Jason Bernard

Manny Toledo, boys' soccer coach at El Dorado, focused on the Golden Hawks' progress rather than their loss to Gahr in a championship semifinal of the Brea-Olinda Tournament Saturday night. "I was just happy to be in the final four in the tournament," said the first-year coach. "We have a very young team with seven underclassmen and the team played well--way ahead of where it should be." Indeed, El Dorado (6-1-2) stayed close, forcing Gahr into overtime, before losing, 3-2, in a shootout.

In other Sea View League games: Saddleback 3, Irvine 0--Juan Arreola had a goal and an assist for host Saddleback (8-3, 1-0). Woodbridge 3, University 0--Shawn Saunders, Jason Szczuka and Ryan Arave scored for visiting Woodbridge (5-3-2, 1-1). In the Century League: Foothill 3, Orange 2--Kevin McCarthy scored the winning goal to help host 10th-ranked Foothill (9-3-2, 1-0) upset Orange County's sixth-ranked team. Geronimo Becerra scored both goals for Orange (8-4-4, 0-1).

Ben Donenberg, founder and artistic director of Shakespeare Festival / LA, took the stage on Saturday night to tell the audience of the festival's good works, among them taking Shakespeare to the schools and canned goods to the poor. The festival's good works, however, did not extend to putting on a credible play. Its "Othello" at the Japanese Gardens in Westwood starts out wobbly and then spirals out of control, a sort of "Noises Off" of outdoor Shakespeare.

David Sciabica headed in a goal with seven minutes left to give unranked La Habra a 2-1 victory over Anaheim, ranked fourth in Orange County, in a nonleague boys' soccer match Wednesday at Anaheim. Sciabica's header came after a cross from Brendan Malm, who scored the first goal for La Habra (3-1-1). Alex Perez scored for Anaheim (4-2). In other nonleague boys' matches: Esperanza 3, Estancia 1--Matt Espindola, Greg Masfey and Yancy Knox each scored for Esperanza (4-2-1).

"Malcolm." "Reverend." Contemporary dramatists are inevitably intrigued by the "what ifs" of history, ranging from a merging of Che Guevara and Evita Peron in "Evita" to a fictional conversation between Malcolm X and the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. that forms the basis for Jeff Stetson's play, "The Meeting." The "American Playhouse" production of the latter airs at 9 tonight on Channels 28 and 15. Although essentially a replay of civil rights rhetoric from the 1960s, "The Meeting" is a fascinating exercise in speculative theater, featuring stellar performances by Dick Anthony Williams as Malcolm X and Jason Bernard as King in a contained environment perfect for TV. This is that fine actor Williams' third turn as Malcolm X, the first coming in the miniseries "King," the second in the Off-Broadway production of "The Meeting."

A black cop loses his cool and shoots a handcuffed white suspect for taunting him about his race. There are no witnesses; the cop can probably get away with it. Does he turn himself in or does he cover himself? Dennis McIntyre's "Split Second" at the New Mayfair Theatre ought to involve us from the moment that Denzel Washington, as the off-duty cop, gets the drop on Michael Daniel Russo as the insolent car thief. First, we should feel the physical tension of what's about to happen.

Black leather jackets with fringe. Snakeskin chaps. Everybody in Hollywood rides a Harley-Davidson these days. "For years, if you rode a Harley, you were a murderer," said Robert Symms. "Now, it's the cool thing." Symms has been riding a Harley for two decades. He has a leather shop in Van Nuys that is supposed to be for "real" bikers like himself--guys with grease under their fingernails.

Trevor Stivers scored twice in the final five minutes to lead Pacifica in its 4-2 upset of No. 6 Santiago in Garden Grove League boys' soccer Friday at Pacifica High. Albert Mendez had both goals for Santiago. With the victory, Pacifica (11-3-1, 7-0-1) took sole possession of first place in the Garden Grove league. Santiago dropped to 14-3, 5-2.