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Updated high school baseball and softball playoff pairings

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SOUTHERN SECTION PLAYOFFS

BASEBALL

Tuesday, May 7

(All games at 3:15 p.m. unless noted)

Division 1

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Second Round

Corona at Mater Dei

Aquinas at Sherman Oaks Notre Dame

Huntington Beach at Villa Park

Gahr at Santa Margarita

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Orange Lutheran at Vista Murrieta

La Mirada at Santa Ana Foothill

Cypress at San Dimas

Harvard-Westlake at Bonita

Division 2

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Second Round

Westlake at West Torrance

Arcadia at Yorba Linda

Hart at Newport Harbor

Arlington at Palos Verdes

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Maranatha at Ayala

Anaheim Canyon at Quartz Hill

Moorpark at Valencia

Citrus Valley at Crown Lutheran

Division 3

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Second Round

Corona Centennial at Arrowhead Christian

El Modena at South Torrance

Fountain Valley at El Segundo

Corona del Mar at St. John Bosco

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Chaminade at Mission Viejo

Los Alamitos at La Salle

Beckman at La Habra

Summit at Newbury Park

Division 4

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Second Round

Camarillo at Murrieta Valley

Los Osos at Cerritos

San Marino at Oak Hills

Culver City at Eastvale Roosevelt

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Tustin at Palm Desert

Rio Mesa at Ontario Christian

La Quinta at Paraclete

San Juan Hills at St. Francis

Division 5

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Second Round

Ganesha at Santa Monica

Adelanto at Trinity Classical Academy

Segerstrom at Riverside Prep

Oxnard Pacifica at Whittier Christian

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Santa Ana Calvary Chapel at Monrovia

Lakeside at Chino

Montebello at Liberty

Bloomington at Chino Hills

Division 6

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Second Round

Costa Mesa at West Covina

Village Christian at Brentwood

St. Paul at Diamond Bar

Alhambra at Grand Terrace

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Salesian at Schurr

Rancho Mirage at St. Bonaventure

Santa Fe at Viewpoint

Colony at Rialto

Division 7

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Second Round

Buena Park at Hueneme

Banning at Rancho Christian

South El Monte at Artesia

Oakwood at Mary Star

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Wildomar Cornerstone Christian at Santa Ana

Leuzinger at Lancaster Desert Christian

Jurupa Valley at Chaffey

Silverado at Oxford Academy

Division 8

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Second Round

Orange County Pacifica Christian at United Christian Academy

New Roads at San Jacinto Valley

Coachella Valley at Don Bosco Tech

Rancho Alamitos at San Bernardino

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Santa Maria Valley Christian at Arroyo Valley

Edgewood at Beverly Hills

Cal Lutheran at Santa Clarita Christian

Academy of Careers & Exploration at Azusa

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Tuesday, May 7

(All games at 3:15 p.m. unless noted)

Division 1

First Round

Capistrano Valley at Orange Lutheran

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Camarillo at Anaheim Canyon

Huntington Beach at Riverside Poly

Chino Hills at Murrieta Mesa

Great Oak at Norco

JSerra at La Mirada

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Oaks Christian at Los Alamitos

South Hills at Garden Grove Pacifica

Division 2

Second Round

El Modena at Mater Dei

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Beaumont at Ayala

Tesoro at Gahr

Rio Mesa at Temple City

Rosary Academy at California

Whittier Christian at Cypress

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Valley View at Aliso Niguel

La Serna at Valencia

Division 3

Second Round

West Torrance at Arlington

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Woodbridge at Fullerton

Redondo Union at Sierra Canyon

Etiwanda at La Canada

Santa Fe at Aquinas

Bishop Amat at King

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Royal at Charter Oak

Agoura at Upland

Division 4

Second Round

Norwalk at JW North

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Oaks Hills at Jurupa Hills

Downey at Chaminade

Schurr at Mira Costa

Paraclete at San Marcos

La Quinta at Santa Monica

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Sultana at Diamond Bar

Crescenta Valley at Orange Vista

Division 5

Second Round

Palos Verdes at West Ranch

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Quartz Hill at Carter

Liberty at Keppel

Grace Brethren at Garden Grove

Burbank Providence at South El Monte

Cerritos Valley Christian at Shadow Hills

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Paloma Valley at Linfield Christian

Fillmore at St. Bonaventure

Division 6

Second Round

Harvard-Westlake at Ganesha

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Granite Hills at Lancaster

Indio at Santa Ana Calvary Chapel

Garden Grove Santiago at Lakewood St. Joseph

Viewpoint at Pioneer

University Prep at Mayfield

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Canyon Springs at Capistrano Valley Christian

Paramount at Tahquitz

Division 7

Second Round

Hawthorne MSA at Oxford Academy

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Miller at Los Amigos

Faith Baptist at Yucca Valley

Pasadena Poly at Riverside Prep

Lennox Academy at Eastside

Vista Del Lago at Cathedral City

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Academy of Careers & Exploration at Leuzinger

Orangewood Academy at Muir

Division 8

Quarterfinals

Wildomar Cornerstone Christian at Hesperia Christian

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Temecula Prep at Orange

United Christian Academy at Excelsior Charter

Jurupa Valley at Archer

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Lindsey Vonn makes Olympic comeback after ACL injury in women’s downhill

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Lindsey Vonn’s remarkable comeback to the Olympic Games is nearly complete.

Vonn completed her training in the women’s downhill on Friday and Saturday, a big test after she tore her ACL just over a week ago in a World Cup race. With her training complete, she will compete at 5:30 a.m. ET on Sunday in the women’s downhill final.

Vonn will also compete in the women’s team combined downhill and the women’s super-G.

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Lindsey Vonn speeds down the course during alpine skiing women’s downhill official training at the 2026 Winter Olympics in Cortina d’Ampezzo, Italy, on Feb. 6, 2026. (AP Photo/Marco Trovati)

The 41-year-old will participate in the women’s team combined official training on Monday, Feb. 9, at 5:30 a.m. ET. She will then compete in the actual event on Tuesday, Feb. 10, at 4:30 a.m. ET and 8 a.m. ET.

Her final event is on Thursday, the women’s super-G, at 5:30 a.m. ET.

After Vonn was injured last week, many thought it would rule her out of the Olympics, but the Minnesota native has fought through. On X, she clarified that her ACL is 100% ruptured.

LINDSEY VONN TO COMPETE IN WINTER OLYMPICS DAYS AFTER SUFFERING INJURY IN WORLD CUP CRASH

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Franjo von Allmen speeds down the course during an alpine skiing men’s downhill race at the 2026 Winter Olympics in Bormio, Italy. The race took place on Saturday, Feb. 7, 2026. (AP Photo/Gabriele Facciotti)

An ACL tear normally entails a recovery that lasts about a year, but Vonn plans to fight through it.

She made a stunning comeback to the sport last year after nearly six years away from competition. Her return followed a partial titanium replacement inserted into her right knee, which she had in 2024.

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Lindsey Vonn, right, and Breezy Johnson stand in the finish area during an alpine skiing women’s downhill official training at the 2026 Winter Olympics in Cortina d’Ampezzo, Italy, on Feb. 6, 2026. (AP Photo/Giovanni Auletta)

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The Team USA legend is the second-most successful woman in World Cup history with 84 wins. She has won eight World Championship medals.

Vonn won a gold medal in the downhill and a bronze medal in the super-G in the 2010 Vancouver Olympic Games, and a bronze medal in the downhill at the 2018 PyeongChang Olympic Games. She will look to add to her collection in Italy.

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Sierra Canyon boys, Ontario Christian girls draw top seeds in Open Division basketball playoffs

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Sierra Canyon boys’ basketball team and Ontario Christian’s girls’ team received the No. 1 seeds for the Southern Section Open Division playoffs when pairings were released on Saturday. It’s no surprise since those two teams have been No. 1 since the season began in November.

As they say in horse racing terms, they’re trying to go wire-to-wire, but each faces challenges to reach the Toyota Arena in Ontario for the championship games Feb. 28. Pool play begins Wednesday for boys and Thursday for girls.

There are two veteran teams in the Open Division that should provide competition to Sierra Canyon (22-1). No. 2-seeded Santa Margarita (26-3) and No. 3 Redondo Union (25-3) have both proven to be capable of winning big games against top opponents. Redondo Union owns wins over Sherman Oaks Notre Dame and Phoenix Sunnyslope, the No. 1 team in Arizona. Santa Margarita won the Trinity League tournament.

There were 12 teams selected for the Open Division, using a computer algorithm to rank teams, with three pools of three teams. Teams are guaranteed three games with boys’ quarterfinals Feb. 20, semifinals Feb. 24 and finals Feb. 28. Two teams won’t advance to state playoffs.

Crean Lutheran is seeded No. 1 in Division 1 boys. Gold Coast League co-champions Brentwood and Crossroads have already met twice and could meet a third time in the second round of the Division 1 playoffs if Brentwood defeats Fairmont Prep and Crossroads defeats Long Beach Poly. Longtime power Mater Dei made the Division 2 playoffs. Servite received its first playoff berth in Division 2 since 2022.

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In girls’ brackets, defending state champion Etiwanda (27-2) is seeded No. 2 and always seems to play its best come playoff time. Last season, the Eagles knocked off Ontario Christian in the regionals. No. 3 Sierra Canyon (26-2) has South Carolina-bound Jerzy Robinson and will certainly be in contention for section, regional and state titles.

An Etiwanda-Sierra Canyon semifinal is looming for the right to play Ontario Christian. These three teams have dominated girls’ basketball this season.

City Section pairings will be released later Saturday afternoon.

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Former MLB player Yasiel Puig found guilty of obstruction, lying to federal investigators

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Former Major League Baseball outfielder Yasiel Puig was found guilty by a jury in a federal gambling case, the U.S. Attorney’s Office announced Friday.

The verdict followed a weekslong trial that included testimony from MLB officials and Donny Kadokawa, a Hawaii baseball coach tied to Puig and the illegal gambling operation.

Puig played for three major league teams, spending the bulk of his career with the Los Angeles Dodgers. He has not appeared in an MLB game since 2019. Puig, 35, now faces up to 20 years in federal prison. 

His sentencing is scheduled for May 26.

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Los Angeles Dodgers right fielder Yasiel Puig reacts after the third inning against the Arizona Diamondbacks during Game 3 of the 2017 NLDS playoff baseball series at Chase Field in Phoenix, Ariz., Oct. 9, 2017. (Mark J. Rebilas/USA Today Sports)

Puig’s attorney, Keri Curtis Axel, argued the government failed to prove key elements of its case and that she plans to raise post-trial motions. 

“We look forward to clearing Yasiel’s name,” Axel said.

Puig initially pleaded guilty to a felony charge of lying to federal agents investigating an illegal gambling operation. 

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He acknowledged in an August 2022 plea agreement that he wracked up more than $280,000 in losses over a few months in 2019 while wagering on tennis, football and basketball games through a third party who worked for an illegal gambling operation run by Wayne Nix, a former minor league baseball player.

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Nix pleaded guilty in 2022 to conspiracy to operate an illegal gambling business and subscribing to a false tax return. Authorities said Puig placed at least 900 bets through Nix-controlled betting websites and through a man who worked for Nix.

Prosecutors said that, during a January 2022 interview with federal investigators, Puig denied knowing about the nature of his bets, who he was betting with and the circumstances of paying his gambling debts.

But he changed his tune months later, announcing that he was switching his plea to not guilty because of “significant new evidence,” according to a statement from his attorneys in Los Angeles. 

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“I want to clear my name,” Puig said in the statement. “I never should have agreed to plead guilty to a crime I did not commit.”

Yasiel Puig of Tiburones de La Guaira of Venezuela reacts after leaving a game due to injury in the fourth inning during a game against the Dominican Republic at loanDepot park as part of Series del Caribe 2024 Feb. 9, 2024, in Miami, Fla. (Luis Gutierrez/by Norte Photo/Getty Images)

The government argued he intentionally misled federal investigators. They played in court audio clips of Puig speaking English and brought expert witnesses to testify on Puig’s cognitive abilities, The New York Times reported.

His attorneys said Puig, who has a third-grade education, had untreated mental health issues and did not have his own interpreter or criminal legal counsel with him during the interview with federal investigators when he allegedly lied.

Yasiel Puig of Tiburones de la Guaira of Venezuela reacts in the fifth inning of a game against the Dominican Republic at loanDepot Park as part of the Serie del Caribe 2024 Feb. 1, 2024, in Miami, Fla. (Luis Gutierrez/Norte Photo/Getty Images)

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Puig made his MLB debut with the Dodgers in 2013 and finished his major league career with 132 home runs and 415 RBIs. He was selected to the MLB All-Star team in 2014. Last year, he played for the Kiwoom Heroes, a professional baseball team based in Seoul.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.

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