DAY IN SPORTS: ROSS IS PERFECT PITCHER.Byline: Daily News With first place in the Foothill League on the line, Christina Ross took it upon herself to lead the second-ranked Valencia High softball team to a 1-0 victory Thursday over seventh-ranked and host Hart of Newhall. Ross not only pitched her school-record fifth no-hitter and second perfect game of the year, but she also drove in the game's only run with a single in the second inning. She also struck out eight for Valencia, (16-4, 5-1) which moves into a first-place tie with Hart (11-8-1, 5-1). However, the league title is far from decided with each team having four games remaining. OTHER PREP SOFTBALL West Valley League --El Camino Real 1, Granada Hills 0: Angelica Gomez drove in Sarah Bass with a single in the third inning as El Camino Real El Camino Real (Spanish for The Royal Road or The King's Highway) was the name of a series of pre-automobile highways linking the various New World colonies of Spain:
Megan Miller (13-3) got the best of Granada Hills' Kat Walsh in a pitcher's duel A pitcher's duel is a term commonly used in baseball when two pitchers face each other and give up very few runs keeping a very close and low scoring game. , finishing with a five-hitter and five strikeouts. Walsh struck out nine and walked six. Marmonte League The Marmonte League is a high school sports league primarily made up of schools from Ventura County. The Marmonte Leauge is part of the CIF Southern Section. Click here to view the league schedule. --Thousand Oaks 2, Westlake 1: Megan Spehar pitched a one-hitter for Thousand Oaks Thousand Oaks, residential city (1990 pop. 104,352), Ventura co., S Calif., in a farm area; inc. 1964. Avocados, citrus, vegetables, strawberries, and nursery products are grown. , which defeated host Westlake for the first time in eight games and remained in first place, a game ahead of Royal of Simi Valley Simi Valley (sē`mē, sĭm`ē), city (1990 pop. 100,217), Ventura co., SW Calif. in an oil, fruit, and farm region; laid out 1887, inc. 1969. . MEN'S VOLLEYBALL BYU BYU Brigham Young University BYU Bayou BYU Bob's Your Uncle BYU Bayreuth, Germany - Bindlacher Berg (Airport Code) BYU Beyond Your Understanding d. Pepperdine 3-2: Pepperdine came close to knocking off top-ranked BYU but lost 30-27, 27-30, 30-27, 24-30, 15-12 in the semifinals of the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation The Mountain Pacific Sports Federation is a college athletic conference whose member teams are located in the western United States. The conference participates in the NCAA's Division I. Tournament at Smith Fieldhouse in Provo, Utah. The Waves finished the season 19-9. PREP BASEBALL West Valley League --ECR 12, Granada Hills 1: Jordan Brandt pitched a two-hitter with four strikeouts and no walks for host El Camino Real of Woodland Hills (18-7, 8-2), which scored two runs or more in each of the first four innings in a game that was called in the fifth due to the mercy rule. PREP TRACK & FIELD Boys' Mission League --Notre Dame 65, Loyola 62: Notre Dame of Sherman Oaks did what few thought could be done: snap Loyola of Los Angeles' 110 dual-meet winning streak. BOYS' GOLF Prep League --La Salle 190, Flintridge Prep 204: Flintridge Prep of La Canada's Brett Kanda earned medalist honors with a 3-under par round, which included four birdies, at the par 35 Brookside Golf Course Brookside Golf is a multi-course golf facility located in Pasadena, California. The facility offers two courses, the longer C.W. Koiner Course (Course #1) and shorter E.O. Nay Course (Course #2). No. 2. Mission League --Notre Dame 192, Crespi 222: Notre Dame of Sherman Oaks' Nate Singhaseni and Kyle Borggrebe shared medalist honors, each shooting 1-under-par rounds of 36 at the Harding Golf Course. |
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