Kennedy Strikes Out 15 in La Quinta Win
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Relying on an 85-mph fastball, USC-bound Ian Kennedy of Westminster La Quinta struck out 15, walked one and gave up three hits in the Aztecs’ 2-0 victory over Valencia Friday in the championship game of the North Orange County baseball tournament.
La Quinta (5-0), ranked No. 1 by The Times, scored its runs in the third inning on two singles, a throwing error and a run-scoring double by Cole Garner.
Junior first baseman Matt Aidem had two doubles for Valencia (4-1), making him 14 for 20 in the tournament. Jared Clark was the loser for Valencia, despite striking out eight in five innings. Valencia loaded the bases with one out in the sixth inning off Kennedy, but he got a popup and a groundout to end the threat.
“We just didn’t hit him,” Valencia Coach Jared Snyder said. “He challenged every one of our hitters. He was a very confident kid.”
-- Eric Sondheimer
Allyson Felix of North Hills L.A. Baptist was eliminated from the women’s 200 meters Friday in the semifinals of track and field’s World Indoor Championships at Birmingham, England. Felix, a senior, finished a non-qualifying third in the third of three semifinals with a time of 23.29 seconds after running 23.36 to finish second in her first-round heat earlier in the day.
Michelle Collins, 32, posted the fastest semifinal time with a U.S. indoor record of 22.31.
Six soccer all-star games featuring some of the top players from the Southern Section will be held at Mission Viejo High today.
The first game, starting at 9 a.m., will match up teams composed of boys’ players from Division I and Division II.
The Division III versus IV game will be at 11 a.m., followed by the Division V versus VI game at 1 p.m. The Division V versus VI girls’ game will be at 3, followed by the Division III versus IV game at 5 and the Division I versus II game at 7.
-- John Ortega
The National Scholastic Surfing Assn.’s state championships for the collegiate, high school and middle school divisions will take place today and Sunday at Church Beach in San Clemente. Defending champions Oceanside Mira Costa College, San Clemente High and Huntington Beach Dwyer Middle School will be among the competitors. Starting time is 6:30 a.m. each day.
