Week in sports for Carmel Valley, Del Mar, Solana Beach, Rancho Santa Fe and Encinitas
Baseball:
La Costa Canyon extended its winning streak to eight games as the Mavericks swept Rancho Buena Vista in a three-game Avocado League West series.
The Mavericks completed the sweep by winning both ends of an April 30 doubleheader.
Reed Labar had four hits including a home run and three RBI to lead the Mavericks and Mickey Moniak and Ryan Orr each added two hits.
Mavericks starter Brendan Kawaja pitched a complete-game five-hitter in which he struck out four batters and allowed two walks.
Austin Merrill struck out nine batters and allowed two runs on eight hits and one walk in five innings to lead the Mavericks to a 3-2 victory in the nightcap.
Nick Schneider pitched a three-hit shutout to lead the Mavericks to 1-0 victory in the series opener on April 26.
The Mavericks improved to 8-1 in league and 17-5 overall for the season.
Santa Fe Christian completed a three-game Coastal League sweep of Bishop’s with a 9-0 victory on April 30.
Murphy Stehly had three hits including a triple and Bryson Hashimoto had one hit and three RBI to lead the Eagles offensively.
Eagles starter Chet Moody struck out five batters in six innings of four-hit ball in which he allowed no walks.
The Eagles opened the series with a 3-2 victory on April 26 in which Kyle Ferraro struck out seven batters and allowed two walks in a complete-game six-hitter.
Matt Pierson allowed one run on seven hits and three walks in a complete game effort to lead the Eagles to a 2-1 win against Bishop’s on April 28.
The Eagles improved to 5-3 in league and 15-7 overall for the season.
Torrey Pines defeated Mt. Carmel 2-1 in a Palomar League game on April 29.
Kyle Hurt pitched a complete-game five hitter to lead the Falcons in which he struck out 10 batters and allowed one walk.
Hurt led the Falcons offensively with two hits including a double.
The victory followed a 3-1 win against Mt. Carmel two days earlier in which Max Spencer tossed a complete-game two hitter. Spencer struck out nine batters and allowed two walks.
James Rutledge had two hits including a home run and two RBI.
The Falcons improved to 5-3 in league and 15-7 overall for the season.
Canyon Crest Academy lost to Rancho Bernardo 4-2 in a Palomar League game on April 29.
The Ravens fell to 2-6 in league and 14-8 overall for the season.
Softball:
Torrey Pines defeated High Tech San Diego 7-4 in a nonleague game on April 30.
Cassie Kaelber and Sydny Poh each had three hits to lead the Falcons and Makena Macias added two hits.
The victory followed a 7-2 victory over Rancho Bernardo in a Palomar League game two days earlier in which Poh and Mikaila Reyes each had three hits to lead the Falcons and Alexandra Reges added two hits and two RBI.
The Falcons improved to 6-0 in league and 20-3 overall for the season.
Cathedral Catholic defeated Mission Bay 6-0 in a Western League game on April 27.
Olivia LaQua had three hits to lead the Dons.
The Dons improved to 8-0 in league and 20-3-1 overall for the season.
Boys golf:
Torrey Pines defeated Canyon Crest Academy 382-425 in a Palomar League match on April 25.
Kaiwen Liu shot an even-par 72 to lead the Falcons on an 18-hole course at Admiral Baker North Golf Course.
The Falcons, who concluded regular season play, improved to 9-1 in league and 21-3 overall.
They will head into this month’s San Diego Section Tournament as the No. 1 seed. Adam Navigato concludes the regular season as the county’s top-ranked player with a -0.47 differential.
Navigato is among four Falcons players who are among the county’s top 15 ranked players. Liu (No. 4), James Song (No. 7) and Kyoshiro Azumada (No. 15) are the others.
Santa Fe Christian defeated Horizon 211-256 in a Coastal League match on April 27.
Jack Geise shot an even-par 36 to lead the Eagles on a nine-hold course at Morgan Run Club and Resort.
Girls lacrosse:
Canyon Crest Academy defeated Carlsbad 16-5 in an Avocado League West game on April 28.
Ally Demerer scored four goals and had two assists and Rayna Higuchi scored three goals and had three assists to lead the Ravens.
Ravens goalie Jessie McConville had four saves.
The Ravens improved to 2-2 in league and 17-3 overall for the season.