BASEBALL: PHELPS IS PERFECT AT COMERICA PARKThe first perfect game at Comerica Park — home of the Detroit Tigers — was hurled by senior
Todd Phelps as Western International (Detroit) blanked Renaissance (Detroit), 8-0. He struck out 12 with a sharp-breaking curve as Western captured the Detroit Public School League championship.
* Woodcreek (Roseville, Calif.) sophomore
Stephen Nogosek struck out 16 and allowed just one hit during a 2-0 victory over Casa Roble (Orangevale, Calif.). Nogosek normally is the starting shortstop, but he was pressed into mound service due to injuries.
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JSerra Catholic (San Juan Capistrano, Calif.) outlasted Great Oak (Temecula, Calif.), 1-0, in 14 innings on an RBI single by
Nico Darras.
* Junior
Zach Boyle pitched nine hitless innings before giving up an infield single in the final inning as Cretin-Derham Hall (St. Paul, Minn.) exploded for a 10-inning, 10-0 victory over Stillwater (Minn.).
* Luke Bigler belted three home runs as Spring Hill (Columbia, Tenn.) routed Goodpasture (Madison, Tenn.), 14-4.
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Maryville (Tenn.) upset Science Hill (Johnson City, Tenn.) and its projected first-round draft pitcher,
Daniel Norris, 8-2. Norris had a 2-1 lead until the seventh when Maryville exploded for seven runs. In 6-1/3 innings, Norris struck out 10, allowed five hits (two were bunts) and walked five. The Clemson signee finished his career with a 33-3 record.
* Milestone coaching victories: Bob Mantooth of
Apollo (Owensboro, Ky.) and Bill Krumpelbeck of
Covington Catholic (Park Hills, Ky.), both notched No. 800; Rich Smith of
Garden City (N.Y.), No. 600; Mike Canobbio of
Lindenhurst (N.Y.), No. 500; and John Morris of
Eastern (Louisville, Ky.), No. 300.
BASKETBALL: RAFER ALSTON HIRED IN TEXASRafer Alston, who played in the NBA for 11 years, has been hired as head boys basketball coach and athletic director at
Christian Life Center Academy (Houston).
* Colorful, controversial Shakey Rodriguez has retired as head basketball coach at
Dr. Krop (Miami). Rodriguez, age 58, brought big-time basketball to Florida for many years at Miami Senior, where he won five state titles.
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Fairfax (Los Angeles) already is expecting big things from 6-6 transfer
Taj Adams, who was the leading scorer as a junior last winter at West Adams (Los Angeles).
* Highly rated junior guard
Torian Graham has made a commitment to North Carolina State University, according to the Raleigh News & Observer. The 6-4 standout, who also considered Kentucky and Rutgers, averaged 19 points for Word of God Christian Academy (Raleigh, N.C.).
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Dederick Lee has made a commitment to the University of Arkansas, according to the Arkansas Democrat Gazette. The 6-1 sophomore point guard averaged 27.5 points and seven assists to spark Clarksville (26-5) to the Class 4A state title.
* On the girls side, 5-10 junior guard
Lexi Sells has chosen Providence College, according to the Foxboro Sun Chronicle. Last winter she averaged 19.9 points, 7.3 rebounds, 4.2 assists and four steals for Bishop Feehan (Attleboro, Mass.).
SOCCER: NATIONAL RECORD FOR CHRIST CHURCH Christ Church Episcopal (Greenville, S.C.) defeated Charleston Charter Math & Science (S.C.), 7-1, to win the Class A boys soccer state championship for a national-record 11th consecutive year. The previous record was 10 by Gilford (N.H.) from 1987-1996. The champs finished the year with a 21-4 record.
* Wando (Mt. Pleasant, S.C.) upset the nation's top-ranked boys soccer team, Irmo (Columbia, S.C.), 3-1, to win the Class 4A state title for the fifth time before a crowd estimated at 6,500. Sophomore forward
Hamilton Carlin set the pace by scoring two goals in the first seven minutes. Irmo finished with a 24-1 record, while Wando finished 26-4.
* Santiago (Corona, Calif.) sophomore star
Amber Munerlyn has chosen Stanford over North Carolina, according to the Riverside Press-Enterprise. She had more than 75 scholarship offers and starred on the USA Under-16 team that won the Nordic Cup last summer in Denmark.
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Jesuit (Carmichael, Calif.) defeated Xavier (New York City), 50-27, to win the national rugby championship in Sandy, Utah. It marked Jesuit's third national title in four years.
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Palo Alto (Calif.) junior Jasmine Tosky set a national record by swimming the 100-yard butterfly in 51.92 seconds during the CIF Central Coast Section preliminaries. The record of 52.41 had stood since 1996.
