Joining Mira Costa and Redondo, the second and sixth ranked teams, respectively, in CIF Southern Section Division 1, will be Cathedral Catholic, Dana Hills, La Costa Canyon, San Clemente, Westlake and Valencia. Local teams include North Torrance, Peninsula, South Torrance, Torrance and West Torrance.
The championship match will start approximately at 3 p.m. Saturday. If either Mira Costa or Redondo play in the final, the team will host the title match. If both squads face each other for the championship, Redondo will host the final match.
The Sea Hawks (20-5, 5-1) remained in contention for at least a share of the Bay League title with a 25-17, 29-27, 25-19 victory over Palos Verdes Tuesday. Ryan Olson recorded 25 kills, 14 digs and two blocks, Riley Theunissen added 10 kills and 11 digs, Andy Price had 47 assists and Kevin Fender contributed 23 digs in the win.
Redondo will host Mira Costa Tuesday at 7 p.m. in the final regular season meeting between the rival schools. Mira Costa swept the first contest at home by scores of 25-21, 25-15, 25-20. The Sea Hawks wrap up league competition with a 6 p.m. home match against Peninsula on Thursday, May 5.
Coming off a sweep over Peninsula, Mira Costa (21-1, 5-0) plays at West today and concludes its Bay League season Thursday, May 5 at Palos Verdes.
The CIF Southern Section playoffs begin Monday, May 9.
Softball – Mira Costa and Redondo look to rebound Friday after suffering losses in Bay League games on Wednesday. The Mustangs surrendered two runs in the top of the sixth inning, falling to Palos Verdes (11-9, 3-2) while Peninsula (8-11, 5-0) remained in first place with a 4-0 win over the visiting Sea Hawks.
Mira Costa (14-4-1, 3-2) hopes to hand Peninsula its first loss in league play when the Mustangs host the Panthers at 3:15 p.m. Friday.
Redondo (11-9, 3-2) takes on visiting West (6-10, 1-4) Friday at 3:15 p.m.
Mira Costa handed rival Redondo its first league loss of the season Friday in an uncharacteristic game for the Sea Hawks.
The Mustangs garnered 15 hits, including three home runs at Redondo’s new field and took advantage of 10 Sea Hawk errors to score 10 unearned runs in a 16-4 victory. It wasn’t as if Mira Costa, who entered the game ranked No. 6 in the CIF Southern Section Division 3 poll, needed any handouts. But the team was more than willing to accept Redondo’s generosity.
Taylor Glover led off the game with home run to left field to set the pace for Mira Costa. Glover’s sister, Kamyle broke a 4-4 tie when she drove in two of her four RBIs of the game with a two-run homer in the second inning.
Stefanni Lajeunesse hit her ninth homer of the season for the Mustangs, a three-run blast in the sixth inning.
Redondo showed some power of its own when Katrina Cohen hit a two-run homer in the first inning and Jazmin Jordan hit her first homer of the year, a solo shot in the second inning.
Mira Costa will compete in the La Mirada Tournament the next two Saturdays while concluding Bay League action during weekday action. The Mustangs have road games against Leuzinger on Wednesday and West on Friday, May 6. Mira Costa will have a rematch with its cross-town rival when it hosts Redondo on Tuesday, May 10 in 3:15 p.m. contest.
Redondo hosts Palos Verdes Wednesday before traveling to Leuzinger on Friday, May 6.
Baseball – After RBIs by Alfredo Camacho and Tyler Hartzheim and a bases-loaded walk to Dylan Hatch gave Redondo a 3-0 lead in the second inning, the Sea Hawks (12-12, 3-2) lost their share of first place in the Bay League with a heartbreaking 4-3 loss to visiting West (12-101, 4-1) on Wednesday. The two teams will face each other Friday in a 3:15 p.m. game at West.
The win helped West keep pace with Peninsula (14-7-1, 4-1) in the Bay League race. Peninsula defeated Mira Costa 3-1 Wednesday. The Mustangs (14-11, 2-3) look for a split in the series when the Panthers come down the hill for a 3:15 p.m. game Friday in Manhattan Beach.
Track and Field – Andrea Yancy was a triple winner, leading the Redondo girls track team to the Bay League championship with an 88-47 win over rival Mira Costa last Friday. Yancy took top honors in the 110 hurdles, triple jump and high jump.
Mira Costa distance runner Aryn Foland won the 1,600 and 3,200 races at the dual meet held at Redondo.
The Mustang’s boys team edged the Sea Hawks 71-65 creating a three-way tie for first place in the Bay League between the two schools and Peninsula.
Dylan Gates anchored Mira Costa’s 1,600 relay team, leading the Mustangs to a win with a time of 3:26.
Mira Costa will host the Bay League Prelims beginning at noon on Tuesday and the finals which start at 5 p.m. Friday, May 6.
Girls Lacrosse – Redondo captured its third consecutive Bay League championship Wednesday with an 18-5 victory over host Palos Verdes. The win gave the Sea Hawks (17-2, 12-0) their second straight undefeated season in league play.
Allison Feld and Micayla Kotzbach scored four goals apiece, Brittany Ross had three goals and two assists and Julia Denney, who set a school record with eight goals on eight shots in a non-league win over La Canada last week, added two goals and two assists against the Sea Kings.
Ranked No. 6 in the LAXPower ratings, Redondo will most likely enter the CIF playoffs as the top seed in the LA-Santa Barbara County bracket.
Mira Costa (11-7, 9-2), ranked No. 24, defeated Culver City 20-3 Wednesday behind Lia Sepanek’s seven goals. Carly McGuire added four goals for the Mustangs who will find out their postseason fate when the playoff brackets are announced Sunday afternoon.
Boys Lacrosse – After defeating Redondo 21-1 Monday, Mira Costa (13-3, 10-1) defeated Culver City 20-3 Wednesday behind Ryan Silver’s four goals. The Mustangs, ranked No. 6 in the LAXPower ratings, host Peninsula Friday at 7 p.m. in the Bay League finale. Palos Verdes is ranked No. 7.
Redondo (7-9, 5-6) closes its season hosting Chadwick Friday at 4 p.m.
Boys Tennis – Mira Costa (11-9, 3-4) avenged its earlier loss to rival Redondo with a 13-5 home win Wednesday. Michael Carella and Ben Sands swept three sets in doubles action and Toni Cvitanic, Kyvan Elep and Will Wong won two of three sets for the Mustangs.
Derek Levchenko swept in singles for Redondo (3-4 in league). It was the second straight match against Mira Costa where Levchenko swept his rivals. Redondo defeated Mira Costa 10-8 on April 12 marking the Sea Hawk’s fist win over the Mustangs since 2005.
Palos Verdes is ranked No. 2 in the CIF Southern Section Division 1 poll followed by Bay League rival Peninsula, who holds the seventh spot.
