Also: Elma closes out golf season undefeated; Montesano, Aberdeen pick up impressive softball wins
Also: Montesano beats Seton Catholic in girls golf matchup
Numerous local teams and athletes scored big wins Wednesday and Thursday to advance in state competition play for boys swimming and diving, girls tennis, girls soccer and boys lacrosse.
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Jackson Lyons' Granada Hills High jersey was covered in dirt from a head-first slide in the fifth inning after his two-run triple gave the Highlanders the lead against Birmingham on Thursday. "We had worked so hard for that moment," he said. "That slide captured it all." Granada Hills' three-run fifth-inning rally carried the Highlanders to 4-2 victory, giving them a fourth consecutive West Valley League championship and the likely No. 1 seed for the City Section Open Division playoffs when...
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When Seth Hernandez sent a change-up flying over the left-field fence in the bottom of the sixth inning for a two-run home run, he was so pumped it took him some 24 seconds to round the bases before being engulfed by delirious Corona teammates. "It was heat of the moment," catcher Josh Springer said. The home run broke a 1-1 tie and lifted the top-seeded Panthers to a 3-1 Southern Section Division 1 semifinal victory over Huntington Beach on Tuesday, advancing them to Saturday's 7:30 p.m....
Also: Elma’s season ends with district-playoff elmination game loss
Also: Aberdeen teams place in top three at 2A EvCo sub-district championships
With a 27-2 record and wins over some top Southern Section teams, Granada Hills is the overwhelming favorite to win the City Section Open Division softball championship. The top-seeded Highlanders are taking it one game at a time and leaving nothing to chance. They opened the playoffs Wednesday with an 11-0, five-inning mercy rule victory over Venice. Jocelyn Jimenez went three for three. Annabella Ramirez had a home run and two RBIs. Pitcher Addison Moorman struck out 12 and gave up three hits...
Bulldogs take late lead on penalty kick to beat Wildcats 3-2 in 1A District 4 first-round game