New-Look Chaminade Flying High

Although Chaminade High already has stolen 30 bases, the Eagles’ most impressive heist was winning the Red Division title of the Westside tournament Saturday. The Eagles, 11-14 in 1989, lost all five of their games in the tournament last season.

Under new Coach George Vranau, Chaminade (4-1) has scored 41 runs and is hitting .337. The pitching staff has flourished. Freshman Keith Evans beat Montclair Prep, sophomores Chris Chumura and Ted Corcoran beat Taft and Channel Islands, and junior Greg Galloway beat Hamilton.

“It’s a complete overhaul, there’s no question about it,” said Vranau, who coached at Daniel Murphy last season. “They are so excited about the season now, they feel they can accomplish quite a few things.”

Batting: Hart, one of the area’s most explosive teams last year, has batted just .143 through its first five games. Senior shortstop Rob Davis is batting a team-high .400 (six for 15), but no other player is hitting better than .250. Some Indian averages: Chad Miyata (.143), Lance Migita (.133) and Keith Halcovich (.071). Moreover, the Indians have collected only three extra-base hits, all doubles.

Kendial Armstrong of Quartz Hill is batting .529 (nine for 17) with three doubles, a home run and six runs batted in. . . . Moorpark shortstop Mike Zamrock is batting .800 (eight for 10). . . . Oak Park junior Jason Kane is at .778 (seven for nine) with four doubles, a triple and a home run.

Pitching: Palmdale had not yielded a run through 17 consecutive innings entering Tuesday’s nonleague game at Paraclete. Jim Carson (1-0) pitched a two-hit shutout with 10 strikeouts and one walk in an 8-0 win over Desert.

REGIONAL BASEBALL TOP 10

Selected by sportswriters of The Times

Last Rk Wk Team League Record 1 1 El Camino Real West Valley 2-0 2 2 Kennedy North Valley 6-1 3 3 Hart Foothill 3-1-2 4 4 San Fernando North Valley 4-1-1 5 5 Birmingham Mid-Valley 3-1-1 6 NR Westlake Marmonte 5-0 7 10 Camarillo Marmonte 5-0 8 8 Chatsworth West Valley 5-2 9 6 Sylmar East Valley 4-2 10 9 Poly East Valley 3-2

NR--Not ranked. Through Tuesday’s games. REGIONAL BASKETBALL TOP 10

Final Poll

Selected by sportswriters of The Times

Rk Team League Record 1 Cleveland North Valley 21-6 2 No. Hollywood Mid-Valley 24-4 3 Granada Hills North Valley 17-9 4 Grant East Valley 22-4 5 Burroughs Foothill 18-7 6 Ant. Valley Golden 21-6 7 San Fernando West Valley 16-7 8 Canyon Golden 20-7 9 Harvard S.V. Valley 23-3 10 Simi Valley Marmonte 19-9