1 Redlands’ K.K. Limbhasut and Colton’s Ryan Smith each shot a two-over-par 73 at the CIF-SS Individual Championship finals Monday at the Babe Zaharias course of Industry Hills Golf Club, moving on to the SCGA Tournament next Tuesday at the Brookside Golf course in Pasadena.

Joining Limbhasut and Smith, who will play at UC Riverside next season, is Rancho Cucamonga sophomore Rico Hoey, who shot a 75 to just make the cut. Barely missing the cut of 75 were Ontario Christian’s Bradley Fox (76), Redlands East Valley’s Austin Housley (78) and Aquinas’ Kyle Didier (79). Other local players to compete were Ontario Christian’s Trebor Bitanga (90), Upland’s Josh Davis (90) and Victor Valley Christian’s Kyle Wilson (92).

2 In the listing of qualifiers for Friday’s CIF-SS Masters track and field meet at Cerritos College, the Sun accidentally forgot to mention San Gorgonio junior Ryan Simms-Hunter, who qualified in the discus after finishing second at the CIF-SS Division 1 meet this past Saturday.

Simms-Hunter, who just missed out on Masters qualifying a year ago, could be a threat to win Masters, as his throw of 180 feet, seven inches almost did the trick at the Division 1 meet. He’s one of several county athletes who will participate Friday starting at 4:30 p.m. Among other athletes to watch will be Miller’s Davonte Stewart (100- and 200-meter dashes), Summit’s Devon Blackmon (110 hurdles), Sultana’s Jaelen Spencer (triple jump), Ayala’s Brea Buchanan (100 and 100 hurdles), Carter’s Shanice Stewart (100 hurdles and long jump) and Los Osos’ Kira Moreland (long jump).

3 The softball and baseball playoffs are getting down to the nitty gritty, with quarterfinal action taking place today (softball) and Friday (baseball). Needless to say, there are several headliner games that stand out.

In softball, Mountain Valley League foes Rim of the World and Citrus Valley will host Division 6 playoff games today. Rim will entertain top-seeded Downey Calvary Chapel while the Blackhawks, the No. 3 seed in the division, host Paraclete. Division 4 will also be interesting, as top-seeded Aquinas plays at Fullerton Troy while Kaiser plays at Garden Grove. Mesa Grande Academy plays at Faith Baptist in D7 while Chino Hills heads to Whitter La Serna in D3.

Friday’s baseball action has a juicy matchup in Division 3, as San Gorgonio plays at top-seeded Bonita in a rematch of last year’s semifinal won by the Bearcats. No. 3-seeded Redlands hosts Etiwanda in a tantalizing Division 2 matchup while Rialto hosts Irvine Woodbridge in D3 and Oak Hills hosts Pasadena Maranatha in D5. Kaiser and Chino play on the road in D4, as the Cats play at No. 2-seeded La Puente Bishop Amat while Chino plays at Torrance.

4 Ontario baseball coach Mike Sweeney has stepped down, according to the school’s athletic director Rhonda Purwin. The Jaguars will announce their new head coach on June 14 after the next board meeting.

Sweeney, the father of a 16-year major league baseball veteran by the same name who retired this year, posted a record of 7-38 in two seasons at the helm of the program.

Ontatio is also taking applications for the head football coaching job that was vacated by Steve Randall earlier this year.

5 The Sun is accepting nominations from coaches for all-area baseball and softball teams. Coaches that want to nominate a player can send an email to tj.berka@inlandnewspapers.com or sports@inlandnewspapers.com. Please include the athlete’s name, position, year, statistics and any applicable honors that you feel should be highlighted.

T.J. Berka can be reached at 909-483-9305 or at tj.berka@inlandnewspapers.com. Check out his blog at blogs.sbsun.com/sb/berka.

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