NOTEBOOK / GARY KLEIN : Muir’s Vaughn Is Parade All-American

Jacque Vaughn, a junior guard for the Muir High basketball team, was selected second team All-American by Parade magazine.

The 6-foot-1 Vaughn averaged more than 20 points a game in leading Muir to the Pacific League championship this season.

Vaughn scored 22 points in the Mustangs’ 62-60 loss to Tustin in the Southern Section 2-AA Division quarterfinals on Saturday.

It was the second consecutive season that Tustin eliminated Muir from the playoffs.

Muir finished 20-9.

Playoff bound: The Cal Poly Pomona women’s basketball team won the California Collegiate Athletic Assn. postseason tournament and will participate in the NCAA Division II playoffs that begin March 12 or 13.

Pomona, ranked 15th in Division II, improved to 23-5 with a 74-55 victory over Chapman in the semifinals and a 57-45 victory over Cal State Dominguez Hills in the CCAA tournament final.

Senior forward Leslie Ellis of Pomona was selected co-most valuable player of the CCAA.

Sophomore center Mildred Conston of Pomona and senior guard Renee Dabney of Cal State Los Angeles were selected first team all-conference.

Tournament time: The Cal Poly Pomona men’s basketball team gained a berth in this weekend’s four-team CCAA postseason tournament, and the Broncos (15-12) will meet top-seeded UC Riverside (22-4) in a first-round game at Riverside City College on Friday.

Cal State Bakersfield (21-6) plays Cal State Dominguez Hills (16-11) in the other first-round game.

Pomona concluded the regular season by defeating Cal State Los Angeles, 84-81, on Saturday. The Broncos had been tied for fourth place with Cal State San Bernardino and Cal Poly San Luis Obispo entering the regular-season finale.

Pomona’s victory over Cal State L.A., combined with San Bernardino’s 86-83 victory over UC Riverside and San Luis Obispo’s 70-67 win over Bakersfield, earned the Broncos the tournament’s final bid based on their record in head-to-head competition.

End of the road: Pasadena City College and Mt. San Antonio College concluded their men’s basketball seasons last weekend with losses in the first round of the 32-team Southern California regional playoffs.

Pasadena, seeded 32nd, lost to top-seeded Ventura, 73-59.

Ventura (30-4), which won its 15th consecutive game, made only 21 of 66 shots and had 20 turnovers.

The Pirates, however, used a pressure defense that forced Pasadena (15-16) into 28 turnovers.

“It’s just good, pressure defense,” said Pasadena guard Don Mitchell, who scored a team-high 18 points and had nine rebounds. “We just couldn’t close the gap closer than 11 points.”

Compton (26-5) defeated Mt. SAC, 100-87. The Mounties finished 13-15.

Best of the best: Four wrestlers from San Gabriel Valley high schools qualified for the state championship meet by winning their divisions on Saturday at Fountain Valley High.

Peter Phe of Rosemead won the title at 130-pounds. Other champions included Daniel Maes of Arroyo (135), Carlos Castellanos of Mountain View (145) and Jeremiah Miller of South Hills (171).

The state meet will be held Friday and Saturday at Stockton.