La Mirada~Gunshot victim reported at LM clinic Imperial/La Mirada Blvd. Unknown if occurence was in LM. Trying to get more info.

Today's rained out contest to be played tomorrow at 12:30 at La Mirada

La Mirada~The Matadores captured their fifth straight game Saturday but it wasn't easy in a 3-2 escape over Warren in the opening round of the St. Paul Tournament.

La Mirada will resume the event at home in a 12:30 p.m. Monday matchup against either Riverside Christian or Calvary Chapel Downey.

Seniors Mitch Petersen and Daniel Poncedeleon combined on a five-hitter to keep the Bears close while the offense took awhile to overcome a lead Warren held until the bottom of the fifth inning.

Trailing, 2-1, and on the verge of slipping back into a Saturday funk that saw La Mirada lose its first three weekend games this season, senior second baseman Garrin Haile delivered one of the biggest hits of 2010 in the bottom of the fifth.

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Norwalk~La Mirada completed a sweep Thursday over Glenn in dominating fashion, 14-1, to notch its fourth straight victory and get back to the .500 level after a slow start against some of the best teams in the nation.

Now, if you think we're going to do a play-by-play on this one, then you think this writer is crazier than he actually is

Let's just run down some highlights and numbers to keep the (semi-) sanity:

• The Matadores (7-7) put up three runs in three of the first four innings and then tacked on another five in the sixth;
• Senior righthander Kyle Harper continued his Suburban League dominance by limiting the Eagles to four hits while striking out six in five breezy innings;
• With a pair of hits in his first two at-bats, junior thirdbaseman Nick Mata notched his fifth straight hit over the last four games and raised his batting average to .455;
• The backups got in early and most got two at-bats, and it was the bench that rung up that five-run rally in the sixth;

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La Mirada~Two players who were scuffling provided big hits, two stayed on fire and pitcher Daniel Poncedeleon toyed with Glenn in La Mirada’s 12-1 home victory Tuesday.

In improving to 6-7 overall and 2-1 in the Suburban League, the Matadores continued their outstanding play in all three facets of the game in outscoring the last three opponents by a combined 29-2. The Eagles, who the Matadores will play on the road tomorrow at 3 p.m., fell to 3-7 and 0-3.

By the time Arizona-bound right-hander Poncedeleon gave up a two-out rally in the top of the sixth on three straight hits, La Mirada was already cruising along with a 5-0 lead.

Then it really took control.

La Mirada~Three players had a pair of hits Saturday to pace an 11-prong attack to overwhelm former Division I power Simi Valley in a 9-1 Redondo Tournament game, further evidence that the bats’ early season cool is thawing.

The Matadores (5-7) will hope to keep things rolling when they resume Suburban League action in a rare Tuesday-Thursday setup against Glenn beginning at home at 3 p.m.

Senior righthander Mitch Petersen proved too much for Simi Valley's feeble lineup, a far cry from last year's fully-loaded nine and two years ago when the Pioneers won the CIF-Southern Section Division I championship.  Petersen allowed just four hits and one unearned run in his five dominant innings, while senior Alex Pedroza faced the minimum in his two frames by inducing inning-ending double plays that were nicely turned respectively by senior secondbasemen Garrin Haile and Cody Curtis and superbly digged by senior defensive replacement Mike Piazza at firstbase.

Norwalk~Senior designated hitter Ray Chacon had a RBI in each of his four at-bats to ignite a stagnant offense, senior righthander Kyle Harper made a statement that you'll have to rip his 2009 Suburban League Pitcher of the Year award from his cold, bare hands, and the defense was spectacular in a slump-busting 8-0 victory Friday over host Norwalk.

It evens both club's league record at 1-1 as the Matadores ended a losing streak at four games.  La Mirada (4-7), which has faced some of the best in the nation in just the first third of the season, goes back on the Division I wagon Saturday when a tough Simi Valley squad comes calling at 11 a.m. for a Redondo Tournament showdown.

Harper dominated the Lancers in his six innings of work, allowing just four hits while striking out seven and not walking a batter.  Junior righty Jordan Rosenberg hurled a scoreless seventh to complete the shutout.