CALENDAR

Events in the region today include:

BASEBALL

College: Noon--Merced at Canyons; 2 p.m.--Loyola Marymount at CS Northridge; Rikkyo University (Japan) at Pierce; 2:30 p.m.--Caltech at Cal Lutheran; 6 p.m.--Long Beach vs. Glendale at Stengel Field in Glendale.

BASKETBALL

College, men: JC Southern California regional playoffs, first round: 7 p.m.--L.A. Trade Tech at Valley; Canyons at Cuesta; 7:30 p.m.--Chaffey at Antelope Valley.

College, women: JC Southern California regional playoffs, first round: 5:30 p.m.--Chula Vista Southwestern at Antelope Valley; 7 p.m.--Moorpark at Fullerton.

High school, boys: Southern Section playoffs, semifinals: Division III-A, 7:30 p.m.--Chaminade vs. Harvard-Westlake at Notre Dame High; Nordhoff vs. Corona del Mar at Estancia High; Division IV-AA, 7:30 p.m.--Crespi vs. Twentynine Palms at Yucca Valley High; Division V-A, 7:30 p.m.--Antelope Valley Christian vs. Rio Hondo Prep at Arroyo High; Southern Section playoffs, quarterfinals: Division I-A, 7:30 p.m.--Ventura vs. Simi Valley at Royal High; Division III-AA, 7:30 p.m.--San Dimas vs. Alemany at College of the Canyons; Division V-AA, 7:30 p.m.--Pasadena Poly at Campbell Hall; Santa Clara at Chadwick.

SOCCER

High school, boys: City Section playoffs, quarterfinals: 3 p.m.--Birmingham at Banning; Locke at Monroe; Belmont vs. El Camino Real; San Pedro at Reseda.

High school, girls: City Section playoffs, Championship quarterfinals: 3 p.m.--Grant at Chatsworth; Palisades at Birmingham; Kennedy at El Camino Real; Granada Hills at San Pedro; City Section playoffs, Division quarterfinals: 3 p.m.--Monroe at Narbonne; San Fernando at Belmont.

SOFTBALL

College: 3 p.m.--Valley at Irvine Valley; Ventura at Victor Valley.

SWIMMING

College, men and women: 2:30 p.m.--Valley at Santa Monica; Citrus at Ventura; Canyons at Cuesta; Pierce at Chaffey.

TENNIS

College, men: 2 p.m.--Cal Lutheran at Redlands.

College, women: 2 p.m.--Redlands at Cal Lutheran.

TRACK AND FIELD

College, men and women: 2 p.m.--Antelope Valley, Canyons, Valley in Western State Conference mini-meet No. 2 at Bakersfield; Glendale, Moorpark, Ventura in Western State Conference mini-meet No. 2 at Ventura.

VOLLEYBALL

College, men: 7 p.m.--Loyola Marymount at CS Northridge; Pierce at Santa Monica.