CIF San Diego Section Girls Field Hockey Championships
When: Saturday
Where: Bonita Vista High School
Tickets: $15 adults, $9 student and seniors through GoFan at www.cifsds.org. Tickets will be available onsite with credit or debit cards. No cash.
Open Division: (2) La Jolla (17-5) vs. (1) Bishops (24-1), 6 p.m.
Preview: Led by Allison Hawthorne and goalkeepers Kinsey Stephens and Adalee Branstetter, La Jolla is ranked No. 2 in the state by MaxPreps. The Vikings have won six in a row, have outscored their opponents 50-20 and have eight shutouts. Bishops is led by two freshmen, midfielder Lola Conway and goalkeeper Lydia McDonald; McDonald has 18 shutouts. The Knights have outscored their opponents 85-7. Bishops has won 13 in a row. The only loss was 2-1 to Cathedral Catholic. Bishops swept a pair of matches from La Jolla this season, winning 2-0 and 2-1 in OT.
Division 1: (7) University City (9-14-3) vs. (5) Poway (14-11), 3:30 p.m.
Preview: University City has won six in a row, including No. 2-seed Clairemont and No. 6 San Marcos in the playoffs. Poway has won five in a row, topping No. 4 Canyon Crest Academy and No. 8 Mt. Carmel, which ousted No. 1 Rancho Bernardo. University City beat Poway 5-3 in September.
Division 2: (2) San Dieguito Academy (19-2) vs. (1) Mission Bay (13-4), 1 p.m.
Preview: San Dieguito Academy has won 15 of its last 16 matches, scored five goals in two playoff matches and has outscored its opponents 90-25 this season. Mission Bay has won five in a row, outscored its two playoff opponents 6-0 and has outscored its opponents 40-16.
JOHN MAFFEI