Page 4 May 19, 2016 Lawndale Sweeps Hawthorne Hawthorne base runner David Perez gets back to second base to beat out the tag of Lawndale second baseman Alex Robles in last week’s Ocean League baseball game. against teams like Santa Monica, Culver City and El Segundo. We definitely competed and know how to complete. We did pretty good. To look where we were in the past, we have improved.” Last Thursday, Zembrano went the distance with a four-hitter. He struck out six batters and walked none. With the bat, he drove in a run with a double. “He was lights out,” Washington said of Zembrano. “Mike was the show.” Jesus Sanchez also did well. He was two-for-two and drove in two runs with the bat. Sophomore catcher Ju Ju Diaz threw two Cougar base runners out. Centerfielder Kobe Dempsey also had a good game, according to Washington. For Hawthorne, which finished last at 1-9 and ended its season at 11-13 overall after an 8-0 start, had one hit each by Danny Perez, Brandon Brown, Daniel Sanchez and Andres Cordova. Losing pitcher Bernardo Robles pitched five and one-third innings, Lawndale High’s Tyler Bonsky swings in last week’s Ocean League rivalry game against Hawthorne. The Cardinals swept the two games from the Cougars, 11-9 and 3-0. Article and photos by Joe Snyder Lawndale High’s baseball team’s record was not so impressive. It ended the Ocean League with a 2-8 record after sweeping league rival Hawthorne last week. At Hawthorne on May 10, the Cardinals outlasted the Cougars, 11-9. In their Ocean finale last Thursday at Lawndale, the Cardinals had a fine pitching and hitting performance from Michael Zembrano in shutting out Hawthorne, 3-0. Making things better was that Lawndale ended the regular season at 11-11 and head coach Steven Washington feels the Cardinals are capable of getting an at-large spot in the CIF-Southern Section Division III playoffs, despite the fifth place finish in league play. “We haven’t been this good since 2003,” Washington said of his squad’s .500 mark. “I hope we can make the playoffs. The guys we played were tough and we gave them very good games. We had some very good games allowing three runs (two earned) on three hits. He struck out three batters and walked two. On May 10, the game was tied at five until Lawndale let loose for four runs in the top of the sixth to take the lead for good. Dempsey’s two-run single highlighted the inning. Julian Diaz went two-for-five with one run batted in, two runs and a stolen base. Alex Robles had two hits and scored once. Tyler Bonsky doubled in a run and made an outstanding defensive play at third base. “It was a tight fought game,” Washington said. “Both teams played well against each other.” After a very good non-league against mostly weaker programs, the Cougars found things tough going against tougher Ocean League teams, including league champion Culver City, runner-up El Segundo and third place Santa Monica. Hawthorne’s only Ocean win was a few weeks ago against Beverly Hills. “Our kids are young,” Hawthorne head coach J.C. Randolph said. “We have to learn how to win. These kids have a full year. Next year, we will compete.” Senior Brown had a good game for the Cougars. He went three-for-three with two runs batted in and two runs scored. Junior Charles Phelps was three-for-four and drove in two runs. Sanchez, a sophomore, had one hit, two RBIs and three runs. Last Friday in the Contreras Tournament, Hawthorne lost to Rolling Hills Prep, 3-2. The Huskies are currently ranked third in the CIF-Southern Section Division VII and are Harbor League champions. Lawndale, St. Mary’s Athletes Advance to Finals Lawndale High’s boys and Inglewood St. Mary’s Academy’s girls track and field teams qualified a few athletes to this Saturday’s CIFSouthern Section Divisional Championships after getting high enough finishes in last Saturday’s Divisional Prelims. In the Division II Prelims at Moorpark High, the Cardinals advanced Kiyaam Cooksey in both hurdles and Jalen Walker in the long jump. The Belles advanced Israel Conerly, Aaryn Smith and their 4x400-meter relay team in the Division IV Prelims at Carpinteria High in South Santa Barbara County. For Lawndale, Ocean League champion Cooksey had a pair of eighth place overall finishes in the 110-meter high hurdles at 15.0 seconds and the 300 intermediate hurdles clocking 39.84. Jalen Walker, who also won the Ocean in the long jump on May 5 at Culver City High, just made the cut with a ninth place overall finish with a leap of 21 feet, 2.75 inches. In the Division IV Prelims, Conerly had the meet’s third overall best time in the 400 (57.39). She also ran on the third leg of St. Mary’s 1,600-meter relay that was fourth overall in 4:04.55. Other runners included Jade Jones, Aaryn Smith and Ziquisha Reed. Smith also advanced in the 300 hurdles after a seventh place overall finish timing 47.6. The Divisional Finals will be on Saturday at Cerritos College. The field events begin at 11 a.m. and the running events start at 1 p.m. • Lawndale pitcher Armando Novela lets the ball go toward a Hawthorne batter. Hawthorne pitcher Andy Monarrez stretches his right arm as he prepares to throw against Lawndale.
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