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Cornerstone Christian of Camarillo won the Division VII championship Friday afternoon in a 12-2 victory against Cate of Carpinteria.

Aaron Roth hit a grand slam home run in the second inning and oitched three innings of scoreless relief to lead the Eagles (22-0), who finished the season unbeaten and won the first boys championship in school history.

Cornerstone Christian became the areas second consecutive Div. VII winner following Viewpoint of Calabasas' title last year.

Rosamond had only four hits in a 5-1 loss against Oxford Academy of Cypress in the Div. VI championship game at Long Beach's Blair Field.

According to a source in the West San Fernando Valley, Newbury Park will announce Matt Goldfield as its new baseball coach.

The announcement will come at the teams banquet tonight.

Goldfield has been an assistant coach at Newbury Park under Scott Drootin and Chuck Berrington.

Goldfield also has had stints at Chaminade and Thousand Oaks.

Goldfield replaces Berrington, who lasted only one season.

DIV. II

Redlands East Valley (23-6) at Crespi (19-11), 3:15 p.m.

DIV. III

No. 4 Lancaster (21-7) at No. 1 Beckman (25-4), 3:15 p.m.

DIV. VII

Rolling Hills Prep (19-3) at No. 1 Camarillo Cornerstone Christian (20-0), 3:15 p.m.

In a stunning development at Newbury Park, baseball coach Chuck Berrington resigned under pressure from parents and the administration.

It is still unclear as to what is really going on at Newbury Park but a group of parents apparently expressed concerns to administrator Richard Urias and the principal the last two weeks.

Berrington led the Panthers to 20 wins in his only season and a Division I playoff berth.

Berrington has had successful stints at Westlake and Taft of Woodland Hills previous to taking the Newbury Park job.

Berrington led Westlake to the Southern Section finals and turned around a Taft program that was left for dead before his arrival.

"I decided to go ahead and resign because thats what they wanted," Berrington said. "The parents are weak and the administration is weak. We had a great season, won 20 games and with a young team."

Berrington becomes the second coach to leave Newbury Park under similar circumstances following Scott Drootin's departure.

Sherman Oaks Center for Enriched Studies of Reseda recorded a 3-1 victory Tuesday over Elizabeth Learning Center in the City Section Div. III baseball semifinals, earning a berth in the inaugural Div. III title game at 4 p.m. Friday at USC's Dedeaux Field.

SOCES (18-2), the No. 2 seed, will take on fifth-seeded Maywood (13-14), a 7-2 upset winner over No. 1 Community Harvest Charter.

DIV. II

Crespi (18-11) at Damien (21-8)

DIV. III

Downey (23-6) at No. 4 Lancaster (20-7)

DIV. V

Campbell Hall (18-7) at No. 3 Maranatha (23-5)
Paraclete (16-11) at Tahquitz (18-8)

DIV. VI

No. 4 Vasquez (24-3) at Oxford Academy (19-5)

DIV. VII

Thacher (10-9) at No. 1 Camarillo Cornerstone Christian (19-0)
Rolling Hills Prep (18-3) at No. 4 Faith Baptist (15-6)

Southern Section on Tuesday

Div. I
West Ranch vs. Edison

Div. II
Crespi vs. Pacifica/Garden Grove
Notre Dame at Chino Hills

Div. III
Charter Oak at Palmdale
Lancaster vs. Bell Gardens

Div. V
Campbell Hall at Cabrillo/Lompoc
Linfield Christian at Paraclete

Div. VI
Desert Christian/Lancaster vs. Oxford Academy
Vasquez vs. Salesian

Div. VII
Hillcrest Chr./Granada Hills vs. Thacher
Faith Baptist at Lee Vining
Milken Community vs. Animo Leadership

IS HARTUNIAN MONTCLAIR PREP'S NEXT MAJOR LEAGUER?

The field he plays on bears his name, which will make it hard to leave behind, but is Montclair Prep's Matt Hartunian bound for USC or Major League Baseball? If history has anything to do with it, Matt's next stop could be the MLB draft on June 9th. Major League Alumni from Prep include Torey Lovullo, Russ Ortiz and Brad Fullmer, who holds Prep's homerun record of 31, which Matt made a valiant run at (26). Matt is a four year Varsity starter with an overall high school batting avg. of .479, 139 RBI, 26 HR, 79 2B, and an on base percentage over .670. At 5'11", 200 lbs, Matt is the quintessential catcher, although, he can play anywhere, including the mound. Of Matt's prowess behind the dish, MCP head coach Rick Weber says, "Hartunian is a power hitting catcher, which is rare, and with a pop time under 2.0 seconds, nobody runs on us...nobody!" Leading us to an opening round win against Lompoc this past Tuesday, Matt was 3-3 raising this year's batting avg. to nearly .600. Ex-pro coach Daylon Monette says, "The ball just jumps off his bat. I've never seen anyone in high school with his approach to hitting." Monette is pushing Matt to go pro...Matt says, "Let the cards fall where they fall, I can play anywhere!" June 9th can't come soon enough.

No. 8 Garfield at No. 1 Cleveland
No. 12 Granada Hills at No. 4 Narbonne

No. 11 Banning at No. 3 El Camino Real
No. 10 Bell at No. 2 Chatsworth

All games Friday at 3 p.m. at seeds 1-4

DIV. I
Wild card, today
Brea Olinda at Moorpark
Oxnard at Saugus
Vista Murrieta at Newbury Park
Hart at Camarillo
First round, Friday
Brea Olinda/Moorpark at No. 1 Norco
Oxnard/Saugus at Mater Dei
El Dorado at West Ranch
Dana Hills at Rio Mesa
Santiago/Temescal Canyon at No. 4 Simi Valley
Vista Murrieta/Newbury Park at Valencia
Villa Park at Royal
Hart/Camarillo at No. 2 Jserra
DIV. II
Wild card, today
Bellflower at Burbank
Alemany at Vista del Lago
Chino Hills at Burroughs
St. Francis at Buena
Crescenta Valley at Righetti
First round, Thursday
Bellflower/Burbank at Pacifica/GG
Paso Robles/Alta Loma at Crespi
Alemany/Vista del Lago at Dos Pueblos
Rialto/La Sierra at No. 3 Notre Dame
Chino Hills/Burroughs at La Mirada
St. Francis/Buena at Cypress
Crescenta Valley/Righetti at No. 2 Yucaipa
DIV. III
Wild card, today
Montebello at Palmdale
Knight at Santa Monica
Eastside at Pacific
First round, Friday
Montebello/Palmdale at Nogales
Laguna Hills/Wilson at No. 4 Lancaster
Knight/Santa Monica at No. 3 San Gorgonio
Quartz Hill at South Hills
Eastside/Pacific at No. 2 Bonita
DIV. IV
Wild card, today
Bishop Montgomery at Oak Park
La Canada at South Torrance
First round, Thursday
Bishop Montgomery/Oak Park at Palm Desert
La Canada/South Torrance at Anaheim
Oaks Christian at St. Paul
DIV. V
Wild card, today
Lompoc at Montclair Prep
L.A. Baptist at Paraclete
First round, Friday
Lompoc/Montclair Prep at No. 4 Woodcrest Christian
Big Bear/Heritage at Campbell Hall
L.A. Baptist/Paraclete at Western Christian
DIV. VI
Wild card, today
La Verne Lutheran at Oakwood
La Sierra Academy at Bell-Jeff
Flintridge Prep at Kern Valley
Sierra Canyon at Grace Brethren
First round, Thursday
La Verne Lutheran/Oakwood at No. 1 Bloomington Christian
Bishop at Desert Christian/L
Buckley at Salesian
Hesperia Christian/Redlands Adventist at No. 4 Vasquez
La Sierra Academy/Bell-Jeff at No. 3 Windward
Baptist Christian at Viewpoint
Flintridge Prep/Kern Valley at Nordhoff
Sierra Canyon/Grace Brethren at Pasadena Poly
DIV. VII
First round, Friday
Lennox Academy/Pacific Lutheran at No. 1 Cornerstone Christian/C
Hillcrest Christian/GH at Immanuel Christian
Lee Vining at Delphi Academy
Valley Torah at No. 3 North County Christian
Shalhevet at No. 4 Faith Baptist
Newbury Park Adventist at Pacifica Christian