Downey High softball ranked No. 40 in California

DOWNEY – The Downey High School softball team currently has an overall record of 15-5 and are 3-0 in San Gabriel Valley League play. 

For their hard work this season, the Lady Vikings are currently ranked 40th in California and 1st in C.I.F. Division 4.

The Lady Vikings defeated Paramount at Downey, 10-1, on April 10, defeated Dominguez at Dominguez, 20-1, on April 12 and defeated Lynwood at Downey, 10-0, on Tuesday. 

Downey was defeated by La Serna, 3-0, and defeated Santa Fe, 12-2, in non-league play at the La Mirada Tournament last Saturday.

Downey played cross-town rival Warren at Warren yesterday (score unavailable at press time) and will travel to Paramount to face the Lady Pirates next Thursday. The Lady Vikings will host Dominguez on May 1 and will travel to Lynwood to face the Lady Knights on May 3. 

Downey will also be competing in the Brea-Olinda Tournament next weekend where they are scheduled to play a “To Be Determined” opponent and host school Brea-Olinda at 11 a.m. 

Coach Ed Garcia, his staff and players are all looking forward to finishing league play strong, competing for a league championship and making a deep run in the C.I.F. Division 4 playoffs. 
Gahr and cross-town rival Warren are certainly the teams to watch out for in S.G.V.L. play. Things will definitely get interesting once these three teams play one another.

WARREN SOFTBALL:The Warren High School softball team currently has an overall record of 11-6 and are 2-1 in San Gabriel Valley League play. 

The Bears defeated Lynwood at Warren, 16-0, on April 4 and defeated Paramount at Warren, 6-2, on April 12. Warren was defeated in a nail-biter at Gahr, 10-9, on Tuesday. The loss to Gahr on Tuesday was Warren’s first league loss.

As of Wednesday, Downey is 3-0, Gahr is 3-0, Warren is 2-1, Paramount is 1-2, Lynwood is 0-3 and Dominguez is 0-3. Things will certainly tighten up once Downey, Gahr and Warren play one another. 

Warren is currently ranked 112th in California and 17th in C.I.F. Division 2.

The Bears competed in the La Mirada Tournament last Saturday and defeated Chino in their first game 8-0 at 11 a.m. and defeated Bishop Amat, 11-2, in their second game at 3 p.m.

Warren hosted Downey at Warren yesterday in their much anticipated cross-town rivalry game (score unavailable at press time). The Bears will compete in the Thousand Oaks Tournament tomorrow against “To Be Determined” opponents and will return next Saturday for two more games.

The Bears will travel to Dominguez next Tuesday, will host La Serna at Warren next Wednesday and will travel to Lynwood to play the Lady Knights next Thursday. 

Coach Starksen, her staff and players are all looking forward to finishing league play strong, competing for a league title and making a deep run in postseason play.

WARREN HIGH BASEBALL: The Warren High School baseball team currently has an overall record of 16-5 and are 5-0 in San Gabriel Valley League play. 

The Bears defeated Lynwood at Lynwood, 12-0, on April 10 and defeated Lynwood at Warren, 14-0, on April 13. Warren defeated Paramount at Warren, 7-3, on Tuesday and will play the Pirates later today at Paramount to complete their home and away series.

Warren swept a double header from Valley Christian at Valley Christian last Saturday, 13-7, in the first game and 7-0 in the second game.

The Bears will travel to Gahr next Tuesday and will host the Gladiators next Friday at Warren. Warren will host cross-town rival Downey at Warren on May 1 and will travel to Downey for their much anticipated second game on Friday, May 4. 

The Bears will travel to Dominguez on May 8 and host the Dons on May 10 in their regular season finale.

Gahr is currently 5-0 in S.G.V.L. play, Warren is 4-0, Downey is 2-0, Paramount is 0-3, Dominguez is 0-2 and Lynwood is 0-4. Things will certainly heat up once the current frontrunners of Downey, Gahr and Warren start playing each other. 

The Bears are currently ranked 225 in California and 20th in C.I.F. Division 3. Coach Pearson, his staff and players are all looking forward to finishing league play strong, competing for a league championship and making a deep run in C.I.F. postseason play.  

DOWNEY BOYS VOLLEYBALL: The Downey High School boys’ volleyball team currently has an overall record of 15-3 and is 6-0 in San Gabriel Valley League play. 

The Vikings defeated Warren at Warren 3-1 (33-35, 25-19, 25-19 and 25-22) on April 10, defeated Gahr at Gahr 3-0 (25-19, 25-23 and 25-17) on April 12 and defeated Paramount at Paramount 3-0 (25-13, 25-20 and 25-15) on Tuesday.

The Vikings hosted Dominguez at Downey yesterday (score unavailable at press time), will travel to Lynwood next Tuesday and will host cross-town rival Warren at Downey next Thursday in their rematch. Downey will conclude its regular season schedule when they host Gahr at Downey on May 1.

Downey is currently 6-0 in league play, Warren is 5-0, Gahr is 2-2, Paramount is 2-3, Lynwood is 2-5 and Dominguez is 0-5. Much will be determined when Downey and Warren play each other next Thursday at Downey. Downey currently has the inside track to the league title but Warren can spoil that with a second round league win against the Vikings.

Coach McCarthy, his staff and players are all looking forward to finishing league play strong and sweeping the season series against Warren. 

The Vikings are currently ranked 71st in California and 4th in C.I.F. Division 3. The Bears are currently ranked 119th in California and 14th in C.I.F. Division 2. Things are certainly heating up in S.G.V.L. play.

ST. JOSEPH’S SOFTBALL: St. Joseph’s junior varsity softball team rallied to beat Orange Lutheran, 10-9, on Tuesday. 

Facing a two-run deficit entering the bottom of the seventh inning, the Jesters’ Julia Magrini smacked a two-run double to tie the score at 9-9. 

Magrini later advanced to third base. Then with one out, Coach Izzy made the gutsy call for a squeeze bunt. 

Sophomore Alexis Serrano laid down the perfect bunt and Magrini raced home with the winning run for the Jesters.