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CITY SECTION FINALS

FRIDAY’S RESULTS

At Birmingham High

DIVISION III

#5 North Hollywood 10, #2 Rancho Dominguez 2

DIVISION IV

#1 Westchester 12, #7 LACES 9

SATURDAY’S RESULTS

At Cal State Northridge

OPEN DIVISION

#1 Granada Hills 11, #3 Carson 2

DIVISION I

#2 Legacy 4, #1 Port of Los Angeles 1

DIVISION II

#6 Taft 8, #1 Marquez 3

SOUTHERN SECTION FINALS

At Bill Barber Park, Irvine

FRIDAY’S RESULTS

DIVISION 2

Los Alamitos 3, JSerra 0

DIVISION 3

Marina 8, Westlake 1

DIVISION 6

University 4, Rio Hondo Prep 1

DIVISION 7

Rancho Mirage 7, Culver City 3

SATURDAY’S RESULTS

DIVISION 1

Norco 3, El Modena 0

DIVISION 4

Long Beach Poly 6, Warren 2

DIVISION 5

St. Bonaventure 8, West Ranch 7

DIVISION 8

Hueneme 1, Cathedral City 0

Marina won the Southern Section Division 3 softball championship with an 8-1 win over Westlake in Irvine on Friday.

Aviana Valbuena had three hits and four RBIs. Sister Mia Valbuena struck out 13 with one walk.

Marina improved to 19-13.

Los Alamitos won the Division 2 championship with a 3-0 win over JSerra that took 10 innings. Cienna Kowaleski hit a two-run home run in the 10th to end a great pitching duel.

JSerra’s Liliana Escobar struck out 16. Los Alamitos’ Jaliane Brooks threw all 10 innings, striking out five.

In Division 6, Irvine University defeated Rio Hondo Prep 4-1. In Division 7, Rancho Mirage defeated Culver City 7-3.

Granada Hills means business in the City Section softball playoffs that began Thursday. Beaten in the championship game the last two seasons, the Highlanders opened action with a 13-0, mercy-rule win over Banning in the Open Division.

Addison Moorman gave up no hits and struck out 11 in five innings. Lainey Brown and Elysse Diaz each had three hits. Granada Hills, seeded No. 1 in the eight-team tournament, will play host to Venice in Wednesday’s semifinals.

Venice 2, El Camino Real 1: In the bottom of the ninth inning, the Gondoliers won it when Abigail Acensio got a walk-off single with the bases loaded. Violet Acensio struck out four with no walks in nine innings. Sophomore Remy Glassman of El Camino Real struck out 12.

San Pedro 6, Kennedy 1: Caroline Baker scattered nine hits, while striking out eight with no walks, for the Pirates, who will have a rematch with Marine League rival Carson in the semifinals on Wednesday. Jenna Ortega had two hits and two RBIs.

Carson 16, Birmingham 5: The Colts picked up a mercy-rule win in the sixth inning. Rylee Gardner hit two home run and drove in six.