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28-03-2025
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Prep sports roundup: La Mirada and Corona baseball reach Boras Classic championship
There's good news and bad news for La Mirada baseball. The good news is that La Mirada has earned a spot in the Boras Classic South championship game after a 10-2 semifinal victory over Mater Dei on Thursday. The bad news: La Mirada (10-1) must face unbeaten Corona (10-0) in Friday's 6 p.m. title game at JSerra. Corona handed the Matadores their only defeat 10-1 earlier this season. Corona recorded its ninth shutout in 10 games with an 9-0 semifinal win over JSerra. Anthony Murphy hit a three-run home run in the sixth to build a five-run cushion for Ethin Bingaman, who struck out eight and gave up two hits in six innings. Advertisement Maverek Russell hit a two-run home run and Jason Rodriguez had two hits and three RBIs to lead La Mirada past the Monarchs. Kaden Corn threw a complete game, striking out nine. Corona is one shutout away from tying the state record for most consecutive wins via shutouts at seven. La Mirada's hitting attack is certainly one of the best, and the Matadores are the only team to score against Corona pitching this season when they scored in the fifth inning on March 4. Huntington Beach 12, Carlsbad 4: Matt Haidl had three hits and Otto Espinoza had two RBIs for the Oilers. Cypress 12, Birmingham 1: Garret Rodriguez went three for three, John Short had a two-run triple and Greg Prophet had a two-run double to lead Cypress in a Boras Classic consolation game. Advertisement Gahr 9, Cathedral Catholic 5: Benjamin Heapy hit a home run and Andres Gonzalez had three hits for Gahr. Maranatha 3, Paloma Valley 0: Matthew Vazquez threw a three-hit shutout. Aquinas 8, Ayala 3: Johnny Tena and Carter Hadnot each had three hits for Aquinas. Santa Margarita 8, Vista Murrieta 1: Warren Gravely IV hit a three-run home run to power the Eagles. Brennan Bauer allowed one run in six innings. Calabasas 7, Oaks Christian 6: Down 6-2 going into the bottom of the seventh, the Coyotes rallied to pull out the Marmonte League win. AJ Seidel had the walk-off single. Matthew Witkow had a two-run triple and was squeezed home to tie the game by Nathan Rosenfeld. Freshman Jayden Singer also had an RBI single in the inning. Advertisement Westlake 6, Newbury Park 0: Caden Atkinson threw a three-hit shutout and Blake Miller homered to lead Westlake. Agoura 12, Thousand Oaks 4: Tyler Starling hit two home runs and finished with five RBIs for Agoura. Mission Viejo 6, Tesoro 0: Caleb Tucker threw five shutout innings and Logan Marsee and Jacob Ramirez each had two hits for Mission Viejo. El Toro 8, Beckman 2: Blake Rajan had three hits and two RBIs to lead El Toro. Foothill 17, Barlow 0: Gavin Lauridsen hit a three-run home run and Chris Zill hit a two-run home run for Foothill. Bell 17, Huntington Park 0: The Eagles won in five innings. Jayden Rojas struck out three in one inning. Five players each had two RBIs. Advertisement Carson 20, Rancho Dominguez 0: Xavier Allen had a home run and three RBIs. Sylmar 2, Kennedy 0: Luis Mendoza struck out 10 and threw a complete game in the Valley Mission League win. Ricky Luevano hit a home run. Sun Valley Poly 10, Verdugo Hills 0: The Parrots remained unbeaten in East Valley League play. Jacob Escalante threw five shutout innings. Royal 2, Rio Mesa 0: Dean Barkman threw the shutout, allowing three hits. Simi Valley 1, Colorado Heritage 0: Jackson Goshorn threw a no-hitter with 11 strikeouts. Softball Garden Grove Pacifica 3, El Modena 2: A three-run fifth inning lifted Pacifica to victory. Mattea Stern had a two-run single. Ellena Ediss struck out eight in the victory. Advertisement Bishop Montgomery 8, Ramona Convent 2: Macey Kim struck out 17 for the Knights. Sherman Oaks Notre Dame 7, Sierra Canyon 5: In a Mission League opener, the Knights hit four home runs, including a walk-off two-run home run by freshman Molly Coppola. Freshman Kelsey Luderer had two home runs. Chaminade 11, Louisville 1: Freshman Finley Suppan threw six innings and Casey Glantz had two hits and three RBIs to lead the Eagles. Oaks Christian 5, Westlake 3: Reagan Beck hit a three-run double in the sixth inning to lead Oaks Christian. 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
28-03-2025
- Sport
- Los Angeles Times
Prep sports roundup: La Mirada, Corona reach Boras Classic championship
There's good news and bad news for La Mirada baseball. The good news is that La Mirada has earned a spot in the Boras Classic South championship game after a 10-2 semifinal victory over Mater Dei on Thursday. The bad news: La Mirada (10-1) must face unbeaten Corona (10-0) in Friday's 6 p.m. title game at JSerra. Corona handed the Matadores their only defeat 10-1 earlier this season. Corona recorded its ninth shutout in 10 games with an 9-0 semifinal win over JSerra. Anthony Murphy hit a three-run home run in the sixth to build a five-run cushion for Ethin Bingaman, who struck out eight and allowed two hits in six innings. Maverek Russell hit a two-run home run and Jason Rodriguez had two hits and three RBIs to lead La Mirada past the Monarchs. Kaden Corn threw a complete game, striking out nine. Corona is one shutout away from tying the state record for most consecutive wins via shutouts at seven. La Mirada's hitting attack is certainly one of the best, and the Matadores are the only team to score against Corona pitching this season when they scored their single run in the fifth inning on March 4. Huntington Beach 12, Carlsbad 4: Matt Haidl had three hits and Otto Espinoza had two RBIs for the Oilers. Cypress 12, Birmingham 1: Garret Rodriguez went three for three, John Short had a two-run triple and Greg Prophet had a two-run double to lead Cypress in a Boras Classic consolation game. Gahr 9, Cathedral Catholic 5: Benjamin Heapy hit a home run and Andres Gonzalez had three hits for Gahr. Maranatha 3, Paloma Valley 0: Matthew Vazquez threw a three-hit shutout. Aquinas 8, Ayala 3: Johnny Tena and Carter Hadnot each had three hits for Aquinas. Santa Margarita 8, Vista Murrieta 1: Warren Gravely IV hit a three-run home run to power the Eagles. Brennan Bauer allowed one run in six innings. Calabasas 7, Oaks Christian 6: Down 6-2 going into the bottom of the seventh, the Coyotes rallied to pull out the Marmonte League win. AJ Seidel had the walk-off single. Matthew Witkow had a two-run triple and was squeezed home to tie the game by Nathan Rosenfeld. Freshman Jayden Singer also had an RBI single in the inning. Westlake 6, Newbury Park 0: Caden Atkinson threw a three-hit shutout and Blake Miller homered to lead Westlake. Agoura 12, Thousand Oaks 4: Tyler Starling hit two home runs and finished with five RBIs for Agoura. Mission Viejo 6, Tesoro 0: Caleb Tucker threw five shutout innings and Logan Marsee and Jacob Ramirez each had two hits for Mission Viejo. El Toro 8, Beckman 2: Blake Rajan had three hits and two RBIs to lead El Toro. Foothill 17, Barlow 0: Gavin Lauridsen hit a three-run home run and Chris Zill hit a two-run home run for Foothill. Bell 17, Huntington Park 0: The Eagles won in five innings. Jayden Rojas struck out three in one inning. Five players each had two RBIs. Carson 20, Rancho Dominguez 0: Xavier Allen had a home run and three RBIs. Sylmar 2, Kennedy 0: Luis Mendoza struck out 10 and threw a complete game in the Valley Mission League win. Ricky Luevano hit a home run. Sun Valley Poly 10, Verdugo Hills 0: The Parrots remained unbeaten in East Valley League play. Jacob Escalante threw five shutout innings. Royal 2, Rio Mesa 0: Dean Barkman threw the shutout, allowing three hits. Garden Grove Pacifica 3, El Modena 2: A three-run fifth inning lifted Pacifica to victory. Mattea Stern had a two-run single. Ellena Ediss struck out eight in the victory. Bishop Montgomery 8, Ramona Convent 2: Macey Kim struck out 17 for the Knights. Sherman Oaks Notre Dame 7, Sierra Canyon 5: In a Mission League opener, the Knights hit four home runs, including a walk-off two-run home run by freshman Molly Coppola. Freshman Kelsey Luderer had two home runs. Chaminade 11, Louisville 1: Freshman Finley Suppan threw six innings and Casey Glantz had two hits and three RBIs to lead the Eagles. Oaks Christian 5, Westlake 3: Reagan Beck hit a three-run double in the sixth inning to lead Oaks Christian.
Los Angeles Times
02-03-2025
- Sport
- Los Angeles Times
Sage Hill girls' soccer strikes in PKs for first CIF title
ORANGE — As the minutes clicked away, one after another, deeper into the second half with so few chances materializing — and none of them amounting to anything of importance — Finley Maynard knew how Sage Hill's first CIF Southern Section girls' soccer final was going to end. 'We knew that maybe we weren't going to score, because it's so hard [to do so],' the Lightning's junior goalkeeper said when it was done. 'We had opportunities, and everyone went for it, but it's just chance. It just happens. 'I think we all knew that was going to end up on penalties.' It did, and that played to Sage Hill's strengths. Four sensational finishes from the spot, and the Lightning (11-3-2) were celebrating a Division 4 championship after a tightly contested 100 minutes with longtime powerhouse La Mirada ended without a goal at El Modena High School. The Matadores (11-8-6), seeking their fourth CIF title in 11 seasons and fifth in all, failed on their first and last kicks, with Kiersten Mahan's attempt to the upper-right corner clanging off the crossbar to give Sage Hill a 4-3 triumph in the tiebreaker. 'It's a special feeling,' said fourth-year Sage Hill head coach Issac Sierra, whose halftime adjustments gave the Lightning command in the second half and much of the 20-minute overtime session. 'To win it at the end, it be on the last play of the game, it's special. [This is] what we were shooting for from the jump. That was our conversation all year long, is we're preparing to win, so make sure you do everything with the details that matter. ... We definitely had to deal with some adversity, but that's part of what makes you a championship team, is understanding how to deal through adversity. 'For us to be in this moment today, it's spectacular.' The Matadores had the better of a sloppy first half in which neither side penetrated effectively upon reaching the attacking third, but the game was Sage Hill's after Sierra dropped his back line deeper to deal with long balls and took a more direct approach to challenge La Mirada's high defensive line. The Lightning spent much of the rest of the game in the opposing half, seeking to isolate freshman forwards Gisselle Barron and Keila Fukuda behind a midfield anchored by Capri Hall, another freshman, and senior Cambria Thomas' and freshman Elliot Trout's work on the flanks. Sage Hill built a 6-0 shot advantage in the second 40 minutes (13-4 for the game). Four shots on frame, but just one came close in the 68th minute when Marley Walker sent a long ball into the Matadores' box. It took a big bounce, forcing goalkeeper Mia Cook to parry it over her crossbar. Walker and freshman sweeper Jaden Rall commanded a superb defensive performance, cutting off balls and limiting La Mirada to just two shots on goal, neither particularly challenging for Maynard. The Matadores' best chance arrived about halfway through the second period, but Brianna Briggs, with an open look at goal, couldn't get a shot off as three defenders encircled her and Maynard grabbed the ball. 'I just landed on the ball,' she said. 'Kind of jumped on it to get it, because I'm the only person who can hold onto the ball.' Penalty kicks arrived to nobody's surprise, and although La Mirada had advanced from the spot in the quarterfinals and semifinals, the Lightning was in charge right away. 'We practice this,' Sierra said. 'I try to replicate this feeling as much as we can at practice. When you replicate it, it puts you a little more at ease. The first thing I tell them before those moments is pick your side and don't change. It doesn't matter if the keeper knows or thinks she knows [which way you're going], pick your side and don't change. Execute. And they do that.' Barron fired a rocket to the left side of the net on the first attempt, and Giselle De Anda fired high on La Mirada's first attempt. Fukuta, freshman defender Sydney Patel and Hall followed for Sage Hill — the first two firing to the upper-right corner, Hall to the lower-right — and were matched by the Matadores' Zoey Santiago, Zoe Chang and Mia Carrillo. Rall stepped up with a chance to clinch, but she put it too close to center, and Cook made the stop. 'I don't really have good experience with penalty kicks,' she said. 'I'm trying my best, but the nerves hit me real bad. I don't really know if I'm going to make it. But Marley looked at me, and she said, 'Finley has your back.'' Maynard, whose save on the final attempt clinched a penalty-kicks triumph over Costa Mesa in the quarterfinals, didn't have to make the final stop. Mahan's try was inches too high. The section title is Sage Hill's 12th in all sports. 'This is something I've never experienced before,' she said as her team celebrated. 'It's just such an intimate special moment with the team. We're very close, but that was the closest we've ever been. We were crying, screaming ... we had a goal to get to the final and win this thing, and we did. It's awesome.' Up next for Sage Hill: Next week's CIF Southern California Regionals.
Los Angeles Times
19-02-2025
- Sport
- Los Angeles Times
Prep talk: La Mirada's new baseball field is ready to be unveiled
La Mirada High's $20-million baseball field is ready to be unveiled. The Matadores will play their first official game in their new stadium on Saturday against Etiwanda. Coach Jimmy Zurn, whose team had to wait two years for the stadium to be completed, can't wait to show off the new facility to fans and visiting teams. … St. John Bosco's new baseball field won't open until April 1 at the earliest, athletic director Vince Brown said. Dugout construction needs to be completed. … The Southern Section MastersMeet that decides state qualifiers for wrestling will be held Saturday at Sonora High. Here's the link for tickets. This is a daily look at the positive happenings in high school sports. To submit any news, please email
