The College of the Canyons tournament is June 29, 30 and July 1.
On July 11, Edison is the site for the best late-season tournament. Corona Centennial, Notre Dame, Mater Dei, Los Alamitos, West Covina South Hills, Oaks Christian and Tesoro are all entered. This is the tournament that should crown the seven-on-seven summer champion. Oxnard Rio Mesa and Los Angeles Valley College are also hosting tournaments on July 11.
As for basketball, the Crespi tournament on June 20-21 brings together five defending league championship teams: Mater Dei, Thousand Oaks, Huntington Beach Ocean View, Los Angeles Loyola and Los Alamitos.
On June 23-28, the Fairfax tournament takes place, with City Section powers Westchester, Woodland Hills Taft, Fairfax and Dorsey taking on Mater Dei, Orange Lutheran, Lawndale Leuzinger, Loyola, Long Beach Poly, North Hollywood Harvard-Westlake, North Hollywood Campbell Hall and Gardena Serra. The championship game is June 28 at 6 p.m.
Finally, the summer ends with baseball's Area Code Games on Aug. 5-10 at Blair Field in Long Beach. This is where the professional and college scouts get to see the future bonus babies. Pitcher Jesus Valdez from Hueneme is my pick to become the summer sensation among scouts with his 92 mph fastball.
So put away some money for gas and hit the road to get a sneak peek at the players and teams to watch for the 2009-10 school year.
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eric.sondheimer@latimes.com
