championship game

Saturday’s MLS Cup final with the New York Red Bulls will mark the Galaxy’s first appearance in the league championship game since 2014.

St. John Bosco’s trip to Illinois was completed Saturday night with a 72-62 win over St. Francis Episcopal of Houston in the championship game of the Kevin Brown Memorial Tournament of Champions.

Two months later, in the NFC championship game, the Rams defeated the Saints in overtime and advanced to Super Bowl LIII.

Another player had to sit out Friday’s championship game after being ejected in the game with Birmingham, but the Gauchos had all the players they needed.

Murrieta Valley is 5-0 since Bachmeier returned from an injury and plays Newbury Park in the Southern Section Division 2 championship game on Saturday at Murrieta Valley.