HIGH SCHOOL HIGHLIGHTS : Royal Strikes Early in 9-0 Win

Royal pitcher Jim Dollar benefited from a fortunate bounce to get his way out of the first inning and the Highlanders went to defeat Santa Clara, 9-0, on Wednesay at Royal.

With two out and the bases loaded, Dollar (1-0) threw a wild pitch past catcher Travis Kinyoun. But Kinyoun played the carom off the backstop perfectly and threw to Dollar, who easily tagged out Robbie Knight trying to score from third.

In the bottom of the first, Royal (1-0-1) struck for three runs on doubles by J.P. Hardy and Joe Summers and singles by Mike Kinnaman and Dan Presta. Royal added four more runs in the second inning.

BASEBALL

Montclair Prep (2-1) had four home runs in a 15-3 win over Harvard. Trailing 2-1 in the second inning, Montclair Prep’s J.R. Smith and Pat Huston both hit three-run home runs to give the Mounties a 7-2 lead. Jeff Light was 4 for 4, including his first home run. Montclair Prep improved to 2-1. Harvard is 0-2. . . . Sean Sosa’s double scored pinch runner Mark Scott to cap a four-run ninth inning and give Alemany (2-1) a 10-6 nonleague win over Westchester (1-2). Greg Biley hit a solo home run for Alemany in the sixth inning. Brian Milone pitched 3 inning in relief to record the win. . . . Ryan McMullen and Alfonso Martinez each were 2 for 3 and scored a run as two-time CIF champion Rio Mesa defeated Buena, 3-1, for its third consecutive win in the Ventura tournament.

VOLLEYBALL

Middle hitter Frank Anaya had 15 kills for North Hollywood, which defeated Canoga Park, 7-15, 15-12, 15-11, 15-5, at North Hollywood. . . . Doug Ingalls had 13 kills and teammate Bill Cheeseman had seven kills and 10 blocks as Chaminade defeated LaSalle, 15-8, 10-15, 15-9, 15-5, in a Santa Fe League game. . . . Tim Jenson and Chris Naylor had 18 kills each and setter Ty Leatherman had a career-high 51 assists as Campbell Hall won its second consecutive game, beating Notre Dame, 15-9, 15-9, 12-15, 20-18, in a nonleague match.

SOFTBALL

Debbie Day threw a three-hitter and struck out 11 as Burbank beat La Canada, 5-0, for its third consecutive win. Jennifer Gomez was 3 for 4 with an RBI, and Day and Kim White were both 2 for 4. . . . Lettie Carranza hit for the cycle, leading North Hollywood (1-0) to a 16-12 win over Belmont (0-1). Carranza was 4 for 5 with 2 RBIs.

Compiled by Vince Kowalick.