Boys’ Lacrosse Keeps Rolling

Goals ripped the net by the bucketful last Friday as Palisades’ boys and girls varsity lacrosse squads hosted Huntington Park in their final games before this week’s vacation. In the afternoon tilt center Emma Carter scored six times, attacker Molly Meek added two goals and freshman midfielder Ashli Marino added one in the girls’ 14-9 defeat at the hands of the Spartans. That set the stage for the Dolphins’ 14-0 thrashing in the night game. Palisades had beaten Huntington Park 11-1 on its home field one week earlier and the rematch was even more lopsided. Kevin Mann scored twice in the first 10 minutes and Warren Satz added a goal right before the first quarter ended. Satz, Shane Centkowski, Max Grove, Charlie Bailey, Sean Yazdi each scored in the second quarter to give the Dolphins a 8-0 lead. “This game gave us a chance to get everyone playing time,” Coach Scott Hylen said. “The offense was really clicking,” Stephen Callas, James Bourne and Satz scored in the third quarter, Mann scored early in the fourth quarter and Bailey added two late goals on long-range shots. Baseball Spring Break might be the only thing that can slow down Palisades High’s baseball team, which continues to cruise through Western League play unchallenged. The Dolphins (9-5-1 overall, 8-0 in league) swept both games against second-place Venice last week to pad their lead in the standings. It was the ease with which Palisades won, however, that makes the wins even more significant as right-handers Jonathan Moscot and Julian Achez pitched back-to-back shutouts. “We’re doing the little things you need to do to win ballgames,” Coach Mike Voelkel said. “We’re limiting our mistakes, taking advantage of our scoring opportunities and we’re not giving the other teams any confidence.” Palisades’ six-game winning streak was finally snapped on Monday when they lost to perennial West Valley League power El Camino Real 7-2 in the San Diego Lyons Tournament. Softball Palisades made its first night home game one to remember, throttling LACES 13-2 last Wednesday at Stadium by the Sea. After recording their first 1-2-3 inning to start a game this season the Dolphins scored five runs in their half of the frame to build a commanding lead. Emily Noel pitched a complete game and hit a home run, Noelle Joy went three for four with a homer, a walk and four runs, senior Aarica King had four walks and three runs and freshman Selma Cortez had a hit, two walks and scored a run. The Dolphins will play under the lights again May 4 against Malibu on Senior Night. Track & Field The Dolphins’ varsity squads split last Wednesday’s dual meet with Westchester as the girls prevailed 60-51 and the boys were outscored 67-50. Pali girls dominated the field events, with Maria Fischer clearing 4′ 8″ to win the high jump and Lauren Gustafson winning both the long jump (14′ 8 ‘”) and triple jump (30′). Palisades’ Tiffany Falk (5:56.92), Melissa Tallis (5:57.16) and Michelle Colato (5:57.48) swept the top three spots in the 1600 and Deborah Abber won the 800 in 2:37.47. Mike Fujimoto won the boys’ 1600 in 4:51.13, followed by Grant Stromberg (5:07.57), who also won the 3200 in 11:27.52. Take Ikuno cleared 5′ 6′ to win the high jump and Brock Earnest (40′ 5″) and Kolmus Iheanacho (39′ 4″) finished first and second in the shot put.