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Scores from Thursday’s boys and girls basketball games in the CIF Southern California Regional playoffs, and the updated schedule for Saturday’s semifinals. BOYS BASKETBALL PLAYOFFS CIF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA REGIONAL OPEN DIVISION Regional semifinals, Saturday, 6 p.m. Bishop Montgomery at Corona Centennial Sierra Canyon at Harvard-Westlake DIVISION I Second round, Thursday Damien 66, JSerra 56 St.…
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LONG BEACH — When Colin Slater took the inbounds pass with seven seconds left in a tie game against UC Davis on Thursday night, he wasn’t thinking about how he was 0 for 12 from the field at that point, including seven 3-point misses. The sharpshooter, who was having one of his worst games of…
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HUNTINGTON BEACH >> Two days after securing its first victory in the CIF state playoffs, the Edison boys basketball team showed no signs of slowing down. The Chargers used a 17-2 run in the third quarter Thursday that helped them defeat Birmingham 59-51 at Edison High in the second round of the CIF SoCal Division…
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FULLERTON >> With her teammate Kaylee Byon double-teamed most of the game, Rosary’s Allison Clarke stepped up and scored 21 points to lead the Royals’ girls basketball team to a 56-42 victory over Viewpoint on Thursday in the second round of the CIF Southern California Division I regional playoffs at Rosary Academy. Rosary (17-9) will host…
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FULLERTON — The UC Riverside men’s basketball team won’t be left out of the conversation either. The Highlanders held on to beat Cal State Fullerton, 75-72, in a Big West Conference game on Thursday night at Titan Gym, further tightening the standings with one regular-season game remaining. Wil Tattersall and Zyon Pullin scored 15 points…
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Scores from the boys and girls soccer games Thursday in the CIF Southern California Regional playoffs, and the matchups and sites for the championship games Saturday. BOYS SOCCER PLAYOFFS CIF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA REGIONAL DIVISION I Semifinals, Thursday Servite 1, Mira Costa 1 (Servite wins in PKs, 5-4) Escondido San Pasqual 2, Birmingham 0 Championhip game,…
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LA VERNE >> The top-seeded Damien boys basketball team will continue its season, but only after receiving a serious challenge from an undermanned JSerra squad. After trailing at the half and leading by only one point early in the fourth quarter, Damien pulled away late for a 66-56 victory Thursday in the second round of…
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LOS ANGELES — It’s been the motto of the Lakers during their struggles in recent weeks: Don’t stop believing. While the Lakers themselves have hewed to that confidence to varying degrees, opposing coaches say they have still seen the potential for the purple and gold to finally get their act together. Recently, that’s been colored…
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LONG BEACH — In overtime, Millikan senior guard Kamaury Washington was not going to let his team lose. Neither was Millikan senior guard Eric Bonales. The duo combined for 10 of the Rams’ 11 points in overtime, leading Millikan’s boys basketball team to a 57-51 win against Sunny Hills in the second round CIF State…
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UCLA guard Jaelynn Penn (31) and forward Angela Dugalic (32) react after the team’s 63-60 loss to Oregon in a Pac-12 Tournament quarterfinal on Thursday night in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/David Becker) Oregon guard Endyia Rogers is fouled as she drives to the basket against UCLA guard Jaelynn Penn during the first half of their…
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