La Jolla Tips Poway, Makes PAL Final

La Jolla’s David Berteaux made an 18-footer at the buzzer to upset top-seeded Poway, 77-75, in the Division I semifinals of the Police Athletic League summer basketball tournament at Municipal Gym.

Adam Kleid scored 22 points for the Vikings, and Berteaux added 17. Gabby Awbrey of Poway led all scorers with 26.

In the other semifinal, center Aaron Wilhite scored 29 points as Lincoln held off Point Loma, 84-72, to advance to the final against La Jolla. Jim Griffin had 23 for the Pointers.

In the Division II semifinals, Serra’s balanced attack and good defense enabled the Conquistadors to defeat Mission Bay, 50-46. Keith Ladue (13 points), Conrad Jones (12), Dezi Dixon (12) and Chris Ireland (11) were in double figures for Serra.

In the final, Serra will play San Diego, which beat Crawford, 78-55. San Diego’s Raynard Wells led all scorers with 24 points. Chris Johnson had 23 for the Colts.

The University of San Diego announced the promotion of Randy Bennett, 26, to assistant coach under Hank Egan. Bennett replaces Charlie Katsiaficas, who was named coach at Division III Pomona-Pitzer College in Claremont after one year at USD.

Bennett served as a volunteer for Egan in the 1985-86 season while earning his degree from UC San Diego, where he played the previous two years. The past two years, he was a graduate assistant at the University of Idaho before returning to USD as a volunteer assistant.

BOWLING

Averaging 230 after 42 games, Wendy Macpherson of San Diego is in second place after the sixth and final match-play round in the $35,000 Fair Lanes Denver Classic on the Ladies Pro Bowlers Tour. Macpherson, 20, was leading after the fifth round by 37 pins over Robin Romeo of Van Nuys.

Macpherson will join No. 1 Lisa Wagner of Florida, Romeo, Jeanne Maide of Ohio and Lorrie Nichols of Illinois in tonight’s stepladder final.