Sports

PREPS

San Gabriel Valley high school baseball teams begin first-round play in the Southern Section playoffs Friday.

Bishop Amat, The Times’ top-ranked team in the area at 23-3, plays host to Crespi.

Other games involving area teams include:

Division I: Diamond Bar at Mater Dei; Arcadia at Victor Valley; Glendale at Fontana and Lakewood at Nogales.

Division II: Covina at Chino; Redondo at Alhambra; Upland at Anaheim Canyon; Paramount at Glendora; San Gabriel at Magnolia; Valley View at South Hills; Rancho at Walnut,

Division III: Garey or Santa Fe at Norwalk; El Rancho at Walnut; La Mirada at Charter Oak.

Division IV: South Pasadena at Calabasas; Duarte at Rialto; Arroyo at Temple City; Mountain View-Colton winner at Gladstone; Nordhoff-Atascadero winner at San Marino.

Division V: Maranatha at Oak Park; La Salle at L.A. Baptist; Pasadena Poly at Mary Star.

Division VI: La Verne Lutheran at Coutin.

* San Gabriel area softball teams also begin competition in the Southern Section playoffs this week.

Games involving area teams include:

Division I: Walnut at Foothill; Villa Park at Charter Oak; Wilson at El Dorado.

Division II: Diamond Bar-La Mirada winner at Apple Valley; Bishop Amat at Crescenta Valley; Mayfair at West Covina and Arcadia at Peninsula.

Division III: Pomona-Catholic at South Hills; Schurr-Covina winner at Laguna Hills; Savanna at St. Lucy’s; San Gabriel at San Dimas.

Division IV: Cantwell-Sacred Heart at La Puente; South Pasadena at Santa Maria St. Joseph; Norte Vista at Temple City; Duarte at Corona; Azusa at Rosemead.

Division V: Big Bear at San Gabriel Mission; Riverside Notre Dame at Pasadena Poly; St. Matthias-Maranatha winner at Paraclete; Ramona Convent at Ontario Christian.

* Three schools from the San Gabriel Valley competed in second-round matches of the Southern Section boys’ volleyball playoffs Tuesday night.

San Marino defeated St. Margaret’s, La Salle lost to at St. John Bosco, and Bosco Tech beat Paso Robles.

COMMUNITY COLLEGES

Three players from Pasadena City College were selected All-South Coast Conference in softball.

Outfielder Heidi Vandergrift, who batted .352, shortstop Marta Bugarin (.261) and designated hitter Cristina Martinez were selected to the team by conference coaches.

* John Arrambide, former baseball coach at Mt. San Antonio College, will be inducted into the state community college Athletic Hall of Fame on May 26 in Fresno.

Arrambide coached the Mounties from 1948 to 1964. He compiled a 301-176-1 record and won the 1964 state championship. Arrambide also coached football and basketball at Mt. SAC.

* Mt SAC’s baseball team had its season come to an end last weekend when the Mounties lost two games to Pierce in the Southern California regional of the state playoffs.

Citrus finished 20-16 and 13-14 in the Foothill Conference.

COLLEGES

La Verne University, the champion of the Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference, plays conference runner-up Cal Lutheran Friday in the first game of a best-of-five series for the NCAA Division III West regional championship.

A single game will be played Friday, a doubleheader Saturday and a doubleheader, if necessary on Sunday.

The winner advances to the Division III World Series.

* Azusa Pacific’s baseball team is competing this week in the National Assn. of Intercollegiate Athletics Far West regional at Lewiston, Ida.

Azusa Pacific, which entered the tournament 34-10 and ranked 14th in NAIA, is part of a field that also includes host Lewis & Clark State, Linfield (Ore.), Western Oregon State, Cal Baptist, Albertson (Ida.), Point Loma Nazarene and Willamette (Ore.).

Azusa Pacific beat Point Loma, 10-5, on Tuesday.

* Azusa Pacific’s softball team ended its season with two losses against Southern California College in the NAIA Far West regional.

Azusa Pacific finished 34-19. Six starters and the entire pitching staff return next season.

* Azusa Pacific will play host to the NAIA outdoor track and field championships May 25-28.

More than 800 athletes from about 100 schools will participate. Azusa Pacific has 22 men and 13 women competing in the meet.

* Cal Poly Pomona’s baseball team finished 32-29 and 17-15 in the California Collegiate Athletic Assn.

The Broncos were swept in a doubleheader against Cal State San Bernardino and were eliminated from the race for a berth in the NCAA Division III playoffs.

PREP OF THE WEEK

Stacy Nuveman, St. Lucy’s--Nuveman, a junior who is one of the best hitters in the area, led the Regents to the Baseline League softball championship and into the Division III playoffs.

St. Lucy’s plays host to Savannah Friday in a first-round game.

COLLEGE ATHLETE OF THE WEEK

Rocky Biddle, Long Beach State--Biddle, a freshman from Temple City High, struck out 14 for the third game in a row during a 2-0 victory over Nevada in the Big West Conference baseball tournament.

Long Beach finished second in the tournament and will likely draw an at-large berth in the 48-team NCAA tournament that begins May 25.

MISCELLANY

A basketball coaches clinic featuring Fresno State’s Jerry Tarkanian, Utah’s Rick Majerus, Long Beach State’s Seth Greenberg, Concordia’s Greg Marshall and Caltech’s Gene Victor will be staged Saturday at Pomona-Pitzer College. The clinic is sponsored by the Southern California Interscholastic Coaches Assn. Information: (909) 917-1470 or (909) 621-8016.

* A youth football coaching clinic, featuring presentations by some of the most successful high school coaches in Southern California, will be staged July 15-16 in Pasadena. Bruce Rollinson of Mater Dei, Don Markham of Bloomington, John Barnes of Los Alamitos and Jeff Engilman of Sylmar are among the coaches who will participate. Information: (818) 441-3986.

* The 29th annual Mt. Wilson Trail Run will be staged May 27 beginning in Sierra Madre. The 8.6-mile race features an elevation gain of almost 2,100 feet. Entry is limited to 300 competitors. Information: (818) 355-2355.

CALENDAR

A basketball camp sponsored by La Salle High school will be staged June 19-23. The camp is open to boys and girls ages 8 to 14. Cost is $100. Information: (818) 705-6733.

* The 26th annual Don Edwards golf tournament, sponsored by the Citrus College athletic department, will be played June 5 at Via Verde Country Club in San Dimas.

Proceeds benefit the Don Edwards scholarship fund. Information: (818) 914-8655.

* A golf tournament sponsored by the Arcadia Tournament of Roses Assn. will be played June 2 at the San Dimas Canyon course.

Proceeds benefit the association, which sponsors the city’s float in the Rose Parade. Information: (818) 445-1400.

* The city of Azusa is sponsoring a gold tournament to benefit the recreation department on June 16 at Azusa Greens Country Club.

Players may sign up as individuals or in twosomes or foursomes.

Information: (818) 334-2611, Ext. 320.

* The fifth annual Making Strides Against Cancer move-along-a-thon will be staged June 3 at the Los Angeles County Arboretum in Arcadia.

Participants may walk, run, skate or wheelchair for donations to support cancer research, education and patient services.

Information: (818) 795-7774.

* A golf tournament sponsored by the Pasadena Chamber of Commerce is scheduled for June 19 at Brookside course in Pasadena.

Players of all ability levels are welcome to participate. Cost is $125 an individual or $400 for a foursome.

Information: (818) 795-3355.