Prep Playoff Round-Up

From Baseball to Volleyball, Area Schools Try For Division Championships

   The CIF Playoffs are underway for most spring sports. Local teams are currently competing in post-season action in baseball, softball, track and field, tennis and volleyball.
   After just sneaking in to the playoffs, the Santa Monica High School Baseball team was defeated by Oxnard High in a Division I wildcard game on Tuesday May 14, by a score of 13-10.
   Competing in Division V, St. Monica Catholic High School lost to Pasadena Poly in the first round, 7-6.
   Brentwood School, also in Division V, topped Oakwood, 4-1, on Friday May 17, to move on to second round play vs. Mary Star on Tuesday, May 21.*
   In Division VI, New Roads lost to Grace Brethren, 7-4, in the first round.
   The women of Crossroads and Brentwood, the two local teams to compete in the first round of softball post-season play, were both defeated on Friday, May 17. Crossroads lost to Alverno, 8-7, and Brentwood, who had defeated St. Monica’s a few days earlier in a wildcard game, fell to Pasadena Poly, 7-0.
   In tennis, Samohi beat Aliso Niguel in second round play, 12-6, on May 16, to face Dana Hills in the Division I quarterfinals on Tuesday 21.*
   Crossroads defeated Crespi Mission High in round two. The Roadrunners matched-up against Corona del Mar in Division V quarterfinals play, also on Tuesday.*
   Brentwood, in Division V, defeated Malibu High, 13-5, and met Pasadena Poly in the quarterfinal round.*
   Samohi, the only local school to participate in CIF track and field post-season play, competed in the Divisional Finals on Saturday, May 18. None of the Vikings moved on to the Masters’ meet.
   In men’s volleyball, Brentwood defeated Armenian General Benevolent Union School, 3-0; in second round play on Tuesday, May 14. The Eagles faced Brethren Christian – who trounced Crossroads, 3-0, in the first round – in the quarterfinals on Friday, May 17. Brentwood swept Brethren, 3-0, and will meet Arrowhead Christian in the Division V semi-finals, Wednesday, May 22.
   *The results of Tuesday’s games were not available at press time.