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Jake Stolnack was solid striking out five in his team’s 4-1 loss
to North Torrance.
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Eagles Have Difficult Week
in League Play
By Gregg McMullin
El Segundo returned to the Pioneer League
when the 18 South Bay high schools realigned
the Pioneer, Ocean, and Bay Leagues. The
first week in Pioneer League play wasn’t so
welcoming when the baseball team was swept,
the softball team fell twice, and the soccer
teams had mixed results.
Baseball Team Swept by North
For the first time in the program’s history, the
Eagles were swept by North Torrance 4-1 and
10-2. The Saxons have rebuilt their program
from within and are a young team with solid
pitching on both ends and have enough hitting
to keep them in games.
In the first game, the Eagles started Jake
Stolnack, who threw another complete game
was solid. Stolnack had one bad inning that
led to four runs on four hits, including a tworun
home run by Brynner Waiolama. For the
game, Stolnack scattered ten hits, struck out
five, and walked none.
El Segundo’s offense struggled against
North pitching that limited the Eagles
to five hits. Timely hitting was an issue
when they stranded three runners in scoring
position. In the third inning, Jack Stoker had
a leadoff double and was stranded at third.
In the fourth inning, Kenny Chung’s one-out
double went for naught when he was left stranded
at second base. In the sixth inning, trailing 4-0,
Chung drew a two-out walk, and Rafael Smith
followed with a single. Jack Aguilera’s fielder’s
choice scored Chung to make it 4-1. Smith
was left stranded at second base when Lloyd
Sapanza’s chopper was fielded and thrown out
on a close play at first base. The Eagles went
quiet in the seventh and fell in their Pioneer
League opener.
The second game was a matchup of two
hard-throwing pitchers. The Eagle’s Kenny
Chung is averaging a strikeout per inning and
an ERA of 1.96 entering the game against North
Torrance. His counterpart, Brynner Waiolama,
is 4-0 with a 0.56 ERA and limiting opposing
teams to a .136 batting average.
North struck first with Ryan Petch’s RBI
double in the first inning. The Eagles tied the
game in the second inning when Chung led
the inning off by getting hit by a pitch. He
later scored on an RBI single by Sapanza to
make it 1-1. In the fourth inning, Chung drew
an eight-pitch walk and scored on Aguilera’s
double to make it 2-0. Chung, who had been
sailing along through the first three innings
on the mound, allowed a leadoff double to
Waiolama, scoring on a wild pitch to make
it 2-2.
The wheels fell off in the fifth inning for
Chung and the Eagles. The Saxons batted around
and scored six runs on four hits highlighted by
a three-run home run by Toa Ortega to give the
Saxons an 8-2 lead. The Saxons would score
two more runs in the sixth inning and go on
for the 10-2 win.
El Segundo faced Arcadia in a tournament
game on the road and came away with a 5-4
victory. The Eagles took advantage of some
shoddy play by Arcadia and took a 5-2 lead
into the seventh inning, and then held on for
the victory. The Eagles host Torrance tonight
at 6 p.m. in a key Pioneer League matchup.
They host West Torrance on Tuesday afternoon
at 3:15 p.m.
Softball Team Drops Pair
The Eagles faced the North Torrance Saxons
and the Torrance Tartars to open their Pioneer
League schedule. Both are perennial powers and
are off to a great start. The Eagles fell to North
5-0 and lost a heartbreaker 8-7 to Torrance.
The Eagles couldn’t manage any offense
against the Saxons and were shut out. They
Brendan McAndrews waits the throw to tag North Torrance’s were held to three hits and never threatened
Raymond Castaneda.
See Sports, page 10
Tank Mural Inspires Eagle Scout
Story and Photos by Rob McCarthy
With plenty of commendations to go
around at Tuesday’s City Council meeting,
the first one went to an Eagle Scout who
wouldn’t let a pile of red tape stop him from
celebrating the colorful water tank mural on
Grand Avenue. For his community-service
project, Jack Crawford created a vista point
for John Van Hamersveld’s bold and iconic
designs with a little help from friends and
the El Segundo Public Library. “My breath
was taken away by how vibrant and intricate
the mural is, so for my Eagle Scout project, I
wanted to build a viewing station to recognize
the artist and the cultural significance behind
the mural,” said the Mira Costa High School
senior. (Read more about this project and
Van Hamersveld in our “El Segundo Library
article on our front page)
On Tuesday, mayor Drew Boyles praised
Crawford for his drive, noting that the coordination
and patience it took was exemplary.
The Eagle Scout worked with the Los Angeles
Department of Water and Power and the city
of El Segundo to secure the site. DWP crews
lent a hand with the landscaping while the
El Segundo Public Library gave technical
support. The area opened in late April.
The viewing station is a stopping point for
pedestrians, runners, and bicyclists cresting
the hill at Grand Avenue overlooking the
beach. Under the Eagle Scout’s leadership,
a surfboard-inspired bench was built and
installed, and DWP crews pitched in with
the landscaping. There’s an informational
sign about the 360-degree mural. At the same
time, those curious about Van Hamersveld
and his contribution to pop culture can read
about him using a digital link that Crawford
and library staff did together. The area is
accessible only on foot, using the sidewalk
on the north side of Grand Avenue.
The teen and his friends laid brickwork,
and DMV crews planted drought-tolerant
landscaping. The entire council thanked
Crawford with a proclamation read Tuesday
night at the council meeting for creating an
inviting place in El Segundo for people to
“stop, sit and enjoy art.”
With the easing of COVID-19 restrictions
on public gatherings, the City Council met
in person for the first time in over a year.
It hosted honorees - including the Crawford
family and the Fire and Police Employees
of the Year.
Fire Chief Chris Donovan presented Capt.
Andy Powell as the department’s designee for
2021. His boss described Powell as a “peer
leader” who served in many capacities during
2020 with emergency services and training
the staff to use a new radio-communication
system. Powell is a member of a post-incident
or injury team. He maintains a level of trust
within the department that makes it possible
for the team to follow up on an emergency
and obtain accurate firsthand information
from crew members.
Police Officer Armando Rodriguez and
management analyst Julissa Solano are the
Police Department’s sworn and personnel
See City Council, page 6