2010 Southern California regional women's basketball playoff brackets

Bracket I
Wednesday's quarterfinal: No. 16 Santa Barbara City 88, No. 17 Los Angeles Southwest 72
PresidioSports.com: Aplin's 'beast mode' does trick for SBCC
Friday's semifinal: No. 8 Grossmont 69, No. 9 Antelope Valley 56
Antelope Valley Press: Grossmont knocks AVC from playoffs
Saturday's semifinal: No. 1 Fullerton 82, No. 16 Santa Barbara City 64
Final matchup: No. 8 Grossmont (25-5) at No. 1 Fullerton (29-1)

Bracket II
Wednesday's quarterfinal: No. 18 Cypress 74, No. 15 Santa Monica 69
Friday's semifinal: No. 7 San Bernardino Valley 58, No. 10 Palomar 55
Riverside Press-Enterprise: SBVC storms into regional final

Saturday's semifinal: No. 2 Ventura 83, No. 18 Cypress 63
Ventura County Star: Ward's triple-double leads VC women
Final matchup: No. 7 San Bernardino Valley (25-5) at No. 2 Ventura (30-1)

Bracket III
Friday's semifinal: No. 3 Mount San Antonio 76, No. 14 Mount San Jacinto 65
Inland Valley Daily Bulletin: Mt. SAC men, women are both semi-tough
Saturday's semifinal: No. 6 Los Angeles Trade-Technical 68, No. 11 Canyons 66
Santa Clarita Signal: Cougs can't catch up
Final matchup: No. 6 Los Angeles Trade-Technical (23-3) at No. 3 Mount San Antonio (23-6)

Bracket IV
Friday's semifinal: No. 4 Pasadena City 76, No. 13 Irvine Valley 55
Pasadena Star-News: PCC makes itself right at home again
Saturday's semifinal: No. 5 Riverside 89, No. 12 Cerritos 66
Long Beach Press-Telegram: Riverside eliminates Cerritos from playoffs
Final matchup: No. 5 Riverside (22-8) at No. 4 Pasadena City (24-4)

2010 Northern California regional women's basketball playoff brackets

Bracket I
Wednesday's quarterfinal: No. 16 American River 60, No. 17 Diablo Valley 56
Friday's semifinal: No. 8 Ohlone 71, No. 9 Contra Costa 67
Saturday's semifinal: No. 1 San Francisco 87, No. 16 American River 55
Final matchup: No. 8 Ohlone (19-8) at No. 1 San Francisco (26-3)

Bracket II
Wednesday's quarterfinal: No. 18 Sierra 72, No. 15 Butte 63
Paradise Post: Hines, Sierra win again at Butte's Cowan Gymnasium
Chico Enterprise-Record: Roadrunners fall in regional playoffs
Friday's semifinal: No. 10 Chabot 45, No. 7 Shasta 40
Redding Record-Searchlight: Knights can't get going, lose 45-40 to Chabot
Saturday's semifinal: No. 18 Sierra 96, No. 2 Fresno 86
Fresno Bee: Rams stunned in NorCal
Final matchup: No. 18 Sierra (16-14) at No. 10 Chabot (16-11)

Bracket III
Friday's semifinal: No. 3 Santa Rosa 75, No. 14 Foothill 58
Santa Rosa Press Democrat: SRJC women down Foothill, 75-58
Saturday's semifinal: No. 6 Solano 69, No. 11 Siskiyous 54
Vacaville Reporter: Solano women defeat Siskiyous
Final matchup: No. 6 Solano (24-5) at No. 3 Santa Rosa (24-6)

Bracket IV
Friday's semifinal: No. 4 Laney 52, No. 13 San Jose City 49
Saturday's semifinal: No. 5 San Joaquin Delta 81, No. 12 Sequoias 57
Stockton Record: Mustangs' pressure downs Giants
Final matchup: No. 5 San Joaquin Delta (23-7) at No. 4 Laney (24-5)

Semifinal winners advance to bracket finals March 6. Regional final winners advance to Great Eight in Thousand Oaks March 12-14.

All contests are at 7:00 p.m. unless otherwise noted.

All games March 5:

Women
Southern California
Bracket I: No. 8 Grossmont (25-5) at No. 1 Fullerton (29-1)
Bracket II: No. 7 San Bernardino Valley (25-5) at No. 2 Ventura (30-1)
Bracket III: No. 6 Los Angeles Trade-Technical (23-3) at No. 3 Mount San Antonio (23-6)
Bracket IV: No. 5 Riverside (22-8) at No. 4 Pasadena City (24-4)
Northern California
Bracket I: No. 8 Ohlone (19-8) at No. 1 San Francisco (26-3)
Bracket II: No. 18 Sierra (16-14) at No. 10 Chabot (16-11)
Bracket III: No. 6 Solano (24-5) at No. 3 Santa Rosa (24-6)
Bracket IV: No. 5 San Joaquin Delta (23-7) at No. 4 Laney (24-5)

Men
Southern California
Bracket I: No. 9 Southwestern (23-4) at No. 1 San Bernardino Valley (29-2)
Bracket II: No. 7 Cuesta (26-5) at No. 2 Citrus (27-2)
Bracket III: No. 6 Saddleback (25-5) at No. 3 Riverside (23-6)
Bracket IV: No. 5 Mt. San Antonio (25-4) at No. 4 Irvine Valley (25-4)
Northern California
Bracket I: No. 8 Yuba (25-4) at No. 1 Ohlone (23-4)
Bracket II: No. 7 Chabot (19-8) at No. 2 San Francisco (25-4)
Bracket III: No. 6 Foothill (21-7) at No. 3 Cosumnes River (23-5)
Bracket IV: No. 12 Fresno City (24-6) at No. 4 San Jose City (25-4)

Regional final winners advance to Great Eight in Thousand Oaks March 11-14.

Ventura 83, Cypress 63: Ward's triple-double leads VC women past Cypress by Joe Curley in Ventura

The Road to Thousand Oaks begins tonight for the No. 1-ranked Ventura College women's basketball team.

I'll be at the VCAEC for the No. 2-seeded Pirates postseason debut against No. 18 Cypress. I'll be updating that score and scores from around the state on our Twitter page.

Click here for the game preview, which ran in today's paper.

You can listen live to HomefieldSports.com's coverage of the Cypress at Ventura quarterfinal here, live from 7 p.m.

I will also have postgame final scores and reaction right here on the blog.

Women's regional semifinals, Feb. 27
Southern California
Bracket I: No. 1 Fullerton 82, No. 16 Santa Barbara City 64 FINAL
Bracket II: No. 2 Ventura 83, No. 18 Cypress 63 FINAL
Bracket III: No. 6 Los Angeles Trade-Technical 68, No. 11 Canyons 66 FINAL
Bracket IV: No. 5 Riverside 89, No. 12 Cerritos 66
Northern California
Bracket I: No. 1 San Francisco 87, No. 16 American River 55
Bracket II: No. 18 Sierra 96, No. 2 Fresno 86
Bracket III: No. 6 Solano 69, No. 11 Siskiyous 54
Bracket IV: No. 5 San Joaquin Delta 81, No. 12 Sequoias 57

Men's regional semifinals, Feb. 27
Southern California
Bracket I: No. 1 San Bernardino Valley 77, No. 16 LA Pierce 64 FINAL
Bracket II: No. 2 Citrus 81, No. 18 Santa Ana 65 FINAL
Bracket III: No. 3 Riverside 94, No. 14 L.A. Valley 59 FINAL
Bracket IV: No. 4 Irvine Valley 72, No. 13 Antelope Valley 63 FINAL
Northern California
Bracket I: No. 1 Ohlone 75, No. 16 Shasta 60 FINAL
Bracket II: No. 2 San Francisco 66, No. 18 Redwoods 59 FINAL
Bracket III: No. 3 Cosumnes River 95, No. 14 Cabrillo 83 FINAL
Bracket IV: No. 4 San Jose City 78, No. 13 Los Medanos 72 FINAL

Semifinal winners advance to bracket finals March 6. Regional final winners advance to Great Eight in Thousand Oaks March 12-14.

The Cal Lutheran University men's basketball team tried as long as possible to keep its season alive, but finally ran out of answers.
The Kingsmen lost to Pomona-Pitzer 74-71 in double overtime on Friday night in the semifinals of the Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Tournament.
CLU (15-11) had its seven-game winning streak snapped while Pomona-Pitzer (14-12) advances to play Claremont-Mudd-Scripps in the SCIAC Tournament championship game tonight.
Adam Chaimowitz hit the decisive three-pointer late in double overtime to provide Pomona-Pitzer with the deciding margin.
Kyle Knudsen went 6 for 8 from behind the three-point line and finished with 29 points to lead CLU. Aaron Fisher scored 20 points and grabbed eight rebounds and Greg Grimm had 15 points.
Justin Sexton led Pomona-Pitzer with 20 points and David Liss scored 13.
CLU started conference play 1-4, but rebounded to qualify for the tournament with a victory in its final regular-season game.

Janelle Junior took a pass from Tanee' Denson-Griffin and splashed a 3-pointer with four seconds to play as the No. 7-seeded and host San Bernardino Valley women's basketball team edged No. 10 Palomar, 58-55, tonight in the Southern California regional semifinals.

The Wolverines (25-5 will either visit No. 2 Ventura or host No. 18 Cypress in next week's Bracket II regional final, depending on the result of Saturday's semifinal.

San Bernardino suffered two of its five losses to Ventura, 57-48 on Dec. 10 and 55-33 on Dec. 30.

The Road to Thousand Oaks continues tonight across the state with the regional semifinals.

I'll also be updating scores from around the state on our Twitter page, especially updates of the San Bernardino Valley-Palomar women's semifinals, which will determine No. 2 Ventura's potential regional final opponent next week.

I will also have postgame final scores and reaction right here on the blog.

Women's regional semifinals, Feb. 24
Southern California
Bracket I: No. 8 Grossmont 69, No. 9 Antelope Valley 56 FINAL
Bracket II: No. 7 San Bernardino Valley 58, No. 10 Palomar 55 FINAL
Bracket III: No. 3 Mount San Antonio 76, No. 14 Mount San Jacinto 65 FINAL
Bracket IV: No. 4 Pasadena City 76, No. 13 Irvine Valley, 55 FINAL
Northern California
Bracket I: No. 8 Ohlone 71, No. 9 Contra Costa 67 FINAL
Bracket II: No. 10 Chabot 45, No. 7 Shasta 40 FINAL
Bracket III: No. 3 Santa Rosa 75, No. 14 Foothill 58 FINAL
Bracket IV: No. 4 Laney 52, No. 13 San Jose City 49 FINAL

Men's regional semifinals, Feb. 24
Southern California
Bracket I: No. 9 Southwestern 93, No. 8 Bakersfield 88 FINAL
Bracket II: No. 7 Cuesta 90, No. 10 Mount San Jacinto 73 FINAL
Bracket III: No. 6 Saddleback 66, No. 11 Chaffey 64 FINAL
Bracket IV: No. 5 Mt. San Antonio 67, No. 12 Cerritos 65 FINAL
Northern California
Bracket I: No. 8 Yuba 65, No. 9 Sequoias 62 FINAL
Bracket II: No. 7 Chabot 58, No. 10 Santa Rosa 50 FINAL
Bracket III: No. 6 Foothill 68, No. 11 Diablo Valley 66 FINAL
Bracket IV: No. 12 Fresno City 86, No. 5 American River 83 FINAL

Those interested in tonight's Cuesta College men's basketball game, but unwilling to make the long drive north in the rain can take advantage of a really nice service by Cuesta TV, which is broadcasting a live multi-camera video stream of the game.

The Cal Lutheran women's basketball team fell just short of advancing to the SCIAC Tournament championship, losing 63-61 to host Redlands last night in the SCIAC Tournament semifinals.

The young Regals trailed by two with four seconds remaining when a steal led to a desperation heave by CLU's Donielle Griggs that missed the rim.

Griggs had forced a 55-55 tie with a 3-pointer and a long jumper with just over two minutes remaining.

But Redlands' Mariah Barbetti-Cort, a Ventura High graduate, went strong to the hoop and converted a three-point play for the Bulldogs providing a lead they would not relinquish.

Freshman Starla Wright led CLU with 19 points and Erica Whitley had 12. Despite a roster consisting mostly of freshmen and sophmores, CLU finished the season 19-7, which included an upset of the defending Division III champion.

In the other semifinal, Occidental defeated Claremont-Mudd-Scripps 72-69 and will host Redlands on Saturday at 5 p.m. in the tournament final.

2010 Southern California regional women's basketball playoff brackets

Bracket I
Wednesday's quarterfinal: No. 16 Santa Barbara City 88, No. 17 Los Angeles Southwest 72
Friday's semifinal: No. 9 Antelope Valley (25-5) at No. 8 Grossmont (24-5)
Saturday's semifinal: No. 16 Santa Barbara City (19-11) at No. 1 Fullerton (28-1)

Bracket II
Wednesday's quarterfinal: No. 18 Cypress 74, No. 15 Santa Monica 69
Friday's semifinal: No. 10 Palomar (21-6) at No. 7 San Bernardino Valley (24-5)
Saturday's semifinal: No. 18 Cypress (14-15) at No. 2 Ventura (29-1)

Bracket III
Friday's semifinal: No. 14 Mount San Jacinto (23-5) at No. 3 Mount San Antonio (22-6)
Saturday's semifinal: No. 11 Canyons (22-4) at No. 6 Los Angeles Trade-Technical (22-3)

Bracket IV
Friday's semifinal: No. 13 Irvine Valley (20-7) at No. 4 Pasadena City (23-4)
Saturday's semifinal: No. 12 Cerritos (18-11) at No. 5 Riverside (21-8)

2010 Northern California regional women's basketball playoff brackets

Bracket I
Wednesday's quarterfinal: No. 16 American River 60, No. 17 Diablo Valley 56
Friday's semifinal: No. 9 Contra Costa (19-9) at No. 8 Ohlone (18-8)
Saturday's semifinal: No. 16 American River (18-10) at No. 1 San Francisco (25-3)

Bracket II
Wednesday's quarterfinal: No. 18 Sierra 72, No. 15 Butte 63
Friday's semifinal: No. 10 Chabot (15-11) at No. 7 Shasta (21-6)
Saturday's semifinal: No. 18 Sierra (15-14) at No. 2 Fresno (23-6)

Bracket III
Friday's semifinal: No. 14 Foothill (14-14) at No. 3 Santa Rosa (23-6)
Saturday's semifinal: No. 11 Siskiyous (17-8) at No. 6 Solano (23-5)

Bracket IV
Friday's semifinal: No. 13 San Jose City (18-10) at No. 4 Laney (23-5)
Saturday's semifinal: No. 12 Sequoias (16-11) at No. 5 San Joaquin Delta (22-7)

Semifinal winners advance to bracket finals March 6. Regional final winners advance to Great Eight in Thousand Oaks March 12-14.

All contests are at 7:00 p.m. unless otherwise noted.

2010 Southern California regional men's basketball playoff brackets

Bracket I
Wednesday's quarterfinal:No. 16 Los Angeles Pierce 71, No. 17 Moorpark 60
Friday's semifinal: No. 9 Southwestern (22-4) at No. 8 Bakersfield (23-5)
Saturday's semifinal: No. 16 LA Pierce (16-11) at No. 1 San Bernardino Valley (28-2)

Bracket II
Wednesday's quarterfinal: No. 18 Santa Ana 63, No. 15 Los Angeles Trade Tech 57
Friday's semifinal: No. 10 Mount San Jacinto (21-8) at No. 7 Cuesta (25-5)
Saturday's semifinal: No. 18 Santa Ana (13-14) at No. 2 Citrus (26-2)

Bracket III
Wednesday's quarterfinal: No. 14 Los Angeles Valley 74, No. 19 MiraCosta 55
Friday's semifinal: No. 11 Chaffey (19-8) at No. 6 Saddleback (24-5)
Saturday's semifinal: No. 14 L.A. Valley (14-13) at No. 3 Riverside (22-6)

Bracket IV
Wednesday's quarterfinal: No. 13 Antelope Valley 74, No. 20 Miramar 66
Friday's semifinal: No. 12 Cerritos (18-10) at No. 5 Mt. San Antonio (24-4)
Saturday's semifinal: No. 13 Antelope Valley (17-3) at No. 4 Irvine Valley (24-4)

2010 Northern California regional men's basketball playoff brackets

Bracket I
Wednesday's quarterfinal: No. 16 Shasta 64, No. 17 West Valley 50
Friday's semifinal: No. 9 Sequoias (23-6) at No. 8 Yuba (24-4)
Saturday's semifinal: No. 16 Shasta (15-11) at No. 1 Ohlone (22-4)

Bracket II
Wednesday's quarterfinal: No. 18 Redwoods 67, No. 15 San Joaquin Delta 47
Friday's semifinal: No. 10 Santa Rosa (15-2) at No. 7 Chabot (18-8)
Saturday's semifinal: No. 18 Redwoods (18-9) at No. 2 San Francisco (24-4)

Bracket III
Friday's semifinal: No. 11 Diablo Valley (17-11) at No. 6 Foothill (20-7)
Saturday's semifinal: No. 14 Cabrillo (14-12) at No. 3 Cosumnes River (22-5)

Bracket IV
Friday's semifinal: No. 12 Fresno City (23-6) at No. 5 American River (19-8)
Saturday's semifinal: No. 13 Los Medanos (21-7) at No. 4 San Jose City (24-4)

Semifinal winners advance to bracket finals March 6. Regional final winners advance to Great Eight in Thousand Oaks March 12-14.

Games are 7 pm, unless part of a doubleheader with women's team. If a doubleheader, according to CCCAA rules the highest seeded team (between the hosting men and women teams, plays at 7:30 p.m. and the other game tips-off at 5:30 pm). For ticket prices, please log on to http://www.coasports.org

Source: JCScores.com

The Road to Thousand Oaks begins tonight across the state with the regional quarterfinals.

I am at Brahma Gymnasium for the Moorpark College men's basketball team's postseason debut at conference rival Los Angeles Pierce, but I'll also be updating scores from around the state on our Twitter page, including updates of the Cypress-Santa Monica women's quarterfinal, which will determine No. 2 Ventura's semifinal opponent.

You can listen live to the Moorpark at Pierce quarterfinal here.

I will also have postgame final scores and reaction right here on the blog.

Men's regional quarterfinals, Feb. 24
Southern California
Bracket I: No. 16 Los Angeles Pierce 71, No. 17 Moorpark 60
Bracket II: No. 18 Santa Ana 63, No. 15 Los Angeles Trade Tech 57
Bracket III: No. 14 Los Angeles Valley 74, No. 19 MiraCosta 55
Bracket IV: No. 13 Antelope Valley 74, No. 20 Miramar 66
Northern California
Bracket I: No. 16 Shasta 64, No. 17 West Valley 50
Bracket II: No. 18 Redwoods 67, No. 15 San Joaquin Delta 47

Women's regional quarterfinals, Feb. 24
Southern California
Bracket I: No. 16 Santa Barbara City 88, No. 17 Los Angeles Southwest 72
Bracket II: No. 18 Cypress 74, No. 15 Santa Monica 69
Northern California
Bracket I: No. 16 American River 60, No. 17 Diablo Valley 56
Bracket II: No. 18 Sierra 72, No. 15 Butte 63

Here's the profile on Ventura College sophomore Kris King and Royal High junior Gabbi King from today's newspaper.

Here's the news story on the SoCal regional playoff seedings from Tuesday's paper and here's last week's feature on Ventura College sophomore Jordan Harris.

Here's a look at the Moorpark College men's basketball team's regional quarterfinal tonight at Los Angeles Pierce from the illustrious Dave Roghan of JCHoops.com, click the link for all his playoff previews:

No. 16 LA Pierce vs. No. 17 Moorpark

LA Pierce: Went 4-0 with wins over Barstow in December, El Camino and Oxnard in January and Ventura in February. This is the Brahmas' first playoff team since the program was brought back in 2002, and Coach Ed Babayan has built it from the ground up. It's an ensemble cast with lots of good players but no real superstars. PG Ever Lopez (13.0 pts, 5.0 rebs, 4.8 asts, 1.5 stls) is the team's heart and soul, a tough-guy overachiever, and onetime CSUN signee PF Terran Carter (10.7 pts, 5.3 rebs) is the marquee name though he's always been the ultimate role player rather than a feature guy. SF Daniel St. Hubert (9.8 pts, 6.0 rebs, 4.3 asts) is very athletic and fills the stat sheet, and PF Javael Boykins, once Carter's backup at Taft HS, really came on late (12.0 pts, 4.0 rebs in the last two games). SG Jeremy White (7.5 pts, 6.5 rebs), PF Malcolm Collins (12.0 pts, 5 total threes in the 1st two games), SG Bertrand Kamga (9 pts vs. Barstow), Ctr Michael Aguilar (8 pts vs. Barstow) and SG Ryan Rubino (8 pts, 2 threes vs. Ventura) all provide depth.

Moorpark: Lost to Riverside, 84-57, in December but beat Cuesta and Hancock in the WSC-North season. That illustrates the difference between the OEC and the WSC-North, of course, but that win vs. Cuesta was probably the highlight of the season for Moorpark. That day, Ctr Mike Meza (21 pts), SF Spencer Schulte (16 pts, 9 rebs) and PF Wendell Antoine (14 pts, 8 rebs) all had big days, and SG Dallas Rutherford (23 pts vs. RCC) couldn't hit a shot but found other ways to contribute (4 pts, 8 rebs, 6 asts, 3 stls). But Rutherford has since left the team, and Schulte barely played vs. AHC, apparently having fallen out of favor. PG Matt Mazarei had a career day vs. the Bulldogs with 40 points and 8 assists.

Bottom Line: As ridiculous as it is to have two conference foes face each other in this round, at least nobody will have to travel very far. The teams split their conference games this year, each winning on the road. With Rutherford gone and Schulte out of the rotation, Pierce rates an edge, though with such familiar rivals one never knows. It should be a festive atmosphere as Pierce plays in its first playoff game since the program was reinstated and hosts its first playoff game in the refurbished gym, and I'll be there to see it!

-- Click here for all of Roghan's playoff previews.

It took a clean sweep for the Cal Lutheran University men's basketball team to earn a place in the SCIAC tournament.

But that's what the Kingsmen completed Tuesday night at Gilbert Center.

Kyle Knudesen had 21 points, Greg Grimm had 19 points and Aaron Fisher had 16 points and 10 rebounds as CLU turned back Claremont-Mudd-Scripps, 74-67, for its seventh straight win, all over different SCIAC foes.

CLU (15-10, 9-5 SCIAC) clinched third place with the win, earning a berth in Friday's conference semifinals at second-place Pomona-Pitzer (13-12, 9-5). The two teams have split two games this season.

Top-seed CMS will host fourth-seeded Occidental in the other semifinal.

Matt Toczynski was 3 for 4 with a solo home run and Rob Toczynski was 2 for 3 with a double as the Moorpark College baseball team used an 11-run second inning to beat visiting East Los Angeles Tuesday afternoon.

Alex Brigel, Ryan Cobb and John Blandin all were 2 for 5 for Moorpark (4-5-1). Brigel added a double and three RBIs. Starting pitcher Jimmy Auger went six innings for his second win.

Bracket I
Wednesday's quarterfinal: No. 17 Los Angeles Southwest at No. 16 Santa Barbara City
Friday's semifinal: No. 9 Antelope Valley at No. 8 Grossmont
Saturday's semifinal: LASC-SBCC winner at No. 1 Fullerton

Bracket II
Wednesday's quarterfinal: No. 18 Cypress at No. 15 Santa Monica
Friday's semifinal: No. 10 Palomar at No. 7 San Bernardino Valley, Friday
Saturday's semifinal: Cypress-SMC winner at No. 2 Ventura

Bracket III
Friday's semifinal: No. 14 Mt. San Jacinto at No. 3 Mt. San Antonio
Saturday's semifinal: No. 11 Canyons at No. 6 Los Angeles Trade-Technical

Bracket IV
Friday's semifinal: No. 13 Irvine Valley at No. 4 Pasadena City
Saturday's semifinal: No. 12 Cerritos at No. 5 Riverside

All contests are at 7:00 p.m. unless otherwise noted.

Friday/Saturday winners contest regional finals Saturday, March 6.

2010 Southern California regional playoff men's basketball pairings

Bracket I
Wednesday's quarterfinal:No. 17 Moorpark at No. 16 Los Angeles Pierce
Friday's semifinal: No. 9 Southwestern at No. 8 Bakersfield
Saturday's semifinal: Moorpark-LA Pierce winner at No. 1 San Bernardino Valley

Bracket II
Wednesday's quarterfinal:No. 18 Santa Ana at No. 15 Los Angeles Trade Tech
Friday's semifinal: No. 10 Mt. San Jacinto at No. 7 Cuesta
Saturday's semifinal: Santa Ana-LA Trade Tech winner at No. 2 Citrus

Bracket III
Wednesday's quarterfinal:No. 19 MiraCosta at No. 14 Los Angeles Valley
Friday's semifinal: No. 11 Chaffey at No. 6 Saddleback
Saturday's semifinal: MiraCosta-LA Valley winner at No. 3 Riverside

Bracket IV
Wednesday's quarterfinal:No. 20 Miramar at No. 13 Antelope Valley
Friday's semifinal: No. 12 Cerritos at No. 5 Mt. San Antonio
Saturday's semifinal: Miramar-Antelope Valley winner at No. 4 Irvine Valley

Games are 7 pm, unless part of a doubleheader with women's team. If a doubleheader, according to CCCAA rules the highest seeded team (between the hosting men and women teams, plays at 7:30 p.m. and the other game tips-off at 5:30 pm). For ticket prices, please log on to http://www.coasports.org

Source: JCScores.com

Continuing a trend of conference rivals being drawn in first-round playoff games, the Moorpark College men's basketball team (16-10) earned the No. 17 seed in the Southern California regional playoffs Monday afternoon and will visit No. 16 Los Angeles Pierce Wednesday night in the quarterfinals.

"They don't protect the first round," said Moorpark coach Remy McCarthy. "We knew that going in.

"My only gripe is I know Pierce is a good team. I'd like to take my chances with some of the other (teams).

"But it'll be fun. Short drive. There will definitely be a lot of people fired up about it over there, that's for sure."

The Moorpark College men's and women's basketball teams both find themselves on the bubble today, when the pairings for the Southern California regional playoffs will be determined at coaches meetings this morning at Antelope Valley (men) and Santa Ana (women) colleges.

The Moorpark men (16-10) hurt themselves by losing three of their last four games to finish the season after a season-high six-game winning streak had the Raiders in the thick of the WSC North race.

The men, who made the field as the No. 20 and final seed a year ago, would have to be the third WSC North team in the field after finishing behind Cuesta and Los Angeles Pierce.

The Raiders have the 13th-best winning percentage (.615) and are No. 18 in RPI among SoCal teams.

"You get there by winning games," said Moorpark coach Remy McCarthy last week. "If you don't get in, you have no one to blame but yourself."

The Moorpark women (15-12), who were one slot away from making the women's 18-team field a year ago, are No. 20 in winning percentage (.556) and No. 19 in RPI among SoCal teams.

"Think positive for us," said coach Lindsay Goldblatt. "It's going to be a close one."

One coaches rough computation of the field over the weekend had Ventura at No. 2 and Moorpark and Oxnard out of the field at No. 21 and No. 25.

I will post the postseason field as soon as it becomes available today.

The Great Eight this season is being held next month in Thousand Oaks at Cal Lutheran University.

Four local players were named to the All-WSC North men's basketball first team Sunday at the coaches meeting in Ventura:

Western State Conference North Division
2010 Men's Basketball All-Conference Selections

Most Valuable Player
Roger Guardia Sophomore Guard Cuesta College

First team
Matt Mazarei 5-10 Sophomore Guard Moorpark College
Mike Meza 6-4 Sophomore Forward Moorpark College
Jordan Harris 6-6 Sophomore Forward Ventura College
Ryan McLucas 6-0 Sophomore Guard Oxnard College
Christian Koutras 6-2 Sophomore Guard Cuesta College
Xavier Mylleville 6-5 Sophomore Forward Cuesta College
Seth Koenig 6-2 Sophomore Forward Cuesta College
Terran Carter 6-5 Freshman Center Los Angeles Pierce College
Ever Lopez 5-8 Sophomore Guard Los Angeles Pierce College
David Lane 6-1 Sophomore Guard Santa Barbara City College
Luckson Teeguarden 6-5 Sophomore Guard Santa Barbara City College

Coach of the Year
Rusty Blair, Cuesta College

Eight local players were named to the All-WSC North women's basketball first team Sunday at the coaches meeting in Ventura:

Western State Conference North Division
2010 Women's Basketball All-Conference Selections

Most Valuable Player
Chanelle Brennan 5'11" Sophomore Guard Ventura College

First team
Molly Carson 5'9" Sophomore Guard Moorpark College
Arlene Cortez 5'10" Sophomore Center Oxnard College
Francesca DeAngelis 5'9" Sophomore Guard Santa Barbara City College
Dee Kapil 5'8" Freshman Guard Moorpark College
Jake Kelly 5'8" Sophomore Guard Santa Barbara City College
Kris King 5'11" Sophomore Forward Ventura College
Bev Lamphier 5'9" Sophomore Forward Moorpark College
Amanda Padilla 5'5" Sophomore Guard Ventura College
Nicole Tauaau 5'7" Freshman Guard Oxnard College
Erika Ward 5'8" Sophomore Guard Ventura College
Tessondra Williams 5'6" Sophomore Guard L.A. Pierce College

Honorable Mention
Grace Arocha (So. - Moorpark), Chrissy Besserman (Fr. - Hancock),
Ashley Bonenfant (Fr. - Hancock), Candyse Farmer (Fr. - LA Pierce),
Valerie Gee (So. - Cuesta), Mara Lux (Fr. - Santa Barbara),
Raleigh O'Brien (Fr. - Cuesta)

Coach of the Year
Sandrine Krul, Santa Barbara City College

Round 14 Scores, Feb. 20
Ventura 74, Oxnard 53
Cuesta 92, Santa Barbara City 76
Los Angeles Pierce 83, Hancock 67

Final Standings
Conference Overall
Team Name W-L PCT W-L PCT
Cuesta 11-1 0.917 25-5 0.833
LA Pierce 9-3 0.750 15-11 0.577
Moorpark 8-4 0.667 16-10 0.615
Oxnard 5-7 0.417 12-15 0.444
Ventura 5-7 0.417 8-17 0.320
S. Barbara 4-8 0.333 8-18 0.308
Hancock 0-12 0.000 2-24 0.077

This week's schedule
WSC coaches meeting, Sunday
Regional playoff seeding meeting, Monday
Southern California regional quarterfinals, Wednesday
Southern California regional semifinals, Saturday

Round 14 Scores, Feb. 20
Ventura 78, Oxnard 49
Santa Barbara City 77, Cuesta 48
Los Angeles Pierce 66, Hancock 64
Moorpark, bye

Final Standings
Conference Overall
Team Name W-L PCT W-L PCT
Ventura 12-0 1.000 29-1 0.967
S. Barbara 10-2 0.833 18-11 0.621
Moorpark 8-4 0.667 15-12 0.556
Oxnard 5-7 0.417 14-11 0.560
LA Pierce 4-7 0.364 13-15 0.464
Hancock 1-11 0.083 4-21 0.160
Cuesta 1-11 0.083 4-21 0.160

This week's schedule
WSC coaches meeting, Sunday
Regional playoff seeding meeting, Monday
Southern California regional quarterfinals, Wednesday
Southern California regional semifinals, Saturday

The WSC North basketball campaign wraps up today with Round 14 women's and men's doubleheaders in Ventura, Woodland Hills and Santa Barbara.

I will be at Ventura College Athletic Event Center for sophomore night, but I'll also be updating scores from around the WSC North on our Twitter page.

You can listen live to the Oxnard at Ventura doubleheader here.

I will also have postgame final scores and reaction right here on the blog.

Women's scores, Feb. 20
Ventura 78, Oxnard 49 FINAL
Chanelle Brennan has 23 points, 10 rebounds and five assists. Amanda Padilla had 12 points and six assists, Erika Ward had 11 points and 11 rebounds. Kris King added 12 points for Ventura. Coco Bradley led Oxnard with 14 points and Nicole Tauaau and Arlene Cortez had 12 points each.
Santa Barbara City 77, Cuesta 48 FINAL Thousand Oaks High product Gigi Aplin had a team-high 19 points for Santa Barbara. Francesca DeAngelis and Jake Kelly added 18 points apiece.
Los Angeles Pierce 66, Hancock 64 FINAL Tess Williams' jumper with a second to play separated the two teams.

Men's scores, Feb. 20
Ventura 74, Oxnard 53 FINAL
Cuesta 92, Santa Barbara City 76 FINAL
Los Angeles Pierce 83, Hancock 67 FINAL

Came across this highlight package of Moorpark College quarterfinal Ian Shultis' record-breaking freshman season:

Round 13 of WSC North basketball arrives today with women's and men's doubleheaders in Oxnard, Santa Maria and San Luis Obispo.

I will be updating scores from around the WSC North on our Twitter page.

You can listen live to the Moorpark at Cuesta doubleheader here. The Cuesta broadcast can be found here, apparently there will be video.

I will also have postgame final scores and reaction right here on the blog.

Women's scores, Feb. 17
Moorpark 56, Cuesta 52 FINAL Dee Kapil had 16 points and Bev Lamphiear added 14 points as Raiders clinch third place in the WSC North, a winning record and maintain their credentials for a potential Southern California regional playoff berth.
Los Angeles Pierce 59, Oxnard 57 FINAL Nicki Tauau had a team-high 12 points for Oxnard. Arlene Cortez had 11 and Shaniqua Perkins had nine. Samantha Velasco had a team-high 17 points for Pierce, which pulled within a game of the fourth-place Condors.
Santa Barbara City 73, Hancock 53 FINAL
Ventura, bye

Men's scores, Feb. 17
Cuesta 77, Moorpark 65 FINAL Matt Mazarei had a game-high 21 points, including 17 in the second half, but the Raiders could not stop the Cougars from clinching the WSC North outright
Los Angeles Pierce 81, Oxnard 61 FINAL James Ennis had 20 points and five assists and Ryan McLucas had 19 points as the Condors dipped to their third straight loss.
Santa Barbara City at Hancock, 5 p.m.
Ventura, bye

The Ventura College women's basketball team will finish the season where it started, as the No. 1-ranked team in the region and state.

The Pirates completed a wire-to-wire run this week when the season's final polls were released. They have have that lofty position for 28th straight polls.

The Pirates took over the top spot on Dec. 1, 2008, one day after knocking off three-time state champion Mount San Antonio College in the final of the VC-Kiwanis Tournament of Champions.

They won the next 26 games before falling to Pasadena City in the state Final Four. After opening this season No. 1 in the state preseason poll, they have won 28 of 29 games, the only loss coming once again to Pasadena in the final of the Rose City Classic Dec. 12.

Santa Barbara City, the potential runner up to the Pirates in the WSC North, returned to the SoCal poll ranked No. 15.

Click the jump for the full polls.

Round 12 Scores, Feb. 13
Moorpark 99, Hancock 73
Los Angeles Pierce 73, Ventura 71
Santa Barbara City 80, Oxnard 62
Cuesta, bye

Standings after Round 12, Feb. 13
Conference Overall
Team Name W-L PCT W-L PCT
Cuesta 9-1 0.900 23-5 0.821
Moorpark 8-3 0.727 16-9 0.640
LA Pierce 6-3 0.667 12-11 0.522
Oxnard 5-5 0.500 12-13 0.480
Ventura 4-6 0.400 7-16 0.304
S. Barbara 3-7 0.300 7-17 0.292
Hancock 0-10 0.000 2-22 0.083

Round 13 Schedule, Feb. 17
Moorpark at Cuesta, 7 p.m.
Los Angeles Pierce at Oxnard, 7 p.m.
Santa Barbara City at Hancock, 7 p.m.
Ventura, bye

Round 12 Scores, Feb. 13
Ventura 74, Santa Barbara City 66
Moorpark 59, Oxnard 45
Hancock 56, Cuesta 49
Los Angeles Pierce, bye

Standings after Round 12, Feb. 13
Conference Overall
Team Name W-L PCT W-L PCT
Ventura 11-0 1.000 28-1 0.966
S. Barbara 8-2 0.800 16-11 0.593
Moorpark 6-4 0.600 13-12 0.520
Oxnard 5-5 0.500 14-9 0.609
LA Pierce 3-7 0.300 12-15 0.444
Hancock 1-8 0.111 4-18 0.182
Cuesta 1-9 0.100 4-19 0.174

Round 13 Schedule, Feb. 17
Moorpark at Cuesta, 5 p.m.
Los Angeles Pierce at Oxnard, 5 p.m.
Santa Barbara City at Hancock, 5 p.m.
Ventura, bye

How about Jeff Perrault and Jon Wyers, who both took over varsity head coaching jobs this year and led their new teams to the CIF playoffs?

Wyers, an assistant coach at Ventura College over the previous two seasons, guided Villanova Prep to the Division 5-A playoffs, where the Wildcats drew Condor League powerhouse Besant Hill in Wednesday's first round.

Perrault, the Oxnard College assistant, spurred Newbury Park High to its first postseason bid since 2003. The Panthers will visit Arroyo Grande Wednesday in the Division III-AA first round.

Cross-posted to the All Over The Place blog.

CLAREMONT -- The Cal Lutheran men's basketball team is saving its best for last.
Aaron Fisher's 3-pointer with eight seconds left -- and just one second left on the shot clock -- gave CLU its second lead of the night, and that was enough to propel the Kingsmen to a 65-62 win at Pomona-Pitzer on Saturday night, moving the Kingsmen into a tie for the final spot in the SCIAC conference playoffs.
With its fourth straight win, CLU improves to 12-10, 6-5 in the SCIAC, tying Pomona (10-12, 6-5) for the final place in the four-team conference tournament.
"Their perseverance has paid off," said CLU coach Rich Rider. "We kept saying all year long -- even when we went through all of our speed bumps -- just persevere ... and it will slowly turn."
Fisher's winning shot -- a straightaway 3 from the top of the arc -- was just his second basket of the night and ninth 3-pointer this season.
"We ran a play for Kyle (Knudsen)," Fisher said. "Kyle wanted to take the shot; he's our best shooter."
But Pomona had Knudsen covered, so the shot fell to Fisher with the clock winding down.
"It was an option," said Rider, "but it was not the first option. ... He's a gamer. He's tough when he wants to be."
Pomona inbounded, and after three timeouts with four seconds left -- two by the Sagehens, one by the Kingsmen -- David Liss' corner 3-pointer to tie bounced off the rim as time expired.
More in Sunday's Star.

Cross-posted from the All Over The Place blog:

CLAREMONT -- The Cal Lutheran women's basketball team received an object lesson on the dangers of losing concentration Saturday evening.
Since the Regals still won, it came cheaply enough.
CLU led 14-0 and 19-3, but allowed Pomona-Pitzer to hang around, needing a late 12-0 run to secure a 66-51 and retain a share of second place in the Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference.
CLU is 18-5, 10-2 in the SCIAC with two games remaining. The Regals have already secured a place in the conference's four-team tournament, but kept alive their slim hopes of taking first and securing home-court advantage. Occidental is a game ahead of CLU, but since the Tigers swept the Regals, holds the advantage if the teams were to tie.
Pomona-Pitzer, which lost the earlier meeting 87-49, is 5-16, 1-11.
It was something of a trap game, with CLU coming off a loss in Thursday's first-place showdown at Occidental and facing the ninth-place team in the conference.
"The big challenge," said CLU coach Roy Dow, "was after that tough emotional game, how to come back 48 hours later, get back on the bus and go on another road trip. That's where we missed Kelsey Paopao (CLU's only senior, who has missed the season because of injury), an older kid that's been around. ... You could see it today."
The Regals overcame that challenge at the start -- holding Pomona-Pitzer scoreless for its first 11 possessions and almost eight minutes -- but after that, it was a struggle.
"I know a lot of us wanted to come out strong because obviously, we lost to Occidental," said Donielle Griggs, who led CLU with 23 points, "so we had it in us to take our anger out, I guess you could say, for the next game. But it was hard to stay focused."
Said Dow, "We did (respond) for 10 minutes. But ... teams aren't just going to roll over when you come to their gym the second time around."
With the help of Anja Hughes-Stinson's big game off the bench, Pomona trailed just 51-45 with 6:20 remaining before the Regals put together the 12-0 run that gave them an 18-point advantage with 3:15 left. That proved to be enough of a cushion.
"We stuck with it," said Griggs, who hit five 3-pointers. "Never give up. That's been our motto all year."
Starla Wright added 12 points and seven rebounds for CLU, and Brianna Parker grabbed 15 rebounds. Hughes-Stinson led Pomona with 23 points, including all four of her team's 3-point shots.
CLU did not practice Thursday -- which Dow considered a partial explanation for his team's occasionally sloppy play -- and will take two more days off before returning to practice Tuesday.
"It's that time of the season," he said. "We're freshmen and sophomores, and the bodies show it."

Round 12 of WSC North basketball arrives today with women's and men's doubleheaders in Moorpark, Oxnard and Woodland Hills.

I will be updating scores from around the WSC North on our Twitter page.

You can listen live to the Ventura at Los Angeles Pierce doubleheader here.

I will also have postgame final scores and reaction right here on the blog.

Women's scores, Feb. 13

Ventura 79, Los Angeles Pierce 47 FINAL Chanelle Brennan had 22 points on 9-for-14 shooting to become the eighth Pirate to score 1,000 points in a career as VC wrapped up the WSC North outright. Amanda Padilla had 19 points and six assists. Kris King had 11 points and nine rebounds. Gabby Conn had eight points and nine rebounds. Suzie Faanono had eight rebounds.
Moorpark 58, Hancock 53 FINAL Dee Kapil had a team-high 17 points for Moorpark. Molly Carson and Bev Lamphier added 12 and 11.
Santa Barbara City 62, Oxnard 40 FINAL Stephanie Hernandez had 10 points for the Condors. Shaniqua Perkins added 8.
Cuesta, bye

Men's scores, Feb. 13

Moorpark 99, Hancock 73 FINAL Matt Mazarei had 40 points, including six 3-pointers, as the Raiders snapped their two-game losing streak ahead of Wednesday's trip to Cuesta.
Los Angeles Pierce 73, Ventura 71 FINAL
Santa Barbara City 80, Oxnard 62 FINAL
Cuesta, bye

Round 11 Scores, Feb. 10
Santa Barbara City 81, Ventura 80
Oxnard 67, Moorpark 65
Cuesta 75, Hancock 65
Los Angeles Pierce, bye

Standings after Round 11, Feb. 10
Conference Overall
Team Name W-L PCT W-L PCT
Cuesta 9-1 0.900 23-5 0.821
Moorpark 7-3 0.700 15-9 0.625
LA Pierce 6-3 0.667 12-11 0.522
Oxnard 5-4 0.556 12-12 0.500
Ventura 4-6 0.400 7-16 0.304
S. Barbara 2-7 0.222 6-17 0.261
Hancock 0-9 0.000 2-21 0.087

Round 12 Schedule, Feb. 13
Hancock at Moorpark, 3 p.m.
Santa Barbara City at Oxnard, 7 p.m.
Ventura at Los Angeles Pierce, 7 p.m.
Cuesta, bye

Round 11 Scores, Feb. 10
Ventura 74, Santa Barbara City 66
Moorpark 59, Oxnard 45
Hancock 56, Cuesta 49
Los Angeles Pierce, bye

Standings after Round 11, Feb. 10
Conference Overall
Team Name W-L PCT W-L PCT
Ventura 10-0 1.000 27-1 0.964
S. Barbara 7-2 0.778 15-11 0.577
Moorpark 6-4 0.600 13-12 0.520
Oxnard 5-4 0.556 14-8 0.636
LA Pierce 3-6 0.333 12-14 0.462
Hancock 1-8 0.111 4-18 0.182
Cuesta 1-9 0.100 4-19 0.174

Round 12 Schedule, Feb. 13
Ventura at Los Angeles Pierce, 5 p.m.
Hancock at Moorpark, 5 p.m.
Santa Barbara City at Oxnard, 5 p.m.
Cuesta, bye

Round 11 of WSC North basketball arrives today with women's and men's doubleheaders in Moorpark, Santa Barbara and Santa Maria.

I'll be in Santa Barbara, where the Ventura College women's basketball team can wrap up its 20th consecutive Western State Conference title. I'll be updating scores from there and Raider Pavilion, where the Moorpark College men's basketball team needs to beat rival Oxnard to stay within touch of first-place Cuesta, on our Twitter page.

You can listen live to the Ventura at Santa Barbara City doubleheader here.

I will also have postgame final scores and reaction right here on the blog.

Women's scores, Feb. 10

Ventura 74, Santa Barbara City 66 FINAL The Pirates clinched a share of their 20th straight WSC North. Chanelle Brennan had 31 points on 13 of 20 shooting and six rebounds. Amanda Padilla had 14 points, Kris King had 13 points and Erika Ward had nine points, 11 rebounds, five assists and four steals. Francesca DeAnglis led the Vaqueros with 19 points off the bench.

Moorpark 59, Oxnard 45 FINAL The Raiders moved into third place behind 16 points by Molly Carson, 13 points and seven rebounds by Irene Lopez and 11 points, five assists and four steals by Bev Lamphiear. Arlene Cortez and Danika Edwards had 14 and 13 points, respectively, for Oxnard

Hancock 56, Cuesta 49 FINAL
Los Angeles Pierce, bye

Men's scores, Feb. 10

Santa Barbara City 81, Ventura 80 FINAL Jordan Harris had a career-high 37 points and Pierce Brooks had 21 points. The Pirates led 41-38 at the half and built a 66-53 lead with 11 minutes to play, but Daniel Koches (21 points) led a shooting clinic for the Vaqueros, which made 11 3-pointers in the second half. Harris missed a potential game-winning 3 at the buzzer.

Oxnard 67, Moorpark 65 FINAL Oxnard raced out to a 20-4 lead but needed a game-winning buzzer-beating 3-pointer by Ryan McLucas to spoil Moorpark's title chances. Wendell Antoine's layup with 4.8 seconds to play gave Moorpark its only lead of the game.

Cuesta 75, Hancock 65 FINAL

Los Angeles Pierce, bye

Here's a breakdown of the local community college men's basketball players on the state statistical rankings:

1. Moorpark sophomore Mike Meza is No. 7 in the state in scoring (19.2 points per game). Oxnard freshman James Ennis is No. 11 (18.7). Oxnard freshman Scooter Holmes is No. 28 (16.6). Oxnard sophomore Ryan McLucas is No. 33 (16.1).

2. Meza scored the second-most points in game this season (37, vs. MiraCosta). Holmes scored 33 against Orange Coast, Ennis scored 31 against Santa Barbara City, Ventura's Jordan Harris scored 31 against Oxnard and Moorpark's Dallas Rutherford scored 28 against Canyons.

3. Ennis is No. 24 in assists (4.682 per game).

4. Ennis and fellow Oxnard freshman Rashad Stuckey are No. 43 (1.591 per game) and No. 53 (1.389) in blocks, respectively.

5. Moorpark freshman Ryan Islas is No. 8 in field goal shooting (65.6 percent).

6. Mesa leads the state in free throw percentage at 86.4 percent. McLucas is No. 12 (82.0).

7. Holmes and Ennis are No. 30 (8.09 per game) and No. 33 (8.045 per game) in rebounding.

8. McLucas is No. 8 in steals (2.545 per game).

9. Spencer Schulte is No. 31 in 3-point shooting (41.8 percent).

Here's a breakdown of the local community college women's basketball players on the state statistical rankings:

1. Ventura sophomore Amanda Padilla is No. 6 in assists (5.86 per game).

2. Moorpark freshman Irene Lopez is No. 10 in blocks (2.435 per game)

3. Moorpark sophomore Reyneisha Mays and Oxnard sophomore Arlene Cortez are tied at No. 14 in field goal percentage (.552), while Ventura sophomore Chanelle Brennan is No. 20 (.542).

4. Padilla is No. 14 in free throw percentage (77.8 percent).

5. Brennan's 36 points against Cypress is the third-highest single-game point total of the season.

6. Brennan is No. 20 in scoring (18.0 ppg).

7. Padilla is No. 10 in 3-point shooting (42.4 percent).

The Moorpark College men's basketball team stayed in the SoCal coaches' poll this week, despite host Ventura snapping its six-game winning streak Saturday night.

The Raiders (15-8, 7-2) are down two spots to No. 14.

First-place Cuesta is No. 15 in the state coaches' poll and No. 9 in the South.

Click the jump for the full poll.

The Ventura College women's basketball team remains No. 1 in the state and regional coaches polls this week.

Two weeks remain in the regular season.

Santa Barbara City, who the Pirates play in a crunch WSC North game Wednesday, received votes in both polls but remains unranked.

Click the jump for the full polls.

NOTE: Having fallen a game behind first-place Cuesta, Moorpark can still face a WSC North showdown next week in San Luis Obispo by beating Oxnard and Hancock this week. Ventura, playing its best basketball of the season, can make a run at fourth or maybe even third place.

Round 9 Scores, Feb. 3:
Ventura 79, Moorpark 61
Cuesta 96, Oxnard 72
Santa Barbara at Los Angeles Pierce, 5 p.m.
Hancock, bye

Round 10 Scores, Feb. 6:
Moorpark 71, Los Angeles Pierce 68 (OT
Oxnard 77, Hancock 61
Cuesta 74, Ventura 68
Santa Barbara City, bye

Standings after Round 10, Feb. 6
Conference Overall
Team Name W-L PCT W-L PCT
Cuesta 8-1 0.889 22-5 0.815
Moorpark 7-2 0.778 15-8 0.652
LA Pierce 6-3 0.667 12-11 0.522
Oxnard 4-4 0.500 11-12 0.478
Ventura 4-5 0.444 7-15 0.318
S. Barbara 1-7 0.125 5-17 0.227
Hancock 0-8 0.000 2-20 0.091

Round 11 Schedule, Feb. 10
Ventura at Santa Barbara City, 7 p.m.
Oxnard at Moorpark, 7 p.m.
Cuesta at Hancock, 7 p.m.
Los Angeles Pierce, bye

NOTE: The WSC North title showdown arrives Wednesday night in Santa Barbara, where No. 1 Ventura visits the Vaqueros. Santa Barbara is where the Pirates have dropped their only two WSC North losses in the past 15 years in 2006 and 2007. The two teams also went into overtime last year, where Julie Heurung's heroics kept VC unbeaten.

Round 9 Scores, Feb. 3:
Santa Barbara City 70, Moorpark 64
Moorpark 67, Los Angeles Pierce 65
Ventura 66, Cuesta 26
Oxnard 75, Hancock 72
Santa Barbara City, bye

Round 10 Scores, Feb. 6:
Ventura 72, Moorpark 63
Oxnard 47, Cuesta 46
Santa Barbara City 77, Los Angeles Pierce 65
Hancock, bye

Standings after Round 8, Jan. 30
Conference Overall
Team Name W-L PCT W-L PCT
Ventura 9-0 1.000 26-1 0.963
S. Barbara 7-1 0.875 15-10 0.600
Oxnard 5-3 0.625 14-7 0.667
Moorpark 5-4 0.556 12-12 0.500
LA Pierce 3-6 0.333 12-14 0.462
Cuesta 1-8 0.111 4-18 0.182
Hancock 0-8 0.000 3-18 0.143

Round 11 Schedule, Feb. 10
Ventura at Santa Barbara City, 5 p.m.
Oxnard at Moorpark, 5 p.m.
Cuesta at Hancock, 5 p.m.
Los Angeles Pierce, bye

The Cuesta College men's basketball team took over sole possession over first place in the WSC North with a 96-72 win over visiting Oxnard Saturday night in San Luis Obispo.

Roger Guardia scored a game-high 34 points, including 29 points after halftime, for Cuesta (22-5, 8-1).

Oxnard led the game by 13 points in the first half and 37-32 at the half, but Condors star James Ennis was ejected in the second half.

"This was a strange game of blowout runs for both teams," Cuesta head coach Rusty Blair told the San Luis Obispo Tribune. "But we spurted ahead in the second half."

The roundup of the game can be found here.

Community College men's basketball
Ventura 79, Moorpark 61: Ventura hands rival a crucial defeatby Joe Curley in Ventura.

Community College women's basketball

Ventura 72, Moorpark 63: VC hits its free throws to hold off Moorpark by Joe Curley in Ventura.

Round 10 of WSC North basketball arrives today with women's and men's doubleheaders in Ventura, San Luis Obispo and Woodland Hills.

I'm at the Ventura College Athletic Event Center, where the first-place Moorpark men will be visiting cross-county rival Ventura, but I will be updating scores from around the WSC North on our Twitter page.

It's a huge day in the men's race, as fourth place Oxnard will be attempting to get back into the race at co-leaders Cuesta and Ventura can spoil co-leaders Moorpark.

You can listen live to the Moorpark at Ventura doubleheader here.

I will also have postgame final scores and reaction right here on the blog.
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Men's scores, Feb. 6
Ventura 79, Moorpark 61 FINAL Jordan Harris had a game-high 24 points and Pierce Brooks added 18 points, including 15 in the second half, for Ventura. Jeremiah Slowik and Mike Melonas added nine and eight points, respectively. Moorpark's Mike Meza had a team-high 15 points and Dallas Rutherford added 13 points.

Cuesta 96, Oxnard 72 FINAL James Ennis had 24, Ryan McLucas had 23 and Scooter Holmes added 13 for Oxnard. Ennis was ejected with 12 minutes to play . Trailing by five points at the half, Cuesta made 11 3-pointers in the second half. Cuesta star Roger Guardia had 34 points.
Santa Barbara at Los Angeles Pierce, 5 p.m.

Women's scores, Feb. 6

Ventura 72, Moorpark 63 FINAL Chanelle Brennan had 24 points on 10 of 13 shooting and Amanda Padilla had 20 points, including 3-pointers, as No. 1-ranked Ventura made six free throws in the final 30 seconds to fend off its cross-county rival. Point guard Grace Arocha had 17 points, forward Bev Lampiear had 13 points and six rebounds and shooter Molly Carson added 10 points for Moorpark.
Oxnard 47, Cuesta 46 FINAL
Santa Barbara City 77, Los Angeles Pierce 65 FINAL

The Oxnard College baseball team split its season-opening doubleheader, winning 17-6 and falling 6-5, Wednesday against visiting Cerro Coso

Zack McDonell had two hits, one home run, five RBIs and two runs scored in the opener, while Brian Wilson had a home run, single and three RBIs.

Blake Adame had two doubles and two RBIs. In the second game, Jake Mahan had a home run, double and one RBI, and Santos Reyes and Adame each homered.

Round 9 of WSC North basketball arrives today with women's and men's doubleheaders in Oxnard, Ventura and Woodland Hills.

I will be at Brahma Gym, where the first-place Moorpark men will be visiting second-place Pierce, but I will be updating scores from around the WSC North on our Twitter page.

You can listen live to the Cuesta at Ventura doubleheader here.

I will also have postgame final scores and reaction right here on the blog.

Women's scores, Feb. 3

Moorpark 67, Los Angeles Pierce 65 FINAL Reyneisha Mays had 18 pts and 9 rebs, all in the second half, including the game-winning putback with 18.7 seconds to play to keep the Raiders in third place. Dee Kapil and Molly Carson added 13 and 10 points for Moorpark. Tess Williams had a game-high 23 points for Pierce.
Ventura 66, Cuesta 26 FINAL Chanelle Brennan had a game-high 20 points and five rebounds. Amanda Padilla had 13 points and four assists. Ariel Hale had 11 points. Kris King had 10 points and seven rebounds. Jordan Clegg added seven rebounds and three blocks while Suzie Faanono had eight rebounds and Jessica Kidder had 3 blocks.
Oxnard 75, Hancock 72 FINAL
Santa Barbara City, bye

Men's scores, Feb. 3

Moorpark 71, Los Angeles Pierce 68 (OT) FINAL Mike Meza had 17 points and Wendell Antoine and Kyle Olandt had 15 points. Meza scored 13 points after Moorpark trailed 61-51 with five minutes to play.
Oxnard 77, Hancock 61 FINAL Ryan McLucas had 27 points, eight rebounds and seven assists. Oxnard made 13 3s.
Cuesta 74, Ventura 68 FINAL Antavius Sims and Mike Melonas had 15 points, Jordan Harris had 14 points and Jeremiah Slowik had 13 points for the Pirates, who were within two minutes in the final minute. Cuesta shooter Henok Yigzaw suffered a serious injury late in the second half that delayed the game by 30 minutes.
Santa Barbara City, bye

Congratulations to Thousand Oaks native and Westlake High graduate Max Nicastro, who made his debut in the Beanpot ice hockey tournament Monday night at the TD Garden in Boston.

Nicastro logged plenty of ice time as a defenseman for defending national champion Boston University, who defeated Northeastern 2-1 on a third period goal by fellow freshman Alex Chiasson.

Nicastro (No. 7) can be seen about to clear the puck in the front of goalie Kieran Milan in this Boston Globe photo.

Nicastro and the Terriers will face Boston College, 6-0 winners over Harvard, in Monday's Beanpot final. The two teams, who contest one of college hockey's noteable rivalries, have combined to win the past two national titles and faced off at Fenway Park last month, a week after the Bruins and Flyers played in the Winter Classic.

BU won 3-2 at Fenway Park (Nicastro was a plus 1) and 5-4 in overtime last week at BC's Conte Forum (Nicastro was a plus 2) in Hockey East play.

Nicastro is a draft pick of the Detroit Red Wings.

NOTE: Cuesta won the first of three showdowns between the three teams that entered Saturday tied about the WSC North at 5-1, but Moorpark's miraculous win over visiting Santa Barbara City was just as important. The Raiders remain tied for first entering Wednesday's trip to second-place Pierce. Oxnard and Ventura still loom as dark horses/spoilers.

Round 8 Scores, Jan. 30:
Moorpark 98, Santa Barbara City 93 (OT)
Ventura 87, Hancock 70
Cuesta 70, Los Angeles Pierce 58
Oxnard, bye

Standings after Round 8, Jan. 30
Conference Overall
Team Name W-L PCT W-L PCT
Cuesta 6-1 0.857 20-5 0.800
Moorpark 6-1 0.857 14-7 0.667
LA Pierce 5-2 0.714 11-10 0.524
Oxnard 3-3 0.500 10-11 0.476
Ventura 3-4 0.429 6-14 0.300
S. Barbara 1-6 0.143 5-16 0.238
Hancock 0-7 0.000 2-19 0.095

Round 9 Schedule, Feb. 3
Moorpark at Los Angeles Pierce, 7 p.m.
Hancock at Oxnard, 7 p.m.
Cuesta at Ventura, 7 p.m.
Santa Barbara City, bye

NOTE: After Santa Barbara City's last-minute heroics at Moorpark Saturday, the races look like for first (Ventura and Santa Barbara), third (Moorpark, Oxnard and Pierce) and not last (Cuesta and Hancock).

Round 8 Scores, Jan. 30:
Santa Barbara City 70, Moorpark 64
Ventura 73, Hancock 31
Los Angeles Pierce 59, Cuesta 34
Oxnard, bye

Standings after Round 8, Jan. 30
Conference Overall
Team Name W-L PCT W-L PCT
Ventura 7-0 1.000 24-1 0.960
S. Barbara 6-1 0.857 14-10 0.583
Moorpark 4-3 0.571 11-11 0.500
Oxnard 3-3 0.500 12-7 0.632
LA Pierce 3-4 0.429 12-12 0.500
Cuesta 1-6 0.143 4-16 0.200
Hancock 0-7 0.000 3-17 0.150

Round 9 Schedule, Feb. 3
Moorpark at Los Angeles Pierce, 5 p.m.
Hancock at Oxnard, 5 p.m.
Cuesta at Ventura, 5 p.m.
Santa Barbara City, bye

After Mike Meza's heroics Saturday extended the winning streak to a season-high five games, the Moorpark College men's basketball team (14-7) is up to No. 12 in the Southern California coaches' poll.

The Raiders are tied with Cuesta, who are ranked No. 18 in the state poll and No. 9 in the SoCal poll, atop the WSC North at 6-1.

Moorpark beat Cuesta, 64-60, Jan. 23 at Raider Pavilion.

Click the jump for the full polls.

With wins over Oxnard and Hancock last week, the Ventura College women's basketball team maintained its No. 1 state and regional rankings for the 26th straight poll dating back to Dec. 2008.

The Pirates (24-1) have won 12 straight games and 67 of 68 regular season games since Jan. 5, 2008. They are 6-1 against the state Top 20.

They are 7-0 in the WSC North, leading Santa Barbara City (14-10, 6-1) by one game. The Vaqueros received votes for both polls but were not ranked.

Ventura beat No. 2 Fullerton (23-1), the only other team to earn first-place votes in both polls, 64-47 on Nov. 22. Pasadena City (19-3), which beat the Pirates 81-72 on Dec. 12, dropped to No. 4 after a bruising 69-46 loss to No. 3 Mount San Antonio (18-5) Saturday.

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