GIRLS’ VOLLEYBALL Downey 3, La Canada...

GIRLS’ VOLLEYBALL

Downey 3, La Canada 0: The Spartans never got going offensively

Saturday and fell in a ninth-place quarterfinal match of the Cerritos

Gahr/Molten Invitational, 15-9, 15-2, 15-8, at Lakewood St. Joseph

High.

Suzanne Swenson had four kills and two blocks, Kasey Hurlbutt

added three kills and four digs, and KiTing Kolar, Marilena Mahan and

Courtney Turner all had two kills for La Canada (1-2), which received

13 assists from Camille Cunningham.

L.A. Notre Dame Academy 3, La Canada 0: Despite nine kills from

KiTing Kolar and seven kills and two blocks from Suzanne Swenson, the

Spartans fell, 15-9, 15-10, 15-6, in the second round of the Cerritos

Gahr/Molten Invitational on Saturday at Lakewood St. Joseph High.

La Canada (1-1) -- ranked No. 5 in CIF Southern Section Division

IIIA -- hung tough in the first two games against the No. 4-ranked

Regals (2-0), but failed to mount much of an attack in the final

game.

Kasey Hurlbutt tallied six kills, Annie Hillier had four kills and

Marilena Mahan added three kills for the Spartans, who also received

30 assists from Camille Cunningham.

La Canada 3, Lakewood St. Joseph 2: Behind eight kills and four

blocks from Suzanne Swenson, the Spartans upset the defending CIF

Southern Section Division IIIAA champion, 15-6, 11-15, 17-15, 11-15,

15-13, in Friday’s season-opener in the first round of the Cerritos

Gahr/Molten Invitational at St. Joseph High.

Courtney Turner had six kills, KiTing Kolar contributed five kills

and Kasey Hurlbutt added four for La Canada, which also got 25

assists from Camille Cunningham in Mia Wilson’s varsity coaching

debut.

Flintridge Sacred Heart Academy 3, Sierra Madre Maranatha 0: The

Tologs rolled to a quick victory in Friday’s season-opening match in

the first round of the Cerritos Gahr/Molten Invitational, posting a

15-5, 15-6, 15-1 triumph.

Senior outside hitter Jillian Davis led Flintridge Sacred Heart

with 12 kills and eight digs and junior opposite hitter Brittany

Esser added seven kills and five digs.

Kathryn Gorsch and Kim Heller combined for nine kills and four

blocks in the middle and setter Kacey Knauf had three kills, five

blocks, seven digs and 29 assists.

Flintridge Prep 3, North Hills L.A. Baptist 0: Sophomore middle

blocker Lindsay Fletcher delivered 12 kills and four aces and

Courtney Hambleton added nine kills, six aces and 13 digs Friday to

lead the Rebels to a nonleague victory on the road in the team’s

season opener, 15-8, 15-6, 15-10.

Crescenta Valley 3, Providence 1: The Falcons battled back Friday

to defeat the host Pioneers in a nonleague match, 16-14, 14-16, 15-4, 15-9.

The victory was also a measure of revenge for CV, which was swept

by the Pioneers in a nonleague match last season.

Leading the Falcons (2-1) was Kristen Cameron, who had 12 kills

and 17 digs. Teammate Cody Brinton had 20 assists, Lili Sanchez added

10 kills and Rachel Gagliardi had five kills and four aces.

BOYS’ WATER POLO

Glendale 13, Lakewood 4: The Nitros finished play in the Bell

Gardens Tournament on a positive note with Saturday’s victory.

Carlos Lopez and Edgar Shagoulian each scored three goals and

Narbeh Amirian, Rodney Shagoulian and Martin Galstyan added a pair of

goals for Glendale (2-3).

Downey 11, Glendale 9: Glendale suffered a tough loss Saturday in

the Bell Gardens Tournament. Carlos Lopez, Edgar Torrosian and Rodney

Shagoulian each scored a pair of goals for Glendale.

Edgar Shagoulian, Narbeh Amirian and William Wagner also added

scores for Pat Lancaster’s squad.

Flintridge Prep 11, Glendale 10: The Rebels outscored the Nitros,

3-2, in the fourth quarter Friday to earn a victory in the

championship bracket of the Bell Gardens Invitational at Bell Gardens

High.

Flintridge Prep (2-1) was led by Nick Seaver, who scored nine

goals.

Carlos Lopez had five goals for Glendale (1-2).

GIRLS’ TENNIS

Hoover 13, Burroughs 5: The Tornadoes won their first match Friday

by defeating the host Indians in a nonleague contest.

Hoover (1-1) was led by its singles corps, which won eight of nine

sets. Alisa Nadjarian went 6-1, 6-2, 6-2 and teammate Amy Weber went

6-1, 6-3, 6-0.

In doubles, the Hoover team of Darlene Baylon and Jin Choi went

6-3, 6-4, 6-3.