• High school softball: North rides experience factor to sectional win over Mentor

    Experience is a valuable tool. Just ask the North softball team. Not only are the Rangers a senior-heavy team, but they’re a squad that knows what it’s like to lose to Mentor in the postseason tournament, as they did a year ago. The experience paid off on May 8. Battling back from a first-inning deficit, […]

  • High school softball: Gilmour’s offensive onslaught overwhelms Perry for D-II sectional title

    As runner after runner rounded third base and as homer after homer sailed over the fence in Gilmour’s 20-9 win over Perry in a Division II sectional final on May 10, Chris Paradise stood with his arms crossed most of the time. As the Lancers’ batting practice coach, he had seen before this horror flick […]

  • Local high school roundup: Lowell High’s Szafran-Lally rallies softball team past Everett

    Sylvia Szafran-Lally drilled a two-run homer in the eighth, as the Lowell high softball team rallied over Everett, 10-8, in extra innings on Monday. Szafran-Lally provided plenty of pop, driving in three and scoring twice in the game. Abby Meade earned the win, giving up just two hits and five earned runs. Keira Money (two […]

  • High school softball for May 14

    Softball North 2, Riverside 0 Riverside 000 000 0 – 0 5 3 North 000 101 x – 2 7 2 North: Russo 2h, 1r, Namestnik 1r, 1h; Riverside: Wilhelm 2h, 2B, Powell 1h WP: Dobida 1k; LP: Davis Perry 14, […]

  • High school baseball and softball: Championship game schedules

    SOUTHERN SECTION FINALS At Diamond Stadium in Lake Elsinore Friday Division 7 South El Monte (22-6) vs. Oxford Academy (17-14-1), 10 a.m. Division 6 Village Christian (19-7-1) vs. Colony (25-6-1), 1 p.m. Division 5 Santa Monica (21-7) vs. Chino Hills (20-8-2), 4 p.m. Division 2 Hart (25-5) vs. Moorpark (19-10-1), 7:30 p.m. Saturday Division 8 Orange County Pacifica Christian (22-6) vs. Azusa (17-5), 10 a.m. Division 4 Camarillo (23-5) vs. St. Francis (19-13), 1 p.m. Division 3 St. John Bosco...

  • High school softball and baseball playoff results and pairings

    CITY SECTION SOFTBALL Friday’s Results Division II Second Round Chatsworth 18, Lincoln 0 Franklin 2, Santee 0 Sylmar 9, Northridge Academy 4 Taft 11, Orthopaedic 0 LA Wilson 11, Roybal 0 North Hollywood 5, Harbor Teacher 0 King/Drew 8, Mendez 6 Marquez 17, LA Hamilton 6 Division IV Second Round LA Leadership Academy 24, Westchester 9 Saturday’s Schedule (All games at 3 p.m. unless noted) Division III Quarterfinals #9 VAAS at #1 Torres, 1:30 p.m #5 Rancho Dominguez at #4 Bell #19 Huntington Park...

  • Which NE Kansas high schools are state bound in baseball and softball?

    TOPEKA (KSNT) - The 2024 Kansas high school state baseball and softball brackets are nearly set. Here's which Northeast Kansas schools could be playing for a state championship May 23-24. Baseball 6A - Hoglund Stadium, 1651 Naismith Drive, Lawrence, 66045 5A - Eck Stadium, 21st & Perimeter Road, Wichita, 67208 4A - Dean Evans Stadium, []

  • High school softball: Southern Section championship game schedule

    HIGH SCHOOL SOFTBALL SOUTHERN SECTION FINALS At Barber Park in Irvine Friday Division 8 Hesperia Christian (18-5) vs. Jurupa Valley (19-12), 10 a.m. Division 6 Ganesha (21-0) vs. Viewpoint (17-2-1), 1 p.m. Division 4 JW North (17-13) vs. Paraclete (29-2), 4 p.m. Division 1 Orange Lutheran (21-3) vs. Garden Grove Pacifica (26-2), 7 p.m. Saturday Division 7 Oxford Academy (25-5) vs. Eastside (22-10), 10 a.m. Division 5 Liberty (22-6) vs. Cerritos Valley Christian (17-6), 1 p.m. Division 3 Etiwanda...

  • High school baseball and softball: City and Southern Section championship results

    CITY SECTION SOFTBALL FINALS Saturday’s results At Long Beach State Open Division Carson 1, Granada Hills 0 (14 innings) Division I Garfield 5, Granada Hills Kennedy 2 Division II Chatsworth 12, Marquez 2 (5 innings) Thursday’s schedule At Venice Division IV Finals #10 LACES vs. #5 University, 4 p.m. SOUTHERN SECTION BASEBALL FINALS Saturday’s Results Finals At Diamond Stadium in Lake Elsinore Division 1 Corona 5, Harvard-Westlake 0 Division 3 Beckman 2, St. John Bosco 1 (8 innings) Division 4...

  • Thursday's high school baseball and softball scores, updated playoff pairings

    BASEBALL Thursday’s Results Second Round Division I Garfield 13, South Gate 1 North Hollywood 4, LA Wilson 0 Roosevelt 9, LA Hamilton 3 Chatsworth 10, Granada Hills Kennedy 0 LA Marshall 8, Venice 3 South East 6, Palisades 2 Wilmington Banning 5, San Fernando 4 Verdugo Hills 8, LACES 3 Division II Van Nuys 8, Bravo 7 Monroe 7, Maywood CES 6 Harbor Teacher 8, Marquez 5 Fremont 5, Torres 4 Eagle Rock 2, Rancho Dominguez 1 King/Drew 2, Roybal 1 Port of LA 4, Chavez 0 Sotomayor 16, SOCES 6 Division...

  • Wednesday's high school baseball and softball scores, updated playoff pairings

    BASEBALL Wednesday’s Results Open Division First Round El Camino Real 12, Narbonne 0 Sylmar 2, Sun Valley Poly 1 Cleveland 11, Legacy 1 San Pedro 11, Taft 1 Thursday’s Schedule (All games at 3 p.m. unless noted) Division I Second Round #16 South Gate at #1 Garfield #9 L.A. Wilson at #8 North Hollywood #12 L.A. Hamilton at #5 Roosevelt #13 Granada Hills Kennedy at #4 Chatsworth #14 L.A. Marshall at #3 Venice #11 South East at #6 Palisades #10 San Fernando at #7 Wilmington Banning #15 LACES at #2...

  • Tuesday's high school baseball and softball scores, updated playoff pairings

    BASEBALL Tuesday’s Results Division I First Round South Gate 6, Westchester 0 LACES 14, Franklin 1 Division II First Round Van Nuys 6, Sun Valley Poly 3 #20 Stella at #13 Fremont Rancho Dominguez 7, Los Angeles 0 SOCES 11, Grant 5 Division III First Round Downtown Magnets 12, Animo Venice 11 Community Charter 17, Central City Value 7 Triumph Charter 18, Animo Robinson 17 CALS Early College 17, LA Jordan 5 Wednesday’s Schedule (All games at 3 p.m. unless noted) Open Division First Round #1...