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Los Angeles Times
15-05-2025
- Sport
- Los Angeles Times
Marina boys' tennis storms into first CIF title match
OAK PARK — Marina High boys' tennis coach Chuck Kingman gave longtime assistant Cam Jones the honor of introducing the Vikings' lineup on Wednesday. 'He loves public speaking,' Kingman said facetiously before Marina played at Oak Park in the semifinals of the CIF Southern Section Division 1 playoffs. There was a good reason for the honor: Jones was celebrating his 79th birthday on Wednesday. The Vikings' season has also transformed into something that might be decades in the making. Marina rallied for an 11-7 victory, advancing to its first CIF title match in program history. The Sunset League runner-up Vikings (16-3) will play Woodbridge (20-7), the No. 3 team from the Pacific Coast League, for the Division 1 crown on Friday at 5 p.m. at the University of Redlands. 'We've got to prepare, lock in,' Marina senior Trevor Nguyen said. 'We're really excited for this opportunity.' Nguyen, Alejandro Hill and DJ Buckfeller combined to win eight of nine singles sets against Oak Park (15-1), which was undefeated heading into Wednesday's tilt. Nguyen's 6-4 win over Eagles senior captain Austin Lamy loomed large in the first round, with several Oak Park supporters watching and cheering just south of the court. 'Just the nerves of this opportunity that we're in, the semifinals, I was kind of nervous,' Nguyen said. 'I was like, what if I lose? I was playing tentative, but it changed a lot.' What changed was Lamy's health. With Nguyen up 5-4, he drew Lamy into the net with a drop shot, then hit a lob over his head. Lamy went back to retrieve the ball and attempted a between-the-legs shot, but tripped and ended up injuring his hip. He gamely continued to play with a pronounced limp but lost to Nguyen, then retired early in his second set against Buckfeller. Marina, down 4-2 after the first round, took advantage. The Vikings won five of six sets in the second round to grab a 7-5 edge. Two doubles tiebreakers, the final sets of the round to complete, proved huge. Marina's No. 1 team of seniors Justin Nguyen and Darren Le beat Oak Park's Jaivin Phabiani and Ayush Kodur, while the No. 3 tandem of juniors David Tran and Joseph Le topped Levi Jefferson and Angus Rein. Players from both teams stood on the vacant No. 2 doubles court, turning their bodies back and forth to cheer on both matches simultaneously. 'My mind was like, our winning [as a team] is going to ride on this one,' Darren Le said. 'I felt like it was a pretty important match. I treated it like that, didn't let the noise get to my head too bad.' Both tiebreaker scores were the same, 7-4, giving the Vikings a much-needed boost over the Coastal Canyon League champion Eagles headed into the final round of play. 'Those tiebreakers were huge,' Kingman said. 'I mean, that was really a turning point for our doubles today. Having those two wins provided us with a little bit more of a cushion. Our doubles has kind of struggled throughout the year, but they really came through today. They got the wins that we needed.' After Trevor Nguyen and Hill breezed to 6-0 wins in the final round, the Vikings had nine sets, plus a big enough games advantage to know that they were through to the title match. Kingman said his team seems to be peaking at the right time. There's just one more match to win for further team history, after Trevor Nguyen and Tran have set individual history by winning the CIF Individuals title last year and earning Ojai Tournament finalist accolades this year. 'It's a special group of guys, not just talent-wise,' Kingman said. 'This is a great group of young men.'
Yahoo
06-05-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
Prep sports roundup: Sherman Oaks Notre Dame clinches baseball playoff berth
A high school baseball regular season that began with Sherman Oaks Notre Dame learning its No. 1 pitcher wouldn't be available is ending with the Knights clinching a playoff berth after a 1-0 victory over St. Francis on Monday in Mission League play. Juju Diaz-Jones, recruited to be the team's new ace pitcher, threw a complete game, striking out eight while giving up three hits. Notre Dame (14-13, 9-7) holds fourth place but could finish in third if it wins again on Tuesday and Loyola loses to Harvard-Westlake. Crespi 9, Chaminade 4: Jackson Eisenhauer struck out 10 in six innings in his final appearance before starting in the Southern Section Division 1 playoffs next week. Crespi is in position to be a top-four seed. Josh Stonehouse went three for three with three RBIs and a home run and Troy Miller added three hits. Read more: The Times' top 25 high school baseball rankings Harvard-Westlake 11, Loyola 3: James Tronstein hit two home runs and had five RBIs. Sierra Canyon 6, Bishop Alemany 3: Theo Stafford went four for four and Dezi Delgado had three RBIs. El Dorado 18, Villa Park 2: Xavi Cadena had three hits, including a home run, to help El Dorado clinch a playoff berth out of the Crestview League. Diego Gonzalez also homered and had three RBIs. Foothill 3, Dana Hills 0: Gavin Lauridsen allowed one hit in four innings. Sean Green had two hits and two RBIs. Simi Valley 6, Royal 4: The Pioneers (10-1) pulled into a first-place tie with Royal (10-1) in the Coastal Canyon League going into a final game at Simi Valley on Wednesday. Jaxon Herron had two hits and two RBIs. Kyle Casey threw a complete game with seven strikeouts. Cleveland 11, Chatsworth 7: Quinton Riepl had three hits in the West Valley League victory. Sylmar 5, Kennedy 3: Alex Martinez struck out seven for Sylmar. Sherman Oaks Notre Dame 16, Harvard-Westlake 6: The Knights won their third straight Mission League title under coach Justin Siegel. Adiah Fountain had three hits and four RBIs. 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
06-05-2025
- Sport
- Los Angeles Times
Prep sports roundup: Sherman Oaks Notre Dame clinches baseball playoff berth
A high school baseball regular season that began with Sherman Oaks Notre Dame learning its No. 1 pitcher wouldn't be available is ending with the Knights clinching a playoff berth after a 1-0 victory over St. Francis on Monday in Mission League play. Juju Diaz-Jones, recruited to be the team's new ace pitcher, threw a complete game, striking out eight while giving up three hits. Notre Dame (14-13, 9-7) holds fourth place but could finish in third if it wins again on Tuesday and Loyola loses to Harvard-Westlake. Crespi 9, Chaminade 4: Jackson Eisenhauer struck out 10 in six innings in his final appearance before starting in the Southern Section Division 1 playoffs next week. Crespi is in position to be a top-four seed. Josh Stonehouse went three for three with three RBIs and a home run and Troy Miller added three hits. Harvard-Westlake 11, Loyola 3: James Tronstein hit two home runs and had five RBIs. Sierra Canyon 6, Bishop Alemany 3: Theo Stafford went four for four and Dezi Delgado had three RBIs. El Dorado 18, Villa Park 2: Xavi Cadena had three hits, including a home run, to help El Dorado clinch a playoff berth out of the Crestview League. Diego Gonzalez also homered and had three RBIs. Foothill 3, Dana Hills 0: Gavin Lauridsen allowed one hit in four innings. Sean Green had two hits and two RBIs. Simi Valley 6, Royal 4: The Pioneers (10-1) pulled into a first-place tie with Royal (10-1) in the Coastal Canyon League going into a final game at Simi Valley on Wednesday. Jaxon Herron had two hits and two RBIs. Kyle Casey threw a complete game with seven strikeouts. Cleveland 11, Chatsworth 7: Quinton Riepl had three hits in the West Valley League victory. Sylmar 5, Kennedy 3: Alex Martinez struck out seven for Sylmar. Sherman Oaks Notre Dame 16, Harvard-Westlake 6: The Knights won their third straight Mission League title under coach Justin Siegel. Adiah Fountain had three hits and four RBIs.
Yahoo
22-03-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
Prep sports roundup: Royal baseball coach Dan Maye earns victory No. 595
Dan Maye, in his 36th season as baseball coach at Royal High, picked up win No. 595 on Friday, and it was an important one. The Highlanders improved to 10-1 and 4-0 in the Coastal Canyon League with a 2-1 victory over rival Simi Valley. Caden Sramek struck out seven in six innings. Brady Hewitt picked up the save. Zach Nagy contributed three hits. Birmingham 4, Chatsworth 0: In his most impressive performance yet in a season of impressive efforts, freshman pitcher Carlos Acuna struck out 16 with no walks and gave up one hit for the Patriots, who play in next week's Boras Classic in Orange County. El Camino Real 12, Taft 2: Devon Gonor struck out seven in four innings for El Camino Real. Read more: Prep sports roundup: No. 1 Corona has six shutouts in seven baseball games Cleveland 13, Granada Hills 2: Joshua Pearlstein had three hits, including a home run, giving him seven hits in eight at-bats this week in West Valley League play. Harvard-Westlake 7, Sierra Canyon 1: Ethan Price and Nate Blum each had two RBIs and Ben Fischler struck out four in five innings for the Wolverines. Loyola 5, Bishop Alemany 3: The Cubs got a three-game Mission League sweep. Walter Urbon hit a two-run home run in the first inning. Crespi 8, St. Francis 4: The Celts (10-0, 5-0) are off to one of their best starts in school history. Mikey Martinez had two hits and three RBIs and Troy Miller and Gavin Huff added three hits each. Jordan Lewallen had two hits and two RBIs for St. Francis. Banning 15, Narbonne 7: Brandon Villarreal had three hits and AJ Herrera had two hits and four RBIs for the Pilots. Granada Hills 8, Downey 3: Addison Moorman threw a three-hitter for the Highlanders. Lainey Brown went three for three. 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
22-03-2025
- Sport
- Los Angeles Times
Prep sports roundup: Royal baseball coach Dan Maye earns victory No. 595
Dan Maye, in his 36th season as baseball coach at Royal High, picked up win No. 595 on Friday, and it was an important one. The Highlanders improved to 10-1 and 4-0 in the Coastal Canyon League with a 2-1 victory over rival Simi Valley. Caden Sramek struck out seven in six innings. Brady Hewitt picked up the save. Zach Nagy contributed three hits. Birmingham 4, Chatsworth 0: In his most impressive performance yet in a season of impressive efforts, freshman pitcher Carlos Acuna struck out 16 with no walks and allowed one hit for the Patriots, who play in next week's Boras Classic in Orange County. El Camino Real 12, Taft 2: Devon Gonor struck out seven in four innings for El Camino Real. Cleveland 13, Granada Hills 2: Joshua Pearlstein had three hits, including a home run, giving him seven hits in eight at-bats this week in West Valley League play. Harvard-Westlake 7, Sierra Canyon 1: Ethan Price and Nate Blum each had two RBIs and Ben Fischler struck out four in five innings for the Wolverines. Loyola 5, Bishop Alemany 3: The Cubs got a three-game Mission League sweep. Walter Urbon hit a two-run home run in the first inning. Crespi 8, St. Francis 4: The Celts (10-0, 5-0) are off to one of their best starts in school history. Mikey Martinez had two hits and three RBIs and Troy Miller and Gavin Huff added three hits each. Jordan Lewallen had two hits and two RBIs for St. Francis. Banning 15, Narbonne 7: Brandon Villarreal had three hits and AJ Herrera had two hits and four RBIs for the Pilots. Granada Hills 8, Downey 3: Addison Moorman threw a three-hitter for the Highlanders. Lainey Brown went three for three.
