PREP ROUNDUP : Villa Park’s Shelton Gets 200th Softball Coaching Victory

Villa Park Coach David Shelton got his 200th victory when the Spartans scored a run in the ninth inning to beat Canyon, 2-1, in a Century League softball game Wednesday at Villa Park.

Villa Park also clinched a berth in the Southern Section playoffs for the 10th time in the last 11 years, with a third-place finish.

“I’m just glad to stick around a long time to get it (the victory),” said Shelton, who has a record of 200-135-2 in 14 years as the Spartans’ coach. “Most of the softball coaches don’t last that long, they move onto other things. I’m just fortunate to stay around long enough to get 200 wins.”

Christine Culver scored the winning run for Villa Park (14-9, 6-4) on a throwing error. Canyon finished 13-11-1, 5-5.

In other Century League softball:

Foothill 6, El Modena 0--Leeann Gonzalez pitched a four-hitter, striking out 11, as the host Knights (10-0 in league) won their 22nd consecutive league game.

Orange 11, Santa Ana Valley 0--Cari Habhab had two hits, scored two runs and drove in two for the visiting Panthers (9-11, 2-8).

In Angelus League softball:

Mater Dei 4, Bishop Amat 0--Jennifer Cline went two for three and drove in two runs for the host Monarchs (17-1-1, 8-0). Terri Kobata (9-0) pitched a two-hitter, striking out 15.

In Pacific Coast League softball:

Laguna Hills 11, Laguna Beach 0--Sauci Hayes had a double, a triple, scored three runs and drove in two for host Laguna Hills (16-7-1, 10-0). Dawn Ponce had a three-run triple in the sixth for Laguna Hills’ final three runs.

In Southern Section 4-A first-round badminton playoff matches:

Buena Park 16, Palm Springs 3--Jennifer Chiu won both her singles matches and teamed with Renato Cervantes for a mixed doubles victory for the host Coyotes.

Estancia 15, Garden Grove 4--Chau Nguyen got a measure of revenge by defeating Sang Kim, 15-7, 15-3, in a boys’ singles match for the host Eagles (17-0). Kim had defeated Nguyen, seeded first in the Southern Section, in the league finals.

In South Coast League boys’ tennis finals:

Roditi, Driscoll-Lundblad win--David Roditi of San Clemente, undefeated during league play, defeated Chris Brown of El Toro, 6-1, 6-3, to win the singles title at Laguna Nigel Racquet Club.