Stringing together a balanced team effort with contributions up and down the lineup, the Serra Cavaliers, maintaining a decent 5-0 advantage after six innings, were far from done, manufacturing an additional five run insurance buffer in the top of the seventh en route to routing Diamond Bar 10-2 and earning a business trip to Dodger Stadium this Friday afternoon for the CIFSS division III championship.

The Dorsey High School varsity baseball team can now declare themselves as back-to-back Coliseum League champions.

This time around though, the pennant is all to themselves, as the Dons overcame a rusty start and busted loose with a big 6-run fifth inning en route to a 10-0 shutout of Fremont, which shared the title with them last year, and has yet to notch its first win of the season.

Burroughs loaded the bases on Hoppy once, and drew leadoff walks in consecutive innings prior. But as it all unfolded in front of everyone attending the game at Arcadia High School's Giambrone Field today in a monster Pacific league showdown between the host Apaches and guest John Burroughs Indians from Burbank, the southpaw reliever Jonathan Hopkins, popularly known as "Hoppy" to the Apache faithful en masse, overcame all the pressure to deal four no-hit shutout innings and earn the win in relief.

(Hoover HS) - Pasadena hastily put all haunts stemming from a woeful start to rest with a steady five run surge in the third inning, and another of four in the sixth en route to a 9-0 shutout against Hoover in Pacific League action.

(Arcadia) - Cleanup hitter Dillon Rezendes came up clutch twice with RBI singles, and Yucaipa, scoring all three of its runs against two outs, also benefited from excellent infield defense and likewise pitching by lefty Taylor Pelissero to etch out a 3-1 win at Giambrone Field in a second round game of the Babe Herman Tournament.

(Paramount) - Paramount scored on a two out single by Aaron Pleitez (2-3, RBI) and capitalized on throwing errors attempting to pick a runner off and catch another stealing in the bottom of the sixth inning to pad its lead, before closer Frankie Valenzuela withstood two hits, an error at shortstop, and another by the center fielder, which allowed two unearned runs in the top seventh, loaded the bases with one out, and put the tying run at bat.

The 2012 LA Watts Summer Games culminated last Saturday with championship games featuring the best male and female athletes Southern California has to offer. Over 200 schools competed in at least one of the many different sports on display including basketball, football, soccer, volleyball, softball and lacrosse.

The 2012 LA Watts Summer Games got off on a great start today, as high school teams from the CIF Southern Section competed in the annual event that embodies a mission to "build bridges of understanding among high school youth through positive interaction, respect and achievement through spirited competition."