Hat Trick

BOYS' SOCCER St. Francis 4, Alemany 0: Mark Verso had a hat trick within the 30 minutes of play for the Golden Knights and Billy McCreary capped the scoring in the first half with a goal of his own in a Mission League road contest on Friday. Goalkeepers Carl Rubschlager and Hector Carranza combined on the shutout for St. Francis (11-8, 7-2 in league). Glendale 1, Burbank 0: Levon Sargsyan scored with 15 minutes left to give the host Nitros (8-0-7, 5-0-5)

NORTHEAST GLENDALE — Recording a hat trick wasn't something Cole Rademacher had expected to happen. Thus, it's something the Flintridge Prep boys' soccer player won't soon forget. It might also serve as a barometer toward future success for him and the Rebels. Rademacher recorded his first career had trick Tuesday afternoon to help spark Flintridge Prep to a 7-1 Prep League victory against Rio Hondo Prep at the Glendale Sports Complex. Flintridge Prep (4-6-2, 1-1 in league)

NORTHEAST GLENDALE ? With their best player officially out for the year, somebody must step in to fill the scoring role. There are some good candidates on board for the Flintridge Prep girls? soccer team to handle that responsibility. One of them is junior forward Michelle Bigony. Bigony scored three goals ? including two on penalty shots ? to spark Flintridge Prep to a 3-0 nonleague victory against Milken Community on Tuesday afternoon in a nonleague match at the Glendale Sports Complex.

GIRLS' SOCCER Flintridge Sacred Heart Academy 4, Mission Hills Alemany 2: Hannah Hand tallied a hat trick -- including a second-half penalty kick -- giving her 17 goals and 40 points on the season, and 39 goals and 102 points in 58 career matches to lead the Tologs to Friday's Mission League road victory. Whitney Davis and Katie Woods assisted on Hand's other two goals for the Tologs (13-2-2, 2-0-1 in league), who received a goal from Lauren Bustos off a Katrina Payne corner kick, giving her 10 assists.

LA CAÑADA FLINTRIDGE ? While the Alemany High boys? soccer team entered Thursday night?s contest against St. Francis High School with a less-than-stellar record, Golden Knights Coach Glen Appels was well aware the Warriors were capable of sneaking up on someone. ?They haven?t had good results, but they are good enough to beat somebody in the league and we realize that one of these days they are going to beat somebody ? and we didn?t want it to be us,? said Appels, whose St. Francis team found itself tied with Alemany at the half.

NORTHWEST GLENDALE - Not even a chewed-up field could play a role in stopping the Crescenta Valley High's boys' soccer team's high-powered offensive attack. For that matter, neither could Hoover. Crescenta Valley, in search of its third straight Pacific League title, received a hat trick from Pavle Atanackovic en route to a 6-1 league road victory against Hoover on Wednesday afternoon. "Last week, we changed our offensive formation by making a few small adjustments in terms of where we want to be," said Crescenta Valley first-year Coach Grant Clark, whose team improved to 6-0-6 and 2-0-2 in league and is ranked fifth in the latest CIF Southern Section Division IV poll.

LOS ANGELES - It was more than a nonleague match. It was personal. The Flintridge Sacred Heart Academy girls' soccer team did not forget what St. Lucy's did a year ago. Last season, St. Lucy's upset the then-No. 1-ranked team in the nation at Occidental College. A year later, the Tologs were not going to lose again. Flintridge Sacred Heart remembered the pain of losing and utterly dominated the Regents. Junior forward Laura Thompson had three goals and Savannah Viola had a pair of scores, as the Tologs defeated St. Lucy's, 5-1, on Friday at Occidental College's Patterson Field.

SPORT Basketball SCHOOL CV YEAR Senior THIS SEASON Leads the area with 437 points (31.2 per game average). LAST WEEK AT A GLANCE Moved into fifth place on the school's career-scoring list with 56 points in two games last week, giving him 1,893 in his four-year varsity career, which surpassed Harvey Mason. SPORT Soccer SCHOOL Hoover YEAR Junior THIS SEASON Has 22 points, including area-leading 10 goals, for Hoover (7-5)

SOUTHEAST GLENDALE - Looking to bounce back from a rough week which included league losses against Burroughs and Crescenta Valley, the Glendale High girls' water polo team didn't have time to feel sorry for itself. Aware that the Nitros are still very much a part of the playoff picture, Desiree Ivett Garcia-Solano looked to get them back on track with a flurry of goals. Garcia-Solano scored the match's first four goals and finished with six overall Tuesday afternoon to lead host Glendale to an easy 16-3 Pacific League win against Arcadia.

LOS ANGELES - It was more than a nonleague match. It was personal. The Flintridge Sacred Heart Academy girls' soccer team did not forget what St. Lucy's did a year ago. Last season, St. Lucy's upset the then-No. 1-ranked team in the nation at Occidental College. A year later, the Tologs were not going to lose again. Flintridge Sacred Heart remembered the pain of losing and utterly dominated the Regents. Junior forward Laura Thompson had three goals and Savannah Viola had a pair of scores, as the Tologs defeated St. Lucy's, 5-1, on Friday at Occidental College's Patterson Field.

NORTHEAST GLENDALE - Any semblance of a silver lining would be welcomed by the members of the Glendale Community College men's soccer team. Three matches into the season and it appears they have stumbled more than Coach Joe Agoston would care to witness. Agoston certainly wasn't pleased with what he saw Tuesday night, as Erik Medina recorded a hat trick to lead visiting L.A. Harbor College to a 6-0 nonconference win against Glendale college at Sartoris Field. "I'm very disappointed," said Agoston, whose team finished with one shot on goal and dropped to 0-3. "We are still tinkering with our lineup, but it's got to come from them.

LA CRESCENTA - While battling pain in both of his calves, Pavle Atanackovic seemingly needed to find another way to score. The Crescenta Valley High boys' soccer player used his head, lifting the Falcons to a first-round playoff victory. Atanackovic scored three goals on headers - including the match-winning tally three minutes into sudden-death overtime - to propel host Crescenta Valley to a 3-2 CIF Southern Section Division IV win against Laguna Beach on Thursday afternoon.

SOUTHEAST GLENDALE - Looking to bounce back from a rough week which included league losses against Burroughs and Crescenta Valley, the Glendale High girls' water polo team didn't have time to feel sorry for itself. Aware that the Nitros are still very much a part of the playoff picture, Desiree Ivett Garcia-Solano looked to get them back on track with a flurry of goals. Garcia-Solano scored the match's first four goals and finished with six overall Tuesday afternoon to lead host Glendale to an easy 16-3 Pacific League win against Arcadia.

NORTHWEST GLENDALE - Not even a chewed-up field could play a role in stopping the Crescenta Valley High's boys' soccer team's high-powered offensive attack. For that matter, neither could Hoover. Crescenta Valley, in search of its third straight Pacific League title, received a hat trick from Pavle Atanackovic en route to a 6-1 league road victory against Hoover on Wednesday afternoon. "Last week, we changed our offensive formation by making a few small adjustments in terms of where we want to be," said Crescenta Valley first-year Coach Grant Clark, whose team improved to 6-0-6 and 2-0-2 in league and is ranked fifth in the latest CIF Southern Section Division IV poll.

NORTHWEST GLENDALE - After beginning Pacific League play with shutout defeats, the Hoover High and Muir boys' soccer teams rediscovered their scoring ability Friday afternoon. For Hoover's Artin Almary, it couldn't have come at a better time, as he made the most of his scoring opportunities in what proved to be a milestone match for the sophomore forward. Almary recorded his first career hat trick and added one assist to lead host Hoover to a 6-3 league victory against Muir.

LA CRESCENTA — This time, the members of the Crescenta Valley High boys' soccer team took care of business the way they expected to. That stemmed largely from a valuable lesson they learned last season, when they encountered an elongated slump before wrapping up their first league title on the final day of the season. This season, the Falcons never showed similar signs and cruised to their second straight league championship. Behind three goals from junior forward Pavle Atanackovic on Tuesday afternoon, Crescenta Valley picked up a 3-0 league home win against Glendale.

LOS ANGELES — Faced with a formidable foe in Sherman Oaks Notre Dame, Flintridge Sacred Heart Academy's soccer team not only accomplished one of its season-long goals, but also showcased just how potent it can be, all in a span of 80 impressive minutes. Behind a hat trick from junior forward Katie Johnson, the Tologs made an emphatic statement with a resounding 5-1 win over Notre Dame on Friday at Occidental College and wrapped up at least a share of the Mission League title in the process.

BOYS' SOCCER St. Francis 4, Alemany 0: Mark Verso had a hat trick within the 30 minutes of play for the Golden Knights and Billy McCreary capped the scoring in the first half with a goal of his own in a Mission League road contest on Friday. Goalkeepers Carl Rubschlager and Hector Carranza combined on the shutout for St. Francis (11-8, 7-2 in league). Glendale 1, Burbank 0: Levon Sargsyan scored with 15 minutes left to give the host Nitros (8-0-7, 5-0-5)