El Dorado takes down No.1 Orange Lutheran 2-1 on the arm of Kyle Twomey. The left-handed sophomore nearly threw a shut out before Nicko Burnett took him deep. The Hawks' Drew Luther scored El Dorado's only two runs after his two-run home run in the 1st inning.
El Dorado advances to play Dana Hills next Tuesday at Blair Field in the Division I semifinals.
And as an added bonus, you have to see El Dorado's booster "Wild Bill" slide for home after the game. Can you say epic fail?
With a minute remaining, the Staples Center crowd gasped with horror as Ron Artest shot a quick three-pointer after a Lakers rebound. Booes cascaded from the rafters, as even Kobe Bryant showed his displeasure.
But who would've thought that a Kobe air ball could end up being the game-winner, as Artest rebounded and scored at the buzzer.
But after the game, Mater Dei head coach Doug Myers gave the home plate umpire an ear full. He believed that Wade was squeezed at the plate.
"It's a shame. I mean I'll take any win," Esperanza head coach Ed Tunstall. "It shouldn't happen like that. It seems like everytime we play Mater Dei, it comes down to one play to lose a game."
No.8 Cypress advances to the 2nd round of the Division II playoffs with a 6-3 victory over Woodbridge. The Warriors led 3-0 until an unfortunate 3rd inning, which saw them commit three consective errors that led to five Cypress runs. The Centurions will play Mira Costa on Tuesday.
Highlights & interviews with both coaches and Cypress starter Zack Ortiz.
The Dolphins eliminate Edison 2-1 in the 1st round of the DI playoffs. Edison rallied to tie the game in the 7th with 2 outs, but Dana Hills scored the winning run on Henry Owens in the 8th.
Interviews with both coaches & Trevor Scott.
The Lakers had just finished giving up a 14-point lead, and their second consecutive 30-point quarter when things began to change. Their defense finally showed up.
Phoenix only managed 22 points in the 4th quarter, as the Lakers rolled to a 124-112 victory.
Only five Lakers remain from the back-to-back postseason flameouts against the Suns dating back to 2005. They have not forgotten the humiliation and pain it caused them.
Click on the video below to find out what Phil Jackson really thinks of Steve Nash’s ball handling skills, why Derek Fisher is actually relieved he’s guarding Steve Nash, and what Jordan Farmar and Sasha Vujacic draw from their previous playoff losses to the Suns.
Rarely will you ever see a player who robs another of a hit be robbed himself, but that's what happened Thursday.
The Diablos second baseman Ryan “The Robber” Raslowsky dove and took a hit away from Trevor Scott. But Scott would rob Raslowsky in the very next inning!
Call it whatever you want...tit for tat, anything you can do I can do better, payback, whatever it was...it was awesome.
It was all a part of Mission Viejo defeating Dana Hills 6-2 to guarantee the Diablos a playoff berth. They will enter the first round as a three-seed. The Dolphins will hope for an at-large berth.
The Indians defeat the Raiders 4-3. It was a total team effort with Michael Lorenzen and Simon Poti picking up RBIs. Sonora fought valiantly scoring 3 runs in the 5th and 6th combined, but it wasn't enough.
Interviews with Fullerton head coach Marc Price and Michael Lorenzen.
The Lakers defeat the Jazz 111-103 in Game 2 of the Western Conference semifinals, but the Lakers were not happy with the victory. For the second consecutive game, a double digit lead was cut down to single digits, and that won't cut it in Utah.
Interviews with Jordan Farmar, Andrew Bynum, Pau Gasol, Shannon Brown, and Kobe Bryant.
