Stoneridge Is Banned From the Playoffs

Tarzana Stoneridge Prep, which is 23-1 and No. 2 in the Southern Section Division V-A boys’ basketball rankings, has been banned from the playoffs by Commissioner Jim Staunton after an investigation revealed that at least three players appear to be ineligible.

The school has until this afternoon to present evidence that could reverse Staunton’s decision.

All the players involved are transfer students who failed to file required paperwork to make them eligible.

-- Eric Sondheimer

The Oak Park girls’ basketball team will forfeit six victories during which senior guard Lyndsey Medders played this season while she was in violation of Southern Section rules regarding transfers with dual residency, a section official said.

The forfeits, all nonleague games, change the Eagles’ overall record from 15-10 to 9-16.

Oak Park remains atop the Tri-Valley League standings with a 9-0 record, so the forfeits will not affect its qualifying for the playoffs.

Medders was reinstated on Jan. 31.

Mike Wunderley, who won 207 games, 10 Olympic League titles and two Southern Section championships in 24 seasons at Cerritos Valley Christian, has resigned as football coach but will remain as an assistant principal, a position he has held at the school since 1999.

Wunderley led the Crusaders to the playoffs every season since taking over in 1979, winning section titles in 1986 and ’95.

This season, Valley Christian finished 12-2, losing in the Division XI title game, 26-22, when undefeated Carpinteria scored a touchdown with 34 seconds left.

-- Bob Rohwer

The Southern Section dual-meet wrestling championships in six divisions will take place Saturday beginning at 11 a.m. Finals will take place at 7:15 p.m.

The Division I championships, which could be a rematch between Santa Ana Calvary Chapel, No. 1 in The Times’ Southland rankings, and second-ranked Santa Ana, take place at Temecula Valley. In a nonleague match last month, Calvary Chapel beat Santa Ana, 36-28.

Temecula Valley, ranked No. 3, and No. 4 Orange El Modena figure to round out the seeded teams for the Division I championships.

The Division II championship final could feature No. 6 Rosemead against host North Torrance.

Location of the other championship meets: Division III at La Habra Sonora; Division IV at Anaheim Savanna; Division V at City of Industry Workman; Division VI at Palmdale Highland.

Two players from Santa Margarita High head a group of seven Southern California current or former high school girls’ soccer standouts who have been selected National Soccer Coaches’ Assn. of America/Adidas All-Americans in their age groups.

Santa Margarita senior midfielder Shannon Foley has been selected a 17-and-under division All-American, along with Newport Harbor senior midfielder Amy Burlingham and former Aliso Niguel standout Stacy Lindstrom, now at UCLA.

Another Santa Margarita player, sophomore forward Amy Rodriguez, is an All-American selection in the 16-and-under division, along with Brittany Klein of Arcadia, Kelsey Davis of Thousand Oaks and Mary-Helen Tomer of Diamond Bar.

-- Lauren Peterson