EVENT OF THE WEEK

Southern Section Track and Field Championships, Saturday at Cerritos College--The pole vault begins at 10:30 a.m., field events at 11 and running events at 1 p.m. Defending boys’ champions: Long Beach Poly (Division I); Mission Viejo (II); Gardena Serra (III) and Verbum Dei (IV). Defending girls’ champions: Long Beach Wilson (I); J.W. North (II); Playa del Rey St. Bernard (III) and Marymount (IV).