Dominic Massimino

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Two days until No. 1 UCLA hosts No. 16 Cal Baptist in Pauley Pavilion. Check back in with former Camarillo High star Gabriela Jaquez in our story about Selection Sunday below. Stay tuned for continuing coverage of Jaquez and the Bruins later this month! vcstar.com/story/sports/2…

Pacifica grad Devon Wilkes, The Star’s reigning Baseball Player of the Year, hit this a two-run double Wednesday night for Cal State Bakersfield in a 4-3 loss at USC. Newbury Park’s Cameron Faussett pitched for the Trojans.

Congrats @jjward35 for being selected to the Ventura county Star county team!

The Coyotes boys basketball team had an 18-11 record this season, finishing tied with Thousand Oaks for second-place in the Marmonte League. Calabasas girls basketball was 9-18, 1-9 in league action under Hughes.

Both of Calabasas High's hoops programs are seeking new head coaches with boys coach Jon Palarz and girls coach Jasen Hughes both stepping down this offseason. Palarz spent eight seasons coaching the Coyotes from 2008-16, then returned in 2023. It was Hughes' first season as HC.

Check out Ep. 29 of Prep Period, available on all platforms now. @vcsjoecurley and I talk Westlake soccer's state final, Oaks Christian forfeiting the Marmonte League basketball title, NCAA indoor track champs and March Madness for Gabriela Jaquez and UCLA!youtu.be/ZbOO2kqQOKE?si…

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UCLA will take on No. 16 Cal Baptist in the opening round of the tournament, an all-SoCal matchup.

UCLA receives the No. 1 seed in the Sacramento regional, the second-seeded team overall behind fellow No. 1 UConn, in the 2026 NCAA tournament! Camarillo High legend Gabriela Jaquez and the Bruins are fired up.

Here at UCLA in the Mo Ostin Basketball Center for Selection Sunday as the NCAA reveals the women’s basketball bracket for March Madness! Gabriela Jaquez’ Bruins are in the hunt for a potential No. 1 overall seed — we’ll find out in the next few hours exactly where they end up.

Big news out of Westlake Village as Oaks Christian forfeits the Marmonte League boys basketball title to rival Westlake after an ineligible player competed in three league contests, including a 49-40 Lions win over the Warriors Feb. 3. My latest 👇 vcstar.com/story/sports/h…

Oak Park 72, La Jolla Country Day 57 Karisma Flores 27 points  (7-7 from 3) Maya Deshautelle 20 points, 6 rebounds, 5 assists Ava Rogerson 9 points, 3 assists Diana Sorrondo 7 points, 7 rebounds, 2 blocks Maya Urteaga 4 points, 5 rebounds, 3 assists, 3 steals

FINAL: Oak Park 72, La Jolla Country Day 57 The Eagles led by as many as 25 points late in a statement win to open the CIF State Division I girls basketball playoffs. Karisma Flores finishes with 27 points, including seven 3-pointers — one shy of tying the program record.

Oak Park leading 72-49 with 1:09 to play. Starters are out for the Eagles.

La Jolla Country Day cuts it to 59-46 with 5:35 to play after some sloppy play from the Eagles and Oak Park head coach April Schilling wants to talk things over with her team.

END OF Q3: Oak Park 56, La Jolla Country Day 41 Karisma Flores forces the issue, draws the foul and then sinks a pair of free throws. LJCD connects on a 2-pointer at the buzzer and we’re headed to the fourth quarter.

Oak Park pouring in on in the third quarter, leading 53-34 after this offensive rebound and score from Maya Deshautelle with 1:38 left in Q3.

From the you-can’t-make-this-up department, Los Alamitos — who won the CIF-SS boys soccer title via forfeit — was headed to play the CIF-State Division III regional quarters today when they received word that host Bonita Vista would also forfeit for using an ineligible player.

Karisma up to five 3-pointers in this one as Oak Park leads La Jolla Country Day, 51-34, with 2:26 left to play in Q3 of the CIF State Division I SoCal Regional Playoffs.