PREP EXTRA LOCAL.

Athletes of the Week: Tyler Adamczyk, Junior, Westlake baseball, and

Erin Voeltz, Senior, Westlake softball.

TYLER ADAMCZYK:

Solid pitching and hitting gave the Warriors four wins in five days last week and they didn't have to look any further than Adamczyk to find the offense or the pitching.

The right-hander led Westlake (8-0) to the championship of the Daily News Invitational on Saturday by throwing a complete game in his first pitching start of the season. Adamczyk (1-0) struck out 12 and held El Camino Real's usually explosive offense to five hits. He also scored the go-ahead run after walking in the fourth inning.

Adamczyk started the week by going 2 for 3 with a home run in a nonleague victory against Crescenta Valley. The next day, he went 3 for 3 in the Marmonte League opener against Agoura. His five hits Friday, including three doubles and five RBI, helped the Warriors winat Royal for the first time in 10 years.

The second-year varsity starter, who plays first base when he doesn't pitch, has a .556 batting average, 11 RBI and an 0.88 ERA.

ERIN VOELTZ:

If Westlake is to make a run at the Marmonte League championship, it'll do so behind Voeltz, who tossed three shutouts over four days.

In the Marmonte League opener last Tuesday, Voeltz allowed three hits and struck out 10 in a 5-0 victory over Agoura.

On Thursday at Royal, Voeltz struck out 10 and yielded three hits in a 3-0 blanking of the Highlanders. She capped it off with a two-hit, nine- strikeout performance in a 1-0 nonleague win over Notre Dame of Sherman Oaks.

Voeltz, who has signed with Georgia Tech, faces her biggest challenge of the season today when the Warriors play at Thousand Oaks for first place in the Marmonte League.

``We haven't been hitting like we're capable of and she's been keeping us in the ball games,'' Westlake coach Darwin Torzin said. ``She sometimes has a tendency to lose her concentration. But (against Royal) she threw strikes.''

BY THE NUMBERS

2 -- The number of consecutive pitches that hit Granada Hills baseball player Jon Voita during the Daily News home run derby. Granada Hills coach Steve Thompson pitched.

QUOTE OF THE WEEK

``At first I thought it was the wind, but it was just my fault. I have no excuse for that one.

- Moorpark second baseman Erin Lafata

about an error after the Musketeers' 2-1 loss to Valencia.

HEAD 2 HEAD

CHUCK BERRINGTON

Westlake baseball

Head coach

vs.

BILL SIZEMORE

Thousand Oaks baseball

Head coach

Berrington and Sizemore built their respective programs into two of the region's most powerful teams. Throw in Marmonte League title implications and the cross-town rivalry, and it's hard to find a more intense matchup.

But waiting to see what happens between the two coaches could be just as intriguing as whether Thousand Oaks (7-1) ace Chris Cordeiro can shut down Westlake's loaded offense.

Berrington and Sizemore went from being friends who hung out away from the field to bitter rivals who never miss an opportunity to make negative comments about the other after a controversial forfeit involving the two last season. Westlake (8-0) was denied a share of the league title when its late-season victory against the league-champion Lancers was reversed because an ineligible player was present. Sizemore knew of the violation but did not say anything until after the game. Count on close attention being paid to the rules as the teams have their first meeting since the forfeit.Wednesday, 3 p.m. at Thousand Oaks.

STATLICIOUS

There were six area men's basketball players whose teams competed in the NCAA Tournament. Unfortunately, none reached the Sweet 16:

--Gilbert Arenas, Arizona, Grant

--Bryan Finley, Central Connecticut State, Saugus

--Elan Buller, Pepperdine, El Camino Real 

--Jarron Collins, Stanford, Harvard-Westlake

--Jason Collins, Stanford, Harvard-Westlake

--Alex Gelbard, Stanford, Harvard-Westlake

UP AND COMER

STACEY FISK 

Harvard-Westlake Middle School

Fisk, 12, is in the seventh grade and plays volleyball and basketball, but excels in track and field. She runs the 100 yards in 13.4 seconds, the 200 in 27.96, and she finished third in the shot put at a USA Track and Field meet with a throw of 33-5 3/4. Her personal best in the shot put is 33-11 1/4.

Nominate outstanding junior varsity and middle school athletes by calling [phone].

ON DECK:

This week's must see:

Valencia at Hart baseball

Valencia is the team with the undefeated record, not the defending Division II champion Indians, and this is the Vikings' chance to take advantage in the Foothill League race. Valencia (6-0, 1-0) gets a huge break with Hart ace Jamie Shields being bothered by a sore back. But even teams at full strength haven't been able to overcome the pitching of Jeff Green and an offense led by Richie Martin.

--The vitals: Today, 3:15 p.m. at Hart.

HIGHLIGHTS IN THE WEEK OF LOCAL SPORTS:

TODAY (21)--Prep baseball: Birmingham at Chatsworth, 3 p.m.; Valencia at Hart, 3:15 p.m.; Camarillo at Rio Mesa, 3:15 p.m.

--Prep softball: Quartz Hill at Valencia, 3:15 p.m.; Westlake at Thousand Oaks, 3:30 p.m.; Moorpark at Newbury Park, 3:30 p.m.

--Boys' golf: Foothill match at Debell, 1 p.m.

--Boys' tennis: SOCES at Grant, 2:30 p.m.; Crespi at Hart, 3 p.m.; Brentwood at Burbank, 3:15 p.m.

--College baseball: Glendale at Pierce, 2 p.m.; LMU at USC, 5 p.m.

WEDNESDAY (22)--Prep baseball: Westlake at Thousand Oaks, 3 p.m.

--Prep softball: Banning at El Camino Real, 2:45 p.m.

--Boys' tennis: Westlake at Thousand Oaks, 2:30 p.m.; Glendale at Loyola, 3:15 p.m.

THURSDAY (23)--Prep baseball: Kennedy at San Fernando, 3 p.m.; Chatsworth at Birmingham, 3 p.m.

--Prep swimming: Crespi and Louisville at Harvard-Westlake, 3:15 p.m.

--Boys' tennis: Hoover at Glendale, 3:15 p.m.

FRIDAY (24)--Prep baseball: Burroughs at Valencia, 3:15 p.m.; Arcadia at Crescenta Valley, 7 p.m.

--Prep softball: Highland tournament

--Boys' volleyball: Thousand Oaks at Royal, 6 p.m.

--Men's tennis: Pepperdine at USC, 1:30 p.m.

SATURDAY (25)--Prep softball: Highland tournament

--Men's volleyball: CSUN at Pepperdine, 7 p.m.

--College baseball: Pierce at Moorpark, 1 p.m.; Washington at UCLA, 1 p.m.; Washington St. at USC, 1 p.m.

--College softball: Santa Monica at Canyons, noon.

CAPTION(S):

5 photos

Photo:

(1) Tyler Adamczyk

(2) Erin Voeltz

(3) Chuck Berrington

(4) Bill Sizemore

(5) Stacey Fisk