Loss Could Provide Motivation

Lake Arrowhead Rim of the World will try to earn a spot in the Southern California regional girls’ volleyball Division III final on Tuesday by avenging its only loss of the season tonight.

The Fighting Scots (26-1) will play at Santa Margarita (23-13), which beat Rim of the World in four games in the Southern Section Division III-AA final last Saturday. The regional semifinal winner will play the winner of Corona del Mar (27-5) and University of San Diego (23-10).

Other top matches tonight include South Torrance (23-8) at Huntington Beach Edison (24-6) in Division II and Torrey Pines (26-5) at Manhattan Beach Mira Costa (26-3) in Division I.

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Cross-Country

As the Chino Don Lugo boys and Ventura girls attempt to defend state championships today in the highly competitive Division I races at Woodward Park in Fresno, Southland schools will also be challenging for Division V team and individual titles.

The Flintridge Prep, Pasadena Maranatha and Riverside Woodcrest Christian boys and girls, the Oxnard Santa Clara boys and North Coast Section champion University of San Francisco girls will wage a close battle for team honors.

Rachel Gill and Rebecca Cassou led Maranatha to the girls’ Division V title at the Southern Section championships last week by finishing second and third to defending state champion Tani Brown of Brentwood. Led by Tom McLean, Flintridge Prep is a slight favorite in the boys’ race over Tim Burdett and Woodcrest Christian and Miguel Cisneros and Santa Clara. Maranatha, with section runner-up Tony Hilling and fourth-place finisher J.J. Timphony, is also a factor. Claremont Webb’s Greg Burris, the section champion, is the individual favorite with Maranatha’s duo and section third-placer Ryan Gordon of Brentwood.