Arcadia outlasts Monrovia: After a loss in the opening set, the Arcadia High girls volleyball team swept the final three set and came away with a 3-1 victory over visiting Monrovia on Tuesday night in the first round of the CIF Southern Section Division 3 playoffs.
Both teams lost last year in the quarterfinals and had their sights set on advancing further this season.
With the 22-25, 25-12, 25-17, 27-25 win, the reward for the Apaches is going up against the No. 1 seed in the playoffs. La Salle (22-5), which has won the last 10 matches in a row, will host the second-round match on Thursday.

California’s hot streak continues: After finishing last in the Del Rio League one year ago, the California High girls volleyball team shook off the nerves of playing in its first CIF-Southern Section Division 6 playoff game on Tuesday night.
The lack of experience on behalf of the Condors certainly showed in the match’s opening set against visiting La Mirada.CalHi coach John Horowath called his second timeout of the first set after the team fell behind four points and looked like it was going to drop the match’s opening set.

CIF-SS playoff results
Girls Volleyball
Tuesday’s first round
Division 1
Redondo Union 3, Flintridge Sacred Heart 0
Division 3
Arcadia 3, Monrovia 1
Division 4
Culver City 3, Pasadena 0
La Habra 3, Torrance 1
Pasadena Poly 3, Camarillo 0
Division 5
La Reina 3, South Hills 0
Whittier Christian 3, La Serna 0
Sonora 3, Kennedy 0
Division 6
Bishop Amat 3, Hesperia 0
Walnut 3, Don Lugo 1
California 3, La Mirado 0
Diamond Ranch 3, Segerstrom 1
Division 7
Duarte 3, San Dimas 0
San Dimas 3, Loara 1
Keppel 3, Jurupa Valley 1
Morro Bay 3, El Monte 1
Division 8
Covina 3, Coachella Valley 0
Rosemead 3, Grand Terrace 0
Azusa 3, Connely 1
Division 10
AGBU Pasadena 3, Sequoyah 0
Orange Vista 3, La Verne Lutheran 0

Thursday’s second round
All matches start at 7 p.m., unless noted
Division 2
Corona Santiago at Glendora, 7 p.m.
Division 3
Arcadia at La Salle
Westridge at Burbank Burroughs
Culver City at La Habra
Mayfair at Pasadena Poly
La Canada at Rio Mesa
Division 5
Laguna Blanca at Whittier Christian
St. Anthony at Sonora
Cerritos at Diamond Bar
Rim of the World at St. Paul
Division 6
Bishop Amat at Aquinas
Walnut at California
Paloma Valley at Diamond Ranch
Gabrielino at Highland
Templeton at Schurr
Division 7
Duarte at San Dimas
Keppel at Yucca Valley
Moreno Valley at Gladstone
Division 8
Covina at Rosemead
Buckley at Azusa
Ocean View at Edgewood
Division 9
Southlands Chiristian at Holy Family
Rancho Christian at Bassett
Division 10
Orange Vista at AGBU Pasadena

Boys Water Polo
Tuesday’s first round
All matches start at 5 p.m. unless noted
Division 3
La Serna 12, Chino Hills 8
Bonita 5, Arroyo Grande 3
Division 4
Sunny Hills 6. Schurr 5
South Pasadena 16, Martin Luther King 8
Redondo Union 13, San Dimas 4
Division 5
San Marino 14, El Dorado 9
Ocean View 12, Wilson 6
La Habra 10, Kennedy 9
Flintridge Prep 14, Atascadero 9
Alta Loma 7, Arcadia 5
Sage Hill 15, Glendora 7
Division 6
Whittier 15, Temecula Valley 2
Pasadena Poly 18, Sierra Vista 11
Los Altos 11, Chaffey 10

Thursday’s first round
All matches start at 5 p.m., unless noted
Divison 2
Damien at Foothill
Division 7
El Rancho at Moreno Valley
La Mirada at Hillcrest
Pioneer at San Bernardino
Baldwin Park at Valley View
Thursday’s second round
Division 3
Righetti at La Serna
Bonita at Woodbridge
Division 4
Tesoro at Temple City
Newbury Park at Walnut
South Pasadena at Montebello
Division 5
Chadwick at San Marino
La Habra at Upland
Flintridge Prep at Alta Loma
Division 6
Lompoc Cabrillo at California
Temecula Valley at Whittier
Nordoff at Pasadena Poly
Los Altos at Foothill Technology

Girls Tennis
Tuesday’s wild card
All matches start at 2 p.m., unless noted
Division 2
Marlborough 11, Temple City 7
Division 3
Pasadena Poly 13, Fullerton 5
Diamond Bar 14, La Quinta 4
Division 4
Rowland 14, Charter Oak 4
St. Lucy’s 9, Westminster La Quinta 9, St. Lucy’s wins on games.
El Rancho 9, San Dimas 9, El Rancho wins on games.
Glendale 11, Keppel 7
Division 5
La Mirada 9, Santa Paula 9, La Mirada wins on games.
Montebello 15, de Toledo 3
La Salle 11, Highland 7
El Monte 17, San Gorgonio 1
Vista Del Lago 12, La Puente 6
Montaclair 15, Azusa 3