SOUTHERN SECTION SHOWDOWNS : SOFTBALL SEMIFINALS.All games 3:15 except as noted DIVISION I Camarillo vs. Mater Dei Mater Dei is Latin for "Mother of God", referring to the Virgin Mary. The term has been used to name various institutions, often Catholic, including:
Santa Ana (sän'tä ä`nä), city (1993 pop. 129,873), W El Salvador. It is the second largest city in the country and the commercial and processing center for a sugarcane, coffee, and cattle region. Foothill High Directions: 5 south to 91 east to 55 south to 17th Street exit east to Newport Boulevard north to Dodge; field is on right. Synopsis: Scorpions pitcher Kathryn Nevard (9-4) looks to avenge top-seeded Mater Dei's 5-1 regular-season win. DIVISION II Quartz Hill vs. Jurupa Valley at Lancaster City Park (Field No. 2) Directions: 5 north to 14 north to Avenue L exit, right to 10th st. west, park on left. Synopsis: Jodie Cox-led Quartz Hill tries to carry momentum from Saturday's dramatic 14-inning win at Righetti. Cox is 20-3 with eight home runs. DIVISION IV Chaminade vs. Rosary rosary [rose garden], prayer of Roman Catholics, in which beads are used as counters. The term, applied also to the beads, is extended to Muslim, Hindu, and Buddhist prayers that use beads. at Valley College Directions: 101 to Coldwater Canyon exit north to Burbank Boulevard; campus on northwest corner. Synopsis: Hot Chaminade, sparked by pitcher Maureen LeCocq (0.07 ERA), has not yielded a playoff run. The Eagles beat Bishop 3-0 in the quarterfinals. Harvard-Westlake vs. Santiago at Norco High Directions: 101 east to 134 east to 210 east to 10 east (50 miles) to 15 south to Second Street exit, east to Temescal Avenue, north to school. Synopsis: The surprising Wolverines (14-11), coming off a 3-2 quarterfinal comeback over Alemany, are peaking at the right time. DIVISION V Paraclete vs. Orange Lutheran at Concordia College (Irvine) 1:30 p.m. Directions: 405 south to Culver exit south, to University east, school is on right. Synopsis: After knocking off top-seeded Pomona Catholic 5-2, Paraclete looks to advance to its seventh section final appearance. DIVISION VI Cornerstone Christian vs. Southern California Southern California, also colloquially known as SoCal, is the southern portion of the U.S. state of California. Centered on the cities of Los Angeles and San Diego, Southern California is home to nearly 24 million people and is the nation's second most populated region, Christian at Hart Park in Orange Directions: 5 freeway to 22 freeway east to Grand/Glassell exit north, park on right. Synopsis: Top-seeded Cornerstone Christian (18-3), a longtime small-schools power, figures to continue its winning ways after handling neighborhood rival Grace Brethren 5-2 last week. Baseball semifinals DIVISION I Yucaipa vs. Crescenta Valley The Crescenta Valley is a small inland valley in Los Angeles County, California. Its name derives from its crescent-like shape, with the convex portion facing roughly northeast and the concave portion southwest. at Blair Field Blair Field is a stadium in Long Beach, California. It originally opened in 1956 and is primarily used for baseball. It holds 3,238 people. Located in Recreation Park, Blair Field is one of the few semi-professional baseball facilities in California. in Long Beach Directions: 5 to 605 south to 7th Street, west through Recreation Park, take right at Park Avenue; field located at 10th and Park. Synopsis: Crescenta Valley (23-3-1) is making its first trip to the Southern Section Division I semifinals. The Falcons, who have given up just eight runs in the playoffs, will take on Yucaipa, which upset top-seeded Bishop Amat 5-2 on Friday. DIVISION III
Division III (or DIII) is a division of the National Collegiate Athletic Association of the United States. Westlake vs. Serrano at Maverick Stadium Maverick Stadium is a 15,000-seat multi-purpose stadium on the western edge of University of Texas at Arlington campus. It hosts the university's track and field teams as well as many community events, and is also leased to the Arlington Independent School District for use in Adelanto. Directions: 14 north to Highway 138 east. After 25 miles, turn left on Victorville exit. Take 138 to Adelanto, go left at Interstate 395. Stay in right lane and go right when highway veers left after two miles. Stadium is on left. Synopsis: Westlake (18-10) has been playing well since a slow start to begin the 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. and makes its first appearance in the Southern Section Division III semifinals against Serrano, which upset top-seeded Palm Desert in the second round. |
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