Big Bear has two openings for a summer tournament June 19-20 in which teams play five games, including three the first day in pool play and two the following day in bracket play.

The entry fee is $250 per team. If interested contact Bo Kent at bo_kent@bigbear.k12.ca.us or call (909) 585-6892.

--Ben Bolch

Jared Ortiz of Valencia West Ranch continues to be the most consistent hitter in Southern California. In every game he has played this season, he has gotten at least one hit. That means he has a 21-game hitting streak. His batting average is .432.

-- Eric Sondheimer

The date, time and site for the City Section Division III championship baseball game has been set. It will be Wednesday, June 2 at 4 p.m. at USC.

-- Eric Sondheimer

The girls' dual meet between South Pasadena and Monrovia Thursday came down to the pole vault.

As explained in the Pasadena Star News, South Pasadena's Robin Laird cleared the needed height to deliver victory for her team, but she was immediately disqualified after Monrovia co-coach Mike Knowles pointed out she was wearing a friendship bracelet, which is not allowed in competition.

Rules are rules, but how come no one noticed the bracelet before she went up for her jump? Laird's disqualification gave Monrovia a 65-62 victory.

Where's Michael Josephson to discuss the ethics on this one?

-- Eric Sondheimer

BASEBALL

CITY

EAST VALLEY LEAGUE

Arleta 17, North Hollywood 0

MARINE LEAGUE

Narbonne 13, Gardena 3

San Pedro 12, Washington 1

Wilmington Banning 15, Carson 2

VALLEY MISSION LEAGUE

Granada Hills Kennedy 14, San Fernando 10

Panorama 6, Monroe 4

SOUTHERN SECTION

BASELINE LEAGUE

Los Osos 8, Claremont 0

Upland 5, Etiwanda 2

CHRISTIAN LEAGUE

Ontario Christian 7, Aquinas 4 (8)

DE ANZA LEAGUE

SOFTBALL

CITY

MARINE LEAGUE

Carson 7, San Pedro 3

Narbonne 14, Washington 4

VALLEY MISSION LEAGUE

Granada Hills Kennedy 3, Sylmar 0

SOUTHERN SECTION

ALMONT LEAGUE

Schurr 1, Keppel 0

ARROWHEAD LEAGUE

California Lutheran 9, CSDR 2

Upland Christian 12, Sherman Indian 2

CAMINO REAL LEAGUE

Mary Star 10, Gardena Serra 4

CENTURY LEAGUE

Anaheim Canyon 5, Tustin 2

Brea Olinda 8, Villa Park 4

El Modena 10, El Dorado 2

CHRISTIAN LEAGUE

Bill Redell and Jon Mack, the football coaches at Westlake Village Oaks Christian and Encino Crespi, are getting paid big bucks not only to coach but also attract attention and raise money for their programs. And they are delivering.

Redell is participating in a roast on May 23 to raise funds for a new synthetic football field. You can get eight tickets for $5,000 and hear Wayne Gretzky and Joe Montana take their shots at Redell.

Mack tops Redell in that he was able to auction off "Dinner with Coach Mack" for $3,500 and $3,200. Apparently, he's well known for his ability to cook spaghetti. Or maybe it's his wife.

Now, if only some City Section coaches could start coming off with some creative fund-raising ideas.

-- Eric Sondheimer

CITY

BOYS' TENNIS

CITY CHAMPIONSHIP

First round, Monday, 1 p.m.

#1 Palisades, bye

#9 Chatsworth at #8 Los Angeles Marshall

#12 Los Angeles Hamilton at #5 Taft

#4 Granada Hills, bye

#3 Van Nuys, bye

#11 Carson at #6 El Camino Real

#10 Bell at #7 Narbonne

#2 Eagle Rock, bye

Quarterfinals, Wednesday, 1 p.m.; semifinals, May 11, 1 p.m.; championship, May 14 at Balboa Sports Center, 1 p.m.

INVITATIONAL

First round, Monday, 1 p.m.

#16 Reseda at #1 San Pedro

#9 Venice at #8 Los Angeles Wilson

#12 Elizabeth at #5 Birmingham

#13 Franklin at #4 Westchester

#14 Sherman Oaks CES at #3 Los Angeles CES

#11 Los Angeles Universityat #6 Sun Valley Poly

#10 Verdugo Hills at #7 Dorsey

#15 Cleveland at #2 Granada Hills Kennedy

Quarterfinals, Wednesday, 1 p.m.; semifinals, May 11, 1 p.m.; championship, May 13 at Balboa Sports Center, 1 p.m.

Granada Hills Kennedy pulled out an improbable 14-10 victory over San Fernando on Thursday to take over first place in the Valley Mission League. The Golden Cougars are 6-2, a half-game ahead of Sylmar (5-2) with two games to play.

The Golden Cougars trailed, 9-8, with two out in the top of the seventh when Andrew Hernandez struck out to seemingly end the game. But the ball got away from the catcher, and Hernandez reached first. Kennedy went on to score six runs in the inning to complete a two-game sweep of the Tigers. Hernandez earlier hit a three-run home run.

Sophomore Chris Mallon went three for four and Robert Gonzalez added a triple for the Golden Cougars, who are 11-12 overall but own victories over the top two teams from the West Valley League, Chatsworth and El Camino Real.

In the East Valley League, first-place Arleta (20-4, 9-0) defeated North Hollywood, 17-0, in five innings. Manny Guzman went four for four with a home run and triple. Andres Coll had five RBIs.

In the Marine League, San Pedro (19-4, 7-1) set up a first-place showdown with Banning for next Tuesday after a 12-1 win over Washington. Ronnie Galosic, Anthony Canjura and Danny Matienzo each had two hits. Banning (19-6, 8-0) defeated Carson, 15-2. Alex Sixtos threw four shutout innings with six strikeouts. Jonathan Hernandez was three for three with five RBIs.

In the Mission League, Ryan Brockett struck out three and threw a five-hitter as Encino Crespi (19-4, 6-2) defeated Sherman Oaks Notre Dame, 5-2. Crespi moved into a tie for first place with West Hills Chaminade. Ryon Healy drove in two runs. Los Angeles Loyola defeated North Hollywood Harvard-Westlake, 10-3.

-- Eric Sondheimer

Pitcher Paul Paez of La Puente Bishop Amat is 10-0 on the season, and his victories haven't come against cupcake opponents.

Among his victims: Chatsworth, Palm Desert, Mission Viejo Capistrano Valley, Simi Valley Royal, St. Paul, Peninsula, Los Angeles Loyola and West Covina South Hills.

He has signed with San Diego.

-- Eric Sondheimer

Brandon Greenberg of Encino Crespi recorded a mark of 60 feet, 1 1/2 inches in the shot put Thursday during a dual meet against Mission Hills Alemany, becoming only the fifth athlete in the state this season to exceed the 60-foot mark in the event.

-- Eric Sondheimer

Elias Gedyon of Los Angeles Loyola, one of the top junior distance runners in the state, has committed to California, according to Coach Lalo Diaz.

-- Eric Sondheimer

Don Markham, named football coach at Rialto in January, has resigned, the Riverside Press Enterprise reported Thursday.

The district has been conducting an investigation over an allegation against Markham.

-- Eric Sondheimer

It looks like I know where I'll be on Wednesday nights starting in June _ Los Angeles Loyola, which is hosting weekly seven-on-seven passing competitions starting June 16 at 4 p.m.

The first week of teams include City Section powers Venice, Crenshaw and Carson. On June 23, Long Beach Cabrillo, Glendale Hoover and Venice play with the Cubs.

On June 30, it's L.A. University, La Canada St. Francis and Beverly Hills. On July 7, it's Westchester, Woodland Hills Taft and Fairfax. On July 14, it's Garfield, Crenshaw and Dorsey. On July 21, it's Compton Dominguez, Garfield and Hoover.

It's good that Loyola's new coach, Mike Christensen, is continuing the weekly competitions that began under his predecessor. And it's good that Crenshaw will be testing itself, because last summer's games helped prepare the Cougars for their memorable 2009 season.

-- Eric Sondheimer

The Anaheim Canyon-El Modena game that was cancelled earlier this month has been rescheduled for May 10 at El Modena High.

The Century League rivals are also slated to meet on Tuesday at Canyon at 3:15 p.m.

--Melissa Rohlin

BASEBALL

CITY

EAST VALLEY LEAGUE

Verdugo Hills 17, Canoga Park 4

SOUTHERN LEAGUE

Hollywood 10, Roybal 0

VALLEY MISSION LEAGUE

Granada Hills Kennedy 2, San Fernando 1

Sylmar 9, Panorama 2

WEST VALLEY LEAGUE

Birmingham 26, Cleveland 15

Chatsworth 10, Taft 0

El Camino Real 7, Granada Hills 1

WESTERN LEAGUE

Fairfax 9, Los Angeles Hamilton 1

SOUTHERN SECTION

ALPHA LEAGUE

Downey Calvary Chapel 3, Paraclete 1

BAY LEAGUE

SOFTBALL

CITY

CROSSTOWN LEAGUE

Harbor Teacher Prep 23, Middle College 2

WEST VALLEY LEAGUE

Chatsworth 1, Granada Hills 0

El Camino Real 22, Birmingham 2

SOUTHERN SECTION

ALPHA LEAGUE

Maranatha 5, Campbell Hall 0

BASELINE LEAGUE

Claremont 3, Upland 2

Etiwanda 20, Rancho Cucamonga 3

BAY LEAGUE

Palos Verdes 12, Mira Costa 4

Redondo 10, Peninsula 2

West Torrance 12, Leuzinger 0

BIG SKY LEAGUE

So much for the thinking if you're a multiple-sport athlete, you can't do two things at once. On Sunday, Rio Ruiz of La Puente Bishop Amat took a day off from baseball and played quarterback at the Nike football training camp at USC.

He was back playing baseball on Wednesday and belted a 400-foot three-run home run in the first inning to help the No. 1-ranked Lancers beat West Covina South Hills, 4-3, at Mount San Antonio College. Pitcher Paul Paez improved to 10-0, striking out 12.

Ruiz, a sophomore committed to USC, raised his batting average to .492.

Bishop Amat (21-2) will face No. 2 Lakewood on Saturday at 7 p.m. at Redondo in the championship game of a bracket of the Redondo tournament.

-- Eric Sondheimer

Michael Woepse of Santa Ana Mater Dei, the nation's top pole vaulter, said Wednesday his senior season is over after an MRI showed a partial tear of his hamstring.

"It's nothing too bad, but if I would try to jump, I could really tear it," he said.

Woepse said it will be three months before he might be back at full speed. He injured his hamstring at the Orange County championships last weekend. He said he intends to support Mater Dei's other pole vaulters.

Woepse has signed with UCLA and is considered the No. 1 pole vault recruit in the nation. He has cleared 17 feet, 6 inches, and was hoping to shoot for 18 feet.

-- Eric Sondheimer

Isidro Torres of Hollywood threw a five-inning no-hitter to highlight Hollywood's 10-0 victory over Los Angeles Roybal in a Southern League game.

He also had two hits for the Sheiks, who are 11-11 overall and 7-3 in league.

-- Eric Sondheimer