DAY IN SPORTS: NOTRE DAME EARNS CROWN.

Byline: Daily News

Cody Pearson had 16 points and 15 rebounds as the Notre Dame of Sherman Oaks boys' basketball team captured its first Mission League title in 10 years with a 64-59 overtime victory over Harvard-Westlake of Studio City Wednesday night at Harvard-Westlake.

Ruben Sanchez added 12 points, including seven in the overtime period, for the Knights (21-5, 9-3). Craig Weinstein had 30 points for the Wolverines.

In other boys' basketball:

--Simi Valley 73, Thousand Oaks 65: Dustin Villepigue had 41 points and nine rebounds as the Pioneers upset top-ranked Thousand Oaks in a Marmonte League game at Simi Valley. Ryan Bradshaw added 10 points for the Pioneers (17-8, 6-5). Kyle Kegley had 24 points for the Lancers (19-5, 9-2).

--Chatsworth 82, El Camino Real 61: Shayne Berry had 37 points and Scott Johnston added 16 points and 14 rebounds for the Chancellors (17-7, 8-1) in a West Valley League game at home.

--Canoga Park 80, Hollywood 77: Cecil Brown had 40 points and 13 rebounds to help the Hunters (13-11, 6-3) outlast the Sheiks (4-5 in league) in a Sunset 6 League game at Canoga Park.

--Sylmar 71, Monroe 42: Louis Darby had 21 points and 16 rebounds and Earnest Williams added 17 points, 13 assists and 12 rebounds for the Spartans (14-9, 9-0) in a Valley Mission League game at Monroe of North Hills (10-13, 5-4).

--Kennedy 64, Reseda 63: Sergei Lepiashinski had 32 points, but it wasn't enough as the Regents (13-11, 6-3) came up just short in a Valley Mission game at Reseda.

--Poly 90, Verdugo Hills 60: Mike Mgdesyan had 25 points, 10 assists, 10 steals and seven rebounds for the Parrots of Sun Valley (8-16, 2-7) in a Sunset 6 League win over the Dons of Tujunga (0-9 in league) at Poly.

In girls' basketball:

--Kennedy 54, Reseda 36: Jevay Grooms led the Cougars of Granada Hills (9-10, 4-5) once again with 26 points, 14 rebounds, 10 blocks and seven assists in a Valley Mission League win at Kennedy.

In boys' soccer:

--Poly 8, Verdugo Hills 2: Sammy Moya was unstoppable, scoring six goals for the Parrots of Sun Valley (8-8-1, 5-3-1) in a Sunset 6 League game at Verdugo Hills of Tujunga.

--L.A. Baptist 4, Village Christian 0: Jared Thornton had three goals and Robbie Krohn added a goal, his 19th on the year, and three assists for the Knights of North Hills (12-5-4, 4-3-1) in an Alpha League game at Village Christian of Sun Valley (2-6 in league).

--Highland 2, Quartz Hill 0: Sergio Perez and Danny Marquez both scored for the Bulldogs of Palmdale (9-10-3, 4-4-1) in an upset of the Rebels (7-1-1 in league) in a Golden League game at Highland.

In girls' soccer:

--Oak Park 5, Fillmore 0: Allison Bernstein and Ashley Walsh each had a goal and an assist for the Eagles (17-6, 9-0) who clinched the Tri-Valley League title with a win at Oak Park.

In men's volleyball:

--UCLA d. USC 27-30, 30-24, 30-26, 30-19: Ian Burnham had 18 kills and Matt Komer added 15 for the Bruins (6-3, 2-1) in a Mountain Pacific Sports Federation win over the Trojans (3-3, 3-3) at UCLA. Eli Fairfield had 16 kills for USC.