SOUTHERN SECTION SOFTBALL PLAYOFFS

FRIDAY’S RESULTS

FIRST ROUND

DIVISION 1

Murrieta Mesa 10, Valley View 0

Orange Lutheran 10, Millikan 0

Chino Hills 2, El Modena 1

Etiwanda 14, Agoura 13

Palos Verdes 3, Riverside King 2

Cypress 4, Fullerton 2

Ayala 11, Charter Oak 1

Riverside Poly 7, California 3

Norco 2, Marina 1

DIVISION 3

Rancho Cucamonga 9, Paloma Valley 1

Great Oak 5, West Torrance 2

Edison 8, El Segundo 5

El Toro 9, Colton 0

Murrieta Valley 9, Redondo Union 8

North Torrance 5, Beaumont 0

West Ranch 7, Trabuco Hills 6

San Juan Hills 8, Riverside North 7

Oak Park 10, Cerritos Valley Christian 4

Highland 7, Northview 2

La Serna 4, Carter 0

Dos Pueblos 5, Crescenta Valley 0

Liberty 10, Arcadia 3

DIVISION 5

Anaheim 11, Flintridge Sacred Heart 0

Patriot 11, Arrowhead Christian 9

Temple City 9, Rancho Christian 6

Grace 11, Buena Park 0

Crean Lutheran 3, Alemany 2

Shadow Hills 8, Cerritos 3

San Marcos 10, Leuzinger 0

South El Monte 7, Long Beach Wilson 5

Covina 11, Garden Grove Santiago 1

Muir 8, Rio Hondo Prep 7

Santa Monica 6, Katella 5

Ontario 6, Norwalk 2

Northwood 18, Duarte 11

DIVISION 7

Bloomington 9, Fillmore 8

Miller 11, Savanna 3

Santa Ana Calvary Chapel 11, Riverside Springs Magnolia 4

Faith Baptist 18, St. Pius X-St. Matthias Academy 4

Twentynine Palms 16, Rancho Alamitos 15

Riverside Notre Dame 12, Costa Mesa 2

Firebaugh 9, Pioneer 8

Chadwick 6, Desert Christian Academy 1

Cathedral City 2, Artesia 1

Orange 9, Bellflower 3

Santa Ana 10, Hawthorne 0

Culver City 9, Temecula Prep 8

DIVISION 8

Banning 20, Redlands Adventist 3

SATURDAY’S SCHEDULE

(Games at 3:15 p.m. unless noted)

SECOND ROUND

DIVISION 1

La Habra at Murrieta Mesa, noon

Chino Hills at Orange Lutheran

Etiwanda at Westlake

La Mirada at Palos Verdes, noon

Garden Grove Pacifica at Cypress, noon

Ayala at JSerra

Sherman Oaks Notre Dame at Oaks Christian, 1 p.m.

Norco at Riverside Poly

DIVISION 2

Bonita at Ganesha, 11 a.m.

Whittier Christian at Warren

Simi Valley at St. Paul

Moorpark at Lakewood St. Joseph, 11 a.m.

Temescal Canyon at San Clemente, 12:30 p.m.

Huntington Beach at Camarillo, Monday

Saugus at Vista Murrieta, 12:30 p.m.

Mater Dei at Gahr, noon

DIVISION 3

Great Oak at Rancho Cucamonga

Edison at El Toro, Monday

Murrieta Valley at North Torrance

West Ranch at San Juan Hills

Riverside Prep at Oak Park, 12:30 p.m.

La Serna at Highland

Dos Pueblos at La Salle, Monday

Villa Park at Liberty, 1 p.m.

DIVISION 4

St. Bonaventure at Harvard-Westlake, 11 a.m.

Apple Valley at Oxnard

Don Lugo at Monrovia, 1:30 p.m.

La Quinta at Mira Costa

Rio Mesa at Mission Viejo, 10 a.m.

Oak Hills at Sunny Hills

Ramona at Paramount

Burbank Burroughs at Rosary, Monday

DIVISION 5

Anaheim vs. Santa Clara at Beck Park

Temple City at Patriot

Crean Lutheran at Grace

Viewpoint at Shadow Hills

San Marcos at Irvine University, noon

South El Monte at Covina

Santa Monica at Muir, 10:30 a.m.

Northwood at Ontario, 1 p.m.

DIVISION 6

Irvine at Lakeside

Alhambra at Heritage

Eastside at Granite Hills, noon

El Monte at St. Genevieve

Sierra Vista vs. Southlands Christian at Brea Canyon Cutoff Rd

Hesperia Christian vs. St. Monica Prep at Memorial Park, 2 p.m.

Arroyo at Lancaster

San Jacinto at Jurupa Valley

DIVISION 7

Bloomington at Ramona Convent

Miller at Santa Ana Calvary Chapel

Faith Baptist at Twentynine Palms, Monday

Firebaugh vs. Riverside Notre Dame at Ramona

Chadwick at Cathedral City

Orange at Victor Valley, 11 a.m.

Santa Ana at Culver City, Monday

Windward at Edgewood, Monday at 3:30 p.m.

DIVISION 8

ACE at Avalon

Bolsa Grande vs. San Bernardino, Monday at San Bernardino College

Workman at Glendale

Cobalt at Santa Rosa Academy

Bell Gardens vs. Brentwood at John Anson Ford Park

Pomona Catholic vs. Capistrano Valley Christian at Laguna Hills, 2 p.m.

Fontana at Banning

Hawthorne MSA at Arroyo Valley, 1 p.m.

Note: Quarterfinals May 20; Semifinals May 23; Finals May 28-30 at Bill Barber Memorial Park, Irvine.

After a slow first round at Aronimink Golf Club in Philadelphia on Thursday, pace of play was a point of emphasis at the PGA Championship on Friday.

However, when an official approached Justin Thomas and Keegan Bradley, they became animated.

Thomas, a longtime Team USA Ryder Cup member, and Bradley, last year’s United States captain, were on the fourth hole when they were approached by an official in a cart, and the conversation quickly turned into finger-pointing.

Thomas said after the round that he, Bradley and fellow USA Ryder Cupper Cameron Young, who won the Cadillac Championship earlier this month, were put on the clock, with the official telling them to pick up the pace. However, both Bradley and Thomas appeared to point at the group in front of them.

“We just didn’t really agree with it,” Thomas said, citing course conditions, high winds and tough pins. “We were behind. That wasn’t our issue… It’s just the fact that we weren’t holding up the group behind us.”

Thomas said they were caught up with the pace on the very next hole.

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Thomas had a lengthy conversation with the official, while Bradley appeared to make his point short and sweet — though he was definitely not happy with the call.

It is a large PGA Championship field, with 156 golfers at the course and groups even starting their rounds on the back nine. The scores have also been rather high, with just 25 players below par at the time of publishing.

Aronimink also features a shared tee box on 1 and 10, holes 9 and 17 crossing paths, and a lengthy par-3 eighth hole that’s causing problems. Three par-3s are over 200 yards on the course, and there is also a 457-yard par 4 on the fourth.

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As Chris Gotterup put it on Friday, “You’re not going to get any four-and-a-half hour rounds out here.”

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The Sparks are finally in the win column, but the outcome was in doubt late Friday night.

Behind double-digit scoring from all five starters, the Sparks had by far their best offensive showing of the season, shooting 63.8% during a 99-95 win over the expansion Toronto Tempo.

The Tempo didn’t make things easy, cutting the deficit to two points late and later trailing by just three with 31 seconds remaining and possession of the ball. Marina Mabrey missed a three-point attempt before late Tempo fouls gave the Sparks enough of a cushion to win.

Kelsey Plum nearly claimed a double-double with 27 points and nine assists, while Dearica Hamby had 19 points with seven rebounds and Nneka Ogwumike scored 20 points.

Erica Wheeler, who started in place of Ariel Atkins (concussion), scored 10 points with seven assists and was a plus-16 as the primary ball handler after starting the season two for 16 from the field. That freed up Plum to be in position to score, setting up a much more efficient Sparks offense.

Toronto was shorthanded in the frontcourt without starting center Temi Fagbenle (right shoulder), and the Sparks trio of bigs had a field day with 54 points in the paint.

The Sparks came out firing on Friday, opening with a 17-2 run.

The Tempo went on a 10-0 burst heading into the second quarter but the Sparks countered to maintain momentum and led 46-38 at halftime.

A Wheeler three-pointer early in the third quarter gave the Sparks a 20-point lead. The Tempo cut it to three midway through the fourth while Brittany Sykes (27 points, seven assists) sparked Toronto’s rally. The Tempo put up more shots than the Sparks, 70-58, largely because of a 10-2 offensive-rebounding gap.

Cameron Brink’s 10 points were the only ones provided by the Sparks’ bench, while the Tempo got 42 points from reserves.

Toronto was coming off its first win in franchise history on Wednesday when it defeated Seattle but struggled against a more complete offensive team in the Sparks.

In her return to Los Angeles after winning a national championship with UCLA this spring, Tempo rookie Kiki Rice netted 11 points.

Kate Martin made her Sparks debut as a developmental player with Atkins and Sania Feagin (lower left leg) unavailable and picked up one rebound in six minutes.

The Sparks will face Toronto again on Sunday at Crypto.com Arena.