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05-04-2025
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Prep sports roundup: St. John Bosco pulls off three-game sweep of Orange Lutheran
Allen Olmos of Birmingham threw a complete game in 5-2 win over Cleveland on Friday. (Eric Sondheimer / Los Angeles Times) The high school baseball season began for St. John Bosco with its new field under construction, unable to be used. The players have found a way to not let it block their success. Junior shortstop James Clark spent this week giving nightmares to Orange Lutheran pitching. He went seven for 11 with two RBIs during the three-game series as the Braves completed a rare sweep Friday with a 5-3 win. That means the Braves start the tough Trinity League with a 3-0 record. Advertisement Jack Champlin threw a complete game and Noah Everly hit a two-run home run during a four-run sixth inning. The Braves are 11-3 overall. Santa Margarita 9, Mater Dei 4: Brody Schumaker finished with a home run, three singles and two RBIs to lead the Eagles. Andre Owens had a grand slam. Birmingham 5, Cleveland 2: The Patriots (11-6, 7-0) stayed unbeaten in the West Valley League behind Sebastian Valadez, who had an RBI single and a two-run triple. Cleveland received three hits from Quinton Riepl. The Cavaliers briefly tied the game 2-2 with two runs in the fourth. In the fifth, Birmingham scored three runs to support Allen Olmos, who struck out five and walked none in a complete game. Advertisement El Camino Real 11, Granada Hills 8: Julius Haim delivered a three-run double in the sixth to break an 8-8 tie and lead the Royals, who came back from a 7-0 deficit. Chatsworth 9, Taft 0: Michael Guerrero struck out six in the shutout for Chatsworth. Carlos Amparan had three RBIs. Narbonne 10, Rancho Dominguez 0: Raul Izquierdo allowed no hits in four innings for Narbonne. Brandon Dillon had two RBIs. Banning 1, San Pedro 0: AJ Herrera threw a complete-game four-hitter and Angelo Duarte drove in the game's only run with a squeeze bunt in the sixth inning. Los Alamitos 10, Newport Harbor 0: Wyatt Joyce finished with three hits and four pitchers combined on the shutout for Los Alamitos. Advertisement Huntington Beach 2, Corona del Mar 0: The Oilers get to head to North Carolina for a national tournament with a 12-1 record. Brothers Trent and Jared Grindlinger each hit home runs. Tyler Bellerose struck out seven in four innings for the Oilers. La Mirada 17, Downey 6: Win Gurney hit two home runs and finished with seven RBIs for La Mirada. Fountain Valley 4, Edison 3: Ethan Cortez had two hits and two RBIs for Fountain Valley. Crescenta Valley 12, Muir 0: The Falcons (15-2) received a three-run triple from Brock Robeson in the five-inning win. Arcadia 11, Glendale 0: Tarik Reese finished with five RBIs for Arcadia. Advertisement Calabasas 10, Westlake 4: Jack Quirk went three for three with a home run and four RBIs for the Coyotes. Agoura 8, Newbury Park 4: Beau Lantz had three hits and three RBIs for Agoura. Oaks Christian 3, Thousand Oaks 2: Christian Ipsen threw a complete game with six strikeouts for the Lions. West Ranch 8, Valencia 5: A three-run ninth inning lifted West Ranch to the Foothill League win. Hunter Manning and Mikey Murr each had three hits. Murr picked up the win with 3 1/3 innings of hitless relief. Sierra Canyon 7, Crespi 2: The Trailblazers handed Crespi its first defeat after 14 consecutive wins to start the season. Greyson Gullage, Teddy Levin and Andrew Nelson each had two hits. Ethan Montez threw five innings of relief pitching. Josh Stonehouse hit a two-run home run for Crespi. Advertisement Loyola 3, Chaminade 2: The Cubs (11-4, 6-3) stayed in the thick of the Mission League race with a three-game sweep of Chaminade. Jack Murray had two hits. Great Oak 4, Norco 0: Riley Kronenfeld threw five scoreless innings and Gavin Fien had two hits and one RBI for Great Oak. Mira Costa 15, Torrance 14: The Mustangs (15-2, 6-0) gave up eight runs in the bottom of seventh and won when Joaquin Scholer got a strikeout with the bases loaded and two outs. Mira Costa intentionally walked Mateo Rickman with the bases loaded in the seventh. Lucas Schermer had a home run and five RBIs. Harrison Belden went four for four with a home run. Ace Tarango had three hits and two RBIs. Rickman hit a three-run home run for Torrance. Softball Fullerton 5, JSerra 1: Kaylyn Yi finished with three hits to help Fullerton advance to a Michelle Carew tournament semifinals on Saturday against Rosary. Katelynn Mathews struck out nine. Advertisement Norco 5, Mountain View St. Francis 1: Leighton Gray, Dakota Potter and Tamryn Shorter hit home runs for Norco in a quarterfinal game of the Michelle Carew tournament. Orange Lutheran 10, Chula Vista Mater Dei 5: Kai Minor had three hits in the Michelle Carew quarterfinals, setting up a semifinal matchup of Orange Lutheran vs. Norco on Saturday at 1:15 p.m. at Peralta Park. Sign up for the L.A. Times SoCal high school sports newsletter to get scores, stories and a behind-the-scenes look at what makes prep sports so popular. This story originally appeared in Los Angeles Times.

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31-03-2025
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City Section top 10 high school baseball teams
With one month left in the City Section baseball season, Birmingham has earned the No. 1 ranking with an 8-6 record and 4-0 mark in the City's toughest league, the West Valley League. 1. BIRMINGHAM (8-6). Impressive one-two pitching duo in Allen Olmos and freshman Carlos Acuna. Advertisement 2. VENICE (10-1). Gondoliers are headed to Western League title. 3. BELL (9-2). Defending champs are getting their pitching in order. 4. EL CAMINO REAL (8-5). Holding down second place in West Valley League. 5. SUN VALLEY POLY (9-5). Headed to showdown games with Sylmar in Valley Mission League. 6. SYLMAR (6-3). Pitching will keep Spartans in contention. 7. CLEVELAND (6-6). Joshua Pearlstein is having big season hitting. 8. BANNING (7-4). Marine League's first-place team. 9. GARFIELD (8-2). Won four straight Eastern League games. 10. CHATSWORTH (6-6-1). Beware of Chancellors in March. Sign up for the L.A. Times SoCal high school sports newsletter to get scores, stories and a behind-the-scenes look at what makes prep sports so popular. This story originally appeared in Los Angeles Times.


Los Angeles Times
31-03-2025
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- Los Angeles Times
City Section top 10 high school baseball teams
With one month left in the City Section baseball season, Birmingham has earned the No. 1 ranking with an 8-6 record and 4-0 mark in the City's toughest league, the West Valley League. 1. BIRMINGHAM (8-6). Impressive one-two pitching duo in Allen Olmos and freshman Carlos Acuna. 2. VENICE (10-1). Gondoliers are headed to Western League title. 3. BELL (9-2). Defending champs are getting their pitching in order. 4. EL CAMINO REAL (8-5). Holding down second place in West Valley League. 5. SUN VALLEY POLY (9-5). Headed to showdown games with Sylmar in Valley Mission League. 6. SYLMAR (6-3). Pitching will keep Spartans in contention. 7. CLEVELAND (6-6). Joshua Pearlstein is having big season hitting. 8. BANNING (7-4). Marine League's first-place team. 9. GARFIELD (8-2). Won four straight Eastern League games. 10. CHATSWORTH (6-6-1). Beware of Chancellors in March.
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25-03-2025
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Prep talk: No. 1 Corona, No. 2 Huntington Beach, No. 4 La Mirada in Boras Classic
The Boras Classic South Division begins on Tuesday at JSerra and Mater Dei, and let's just say the 16-team bracket is loaded with top teams in Southern California, including No. 1 Corona, No. 2 Huntington Beach, No. 4 La Mirada and No. 5 Mater Dei. If Corona and Huntington Beach can survive the early rounds, the two unbeaten teams would meet in Friday's 6 p.m. championship at JSerra. Winning this tournament is all about pitching depth, with teams trying to win four games in four days. Corona opens at 9 a.m. on Tuesday against Gahr at JSerra. Huntington Beach faces Aquinas at 9 a.m. at Mater Dei. There are four unbeaten teams in the tournament — Corona, Huntington Beach, Mater Dei and Aquinas. Read more: The Times' top 25 high school baseball rankings The City Section is represented by Birmingham (7-2), which has showed off two outstanding pitchers in the opening month of the season in Allen Olmos and freshman Carlos Acuna. Birmingham faces La Mirada at noon at Mater Dei in its opener. Action continues Wednesday and Thursday, with the semifinals at 6 p.m. on Thursday at Mater Dei and JSerra. School is in session during games from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., so at JSerra there is an off-site parking area. Here's the information. This is a daily look at the positive happenings in high school sports. To submit any news, please email Sign up for the L.A. Times SoCal high school sports newsletter to get scores, stories and a behind-the-scenes look at what makes prep sports so popular. This story originally appeared in Los Angeles Times.


Los Angeles Times
25-03-2025
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- Los Angeles Times
Prep talk: No. 1 Corona, No. 2 Huntington Beach, No. 4 La Mirada in Boras Classic
The Boras Classic South Division begins on Tuesday at JSerra and Mater Dei, and let's just say the 16-team bracket is loaded with top teams in Southern California, including No. 1 Corona, No. 2 Huntington Beach, No. 4 La Mirada and No. 5 Mater Dei. If Corona and Huntington Beach can survive the early rounds, the two unbeaten teams would meet in Friday's 6 p.m. championship at JSerra. Winning this tournament is all about pitching depth, with teams trying to win four games in four days. Corona opens at 9 a.m. on Tuesday against Gahr at JSerra. Huntington Beach faces Aquinas at 9 a.m. at Mater Dei. There are four unbeaten teams in the tournament — Corona, Huntington Beach, Mater Dei and Aquinas. The City Section is represented by Birmingham (7-2), which has showed off two outstanding pitchers in the opening month of the season in Allen Olmos and freshman Carlos Acuna. Birmingham faces La Mirada at noon at Mater Dei in its opener. Action continues Wednesday and Thursday, with the semifinals at 6 p.m. on Thursday at Mater Dei and JSerra. School is in session during games from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., so at JSerra there is an off-site parking area. Here's the information. This is a daily look at the positive happenings in high school sports. To submit any news, please email