In one-half of an all-West Valley League vs. Valley Mission League Los Angeles City Section Championship Division semifinals, the top-ranked Chancellors play host to No. 12 San Fernando on Tuesday at 3 p.m.

 

The other semifinal pits No. 2 El Camino Real (26-5) against No. 3 Kennedy (24-10) at Woodland Hills. The final is Saturday at 2:30 p.m. at Dodger Stadium with a guaranteed 33rd championship for a San Fernando Valley school since 1973 and the 14th in a row.

 

Chatsworth won the WVL title and El Camino Real finished second; Kennedy won the VML title and San Fernando finished third.

 

McManama update: Junior outfielder Phil McManama, who was hit on the forehead by a foul ball during Friday's game against Banning, suffered a contusion and is doing fine.

 

Trivia: Which non-Valley school was the last to win a City title?

 

Chancellors (29-2): They are on an 11-game winning streak and are coming off an 11-1 victory over No. 8 Banning in the quarterfinals... A victory would give them at least 30 wins in a season for the fourth time, all since 2001... Coach Tom Meusborn's playoff record is 45-11... It is the 14th time the Chancellors have reached at least the semifinals since Meusborn took over in 1990... From 2000 to the present, the Chancellors have won 20 Championship Division playoff games, more than any other team. El Camino Real is second with 13 and Kennedy is third with 11.

 

San Fernando (17-12): The Tigers are coming off a 6-0 victory over No. 4 Roosevelt in the quarterfinals... They beat No. 5 Narbonne, 6-2, in the first round.

 

Series with San Fernando: The Chancellors lead, 29-8-1, and have a 10-game winning streak against the Tigers dating to 1996.

 

Common opponents: The Chancellors and San Fernando have played six common opponents this year, Banning, Birmingham, Cleveland, El Camino Real, Kennedy and Narbonne... Chatsworth beat Banning, 11-1; swept Birmingham, 10-0, 6-0 and 15-5; swept Cleveland, 5-3, 5-2 and 6-3; lost to El Camino Real 4-1 then won, 9-5 and 8-7; beat Kennedy, 4-1; beat Narbonne, 13-4... San Fernando lost to Banning, 4-3; beat Birmingham, 1-0; lost to Cleveland, 10-0; lost to El Camino Real, 10-0; lost to Kennedy, 5-1 and 5-4, and won, 4-3; beat Narbonne, 6-2.

 

Chatsworth all-time playoff results (championship years in bold): 1963-68 -- did not qualify; 1969 -- Roosevelt W 10-0, Lincoln L 5-4; 1970-71 -- dnq; 1972 -- Carson W 10-3, Manual Arts W 7-3, Venice L 2-1; 1973 -- dnq; 1974 -- Carson L 6-4; 1975-78 -- dnq; 1979 -- Banning W 3-0, Crenshaw L 11-3; 1980 -- dnq; 1981 -- Huntington Park W 10-2, Grant W 6-3, Banning L 5-1, Sylmar L 1-0 (third-place game); 1982 -- Fremont W 4-1, Franklin W 13-0, Palisades L 9-7, Banning W 5-3 (third place game); 1983 -- Fairfax W 9-0, San Pedro W 7-0, Granada Hills W 7-2, Sylmar W 8-7 (final); 1984 -- San Pedro W 19-5, Banning L 3-0; 1985 -- Gardena W 4-3, North Hollywood W 4-1, Kennedy L 4-2; 1986 -- Sylmar W 8-5, San Fernando L 10-4; 1987 -- North Hollywood W 16-5, Kennedy W 5-1, Poly L 6-4; 1988 -- Gardena W 28-5, Sylmar W 7-3, San Fernando L 5-2; 1989 -- Gardena W 9-1, Grant W 11-6, Palisades L 9-8; 1990 -- Carson W 6-1, Palisades W 11-0, Taft W 6-1, El Camino Real W 3-2; 1991 -- Carson W 11-0, Poly L 17-1; 1992 -- Sylmar W 4-2, Venice W 7-4, Poly L 3-2; 1993 -- Venice W 10-0, Sylmar W 4-1, Taft W 17-1, El Camino Real L 7-6 (final); 1994 -- Grant W 3-0, Birmingham W 11-10, Taft W 5-0, El Camino Real L 7-6 (9) (final); 1995 -- San Pedro W 4-1, Banning L 6-3; 1996 -- University W 6-5, Carson W 6-4, Poly L 6-4; 1997 -- Reseda W 16-9, Cleveland W 9-5, El Camino Real L 9-6; 1998 -- Van Nuys W 8-0, Monroe W 9-7, Kennedy W 5-2, El Camino Real L 5-2 (final); 1999 -- San Pedro W 13-1, Roosevelt W 5-4, South Gate W 12-2, Poly W 17-7 (final); 2000 -- Grant W 4-2, Kennedy L 11-4; 2001 -- University W 4-0, Narbonne W 2-1, Banning W 4-0, Roosevelt W 2-1 (final); 2002 -- Kennedy W 2-1, El Camino Real W 13-6, Cleveland L 4-0; 2003 -- Fremont W 12-0, Kennedy W 2-0, Banning W 4-3, Carson W 3-0 (final); 2004 -- Narbonne W 7-3, Sylmar W 6-4, Kennedy W 10-7, San Pedro W 7-1 (final); 2005 -- Fremont W 11-0, Palisades W 5-4, South Gate W 15-5, El Camino Real L 5-1 (final); 2006 - Verdugo Hills W 7-0, Banning W 11-1.

 

Trivia answer: San Pedro in 1992.

 

Top photo: Bobby Coyle scores for the Chancellors against Banning in a quarterfinal game Friday at Chatsworth.

 

Bottom photo: Nick Devian rounds the bases after hitting a solo home run for the Chancellors in the third inning against Banning.

 

 

 

Photos by Dave Siegel of David Joseph Studios