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Los Angeles Times
19-05-2025
- Sport
- Los Angeles Times
Prep Rally: A great week for City Section baseball that ends at Dodger Stadium
Hi, and welcome to another edition of Prep Rally. It's the greatest weekend for City Section athletics, because the baseball championship games in Open Division and Division I will be held Saturday at Dodger Stadium. It's the week in City Section sports where dreams come true. The City Section Open Division and Division I baseball championship games will be played Saturday at Dodger Stadium. 'It's magical,' Venice center fielder Canon King said of what the experience would be like. A semifinal doubleheader is set for Tuesday at Cal State Northridge in the Open Division, with Birmingham playing El Camino Real at 3 p.m. and Venice facing Sylmar at 6 p.m. In Division I, the semifinals are Wednesday at Stengel Field in Glendale. Taft will play Carson at 3 p.m., followed by Verdugo Hills against Banning at 6 p.m. Venice, the No. 1 seed, has been led by King, who has hit six home runs. Here's a profile of him and his teammates. It's nervous time in the Southern Section baseball playoffs that resume Tuesday. Top-seeded Corona, which got a first-round bye in Division 1, makes its debut at home against Los Osos and will send out pitcher Seth Hernandez, who is 17-0 in high school baseball. There are no upsets in Division 1 despite the seedings. It's still about ace vs. ace. The one interesting thing to watch is how well the four teams who got first-round byes perform after being inactive for more than a week. That's Corona, Crespi, Huntington Beach and St. John Bosco. They better be ready to perform with their ace pitchers or suffer an early exit. The Trinity League has done best with Orange Lutheran, Mater Dei, Servite and Santa Margarita all winning their playoff openers. It was a big day for Oaks Christian and Quentin Young, who hit his 14th home run. Here's the updated schedule. Sherman Oaks Notre Dame has become the surprise team in high school softball, eliminating last season's Division 1 runner-up Orange Lutheran in a 9-7 stunner, then beating El Segundo 12-10. Who says you need a standout pitcher with a freshman named Jackie Morales? All Morales did was hit four home runs on the week, including three against Orange Lutheran. Top-seeded Norco remains the favorite in Division 1, but in a season without any dominant pitcher, the Knights' hitting could keep them going far. Notre Dame hosts El Modena in Wednesday's quarterfinals. Here's the complete pairings. The City Section announced its playoff pairings, with Granada Hills seeded No. 1. Here's the pairings. Loyola has been the No. 1 lacrosse team all season and delivered a second Southern Section title with an 11-3 win over Mater Dei in the Division 1 final. Cash Ginsberg scored three goals and Tripp King had two goals. Foothill upset No. 1-seeded Mira Costa 12-7 to win the Division 1 girls title. Foothill lost to Marlborough in last year's final. Brynn Perkins scored five goals. The weather was cool and overcast, but there were some terrific individual and team performances at the Southern Section track and field championships at Moorpark. There were two ties for team titles in Division 4 boys (Serra and Viewpoint) and girls (St. Mary's and Rosary). And Division 3 boys came down to the 4x400 relay with Sherman Oaks Notre Dame prevailing over Servite. Servite's Benjamin Harris, only a sophomore, ran a 10.32 100 meters. Rodney Sermons, a junior USC commit at Rancho Cucamonga, ran a 10.36 100. Here's a rundown on the day's activities. On Saturday, the Southern Section will hold its Masters Meet at Moorpark and for the first time have 18 qualifiers competing in races and field events, up from nine. The City Section will hold its championships Thursday at Birmingham High using the school's new Mondo track surface. El Camino Real stunned top-seeded Venice to win the City Section Open Division championship. The Royals have one of the brightest young coaches in the Southland in Alyssa Lee, who used to play girls volleyball for Tom Harp at Granada Hills. She's now won a boys title, girls title and beach title. Here's the report. Mira Costa won the Southern Section Division 1 championship. The state championships begin this week. Here are the pairings. There are lots of pitchers scheduled to make an impact in the Southern Section baseball playoffs. Here's a look at pitchers to watch over the next couple of weeks. The California Science Center next to the Coliseum has opened a free interactive sports exhibit that will stay open through the 2028 Olympic Games. It's phenomenal, allowing kids and adults to learn about science and participate in baseball, softball, climbing, soccer, basketball and other sports. The first day it was opened saw more than 1,300 visitors. Here's a look at something that should become very popular. Here come the freshmen. At the Northern Regional for individual golf, freshman Brandon Anderson of Buena won with a 63 and second was freshman Jaden Soong of St. Francis. The individual championships will take place Thursday at Temecula Creek Country Club. Team titles are scheduled Monday and Tuesday. It's time to start a weekly help guide for parents, athletes, coaches, even officials. I'm going to ask questions and answer them with help from others. First question: 'How do I get my coach to notice me more?' Get to practices before anyone else. Stay until everyone leaves. That lets the coach know you are passionate and committed to getting better. Volunteer to do the little things that coaches notice, like helping to clean a gym floor or bring out water. Show hustle whenever you can. Be bold and talk to your coach and tell him or her that you want to reach your full potential and would appreciate any feedback. The key is working hard when no one is watching. The coach will see the development and provide a reward known as playing time. If not, keep doing it for yourself and your future. Good grades always bring a smile to any coach. Run extra laps. And you might even tell your coach, 'You're doing a really good job.' They like compliments. Former NFL defensive back Troy Hill is the new head football coach at his alma mater, St. Bonaventure. He becomes the second ex-NFL player recently headed to high school football, joining Carson Palmer, who went to Santa Margarita. . . . Junior receiver Devin Olmande of Newbury Park has committed to San Jose State. . . . Irvine University and Woodbridge won the Southern Section Open Division and Division 1 tennis championships. Here's a report on Woodbridge's win. . . . Mission Viejo won the Millikan seven on seven passing tournament, defeating San Diego Lincoln in the final. Charter Oak won its own passing tournament title, defeating Rancho Cucamonga, and San Juan Hills defeated Capistrano Valley in the championship of the Dana Hills passing tournament. . . . Thatcher Fahlbusch from Mira Costa has committed to Hawaii for volleyball. UCLA was searching for a reliable closer in baseball this season, and look who's emerged late in the season: freshman Easton Hawk from Granada Hills High. He entered the week with four saves in 17 appearances but has come on strong this month to give the Bruins hope he can be a stopper in the NCAA playoffs. UCLA shared the regular season Big 10 championship with Oregon. He's always had good velocity. Throwing strikes is important at the collegiate level. Here's a story from 2023. From ESPN, a story on Palisades High's baseball team rising up despite obstacles from the Palisades fire. From a story on youth sports and mental health challenges.
Yahoo
16-05-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
Jackie Morales hits three home runs in Notre Dame's upset of Orange Lutheran
Sherman Oaks Notre Dame High was supposed to be a year or two away from softball prominence with its collection of six talented freshmen. Well, the Knights have already arrived after a 9-7 victory over Trinity League champion Orange Lutheran on Thursday in an opening game of the Southern Section Division 1 playoffs in which freshman Jackie Morales hit three home runs. Advertisement Notre Dame, the Mission League champion, was leading most of the game until Orange Lutheran scored three runs in the bottom of the sixth inning to take a 7-6 lead. Morales tied the score with a home run in the top of the seventh. Then the Knights scored two more runs on an RBI single from freshman Keira Luderer and an RBI single from junior Ellayne Tellez-Perez. Orange Lutheran was the Division 1 runner-up last season. For Notre Dame to go on the road and win is quite an accomplishment for coach Justin Siegel and the Knights. "Big players show up in big situations and Jackie Morales has been a big player for us all season," Siegel said. Huntington Beach 8, Charter Oak 7: The Oilers hung on for the Division 1 win. Tea Gutierrez and Maleah Humble each had three hits. Advertisement 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
16-05-2025
- Sport
- Los Angeles Times
Jackie Morales hits three home runs in Notre Dame's upset of Orange Lutheran
Sherman Oaks Notre Dame High was supposed to be a year or two away from softball prominence with its collection of six talented freshmen. Well, the Knights have already arrived after a 9-7 victory over Trinity League champion Orange Lutheran on Thursday in an opening game of the Southern Section Division 1 playoffs that saw freshman Jackie Morales hit three home runs. Notre Dame, the Mission League champion, was leading most of the game until Orange Lutheran scored three runs in the bottom of the sixth inning to take a 7-6 lead. Morales tied the score with a home run in the top of the seventh. Then the Knights scored two more runs on an RBI single from freshman Keira Luderer and an RBI single from junior Ellayne Tellez-Perez. Orange Lutheran was the Division 1 runner-up last season. For Notre Dame to go on the road and win is quite an accomplishment for coach Justin Siegel and the Knights. 'Big players show up in big situations and Jackie Morales has beena big player for us all season,' Siegel said. Huntington Beach 8, Charter Oak 7: The Oilers hung out for the Division 1 win. Tea Gutierrez and Maleah Humble each had three hits.
Yahoo
13-05-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
Prep talk: Sherman Oaks Notre Dame softball faces big-time test
Sherman Oaks Notre Dame softball coach Justin Siegel was once the coach of Oklahoma standout Ella Parker in high school. Now he'll get to face future Sooner Kai Minor of Orange Lutheran in a Southern Section Division 1 playoff opener on Thursday. "She's a great player," Siegel said. Advertisement It's one of the most intriguing playoff openers. Notre Dame has moved from Division 3 to Division 1 under third-year coach Siegel, whose team won the Mission League title. Orange Lutheran was Division 1 runner-up last season and won the Trinity League. "It's sort of David vs. Goliath," Siegel said. Notre Dame has six freshmen and is building toward the future. The Knights will need a strong performance from junior pitcher Aliyah Garcia, who is 15-3. Orange Lutheran has young pitching, but it will be interesting to see how Notre Dame pitches to Minor. The Knights used to see coaches ordering intentional walks to Parker in high school. Minor presents a similar challenge with her speed and ability to create havoc. Advertisement Here's the link to softball pairings. . . . Here's the link to Southern Section baseball playoff pairings. Here's the link to City Section baseball playoff pairings. 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
13-05-2025
- Sport
- Los Angeles Times
Prep talk: Sherman Oaks Notre Dame softball faces big-time test
Sherman Oaks Notre Dame softball coach Justin Siegel was once the coach of Oklahoma standout Ella Parker in high school. Now he'll get to face future Sooner Kai Minor of Orange Lutheran in a Southern Section Division 1 playoff opener on Thursday. 'She's a great player,' Siegel said. It's one of the most intriguing playoff openers. Notre Dame has moved from Division 3 to Division 1 under third-year coach Siegel, whose team won the Mission League title. Orange Lutheran was Division 1 runner-up last season and won the Trinity League. 'It's sort of David vs. Goliath,' Siegel said. Notre Dame has six freshmen and is building toward the future. The Knights will need a strong performance from junior pitcher Aliyah Garcia, who is 15-3. Orange Lutheran has young pitching, but it will be interesting to see how Notre Dame pitches to Minor. The Knights used to see coaches ordering intentional walks to Parker in high school. Minor presents a similar challenge with her speed and ability to create havoc. Here's the link to softball pairings. . . . Here's the link to Southern Section baseball playoff pairings. Here's the link to City Section baseball playoff pairings. This is a daily look at the positive happenings in high school sports. To submit any news, please email
