TORRANCE TRIBUNE June 15, 2017 Page 3 Up and Adam Calendar of Events Old paint. Solvents. Batteries. Computer monitors. These are some of the household hazardous waste and electronic waste items you can bring to a Roundup for recycling. It’s a great opportunity to clean out your garage and clean up the environment. Our free drive-thru, drop-off events are a quick, convenient, and common-sense way to dispose of materials too toxic to trash, pour down a sink, or dump in a storm drain. No Business Waste Accepted Brought to you by the County of Los Angeles and presented by the Department of Public Works and the Sanitation Districts of Los Angeles County in cooperation with the cities of Carson, Compton, Gardena, Hawthorne, Hermosa Beach, Lawndale, Lomita, Manhattan Beach, Palos Verdes Estates, Rancho Palos Verdes, Redondo Beach, Rolling Hills, Rolling Hills Estates, and Torrance. Home-generated sharps waste such as hypodermic needles, pen needles, syringes, lancets, and intravenous needles SHOULD NOT be placed in your trash. Bring them to the Roundups or visit www.CLEANLA.com for alternate disposal options. You can also take your used motor oil to more than 600 oil recycling centers in Los Angeles County. Call 1(888) CLEAN-LA for a complete listing. TOO TOXIC TO TRASH Household Hazardous Waste & Electronic Waste Roundup Saturday, June 17, 2017 9:00 am - 3:00 pm American Honda 1919 Torrance Boulevard Torrance For more information or an event schedule, contact: 1(888) CLEAN-LA, www.CleanLA.com or 1(800) 238-0172 www.lacsd.org South High School Softball Succeeds in CIF Southern Section By Adam Serrao It didn’t take long for the South High Spartans softball team to absolutely demolish the competition in this year’s CIF Southern Section Division 5 postseason. Behind the brilliance of senior pitcher Maddy Stockslager, the Spartans rolled through four straight postseason opponents after finishing in first place in the Pioneer League standings to find themselves in a battle with the Heritage Christian Warriors for a chance at aCIF championship trophy. South and Stockslager didn’t let down. After seven innings of three-hit ball, Stockslager and the Spartans rushed home plate at Deanna Manning Stadium in Irvine and piled on top of one another in joy to celebrate the first-ever CIF-SS title in South Torrance history. Just like every team that came before them, Heritage Christian struggled mightily to figure out the skill and prowess of Stockslager--the South High ace who had already given all of her previous opponents fits throughout the softball season. “She’s been doing it all year,” Coach Tony Flores said of his star player. “I’m pretty sure all of our playoff games ended with her getting [the other team] to strike out.” The bottom of the fourth inning provided the only real moment of turbulence for Stockslager and the Spartans. An error by Sommer Kisling followed by a wayward throw of Stockslager’s allowed Sabrina Morales and Alyssa Benthagen to score the first, and only, two (unearned) runs of the day for the Warriors. Aside from that brief hiccup, Stockslager allowed just three hits while walking three and striking out a grand total of 14 batters over seven innings on the mound. Unlike Heritage Christian, South’s offense was off and running in the early going to back Stockslager and ultimately provide enough firepower to easily get a win. Kayla Averill got things started in the second with a single and later came home to score when Kisling singled to keep the frame going. Senior Georgia Benoit, who earlier reached base on an error, eventually came around to score as well--giving South a 2-0 lead in just the second inning of play. Maisie Weishoff proved to be the offensive player of the day, coming through with the game-changing play in the top of the third inning. The senior took opposing pitcher Lilly Robles deep to left centerfield for a three-run home run to really put the game out of reach in the Spartans’ favor. “I really wanted it for the team,” Weishoff explained. “It felt good to get that cushion.” The cushion that Weishoff spoke of grew to become a 6-0 lead before the third inning came to an end. With Stockslager on the mound, South was more than optimistic that a victory would soon be on its way. After getting out of the rough fourth inning that saw the Spartans commit two errors and give up two runs, it was relative smooth sailing for Stockslager and South. One strikeout after another eventually led to scoreless innings in the fifth, sixth and seventh. Just like 13 other Heritage Christian batters who came before her, the aforementioned Morales struck out to end the game. “I was very anxious and jittery,” Stockslager explained of her mood on the mound in the final inning of play. Once the ball sailed past Morales and the game was officially in the record books, Stockslager added yet another complete game to her repertoire and the Spartans celebrated as they brought home the school’s very first CIF-SS championship. “Winning a CIF title has been everyone’s dream since freshman year,” Stockslager continued. “We wanted to do it for Jesse more. We hung our banners and we all decided to play every game for him.” Jesse Esphorst, Jr. was a classmate of Stockslager’s who was tragically killed in a car accident towards the beginning of the year. The Spartans not only completed an incredible 24-7-1 season for Esphorst, but also brought home Pioneer League and CIF championships in his memory. Stockslager finishes her senior year with a remarkable 0.66 ERA to go along with 16 wins and 228 strikeouts in 137.2 innings on the mound. She, as well as other incredible talents like Kisling, Weishoff, Benoit, Averill and the entire Spartans softball team finished the season off with a remarkable nine-game winning streak. South’s only two league losses of the season were to their inner-city rivals from Torrance High and North High. Though the Spartans lost in their first meetings against both teams, they went on to avenge both losses with a 6-5 win against Torrance and a 10-0 shutout of North, both coming later in the season. After four consecutive years of not even making the playoffs, the South High Spartans rallied in a big way and not only dominated within their own division but also the CIF as a whole. It hasn’t been an easy road for Stockslager, especially after an injury that sidelined the star pitcher for her entire sophomore season. A long journey toward recovery eventually led her and her Spartans to the top of the mountain, though. This year’s South High Spartans will now go down in history as the school’s first-ever CIF Southern Section girls softball champions. – Asixlion@earthlink.net Deadline for Calendar items is the prior Thursday by noon. Calendar items are $1 per word. Email listings to marketing@heraldpublications. com. We take Visa and MasterCard. THURSDAY, JUNE 15 • Propagation Society – Planting Seeds for the Future, 10:30 AM., Madrona Marsh Nature Center & Preserve, 3201 Plaza Del Amo, free to public, Call: 310-782-3989. • Check It Out @ the Southeast Library, 4:30 PM., free-teens only, Southeast Library, 23115 Arlington Ave., Call: 310-530-5044. FRIDAY, JUNE 16 • Free Advance Directive Workshop, 10:00 AM. – 11:00 AM., 5315 Torrance Blvd. Suite #B1, Call: 310-543-3402. • Friday Fun for Kids, 10:00 AM. – 12:00 PM., free, Madrona Marsh Nature Center & Preserve, 3201 Plaza Del Amo, Call: 310-782-3989. SATURDAY, JUNE 17 • Torrance Certified Farmers’ Market at Wilson Park, 8:00 AM. – 1:00 PM., 2200 Crenshaw Blvd., Between Carson St. & Sepulveda, Call: 310-781-7520. • Fun With Flowers, 10:00 AM., free – registration required, Henderson Library, 4805 Emerald St., Call: 310-371-2075. • Mini Train Rides (Public Run Days) 12:00 PM. – 3:00 PM., Wilson Park, 2290 Washington Ave. • KAMA 27th Annual Concert (The Korean American Music Academy), 6:30 PM., James Armstrong Theatre, 3330 Civic Center Drive, For ticket info : 310-988-9985 SUNDAY, JUNE 18 • Katy Geissert Civic Center Library OPEN, 1:00 PM. – 5:00 PM., 3301 Torrance Blvd. MONDAY, JUNE 19 • Madrona Marsh Nature Center & Preserve - CLOSED, 3201 Plaza Del Amo. TUESDAY, JUNE 20 • City Council Meeting, 7:00 PM., City Hall, 3031 Torrance Blvd., Call: 310-618-2780. • Torrance Certified Farmers’ Market at Wilson Park, 8:00 AM. – 1:00 PM., 2200 Crenshaw Blvd., Between Carson St. & Sepulveda, Call: 310-781-7520. • PVSB Audubon Meeting – “ The Joy of Birding Feeding”, Presented by Bob Shanman, Open to the Public, 7:00 PM. – 9:00 PM., Madrona Marsh Nature Center and Preserve, 3201 Plaza Del Amo, Call: 310- 782-3989. WEDNESDAY, JUNE 21 • Craft Delight, 12:00 PM., free, Henderson Library, 4805 Emerald St., Call: 310-371- 2075. THURSDAY, JUNE 22 • Propagation Society – Planting Seeds for the Future, 10:30 AM., Madrona Marsh Nature Center & Preserve, 3201 Plaza Del Amo, free to public, Call: 310-782-3989. • Novels at Night Bok Group, 6:30 PM., free, Southeast Library, 23115 Arlington Ave., Call: 310-530-5044. • Like Us on Facebook Sunday June18 From all of us at Herald Publications
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