Liberty League

GIRLS? SOCCER Burroughs 6, Muir 2: Anabell Gonzalez scored two goals Tuesday to lead the Indians to a Pacific League win on the road. Pasadena 3, Burbank 1 : The Bulldogs gave up two second-half goals Friday in losing the Pacific League match. Ashley Ortiz scored the Bulldogs? lone goal on an assist from Jennifer Seip. ? GIRLS? BASKETBALL Providence 49, Yeshiva 19 : Pioneers Coach Andrew Bencze notched his 201st career win Jan. 31 in a Liberty League victory at home.

BOYS' BASKETBALL Providence 85, Glendale Adventist Academy 54 : Patrick Gonzalez continued his fine season Thursday by pouring in 43 points— including eight three-pointers — to spark the Pioneers to a Liberty League road win. Gonzalez came into the game averaging 36.6 points a game. Providence (9-7, 2-2 in league) held a 47-22 lead at the half, paced by Gonzalez's 31 points in the first two quarters. Tyler Kidd added 19 points for the Pioneers Providence 85, Oakwood 78 : Providence's Patrick Gonzalez scored 49 points and had 17 redounds in leading the Pioneers to a Liberty League win Tuesday on the road.

GIRLS' BASKETBALL Providence 56, Yeshiva 24 : The Pioneers earned their second straight Liberty League victory this week by defeating the Panthers Thursday at home. Senior Heather Hansen led Providence (10-7, 2-0 in league) with 18 points, seven rebounds and six steals. Teammates Liz Reuter and Macy Tone added eight points each. The Pioneers are the defending league champions. Providence, 25, Holy Martyrs 23 : With the score tied at 23, Heather Hansen converted two free throws with less than a minute left Tuesday to pace the Pioneers to a win in their Liberty League opener on the road.

TullyGIRLS' BASKETBALL Providence 62, Oakwood 34: Vanessa Amran scored 23 points and had 12 rebounds Tuesday to keep the Pioneers undefeated in the Liberty League. Melissa Rosal added 14 points and three three-pointers for Providence (13-5, 6-0 in league). Providence 52, Yeshiva 27: The Pioneers remained in first place in the Liberty League with a victory Saturday on the road. Providence was paced by Vanessa Amran, who scored 14 points and had nine rebounds. Teammate Melissa Rosal added 11 points and Heather Hansen and Jennifer Jones had nine points each.

TRACK AND FIELD Bellarmine-Jefferson vs. St. Anthony : The Guards girls? team earned a 51-40 Santa Cruz League win and the boys? squad fell, 54-51, in Santa Fe League action Wednesday against St. Anthony at Clark Field in Long Beach. ?We had some key athletes missing from both teams because they were attending a senior retreat,? Bell-Jeff Coach Mike Morgan said. ?We could have really used them on the boys? side.? In the win, freshman Rishonda Napier ? fresh off helping the school?

The Providence High softball team's season came to an end Friday with a 12-0 loss to host Santa Maria Valley Christian in the first round of the CIF Southern Section Division VI playoffs. The game was called after five innings because of the 10-run mercy rule. The Pioneers (10-11) -- who finished tied for second in the Liberty League -- couldn't contain the Lions (18-5), who won the Costal Valley League. They also got just two hits off Valley Christian pitcher Christine Regalado, who had 10 strikeouts.

TullyGIRLS' WATER POLO Burroughs 12, Alhambra 4: The Indians received a fine effort from senior Liz Seward Wednesday in recording an Almont League win at home. Seward scored six goals and teammate Bailey Porter had three, Karissa Peltier had two and Casey Pillar had one. In goal, Carly Delaplane made 10 saves. BOYS' BASKETBALL Hart 69, Burroughs 68: Burroughs (18-5, 4-3 in league) dropped to third place in the Foothill League with a home loss Tuesday. Valencia 70, Burbank 55: The Bulldogs (8-15, 2-5)

TullyBOYS' BASKETBALL Providence 63, Yeshiva 41: The Pioneers remained undefeated in the Liberty League with a victory Wednesday at home. John Shaw had 19 points and Jon Martinez added 16 for Providence (9-4, 2-0 in league). GIRLS' BASKETBALL Providence 54, Yeshiva 29: Vanessa Amran paced the Pioneers with a dominating performance Wednesday in a nonleague victory at Providence. Amran, a senior forward, had 24 points and 11 rebounds for Providence (10-5, 2-0)

tullyBOYS' SOCCER Burbank in La Cañada Holiday Classic: The Bulldogs pulled off a huge win Wednesday in pool play at the tournament at La Cañada High. Burbank defeated the host Spartans in penalty kicks, 6-5, after the match was tied, 2-2, after regulation. "This was a big win for us," said Burbank Coach Frank Chavez, whose team is 4-6-1. "Our goalie [Elmer Aveler] really came up big, he stopped a penalty shot during the game and stopped two shots in the [shootout].

CROSS-COUNTRY Providence in Liberty League Meet No. 2 : The Pioneers girls' team received a strong performance from Jaii Jiang during Thursday's event at Paramount Ranch. Jiang placed fourth on the three-mile course in 23 minutes 31 seconds. The race was won by Viewpoint's Nicki Maslan in 22:35. The Providence girls placed fifth in the meet. The event was won by Oakwood (38), which was followed by Holy Martyrs (46), Viewpoint (79), Buckley (80), the Pioneers (128)

PROVIDENCE HIGH — Providence High's boys' volleyball team has had a problem maintaining its intensity throughout the course of an entire match this season. When the Pioneers keep their intensity level high, they can compete against the top teams in the Liberty League. However, when that intensity falters, Providence often struggles against vastly inferior squads. Still in contention for a league championship, the Pioneers needed a spirited effort Tuesday against Oakwood to stay in contention.

PROVIDENCH HIGH — Providence High just wanted to get back to the business of playing basketball. And the Pioneers did so in historic fashion. Putting behind it a game four days earlier in which its second-round boys' contest with New Roads had to be halted in the fourth quarter because of a fight, Providence got back on track Tuesday in a CIF Southern Section Division V-A quarterfinal game against Shalhevet. Getting a boost from the return of Patrick Gonzalez from a foot injury, the Pioneers staved off at late rally by the Firehawks to earn a 59-54 victory at home.

GLENDALE - The Liberty League match Tuesday between Providence High and Glendale Adventist Academy meant inherently more to the Pioneers than the Cougars.   With just one league victory going in, Providence Coach Josh Eggleston said it was a match his team had to win if it hoped to keep its postseason aspirations alive. On the other hand, with no league wins, the Cougars were hoping to pull off an upset. Although Glendale Adventist played well in the first two games of the afternoon, the Pioneers' experience was too much for the hosts to overcome, as Providence went on to notch a 25-19, 25-23, 25-16 win. "I had talked to the team about how important getting a win in this one was," said Eggleston, whose team is 3-7, 2-2 in league.

PROVIDENCE HIGH — Carey Many isn't a fortuneteller. He just had a inkling. The boys' basketball coach at Providence High said if his team failed to execute in one specific area, they'd be in for a long game Saturday night against visiting Buckley. "If you looked out there and you looked at the two teams, they were taller and more athletic from the eye-ball test," Many said. "I knew we were in for a tough night if we weren't able to make very many shots. " Turns out his premonition was correct.

BOYS' BASKETBALL Providence 85, Glendale Adventist Academy 54 : Patrick Gonzalez continued his fine season Thursday by pouring in 43 points— including eight three-pointers — to spark the Pioneers to a Liberty League road win. Gonzalez came into the game averaging 36.6 points a game. Providence (9-7, 2-2 in league) held a 47-22 lead at the half, paced by Gonzalez's 31 points in the first two quarters. Tyler Kidd added 19 points for the Pioneers Providence 85, Oakwood 78 : Providence's Patrick Gonzalez scored 49 points and had 17 redounds in leading the Pioneers to a Liberty League win Tuesday on the road.

CROSS-COUNTRY Providence in Liberty League Meet No. 2 : The Pioneers girls' team received a strong performance from Jaii Jiang during Thursday's event at Paramount Ranch. Jiang placed fourth on the three-mile course in 23 minutes 31 seconds. The race was won by Viewpoint's Nicki Maslan in 22:35. The Providence girls placed fifth in the meet. The event was won by Oakwood (38), which was followed by Holy Martyrs (46), Viewpoint (79), Buckley (80), the Pioneers (128)

Playing solid defense hasn’t been an option, it’s been a necessity, for the Providence High girls’ basketball team this season. The Pioneers have used that defense to augment their game when their offense isn’t playing up to par. It is that defense that has allowed Providence to make a run at the Liberty League championship. Using their forte to their advantage Thursday, the Pioneers finished the Liberty League campaign with a 37-24 win against host Holy Martyrs to capture their first championship in three seasons.

Playing solid defense hasn’t been an option, it’s been a necessity, for the Providence High girls’ basketball team this season. The Pioneers have used that defense to augment their game when their offense isn’t playing up to par. It is that defense that has allowed Providence to make a run at the Liberty League championship. Using their forte to their advantage Thursday, the Pioneers finished the Liberty League campaign with a 37-24 win against host Holy Martyrs to capture their first championship in three seasons.

GIRLS? SOCCER Burroughs 7, Glendale 0 : Tatiana Rizzotti scored three goals and Amy Lopez added two to help pace the Indians to a Pacific League victory Friday at Memorial Field. Hallie White and Jackie Sagory scored the other two goals. White had three assists to go along with her goal, and Daniela Salinas, Sagory, Lopez and Haley O?Brien also had assists. Sagory scored the first goal of the match on a hooking left-footed chip-shot over the Glendale goalkeeper in the sixth minute.