Oak Park High girls soccer, basketball teams reach CIF-SS championship games
Fly, Eagles fly. That's for sure.
Two Oak Park High girls teams are headed to CIF-Southern Section championship games after wins on Saturday.
Malea Johnson’s 94th-minute golden goal lifted the Oak Park girls soccer team to a 2-1 overtime victory over University in a Division 3 semifinal game at Oak Park High. The Eagles reached their first sectional final in 21 years.
The strike into the upper-left corner completed a comeback that Oak Park faced since falling behind in the fifth minute.
“I think the nerves got the best of us from the start,” Oak Park coach Kathryn Klamecki said. “But once we got in the flow of the game, we got comfortable. … They wanted it.”
Oak Park, which last reached a sectional final in 2003, will host Apple Valley for the Division 3 championship Friday night.
After falling behind early, Oak Park made attacking adjustments.
“I just created a more offensive formation,” Klamecki said.
They paid off in the 26th minute, when the Eagles pulled even on Emily Rychlik’s goal, which was assisted by Ava Dermott.
The top-seeded Oak Park girls basketball team advanced to a CIF-SS championship game for the second straight season with a 64-51 win over host Torrance in a Division 3AA semifinal game.
The Eagles, who won the Division 5A title last season, will play Cerritos in the title game either Friday or Saturday at a site to be determined.
Delaney White scored 25 points, Helena Koubek had 12 points, Maya Deshautelle finished with 10 points, Lindsay Gould contributed nine points, and Ella Broms and Ella Shmool each added six points as the Eagles extended their winning streak to 18 straight games.
NP, Santa Paula girls lose
The Newbury Park and Santa Paula girls basketball teams lost their Division 4AA semifinal games Saturday night, but both teams advanced to the state tournament by virtue of reaching the semifinal round.
Skylar Komatsu scored 16 points, Kimiko Carmer finished with 12 points, five rebounds and two blocks, Kai Mekari had 10 points, and Greta Heath had nine points and six rebounds for Newbury Park (25-7) in its 61-47 loss to host Canyon of Anaheim.
Aryanna Lopez scored 12 points, Madilyn Stonebraker finished with 11 rebounds, three blocks and three assists, Alyssa Garcia had eight points and three steals, and Alyse Ramirez had seven points, three steals and two assists for Santa Paula (22-9) in its loss 68-36 loss to host Rancho Cucamonga.
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