On the softball diamond, the closest thing Long Beach had to a guaranteed CIF-SS championship this year was St. Anthony in Division 3. The Saints, led by Oklahoma signee Tiare Jennings, were undefeated and were absolutely blowing opponents out. They were No. 1 in the Division 3 rankings with no competition in sight

On the abrupt end of the season:
“We were on a really good run. It’s kind of devastating to finish this way. I was seeing the ball well and having fun playing with my little sister. Everything was great.”

Standing on the tennis court in Cebu, Philippines, Eryn Cayetano was shocked.

Around her was a group of kids wearing slippers and playing with broken rackets. The children were bruised and scratched from sliding on the shell court as their rackets were dented with broken strings.

As far back as Kendall Cooper can remember, this is the longest she’s ever gone without touching a basketball. For the better part of a month, the former McDonald’s All-American has been kept off the court where she’s made her name.

CIF, which governs high school sports in California, as expected on Friday announced that all of the spring sports playoffs and championship events in the state have been canceled because of the coronavirus pandemic that has most of the country on shelter-at-home orders.