Pitcher Closing In on McGregor’s Record

Pitcher Tim Thompson of Simi Valley Grace Brethren is within two victories of tying the state record of 51 career victories set by former El Segundo and major league standout Scott McGregor in 1969-72.

Thompson, a 5-foot-11, 180-pound senior, is 10-2 for Grace Brethren, which has won two consecutive Division VI championships. He is 49-7 in three-plus seasons.

Thompson moved past Scott Davison of Redondo Union (1986-88) on the all-time list with a victory in relief Monday against Ojai Thacher.

Thompson starts today against Sylmar First Lutheran and could tie the record Tuesday against Canoga Park Faith Baptist.

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Erica Sorgi, a senior at Mission Viejo Capistrano Valley; Anne Osmun, a junior at Palos Verdes Peninsula, and Max Bookman, a junior at Brentwood, are among the athletes who will compete in the Western National Junior Diving Championships on Saturday and Sunday at the McDonald’s Swim and Dive Stadium at USC.

More than 180 of the nation’s top junior divers will compete in 1-meter and 3-meter springboard events. There are three divisions: 13-Under, 14-15, and 16-18.

Sorgi, who will attend Stanford in the fall, is the current 3-meter national junior champion and an Olympic hopeful.

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The Southern Section boys’ team tennis championships, which have been held at various neutral sites, will be played May 31 at the Claremont Club in Claremont.

Girls’ team finals long have been held at the Claremont Club.

Last month, the eight-member boys’ tennis advisory committee unanimously approved an action taken by assistant commissioner Bill Clark.

‘This has been discussed for many years,” Clark said. “We sent out a questionnaire to all the coaches and about 75% to 80% of the coaches who responded preferred moving it to Claremont.”