Football: Serra's Malik Roberson is injured at Masters Meet

Standout sophomore running back Malik Roberson of Gardena Serra suffered a knee injury while long jumping on Friday during the Masters Meet at Cerritos College.

Coach Scott Altenberg said Roberson will be getting an MRI exam to determine the injury.

Roberson was coming off a week in which several top football schools offered him scholarships after his performance last weekend in the 100 meters at the Southern Section track and field championships.

-- Eric Sondheimer

Baseball: Grant, Van Nuys, Chavez, Eagle Rock advance in Division II

Grant will play Van Nuys in the City Section Division II semifinals on Thursday at 6 p.m. at USC. Chavez and Eagle Rock also advanced with victories on Friday.

Grant pulled off the biggest upset, eliminating top-seeded Dorsey, 4-1. Robert Factora, a four-year varsity player, struck out 10 and also started the Lancers' rally in the sixth with a double.

Van Nuys defeated Huntington Park, 7-2. Eagle Rock defeated Hollywood, 13-5. Chavez defeated Gardena, 5-2. Chavez will face Eagle Rock at 3 p.m. on Thursday.

In Division III, LACES advanced to Tuesday's championship game at USC against East Valley, defeating Port of L.A., 11-0.

-- Eric Sondheimer

Track & Field: Sarah Baxter wins 3,200 at Masters Meet

Simi Valley junior Sarah Baxter won the 3,200 at the Masters Meet for the third consecutive year with a time of 10:17. She will try for her third straight state title next week.

Jeff Thies of Edison won the boys 3,200 in 9:04.38.

-- Steve Galluzzo 

Track & Field: Ariana Washington doubles at Masters Meet

Ariana Washington of Long Beach Poly won the 100 meters in a wind-aided 11.27 seconds and clocked a personal-best 23.18 to win the 200 meters at the Masters Meet.

She also ran the opening leg of the Jackrabbits' victorious 4 x 100 relay. 

Washington owns this year's two fastest times in the nation in the 100, having run 11.20 to win the Southern Section Division I finals last week. 

-- Steve Galluzzo 

 

Track & Field: Khalfani Muhammad doubles at Masters Meet

For the third straight year, Khalfani Muhammad of Sherman Oaks Notre Dame broke the school record in the 200 meters, clocking 20.73 to win the Masters Meet at Cerritos College. His best time last spring was 21 seconds flat, which bettered his freshman time of 21.11.

Muhammad also won the 100 in a personal-best 10.22 with a wind reading of 2.1, making his time the nation's fifth fastest under any conditions this season.

-- Steve Galluzzo 

Track & Field: Courtney Corrin wins long jump at Masters Meet

Harvard-Westlake's Courtney Corrin leaped 20 feet, 5.25 inches to take first place in the long jump at the CIF-SS Masters Meet at Cerritos College. Corrin owns the national freshman record of 20-11 and will try to break it next weekend at the state finals in Clovis.  

-- Steve Galluzzo

Baseball: Gardena Serra marches into Division 3 semifinals

Trent Hammond is nine for 12 in the Southern Section Division 3 baseball playoffs, so it's no surprise that Gardena Serra has reached the semifinals after a 6-2 victory over Garden Grove.

Denz'l Chapman had a home run and Duncan McKinnon had two RBIs for the Cavaliers, who relied on pitchers Dominic Smith and Solomon Bates. Serra will play Diamond Bar in the semifinals. Diamond Bar defeated Gahr, 5-3. Elsinore defeated Peninsula, 2-1, and Mira Costa knocked off Bishop Amat, 4-2.

In Division 2, Vista Murrieta defeated South Hills, 2-1. Joven Afenir threw five innings and Tyler Russell threw two scoreless innings of relief. Freshman Jack Moberg had two hits.

Kevin Lillicrop threw a one-hitter and Tyler Alamo had two hits and two RBIs to lead Cypress past Oxnard, 9-0. Cypress will play Vista Murrieta in the semifinals. Los Osos will meet Temecula Valley in the other semifinal.

In Division 4, Jack Kruger had a grand slam in Oaks Christian's 14-4 win over Northview. Chris Davis added three hits. 

In Division 5, Village Christian defeated Tahquitz, 10-1. Chris Davidson struck out six in a complete game. Brad Wetherby had three hits.

-- Eric Sondheimer

Baseball: Jack Hartman no-hitter leads Cleveland into City semifinals [Video]

Jack Hartman won his 12th consecutive game, throwing a no-hitter with 11 strikeouts, to lead Reseda Cleveland past San Pedro, 5-0, in a City Section Division 1 quarterfinal playoff game on Friday.

The game was delayed one hour because the San Pedro bus didn't show up on time, but the wait was worth it for Hartman (12-1).

"That's an awesome experience to have," he said.

Reno Rankin had two RBIs for Cleveland, the No. 2 seed that will meet Marshall in Wednesday's 3 p.m. semifinals at USC. Marshall defeated University, 4-0, behind a complete game from Andre Burciaga.

No. 1 San Fernando defeated Bell, 9-2. Roberto Ramos hit a grand slam. The Tigers will face Banning in the other semifinal at 6 p.m. at USC.

Banning defeated Narbonne, 2-1. The Pilots received a two-run home run from Juan Gallardo. Gino Brockway struck out seven and walked none.

In Division 2, Grant upset No. 1-seeded Dorsey, 4-1.

-- Eric Sondheimer

 

Baseball: Friday's Southern Section playoff scores

BASEBALL

SOUTHERN SECTION

DIVISION 1

Quarterfinals, Friday

Loyola 9, Riverside Poly 4

Marina 3, Agoura 1

Harvard-Westlake 5, Santa Margarita 0

Los Alamitos 4, El Toro 1

 

DIVISION 2

Softball: Friday's Southern Section playoff scores and updated pairings

SOFTBALL

SOUTHERN SECTION

DIVISION 6

Quarterfinals, Friday

Mary Star 5, Pomona Catholic 0

Rosamond 5, St. Bonaventure 2

 

Semifinals, Tuesday, 3:15 p.m.

#4 Rosamond at Mary Star

#2 Bell-Jeff at #3 Santa Paula