Anderson, Craig, Silver on Water Polo Roster

Junior Darby Anderson of Santa Margarita and seniors Kami Craig of Santa Barbara and Lauren Silver of Long Beach Wilson have been invited to join six returning U.S. Olympians and a host of college players from Southland universities on a 34-player U.S. women’s senior national water polo team roster selected by new U.S. women’s Coach Bill Barnett.

Barnett, who has coached at Newport Harbor High since 1966 and headed the U.S. men’s national team from 1985 to 1992, replaced Guy Baker in March after Baker became the men’s coach.

Anderson, Craig and Silver each were selected to The Times’ All-Star girls’ water polo team this season.

The roster is expected to be pared to 15 for FINA World League competition during the summer.

Lauren Peterson

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Baseball

For the second time this month, vandals have shredded outfield tarps at Chatsworth High, causing thousands of dollars in damage.

Coach Tom Meusborn said the team is offering a $500 reward for information about who is responsible.

Those with information can call the school police at (818) 341-6211.

Apple Valley Christian dedicated its home field Thursday in honor of Billy Mortimore, the team’s batting coach from 2002 to 2004 before dying of brain cancer in July. His son, Johnny Mortimore, threw a complete game and hit a two-run home run in a 9-2 victory over Victor Valley Christian.

Some Southland streaks that recently ended:

* San Gorgonio won its first league title in 38 years. The Spartans shared the San Andreas League title with Cajon but won two of three from the Cowboys this season.

* La Canada won the Rio Hondo League for the first time since 1980. The Spartans avenged an earlier loss to San Marino and clinched the title outright by scoring four runs in the bottom of the sixth for an 8-6 victory Thursday.

* Alhambra defeated San Gabriel, 4-1, Friday to clinch sole possession of its first league title in 10 years.

* Morro Bay qualified for the playoffs from the Los Padres League for the first time in 15 years when Scott Blue’s three-run homer in the top of the seventh beat Santa Maria St. Joseph, 7-5, Thursday.

* Riverside Arlington, the defending Division I champion, lost its final 10 regular-season games and missed the postseason for the first time in 16 years.

* Lakewood missed the playoffs for the first time since 1968 after losing to Long Beach Poly, 1-0, on May 11.

Dan Arritt

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Track and Field

Sophomore Allison Stokke, the defending state pole vault champion, broke her right tibia during practice at Newport Harbor on May 9 when she landed in the vault plant box instead of the landing mat.

Coach Eric Tweit said Stokke, who was trying out a new pole when the accident occurred, underwent surgery Wednesday.

She set the national sophomore record at 15 feet 5 3/4 earlier this season.

Honors

An awards program honoring City Section recipients for “Pursuing Victory With Honor” took place Monday at the Sportsmen’s Lodge in Studio City.

The award winners included tennis player Jonathan Pahed of Eagle Rock, parent Sara Sanchez of Reseda Cleveland, volleyball Coach Arman Mercado of Woodland Hills Taft, the administration of Sherman Oaks Center for Enriched Studies, assistant principal Miranda Ra’oof of Los Angeles Manual Arts, basketball official Laverne Thenarse and administrator Sue Kamiyama.