City Section

Friday, May 14

CITY SECTION LEAGUE FINALS

WEST VALLEY LEAGUE
At Birmingham High

Boys

Sophomore Jamere Holland and junior Elijah Wells led a Taft team that won 11 of 15 events on a hot and sometimes breezy afternoon.

Holland anchored the Toreadors’ victorious 400-meter relay team to 41.68 clocking to move to second on the yearly state list behind Long Beach Poly’s 41.12 best.

He followed that with a winning time of 10.50 in the 100 that was triggered by a great start and helped by an aiding breeze. The breeze might not have been over the allowable of 2.0 meters per second for record purposes, but it will most likely be counted as a wind-aided mark because no wind gauges were in use at the meet.Holland followed his victory in the 100 with a winning time of 21.32 in the 200 while being aided by a breeze that was significantly stronger than when he ran the 100.He completed his day by running the anchor leg on a Taft team that won the 1,600 relay in 3:21.05.

Wells won the 400 in 48.35 and placed third in the 200 in 21.98 and also ran the first legs on both of Taft’s relay teams.

The top four finishers in each event automatically qualified for the City preliminaries at Birmingham on May 20, as did any other athletes who met an at-large qualifying standard in their events.
--John Ortega

100-Holland, Taft, 10.50w; Linton, Granada Hills,10.73; Bytheway, T, 11.01; Waldron, T, 11.04; Richardson, Birmingham, 11.10; Griffin, Cleveland, 11.21.
200-Holland, T, 21.32w; Linton, GH, 21.72; Wells, T, 21.98; Anderson, B, 22.04; Bytheway, T, 22.12; Waldon, T, 22.59.
400-Wells, T, 48.35; Ward, B, 49.68; Byers, T, 50.11; Anderson, B, 50.52; Leggette, T, 50.95.
110 HH-Bullock, B, 15.37; Dangerfield, Chatsworth, 15.57; Johnson, T, 15.65.
300 IH-Avalos, B, 40.83; Johnson, T, 40.92; Willington, 41.05.
400 RELAY-Taft, 41.68, Birmingham, 42.85; Cleveland, 43.90.
1,600 RELAY-Taft, 3:21.05; Birmingham, 3:21.91.
HJ-Blevins, T, 6-4; Hicks, B, 6-0; Catlin, Cleveland, 6-0.
TJ-Lewis, T, 44-10; Brown, GH, 44-2 1/4.
SP-Ramsey, Taft, 48-5.

Girls

Freshmen Kayla Dixon of Cleveland and Sarah Roth of El Camino Real, and junior Jamina Johnson of Granada Hills each won two individual events on a hot and sometimes breezy afternoon.

Dixon won the 100 meters in 12.31 and the 200 in a wind-aided 24.84.

Roth won the 1,600 in 5:16.82, while turning back the 5:17.18 clocking of second-place Emmaline Hartel of Birmingham, and the 800 in 2:19.37.

Johnson won the long jump with a leap of 16-5 and the triple jump at 34-6 1/2.

The top four finishers in each event automatically qualified for the City preliminaries at Birmingham on May 20, as did any other athletes who met an at-large qualifying standard in their events.
--John Ortega

Thursday, May 13

CITY SECTION LEAGUE FINALS

COLISEUM LEAGUE
At East L.A. College

Junior David Gettis of Dorsey, the defending state 400-meter champ, won that event in a state-leading 46.72 and also took the 200 in 21.51 at the Coliseum League finals at East L.A. College. Gettis also anchored the Dons’ 1,600-meter relay team to a nation-leading time of 3:12.46. Kai Kelley of Dorsey was a double winner, taking the 110 hurdles in 14.46 and the 300 hurdles in a City Section best of 37.87.
--Mike Kennedy

Boys

100--Charles, Dorsey, 10.92; McKay, Crenshaw, 10.93; Taylor, Locke, 10.97; Lewis, D, 11.14. 200--Gettis, D, 21.51; McKay, C, 21.93; Williams, D, 22.08; Toney, C, 22.15. 400--Gettis, D, 46.72; Williams, D, 49.55; Taylor, Jefferson, 50.63; Ellis, C, 50.87. 800--Bradford, Fremont, 1:57.12; Blair, C, 1:57.94; Obira, C, 1:58.46. 110 HH--Kelley, D, 14.46; Prudhomme, D, 14.79; Phillips, F, 15.19; Page, D, 15.25. 300 IH--Kelley, D, 37.87; Phillips, F, 39.72; Page, D, 40.09. 400 RELAY--Dorsey, 42.00; Crenshaw, 42.16; Locke, 42.47. 1,600 RELAY--Dorsey, 3:12.46; Crenshaw, 3:20.12; Fremont, 3:20.14. HJ--Prudhomme, D, 6-9; Williams, F, 6-7. TJ--Wyse, D, 45-10. SP--Today at Crenshaw.

Girls

100--Black, D, 12.51; Lewis, D, 12.73. 200--Black, D, 26.02; Lewis, D, 26.29; Clark, Manual Arts, 26.72. 300 LH--Shoates, Locke, 47.46. 400 RELAY---Dorsey, 49.20; Crenshaw, 50.05; Locke, 50.60. 1,600 RELAY--Dorsey, 4:10.04.

MARINE LEAGUE
At San Pedro High

Boys

100--Grant, Washington, 11.03; Gray, Wilmington Banning, 11.10. 200--Gray, WB, 22.27; Grant, W, 22.37. 800--Contreras, Carson, 1:58.19. 1,600--Contreras, C, 4:30.25. 110 HH--Jackson, W, 14.81; Blue, C, 14.83. 300 IH--Blue, C, 39.28; Jackson, W, 40.80. 400 RELAY--Carson, 42.61; Washington, 42.77; Wilmington Banning, 44.14. 1,600 RELAY--Carson, 3:24.32; Wilmington Banning, 3:27.60; Washington, 3:28.84; San Pedro, 3:31.17. HJ--Alsup, SP, 6-2. LJ--Charles, C, 23-8 1/4w. TJ--Sanders, C, 46-1 1/2w; Hawkings, WB, 44-9 1/2w; Knight, C, 44-9 1/4w. SP--Arnold, C, 49-2; Knight, C, 48-5.

Girls

100--Steen, Gardena, 12.04; Griffin, G, 12.75. 200--Steen, G, 24.98; Parker, G, 26.34. 400--Hasson, G, 55.23; Watson, C, 58.06. 1,600--M. Adams, 5:28.61; Manqueros, SP, 5:28.62. 100 HH--Patten, G, 15.38; Chukwudi, G, 15.97. 300 LH--Graham, C, 46.49; Patton, G, 46.57. 400 RELAY--Gardena, 48.18; Carson, 49.07; Washington, 50.65. 1,600 RELAY--Gardena, 4:02.26; Carson, 4:05.19. LJ--Watson, C, 18-5 1/2w; Steen, G, 17-11w; Boyd, Narbonne, 17-9 1/2w; Teems, SP, 16-5 1/2w . TJ--Boyd, N, 36-10 3/4; Harris, C, 36-6 1/2w; Chukwudi, G, 35-10w. SP--Johnson, G, 36-4.

SUNSET SIX LEAGUE
At Birmingham High

Juniors Marlon Lucky of North Hollywood and Tommy Rollins of Verdugo Hills turned in the top performances of the meet.

Lucky won the 100 in 10.98 and Rollins placed first in the 110 high hurdles in 15.97 and in the 300 intermediate hurdles in 42.83.

Junior Stephanie Garcia of Verdugo Hills won the girls’ 200 in 27.11, the 800 in 2:30.12 and the 1,600 in 5:41.24. She also ran a leg on the victorious 400 relay team that clocked 53.75.
--John Ortega

Boys

100-Lucky, North Hollywood, 10.98. 110 HH-Rollins, Verdugo Hills, 15.97.

VALLEY MISSION LEAGUE
At Birmingham High

Seniors Daniel Harty of Monroe and Lanz Epps of Reseda turned in the top performances of the meet to win the boys’ pole vault and triple jump, respectively.

Harty cleared a career best of 15 feet for Monroe, which won 11 of the 15 boys’ events.

Epps bounded 46-4 1/2 in the triple jump after winning the long jump at 20-3 3/4.

Senior Charles Tolley of Monroe, one of the top 200 sprinters in the City, anchored the Vikings to a winning time of 43.76 in the 400 relay. But he strained a hamstring during his leg and failed to finish the 100 and did not start the 200.

In the girls’ meet, junior Kandi Bonty of Monroe won the 100 in 12.25, the 200 in 25.20 and ran a leg on the victorious 400 relay team that clocked 51.55.
--John Ortega

Boys

400-Istepanyan, Reseda, 50.72. 1,600-Benmohamed, Monroe, 4:29.49. 110 HH-Jones, M, 15.96. 300 IH-Jones, M, 40.94. 400 RELAY-Monroe, 43.76; Reseda, 43.86; Sylmar, 44.40. PV-Harty, M, 15-0. TJ-Epps, R, 46-4 1/2.

Girls

100-Bonty, Monroe, 12.25. 200-Bonty, M, 25.20; Gbewonyo, Sylmar, 26.12. SP-Prince, S, 37-10 1/2.

Wednesday, May 12

EASTERN LEAGUE
At San Pedro High

Boys

800--Cardona, Garfield, 1:57.20. 1,600--Dominguez, South Gate, 4:28.11; Hernandez, G, 4:29.79. 110 HH-Riley, L.A. Jordan, 15.81. 1,600 RELAY--Garfield, 3:27.64.