CIF playoffs in full swing this week

Several local teams opened CIF Southern Section playoff action this

past week, and a few more will begin their bids for a championship this

weekend as the first round of the baseball and softball playoffs begin.

The boys’ volleyball playoffs are nearly a week old and Fountain

Valley, Marina and Ocean View are still going strong.

The Sunset League co-champion Barons, the top seed in the Division I

playoffs, downed Empire League runner-up Century, 15-1, 15-3, 15-7, in

second round action Tuesday night. Russell Holmes had 10 kills and seven

blocks and Joe Volz finished with 39 assists. Fountain Valley (12-3)

received a first round bye. The Barons will travel Friday to take on Long

Beach Poly at 7:30 p.m.

The Jack Rabbits, the No. 2 team out of the Moore League, needed four

games Tuesday to eliminate San Gabriel Valley No. 2 Lynwood.

Marina, which shared the Sunset League title with Fountain Valley,

received 29 kills from Drew Wilson and 25 kills from Steffin Rangel

Tuesday to turn back Canyon of Anaheim, 15-5, 15-2, 15-17, 15-13, and

advance to Friday’s third round. The Vikings (19-3) will hit the long

road to play at Marmonte League champion Royal, a three-game winner

Tuesday over Canyon of Canyon Country.

Jason Roth had 14 kills and nine bocks and Jack Hauck had 15 kills

Tuesday as Ocean View (19-1), the co-champion of the Golden West League,

stayed alive by defeating Valley Christian, 15-10, 17-15, 15-13. The

Seahawks will play at home Friday, hosting Northwood of Irvine.

Northwood, the Pacific Coast League runner-up beat perennial power

Harvard-Westlake in four games Tuesday.

Edison, runner-up in the Sunset League baseball race, will host

University Friday at 3:15 p.m. in a Division II matchup. The Trojans

(17-8-1) are the No. 2 team out of the Pacific Coast League.

Edison also comes into the first round contest with a 17-8-1 mark.

Fountain Valley will see action on Friday. The Barons, the No. 3

representative out of the Sunset League, will travel to Bell Gardens to

take on the Almont League champion Lancers in a Division I showdown. The

Lancers are 16-6 overall, the Barons, 16-10.