Phillies Recall Westlake’s Lieberthal in Wake of Daulton Injury

Former Westlake High standout Mike Lieberthal was recalled by the Philadelphia Phillies on Wednesday to help replace injured All-Star catcher Darren Daulton.

Lieberthal, a former first-round draft choice, was batting .260 in 65 games at Scranton-Wilkes-Barre, the club’s triple-A affiliate in the International League.

Daulton broke a collarbone Tuesday night and was placed on the 15-day disabled list Wednesday.

However, he will be sidelined at least six weeks.

Lieberthal is expected to serve as the backup to Todd Pratt, the Phillies’ No. 2 catcher.

Lieberthal, who once hit four home runs in a game at Westlake, had 14 doubles, one homer and 27 runs batted in at Scranton.

Track and Field

Chris Kanowsky of Long Beach City College, Jamie Whitmore of Sacramento Valley High and Andrea Bruins of Rancho Cucamonga High have signed letters of intent with Cal State Northridge.

Kanowsky finished fourth in the decathlon and sixth in the javelin in the state junior college championships in May. He has personal bests of 6,557 points in the decathlon and 200 feet 8 inches in the javelin.

Whitmore finished 15th in the 3,200 meters in the state high school championships in June and has run 11 minutes 12.3 seconds in that event and 5:09.8 in the 1,600.

Bruins has a best of 5:10 in the 1,600 and placed ninth in the Southern Section Division I championships in May.

Paul Kokorowski, the City Section champion in the pole vault for El Camino Real High, will attend California in the fall and will be a walk-on competitor for the Golden Bears’ track team next spring.

Kokorowski has a best of 15-6 in the vault.

Danny Haag, a recent graduate of Granada Hills High, totaled a personal best of 6,476 points in the decathlon to win the young men’s division of the Region 15 Junior Olympics at Cal State Long Beach last weekend.

The top three finishers advanced to the USA Track & Field Junior Olympics at the University of Florida, July 28-31.

Soccer

The Valley United Wild Things, a Valley-based 16-and-under team, came one step closer in their quest for a national championship Wednesday by notching their third victory in three preliminary-round games, 11-0, over the Wyoming Blades in the U.S. Youth Soccer Assn. Far West regional in Bakersfield.

Natalie Dorr of Ventura High, and Tami Pivnick and Vanessa Thiele of Chaminade each scored two goals for the Wild Things, who won the regional title last year and finished third in the nation.