Sunday, May 16, 2010

Claremont teams advance to next round of playoffs

It was a successful 2 days for Claremont teams in the latest CIF Southern Section playoff competitions, ensuring that that Claremont will stay alive for another week of postseason action.

The Claremont High School boys tennis team advanced to the CIF-SS Division II quarterfinals on Friday night, continuing its undefeated season (16-0) with a 13-5 win at South Torrance. CHS will play at La Quinta on Tuesday in the quarterfinal match.

Claremont's Kori Carter (Girls 100h, 300h, 100m), Scott Jordan (Boys 200m, 400m), Brittany Brown (Girls 100m), Bailey Sanin (Girls 800m), Paul Ross (Boys 3200m), Katja Whitham (Girls Pole Vault), Klyvens Delaunay (Boys Triple Jump) and the girls 4x400 relay team all qualified for the CIF-SS Division II Track & Field Finals due to their strong performances at Saturday's preliminaries at Moorpark High School. Amara Berry (Girls 100h) and Andrew Lantz (800m) were the only 2 Webb competitors to qualify for the CIF-SS Division IV Finals on Saturday.

Look for more coverage of the 2 track meets in Wednesday's edition of the COURIER. The CIF-SS finals will take place next Saturday at Cerritos College.

The CIF-SS Division II Swimming Championships also took place on Saturday at the Belmont Plaza Pool in Long Beach. Claremont finished strong with the girls team placing 11th overall and the boys team taking 18th. More details of Saturday's meet will be available in Wednesday's edition of the COURIER.

The Wolfpack's drive to the CIF-SS Division II Boys Volleyball championship is still in full effect after Claremont bested Valencia in 4 games on Saturday, 25-22, 14-25, 25-23, 25-22. The win propelled CHS into the semifinals as the Pack will play Westlake on Tuesday.

Continue visiting the blog throughout the week our CIF playoff coverage.

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