SPRING SEASONS ENDING
• The spring sports season is coming to an end with Closing Day ceremonies and championship games on deck.
The girls’ softball league held its final championship games last weekend. The middle school sport season has ended and baseball is at the plate. Check out the next edition in June for more good stuff.
All-Stars Get The Cheers . . . The Palos Verdes Peninsula Girls’ Softball League announced its All-Stars for summer tournament action.
Ridgecrest Run Takes Over Hill
Grade School Kids Up Front . . . 10 and under runners outlasted many middle school runners.
• The annual Ridgecrest 5K fundraiser run has turned into a big-time Peninsula event with racers from all over the Hill and South Bay competing.
Organized by the Ridgecrest Booster Club and administration, the challening course goes through the Peninsula business district with long, uphill grades and a steep downhill on Crenshaw Boulvard that tested the runner’s endurance.
Here To Compete . . . The Ridgecrest 5K run has become one of the oldest and largest traditions on the Peninsula.
It’s Real Easy At First . . . The Promenade marks the start and finish to the Ridgecrest School fundraising event.
No Time For Shopping . . . More than 700 people participated in RIS 5K.
PANORAMA Thanks the Palos Verdes Peninsula Girls’ Solftball League
Softball Crowns Its Champions
Bulldogs Never Give Up . . . The Bulldogs celebrate after rallying in the final inning to win the 12U championship game over the Kraken.
Softball
• The Palos Verdes Peninsula Girls’ Softball League held its final championship games and award ceremonies at Cornerstone school last week.
Behind great pitching and defense, the 8U Dolphins dominated the regular season and won the final championship game.
The Tomato Dragons held back the red hot Purple Pickles to win the 10U Division championship game.
The Bulldogs came back in the final inning to win the 12U Division championship game over the first-place Kraken.
Dragons Outlast Pickles . . . The Tomato Dragons celebrate winning the 10U championship game against the Purple Pickles at Cornerstone School.
Kraken Team To Beat . . . The Kraken finished the regular season without loss and the top seed in the 12U Division.
Tough Out . . . The Dolphins won first place in the 8U championship game. Something Fierce . . . The Fierce Tigers had a great playoff run.
The End To Another Great Season . . . The 12U Bulldogs and Kraken celebrate the end of the 2025 softball season at Cornerstone school.
Softball Sportsmanship . . . The Fierce Tigers and Dolphins celebrate the end of the spring season and are looking forward to playing softball again next year.
Here Comes The Sun . . . The Sunshine Slayers finished the spring season by having a great playoff run in the 10U Division.
Battle Until The End . . . The Dirt Divas began the 12U playoffs by facing the top-seeded Kraken.
Playoff Action Begins . . . The Disco Dinos and Bulldogs compete in the 8U Division playoffs.
Making The Play . . . The Waves celebrate great infield action during 12U playoff action.
Championship Games On Deck
Mid Air
Little League
• The end of the spring season is in view with championship games and Closing Day ceremonies eninsula
Palos Verdes Little League will have its championship games today, while Rolling Hills and Lunada Bay Little Leagues will hold their Closing Day on May 31.
After the league championships, the King of the Hill and Tournament of Champions are next for the local teams with summer All-Star season next.
Check out the next edition of Panorama for much more Little League coverage.
Games
Snatched
. . . The Major Division Dodgers get great shortstop play against the Orioles at Palos Verdes Little League.
Playoff Ready . . . The Tigers’ Yoshi Sasaki makes a diving outfield catch against the Dodgers in Major Division action at PV Little League.
Final Season
. . . Rangers pitcher Koa Zayti leads his team in postseason Major Division action at Lunada Bay Little League.
Solid Hit . . . The Angels’ Ethan Henry hits a single for a base hit during Intermediate Division action at Rolling Hills Little League.
PENINSULA LITTLE LEAGUES 2025 FINAL STANDINGS
Palos Verdes Little
Playoffs Hit The Hill . . . Playoff action is underway this week at Rolling Hills Little League with final championship games slated for May 31.
New Season
Begins
. . . Tigers’ pitcher Casey Schreiner is set for Major Division playoff action at Rolling Hills Little League this week.
Primed For Playoffs . . . The Rangers David Hu gets a hit during regular season Major Division at Lunada Bay Little League.
No Minor Thing . . . Teams from the Minors Division will experience playoff and championship action for the first time this week.
Valmonte Showdown. . . The top seed Phillies will face the third seed Padres in the Major Division championship game at Palos Verdes Little League today.
Peninsula Baseball Zeros In On Sea Kings
Varsity Baseball
• The visiting Panthers shutdown the Sea Kings to finish the season with a rivalry win.
For the first time in recent memory, the Peninsula Panthers and the Palos Verdes Sea Kings were not in the same baseball league this season, but that didn’t stop the teams from getting together for an end-of-season rivalry game on Tuesday, May 6.
This was also Senior Day for the Sea Kings, so the game was preceded by the traditional ceremony honoring PV seniors and their families for all their accomplishments and contributions to the program.
Then it was time to play ball!
Wyatt Malloy deservedly drew the start on the mound for the Sea Kings, capping off an outstanding senior season. Malloy was mixing pitches nicely and pounding the strike zone as he has all year, but some unfortunate errors by the PV defense allowed Sam Fujii, Aaron Monzon, and Mateo Carresi to get on base and circle the basepaths. When the dust settled on the top of the first inning, the Panthers had opened a 3-0 lead.
Charlie Molony was the Peninsula starting pitcher, and the Sea Kings threatened to quickly answer back with singles by Luke Bowen and Will Zane, but Molony got out of the inning without allowing any runs.
After a scoreless second inning, highlighted by PV catcher Cole Sipes throwing out a runner trying to steal, Peninsula threatened to break the game open in the top of the third inning. With two outs and runners on second and third base, Cooper Light hit a long blast into the left-center field gap, but Sea Kings left fielder Donovan Capozzola made a spectacular run-
Shutout Win . . . Senior pitcher
Charlie
ning catch for the third out to end the inning and keep the game in range for the Sea Kings.
However, the Sea Kings couldn’t get the bats going against Molony or Panthers reliever Brenden Jarrard, and after Light drove in an insurance run for Peninsula in the top of the seventh the Panthers had a 4-0 lead and that’s how it ended.
— email reports
Molony and the Peninsula varsity baseball team shutout Palos Verdes to end the season.
Sea Kings Seniors Set To Graduate . . . Palos Verdes High seniors gather for one last photo during Senior Day at PV High.
Get Back To Third . . . Panther base runner Mateo Carresi gets run down by Palos Verdes senior catcher Cole Sipes
Panthers Honor Dedication . . . Long-time Peninsula High snack shack supervisor Natalie Lipton is celebrated with Panthers seniors during Senior Day.
Full House . . . The PV vs. PEN rivalry game always attracts a crowd.
PVIS Tops RIS In Spring Sports
Middle School
• Palos Verdes Intermediate School swept Ridgecrest in the last of the spring sports season events at PVIS.
The Sea Kings defeated Ridgecrest in girls’ flag football, 35-0. The girls’ fastpitch softball team finished the season undefeated after a 16-0 victory, and the boys’ volleyball team scored a 2512, 25-15 sweep over the Raiders.
Power Spike . . . The Sea Kings’ Ashton Rigg goes up for a winning spike during boys’ volleyball action against Ridgecrest.
BOOM . . . Zoe DeWein hits a home run to finish off the scoring for the Sea Kings against the Raiders.
Off To The Big Leagues . . . PVIS softball pitcher Paige Kelly tossed a no-hitter against Ridgecrest to close out her middle school career.
In The Clear . . . PVIS quarterback Kallen Pope looks at an open receiver during flag football play against Ridgecrest.
