Prep sports roundup: Cypress takes over first place in Crestview League

Cypress has had one of the toughest nonleague baseball schedules this season, with games against Harvard-Westlake, Sierra Canyon, JSerra, Loyola, Bishop Amat and Aquinas. It has helped prepare the Centurions for their weekly battles in the competitive Crestview League. On Wednesday, they took over sole possession of first place with a 5-3 win over Foothill that featured a three-run home run from Paul Dominguez off Foothill ace Gavin Lauridsen in the first inning.

Cypress is 13-9 overall and 5-2 in league play. Foothill is 15-7 and 4-3. Oaks Christian 12, Westlake 5: Quentin Young hit two home runs, giving him 12 on the season, and brothers Ryan and Carson Sheffer also homered to power Oaks Christian to the Marmonte League win.



Westlake was unable to rally in the bottom of the seventh, ending a streak of six straight home games in which the Warriors won on walk-offs in their final at bat...

. Eric Sondheimer.