Valley 4, 13-11) at Quartz Hill (Golden 3, 15-9)
J–Dana Hills (South Coast 4, 17-10) at Downey (San Gabriel Valley 2, 19-9)
K–Arcadia (Pacific 4, 10-12) at Charter Oak (Miramonte 3, 13-11)
L–Arroyo Grande (Pac-7 4, 10-16) at Flintridge Sacred Heart (Mission T2, 17-5)
First round, Thursday, 3:15 p.m.
Winner wild-card A at #1 Cajon (San Andreas 1, 23-4)
Winner wild-card B at Chaminade (Mission T2, 14-9)
Winner wild-card C at Bloomington (Sunkist T1, 19-7)
Highland (Golden 2, 19-5) at Warren (San Gabriel Valley 1, 18-9)
Winner wild-card D at Los Altos (Miramonte 1, 20-6)
Burbank Burroughs (Pacific 2, 15-10) at Oak Park (Tri-Valley T1, 16-10)
Winner wild-card E at Aliso Niguel (South Coast 1, 18-10-1)
Winner wild-card F at #4 Ayala (Sierra T1, 21-9)
Summit (Sunkist T1, 18-7) at #3 Crescenta Valley (Pacific 1, 24-1)
Winner wild-card G at Righetti (Pac-7 1, 20-7)
Winner wild-card H at Bonita (Miramonte 2, 20-5-1)
Winner wild-card I at Alemany (Mission 1, 20-7)
Winner wild-card J at Glendora (Sierra T1, 18-4)
Winner wild-card K at Knight (Golden 1, 20-5-1)
Colton (San Andreas 2, 18-9) at La Habra (Freeway 1, 18-8)
Winner wild-card L at #2 Oaks Christian (Tri-Valley T1, 24-4-1)
DIVISION IV
Wild-card games, Tuesday, 3:15 p.m.
A–Lompoc Cabrillo (Los Padres 4, 19-6) at Culver City (Ocean 3, 12-14)
B–South Torrance (Pioneer 4, 14-11) at Lompoc (Los Padres 3, 16-9-1)
C–Westminster La Quinta (Garden Grove 3, 15-11) at Saddleback (Golden West 3, 17-9)
First round, Thursday, 3:15 p.m.
Winner wild-card A at #1 Ocean View (Golden West 1, 22-5)
Hemet (Sunbelt 2, 18-9) at La Quinta (Desert Valley 1, 18-4)
Sultana (Mojave River 3, 12-11) at Aquinas (Christian 1, 22-3)
Dos Pueblos (Channel 2, 14-13) at Torrance (Pioneer T2, 20-11)
Ventura (Channel 3, 13-13) at Santa Maria St. Joseph (Los Padres 1, 17-10)
North Torrance (Pioneer T2, 17-13) at Rancho Alamitos (Garden Grove 1, 19-4-1)
Hesperia (Mojave River 2, 15-6) at Hawthorne (Ocean 2, 12-7-1)
Arrowhead Christian (Christian 3, 13-10) at #4 Lakewood St. Joseph (Del Rey 1. 19-6)
Winner wild-card B at #3 Santa Monica (Ocean 1, 22-6)
Bishop Montgomery (Del Rey 3, 13-16) at Buena (Channel 1, 16-7)
Palm Desert (Desert Valley 3, 11-10) at Paloma Valley (Sunbelt 1, 19-7)
Garden Grove (Garden Grove 2, 11-10) at Segerstrom (Golden West 2, 19-3)
Bishop Amat (Del Rey 2, 16-12) at Morro Bay (Los Padres 2, 20-4)
Lakeside (Sunbelt 3, 13-8) at Rim of the World (Mojave River 1, 14-4)
Ontario Christian (Christian 2, 16-11) at Indio (Desert Valley 2, 19-6)
Winner wild-card C at #2 El Segundo (Pioneer 1, 25-3)
DIVISION V
Wild-card games, Tuesday, 3:15 p.m.
A–Barstow (Desert Sky 3, 12-9) at Beaumont (Mountain Pass 3, 15-9)
B–Gladstone (Montview T4, 9-11) at Schurr (Almont 3, 9-13)
C–Paraclete (Olympic T3, 16-9) at Mayfield (Prep T1, 15-7)
D–Anza Hamilton (Big Sky 4, 12-8) at South Pasadena (Rio Hondo 3, 13-12)
E–Estancia (Orange Coast T2, 14-9) at Pasadena Poly (Prep T3, 11-13)
F–Flintridge Prep (Prep T3, 10-9) at #3 Woodcrest Christian (Big Sky T2, 15-9)
G–Riverside Notre Dame (Mountain Pass 4, 14-10) at Rowland (San Antonio T2, 12-13)
H–Covina (Valle Vista 3, 14-10) at Magnolia (Orange 3, 14-12)
I–La Puente (Montview 3, 9-11) at Cerritos Valley Christian (Olympic T3, 10-12-1)
J–Alhambra (Almont 4, 11-11) at Granite Hills (Desert Sky 2, 13-11)
First round, Thursday, 3:15 p.m.
Winner wild-card A at #1 Calvary Murrieta (Big Sky 1, 23-3)
Western (Orange 2, 18-6) at Costa Mesa (Orange Coast T2, 14-14)
Winner wild-card B at San Dimas (Valle Vista 1, 21-4)
Winner wild-card C at La Canada (Rio Hondo 1, 18-7)
Winner wild-card D at San Jacinto (Mountain Pass 1, 16-5)
Azusa (Montview 2, 15-8) at Victor Valley (Desert Sky 1, 14-10)
Keppel (Almont 2, 18-5) at South Hills (San Antonio T2, 15-9-1)
Winner wild-card E at #4 Village Christian (Olympic 1, 23-5)
Winner wild-card F at Montebello (Almont 1, 16-8)
Northview (Valle Vista 2, 15-8) at Savanna (Orange 1, 16-12)
Winner wild-card G at Sierra Vista (Montview 1, 19-3)
Temple City (Rio Hondo 2, 16-8) at Whittier Christian (Olympic 2, 19-6)
Winner wild-card H at Santa Ana Calvary Chapel (Orange Coast 1, 18-6-1)
Winner wild-card I at West Covina (San Antonio 1, 14-10)
Heritage (Mountain Pass 2, 16-10) at Rio Hondo Prep (Prep T1, 14-5)
Winner wild-card J at #2 Riverside Christian (Big Sky T2, 18-7)
DIVISION VI
Wild-card games, Tuesday, 3:15 p.m.
A–Faith Baptist (Liberty 4, 9-14) at Malibu (Frontier 3, 12-13)
B–Desert Mirage (De Anza 4, 11-10) at Mesa Grande Academy (Victory 3, 11-9)
C–Brethren Christian (Academy T2, 9-5) at Windward (Alpha 3, 10-8)
D–Bermuda Dunes Desert Christian (Victory 4, 10-10) at Twentynine Palms (De Anza 3, 11-11)
E–Carpinteria (Frontier 4, 11-11) at Marlborough (Sunshine 3, 11-6)
First round, Thursday, 3:15 p.m.
Winner wild-card A at #1 La Salle (Camino Real 1, 21-5)
Alverno (Horizon 2, 6-9) at Campbell Hall (Alpha 2, 11-5)
Arroyo (Mission Valley T2, 13-9) at Baptist Christian (Victory 1, 17-1)
Silver Valley (Desert Mountain 3, 12-7) at Big Bear (De Anza 1, 13-11)
Capistrano Valley Christian (Academy T2, 11-14-1) at Ramona Convent (Sunshine 2, 13-2)
Providence (Liberty T2, 10-7) at Nordhoff (Frontier 2, 10-14)
Winner wild-card B at Lone Pine (Desert Mountain T1, 16-6)
Sacred Heart of Jesus (Horizon 3, 11-4) at #4 South El Monte (Mission Valley 1, 18-6)
Winner wild-card C at #3 Marymount (Sunshine 1, 20-4)
Mary Star (Camino Real 2, 13-9) at Gabrielino (Mission Valley T2, 13-6)
Winner wild-card D at San Gabriel Mission (Horizon 1, 15-8)
Santa Clarita Christian (Liberty T2, 12-6) at Grace Brethren (Frontier 1, 11-6)
St. Monica (Camino Real 3, 11-10) at Oxford Academy (Academy 1, 17-6)
Boron (Desert Mountain T1, 14-5) at Viewpoint (Liberty 1, 17-3)
Yucca Valley (De Anza 2, 15-7) at Moreno Valley Calvary Chapel (Victory 2, 14-4)
Winner wild-card E at #2 Maranatha (Alpha 1, 19-6)
