Preparation talk: Top-seeded Norco opts for seventh Southern Section softball

Norco High’s softball program under coach Richard Robinson has actually been setting the standard for excellence in the Southern Area for years. The top-seeded Cougars will look for to include a seventh section title on Saturday in the Department 1 last against El Modena in a 7 p.m. game at Bill Barber Park in Irvine.This team has

great deals of top players. Leighton Gray is batting.455 with 40 hits, 8 home runs and 25 RBIs. Ashley Duran has 6 home runs, 34 RBIs and a. 438 batting average. Tamryn Much shorter is striking.407 with 37 hits, 9 crowning achievement and 24 RBIs. Sophomore Coral Williams has emerged as a quality pitcher with a 16-0 record, backed by junior Peyton May.El Modena has actually gotten hot in the playoffs behind 2nd baseman Kaitlyn Galasso and shortstop Kylie Tafua. Don’t doubt that the Vanguards can score runs if required. They had the ability to knock off high-scoring Sherman Oaks Notre Dame 6-4 in the quarterfinals and scored 13 runs in a semifinal win over Temescal Canyon. …

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Cal State Northridge will be the site for 3 City Area softball national championship on Saturday, with the included match at 3 p.m. in the Open Division in which Carson will attempt to beat Granada Hills for a third successive year. The Division I last at noon has Port of Los Angeles facing Legacy. Taft faces Marquez in the Division II final at 9 a.m.This is an everyday

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