SPORTSCOPE : Dominguez Women Open Bid for National Soccer Crown

The Cal State Dominguez Hills women’s soccer team, ranked No. 2 in the country, seeks the college’s first national title this weekend in the NCAA Division II championships at Barry University in Miami. The Lady Toros (18-2) play fourth-ranked Keene State, N.H., (13-3-2) at noon (EDT). The winner meets the winner of the match between top-ranked Barry (15-0-2) and sixth-rated Adelphi University of New York (8-6-1) for the national title Sunday.

The 10th-ranked UCLA soccer team will make its seventh straight appearance in the NCAA Tournament, playing host to San Diego State at 2 p.m. Sunday at El Camino College in the first round. Last month San Diego State (14-4-3) upset UCLA, 3-2. The Bruins (18-3-1) were then ranked No. 1. Bruins Coach Sigi Schmid said of the playoff opener: “For the third year in a row it matches the two top Division I teams in Southern California. It will be a tough, physical and exciting game.”

The Loyola Marymount women’s volleyball team will try to wrap up second place in the West Coast Conference on the road with matches tonight at Gonzaga and Saturday at the University of Portland. The Lions, 8-14 overall, will play a non-conference match Sunday at Portland State. Loyola, Gonzaga and Portland are tied for second in the WCC at 7-4. Pepperdine has clinched the title and NCAA berth. The Lions lost to both teams at home last weekend and are on a three-match losing streak.

The Loyola water polo team will close the season with a chance to finish above .500 in the Western Water Polo Championships at UC San Diego. The eight-team tournament begins today. Loyola goes in with an 8-11 record. Tim Waggoner leads the attack with 36 goals, followed by Luke DeKansky and Hans Goettling with 29 apiece.

Enrollment is still open in Marine Cano’s winter soccer camp and George Wing’s winter baseball camp at Cal State Dominguez Hills. Both will be held Dec. 18-22. For more information, call 516-3893.

Another of Pop’s All-Pro baseball/softball camps will be held Dec. 26-29 at the Lunada Bay Little League fields. Sports specialists and professional players will be on hand, including Alex Manila of the Queen and Her Court touring softball team; Ken McMullen, former Dodger third baseman; pitcher Tim Leary of the Cincinnati Reds; first baseman/outfielder Franklin Stubbs, of the Dodgers and El Camino College softball pitching Coach Jim Reynolds. The cost is $175. For more information, call 373-3805.

Southern California Slo-Two-Pitch Softball is accepting applications for its Veterans Day tournament to be played at Wilson Park in Torrance. The cost per team is $160 and each is guaranteed three games. For more information, call 866-8685.

Ascot Raceway offers the U.S. Long Track Speedway Championships on its half-mile course tonight at 8. Saturday is Fan Appreciation Night for the CRA sprint cars at 8.

Torrance is signing youths for its winter basketball program. The event is open to resident boys and girls in kindergarten through eighth grade. Sign-ups take place from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 18 and Dec. 2 and 9 at the city recreation office, 3031 Torrance Blvd. A fee of $16 is required. Call 618-2930.

Tryouts for the South Bay Volleyball Club teams conclude Nov. 20 at Redondo Union High School. The event is open to girls 12 to 16 from 9 a.m. to noon and for girls 16 to 18 from 1-4 p.m. The cost is $5. Call 379-6701 or 328-1671.

A group of boys from Redondo Beach Region 34 of the American Youth Soccer Organization will play a series of games with Mexican youth teams Thanksgiving weekend in Ensenada, Mexico.