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Yahoo
07-04-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
Prep talk: Rosary softball serves notice with big week at Carew Classic
Virtually every top softball team in the Southern Section was entered in last week's Michelle Carew Classic. From Norco to Orange Lutheran to El Modena to Fullerton. So how in the name of sanity did Rosary end up winning the championship by knocking off Orange Lutheran in the final? Advertisement It's called proving yourself. Rosary was ranked No. 11 in the Southern Section power rankings coming in. Now the Fullerton school is 16-2-1 and should get a big bump. The bats came alive by scoring eight runs in four consecutive wins over Roosevelt, Los Alamitos, Fullerton and Orange Lutheran. Jenna Caldera is the leading the team in hitting with 33 hits and a .524 batting average. . . . Corona, Huntington Beach and La Mirada are headed to Cary, N.C., to compete in the National High School Baseball Invitational that begins on Wednesday. USC picked up a commitment from junior running back Deshonne Redeaux. Advertisement 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
07-04-2025
- Sport
- Los Angeles Times
Prep talk: Rosary softball serves notice with big week at Carew Classic
Virtually every top softball team in the Southern Section was entered in last week's Michelle Carew Classic. From Norco to Orange Lutheran to El Modena to Fullerton. So how in the name of sanity did Rosary end up winning the championship by knocking off Orange Lutheran in the final? It's called proving yourself. Rosary was ranked No. 11 in the Southern Section power rankings coming in. Now the Fullerton school is 16-2-1 and should get a big bump. The bats came alive by scoring eight runs in four consecutive wins over Roosevelt, Los Alamitos, Fullerton and Orange Lutheran. Jenna Caldera is the leading the team in hitting with 33 hits and a .524 batting average. . . . Corona, Huntington Beach and La Mirada are headed to Cary, N.C., to compete in the National High School Baseball Invitational that begins on Wednesday. USC picked up a commitment from junior running back Deshonne Redeaux. This is a daily look at the positive happenings in high school sports. To submit any news, please email
Miami Herald
05-04-2025
- Sport
- Miami Herald
Columbus secures GMAC baseball championship, topping Varela in the final
They have much bigger fish to fry down the road. After all, when you're talking Columbus baseball, the bar of success is set very high. Thus when the final out was recorded in Friday evening's 5-2 victory over Varela in the GMAC championship game at Miami-Dade North's Demie Mainieri Field, the celebration was a modest one - a few high-fives, a fist bump or two and that was about it. The Explorers (18-4) hit the road next week to compete in the National High School Baseball Invitational in Cary, North Carolina followed by the district and regional playoffs. 'I know they've really been excited and looking forward to the trip so I was worried about them staying focused on the task at hand that was in front of us which was beating Varela and win GMACs,' said long-time Columbus head coach Joe Weber who watched his team win their third GMAC title in the last four years. 'It's been kind of a struggle offensively at times this season but we did enough today to get it done. We get a nice trophy for winning GMACs again and we'll proudly take it and move on to next week.' What broke Weber's heart was the effort his starting pitcher Matt Rios turned in and not being able to see him finish it off. One of the top pitchers in the county, Rios was masterful all game long, scattering five hits while striking out eight batters. With his team comfortably in front 5-0, he was one strike away from finishing off a complete game shutout. With runners on first and second and two outs, Varela's Jonathan Paniagua hit a routine grounder to shortstop. But instead of an easy flip to second for the force out that would've ended the game, the Columbus shortstop fired to first and the ball sailed high over first baseman Rene Ramirez's head allowing a run to score. Rios had hit his max 105 pitch count and Weber had to come and get him. Wyatt Goins came in and eventually got the final out to record the save. 'You feel just awful for Matt,' Weber said. 'He was absolutely running on fumes out there and bulldogging it trying to get to the finish line but he couldn't quite get there. Just a super competitor with impressive numbers, I really think he might be one of the best pitchers in the county.' Rios finished the game with eight strikeouts giving him a county-best 58 on the season while improving his record to 6-1 which included a no-hitter against Westminster Christian on March 3. 'Yeah, that was tough, I really would've like to have been able to close it out but it's all good,' said Rios, a senior who is committed to South Alabama. 'It's about winning the game and I trust in my relievers behind me and knew they had me. I think our mentally right now is one game at a time and to not look too far ahead. Today we came out focused on just this game, winning GMACs and now we're looking forward to our trip next week to North Carolina.' Rios battled toe-to-toe all game long against Varela starter Christian Ponte who was throwing a gem of his own. The only run he gave up over the first five innings was a second inning unearned run by the Explorers on a second base throwing error that allowed Aquiles Arzano to score from third. Ponte actually had a one-hitter going into the sixth when the Explorers' bats finally woke up with three hits, including a leadoff double by Jose Correa. Coupled with two more walks and a Varela fielding error, Columbus scored four times in the inning. They would prove to be insurance runs when the Vipers (13-6-2) rallied to score twice in the final inning. Seeded No. 4 in the tournament, Varela was looking for a first-ever GMAC title and coming off a big 4-0 upset of top-seeded Miami Springs two days earlier in the semifinals. But the Vipers were forced to play Friday's game short-handed as four senior starters were not in the lineup thanks to a Grad Nite trip to Orlando. 'It is what it is,' Varela coach Brian Alvarez said. 'We knew awhile back that if we happened to make it to the GMAC final, we wouldn't have them available and would deal with it as best we could. I'm proud of the effort our kids turned in today.'
Yahoo
04-04-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
Prep sports roundup: Narbonne receives top pitching effort from Evan Mora
Evan Mora of Narbonne pitched his team to an 8-2 win over defending City Section champion Bell on Thursday. (Eric Sondheimer / Los Angeles Times) Defending City Section Open Division baseball champion Bell is trying this week to put itself in good position for a top-four seeding in the playoffs, but the Eagles were beaten by Narbonne 8-2 on Thursday in a nonleague game. Pitcher Evan Mora threw a complete-game four-hitter and Twaine Meadows finished with three hits and two RBIs. Advertisement Bell fell to 10-3 and faces another Marine League team on Saturday in Banning. Corona 21, King 0: The Panthers (14-0) recorded their 12th shutout in 14 games. Gavin Flores hit two home runs among four hits and had four RBIs. Anthony Murphy had a home run, four hits and four RBIs. Seth Hernandez threw three scoreless innings and had a triple and double. Corona heads next week to North Carolina to play in the National High School Baseball Invitational. Newbury Park 5, Agoura 4: Carson Richter and Cole Munyon each had two hits for the Panthers. Westlake 1, Calabasas 0: Blake Miller delivered a walk-off single in the eighth inning for Westlake. Luke Szymanski threw seven scoreless innings for Calabasas. Caden Atkinson matched him, striking out eight with no walks for the Warriors. Advertisement Thousand Oaks 7, Oaks Christian 3: Brett Warner had a three-run double to lead the Lancers. La Mirada 8, Warren 3: Travis Friend and Bear Calvo hit home runs during a five-run seventh inning to power the Matadores. Aquinas 2, Cypress 1: The Falcons (12-1) won the National Classic championship. Jayden Perez threw five scoreless innings and Gavin Egan picked up the save. Chase Davidson had a home run and Aquinas turned four double plays. Softball San Pedro 9, Carson 3: The Pirates handed a rare defeat to defending City champion Carson in a Marine League showdown. Rylee Gardner hit a three-run home run. Advertisement Orange Lutheran 9, Canyon View 4: Freshman Rylee Silva improved to 7-0 with 11 strikeouts in six innings. Kai Minor had a home run and three RBIs for the Lancers (12-1). 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
04-04-2025
- Sport
- Los Angeles Times
Prep sports roundup: Narbonne receives top pitching effort from Evan Mora
Defending City Section Open Division baseball champion Bell is trying this week to put itself in good position for a top-four seeding in the playoffs, but the Eagles were beaten by Narbonne 8-2 on Thursday in a nonleague game. Pitcher Evan Mora threw a complete-game four-hitter and Twaine Meadows finished with three hits and two RBIs. Bell fell to 10-3 and faces another Marine League team on Saturday in Banning. Corona 21, King 0: The Panthers (14-0) recorded their 12th shutout in 14 games. Gavin Flores hit two home runs among four hits and had four RBIs. Anthony Murphy had a home run, four hits and four RBIs. Seth Hernandez threw three scoreless innings and had a triple and double. Corona heads next week to North Carolina to play in the National High School Baseball Invitational. Newbury Park 5, Agoura 4: Carson Richter and Cole Munyon each had two hits for the Panthers. Westlake 1, Calabasas 0: Blake Miller delivered a walk-off single in the eighth inning for Westlake. Luke Szymanski threw seven scoreless innings for Calabasas. Caden Atkinson matched him, striking out eight with no walks for the Warriors. Thousand Oaks 7, Oaks Christian 3: Brett Warner had a three-run double to lead the Lancers. La Mirada 8, Warren 3: Travis Friend and Bear Calvo hit home runs during a five-run seventh inning to power the Matadores. Aquinas 2, Cypress 1: The Falcons (12-1) won the National Classic championship. Jayden Perez threw five scoreless innings and Gavin Egan picked up the save. Chase Davidson had a home run and Aquinas turned four double plays. San Pedro 9, Carson 3: The Pirates handed a rare defeat to defending City champion Carson in a Marine League showdown. Rylee Gardner hit a three-run home run. Orange Lutheran 9, Canyon View 4: Freshman Rylee Silva improved to 7-0 with 11 strikeouts in six innings. Kai Minor had a home run and three RBIs for the Lancers (12-1).
