Los Alamitos

Jim Riggio MOYSE FIELD -- For 48 minutes, Loyola and Los Alamitos highs played as tough as two football teams could, and neither team was willing to walk off the field as the losing team. So the game had to go overtime, where the Griffins outlasted the Cubs, 30-23, in two tie-breakers before a near sold-out crowd Friday night in a CIF Southern Section Division I quarterfinal game at Moyse Field. Los Alamitos kicker Chris Kluwe kicked a 60-yard field goal with no time left on the clock to send the game into overtime.

Newport Harbor High's girls tennis team fell, 11-7, in nonleague play to one of Orange County's best tennis squads, Los Alamitos. The Sailors lost five of six sets in the opening round, and could not overcome the deficit. "I was impressed with our girls," said Sailor Coach Fletcher Olson. "After we dropped far behind in the first set, the girls really turned it around in the second and third sets." Newport won five of nine doubles sets. Melissa Chinn and Alex McIntosh had the most impressive match, rallying from 4-5 to a 7-5 victory in their opening match.

After serving as Assistant Superintendent of Secondary Skills for the Glendale Unified School District, Dr. Greg Franklin will be leaving the district to take a position as Superintendent of Schools at Los Alamitos. "Los Alamitos has 9100 students and ten schools," Franklin said. Franklin came from the Fullerton district three years ago where he served as Assistant Superintendent of Human Resources. He began working immediately to familiarize himself with the district, the schools and the parents.

Erik Boal ALHAMBRA -- A small crowd of fans assembled outside the Alhambra High tennis courts Tuesday for the Moors CIF Southern Section Division I boys' tennis first-round playoff match against visiting Glendale, hoping to see highly touted sophomore singles player Robert Yim. Even a few discussed the possibility of watching the always-entertaining doubles tandem of Jay Sim and Tony Topsakalyan, which recently took...

GLENDALE ? It saw its share of excellent teams throughout the regular season, but likely saw the best squad at the wrong time. The Glendale High girls' tennis team had its season end with a 15-3 loss to powerful Los Alamitos in a CIF Southern Section Division II first-round road match at the Seal Beach Tennis Center. Sixth-seeded Los Alamitos, which won the Sunset League, will next face Redlands or Murrieta in a second-round match at 2 p.m. Saturday. Glendale (11-5) got two wins in singles competition, including a 7-5 victory for Meldia Hacobian and a 6-0 win for Ynna Aghabegian.

LOS ALAMITOS — For much of the season, the Crescenta Valley High girls’ tennis doubles teams had plenty of success. They helped the Falcons earn a second-place finish in the Pacific League. On Thursday afternoon, those normally reliable doubles teams were essentially nowhere to be found. Crescenta Valley saw its season end with an 11-7 loss to host Los Alamitos in a CIF Southern Section Division II opening-round match. The Falcons (16-3) only picked up a pair of doubles wins and appeared flat in their losses.

Erik Boal When Flintridge Sacred Heart Academy met Los Alamitos in last year's quarterfinal match of the Molten/Gahr Volleyball Classic, the Tologs lost in four hard-fought games. But the setback proved to Flintridge Sacred Heart that it could compete with the best programs in the state, as evidenced by Los Alamitos going on to win the CIF Southern Section Division IAA title. So when Nancy Tinkham's squad earned a rematch against the nationally ranked Griffins in Saturday's quarterfinal of the seventh annual event at Cerritos Gahr High, she was hoping her team -- which graduated five key contributors from last year's Division IVAA finalist -- would put up a similar fight.

Edgar Melik-Stepanyan They didn't roll over like they did in the first game of the doubleheader, clawing back to scare perennial-power Los Alamitos. But the members of the Crescenta Valley High baseball team still didn't have enough to edge the Griffins on Tuesday. The Falcons left the bases loaded in the sixth inning and stranded runners at second and third in the seventh, falling, 4-3, in a nonleague game at Stengel Field. -- BOX SCORE -- -- Los Alamitos 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 -- 4 10 1 Crescenta Valley 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 -- 3 5 3 -- -- Los Alamitos IP H R ER BB K Schnitzer 2 1 2 1 2 2 Owen 3 2 1 1 1 5 Minter 2 2 0 0 3 2 Totals 7 5 3 2 6 9 -- -- Crescenta Valley IP H R ER BB K Rousey 3 8 4 3 2 5 Bell 4 2 0 0 0 8 Totals 7 10 4 3 2 13 -- -- WP-- Owen (4-3)

Trevor Bell made a mental checklist. Then he crossed off the items while he tossed a four-hitter Tuesday in a 6-1 nonleague win against Los Alamitos in the second game of a nonleague doubleheader at Stengel Field. CV (3-2) and Los Alamitos (4-2) exchanged 6-1 victories. "There's no way we wanted to be swept at home," said Bell, who hit a two-run home run in the fourth inning to give the Falcons a 2-1 lead. "We needed to thrive and we needed a little bit of a jumpstart."

TODAY Girls' Golf (2:30 p.m.) Marina vs. Los Alamitos (at El Dorado GC) (3 p.m.) Edison vs. Huntington (at Mile Square Park) Girls' Tennis (3 p.m.) Edison at Marina Huntington at Esperanza Saddleback at Ocean View Field Hockey (3:15 p.m.) Edison at Marina Westminster at Huntington Boys' Water Polo (4 p.m.) La Quinta vs. Ocean View (at Westminster High) Girls' Volleyball (5:30 p.m.)

LOS ALAMITOS — For much of the season, the Crescenta Valley High girls’ tennis doubles teams had plenty of success. They helped the Falcons earn a second-place finish in the Pacific League. On Thursday afternoon, those normally reliable doubles teams were essentially nowhere to be found. Crescenta Valley saw its season end with an 11-7 loss to host Los Alamitos in a CIF Southern Section Division II opening-round match. The Falcons (16-3) only picked up a pair of doubles wins and appeared flat in their losses.

GLENDALE — There are a couple of things that the St. Francis High soccer team would like to change in its playoff rematch against Newbury Park today. First, the Golden Knights would like to keep senior goalkeeper Jordan Bell healthy. The last thing is to try to pick up a victory against a Newbury Park squad that eliminated them from the playoffs last season. St. Francis and Newbury Park will lock horns at 3 p.m. at St. Francis’ Friedman Field in a CIF Southern Section Division I second-round match.

If you live in the Crescenta Valley, you?ve probably seen him before. A stylish little wiener dog that loves to play dress up and has won numerous best dressed pet awards, including at past Oktoberfests in Montrose. Folks will get a chance to see another aspect of Jimmy the La Crescenta dachshund this weekend when the local dog runs for the gold ? or at least his favorite peanut butter treats ? in the 13th annual Wienerschnitzel Wiener Nationals in Los Alamitos. About 12,000 people are expected to attend the event, which raises money for the Seal Beach Animal Care Center, a non-profit group that finds homes for stray animals in Orange County.

GLENDALE — The city of Glendale has officially become a member of the Orangeline Development Authority. The city will now be able to vote on decisions regarding the $20-billion High Speed Maglev Corridor Development project, authority Executive Director Albert Perdon said. The board marked the decision by holding its meeting on Wednesday in Glendale at Fire Station 21. The City Council voted April 15 to join the authority, which includes 15 city members from Santa Ana to Los Alamitos.

Desiree Shier considers the windows of her home to be the eyes of the structure, so when she and husband Al Shier bought the property as somewhat of a fixer-upper last summer, the glass was the first thing to get a makeover. But the Shiers, who plan to restore their 1928 home to its original architectural state, weren?t looking for just any window replacements. Their search was for a contractor who specializes in historic windows, which led to Window Restoration and Repair, a Los Alamitos company that recreates and refurbishes old frames, casings and accessories for residential windows.

CITY HALL ? Proponents of a $19-billion regional magnetic levitation train found a new ally in Glendale on Tuesday after the City Council narrowly voted to join 14 other Southland cities in their effort to study the project?s feasibility. Glendale?s seat at the Orangeline Development Authority will cost $61,112 for the current fiscal year, and about $30,000 for every fiscal year thereafter, according to the joint exercise of powers agreement that includes cities from Palmdale to Los Alamitos.

After serving as Assistant Superintendent of Secondary Skills for the Glendale Unified School District, Dr. Greg Franklin will be leaving the district to take a position as Superintendent of Schools at Los Alamitos. "Los Alamitos has 9100 students and ten schools," Franklin said. Franklin came from the Fullerton district three years ago where he served as Assistant Superintendent of Human Resources. He began working immediately to familiarize himself with the district, the schools and the parents.

CRESCENTA VALLEY   COACH: Cesar Hidalgo, third year.     LEAGUE: Pacific.     LAST SEASON: 12-5-6, 7-2-1 in league for third place. Lost to Canyon Country Canyon, 3-0, in Division II wild-card match.     PLAYERS TO WATCH: Kim Carcich, junior, midfielder; Emma Dearman, senior, goalie; Astrid Castaneda, senior, midfielder; Brittany Berger, sophomore, midfielder; Hannah Green, junior, forward; Richelle Mascaro, senior, sweeper.