ROUNDUP : Defending Champion Fullove Leads Louisville Runners Past Chaminade

Shaluinn Fullove of Louisville High paced the Royals to a title-clinching victory over Chaminade in a Mission League cross-country meet at Malibu Creek State Park on Thursday.

Fullove, the defending Southern Section Division IV champion, timed 19 minutes 48 seconds over the three-mile course as Louisville swept the first six places to total a perfect 15 points. Chaminade (0-6 in the league) was unable to post a team score because the Eagles had only three runners in the race. A team must have five finishers to post a team score.

Ashley Caro (20:34), Erin Spaulding (21:21), Kelly Harrington (21:54) and Amy Stipkovich (24:04) rounded out the scoring for Louisville (7-0, 6-0), the top-ranked team in the state Division IV poll.

Freshman Jenny Villar, the Royals’ fifth runner in last week’s Mt. San Antonio College Invitational, did not compete because of shin splints.

In another girls’ cross-country meet:

Taft 24, El Camino Real 35--Jamie Newman of El Camino Real timed a victorious 19:54 over the three-mile course, but Taft (3-0, 3-0) took three of the top five places to win the Northwest Valley Conference meet at Pierce College.

BOYS’ CROSS-COUNTRY

St. Francis 19, Notre Dame 37--Kevin Koeper timed 16:06 over the three-mile course at Crescenta Valley Park as St. Francis swept the first three places to clinch its second consecutive Mission League dual-meet title.

The Golden Knights (8-0, 6-0) are ranked second in the Southern Section Division III poll.

Taft 20, El Camino Real 35--Ilmar Rodriguez clocked 15:54 over the three-mile course at Pierce College to lead the Toreadors (3-0, 3-0) in the Northwest Valley Conference victory.

Monroe 17, Canoga Park 41--Ali BenMohamed timed 16:22 over the three-mile course at Pierce College as Monroe (5-0, 3-0) swept the first four places in the Valley Pac-8 Conference meet.

GIRLS’ VOLLEYBALL

Sylmar d. North Hollywood, 15-8, 15-4, 15-3--Anne Guevarra had eight kills, 10 digs and three aces for host Sylmar (11-0, 9-0) in a Valley Pac-8 Conference match.

Julissa Adame added eight kills for the defending City Section 3-A Division champion Spartans, who have won 22 consecutive matches since last season.

Poly d. Grant, 15-1, 15-8, 17-15--Marlena McLurkin had 14 kills and Latoya Seeley added 10 for the host Parrots (9-3, 7-2) in a Valley Pac-8 Conference match.

Patty Sandoval had 20 assists for Poly. Grant dropped to 4-8, 3-6.

Canoga Park d. Reseda, 2-15, 15-2, 15-5, 15-5--Karen Kotitschke had nine kills, three blocks and three aces for visiting Canoga Park (5-7, 3-6) in a Valley Pac-8 Conference match.

Verdugo Hills d. Eagle Rock, 8-15, 17-15, 15-9, 13-15, 15-3--Melanie Wood had 10 kills and Tiffany Kim had eight assists for host Verdugo Hills in a Northern Conference match.

Valley Alternative d. USC-MAST, 15-6, 15-9, 14-16, 15-9--Junior Alicia Merino established a new single-season record for kills in the Magnet Conference match.

Merino recorded 12 kills to raise her season total to 107, breaking the previous mark of 104 set by Jasmine Davis in 1993.

Burroughs d. Hart, 11-15, 10-15, 15-10, 16-14, 15-9--Christy Russell of Burroughs had 28 kills, including 22 in the last three games, as the visiting Indians came from behind in the Foothill League match.

Julie Pham added 12 kills for Burroughs (10-5, 5-3).

Royal d. Simi Valley, 15-1, 15-11, 15-13--Carrie Swartz had 11 kills and Lakesha DeBerry added nine as the host Highlanders (10-4, 9-3) swept a Marmonte League match.

Camarillo d. Channel Islands, 15-9, 15-13, 15-10--Kasey Jungwirth had 10 kills and Brooke Rutschman and Denelle Arnold each added nine for the Scorpions (6-8, 4-8) in a Marmonte League match.

L.A. Baptist d. Marshall Fundamental, 15-5, 15-3, 15-2--Kristen Jensen and Gloria Erickson each had five kills to lead L.A. Baptist (11-3, 7-1) in an Alpha League match.

Oakwood d. Buckley, 8-15, 8-15, 16-14, 15-4, 15-11--Mason Mitchell-Daniels had 12 kills and five blocks to lead Oakwood’s come-from-behind victory in a Liberty League match.

Karen Kaufman added 11 kills and 11 digs for the Gorillas (5-7, 3-7).

GIRLS’ TENNIS

Westlake 11, Agoura 7--Erin Smith, Helena Horak and Katy Smith all swept their three sets for visiting Westlake (15-2, 12-0) in a Marmonte League match.

The Warriors are ranked eighth in Southern Section Division I.

Harvard-Westlake 18, Flintridge Sacred Heart 0--Singles players Leila Nessari, Jackie Gortman and Christian Kahm led the sweep for the Wolverines (13-3, 11-0), who avenged a 1994 Mission League loss to the Tologs.

Chaminade 13, St. Joseph 5--Teresa Galido did not lose a game at No. 1 singles and Monica Andrews lost only one at No. 2 as the visiting Eagles (14-3, 11-1) cruised through a Mission League match.

The Eagles’ victory sets up a league title showdown against Harvard-Westlake on Tuesday.

Nordhoff 10, Carpinteria 8--Stacey Roberts, Haley Wilbur and Brianne Chapman all swept their singles sets as the Rangers (10-7) qualified for the Southern Section playoffs as a free-lance team for the second consecutive season.

Burroughs 14, Hart 4--Jessica Perico, Shaland Romero and Christina Irinco swept singles matches as host Burroughs (14-3) finished 10-0 in Foothill League play.

Kennedy 6, Cleveland 1--Claudia Menjivar continued her undefeated streak over the past two years with an 8-4 victory over Estee Liebross at No. 2 singles, and the Golden Cougars (10-2, 7-2) remained in second place in the Northwest Valley Conference.

Taft 5, Chatsworth 2--Candy Ramyead, Darcy Bachrach and Melody Abrams scored victories at Nos. 1, 2 and 3 singles for Taft (8-4, 5-4) as the defending Northwest Valley Conference champion avenged an earlier loss to the Chancellors.

Monroe 7, Grant 0--Shawna Kimler and Danielle Furman improved their records to 10-2 with victories in the No. 3 and 4 singles matches of the Valley Pac-8 Conference match at Monroe (7-5, 7-2).

HIGH SCHOOL WATER POLO

La Canada 28, Temple City 9--The Spartans (12-7, 3-0), ranked No. 10 in Southern Section Division III, set up a Rio Hondo League title match with South Pasadena on Monday.