Duo Powers Oaks Christian Upsets

Ashley Veilleux and Taylor Schlopy proved to be quite a tandem for Westlake Village Oaks Christian, which came through with upset victories over two of the top teams in the Southland in the Thousand Oaks softball tournament Saturday at the Thousand Oaks Community Center.

Veilleux (11-2) started both games and contributed offensively for the Lions, who won, 7-1, over Goleta Dos Pueblos (17-4), ranked No. 18 in the Southland by The Times, in the first round and followed with a 3-0 victory over No. 6 Santa Ana Mater Dei (16-5) in the quarterfinals.

The unranked Lions will play No. 11 Simi Valley Royal in one semifinal next Saturday. The Highlanders beat No. 10 Orange El Modena, 7-4, in the quarterfinals in a game halted after four innings because of a time limit.

Veilleux pitched three innings and hit a two-run home run against Dos Pueblos and threw four innings against Mater Dei. Schlopy pitched two innings of scoreless relief and had a triple, single and three runs scored against the Chargers. Courtney Lee added a home run for the Lions (19-4).

Against Mater Dei, Schlopy scored what turned out to be the only run the Lions would need when she reached on an infield single and was tripled in by Veilleux in the first inning.

Seventh-ranked Camarillo (16-5) lost twice, falling 6-4 to El Modena and 8-4 to unranked Newhall Hart. In two eight-inning first-round games, No. 8 Fullerton Rosary fell to unranked Westlake Village Westlake, 3-2, and No. 12 Thousand Oaks was upended by No. 25 Riverside Poly, 5-2.

Lindsey Ubrun hit a three-run home run in the eighth inning and Sammi Parks (9-0) pitched a six-hitter for Poly (16-3-1) in its victory over Thousand Oaks (12-6).

The Bears will play unranked Long Beach Millikan (18-4) in the semifinals, which are scheduled for 3:45 p.m. with the championship game set for 7 p.m.

Millikan won its quarterfinal over Westlake, 3-2, as Akemi Fleming had a run-scoring single in the second inning and then Fleming and Jodi Nakawatase scored on passed balls in the fourth inning.

Lauren Peterson

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Boys’ Volleyball

Jason Palacios had nine kills and three blocks and was named the Mira Costa/Redondo tournament’s most valuable player after Manhattan Beach Mira Costa defeated Bay League rival Redondo, 25-16, 25-22, in the championship match Saturday at Redondo.

Matt Rawson led Mira Costa (27-1) with nine blocks in the championship match. In three meetings this year, Mira Costa (27-1) has beaten Redondo twice.

The teams will play again Thursday for the league title.

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Track and Field

Bryshon Nellum ran the anchor leg in 46.3 seconds and Long Beach Poly finished second to Kingston (Jamaica) Wolmer’s Boys in the 1,600-meter relay at the Penn Relays in Philadelphia. The Jackrabbits’ time of 3:12.35 ranks second nationally behind Los Angeles Dorsey’s 3:11.47.

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Baseball

Vandals slashed outfield tarps at Chatsworth’s baseball field last week, causing more than $5,000 in damage and ruining six custom-made City championship banners. The vandalism occurred sometime after a game Monday against Woodland Hills El Camino Real. Coach Tom Meusborn said a police report will be filed.