CIF Baseball: Lakewood Faces Semifinal Loss to Covina in Legendary Coach O’Neil’s Final Game

Covina Earns Spot in First CIF Title Game in 38 Years; Colts Secure 6-1 Victory at Lakewood in D-4 Semifinal Behind Isaac Flores

Photos by Jeff Serpa Baseball: Covina will play for a CIF-SS Division 6 championship this weekend. It’s their first trip this deep since 1988. The Colts earned that honor by defeating their hosts from Lakewood, 6-1, on Tuesday afternoon. They also ended the career of Lakewood legend Spud O’Neil, who won nearly 1,000 games in his soon-to-be Hall of Fame career. With the game the game scoreless through the first five innings, Covina scored six tim…

CIF Baseball: Lakewood Faces Semifinal Loss to Covina in Legendary Coach O’Neil’s Final Game

The562’s coverage of Lakewood Athletics is sponsored by J.P. Crawford, Class of 2013. It’s never easy walking off the baseball field after a long, hard-fought season, but the feeling after Lakewood’s semifinal loss on Tuesday carried a little extra weight. The Lancers fell 6-1 to Covina in the CIF-SS Division 6 semifinals, ending an impressive […] Source