The La Cañada High School varsity softball team ended the regular season with a 12-0 Rio Hondo League victory at San Marino on April 25.
Junior Grace Rocco, who went 3-for-4 with a home run, three RBIs and two runs at the plate, pitched four innings with seven strikeouts. Senior Elle Leckrone, who recorded a home run, three RBIs, two runs and a walk at the plate, pitched one inning with one strikeout.
Sophomore Ava Perry went 2-for-3 with a double, two runs and an RBI, senior Ashley Lovejoy went 2-for-2 with two RBIs and a walk, and junior Bentley Labrecque went 2-for-4 with a run. Sophomore Laila Kazazian contributed a double and a run, while freshman Riley Labrecque tallied a hit, an RBI and a run. Junior Aubrey Wurm was credited with an RBI and a run, junior Holly Hong scored twice, and senior Mia Salardino finished with an RBI.
The Spartans lost to visiting Temple City 3-0 in a league game on April 23. Leckrone pitched four innings with five strikeouts, while, while Bentley Labrecque and Kazazian each had a base hit.
LCHS, which finished second in league with an 8-4 record (14-9 overall), will visit Cerritos (15-3) for its CIF Southern Section Division III opener on May 2 at 3:15 p.m.
FLINTRIDGE SACRED HEART
The Tologs suffered an 11-1 Sunshine League loss at Sherman Oaks Notre Dame in their regular-season finale on April 25. Senior Meaghan Coyle pitched a six-inning complete game with three strikeouts.
Freshman Siena Gundersen contributed a hit, an RBI and a walk, senior Megan Milton recorded a hit and a walk, and freshman Emma Dolan scored a run.
FSHA lost to visiting Harvard-Westlake High of Studio City 10-0 in a league game on April 24. Coyle, who went 2-for-3 with a double at the plate, pitched a complete game with four strikeouts. Freshman Jayne Bender contributed a double and a walk, senior Pia Costanzo and Gundersen each tallied a base hit, and junior Grace Garrity and Milton each walked once.
The Tologs, who finished second in league with a 4-2 record (14-10 overall), will host San Marcos High of Santa Barbara (14-7) in their CIF Southern Section Division IV opener on May 2 at 3:30 p.m. If victorious, Flintridge Sacred Heart would advance to the second round and meet either Paraclete High of Lancaster (24-2) or Burbank (12-12) on May 7.
FLINTIRDGE PREP
The Wolves overwhelmed host Hamilton High in Anza with a 16-4 victory in a CIF Southern Section Division VI wildcard game on April 30, as junior Elise Fong pitched six innings with five strikeouts.
Sophomore Mary Sinclair went 3-for-4 with a home run, a double, five runs, three RBIs, three stolen bases and a walk, while sophomore Emma Carmack went 3-for-4 with a double, three RBIs, one run, a stolen base and a walk. Senior Alex Von Thaden went 2-for-4 with a double, an RBI and a run, junior Sienna Liston went 2-for-5 with a triple, a double and four runs, and freshman Leighton Acker went 2-for-5 with two runs and an RBI. Meanwhile, senior Ava Burlingame and sophomore Allie Dennis each scored a run.
Flintridge Prep picked up a 5-0 Prep League victory at Palos Verdes Chadwick in their regular-season finale on April 24. Fong pitched a complete game with nine strikeouts and no walks.
Carmack recorded a hit and an RBI, while Von Thaden finished with a hit and a stolen base. Liston registered three walks, three stolen bases, two runs and an RBI, senior Asta Uziel walked twice, scored a run and stole a base, and Sinclair walked twice and scored a run. Junior Sarah Rude scored a run and stole a base, while Burlingame and Acker each walked once.
The Wolves lost to visiting Rio Hondo Prep of Arcadia 6-5 in a league game on April 23. Fong, who went 2-for-3 at the plate, pitched a complete game with eight strikeouts
Liston went 3-for-4 with two runs and a stolen base, while Sinclair went 2-for-4 with two stolen bases and a run. Acker produced a double, two RBIs, two runs and a stolen base, Carmack contributed a hit and two RBIs, and Von Thaden walked once.
Flintridge Prep, which finished fourth in league with a 6-6 record (13-7 overall), will visit Granite Hills High in El Cajon (17-6-1) for a first-round matchup on May 2 at 3:15 p.m.
First published in the May 2 print issue of the Outlook Valley Sun.
