Tennis 6th at All-American Tourney

It was a busy week for the Palisades High boys’ tennis team, which took sixth out of 16 teams in the National All-American Invitational at Corona del Mar in Newport Beach. Considering that the Dolphins were seeded 11th and were up against a field of local and national powerhouses, it was a better result than Coach Bud Kling expected. “We played very well and playing teams of this caliber will definitely serve us well come playoff time,” Kling said. “Every one of those teams is loaded with ranked players.” Palisades got off to a good start by upsetting Waccamaw of Pawley’s Island, South Carolina, on Friday, then fell to Northern California titan Saratoga, the Division I winner at the California Classic in February. After a 6-2 victory over Beverly Hills on Saturday, the Dolphins met San Jose Bellarmine Prep for fifth-place and lost 5-3 despite a strong effort by Oliver Thornton at No. 1 singles. The Dolphins lost to Harvard-Westlake 12-6 in a intersectional match at Studio City Tennis Center on Monday and lost 10-8 at Brentwood last Tuesday. Baseball Clinging to a 4-3 lead with the bases loaded and one out in the top of the seventh, closer Dylan Jeffers got Westchester to hit into a game-ending double play as Palisades won its Western League opener Monday at George Robert Field. The Dolphins took a 4-2 lead on two hits by freshman Julian Harrison and a double by first baseman Phillip Joseph. The varsity lost 9-3 at San Pedro last Thursday despite three infield hits by Harrison and a double off the wall by fellow freshman Sam Wasserman. On Saturday, the Dolphins lost a Redondo Tournament game to Westlake Village Oaks Christian. Lacrosse The boys’ varsity crushed Los Angeles Jordan 23-0 on Monday at Stadium by the Sea as Evan Shaner netted four goals and Charles Black, Nathan Cutler and Vince Van Norden each added three for the Dolphins. Track & Field Palisades competed at the USC Invitational last Saturday and the varsity boys’ foursome of Carlos Bustamante, Solomon Israel, Eric Lopez and Grant Stromberg ran the Distance Medley in 10:50.6, the fifth fastest time in school history. The girls’ varsity relay of Sophia Stone, Amber Greer, Kendall Gustafson and Jacklyn Bamberger ran the Distance Medley in 13:06.7 and the foursome of Erika Martin, Gustafson, Greeg and Bamberger ran the Sprint Medley in 4:22.3.