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BASEBALL Flintridge Prep 8, Chadwick 4: Starting pitcher Cole Rademacher struck out four in five innings and helped his cause with a solo home run Wednesday to lead visiting Flintridge Prep in a Prep league contest. Alex Sierra had two hits, including a two-run home run. Daniel Enzminger finished with a pair of hits for the Rebels (5-10, 2-3 in league). BOYS' SWIMMING Flintridge Prep 85, Chadwick 85: The Rebels remained undefeated in the Prep League (5-0-1)

BASEBALL Flintridge Prep 6, Webb 1: Alex Sierra pitched five innings and allowed just one unearned run on three hits to lead the Rebels to their first Prep League win on the road Thursday. Royce Park and Scott Tsangeos each drove in two runs and Brendan McKiernan went two for three and scored twice for Prep (4-3, 1-2 in league), which lost to Webb on Tuesday. BOYS' GOLF St. Francis 199, Alemany 202: Michael Doll carded a two-over-par 38 and Richie Maloof finished with a 39 to lead the Golden Knights (2-5 in league)

SOFTBALL Flintridge Prep 18, Chadwick 3 (five innings): Chelsea Johnson went four for five and scored a pair of runs Tuesday to lead the visiting Rebels in a Prep League contest to claim their first victory of the season. Rachel Simon also went four for five and drove in two runs for Flintridge Prep (1-11, 1-4 in league). Maya Okamoto had three hits and Drew Montgomery added two for the Rebels. Burroughs 11, Hoover 0: The host Tornadoes didn't record a hit Tuesday in their Pacific League contest.

GIRLS' TENNIS Flintridge Prep 14, Webb 4: Andrea Kevakian and Jenise Vargas each swept their singles sets Friday to lead the visiting Rebels to a Prep League win. Kevakian won, 6-1, 6-0, 6-0. Vargas won, 6-1, 6-1, 6-0. Flintridge Prep (8-3, 3-1 in league) saw its No. 1 doubles team of Kira Lee and Roya Gheissari sweep, 6-1, 6-1, 6-2. BOYS' WATER POLO Flintridge Prep 13, La Salle 6: Alex Blaine and Jamie Walker had three goals apiece Friday for the Rebels in a Prep League home match.

GIRLS' SOCCER Flintridge Prep 1, Chadwick 0: Kaelin King scored in the 61st minute on an assist from Abby Letts to help the Rebels begin their Prep League title defense with a victory on the road on Wednesday. Casey Cousineau had eight saves for Prep (7-1-1, 1-0 in league) BOYS' BASKETBALL Harvard-Westlake 64, St. Francis 37: Jake Beck scored nine points for the Golden Knights (6-8) in their Mission League opener on Wednesday night. WOMEN'S BASKETBALL Citrus College 46, Glendale Community College 38: Amanda Manahan led the host Vaqueros with 13 points in a Western State Conference South Division opener on Wednesday.

SOFTBALL Flintridge Prep 7, Rio Hondo Prep 4: Flintridge Prep pitcher Denise van der Goot struck out 16, including the first nine batters of the game, to lead the Rebels in a Prep League road contest Friday. Ashley Kim hit a home run and drove in three runs for the Rebels, who got three hits from Alina Okamoto. Flintridge Prep improved to 5-2, 3-0 in league. GIRLS' TRACK AND FIELD Flintridge Prep in Prep League quad meet: The Rebels received nine first-place efforts to win Friday's Prep League meet at La Cañada High.

BOYS' GOLF Flintridge Prep 195, Granada Hills Hillcrest Christian 277: Jack Bouchard fired a two-under-par 32 on Thursday to propel the Rebels in a Prep League match at La Cañada Country Club. Will Guthrie had a 39 for Flintridge Prep, which improved to 6-10, 2-3 in league. Justin Farshidi carded a 40 for the Rebels, who got a 41 from Richard Lo and a 43 from Peter Chodas. Crespi 207, St. Francis 220: Vince De Pinto had a six-over-par 41 on Thursday for the Golden Knights in a Mission League match at Braemar Country Club in Tarzana.

NORTHEAST GLENDALE — While a reversal of recent fortune is certainly something first-year Flintridge Prep boys' soccer Coach Fabrice Gautrat is looking for, he's not ready to tap the panic button yet, either. From the outset of Thursday's nonleague home match against South Hills, the Rebels were playing catch-up at the Glendale Sports Complex and when all was said and done, Flintridge Prep had lost to the visiting Huskies, 4-0, for its fourth straight loss. "That's a good team," said Gautrat of South Hills, which is a part of the Division II Sierra League.

BOYS' GOLF Maranatha 223, Flintridge Prep 223: Jack Bouchard of Flintridge Prep carded a three-over-par 38 on Wednesday in a nonleague match at Altadena Golf Course. Maranatha took the event as its sixth scorer shot two strokes lower. Josh Kim added a 43 for the Rebels (3-4). SOFTBALL Marlborough 14, Flintridge Sacred Heart Academy 7: Lauren Torres hit a solo home run for the visiting Tologs (4-3) in a nonleague contest Wednesday. Westridge 8, Flintridge Prep 7: Chelsea Johnson and Jenna Galper each had a pair of hits Wednesday for the host Rebels in a Prep League match.

LA CAÑADA - When the Flintridge Prep football team found itself perfecting its running form on a Thursday afternoon, it was clear the Rebels had taken a back-to-basics approach in their spring workouts. "That's our focus this summer - keeping it simple - I think we may have one, two passing league games set up all summer," Flintridge Prep Coach Antonio Harrison said. "I want to get back to the basics. " Those basics include conditioning, footwork, catching and carrying the ball, route running and most importantly for the Rebels, who graduated 13 seniors, tackling.

It was balance that led a well-rounded Flintridge Prep boys' volleyball team to a Prep League title with an undefeated run through the four other league teams in 2013. The Rebels' well-rounded makeup may have hurt them when it came to the all-league meeting, though, as they didn't leave with the player of the year after dominating the league. "I think that might have been the trouble for the league MVP voting," said Flintridge Prep Coach Sean Beattie, who saw libero Cody Hiroto of third-place Rio Hondo Prep voted the league player of the year.

GLENDALE - In its first trip to a semifinal game since 1960, the Flintridge Prep baseball team ran into a buzz saw that was top-ranked Desert Christian Academy. There was still hope for another miraculous Rebels comeback after a three-run bottom of the fourth inning. That frame proved the only bright spot for the home team after four errors and slow-starting offense put it in a hole that proved too deep in a 12-4 loss to the Conquerors Tuesday. PHOTOS: Flintridge Prep boys' baseball loses semifinals against Desert Christian Academy Ultimately, Flintridge Prep just ran into a better team in the CIF Southern Section Division VI final-four game at the Glendale Sports Complex.

GLENDALE - Throughout the CIF Southern Section Division VI playoffs, Daniel Enzminger found himself involved all over the diamond in some bizarre and extraordinary plays involving the budding Flintridge Prep baseball team. Enzminger routinely patrolled center field, making several outstanding defensive plays. He also struck out on a wild pitch that allowed the winning run to score in what would be Flintridge Prep's most improbable victory of the entire season. Enzminger had the same feeling again Tuesday during Flintridge Prep's semifinal contest against top-seeded Desert Christian Academy at the Glendale Sports Complex.

GLENDALE - A ground ball to second base appeared to have the making of a double play and the end of a breakthrough season for the members of the Flintridge Prep baseball team. Flintridge Prep No. 9 hitter Dylan Arya figured the game was over while hustling to first base before he looked up to see the Rebels had caught a break on an error. Not long after, the Rebels would benefit from another miscue. Flintridge Prep capitalized on both of them and staged a miraculous comeback, as it scored four runs in the bottom of the seventh inning, including the winning run on a wild pitch following a strikeout, to pull out a 4-3 victory against Crean Lutheran on Friday in a CIF Southern Section Division VI quarterfinal contest at the Glendale Sports Complex.

Karlsen Termini couldn't help but notice a gradual increase of fans who have flocked to the Glendale Sports Complex to watch the surging Flintridge Prep baseball team compete this season. The contingent has seen quite a turnaround campaign from the Rebels, who gained a share of the Prep League championship since 1997 and won a playoff game for the first time since 1999. Termini and the Rebels will have another chance to dazzle their fan base when fourth-seeded Flintridge Prep meets visiting Crean Lutheran at 3:15 p.m. Friday in a CIF Southern Section Division VI quarterfinal game at the Glendale Sports Complex.

It took more than three hours for the Flintridge Prep baseball team to make the trip to Lake Isabella for a CIF Southern Section Division VI second-round playoff contest against Kern Valley on Tuesday. Karlsen Termini felt sluggish following the long journey and struggled on the mound in the first inning, walking the first three batters he faced before being replaced by Clayton Weirick. Weirick limited the damage and then finished up strong and Termini contributed three hits and four runs batted in to pace fourth-seeded Flintridge Prep to a 6-3 victory.

GLENDALE - With a fresh start, the members of the Flintridge Prep baseball team have accomplished two things this season that haven't been done since the 1990s. Under the guidance of first-year coach Guillermo Gonzalez, the Rebels won their first Prep League championship since 1997. Flintridge Prep then crossed off another item off its check list Friday. PHOTOS: Flintridge Prep vs. Santa Paula baseball Karlsen Termini hit a two-run home run and starting pitcher Brenden McKiernan tossed a complete game to lift Flintridge Prep to a 14-6 home victory against Santa Paula in a CIF Southern Section Division VI first-round contest at the Glendale Sports Complex.

In the current state of CIF Southern Section postseason baseball, not even winning a league title is a guarantee for a first-round playoff home game. In the cases of Crescenta Valley High and Flintridge Prep, both teams shared titles in their respective leagues, but, fortunately for the Falcons and Rebels, they ended up on the right end of tiebreakers and will host first-round playoff games on Friday. As released Monday by the CIF Southern Section offices, the Falcons (20-7) will host Yucaipa or Great Oak in the first round of the Division II playoffs, while the Rebels (15-8)