Basketball Sites Will Not Be Moved

Southern Section administrators, who were considering moving the 5-A and 3-A division boys’ championship basketball games to UC Irvine’s Bren Center, decided Saturday that the games will remain at the Los Angeles Sports Arena.

Dean Crowley, Southern Section associate commissioner of athletics, had said Friday that the Southern Section was considering moving the 4-AA and 4-A championship games scheduled for Wednesday from the Bren Center to the Sports Arena and replacing them with the 5-A and 3-A title games, which feature Orange County schools.

“We decided not to change the schedule because the Bren Center might not be big enough for four county schools,” Crowley said Saturday. “We’ll go with the schedule as planned.”

Artesia (21-5) will meet Dominguez (23-4) in the opening game of the doubleheader at the Bren Center at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday for the 4-A title. Glendora (28-1), featuring the state’s leading scorer, Tracy Murray, will meet undefeated San Bernardino (29-0) in the second game at 8:15 p.m. for the 4-AA championship.

In the 3-A title game, Corona del Mar (19-9) will meet Trabuco Hills (21-6) at 2:30 p.m. Saturday in the Sports Arena. Capistrano Valley (23-4) will meet Irvine (24-5) for the 5-A title at 6:15 p.m. Saturday.