BORON — The quarterfinal playoff game between league rivals Boron and Rosamond was a rollercoaster of rallies, emotional highs and lows for both teams on Thursday.

BORON — The No. 1-seeded Boron softball players weren’t sure what to expect in their CIF-Central Section Division V first-round playoff game against No. 16 North, of Bakersfield, on Wednesday.

CALIFORNIA CITY — The California City softball team had a hot start to its playoff opener on Wednesday, almost as hot as the temperature at game time.

ROSAMOND — The Rosamond baseball team took advantage of several miscues by Lone Pine and piled on the hits in a five-inning, 26-0 rout of the Eagles, Tuesday, in the first round of the CIF-Central Section playoffs at Rosamond High School.

BORON — The Boron baseball team played a complete game in its playoff opener on Tuesday against Trona.

The Antelope Valley men’s and women’s track and field teams returned to Moorpark College on Friday for the Southern California Regional Finals, advancing five athletes to the State Finals this weekend at Mt. San Antonio College.

CHINO — The Quartz Hill boys golf team finished third out of 18 teams at the CIF-Southern Section Division 7 Team Championships on Monday at El Prado Golf Course.

MOORPARK — Two track and field athletes from the Valley qualified for the Masters Meet, while several others earned all-CIF honors at the CIF-Southern Section Finals on Saturday at Moorpark High School.

MOORPARK — Desert Christian senior Lily Kreiger finished fifth in the discus at the CIF-Southern Section Division 4 Track and Field Finals on Saturday at Moorpark High School.

FRESNO — Quartz Hill senior Emily Drossel had the best finish ever for a swimmer from the Golden League at the CIF State Swimming Championships on Friday at Clovis West High School.

LANCASTER — Paraclete senior Yitzel Serna has always dreamed of playing basketball in college and in the Women’s National Basketball Association.

The Savage Elite Level 6 optional team brought home several medals from the Region 1 Championships, April 29 to May 1, in Salt Lake City, Utah.

The Genesis Gymnastics boys team had its most successful season with its members placing in the top three at SoCal State Championships, Region 1 Championships, and Western National Championships.

ROSAMOND — The Rosamond baseball team honored its seniors prior to its final regular-season home game on Thursday and celebrated a freshman after the game.

QUARTZ HILL — The Quartz Hill softball team faced maybe the best pitcher it had seen this season and the batting lineup for St. Anthony was pretty good as well, on Tuesday.

PALMDALE — The Paraclete softball team never gave up, but couldn’t get that one big hit in a six-inning, 10-0 loss to No. 2-seeded El Toro on Tuesday in the second round of the CIF-Southern Section Division 5 playoffs at Marie Kerr Park.

LANCASTER — Paraclete athletic director and coach Margaret Neill had a reunion of sorts with her former athletes from every decade since she started coaching at her alma mater 43 years ago. 

Six Valley track and field athletes qualified for the CIF-Southern Section Division 1 Finals in seven events in the prelims on Saturday at Trabuco Hills High School in Mission Viejo.

Several athletes from Paraclete and Desert Christian qualified in nine events for the CIF-Southern Section Division 4 Finals at the prelims on Saturday at Carpinteria High School.

MISSION VIEJO — The Quartz Hill swim team broke three school records and two Golden League records at the CIF-Southern Section Division 3 Finals on Saturday at the Marguerite Aquatics Complex.

MESA, Ariz. — The University of Antelope Valley baseball team won the California Pacific Conference Championship on Friday with an 11-0 win over Saint Katherine in the title game at HoHoKam Stadium.

SANTA PAULA — The Knight baseball team defeated Santa Paula 1-0 on Friday in a CIF-Southern Section Division 5 first-round playoff game at Santa Paula High.

PALMDALE — The Highland softball team’s comeback magic fell two runs short in a 15-13 loss to visiting Buena, Thursday, in the first round of the CIF-Southern Section Division 4 playoffs.

LLANO — On a windy second day of the Golden League Boys Golf CIF Qualifying Tournament, the top four golfers stayed the same on Thursday at Crystalaire Country Club.

QUARTZ HILL — The Quartz Hill and Paraclete baseball teams can’t be considered rivals, because they have not played each other in a varsity game in at least 10 years.

LANCASTER — The Lancaster boys tennis team fought until the end, but couldn’t get the key wins it needed in a 10-8 loss to Garey in the first round of the CIF-Southern Section Division 5 playoffs on Wednesday at Antelope Valley College.

BORON — The Boron baseball team rallied late in the second consecutive game against Rosamond, only on Tuesday the rally did not fall short.

PALMDALE — The first day of the two-day boys golf Golden League CIF Qualifying Tournament saw the top four league golfers stay relatively the same on Tuesday at Rancho Vista Golf Club.

Seven baseball teams from the Antelope Valley are headed to the CIF-Southern Section playoffs, which begin Wednesday with the wildcard round and continue with first-round games on Thursday and Friday.

Four boys tennis teams from the Golden League earned berths into the CIF-Southern Section playoffs, announced Monday.