SPORTS BRIEFS: Warren High boys soccer wins SGLV title

DOWNEY – The Warren High School boys’ soccer team finished their regular season with an overall record of 20-2-2 and a S.G.V.L. record of 9-0-1. The Bears are the 2015 San Gabriel Valley League champions. Paramount (14-6-2, 7-1-2) finished second in league play and Downey (13-9-2, 4-5-1) finished third. Downey defeated Dominguez at Dominguez 1-0 on 2/11 to secure the third league playoff entry. Warren, Paramount and Downey all compete in C.I.F. Division 1.

Warren will host Ventura (8-10-2, 1-6) later today at Warren. Ventura is an at-large entry from the Channel League. Paramount will host Alemany (8-6-5, 6-5-1). Alemany is the number three entry from the Mission League. Downey will travel to Bellflower to play St. John Bosco (10-7-8). St. John Bosco is the number two entry from the Trinity League.

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The Warren High School girls’ soccer team finished their regular season with an overall record of 17-3-3 and a S.G.V.L. record of 8-1-1. The Lady Bears are the 2015 San Gabriel Valley League champions. Downey finished second in league play (9-5-6, 7-2-1) and Paramount (14-6-1, 7-3) finished third. Warren, Downey and Paramount all compete in C.I.F. Division 3.

Warren hosted Knight yesterday (13-9, 10-4, score unavailable at press time). Knight was the number three entry from the Golden League. Downey traveled to Brea-Olinda (13-8-3, 3-3-1) yesterday. Brea-Olinda was the number two entry from the North Hills League (score unavailable at press time).

Paramount defeated Silverado 1-0 (8-11-4, 7-4-1) at Paramount on Tuesday in a wildcard game. Silverado was the number three entry from the Desert Sky League. With a victory against Silverado Tuesday, Paramount traveled to play Golden League champion Quartz Hill yesterday (score unavailable at press time).

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The Warren High School girls’ basketball team finished their regular season with an overall record of 16-10 and a S.G.V.L. record of 8-2. The Lady Bears finished second in league play behind league champion Lynwood (14-8, 10-0).

Cross-town rival Downey finished third in league play with an overall record of 15-11 and a S.G.V.L. record of 6-4.

Warren was defeated by Lynwood at Warren 63-43 on 2/10 and defeated Paramount 65-33 at Warren last Thursday night to wrap up league play. The Lady Bears will host La Quinta (13-13, 8-4) tomorrow night in the first round of the C.I.F. Division 1-AA playoffs.

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The Warren High School boys’ basketball team saw their season come to an end last Thursday night with a 65-35 loss to Paramount at Warren. The Bears finished their regular season with an overall record of 6-17 and a S.G.V.L. record of 2-8.

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The Warren High School girls’ water polo team finished their regular season with an overall record of 9-15 and a S.G.V.L. record of 4-1. Warren is ranked eighth in the latest Division 4 poll. The Lady Bears qualified for the C.I.F. playoffs by finishing second in league play behind newly crowned league champion Cerritos (18-11, 5-0). St. Joseph’s (20-7, 3-2) of Lakewood took third place in S.G.V.L. play and earned a Division 4 wildcard entry. The Lady Jesters defeated Pasadena 12-9 on Tuesday and traveled to Coastal Canyon League champion Royal yesterday (score unavailable at press time).

Warren traveled to Crescenta Valley (25-2, 6-0) yesterday (score unavailable at press time) to play the Lady Falcons. Crescenta Valley is ranked seventh in the latest Division 4 poll and are the 2015 Pacific League champions. Interestingly, Warren defeated Crescenta Valley 16-9 in last year’s semifinal game before losing to Riverside Poly 15-10 in the Division 5 final.

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The Downey High School boys’ basketball team finished their regular season with an overall record of 18-8 and a S.G.V.L. record of 6-4. The Vikings finished third in league play behind league champion Gahr (21-6, 9-1) and second place finisher Lynwood (19-7, 8-2).

Gahr hosted Irvine (11-16, 3-7) Wednesday (score unavailable at press time) in the first round of the C.I.F. Division 3-A playoffs. Lynwood will host Lakeside (13-13, 4-6) later today in the first round of the C.I.F. Division 2-A playoffs. Irvine is an at-large entry from the Pacific Coast League and Lakeside is an at-large entry from the Sun Belt League.

Downey will travel to 14th seeded San Clemente (18-7, 8-0) later today in the opening round of the C.I.F. Division 1-AA playoffs. The San Clemente Tritons are the 2015 South Coast League champions.

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The Downey High School girls’ basketball team finished their regular season with an overall record of 15-11 and a S.G.V.L. record of 6-4. The Lady Vikings finished third in league play behind league champion Lynwood (14-8, 10-0) and cross-town rival Warren (16-10, 8-2).

Lynwood will host Diamond Bar (11-14, 4-6) and Warren will host La Quinta (13-13, 8-4) tomorrow night in the first round of the C.I.F. Division 1-AA playoffs. Diamond Bar is an at-large entry from the Palomares League and La Quinta is the number three entry from the Desert Valley League.

Downey will travel to ninth seeded Great Oak (14-8, 7-3) tomorrow night.

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The Downey High School boys’ soccer team finished their regular season with an overall record of 13-9-2 and a S.G.V.L. record of 4-5-1. Downey finished third in league play behind league champion Warren (20-2-2, 9-0-1) and second place finisher Paramount (14-6-2, 7-1-2).

Downey was defeated by Paramount 2-1 at Downey on 2/9 and defeated Dominguez 1-0 at Dominguez on 2/11 to secure the third league playoff entry.

Downey will travel to Bellflower to play St. John Bosco (10-7-8) later today in their C.I.F. Division 1 first round game. St. John Bosco is the number two entry from the Trinity League. Downey would face the winner of the El Toro/Peninsula game next Wednesday if they can get a result against the Braves.

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The Downey High School girls’ soccer team finished their regular season with an overall record of 9-5-6 and a S.G.V.L. record of 7-2-1. Downey finished second in league play behind cross-town rival Warren (17-3-3, 8-1-1). Paramount (14-6-1, 7-3) finished third. Downey defeated Paramount at Paramount 3-1 on 2/9 and closed their league season with a 3-0 win against Dominguez at Downey on 2/11.

Downey traveled to Brea-Olinda (13-8-3, 3-3-1) yesterday in their C.I.F. Division 3 first round game. Brea-Olinda was the number two entry from the North Hills League (score unavailable ).

Downey would face the winner of the Pasadena Poly/Diamond Ranch game next Tuesday if they win.

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Published: Feb. 19, 2015 - Volume 13 - Issue 45