Pali Tennis Nets #1 Seed

As expected the Palisades High boys tennis team was seeded No. 1 in the 12-team City Championship draw. The Dolphins crushed Marshall 29 1/2-0 in a quarterfinal Wednesday and meet defending City champion Taft in the semifinals next Wednesday at Balboa Sports Center in Encino. The finals are scheduled for next Friday, May 15, at noon. Volleyball The Dolphins were seeded seventh out of 32 teams in the City playoffs and host Jordan in the first round tonight at 7. Venice edged Palisades for the Western League crown because it won more games head-to-head. If Palisades beats Jordan it stays in the winner’s bracket and will host either #23 Bell or #10 Carson next Tuesday. Lacrosse The boys’ varsity wrapped up its league schedule Tuesday against South Gate (result undetermined at press time) and is clearly the team to beat in Saturday’s All-City Championships at Birmingham High in Lake Balboa. The Dolphins outscored their first nine City opponents by a stunning 93-14 margin. An example of that domination was last Thursday against Birmingham, when Max Tinglof, Evan Shaner (2), Max Groel (2) and Tyler Wenker scored in a 6-1 win. The next day Palisades crushed Jordan 17-0. The girls’ varsity also figures to be a strong contender on Saturday, having posted a 6-2 record against City teams. Baseball Ten straight wins are enough to keep any coach smiling and Mike Voelkel’s squad reached that mark with a 4-1 victory over Peninsula last Saturday in a Redondo Tournament game. More importantly, the Dolphins improved to 15-0 in Western League on Friday night, rallying to beat University 4-2 on the pitching of Julian Achez and clutch hits by Marlon Zamboni, Josh Korn and Damon Ray. Golf The Dolphins will participate in the 6A League finals at 11 a.m. today. The City finals will be held May 18 and 20 at Griffith Park, with tee times starting at 9 a.m. both days. Softball Ray Marsden’s team beat host LACES Monday in its Western League finale to finish tied with Fairfax for third place at 6-6. Now the Dolphins’ fate is in the hands of a seeding committee, which meets today at Hamilton to choose 32 teams for the City playoffs. If selected Palisades will likely have to play on the road in the first round next Tuesday. Swimming The boys and girls varsity teams went undefeated in Western League dual meets and both won Tuesday’s league finals meet at Venice. The girls racked up 179 points to beat second-place Venice by 73 points. The boys scored 145 points, 31 more than runner-up Venice. City preliminaries are May 20 at the John C. Argue Swim Stadium (next to the L.A. Sports Arena) from 2-6 p.m. and the finals are May 27, also at the Argue Pool. Track & Field Both the boys and girls varsity teams outscored Venice in last Friday’s final dual meet. The Dolphins host the Western League finals next Wednesday at Stadium by the Sea. City preliminaries are May 21 and the finals are May 28 at Birmingham High. Field events will start at 2 p.m. and running events at 2:30 p.m.