Cory Johnson

Los Alamitos, Senior

Track and Field/High Jumper

Until last week, only two Orange County high school athletes had ever cleared 7 feet in the high jump--and both of them were from the Carlson family. Johnson, however, in his first meet of the season joined the exclusive group. Johnson, who cleared 6-10 and was the Orange County champion last year, cleared 7-0 on his second attempt during a dual meet at Cerritos Gahr High. Johnson failed to clear 7-2, which would have broken the county record of 7-1 held by Kevin Carlson of Katella. Brian Carlson, Kevin’s younger brother, also jumped 7-0 feet in high school.

Baseball

Jason Ball

* Los Alamitos, senior. Pitched a no-hitter, striking out nine and walking two, in the Griffins’ 3-0 victory over Western in the Loara tournament.

Justin Lynch

* Marina, senior. Pitched a two-hitter with 14 strikeouts to lead the Vikings to a 6-0 victory over Katella in the title game of the Loara tournament.

Ryan Owens

* Sonora, senior. Hit three home runs in final two games of the Glendora tournament, including two in a 5-1 victory over Glendora in the title game.

Basketball

Tom Lippold

* Mater Dei, junior. Had 26 points and 18 rebounds in the Monarchs’ 78-67 loss to Los Angeles Crenshaw in the Southern California Regional final.