Baseball, softball playoff pairings announced

The CIF-SS baseball playoffs will start this week with wild card and first around action. Here are the pairings involving eight local teams in the West Orange County area, as announced Monday by the CIF-SS office.

Division 1 (Thursday): Warren at Huntington Beach, Pacifica at Torrance

Division 2: (Friday): Crescenta Valley at Ocean View

Division 3: (Thursday): Temes- cal Canyon at Edison

Division 4: (Friday): Arrowhead Christian at Orange

Division 6: (Friday): Winner of Vasquez/Paramount at Loara, Los Amigos at Dunn. Santiago has a wild card game on Wednesday. If the Cavaliers win against Lancaster, they will play at Jurupa Valley on Friday. All games are at 3:15 p.m.

Playyyy softball

Nine area high school softball teams will be in CIF-SS playoff section next week. Here are the pairings as announced on Saturday. All games are scheduled for

3:15 p.m.

Division 1: Pacifica will host Bonita in a wild card game on Tuesday. If the Mariners win, they will advance to the first round on Thursday against La Mirada. Huntington Beach will host a wild card game against Westlake on Tuesday, and with a victory would go to the first round on Thursday against Torrance.

Division 2: Marina at Segerstrom.

Division 5: Santiago has a first round game Thursday against the winner of a wild card game Tuesday between Northwood and Capo Valley Christian. La Quinta will host city rival West-

Prep Sports Scores

Tuesday wild card (baseball) Santiago vs. Lancaster, late

Tuesday, wild card (softball) Pacifica 4, Bonita 1 Hunt. Beach 2, Westlake 0 Westminster 16, La Quinta 4 minster in a wild card game Tuesday. The winner advances to play Providence of Burbank on Thursday.

Division 6: Loara has a wild card game Tuesday at St. Joseph of Lakewood. The winner will visit Hamilton on Thursday in a first round contest.

Division 7: Orange has a first round bye. Los Amigos opens first round play Thursday at Mesa Grande.

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