Davison, Granger Are Moving On, but Their Pitching Records Live On

Pitcher-shortstop Scott Davison’s assault on the Southern Section record book is finished, Redondo having been was knocked out of the 4-A baseball semifinals last week. His achievements, however, figure to live on for years.

His accomplishments:

--Most hits in a career, 149.

--Most runs batted in in a career, 144.

--Second in strikeouts in a season, 218.

--Second in strikeouts in a career, 511.

--Second in wins in a career, 48 (with 6 defeats).

--Tied for second in wins in a season, 18.

--Tied for third in shutouts in a season, 7.

Other categories are still being figured, so more records could go in the future.

Michele Granger’s demolition of the softball record book also ended last week, when Placentia of Valencia lost in the 3-A semifinals.

Her records:

--Consecutive strikeouts, 15.

--Strikeouts in a season, 509.

--Strikeouts in a career, 1,632.

--Career earned-run average, 0.10.

--No-hitters in a season, 11, tied with Diane Lewis of Long Beach Millikan in 1983.

--No-hitters in a career, 36.

--Victories in a career, 71, tied with Monica Messmer of West Covina South Hills from 1980-83 and Samantha Ford of Newhall Hart from 1982-85.

Granger couldn’t beat La Mirada in the 25-inning, 4-hour semifinal game played over two days last week, but La Palma Kennedy did in the championship game last Friday, 1-0.

And that might have changed a child’s life.

Coach Patty Gasso of La Mirada is expecting her first child in July. In January, she told her team that if they won the title, she would name the baby Cif. As in CIF.

The Matadors didn’t. The child may thank them for it years from now.

Sprinter Quincy Watts of Woodland Hills Taft is so concerned about the possibility of having reinjured his hamstring that he has put his summer schedule leading to the Olympic trials in mid-July on hold.

After finishing second in the state 200 last Saturday at Cerritos College, Watts, who missed several meets this season because of the leg injury, said he felt the all-too-familiar twinge again before the race. Priorities began to fall into place.

“I’m not worried about any track meets over my legs,” he said. “My legs are my future.”

So, even after losing to Bryan Bridgewater of L.A. Washington in a rematch Watts had pointed to so heavily that he passed on a possible victory in the 400, he insisted there was a positive side to it all.

“I’m glad to go out without re-injuring my leg,” he said.

Cate, the 240-student, 4-year co-ed school in Carpinteria, completed an outstanding 1987-88 school year last week by reaching the Southern Section 2-A final, after having made four straight appearances in the 1-A tennis finals.

The Rams also reached the baseball semifinals, the girls’ volleyball final and the semifinals of boys’ basketball in Small Schools.

The South Lake Tahoe athletic department was recently penalized by the Nevada Interscholastic Activities Assn. for planning a trip for its basketball team to the Soviet Union and Finland, in violation of a ban on summertime competition.

What made the reprimand interesting was that, in addition a two-year probation, the school was fined $250.

The California Interscholastic Federation prohibits such penalties, although some administrators have said it would go a long way toward cutting down on rule violations.

Prep Notes

Bob Hawking, who coached Simi Valley to the Southern Section 4-A basketball title last season and a spot in the final two years earlier, announced last week that he is leaving to pursue a position as a college assistant. Hawking will remain at the school as a teacher, leaving open the possibility he could hook on somewhere as a volunteer assistant. “There will be a formal announcement within a short time span,” he said. “I can’t detail it now, but it will be as a college assistant.” Dean Bradshaw, a Simi Valley assistant for seven years, is expected to replace Hawking.

An exhibition matching the best boys’ volleyball team in the City, Palisades, and the best in the Southern Section, Loyola of Los Angeles, will be held June 25 at the Forum, after Japan faces the Soviet Union and France takes on the United States in the Stubbies USA Cup. . . . Add Loyola: The all-boy school finished 1987-88 with Del Rey League titles in 9 of 11 sports. The Cubs were beaten out only in baseball and track.

Scott Sharts of Simi Valley finished the year with 15 home runs, second on the all-time Southern Section single-season list behind Arnold Garcia, who hit 16 for Channel Islands of Oxnard in 1981. . . . The Southern Section and the Southern California Golf Coaches Assn. will hold a fund-raising golf tournament June 30 at California Country Club in Whittier. Anyone is eligible to play for the $75 entry fee. For more information: (213) 860-2414.