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Alumni Game Signals Start of Season for Boys Hoops
Competing in Division 3AA, Mats look to be one of top teams in area
La Mirada~It’s the signal of the start of another boys basketball season at La Mirada High as the annual Alumni Basketball Game was played this past Thursday featuring the stars of yesterday and the stars of today in front of around 300 fans at La Mirada High Gymnasium.
The Matadores beat the alumni 77-65, but the score didn’t matter.
The alumni games are always entertaining affairs as the teams play a little loose and the crowd gets its first glimpse at the new squad for the upcoming season.
The alumni players that participated in this year’s contest were La Mirada assistant coach Charlie Torres (class of 2002), Jet Soto (2009), Miles Aiello (2010), Connor Gillette (2010), Matadore JV head coach Mike Estrada (2010), Nicco Quinones (2011), Sean Nakahara and Cody Mahaffey (2012) and from 2013, Kane Fetui, Sean Porter, Charlie Reid and Tyler Payne.
2013-14 LA MIRADA SEASON PREVIEW
The 2013-14 campaign will be the third at the helm for head coach Bryce Jones and his assistants are Charlie Torres (4th season) and Shea Frazee (3rd).
The Matadores lost in the opening round in last year’s CIF-SS Division 3AAA playoffs, 74-50 to Compton.
The first thing you notice about the Matadores this year is the addition of Kendall Lauderdale and Lucio Bolado.
Laudederdale, the 6’8” junior transfer from Orange Lutheran and Division 1 prospect is a strong player who faces up on the basket well, is good inside and can also hit a jump shot and is expected to make an immediate impact.
Bolado is a senior transfer from La Verne Lutheran. He possesses ball-handling skills that bring instant success to any high school program. His play in preseason has earned him a spot in the starting line-up as point guard.
Starting point last year Senior Deion Golffin is currently out with a broken foot. He told the La Mirada Blog he expects to be back, “when league starts.”
East, West to Battle in 46th 605 All-Star Football Classic
Norwalk~Some of the best high school players in Southern California will be participating in the 46th Annual 605 All-Star Football Classic tonight at 7:30 p.m. at Cerritos College.
It’s a new day and time for the event normally held on a Saturday at 6:00 p.m.
The east is coached by Anthony White of Buena Park High and the west is coached by Matt Howard of Paramount High.
La Mirada High players on the roster include Gerry Myres, Hugo Correa and Johnny Hills.
Clicke here for the west roster and here for the east roster.
Things Are Going Swimmingly for La Mirada High
La Mirada~ Qualifiers for the 2013 CIF Southern Section Championships were learned recently for high school swimming, with La Mirada High garnering a number of spots.
The event will take place at Riverside Community College with preliminaries on Wednesday, May 8th and the Finals taking place on Friday, May 10th.
In boys, La Mirada had at at least one swimmer qualify in each individual event: boys 200 free (Shane Chambers, Anthony Melero), 200 IM (Christian Park) , 50 free (Evan Klansek), 100 fly (Ryan Poff, Sean Lundin) and 100 free (Evan Klansek).
Also, in the 500 free (Sean Lundin, Shane Chambers, Trent Beauchamp-Sanchez), 100 back (Trent Beauchamp Sanchez) and 100 breast (Ross Jasso)
Girls that qualified in individual events include: 500 free (Barbara Chumsatya) and 100 back (Jillian Peart).
Also, all relay teams made to CIF for La Mirada who will be competing in Division 4.
Real time race results Wenesdy and Friday can be found here: http://www.swimphone.com/mobile/meets/meet_menu.cfm?smid=4729
HIGH SCHOOL BASEBALL: Mayfair Win Streak Halted by Bellflower Setting up Showdown with La Mirada for Suburban League Crown
La Mirada~Here we go again.
In what seems like an annual ritual, La Mirada and Mayfair will once again battle for a league championship this season after a miscue went La Mirada’s way in a game they weren’t even playing.
The two teams will square off (both at 9-1), in the final two games of the season Tuesday and Thursday of this week.
This past Friday, a mishandled throw at first base after Frank Armenta of Bellflower laid down a two-strike sacrifice bunt in the eighth inning, allowed the Buccaneers to beat Mayfair 3-2, ending the Monsoons 23-game Suburban League winning streak dating back to 2010.
The Soons last loss was to La Mirada on May 6, 2011 when the Mats beat them 5-3.
Mayfair (19-7, 9-1) is looking for their third straight league championship after sharing the league title with La Mirada in 2011.
Prior to that, the Matadores won the title four of the five previous seasons. Actually, no school has claimed a title in Suburban League baseball the last seven seasons other than Mayfair or La Mirada.
The Mats (18-9-1, 9-1) are riding a eight-game league winning streak of their own, last losing to Bellflower 1-0 on March 26th.
The home-and-home series begins Tuesday at La Mirada, and shifts to Mayfair on Thursday. Game times are 3:00 p.m.
Klansek Breaks La Mirada School Swimming Mark
La Mirada~La Mirada senior Evan Klansek broke a school record during the Suburban League swimming preliminaries this past Tuesday at Splash!
The Berkley-bound Klansek had a time of 1:52.50 in the 200-yard freestyle competition, with many Matadores setting personal best times as well.
The schools competing are La Mirada, Cerritos, Bellflower, Artesia and Mayfair.
The swimmers are trying to qualify for the CIF-SS Division 4 Championships next week, May 6th-10th at the Riverside Aquatics Complex.
Some swimmers have qualified for CIF at other meets, some have or will with automatic-in times today, and still some will be considered, and they will find out Saturday if they are in or out.
Here is a list of La Mirada swimmers who have qualified or have been considered:
Evan Klansek: automatic in 50yd free, 100yd free, 200yd free, consideration in 200yd IM; Shane Chambers: consideration in 200yd free, 500yd free and Trent Beauchamp-Sanchez: automatic in 100yd back, consideration in 500yd free.
Also, Sean Lundin: automatic in 500 free, consideration in 200yd free, 100yd fly; Ryan Poff: consideration in 100yd fly; Anthony Melero: consideration in 200yd free; Ross Jasso: consideration in 100yd breast
Also, all three boys’ relays and all three girls’ relays for La Mirada have qualified for CIF.
The Suburban League Finals are today at 3:00 p.m. at Splash! with free admission.
2013 Suburban League Swimming Finals This Week at Splash!
La Mirada~The 2013 Suburban League Swimming and Diving Finals will be held two days this week at Splash! Regional Aquatics Center in La Mirada.
Varsity and Junior Varsity boys and girls will compete attempting to qualify for the CIF-SS Swimming & Diving Ford Championships to be held in Riverside May 6-11th.
Suburban League teams competing are Artesia, Bellflower, Cerritos, La Mirada, and Mayfair.
For La Mirada High School, participants include Amber Cano, Taline Calindrano, Barbara Chumsatya, Teresa DeAvila, Katelyn Degener, Kiana Escobar, Madison Friend, Kendy Gandee, Diana Garcia, Alyssa Gruber, Anysa Hernandez, Marlena Huerta, Jade Jasso and Sharon Kim.
Also, Erin Klansek, Becca Maat, PJ Maddela, Evy Najarian, Meredith Orozco, Carolyn Patrick, Jillian Peart, Janet Ponce, Sydney Quick, Vanessa Ramirez, Sabrina Reyes, Kristen Rodriguez, Sydney Schrudder, Krista Seitz, Grace Spirescu, Zoe Sun and Racquel Tarango.
Boys competing for La Mirada include Trent Beauchamp-Sanchez, Conor Cardenas, Shane Chambers, Matt Frani, Randy Huang, Ross Jasso, Greg Jimenez, Evan Klansek, Timothy Koehler, Alex Laufer, Sean Lundin, Andrew Maddela and Anthony Melero.
Also, Dash Najarian, Robby Nivvo, Christian Park, Patrick Perez, Luis Perez-Garcia, Ryan Poff, Alexander Sigler, Johnny Soto, Luis Torrejon, Antonio Valdez, Armando Valencia, Dominik Vancini, Trevor VanEeckhoutte, Nathan Ventura and Stephan Williams.
Session 1 will be the preliminaries today and Session 2, the finals, are on Friday, May 3rd at Splash!
Warmups are at 2:00 p.m. both days with the meets starting at 3:00 p.m.
Suburban League High School Baseball: Kruip Throws Six Shutout Innings in Mats Win; Monsoons’ Carpenter Throws No-No
Norwalk~Kyle Carpenter no-hit the John Glenn Eagles, giving up only three walks, as Mayfair defeated John Glenn 10-0, in a battle of unbeaten Suburban League teams.
Although Glenn (10-7, 2-1) and Mayfair (13-5, 5-0) both entered the game without a loss in league play, the Eagles were clearly overmatched.
It was the 17th straight league win, dating back to last year, for the Monsoons who have won the league title the last two seasons.
Senior Justin Davis was 3-4 with 3 RBI’s, garnering a single, double, and triple-a home run short of the cycle. Senior Nico Olvera also had three singles and an RBI for the Monsoons.
Eagle ace Cesar Arzate, victim of some shoddy Glenn defense and some bad hops, gave up three runs in the first inning and never recovered, giving up seven runs and six hits in five innings overall.
Carpenter, faced only 24 batters (three over the minimum), had seven strikeouts, and did not allow a ball out of the infield.
The two teams will play the second game of the home-and-home series Friday at Mayfair beginning at 3 p.m.
In other Suburban League action:
La Mirada, trying to keep pace with Mayfair, improved to 4-1 in league with a 11-0 victory over Norwalk. Cody Kruip pitched six shutout innings for the Matadores. The Lancers fell to 0-3 in the Suburban League.
Game Between Rivals to Decide League Title
Season of Streaks for Matadores Culminates With Last Regular Season Game Deciding League Title
La Mirada~In a season that has had more ups and downs than gas prices, the La Mirada High Boys Basketball team plays the biggest game of their season-thus far-tonight at Mayfair High School.
The Matadores will face the Monsoons, with both teams at 10-1 in league and the Suburban League title on the line.
The Matadores only league loss was against Mayfair January 11th, 54-44 at La Mirada.
Mayfair lost to Norwalk January 25th, 67-53.
2nd year head coach Bryce Jones says the team is ready, "We feel pretty confident. We have had four straight days of practice. The guys know what to do and we know what we did wrong last time against them. There's a lot on the line. This is why we work hard all year."
A league title would almost guarantee a first-round home game in the CIF playoffs beginning next week.
La Mirada is looking for their first outright Suburban League title since 1982.
UPDATE: The Matadores lost to Mayfair 60-59 in a very exciting game Friday night. The Mats actually took the lead 59-58 with 38.6 seconds left but, couldn't pull out the victory. The Matadores (17-11,10-2), second-place finishers in the Suburban League, now await the release of the CIF playoff pairings on Sunday to find out where and who they play next.
Matadores Lose Webb in Victory Over Lakewood
La Mirada~The La Mirada High School Boys Basketball team beat Lakewood last night 70-46 in the opening round of the North Orange County Championships at Sonora High School.
Charlie Reid had 17 points as the Matadores (6-1), playing their fifth game in six days, led after the first quarter, 29-9.
The victory didn't come without a price however, as star point guard Taelin Webb fractured his lower tibia and is "expected to be out at least eight weeks," said La Mirada head coach Bryce Jones.
Webb is averaging 25 points a game for the Mats, and has spurred the team to their quick start in the 2012-13 campaign.
The Mats next play vs. Capistrano Valley at Sonora High, Wednesday at 6:00 p.m.
La Mirada is scheduled to play 15 games in the month of December before opening league play January 2nd at home against Bellflower.
Matadores Start Off on the Right Note at El Rancho Classic
Pico Rivera~The La Mirada High School Boys Basketball team continued their quick start on the young season by defeating Alhambra High tonight at Pioneer High School, 77-50 in pool play of the 19th Annual Blue Pride Classic.
Taelin Webb led the Matadores with 26 points.
The Matadores (2-0), picked by many to win the Suburban League this year, will play every day this week in the tournament giving 2nd-year coach Bryce Jones a good idea of how his 2012-13 squad performs in some tough real-game competition, after weeks of scrimmages.
The Matadores play today at 4:30 p.m. against Roosevelt High and Thursday, December 6th at 7:30 p.m. against Sunny Hills. Both games will be played at El Rancho High School with Friday and Saturday match-ups of the tournament still to be determined.
The Matadores will also compete in the Sonora Tournament December 10th through the 15th and the Torrey Pines Holiday Classic December 26th through the 29th.
The first official home game of the season for the Mats is December 21st against Sonora High School beginning at 7:30 p.m.
Suburban League play will open Wednesday, January 2nd, 2013 as La Mirada will host the Bellflower Buccaneers starting at 6:30 p.m.
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