Softball: City playoff pairings announced

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The dynamic duo of Perelini Koria (left), the state’s career home run hitter, and Taylor Petty, the City Section’s career wins leader, helped defending champion San Pedro claim the top seeding in the City Section softball playoffs, which begin next week.

CITY SOFTBALL
City championship
First round, Tuesday, 2:30 p.m. unless noted
#32 King-Drew at #1 San Pedro (3 p.m.)
#17 Crenshaw at #16 Palisades
#24 Grant at #9 Chatsworth
#25 Bell at #8 Westchester
#28 Los Angeles Wilson at #5 Granada Hills
#21 San Fernando at #12 Verdugo Hills
#20 Venice at #13 Los Angeles Marshall
#29 Fremont at #4 Sylmar
#30 Bravo at #3 Carson
#19 Sun Valley Poly at #14 South East
#22 South Gate at #11 Lincoln
#27 Narbonne at #6 Granada Hills Kennedy
#26 Los Angeles Roosevelt at #7 Wilmington Banning
#23 Los Angeles Hamilton at #10 Birmingham
#18 Eagle Rock at #15 Cleveland
#31 Washington at #2 El Camino Real

Notes: First-round City Championship losers go into Invitational bracket. Second round in both brackets, Thursday; quarterfinals, May 13; semifinals, May 19 at South Gate Park. Championships, May 28 at UCLA (Invitational at 2 p.m.; City Championship at 4:15 p.m.)

Small Schools
First round, Thursday, 2:30 p.m.
#1 Sherman Oaks CES, bye
#9 USC-MaST at #8 Harbor Teacher Prep
#12 Community Harvest at #5 Northridge
#4 Maywood, bye
#3 Elizabeth, bye
#11 Central City Value at #6 Fulton Prep
#10 Vaughn at #7 View Park
#2 Los Angeles CES, bye

Notes: Quarterfinals, May 13; semifinals, May 15. Championship, May 20 at Birmingham, 3 p.m.

-- Eric Maddy

-- Image by Christine Cotter/Los Angeles Times