Santiago's Ethan Monroe reaches skyward to celebrate his walk off home run, ending Mater Dei’s season. Photo by Jerry Soifer
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High School Sports Playoffs
With the 2nd week of high school playoffs ending as the Sentinel goes to press, Norco and Santiago remain in the hunt for softball titles, while Corona and Santiago push forward in baseball.
Holding the top seed in D1 softball, Norco’s offense has been hammering away, with a 9-5 home victory over Cerritos Gahr, followed by an 8-1 road win over Riverside Poly on Tuesday. The Cougars hosted Murrieta Mesa in a semi-final showdown on Thursday. In Division 4, Santiago also lit up the scoreboard with a 15-4 thumping of Hesperia Oak Hills, followed by a pitching duel in a 2-1 win over San Bernardino Cajon. The Sharks hosted Chatsworth Sierra Canyon on Thursday.
In D1 baseball, Corona has ridden a 7-0 shutout of Rancho Cucamonga and a 6-5, 9-inning win over San Dimas, for the honor of hosting top-seed Sherman Oaks Notre Dame, today.
In D2 – Santiago travels to Encino Crespi today, following identical 6-5 wins over Fontana Kaiser and Santa Ana Mater Dei. The latter win realized by a walk-off homer by the Sharks Ethan Monroe. After taking a 1-hit shutout into the bottom of the 4th in Calabasas, the wheels came off Norco’s bid to advance, as the Coyote’s plated 2 in the 4th to chip away, followed by 7-runs in the 5th to run away, with a 9-3 win.
Cajon shortstop Salina Guzman avoids a collision with teammate Q’Ella Pickett, catching a pop fly at Santiago, but the Sharks won. Photo by Jerry SoiferCorona Santiago baseball players celebrate walk-off home run by Ethan Monroe that defeats Santa Ana Mater Dei, 6-5, in the bottom of the seventh inning. Photo by Jerry Soifer
Fontana Kaiser’s Daniel Inzunza slides into home on a wild pitch as Corona Santiago’s Nick Lewis covers. Santiago won the first-round game, 6-5.
Photo by Jerry Soifer
Corona freshman Anthony Murphy celebrates his three-run homer in the Panthers shutout of Rancho Cucamonga.
Photo by Jerry Soifer
Norco’s Dakota Potter grimaces as she was almost hit in the helmet from a pitch by Riverside Poly’s Miranda De Nava. Potter had been hit in the right elbow in a previous at bat. Photo By Gary EvansNorco’s Riley Potter hits a single to right field during the Cougars 8 – 1 victory over the Bears to advance to the CIF Division 1 semi-final versus Murrieta Mesa. Riverside Poly catcher Madelyn Webb is behind the plate.
Photo by Gary Evans
Norco’s Katie Terrazas (left) dives to first and doubles up a Gahr runner after catching a line drive for the first out during the Cougars 9 – 5 first round CIF Division 1 victory over the Gladiators.
Photo by Gary Evans
A bang-bang play at the plate completed a 2-run Calabasas single in the bottom of the fifth, breaking a 3-all tie. The Coyote’s would add 4-more runs in the frame, ending the Cougars season with a 9-3 loss on the road.
Photo by Connor Forbes
With Calabasas’ go-ahead run having just crossed the plate, Norco 3rd baseman Steven Jones reaches to apply the tag on the raised hand of the Coyotes Tyler Triessl, whose right hand is still inches from the bag. It was ruled no-tag, opening the floodgates in the bottom of the 5th.
Photo by Connor Forbes
