Peninsula Beats Keppel for Divisional Golf Title

Defending state champion Rolling Hills Estates Peninsula edged Alhambra Keppel by one shot and won its fourth consecutive divisional girls’ golf title with a team score of 393 on Thursday at Yucaipa Valley Golf Club.

Shannon Yocum shot three-under-par 69 and Mariko Makabe had a 73 for the Panthers, but a career-best 88 by No. 5 scorer Lsi Shan Lau proved crucial in the one-shot victory in the Central Divisional. Tina Eng shot 71 and Dorothy Lee shot 76 for Keppel, which was runner-up to Peninsula for the second consecutive year.

Cerritos shot 407 and finished third; Villa Park was fourth with 432. The top four teams advance to the Southern Section finals Monday at Las Posas Country Club in Camarillo.

In the Eastern Divisional, Long Beach Wilson edged Torrance at Seven Hills Golf Club in Hemet. Wilson, led by Patti Chawalitmetha’s one-over 73, shot 400. Angela Park shot a tournament-best 70 to lead Torrance, which finished eight strokes back. Palm Desert had five scores from 80 to 83 to shoot 409 and Paloma Valley was fourth with a 442.

Defending Southern Section champion Goleta Dos Pueblos shot 424 at River Ridge Golf Club in Oxnard and won the Northern Divisional by 14 strokes over Valencia. Sarah Fox shot 79 to lead Dos Pueblos, which won its third consecutive divisional title.

Saugus, led by medalist Melanie DeLeon’s three-under 69, shot 445 and finished third. Newhall Hart was fourth, giving Foothill League teams three of the top four spots.

The Southern Divisional will be played today at 8 a.m. at El Prado Golf Course in Chino Hills. Defending champion San Clemente is favored to win.

Football

The 79th renewal of the East L.A. Classic, an Eastern League game between Garfield (5-3 overall, 1-2 in league) and Roosevelt (3-5, 1-2), will be played at 4:30 p.m. Saturday at East L.A. College.

Television stations LA36 and KLCS will broadcast the game at 9 p.m. Sunday.

Girls’ Tennis

The City Section playoffs begin Monday with four matches in the championship division, including fifth-seeded Bell playing host to Woodland Hills Taft and Van Nuys at sixth-seeded Venice. Both matches begin at 1 p.m.

The top-seeded teams -- No. 1 Granada Hills, the two-time defending champion; No. 2 Palisades; No. 3 Carson, and No. 4 Woodland Hills El Camino Real -- have byes Monday and will host quarterfinal matches Wednesday.

Wrestling

Olympic champion Cael Sanderson, who went unbeaten in 159 college matches at Iowa State, will be the featured guest at the Ayala wrestling clinic in Chino Hills on Saturday.

Sanderson will be the only technician giving instruction. He will be demonstrating techniques that work in all styles of wrestling.

A question-and-answer session from 3:30 to 4 p.m. concludes the day.

Open registration will be from 8:30 to 9:30 a.m. Cost is $55.